Fidwog: Champion of Kings

[@Tuesoctloth]

And so, he returns as Quar becomes more and more popular.... godspeed....

[@bannawithamic2018]

This universe has captured my heart in a way warhammer hasn’t and idk why.

[@kktallman6257]

I'd say it's the fact that Quar's lore is less concerned with giving you a gritty assortment of tropes and instead weaves an intricate but digestible history with stakes and cultures that can be related to.

[@bannawithamic2018]

@@kktallman6257 Honestly I feel for these little guys

[@moriskurth628]

I'd say it's probably because there isn't any weird, overarching cosmic stuff going on, nor do the creators seem interested in making things as dark and dysfunctional as possible, but keep things grounded. And the factions aren't all weird aliens, roided-up supersoldiers, or extradimensional horrors, they are just nation-states with differing cultures and forms of government, but fundamentally they are still the same people. It's more digestible, and the conflict between the Crusaders and Loyalists much more understandable, with the cor of it basically being the same as, say, the French Revolutionary Wars or the English Civil War, being just "Monarchy vs Egalitarianism", compared to all the Xenos and Chaos stuff going on in 40k. The troops involved are also just dudes. Strange, multi-colored, anteater-looking dudes with a language that reminds me of Welsh, but still dudes, citizens of the nations they fight for. Dudes that, if they had a choice in the matter, would prefer to be back at home drinking beer, rather than manning a trench and staring into no man's land. They aren't all-devouring insectoid monsters or green mushroom hooligans that are fueled by war. And all that with a pseudo-WW1 level of tech with trenches and boxy, primitive tanks, which has its own appeal too.

[@bannawithamic2018]

@@moriskurth628 I love the goofy tanks of the setting and I hope it sticks to the outrageousness.

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

@@moriskurth628 I think you're right on the money here. I do enjoy Warhammer (or at least, Horus Heresy and Battlefleet Gothic), but I got my start with BattleTech (and have done a very small amount of freelance writing for them in recent years), and the Quar have that same feeling of a fantastical setting but grounded in reality. The fact that it's largely the vision of one incredibly talented man who's both created the background and done most of the art, and who clearly knows what he's doing on both fronts is huge too. This is one guy's vision, and he's been working on bringing it to life for twenty years now. And that level of passion is really infectious.

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

Qaur may have just reached one of those tipping points.

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

I just spread your videos to my small battletech community. They find quar to be adorable!

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

Thank you!

[@blairrook7268]

If Fidwog had plastic molds I’d be so tempted by them

[@e.l.2482]

Hey since the starter sets seem to be doing well maybe you'll get them soon!

[@KasperovRussiov]

Well guess what, they're coming!

[@blairrook7268]

@ WAIT REALLY

[@lasselippert3892]

​@@blairrook7268Yep. Wargames Atlantic just announced plastic Fidwog a few days ago.

[@seanweston346]

They just announced a plastic set this last Friday

[@grimsicalgames8583]

Sweet!

[@Nuclear_Spider]

I want to make a Asian themed Quar army. The body of the Figwod seem like the perfect start

[@bannawithamic2018]

@@Nuclear_Spider That’s a good idea

[@xibalbalon8668]

Chinese Civil Quar Quarlord Era

[@HelpedBroom]

Just got into Quar, keep em coming

[@juwebles4352]

Considering how coastal both fidwog and coftyr are I hope grimscical dips into what naval combat is like in Alwyd

[@red1964]

I get the vibe (nothing more, sadly) that naval combat is at the pre-dreadnought level, with the battleship being the main unit of combat. According to the fluff, the Coftyran fleet is bottled up in port and most of the sailors are serving in the tank corps.

[@juwebles4352]

@@red1964 Yeah I've read the lore bit but fidwog was able to cross lake morandi into Creevin. The lore said it was done with airships but when you look at a map you have to assume Tok wouldn't just allow fidwog to send the FOD through their airspace so they must have circled around going over either Craesil or Toulmore and if thats the case some form of naval escort would make sense to protect the FOD convoy from crusader sea power.

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

Airships and steamers! There are definitely fleets still extent; the Fidwogian navy has two hospital ships, a dreadnought, two battleships, four cruisers, seven destroyers, three submarines, and twelve torpedo boats operating in support of the FOD troops in Creevin, and we know at least one Crusader state (Inischol) is series of island chains, so presumably they have a navy worth mentioning as well.

[@juwebles4352]

@@Hedgehog_Prime Thats really interesting! In that case they must have crossed through the great canal in toulmore, seeing as fidwog doesn't have a coast line on lake morandi

[@ethantaylor9613]

I love these please keep doing them

[@NicoBabyman1]

Quar, quar never changes.

