Life but it's Baldur's Gate 3

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[@Joel-Haver]

This is by far the most detailed animation I've ever done. Thanks so much Larian Studios for sponsoring and letting me do whatever I want. It was only supposed to be 4 minutes long but I went overboard. Baldur's Gate 3 is out now, now that I am done working I will play it and you can too!

[@DungeonSoup]

It was awesome! The fact that they gave you this much creative freedom is amazing.

[@grahamwright1661]

ULFRINN BEARHEART Cal and I's true liege

[@ddenozor]

Wait until you meet the town's mouse. It's cute to look at but is it hiding a terrifying dark truth behind those whiskers?

[@ImAdonai]

Hey, nice job Joel, it was a good one

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

I laughed so hard at the stealth section I accidentally hit my keyboard and everyone in the company-wide meeting heard me. Worth it.

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

The most accurate part of this is rolling a 20 on the skill check that least matters.

[@bryanambriz1548]

It was the redemption arc

[@gaberobison680]

I roll 20’s when explaining D&D to my grandparents more than I do in game

[@TheSykoRC]

the neighbour saw it. so it was totally worth it! ;-)

[@TheQuietTimes]

You've gotta take your wins where you find them sometimes... Though the next time you roll a 1 you'll wonder if you wasted "the good roll" on something pointless.

[@ChocolateWhispersx]

That's exactly what I did on the first possible skill check you can get in BG3 when I was playing the game for the first time at my friend's house and I didn't even realise it was the luckiest roll until my friend told me..! 😅 lol So naturally she messaged her bf about it and then he messaged her back to tell me "Enjoy that 20 while you can as that'll be the only 20 you'll get for the whole game lol" 😅🥲

[@Nihilnovus]

As I sat through this I came to realize that some people's D20s never roll anything higher than a 3 yet they still get up every day and find a way to get through it. I really admire those people

[@CrizzyEyes]

Those are d20s. d12s have the pentagonal faces

[@Nihilnovus]

ah thanks I stand corrected

[@isosev]

Dude my kidneys just recently rolled a 1. Screw admiration, im gonna take your kidneys!

[@TheGladGolem]

Thank you

[@gentleman_oni]

@@isosev With those rolls, good luck getting the lint out of my pockets.

[@GarkKahn]

The failed intimidation check resulting in a friendly outcome was a really good idea

[@silvory7021]

Task failed successfully

[@Numbuh24Insane]

It reminded me a lot of Disco Elysium.

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[@speedogomer]

Disappointed there wasn't a "honk horn" option

[@ShitskaterNoah]

definitely gonna use this

[@almar456]

"You are overcome with fear at the thought that they are having a better week than you." The Patrick Bateman playthrough

[@ryanhaynes9586]

Let's see Paul Allen's character.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@HyperkalemiaSineWave]

@@ryanhaynes9586When i do a dark urge playthrough I’ll make him look like Patrick Bateman lol

[@memaglia8288]

This comment is so accurate💙

[@patriot17764th]

Lol bewhaaaa

[@ethanreyes9549]

I love how the roadrage guy isn't even rude. Just unreasonable at first, but slowly becomes more and more nice.

[@LupulaAster]

That's how you know he'll be a major character later on. Really, everything before the meeting at the Electrician's Guild Hall is just the prologue.

[@WolframHeart-xp2px]

"Diplomacy through failed intimidation.," If only life was that simple. *sigh*

[@iToxicMochi]

​@LupulaAster that sounds pretty rad until you remember they'll faint the moment you break out a broom.

[@SoloAdvocate]

@@iToxicMochi Make sure you get rid of the drywall mud if you did Old Man Flemings' side quest before you get there too. It makes them instantly aggro you if you have it in your inventory.

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

So the driver took an unexpected turn?

[@KontrollerMonkey]

"if I knew you were this bad at hiding I wouldn't have hired you." That killed me

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@MrDino1953]

Hiding is an essential skill in any job. Vital for avoiding safety meetings, annual performance reviews or any other unpleasant tasks.

[@oinkytheink1228]

@@MrDino1953and avoid drug busts

[@patriot17764th]

Lol best reason to hire somebody.

[@Walkingbread7]

wow a 2 mana 2/1 beast that silences a minion what a crazy thing for a bird to say

[@reddog4467]

The very fact that Larian went through Joel's youtube channel and went "Yeah, this guy gets what we're putting down" and then sponsored him is absolutely hilarious

[@epitaph8704]

Larian is actually running a deep marketing campaign but don't tell anyone about it.

[@AntonGully]

They slice often. First you take the top 10000 RPG animation studios on KZbin. Then you task them with replying to an email. Those whose spam filter is less-knowledged, and whose reply is positive are tasked with paperwork and bureaucracy until they succumb. Of those who remain, an arbitrary die roll will select the final bounty receivers. Behold!

[@jsong768]

The good ol' "get rid of half of the resumes at random because I don't want unlucky people" trick

[@snickle1980]

This video just gave me a Vietnam flashback. Back around 2010-2011, leading up to the hyped AF release of Skyrim, there were a couple guys doing a similar bit. "Skyrim in real life" 😂 Had a couple viral hits, and then disappeared into the ether... just like the hobbit rappers. I miss the hobbit rappers.

