Fantasy character designs may be sillier than you thought

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I review a lot of fantasy gaming miniatures, and point out that there are some things about them that wouldn't work even in a fantasy world.
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I make no criticism of the quality of the sculpting, which is mostly very high. Instead, I criticise (and sometimes praise) the design.
I was amused to see that on the Reaper Miniatures web-site the figures are described as "25mm Heroic Scale Fantasy Miniatures" which seems to me to be a contradiction. If these figures are '25mm' they must measure from the chin to the knee.
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[@maximilienrobespierre7927]

"Pauldrons of self decapitation" World of Warcraft summarized in a sentence.

[@kieranh2005]

What about warhammer 40k?

[@bowmanruto]

the pauldrons in 40k are so heavy and bulky they can't even crush their own heads by lifting their arms, I'm surprised the don't just sheer their arms off of their body as soon as they put them on... oh wait, whats this? *looks over at my army* looks like I stand correctly and they did actually model that part with the leader of my faction failbaddon the armless

[@fus132]

@@kieranh2005 Funnily enough, early 40k artwork have rarely depicted space marines rising their arms higher than their elbows. Which, you could say, is sort of believable?

[@davehood2667]

@@kieranh2005 If you've ever seen the disassembly views power armor pauldrons are on armatures that lift upward when you raise your arm.

[@RedmarKerkhof]

Also, they float. WoW is largely responsible for setting the unrealistic standard that pauldrons don't have to be attatched to the rest of the armour. It's a pet peeve of mine.

[@lomax343]

But what if an assassin deliberately dressed to look like an assassin, so that people would look at him and think, "He's obviously not an assassin." Didn't think of that, did you?

[@taragnor]

Now that's a high IQ assassin play.

[@JonathanRossRogers]

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

[@DaDARKPass]

"oh he looks like an assassin? Must be a huge fan of assassins' creed"

[@WhatIsThatThingDoing]

Ha! You just fell for one of the classic blunders! Look up the scene I reference, it's basically that.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

@@DaDARKPass There was a chick who just straight wandered around in Assassins' Creed cosplay at my college for like two weeks last winter before Covid hit for no apparent reason. I think maybe she lost her coat or something and it was the only other outerwear she had? She always looked like she was in a hurry so I didn't ask

[@triangulum8869]

“A fat barkeep. Some cliches work fine.” I love that line

[@timothyissler3815]

Don't fix what's not broken

[@traviswilson5649]

Love that the dwarf carried only an anvil and bedroll in his backpack.

[@godofzombi]

That anvil also doubles as his pillow.

[@dicewizard3664]

dudes got his priorities straight

[@ltd4517]

Blacksmithing and sleep. I can get behind that life

[@steinstemmer8963]

the anvil increases strength and constitution by +3

[@sagebias2251]

I never leave home without my trusty anvil.

[@olafraflokfar5539]

" There is tall and slim. Then there is being shown in a different aspect ratio" - Lindybeige 2020

[@moosemaimer]

I was at a convention once and saw someone cosplaying as a Sailor Moon character, and had to do a literal double-take because she was so thin she actually looked like the cartoon characters.

[@pacco1737]

Br

[@VioletDeathRei]

@@moosemaimer Did she punish you in the name of the moon?

[@catmeat2059]

That one looked like a character straight from One Piece :)

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

those ppl really exist tho. Think about that chinese basketball player (Yao Ming? something like that). And back in ancient times there were the Denisovans

[@edi9892]

Who would decorate things with skulls? Aztecs, celts, baroc Europeans, modern goths and bikers...

[@fierymongoose9945]

let's not forget the Nazis

[@marvalice3455]

@@fierymongoose9945 basically, Lindy is just assuming his sensibilities to be universally even though he knows it's not true.

[@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388]

I heard from my history teacher that one of the kings from my country killed an uzbek king then cleaned his skull and the covered it with gold and drank vine from it

[@bo_392]

+ heavy metal / death metal + satanists + serial killers + not *me* nope definitely absolutely you can trust me not me

[@marvalice3455]

@@bo_392 heavy metal is way more diverse than rock. It's not all edgy shit, there's also tons and tons of wholesome stuff, and nerdy shit.

[@TheHighAvenger]

"There's tall and thin, and then there's being shown in the wrong screen aspect ratio." I haven't laughed like that from a youtube video for a while.

[@roblamb8327]

Ahaha! A true conanesseur of the genre! Someone has at last recognised the true function of D&D body sculpting and armour - its not to protect the wearer but to confuse, amaze and slow down ones opponent as to which bit is most amusing to hit first while you slyly eviscerate him/her/it with that hidden shiv you're wielding quite openly in your cleverly disguised mouth scabbard! Which even eagle-eyed Lindy hasn't spotted - an uncommon lapse of attention there sirrah! Excuse me, there are two gentlebeings awaiting me at my front door wearing white surcoats. Why my front door is so attired I know not but I suspect I may be gone some time.

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

People need to recognize the reality of a truly muscular physique. When Arnold Schwarzenegger was in the Conan movies they had to change the choreography because he couldn't do a lot of the sword movements. His lats were too big. His back and chest muscles actually restricted his movements. Costuming was a nightmare for the same reason. My husband was a body builder for years and, for that time, it was really hard for him to run. His huge thigh muscles burned a hell of a lot of energy and actually weighed him down. When he decided to work out like a normal person and cut WAY back on leg days, his run improved remarkably as his legs lost their mass. (I'm completely fine with him not killing himself anymore, but I did like that big bootie.) Big muscles slow guys down by a lot. REALLY big muscles interfere with silly things like putting your damn arms down by your side. It's not normal and what it takes to get that way isn't healthy. It's no more realistic than it is for women to be 5'10" and weigh 115 lbs. It's okay to be an average, healthy person.