[@_NIKOS9_NIKOS]

Next step, msking a Quar wiki and tv tropes page

[@ironic7583]

So crazy how underaprecitaed quar and this channel are. Its sad because i really want more quar content on the internet but i cant really find any outside of you and mish mash. I unoffically deem you the leutin of quar! Keep up the great work

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

While I agree Quar deserve more love, this channel is doing about five hundred times better than I imagined it would in my wildest dreams.

[@loadedloaded]

I hope you make more videos as it was your first video that made me look up more about the Quar keep up the good work

[@doghou5e]

These are really good and very useful for people new to the world. Keep at it!

[@evilmurlock]

So cool! More lore videos please. I think you are the only one making them

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

@@evilmurlock I thrive in the absence of alternatives.

[@simonwilliamnoelmurray9179]

More of this!

[@jamesbogart3334]

Love the art you find, and voice overs. Hope for more!

[@quinnmiller3485]

Really enjoy your videos! Please keep it up!

[@Jhc421]

Fidwog sounds fun as hell to build in 28mm, hope to see them make the jump to plastic!

[@squelchotron8259]

I hope you keep this up. Love more Quar stuff!

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

Thank you! I'm trying, though I find I have very little free time lately. But hope springs eternal, as it does in the beating heart of every red-blooded Fidwogian.

[@azogtheuglee4889]

I like Fidwog, especially the FOD. I hope the FOD I ordered arrive eventually & haven't been lost in shipping.

[@rambunctiousmedia3350]

When are we getting your lore video for Easky and their Tractors fulla Crusader whup-ass?

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

@@rambunctiousmedia3350 My very tentative plan is to do Toulmore next (synergy with the current Tribes STL release), then Maer Braech, then Creevin, then Easky, but that's not at all written in stone.

[@rambunctiousmedia3350]

@@Hedgehog_Prime Understood. Good luck, and looking forward to it.

[@chugachuga9242]

I hope we get new Quar games, I want as many ways to experience this world in as many ways as possible.

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

The next TTRPG I play, I wanna see if I can get away with playing a Quar. 🤣

[@comlitbeta7532]

"no wizard i dont have magic, but i have.... A machine gun" *ratatatatata*

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

@@comlitbeta7532 I mean, my first character was a dimension hopping gunslinger that I created in collaboration with my DM, so a Quar isn't that far removed. 🤣

[@mrlegodude96alt2]

Love seeing you step into the void, absolutely hate the film reel sfx, I like the idea but it's just a pain to listen to

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

@@mrlegodude96alt2 Sorry about that, but it goes a very long way towards masking the hiss of my incredibly cheap microphone.

[@mrlegodude96alt2]

@@Hedgehog_Prime It's annoying in the fact that it has those breaks? if it was just a constant background drone it would be fine. Don't feel bad for having a cheap mic man, you've got less than 400 subs it's not like you're making any money, quality is in the content.

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

I'll see what I can do about the breaks.

[@christianfelts2101]

More more more!

[@drewski430]

Is there a specific event that started the calendar in this world? Like are we 1760 years after the birth of Quarius Christ?

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

@@drewski430 More or less! It's the number of years since Ehn’k’du, the Lawgiver, who is venerated by all Quar, Crusader and Royalist alike, established the Rules of Warfare. Of late the precepts he laid out have been much abused.

[@justafurrywithinternet317]

War moment

[@adamloffler8825]

Can you do Toulmore next?

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

That's the plan, just trying to find the time to do it!

[@adamloffler8825]

@@Hedgehog_Prime Nice! Just started to paint my Toulmore marines, so I can't wait!

[@linkonradalj6903]

Please do a video on toulmoreeeeee 😅

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

I'd loooooooove tooooooooo, doooooo youuuuuuu babysiiiiiiiiit?

[@basition]

Paf Braed!

[@TsarAlexei29]

Arnyarans video?

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

I've been fighting to find some time to work on more videos. I'm taking three days off at the end of next week; no promises, but I hope to get one done; they take a while to do at my skill level.

[@MFDOOOOM]

Your vids would elevate 100x by a decent mic tbh

[@Hedgehog_Prime]

I don't doubt it; this is unfortunately done on the cheap (the mic, my weak editing skills, the fact that I'm using ClipChamp instead of paid editing software, etc. etc.). I'd love to get a better mic, but with my irregular upload schedule and whatnot, it's been hard to justify. Someday!

[@jaderivers4256]

jar jar binks ?

[@theswarmsquad3606]

*algorithm comment*

[@14pat78]

Legend