[@DaddyDumptruckDeluxe]

@@snickle1980one of those dudes killed the person filming them, it was the girlfriend that would record him well dude just up and murdered her. Completely unrelated to skyrim, although not totally from your Vietnam flashback . The guy I'm talking about isn't some niche, small timer, he had several of the most viewed clips at the time. Goodbye

[@michaelmarler1061]

“I’m searching for a healer” simply the funniest thing

[@RealElequist]

"the mind flayers put a tadpole in my brain" yeah ok buddy lets get you back to the mental ward

[@jeremymatthews2454]

Holy hell, I haven't laughed that hard in a long time😂😂😂

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Sabbathtage]

​@RealElequist The way one of the guys said "W-What?" kills me every time

[@linnevea]

Really makes you think how unrealistic some rpgs are lol

[@Roof5tone]

"this guy rules" is a mood. The kind of weirdo you just wanna keep hanging out with even if he scares you a little

[@10Neon]

He brings terror to his enemies and moderate alarm to his friends

[@rileymcphee9429]

Lae'zel in a nutshell

[@TheJerbol]

@@rileymcphee9429 nah f that bish, all she does is complain

[@ExtraTerry]

Reminds me of the kind of people I met in high school

[@Dr.Quarex]

Yeah that line absolutely fucking killed me, this video is basically perfect. Thank you, Joel, for the best sponsored video ever

[@LeonardAndHisBiscuit]

"I dug a hole and it was too small, so I dug a bigger hole, but then it was too big." This is the most relatable conversation I've heard.

[@kefka242]

real office talk

[@AbrahamLure]

The hole episode of Joel's is the most relatable one I've ever watched and I share it regularly with my friends

[@skyrim654]

How is this part the dumbest sounding, but also the most relatable.. I'm sure my history in construction has nothing to do with that lol

[@givemeanameman1]

been there and done that...

[@westrim]

But is that the HOLE story!?

[@xaam2676]

Imagine if he rolled a 20 after the 1 roll and he just blinks out of reality leaving the boss just terribly confused.

[@lunerlilly]

I was rooting for the poor guy. 😂

[@n3rdst0rm]

Ikr that would have been funny af.

[@LeeJayBird21]

I legit thought that was going to happen.

[@velocityraptor2890]

"what the fuck?! Where'd he go?!"

[@VilageIdiot]

​@@velocityraptor2890must have been the wind

[@kman2015]

"This guy fuckin' rules" The boys get it.

[@aidanharrison5992]

That line got some deep belly laughs from me. The delivery is perfect

[@WereWolfNights]

What any d&d nerd says to the npc that is the party animal

[@jack.h99]

​@@aidanharrison5992me too dude like a bowl full of jelly

[@J3FFM3T4]

I've rewatched this multiple times for that line alone

[@yoursonisold8743]

The ability to tell every random person about the tadpole in your head is so accurate to the game lol

[@AnarchicArachnid]

*Shadowheart disapproves*

[@okko7788]

@@AnarchicArachnid aww :c

[@hopin8krzys]

Also very accurate to real life At least tadpoles in my brain seem to think so

[@profanemagic5671]

@@AnarchicArachnid that's a reload!

[@grantkeller4634]

@@AnarchicArachnid She was completely right about not telling a certain someone you meet early on

[@playin4power]

"if I had known you were this bad at hiding I wouldn't have hired you" might be the funniest line I've heard all year. It absolutely buckled me

[@Supremax67]

This guy needs the lucky trait. The odds of rolling so bad is ridiculous.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@pugsrule789]

Why did I feel such genuine emotion when he landed the backflip thinking he was alone and his neighbor was actually watching…. I was near tears

[@afkassassin9465]

I hope people in your life acknowledge you, everyone deserves to feel wanted. ❤

[@The_Gallowglass]

It was also the imbibing of the lager that helped him.

[@polo619652]

A true success story

[@coltoncarey7042]

Joel knows how to make you feel. He is a true artist

[@rolandaustria7926]

And he has such an amazing group of people around him. He even has… GASP… friends!

[@BriCozy]

2:09 When the narrator revealed the man had a “Honk if you are attracted to electricians” bumper sticker and then narrated “further communication will not be necessary,” I totally expected the MC to honk to confuse the man 😂

[@Soyed_Boy]

Larian needs to add an option to romance the electriction

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Legend869]

as an electrician I endorse this message 👍

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Who do you think this is, Astarion Origin?

[@Reilly5]

Maybe he lost the roll

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

I loved Joel's monotone expression throughout the whole film. He's just accepted this as his reality and knows he can't do anything about it.

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

And I love the animation. It makes the world even more immersive and brings out the humor perfectly. Also shameless plug, I'm hoping some of you might like the music I make too :)

[@darkaiel]

I assumed the joke was going to be him getting mad at the bad roles but you're right, the neutral expression was so much better.

[@Spero_Hawk]

Well he rolled a 2 on his constitution check for existential dread and a nat 20 for his willpower to resist succumbing to existential dread so... this is just life now.

[@aarondonald1611]

Joel is the tadpole now

[@gogogagagugu2134]

Great😂

[@RubberRoss]

The traffic dispute part killed me, great work man.

[@M1911pap]

Tim Robinson type beat

[@xyro3633]

Thumbs up!