[@JS-ob4oh]

Having lats that are too big didn't seem to bother Bruce Lee.

[@shoeberrypie]

@@JS-ob4oh Bruce Lee was an elf, not an orc/barbarian haha

[@cuebj]

When I did labouring work, like swinging heavy scythe all day cutting hop bines, I couldn't do rapid actions at sport like bowling fast in cricket. And wielding lighter sickle to cut the top strings left my hands like stiff claws. I was very strong, but lost flexibility and speed. Video must have popped up after seeing one of his history talks. Never did get the fantasy stuff with figures imagined by folk with no idea about biology and physics who objectify unreal female figures who all have a super-power of being impervious to cold

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

@@cuebj I studied physical anthropology and evolutionary biology in college. LOTS of medical textbooks. I see the world the same way that you do. Basic biology is my trigger. It's funny what ruins fiction for people. My husband was a soldier for 30 years. Any movie with something military totally destroys his suspension of disbelief. He's rolling his eyes at the patches and uniform discrepancies. "The Hurt Locker" murdered his soul. There's a scene where the guy sees a wire, pulls it, and inadvertently tugs a bunch of 155 mm projectiles. Those things weigh 90 pounds each. One of my husband's first jobs in the army involved moving those things and they weigh 90 pounds apiece. It was a BIG DEAL that he was capable of carrying four at a time. (After all, he *was* a weightlifter.) There's NO WAY a guy could ignorantly tug on a wire and drag half a dozen anywhere without realizing that he had a problem.

[@miles11we]

@@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284 idk what it is but I know for me and a lot of other guys, I always feel like I’m smaller than I am. So the mental image of myself is way smaller than most any average size man I see. It’s only when I look in a mirror while I’m stood next to someone do I realize I’m not tiny. So even though I basically have the body I want, my own image of myself doesn’t allow me to see it lol I just realized I’m that big ass dog that doesn’t realize he isn’t a little lap dog. Oh god I’m like that with movies or video games that show people fixing stuff or when using a torch for cutting but it’s just a propane torch or sometimes a stick electrode and the hand piece for a stick welder, a ton of video games do that one.

[@abhishekvvs8622]

Fantasy Characters - 29 mins Pounds, Shillings and pence - 59 mins Makes sense.......

[@herbiehusker1889]

No, it makes cents.

[@100acatfishandwillbreakyou2]

@@herbiehusker1889 That hurt.

[@ChaseMcCain81]

@@herbiehusker1889, haha

[@Half_Finis]

@@herbiehusker1889 hi dad

[@CarthagoMike]

Who knows, he might bridge the two topics to dam the river of information he'd otherwise release on us.

[@BullScrapPracEff]

" Oh, here's a girl that's skeletally thin...oh wait..." Good show sir.

[@mattpatpresents2598]

The winged gorilla is from a Conan story. And obviously the pretty ladies in revealing outfits are there to distract opponents while the insanely muscular guys crush them with pauldrons.

[@bookmouse2719]

I thought it was from The Wizard of Oz.

[@cgamejewels]

That would work if your opponents are human. Other fantasy creatures don't care.

[@lordpisces5019]

@@cgamejewels Depends on which fantasy you're reading

[@joshyaks]

7:50 - At least the pose has captured her intense back pain.

[@stevekillgore9272]

One might get your entire cranium up inside her ...

[@theimperfectgod7140]

@@stevekillgore9272 "Up inside her" 🗿 What...

[@evanplanas]

"An evil doer wouldn't advertise his evil on a throne with skulls."...how many heads where put on pikes on London bridge lloyd?

[@Kumimono]

An evil-doer rarely thinks they are an evil-doer.

[@lowlandnobleman6746]

William Wallace didn’t deserve the rather poor treatment he got as a guest in London. Just saying.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox2981]

I mean it also could just be a "Paris-Catacombs-like"-Situation.... Doesn't need to be a evil person, maybe just a very pragmatic undertaker 🤷‍♂️

[@lowlandnobleman6746]

He sacked York? Yes. He did. Which is all the more reason for him not deserving it. He was a really great guy. I agree though. Wallace probably would’ve raided New York and started cutting down Yankees because their city had “York” in the name. Probably would’ve killed more Yankees than the Confederate States Army ever did.

[@jimtaylor294]

@@lowlandnobleman6746 The Scots whom turned him over to the English certainly would disagree XD.

[@widowpeak6142]

There's actually a magic item in DnD that is a cape that billows dramatically even when there is no wind I still have to get my hands on that one.

[@kevinsullivan3448]

Back in the day one of my friends played a superhero who's hair always blew in the wind, even when there wasn't any. Best super power ever.

[@edusdrawings5132]

Thanks, now I need one too

[@NOMAD-qp3dd]

🤣

[@abbiejo6822]

@@kevinsullivan3448 hopefully away from his/her face. Running while being whipped in the face by one’s own hair due to the wind being from the wrong direction is rather uncomfortable

[@kevinsullivan3448]

@@abbiejo6822 As someone who used to have hair down between my shoulder blades I can confirm.

[@nathanl6401]

13:27 I'm making a sword for my sister to use to cut her wedding cake with. Swords are cool. Cakes are cool. Why can't there be some overlap?

[@rmsgrey]

I suppose it's better than trying to cut a cake with a mace or a quarterstaff. It's the thickness of the blade that's an issue with most swords when it comes to cutting cakes cleanly.

[@lc1138]

A friend of mine was once asked to cut a watermelon with his sword. After doing so, he told me that the hard thing was to adapt the strenght of his slash, in order not to damage the table. The table had a little mark on it, but nothing more appearent than classic cuts to a wooden outdoor table. I believe it was not the first time he did it. Edit : the watermelon was cut quite clean, at least in my memory. Sword was a bastard sword, used in reenactment combat. Obviously not sharpened. My assumption is that the speed of the slash might compensate with the thickness of the blade. Might depend on the style of cake too. You might want to prefer quite solid ones.