[@JamesBaxterAHorse]

It's freakin ross

[@mailman35419]

Hi Ross. ❤😊

[@aceripper1]

The need to roll the windows down fully got me.

[@kittenmagician7416]

I think it's really cool how big companies seem to be realizing that they can get 3 million positive impressions on their game with about 5x the quality and 1/20th the price of a normal advertising budget by just sponsoring creative people. Really great video!

[@benyoung9189]

It's not all big companies but Larian is an exception

[@Softlol]

@@benyoung9189actually it’s becoming more of a norm. Like Hoyoverse sponsoring many youtubers with Genshin and Honkai Star Rail content. Like they literally sponsored a long animation about a loner that travels the stars collecting anime waifus lol. Shit was hilarious

[@soosoo4u]

​@@Softlolwhat was the videos name

[@KYLgonk]

​​@@soosoo4u I think it was a flashgitz video, so try searching for flashgitz genshin impact or flashgitz honkai

[@Softlol]

@@soosoo4u the fate of all weebs

[@themightiestpen]

The “I need a healer” part has me dying

[@fikamonster2564]

He was asking for a mental health proffesional!

[@yurisich]

​@@fikamonster2564technically, that would be the Mindflayers.

[@karlthejarl2536]

@@yurisich You must be mind-controlled to consult a mindflayer

[@jacekkania8136]

Perhaps you need a healer?

[@Yoodz]

​@@karlthejarl2536Nah a mind flayer naturally has 19int 17 wis/char. That, plus their psychic abilities would absolutely 100% allow them to be exceptional therapists. After a few sessions you would have all your problems solves and a few cool new appendages!

[@spellcastin]

"You're more visible now than when we started this conversation" Love this

[@maolcogi]

This is me trying to sneak mid combat with Shadowheart because someone almost killed her and I'm out of potions and spell slots.

[@Stromko]

I was half expecting him to finally roll a natural 20 right there and then just vanish, causing the boss to freak the hell out and fire him for warlockery.

[@HellecticMojo]

I totally understand the boss not wanting to hire someone that bad at hiding

[@mq9047]

“If I knew you were this bad at hiding, I wouldn’t have hired you” 😂😂😂

[@thrashed2piecesYT]

That part KILLED me 😂

[@gogogagagugu2134]

Lmaooo that's so funny

[@Fulmerin]

"You are...more visible now than you were when we started this conversation."

[@GarethLategan]

Because good employees are hard to find

[@jakob3044]

​@@GarethLateganbro barring right now

[@ThePsycoNinja]

I like that there are choices that are CLEARLY the common sense dialogue option, but then he chooses one that requires skill, rolls and fails 😂

[@zyecry2015]

To be fair they do be the most intresting

[@Psilomuscimol]

​@@zyecry2015I prefer games where your skill level improves odds

[@patriot17764th]

Lol I do too.

[@ivmoon_gp]

2nd playthrough

[@Sirawxy]

Yep that’s what I do in the game 😂😂

[@gamingebbrell9424]

This is one of the best sponsorships Joel has done.

[@Joel-Haver]

Of the two! This has to be in the top two!

[@gamingebbrell9424]

@@Joel-Haver real???

[@tlongman268]

@@Joel-HaverI hope you get more sponsors like these. I enjoyed the Elden ring video, and now I get this treat. I hope you’re staying happy and well

[@Polla9203]

@@Joel-Haver I can't ever get over the Chest High Wall.

[@stevenjacobs6608]

This definitely is one of the sponsorships Joel has done.

[@thegingergrasshopper3908]

The fact that almost every roll is a critical fail just shows how accurate this is to real life.

[@viniciusschadeck4992]

sadly true

[@HarukoHoshiko]

fun fact, those were all based entirely on the rolls of the previous day for me. ~

[@Scorpius1122]

He shouldn't have turned off the karmic dice.

[@louisthewolf0816]

It's a bad roll everyday 😞

[@Dragkyre]

the fact he finally passed a roll when it barely mattered is exactly how the game feels lmao, well done

[@jsivonenVR]

At least he wasn't completely w/o an audience. Proves that Joel ain't rotten to the core. 💜

[@maolcogi]

At least he isn't a monster like me, I just save scum til I get what I want.

[@kurosakixXxinoue]

My first roll of the game was a nat 20 while inspecting the pit that the tadpoles were in lol Edit: I'd like to add, as a rogue, I failed a dex check of 10 with a +6 modifier but passed a str check of 10 with a -1 right after. This is why I love D&D

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@kurosakixXxinoueDo tadpoles actually get into your brain? (In the game)

[@silvertongue3502]

@@DeathnoteBByeah, it’s basically a central plot point of the main story quest lol

[@IamZeus1100]

As a long time d&d player /forever Dm I was so intrigued by this game . After finally getting it this week and since I haven’t been able to play in a campaign in years (stuck as being DM) I decided to bring back Arkrias , a tiefling bard who I created and unfortunately died early in his campaign (session 2 😢) . After spending hours In character creation to bring Arkrias to virtual life .. he managed to nat 1 that wisdom save against the almost dead mind flayer in the emerald cove .. thus instantly dying . 10/10 game . Most d&d experience I’ve gotten in a video game

[@Necrong]

hahahaha that poor fellow cant have it, right?

[@salamantics]

He got a kiss! That’s the best dnd experience you could hope for

[@joebobby8371]

It's not somone dming for us but it's close

[@Neotenico]

"This guy fuckin' rules" was the hardest I've laughed in like a month.

[@sowetoninja]

I'm high AF and imagining chilling with that dude also made me laugh like crazy, it was so unexpected lol

[@bwild40]

Made me laugh a lot. I just was not expecting it at all🤣🤣

[@inoroth2001]

It was so unexpected with how everything else seemed to work against him

[@TheNikKon]

"If I knew you were this bad at hiding, I wouldn't have hired you" is an instant classic.

[@TheJerbol]

Top 10 skills employers are looking for in 2023 - Buzzfeed

[@ColonelSandersLite]

Nah, it's alright. Just gotta get that guy a magic ring like bilbo. Now maybe you're thinking that this would be too expensive, *BUT* this would really be a legit tax deductible business expense.

[@ChristophelusPulps]

"This guy fuckin' rules." The most realistic bro reaction to this situation.

[@gogogagagugu2134]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂true

[@Ajv516]

Samesies.

[@TheHuskyK9]

I like how the boss regretted hiring him solely for the fact that he can’t hide well

[@superiorserperior6909]

That old man is DEFINITELY a wizard.

[@uncannygames3min]

Divination wizard felt bad and helped him roll a 20 at the end of the day

[@5MadMovieMakers]

Idk a stranger in a car giving me a thumbs up might actually be pretty intimidating

[@z3ronotfund939]

hi

[@ezekiel0606]

I did that yesterday

[@alexharrison2743]

Yeah it's so passive aggressive - I can imagine someone getting really annoyed

[@Popcorn-783]

A great way to assert dominance and leave the enemy confused.

[@revanchists]

It's like you're saying, "Good job, loser"

[@gitmoyt]

I love the fact that the only skill check he passes is one that he decides to do for no reason 😂

[@johnfraire6931]

We've all had that one d20

[@gogogagagugu2134]

Lmaooo! Nice

[@bombomos]

Literally the best 20s ive had were all for stupid stuff XD

[@drewberrycrunch1417]

As is tradition.

[@GruppeSechs]

"Can I roll anyway just to see if it would have worked?"

[@danostlol]

"You are more visible now, than you were when we started this conversation" had me dying!

[@7uc1f3r.]

I’m so glad Brian finally caught a break and stuck that backflip.

[@zahriaalazahar459]

😂😂😂

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@peterfabell154]

I love how Larian was totally okay with you rolling critical misses on everything.

[@codywilson682]

Should have played a halfling

[@HookahOtaku]

Prolly had karmic dice on(turn it off as its on by default)

[@DeXalphus]

Just like me

[@theonkurr9255]

That's pretty accurate for my playthrough 9_9

[@chickenmonger123]

@@HookahOtakuI did, just because you suggested it.

[@steve6230]

Love how Brian’s mouth is open the entire time. Must have rolled a 1 for breathing normally through nose.

[@mrnice4434]

wait a minute is the nose good for that?

[@kalelson8861]

Charisma check in the morning when he was at the mirror😂

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@lis7742]

I am a mouth breather and I appreciate

[@Zyborggian]

Alternatively he got a bad roll and the muscles that hold his jaw up atrophied. Happened to my dog :(

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

I loved the Dwarf’s interaction with the lawn gnomes. 🤣

[@tjstarzz9231]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@DarkViperAU]

This was the greatest ad I have ever seen.

[@slartymcguarty2954]

I rolled a one so I couldn't watch it :(

[@Binary7]

@@slartymcguarty2954 I give you inspiration, you can roll again

[@ByteSizedSociety]

Definitely watch internet comment etiquette, foul mouth but their advertisements are legendary also

[@יהושע-ר4ת]

⁠@@slartymcguarty2954”after being given inspiration from @binary7 slartymcguarty2954 looks on with confidence and rolls an 11 he succeeds on the roll although just barely slarty proceeds to watch the video”.

[@ShaunCheah]

Matto! How you doin'?

[@alexmartens]

I want an all Ulfrin Bearheart sequel where he plunders the town with his gnome friends, especially the one with the bare ass

[@Joel-Haver]

Hey Alex, I’ll send you some screenshots and zoom ins of that scene on Facebook

[@CalvinLaVallee]

Joel used my ass as reference.

[@anguscampbell3020]

@@Joel-Haver Love that you chose the normies to react to Ulfrin Bearheart by going "This guy fucking rules" hahah rather than having them just play the straight man in the skit.

[@WynneL]

@@anguscampbell3020 That was exactly how I would react to Ulfrin Bearheart IRL, too. I want that sequel.

[@ExileHeretic]

​@@anguscampbell3020Everyone needs a homie like Bearheart.

[@reenchanted]

- Tells the office that he can commune with the brain tadpoles. - Refuses to elaborate. - Leaves. - 10/10 would commune with tadpoles again

[@whtwolfgames7983]

Tzeentch would be proud

[@gogogagagugu2134]

This is so funny!!!

[@liviotornabene2270]

I cannot stop rewatching this! More like this please… so awesome! “This guy f’in rules!” “Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!” Love it!