[@Packless1]

@Bjorn Arnesen ...don''t put swords - or high-quality kitchen-knifes - in the dishwasher...!!! ...ot the chef will use it on your neck...! ;-)

[@cgamejewels]

I think Shad from Shadiversity said he cut his wedding cake with a sword.

[@formorianify]

I should mention there is a actual magic item in 5e dnd called "The Cloak of Billowing" where its one sole purpose is to billow dramatically.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Usually the point of capes, to add movement to a stationary figure and swirl about dramatically.

[@Wild_Bill57]

“Another burrowing animal based, this time, on Sydney Opera House” Saw what you meant immediately.

[@JonathanSchattke]

well, yes, the "land shark" (Bulette) was always a bit silly.

[@backcountry164]

@@JonathanSchattke In defense of the Bulette I would argue that the ability to burrow doesn't necessarily make it a "burrowing animal". In this case burrowing is a hunting tactic. I think we can all agree that the ability to move unhindered in reverse is trait not required by most apex predators...

[@Wild_Bill57]

@@backcountry164 not for the ones who could reverse. Those who couldn’t are extinct. What creatures possess a physical ability that they choose not to use? Remember the expression, “ Use it or loose it? “

[@ScottRuggels]

@@JonathanSchattke Based off a small, plastic Cheap Japanese toy, that was just right for Miniaturesback in the 1970's and 80's and became canon. I had several of them I bought at the local Department store.

[@treasuremage7546]

I like to imagine there's a fairly high number of left handed adventurers because persecution from being left handed is what drove them to be adventurers in the first place.

[@Rose-ec6he]

Interesting idea

[@petersmythe6462]

"ok hey you you're joining the levy. Wait what stop holding your shield on the wrong side you degenerate! Nevermind you're dismissed. What do you mean what should you do? I don't care, roam the countryside hunting dragons for all I care."

[@Zraknul]

So adventuring is like baseball then with a left handed bias?

[@CorvusCorone68]

i heard in medieval days left-handed soldiers were valuable for assaulting castles, because the spiral staircases were intended to give the defenders, coming down, who were mostly right-handed, an advantage; thus, lefties negated that defense and could atk them while going up; also, i am reminded of the duel between Inigo Montoya and The Man in Black from The Princess Bride

[@nk_3332]

Left-hander allies: We are making up for the historical privilege and disenfranchisement with forced diversity! I.e.no redheads or righthanders. Me (actual southpaw): Here, take this ancient Buddhist symbol of good luck, it fits.

[@AHEM1313]

The dwarf didn't fart. It's just that dwarves are the most technologically savvy group, so he's standing over a hot vent like Marilyn Monroe to show off their latest invention.

[@Bacony_Cakes]

dwarves invented the subway

[@mainepants]

Lindybeige: "Loads and loads of miniatures I haven't painted" Me: Looking at box of loads and loads of miniatures I haven't painted.

[@thurin84]

i sold mine of out of guilt. now i have loads of airplane minis to paint!

[@RallycrossGT]

I wish I had miniatures :(

[@loganholmberg2295]

I know right and these are from a Reaper Bones kickstater from a few years ago. You paint these up and they look just fine on a table anyways. The exaggerations make them standout on a table and if he wants to blame this trend on anything you just have to look at Warhammer and fantasy comics.😅

[@bh6957]

It used to be called the 'Lead Mountain.' Don't know what it's called today: the Resin Mountain?

[@tamlandipper29]

I have a box of lead minis which have been grumbling about being unpainted since 1992

[@samgafford2371]

I've got funny little idea: the guy in the assassin gear is a decoy used by the actual assassin

[@samgafford2371]

@Dragon50275 hmmm. What if multiple backup assassins?

[@bluudlung]

@@samgafford2371 jfk all over again

[@shilopnamreg6468]

@@samgafford2371 At this point you might as well send a regiment to kill your target

[@samgafford2371]

@@shilopnamreg6468 hmmm

[@JJJBunney001]

@@shilopnamreg6468 Assassins Creed Valhalla in a nutshell

[@BinnyBongBaron_AoE]

"...do you like my throwing daggers?" "No I don't, guards, arrest that miscreant at once." LOL.

[@dirk1251]

"could somebody PLEASE give this women something to cover herself!" Minion- "dont worry Ive gotcha." *puts cooking pots on her shoulders* -perfect-

[@katjaanjuli]

“I spend most of my time landing after dropping down from a height” 🤣 I’ve never even tried tabletop gaming but this video was hilarious!

[@joeboyd1964]

Alternate title: Lindy beige slowly desends into madness over 29 minutes.

[@Seelenschmiede]

29 minutes isn't very slow at all...

[@kaziglubey4455]

So like, every Lindybeige video. British madmen are the best.

[@karlolsen6798]

@@kaziglubey4455 Every video he slims farther.

[@xrogaan]

Or: "Old man shows new collection of plastic toys."

[@guiorgy]

I'd say it's more like he rediscovers his madness, but ok

[@max-lol4031]

I want to see Lloyd make a proper character design guide with sword sizing, shield grips, back plates, scabbards, and so on for character designing

[@thurin84]

and shown in the proper aspect ratio.

[@jimtaylor294]

I'd certainly buy a Lindybeige Figurines set :D . #MakeItHappenLloyd

[@lc1138]

Agreed.

[@JillBearup]

I’m very much here for the Monty Python reference 😁

[@rumpelstilzz]

Let's call him: Tim.