[@engar-dug5197]

The reason Joel has so many Inspiration Points to keep rerolling his checks is because his character's background is "Disappointment to his Parents".

[@BentNeatly]

damn they paid you for that? shit felt so organic i never would have guessed. One of my favorite animated ones youve done

[@kurtlindner]

This might be my favorite brand integration by any channel.

[@kudorgyozo]

Nice. You totally deserve it. This was amazing!

[@neo_prime6531]

Yeah this one is up there for sure.

[@YouEra]

Hahahaha

[@rangerkIypf]

You should see the one he did for Elden Ring!

[@TobesAnimation]

Friendly reminder! After watching this masterpiece, everyone should go on a journey through Joel’s older videos. There are tons of gems that lots of people are missing out on :)

[@seanmsw5977]

Adventure awaits

[@timterwan]

sure, but you know he could have been a kid. He could have been a kid making videos

[@foley123]

Thankfully the cheese wheels have been restocked at the corner market today.

[@asyncdef2413]

TONY LAZUTO?! YOU’RE TELLING ME THAT - what was that 😐

[@pitshants132]

What’s up Tobes? Good day to you

[@HappyHubris]

My characters roll like this, and it's sobering to know how Faerun perceives me.

[@zethan5398]

The guy saying "This guy f-ing rules" Felt so real to me. Like me and my friends would have the same reaction to meeting old friend Bearheart.

[@gogogagagugu2134]

That's so funny !

[@RudyTheNinja]

I looked away to reach for smth n when I turned back I was greeted by that line n it was the most hilarious "true" moment

[@victorkreig6089]

Trent as an elderly neighbor is probably his best character ever

[@pineapplesmoovey7898]

he's so wholesome it hurts 😭😭

[@Geebees93]

I love any time we get to see Old Trent

[@Bismuth9]

You know how when something is funny but you're alone, you don't react to it nearly as much as when you're with other people? I'm watching this alone so I was sitting here, silently but increasingly amused by the whole thing. The stealth rolls completely cracked me and I cried laughing.

[@yukononun]

Honestly, I've never heard of that before. If something is funny and makes me laugh, it'll make me laugh regardless of who I may or may not be sitting with.

[@Guaguadeath]

Totally get what your saying lol. And I'm the same exact way. cause most of everything I watching KZbin no one watches with me I'm like the only one interested so I relate to this a lot and do the same thing all the time. But when you're watching stuff with friends it's different there's more of a vibe

[@MrDacedric]

Sometimes when I'm alone and I actually laugh at something it gives me a fright.

[@slappynixon]

Same here. I was brushing my teeth during that part and when I laughed some toothpaste came out of my nose.

[@joshpartridge760]

Personally I react more strongly when alone

[@Raumes513]

The stealth had me in tears I absolutely loved all of this

[@Timboyxxx]

So cool that Baldur's Gate devs saw the value in commissioning a video from Joel. Really smart marketing and you've never made a bad animation... Every single time you make an animation its always glorious in everyway

[@TheFederalFile]

BG2 was the best game ever made. Jan Jansen, Minsc and Viconia are the best NPCS of all time.

[@F4c2a]

@@TheFederalFile BG3 is looking promising as well, the woke stuff is a bit of a let down but one drop of poop in the ocean won't ruin the ocean. (Even though it did ruin Witcher series but they went super woke there.)

[@hafirenggayuda]

​@@F4c2ahonestly the game with that element is not the problem, the people who campaigning for woke are. Since this game is succesful, they will latch on this and claim it as theirs, and will somehow harass people who play differently than them. Overall, the game is good, but some part of fandom would awful

[@KristianKumpula]

@@F4c2a And here I thought woke means aware of social and political unfairness, but it seems to have lost all meaning now. It's a fantasy RPG based on DnD about ridding yourself of a tadpole implanted into your head by mindcontrolling squid people on a flying tentacle ship, so in my many hours of playing it I've failed to find any tangible connection to any real world political injustice. That is unless woke now means that you can choose to make a trans character and engage in same sex romance.

[@PenSwordTheFirst]

@@TheFederalFile Facts, mate.

[@PEAKCENTURY]

I haven't laughed this hard in a while. The whole thing is just flawless. "YOU WARLOCKS, UNHAND THEM FROM THIS CURSE!" "This guy fuckin' rules."

[@MitchellTF]

Is he a character in Baldur's Gate 3?

[@MinishDude]

​@@MitchellTFmore just a generic adventurer that you can create 😂

[@hbdawg123]

“AHHHHGHH”

[@ViquelOoste]

​@@MitchellTFhe remind me of Korgan in Baldurs Gates 2 tbh

[@helenburke1194]

I’m crying, Brian at work was literally me tryna act normal after doing nothing but play BG3 for the past 4 days

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@genodedemon5109]

You rolled a 1 critical failure. Better luck next time bud.

[@nataliadeavilapires2136]

If my neighbor came outside jumped in the air and spun around for a solid thirty seconds, than just fully face planted, I wouldn't notice his lack of shoes either.

[@tizodd6]

That Strength check to get out of bed is always rolled at a disadvantage😂

[@kinseywk]

My one nitpick is that shoulda been a CON check

[@TheJerbol]

@@kinseywk really it should be a wisdom check to summon motivation but (mental) STR is good too

[@kinseywk]

@@TheJerbol Yeah there's a decent case for WIS, but that's usually more related to magical sources. I'd still lean toward CON, since it covers physical sleep sources (e.g., sap/blackjack, tranquilizers/poisons, etc.). I'm not aware of any sources of sleep that would interact with STR (i.e., flexing muscles).