[@knightofarnor2552]

Top 10 crossovers

[@Somanous]

I called Tim a split second before he did. Laughed so hard! :D

[@SkippertheBart]

Made me chuckle.

[@beardedemperor]

"Gotta have a skull" is just solid anatomical advice. Brain damage is nothing to laugh about.

[@trolleymouse]

Whenever I see the undead having an undead motif, I just assume that they're from a culture that saw necromancy as a valuable tool rather than as a heresy. In fact, they may even use undeath as a reward for the greatest champions and leaders, being able to defend the kingdom even in death. Were that the case, the undead motif sets them out as the elite forces of this state.

[@vonskyme9133]

It can also depend on the world. I've seen one where the undead, at least the more powerful ones, maintained intelligence and a sense of self. They created an entire functioning economy, where population growth was through nearby kingdoms sending anyone who wouldn't stay dead to be 'tamed' and reminded of their humanity. They went big into undead imagery, at least around outsiders, because they found most others were expecting it and more comfortable around a skeleton with glowing eyes and spikes than one in a bathrobe. They also got offended when outsiders couldn't tell their gender. Do you think we all look alike? Lifeist!

[@kuroinokitsune]

@@vonskyme9133 o gosh, please tell me the name of this fancy story :)

[@vonskyme9133]

@@kuroinokitsune it was a DnD campaign related to me by a games master to me from when he was first starting many years ago. We'd made some comment about killing all goblins or kobolds or something because they were evil and he told us not to make assumptions like that... we never did go there (although he added it to the world we were in after that), but in our world at least established it was a well kept secret. Kings and lords knew of it, and some of the monster hunters did too, but most just thought undead were evil, and that horrible kingdom was a massive threat... while the upper levels traded, got magic services from them and the like, all in response for sending undead to them to be saved, not destroyed. We never did quite know whether it was real, or whether the undead were just brilliant at PR.

[@kuroinokitsune]

@@vonskyme9133 heh I hoped to read it or play somewhere, but hey sounds like dope campaign. Thanks for sharing that :)

[@henkfraser1316]

@@kuroinokitsune Fallout

[@haydenggallen]

“You’re into Fantasy huh?” -no -so why am I watching this video? -for Lloyd.

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

Took the words out of my mouth. And I still thoroughly enjoyed it. He could do a video reading terms and agreements, and I would happily watch.

[@jimbob3332]

Is Lloyd not your fantasy?

[@katla3393]

@@jimbob3332 if I swinged that way then perhaps

[@miked6335]

I'm here for the hilarious commentary!

[@haydenggallen]

@@jimbob3332 haha good point

[@gso619]

24:40 Funnily enough, that one's intentionally meant to look silly, because that's the anti-paladin from the Pathfinder player handbook. He's one of the icons of a class which is contractually obliged to be an evil bellend or they lose their powers and that particular fellow's favorite pastimes include kicking puppies and making paladins choose between dueling him to the death and saving burning orphanages, which he himself set on fire. He is very much a joke character.

[@elitemook4234]

You can just imagine Lindy behind the desk of a local adventure guild, grilling all the new would be adventurers on their first day.

[@AmiableApple]

That Skaven made my day. "I'm coming out of the mold, and you can't stop-stop me!"

[@Oskar_W854]

Heresy we all know such things as Skaven or Ratmen do not exist they are silly story’s made up to scare Children Please report to your local witch-hunter for further Questioning Torture and eventual burning at the Stake

[@avenge2168]

Skave, are you implying that there are secretly ratmen living under Altdorf and Nuln. Heresy consult your local witch hunter immidietly

[@scabbynack]

"Loads and loads of white plastic miniatures, none of which I have painted" One of us! One of us! One of us!

[@bradeki2997]

Lindybeige: "Giant bugs; we all need those" Everyone else: NOPE

[@SuperLlamalover]

I want more bugs

[@PerfectAlibi1]

Yes we do, stop saying everyone. When not everyone agrees with you!

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

"Back-scabbards don't work." Shadiversity: Am I a joke to you?

[@ryanbell6672]

Shad is certainly a joke to many

[@lucascoval828]

@@ryanbell6672 Only when talking about women in combat.

[@blueedge4744]

I was thinking the same thing when he said that.

[@ZugzugZugzugson]

that back scabbard Shad has technically works, but its still a stupid design. a scabbard like that is the product of someone who insists back scabbards were a thing and just won't hear it when people say it wasn't.

[@sagebias2251]

Back scabbards are great when you are not expecting combat. Huge swords like odachi were usually held via back scabbard.

[@thomasjenkins5727]

"I think I shall call you... Tim." Yes.

[@7jum7]

Monty Python references are always relevant

[@RalphH007]

I wasn't expecting a MP reference.

[@guiorgy]

lionheartx10 approves

[@Alaryk111]

@@RalphH007 Nobody expect MP reference!

[@Corentinbes]

"There's tall and thin and then there's being shown with the wrong aspect ratio" I'm stealing this one Lindy

[@stonemorris5356]

“Look at the MUSCULARITY” is a reference to the KZbinr Bardic Broadcast. You’re welcome

[@gloglablyn]

Only Heroquest can enhance Heroquest!

[@stillkillingpeople]

I haven't seen it today. Must watch it before the day ends or the mormons will enter through my miniature door.

[@vurtigoneiii275]

BRODESODE

[@gromit8023]

If your lucky you'll see lindybeiges posts on bards videos

[@MannyJazzcats]

How could I live without knowing this, oh thank you so much. Lol

[@jonathankyle7112]

"Our hats have skulls on them. Are we the baddies?"

[@nexusonex]

"I'm not evil, it's just an aesthetic" I felt that looool

[@immasi8922]

an*?