[@jealousagain783]

Molly's voice acting in this is incredible!

[@Joel-Haver]

She crushed it!!

[@CharlieKellyEsq]

I ate Molly once, was really fun

[@debomb721]

@@CharlieKellyEsqno

[@OrangeJJuice]

Having not seen anything about the game I genuinely thought this would be the real game narrator’s voice

[@jealousagain783]

@@OrangeJJuice I haven’t played it myself, and I was legit checking to see if they did a collab with one of the voice actors before I realized it was her! Blew me away.

[@Sam-iu8nb]

This is so great. Love to see a sponsor trust a creator's talent and relationship to their audience.

[@Joel-Haver]

It’s how sponsors should be!! Let creators run wild and they’ll want to uplift your product!

[@ebudd08]

I've never played a BG game, but this video actually makes me curious. The ad worked. I may pay real people dollars to acquire it.

[@F-IRIAS]

@@ebudd08BG3 had my curiosity, after this video it will have money. Ready to roll some 1s, 2s and 3s

[@Sam-iu8nb]

​@Joel-Haver Scripted ad reads are so off-putting. I hope companies learn from this.

[@shondadoesntrhyme]

I would happily watch an entire season of this

[@donaldbenjamin6358]

Thanks for giving him a win at the end, Joel. That felt kind, hopefully it'll give him the strength to face another day.

[@zomfglololo]

I was so afraid he would fail all his rolls. So glad he rolled a 20 at the end. :D

[@CB-ke7eq]

The moral of the story is - We all have at least one natural 20 roll deep down inside each of us.

[@EpiCxWoundsx]

​@@CB-ke7eqstop putting dice in ur butt

[@kylebryant7979]

I was really rooting for him on that last roll

[@twoteesful]

i needed that too

[@MilesTFBaxxter]

The thumbs up interaction was so wholesome. De-escalate aggression with positivity, even if accidental.

[@MafiaCow01]

Alternatively, give a thumbs down. Flipping the bird elicits anger, but the disapproval of a thumbs down elicits a feeling of shame that will stick with them.

[@fikamonster2564]

Yeah agreed i liked it a lot as well! Also hi miles, fika monster here XD

[@Dad_Lyon]

I've done something like that to a road rager. It de escalated the shit out of the white Honda Civic.

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

This video is just as amazingly high quality as the game it portrays

[@CheapFlashyLoris]

That's some seriously high praise (or harsh criticism)

[@Ulgarth84]

They really captured the feeling of playing this game 🤣

[@qdotexe]

I'd watch a disco elysium one. Just his thoughts getting into an argument while he stands there for 5 minutes making everything worse

[@96crossboss]

Unironically, Joel's style of humour and Disco Elysium would fit like two peas in a pod!

[@Kholaslittlespot1]

SUCH a good game

[@AlanJ1993]

Oh yeah that would be so good. Im dying to see what he would do with the voices in his head dialogue. Soo good. That small scene in this video were he was looking at the mirror remind of the start of DE, i wonder if it was intentional.

[@Cogu985]

You made me realize that Joel's videos are basically just Disco Elysium but low budget and if it was not a game.

[@ffnbbq]

I'd like to think Joel steer clear of that game given the dispute between the devs and the publisher.

[@GlitchyKittenCrew]

I think the main character in this animation represents a lot of us. Many a days it seems like everything is going wrong and nothing will pan out but then you do that one thing right and you feel like you're on top of the world.

[@imafirenmehlazer1]

lol bro thats me everyday couldnt have said it better best comment 2023

[@UnseenIncognito]

I recommend a quick reload to fix your every day's problems. Also the karmic dice are not activated by default irl so you might want to check your options.

[@jschroyer12]

Honestly impressed with how many 1's this guy can roll in a single session, it might not be good luck, but it is still damn good luck from a probability standpoint

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

“You're not gonna win but still you're the luckiest man “

[@Lordok1984]

Not using Karmic Dice i guess

[@NicholasClane]

I have a friend with such a bad luck. He has a lot of 1’s on everything: skill checks, attacks and damage rolls, regular dice, digital dice, random number generator. His 1’s become legendary. Once he rolled 4d8 with all 1’s. That was stupidly hilarious 😂 He is okay with that luck, he laughs about it too. But lately we gave him deck of cards - works pretty good especially when he shuffles before every “roll”.

[@mattmcguirk4511]

Not gonna lie, my buddy was laughing when I was screaming at a certain boss fight last night cuz Gale, Astarion and my PC missed about 75% of their hits. But all the anger is worth not using karmic dice!

[@Veneer22]

That it is,.. that it is…

[@mihirshah8016]

the "inbibing lager with the boys is SUCH an underrated line here. You never fail to make hilarious animations man

[@alexwheatley541]

"If I knew you were this bad at hiding I wouldn't have hired you" Idk why that line tickles me so

[@gogogagagugu2134]

Hahahaha

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

And I bet he doesn't even have to hide at work. Which implies how serious it is.

[@Rare_Pepe]

Like, what's his job got to do with hiding? Is he a ninja training instructor or something?

[@cymes82]

Clearly he's not THAT bad at it , if he managed to hide his inaptitude at hiding during the recruitment process.

[@trublgrl]

His job is Hiding Policy Administrator.

[@vandal8443]

I think my favorite part is that leave is almost always an option and, just like the game, the one time he does it it's almost entirely the most awkward option.

[@o-shawnspecific80]

We have tadpoles in our brains. Bye.

[@allbadmanners]

The most accurate part is the lows are always ridiculously low forcing you to use all four inspiration points just to do simple things.

[@synccrow114]

It's either 1-3 or 17-20 🤣

[@marquism1799]

Dude for real. I just used 3 re-rolls to intimidate a githyanki general. At least it was worth it. lol

[@akatsukicloak]

For my avatar its usually below 1 for success which is even more frustrating. But for Astarion its just hax when it comes to stealth, pickpocket and lockpicking, 99% success.

[@jessed9145]

Do you have Karmic dice off? Because it is on by default. I have had it off since day 1 and I feel like it is very accurate to rolling in DnD

[@victoriot]

​@@jessed9145yeah, karma dice off it's a nightmare but at the same time spectacular, playing without save scumming it's a roller coaster, you never know where you'll end up

[@L1nkan-]

The "this guy fucking rules" was such an unexpected response. LMAO 😂

[@EugenijusKrenis]

Who knew Baldur's Gate 3 rolling applied to real life routines just makes it into Disco Elysium

[@akamal92]

Probably because both are rpgs which have dice rolls as core part of their game play loop. Captain Obvious saves the day!

[@th0rne_999]

Exactly my thought!

[@th0rne_999]

​​@@akamal92Not really, Disco Elysium has a core theme of struggle and self-deprivation. Something it shares with a lot of Joel's skits. I wouldn't say it's Captain obvious, because I hardly know anyone who actually knows Disco, but BG3 is big (deserved, but still).

[@EugenijusKrenis]

@@akamal92 yeah but this is straight up Disco Elysium situations! You're trying to respond to someone angry just to make everything more awkward. You are a middle aged desk job guy trying to pull physical tasks just to screw up awkwardly. Do childish and goofy things exclusively because you can't think of a better option. Everyone considers you weird because you are weird.

[@Destraight]

does it actually? that sounds stupid

[@IsThatAShortJoke]

The sheer absurdity of the scene at work with the two guys just making small talk where he just says stuff that only makes sense in an RPG to them is just beautiful.

[@gogogagagugu2134]

Lmao!!

[@fortusvictus8297]

Yeah, though would have been great if one said "Oh, I can take a look at that for ya. Just lay down on this table..."

[@SimmyKenz]

Please let this be the future of sponsorships, it’s all so beautiful and perfect. Can it stay this way forever, Joel?

[@Joel-Haver]

For me it will! I can only hope so for the rest of KZbin.

[@Bulletproof_Trump]

The look he gives when the smudge on the wind shield gets bigger 😂😂

[@LikeAFoxStudios]

Ulfrin Bearheart rules, Brian should bring that guy to more stuff.

[@Joel-Haver]

This guy helped me animate, it’s the first time in this channel’s history I had help animating so please check out his stuff I love him!!

[@mariovarga2892]

Molly's narrating voice is insanely good! Holy sh🎉t!

[@PINKAS1]

Legit thought it was Ranni the Witch for a hot second

[@Courier1733]

@@PINKAS1 ME TOO!

[@ObviouslyASMR]

That guy in the truck was actually pretty wholesome, I like it Also I've never seen a sponsorship executed more authentically, nice

[@OneJessticle]

I could've been a KID. A KID BEHIND THE WHEEL

[@Phreaksy]

In BG3 you actually get the option to honk at him, starting the romance

[@idk459]

Shut up

[@RobFox]

Shudders,,,, there’s apt hat word again

[@shadyc7044]

lol How was he wholesome, the point was that he felt no accountability for running the red light.

[@YeeeHaaw]

4:35 was hoping the last stealth roll would of been 20 and he would of just been like “where tf did he go?”

[@derekrambo]

Joel rolled a 20 in being a good KZbinr.

[@gogokowai]

He's awesome at making shorts, but not a very good KZbinr. Not enough clickbaity titles, surprised looking faces in thumbnails, or daily uploads padded out to 10 minutes each by sponsors, interaction reminders, or repetitive intro/conclusion sections reminiscent of high school essays.

[@hueypautonoman]

21. He got a +1 sponsor bonus.

[@ShogunRyuusha]

This went from "Everyone is also seeing dice in their head/in on it" to an actually serious possibly mental situation of a man who truly believes he has to dice roll his life. And somehow brought his madness to life. Joel this is horrifying. 10/10.

[@SwanyPlaysGames]

I almost passed on Baldur's Gate 3. But since buying it, I've not been able to stop playing or thinking about it.

[@Gannoh]

That seems to be the common consensus, friends of mine who'd never touch a CRPG got hooked

[@LiveforHM]

DOS 2 was pretty good as well.

[@KristianKumpula]

@@LiveforHM Yeah, although they had to scrap their overly ambitious plans for the second half of the game mid development and did a rush job with the last act. This time they had a lot more resources at their disposal and decided to take all the time they need.