[@maxthepaladin2147]

Almost every faction in Warhammer be like:

[@nexusonex]

@@immasi8922 yeah that's what I meant thanks

[@Nosirrbro]

Are we the baddies?

[@highgrove8545]

Perhaps the "giant" races are actually normal sized, and all the"normal" humans are tiny?

[@adamcetinkent]

All of them are tiny! They're miniatures!

[@calvingreene90]

@@adamcetinkent Really?

[@joereno955]

Semi-off topic but it's hinted that the "furtive pygmy" in Dark Souls prehistory might just be a normal human; he's only a pygmy to the gods.

[@devin5201]

@@joereno955 Not just hinted but it really is a human and maybe and that's big maybe the first human and the dark soul which is apparently the only soul can not only divide itself but actually multiply itself is the first humanity(the item) then again Souls lore is vague on purpose so I might be super wrong.

[@urmumske1248]

@@joereno955 that's incredibly off topic what the hell are you on

[@FakeSchrodingersCat]

"There's tall and thin and then there is being shown in the wrong screen aspect ratio"

[@ricardohumildebrabo]

"An evil doer wouldn't advertise his evil on a throne with skulls." What about skulls in their hats? lol

[@makarabaduk1754]

"Are... we the baddies?"

[@PerfectAlibi1]

What about a skull under their hat? Oh wait, that's their own...

[@Ackalan]

What about skulls on their flags? *Yoho yoho...*

[@radastir]

So when you encounter a headless horseman with giant pauldrons you know what happened...

[@Wyzai]

is that part of the process of how you make a headless horseman... or just an accident when you try to revive a skeletal rider for your army?

[@gajbooks]

Now I want a headless horseman whose head is encased in a metal ball, and who has one giant pauldron covering the entire top half of its body.

[@beskamir5977]

Sounds like Loyd needs to learn how to sculpt and get himself a resin printer.

[@-NGC-6302-]

That would be interesting

[@Kaucukovnik666]

Even FDM can do wonders these days, especially if you design models as kits printed in pieces.

[@beskamir5977]

@@Kaucukovnik666 Yeah I've got an FDM printer but I think a resin printer would be better for figures.

[@Kaucukovnik666]

@@beskamir5977 I have managed to print some beautiful 1/72 figures using Prusa Mini, but yeah, it's often hit and miss. Two subsequent identical prints can come out in vastly different quality. Thin parts and steep angles don't seem to be as much of a problem as overall detail density. Splitting models into pieces helps a ton with that. From what I've gathered about resin printing, I wouldn't trade the convenience and sturdier output for the details. And for example individual flat walls of a house are way easier to print on FDM, while resin requires odd angles and supports. They both have pros and cons, everything depends on individual priorities and circumstances.

[@beskamir5977]

@@Kaucukovnik666 Yea, plus if you use a .25mm nozzle and 0.05mm layer height you can get some incredible detail. And of course you can always post process it to make everything smoother (vapor smoothing or sanding) or possibly even add additional detail (haven't tried it yet but I'd expect you could etch in detail by melting parts of the model with a hot needle?).

[@alabasterindigo]

Hearing Lindybeige say “waifu” made me doubt whether I was really awake.

[@KalonOrdona2]

I think he said "waif," which is a real word :)

[@douglasparkinson4123]

@@KalonOrdona2 you heard it here first folks. japanese words arent real. im not defending weebiness, im defending basic linguistics

[@gen99f13]

"This tiny but uncommonly busty WAIF, WHO seems to have forgotten all her clothes, is depicted with an axe she'd have trouble lifting, let alone using."

[@TomorrowWeLive]

@@douglasparkinson4123 it's not really a proper Japanese word tho. It's a subculture slang term based on a mispronunciation of an English word

[@henryboleszny359]

That was brilliant! Thank you for the laughter on New Year's Eve! Wishing you all the best for the 2021, Lindybeige!

[@daylight5085]

That sponsor spot was godly Spoilers: And his mage (?) costume really caught me off guard. Edited for spoilers 10/10

[@daslynnter9841]

With a green screen too :o

[@skm9420]

What? You didn't expect that with this topic? What's wrong with you two.

[@caleb1031]

@@skm9420 It was a very welcome surprise

[@jonathonjubb6626]

Waiting for Lloyd's version of the cover drive!

[@Seelenschmiede]

@@daslynnter9841 I havn't seen a green screen, just his backyard.

[@whorhaydelfuego7190]

"Based on the Sydney Opera House" hilarious!

[@jennyd747]

As a lady larper this made me smile! It's great watching the girlfriends turn up to larp for the first time & then over the year develop practical functional costume & fighting skills for their character....& frequently lose the boyfriend along the way 😂

[@TheOnlyToblin]

This comment. This comment made my day. As previous fellow LARPer, I've seen the same. You can easily pick out the nublets, of any gender, based in their gear. "Oof, you'll regret that!" "Good luck passing through the forest in that." "Chafing 101 over there." "It's Sweden. In fall. Are you TRYING to freeze to death?"

[@jennyd747]

@KT I suspect you were going to be negative no matter what. It doesn't kill relationships, lots of women who are brought along as "healer" by their boyfriends then evolve their character & themselves past their current relationship and still continue within the hobby.

[@PerfectAlibi1]

@@jennyd747 Any girls that bring a new boyfriend into larping? ^^

[@jennyd747]

@@PerfectAlibi1 a few yes 😁 but actually they tend to get bf's who then stay home to look after the kids. 😂

[@PerfectAlibi1]

@@jennyd747 Lol, they be like good, you're the dad, you can look after the kids while I have fun with the girls. 🤣

[@The_Crimson_Fucker]

Lindy: "full length skirts are bad" Heavily armored fighting men before 1200: *cough cough*

[@julietfischer5056]

They could tuck up the skirts, or wore shorter ones in actual battle. 'Girding one's loins' means gathering and tying long skirting about the waist. Otherwise, the things can get in the way.

[@fatpenguin0089]

You mean like the Romans,because thats not full length

[@The_Crimson_Fucker]

@@fatpenguin0089 No, I mean like knights roundabout the time of and after the 1st Crusade where long mail skirts and tabards/tunics that could reach anywhere between bellow the knees to down to the ankles were very commonplace - both ceremonially and in battle. Similar styles would persist all the way through the 12th and 13th centuries and only start going away with the introduction of jointed, rigid armor in the 14th. If you want to go to ancient times, though, there were certain bronze age panoplies which could reach to or just bellow the knees. Also long coats or other ankle or near-ankle-length clothes or armor were worn by various types of nobles and men at arms in the Balkans, Russia and among all the different Turks clear through the 19th century(not counting modern great coats or anything of the like meant to be used by men with firearms). Full legth skirts are actually a pretty good idea in general, especially if they can be tied up or are cut in such a way that they permit the full range of motion(as they usually were).

[@julietfischer5056]

@@The_Crimson_Fucker - Also depended on the fighting styles.

[@fatpenguin0089]

@@The_Crimson_Fucker Oh ok, fair enough.

[@danielburgess7785]

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to." - Some Wizard

[@JohnathanNoechelShunn]

It wasn’t “Some Wizard”. IT WAS DUMBLEDOR !

[@alissonlares2926]

@@JohnathanNoechelShunn no, it was Yoda's first commandment.

[@Rodrik18]

This entire thread has given me an aneurysm...

[@philipmalaby8172]

Yes, Dumbledore the White.

[@brunoactis1104]

@@philipmalaby8172 Dumbledore was The Gray at that point in the story.

[@warriorpoet2968]

"Hammer of unwieldiness, paldrins of decapitation, cloak of hindrance, dangliy thing of annoyance, creases (that's thigh guards) of sit-down and stab your self" lol!!!

[@sebastianlucius1259]

Completely over-equipped that guy

[@pyr666]

the thing about undead in dnd is that, typically, someone made them. so your skeleton knight isn't running around with his original kit. he's got what his master gave him. and his master likes skeletons. that's why he made one

[@thomrobitaille3942]

Intense trivia. I love it. Keep doing what you do best Lindybeige, instructing and enlightening.

[@Dale_The_Space_Wizard]

"Ass-Armour". My new favourite combination of words.

[@_Mentat]

Lindybeige is know far and wide for deprecating the word "ass".

[@jimtaylor294]

Because Donkey Armour is a thing... XD

[@Dale_The_Space_Wizard]

@Bjorn Arnesen You should of been writing jokes for the Two Ronnies. LOL

[@DarthWillSmith]

7:49 - "Here we have a giantess" Me - I thought you Brits pronounced it arse.

[@kuwabatakesanjuro1453]

I quite liked the giantess - however possibly for the wrong reasons.

[@Schulzffw]

@@kuwabatakesanjuro1453 snu snu?

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

@@Schulzffw Doesn't matter, had snu snu.

[@Charok1]

lindy started the shot with her ass to troll us

[@bleedingmasque.6193]

@@kuwabatakesanjuro1453 I'd prefer if she had a bit of muscle. I'd prefer if we could see that more in general.

[@rougarou3716]

Now I'd love to see a tabletop roleplay session with Lindy as a DM..

[@rickythegreaetist]

I love how this man goes about his word placement. It's beautiful ❤️

[@theanonymousmrgrape5911]

I got it. The dangling plate loincloth between the legs is this universe’ equivalent of a cod piece. The longer the plate covering is, the longer the wearer’s manhood is insinuated to be.

[@christianwitness]

So much for the phrase " less is more"...

[@Zraknul]

The larger the plate, the more mass you want swinging into your bits while you're moving around.

[@kenbrown2808]

and the shorter it actually is.

[@JagerLange]

Go to bed, Mr. Beige - for tomorrow is Christmas.

[@akshaykumarjha9136]

'Tis Christmas here already.

[@michaelibrahim9275]

He’s in Britain; he might have woken up very early

[@jmarch_503]

Time zones exist

[@bavarianbohemian6774]

Most of Europe celebrates on 24th. Him being a Brit, it be all about 25th

[@girv98]

@@bavarianbohemian6774 Britain celebrates on the 25th

[@BananaMana69]

Glad to see so much of your harness is finished!

[@shawn6860]

In defence of 23:56 it is a goblinoid so they would use oversized weapons to show off. 27:52 is a great wizard.

[@riftis2210]

Yeah I've always thought of goblins as being very strong for their relative size but a bit clumsy and not too bright so I could see it honestly.

[@ExplosiveBrohoof]

Lindybeige is the only youtuber whose sponsored sections I don't skip on behalf of them being genuinely entertaining.

[@worldfamousgi86]

The Internet Historian as well. There's one other but his name escapes my memory

[@giancarloantonucci1266]

Map men

[@PerfectAlibi1]

Some other KZbinrs also do it in a very entertaining way :D

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@giancarloantonucci1266 Not just Map Men: all Jay Foreman videos.

[@Yog-slagunar]

I love that never have an ad sounded like a simple "Ad read" here. It's always a little improper and very enthusiastic

[@thelukesternater]

Merry Christmas Lindy!

[@JassZoigel]

Merry Christmas Luke!

[@ahmjothe]

Merry Christmas to all And happy Hanukkah and kwanzaa

[@numbers4851]

Actually it’s happy Christmas to you. Merry Christmas is very un-British

[@JassZoigel]

@@ahmjothe absolotley not, christmas for Luke, specifically!

[@Nilguiri]

@@numbers4851 No, it's not. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

[@captainstroon1555]

Didn't Shad from Shadiversity prove that back-scabbards are possible by designing one, wearing it and repeatedly drawing and sheathing his longsword? Of course, none of the fantasy ones have the nescessairy sword catching board Shad's had and most even lack the side slit.

[@gwoody4003]

Thank you so much for thinking so hard about such trivial things and then sharing it in an eloquently hilarious way.

[@calvingreene90]

The skulls on the throne are the king's ancestral advisers. The little ones are probably whispering warnings about trusting cousins that promise eternal loyalty all the time.

[@roderik1990]

TBF the weapons are usually oversized, just so they can add more detail to it. Or rather so they aren't supremely flimsy from the small scale.

[@Seelenschmiede]

Cheap resin does this to figures. With a good hart resin you can achieve far more slim figures with far more detail.

[@koticneutralftw7016]

@@Seelenschmiede Or diecast metal. Remember when companies used to do that?

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

Indeed same reason there are so many ground reaching billowy cloak too - the ankles in white metal might bend if dropped, but can hold a bulker model upright otherwise - the softer bonesium material just isn't stiff enough to hold Mr Apollo and his trainee's epic upper body muscles on the tiny if properly scaled ankle. The newer Black bonesium is much better for that - a bit more akin to the citadel warhammer plastic mini's in material properties. Personally I tend to cut the telegraph poles off and put a bit of piano wire in their place - stiff, strong and much better scaled. The weapon heads I often keep, but maybe trim down - as being obviously an axe barbarian from across the table is good - properly scaled the axe, mace and swords would all be almost featureless rods, different from the spear and quarterstaff only in lenth. So useless as a gaming piece.

[@Maeyanie]

As an experiment, I tried making some 3D printed minis in accurate proportions once, using CG models scaled to 1/48 of their normal size to match modern 32mm minis. The weapons were pretty flimsy in resin, but the figures weren't bad, and I thought they looked a _lot_ better than the standard oversized stuff.

[@koticneutralftw7016]

@@Maeyanie you could probably get away with just a *little* bit of exaggeration on the weapon size. Like a thicker axe shaft with a properly sized head, maybe?

[@diatonicdelirium1743]

"Oh it's *fantasy* figures, that lets them of the hook" - NO IT DOESN'T!

[@TheIsleNarrator]

as a 3d artist I love seeing linndybeige ripping apart silly designs

[@climax050]

“Rats don’t have to be this big to be scary” “An assassin figure shouldn’t look like an assassin” I’d be on the lookout Lindy... a certain deathmaster will be looking for you yes-yes

[@kenbrown2808]

was I the only one whose first thought was "R.O.U.S.es"

[@IamOutOfNames]

Killing Lloyd? That goes in the book.

[@j.mbarlow5952]

Die-die hate-hate

[@Oskar_W854]

Clan Eshin will kill-kill him yes yes

[@_Mentat]

Meh, you've got to look the part to get the business. No-one would hire an assassin in a cardi. Only take off the cloak and dagger when you are actually assassinating.

[@kekero540]

“I don’t think any ruler would advertise his evil so fragrantly.” Ever heard of the Assyrians?

[@system-error]

@Robin Caster I heard that about Vlad the Impaler. I think it's just a general mythic element attributed to baddies in history. It's pretty weird and stupid, thinking practically. Why wouldn't you just drink out of a cup? For one thing a cup is much easier to pick up and put down than a skull. Easier to wash too.

[@AdamMansbridge]

@@system-error there's even a subreddit for it /r/weWantCups

[@marvalice3455]

True. Expecting people to be reasonable is extremely unrealistic

[@marvalice3455]

@@system-error "why wouldn't you just use a cup?" Because most people _can't_ use human heads. People with too many resources have 0 reason to care about practicality, it's all about showing off.

[@kekero540]

@@system-error I mean I’m pretty sure it’s a theme. Like the earliest I hear of it is Cyrus the a great being turned into a goblet by the Scythians. It might be a Steppe nomad thing since Romania and Bulgaria used to be ruled by the Bulgars.

[@andyf4292]

and in the other room Mrs Linfy is staring at the cooling christmas dinner and wondering what lindy is doing

[@IIxIxIv]

"you have devices, don't you?" He got me, I do have devices

[@ScarAnrew]

26:03 "I don't think flashing those petticoats would work on the oger chief" Uhm; wana bet on that ?

[@christopherjones7191]

I roll to seduce I did not ask for a roll But its a nat 20

[@thurin84]

an ogre chief would like to know her location........

[@spacerogue3108]

So it’s 3am on Christmas eve and I’m about to go to sleep so that I can wake up tomorrow and enjoy all the Christmas festivities. But then Lindybeige releases a new video. Sleep can wait

[@cleoldbagtraallsorts3380]

Same here.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

Sorry to break it to ya mate, if it's 3am, it's no longer Christmas eve... It's Christmas.

[@unlike_mars6392]

May your dream be full of lindy talk about fantasy characters 😂👍

[@silkwesir1444]

@@sergarlantyrell7847 tomorrow only comes after you sleep

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

@@silkwesir1444 So if you stay up all night, is it the same day?

[@aforerunner1773]

Can't wait to see these finished!!

[@jjd4034]

Lindy’s always such a good storyteller PS Background and footage/audio quality are so much better these days

[@brianaiitken]

“Brace yourself for an advert later” that scared me so much

[@nialls1048]

He must be aware of the meme

[@Nexfero]

12:33 "another burrowing creature based this time on the Sydney Opera House" lol

[@north.by.northeast]

13:30 "Welcome, watchers of illusion, to the castle of confusion..."

[@totoru4ever]

About "cloaks in the gale": it is a very common way to show movement in static art, that is the reason why comic heroes often had cloaks.

[@mikeisntreallyhere4272]

Speaking as someone that has ordered a lot of minis from Forge World: Try heating up some water and using the hot water to heat up the sword and gently bend it back. For chunky bits of resin, the best thing is either a heat gun or a hair dryer. Just be careful and don't use too much heat. It's easier to add heat, but a lot trickier to take it out.

[@Gabrong]

If you have applied too much heat just hit ctrl+z

[@tonispiip8054]

Couldn't you douse it in cold water?

[@Varadiio]

The heat method does work, but Bones are not resin, they're a PVC plastic. Downside: spray paint accelerants can damage the plastic and also the paint may stay tacky forever. Upsides: It's far more durable than forgeworld resin...or pewter...or hard plastic, basically it beats any GW model for durability. Also thick acrylic paint is an ideal base coat, no primer needed.

[@mikeisntreallyhere4272]

@@Varadiio That's really cool. Though, knowing myself as well as I think I might, I'd likely prime just to make sure I had a monochromatic base to layer colors over.

[@1KosovoJeSrbija1]

He yea fantasy needs to be realistic! *quietly to myself*: please don't mention 40k please don't mention 40k

[@FFKonoko]

If only 40k had stayed a parody instead of becoming a parody of itself

[@fus132]

@@FFKonoko What lore stage you're probably referring to is so ancient it might as well not exist at this point. Plus, on unrelated note, one could argue what where's simply no proof what the setting meant to be a parody in the first place.

[@pyramear5414]

@@fus132 *cough* Orks *cough*

[@kevinsullivan3448]

@@fus132 You're obviously new to 40K...

[@niklasmolen4753]

It's almost impossible to find Warhammer and 40K characters that are good. It always ends up that you have to take the one who is least bad.

[@JNCressey]

27:30 How can really know whether it's supposed to be "studded leather", or leather nailed to metal plates?

[@TheCreativeKobold]

Having had a break from the Lindybeige channel for some time, I return to find this video. Made me very happy! :D Incidentally, the Bones III box is on the table I'm sitting at right now.

[@steretsjaaj2368]

"we sent samples of our figures to this KZbin channel, I think he'll love em"

[@DevKerrigan]

22:40 simply following your prompt, I would interpret that shield as a tragic irony, from an army that styled themselves as the harbingers of death, only to be cursed with unlife and pressed into eternal combat.

[@seanheath4492]

I figured it was morphic resonance. You're undead, so your gear looks like the sort of gear people think undead would have.

[@kevinstewart1870]

I LOVE the randomness of this channel.

[@jakubchalupa8510]

A point about cloaks: they are absulutely fine if you throw them behind your back, especially just semiscircular ones. By doing that, they become slightly shorter. If you have a quiver on your back, the straps hold the cloak together and prevent it from flailing around. (My experience from larping in a group as Ithilien rangers)

[@-red-5089]

Last time I was this early Britian was still in Roman hands.

[@lawrencetyler9398]

😂

[@christianblack2916]

It still is.

[@flukislucas]

Now in German hands

[@ricardoronaldo837]

As it should be

[@BiggestCorvid]

Last time I was this early, Doggerland was still occupied by proto-celts.

[@thel1355]

“It is a bit odd that any ruler would advertise his evilness so flagrantly” The Assyrians would like a word.

[@Vini-zv3lr]

How exactly did they advertise their evil? I'm unfamiliar

[@AAArnold]

It's better to be feared than to be loved if you cannot be both.

[@AAArnold]

@@Vini-zv3lr Ivan the terrible, ring a bell?

[@SolarDragon007]

@@Vini-zv3lr I'm pretty sure they were known for their cruelty and brutal practices against people they conquered.

[@thel1355]

@@Vini-zv3lr They painted elaborate memorials to their atrocities, in gory detail, on their palace walls. The goal was, presumably, to advertise their brutality to any would be enemy.

[@NOMAD-qp3dd]

Great content, sir, enjoying the binge. 😄

[@bayardjohnson7239]

Lloyd! You hit a mil!!!! Congrats!!!!

[@5chr4pn3ll]

I feel there is a link between the lack of female clothes and the size of male figures pauldrons, in fantasy. At least the body types are equally unattainable, so that is nice.

[@jimtaylor294]

Kind of... I've seen my share of naturally light build lasses over the years, so they do exist...

[@devin5201]

The men stole the women's clothes and armor to adorn their shoulders.

[@qwormuli77]

I mean, aside from the often seen dairy scale busts and/or junk filled trunks, most of those are just lithe and slightly muscular/athletic, which is a thing that's reasonably easily done. I do it with a pretty minimal daily effort (those figurines really didn't look "worryingly thin" to me.), so someone with an active profession would do it by default. Or should we expect them to be battling with overweight? The bikini armors and spaulders of overcompensation are ridiculous, however.

[@devin5201]

I guess more so than the their build it's more about the prevalence of like two or three body types, back when I used to practice martial arts the women that attended classes next to me were of quite varying builds and to clarify I mean even after they'd been in class for years and had more than proven how friggin tough they had become.

[@qwormuli77]

@@devin5201 Oh, yeah. Single body syndrome is more than common. Especially in video games (where it can be somewhat excusable), but also in many other places. You pick, like, 1-3 body archetypes per sex and stick to it for _everything._

[@Hiraghm]

I remember my math/physics teacher in high school explaining how King Kong would need a wheel chair, because his first steps would break his legs.

[@zeedub8560]

I had a comic book where a team was fighting impossibly-giant monsters in Japan and the leader said, "Why do we even have the square-cube law?"

[@willynaylor7356]

Such an incredible channel, I drive 12 hours a day at work so download and listen to all your content. If I had teachers like you I would have done so much better

[@Pyroproctos]

It is so nice to see another good old fantasy-debunking video!