[@jervey123]

​​​@@Gannohsame here, I have 2 friends who would never look at a crpg twice hit me up to ask about dnd mechanics and tips because they're playing bg3, this game is going mainstream and I couldn't be more happy

[@Gus-n9u]

@@KristianKumpulaexactly! They have proven that their game development techniques work and that they are masters of the genre. Given what they had and it was a fucking kickstarter, I think DoS2 is nothing shy of a masterpiece, but BG3 is something else… it just feels amazing. Like I knew they were held back by budget and resources for DoS2… but holy shit did they come out swinging with BG3. They are the pinnacle of open beta game development. Responsive, dedicated, caring, passionate… and a respect and love for the community and those who want to MOD. Few are as deserving of their respect and recognition! And What a fucking gauntlet to throw at Bethesda’s feet one month before for their first new IPO title in a decade releases!

[@Driftwood_91]

"If I knew you were this bad at hiding, I never would have hired you."😂

[@BlueProphet7]

The tadpole in my brain thing broke me. The rest I chuckled at, but the absurdity of that series of statements was PERFECT. There's definitely a point or two in the game where you can say that to someone who really is not in a position to help you at all lol.

[@notsure1969]

I had a crazy ex who used to tell me that she felt like she had frogs in her brain. I guess squirmy brain is a real thing.

[@zachburskey8868]

I like to think that its that tadpole in his brain that made him like this. Everyone else is normal but after that he has to roll for every little action.

[@ceering99]

"Hail outlander! What can I do for you today, everything you see is for sale!" "I HAVE 5 TADPOLES IN MY BRAIN"

[@1Plebeian]

The gag of " I NEED NO INTRODUCTION" followed by introducing himself lmao.

[@SkoolConnor]

I just can never get over the amount of work that goes into these after watching the video showing how to do it.

[@陳彥廷-Taiwan]

2:26 In Taiwan, showing the pinky to others means you calling them ''coward'' Not very popular now days tho, when i was a kid i see this more often Feel funny and nostalgic to see that again these year

[@steelfoot98]

“What, are you saying like good job? …Thank you.” That got me really good.

[@mrblack5145]

"This guy's fuckin' great." We all need friends like that. Not judgemental, just 100% supportive of any new friends you bring over. I hope someday to be someone elses Ulfrin Bearheart.

[@marco0445]

You just know that Ulfrin has a Charisma of 20 but what is his dump stat? Since he recognized the evil curse of the garden gnomes it cant be Int or Wisdom and he looks very strong too! Maybe its Dex? Thats why he stands so stiffly poor guy😭

[@jameskim1505]

And he doesn't like warlocks

[@CrizzyEyes]

That would have been me. I'm impressed by anyone who can maintain a character like that around complete strangers without getting embarrassed.

[@LOLFunnyMemeMan]

You fucking rule

[@jacobtrost5048]

Walking into work and the first dialogue it gives you is the, "I'm in need of a healer," option followed by, "Mind Flayers put a tadpole in my brain," is so funny to me. It never struck me as weird in the game but you really do just go up to every Dick and Jane and say, "Yo, you know any doctor good enough to pull an alien parasite out of my skull?"

[@bloodflower96]

If I had a disease that could turn me into a brain sucking monster at any moment I probably would too!

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

This hits different after actually playing the game. It was still hilarious the first time I watched this video, even though I knew nothing about BG3 at the time. This is even funnier now that I do.

[@oak8194]

You don't know how happy that d20 roll at the end made me. He did it. He DID IT!😭

[@nickcarroll8565]

I was hoping for a nat 20 on like his 3rd hiding check, just to see how he pulled it off.

[@oak8194]

@@nickcarroll8565 I was hoping for him to just disappear right in front of his boss on the 2nd or 3rd try, too. LOL

[@pureevil9496]

The sudden use of actual game dialogue got me so good. This is excellent.

[@normanmccollum6082]

Am I the only one here that heard about the female character creation in the game allegedly being made so that women don't look like women? Also, I hear that there's... like... different 'dangly bits' you can choose from, possibly including if you choose female. Like... what?

[@fishworshipper]

@@normanmccollum6082 Yes, you are the only one here who heard about that, because it's ridiculous and blatantly untrue. The dangly bits thing is real, though, but entirely opt-in, with multiple layers of "opt-in" hoops you gotta jump through before it's even apparent/visible.

[@normanmccollum6082]

@@fishworshipper Yeah I think that's enough for me, plus the ugly female faces thing. I'm just... no. I am bisexual, I am LGB. I do not support that stuff. I want rainbow flags out of CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS, I want drag queen story hour ENDED, I DO NOT WANT children to be able to go on stage and act like a stripper while adults give money to the child twirling/throwing clothes that they took off, I DO NOT WANT children at those degenerate pride parades... I'm done. This seems like another 'Get Woke, Go Broke' event. We'll see if it goes the way of Bud Lite. Thank God for Dylan Mulvaney... he's done so much to wake up the silent majority, more than I likely will ever be able to accomplish, but I still work just about every darn day to encourage the silent majority to speak. Because these things I talk about in this comment? I talk about them in real life, sometimes in in-person rants, and it at times lead to half-hour or even 2-hour conversations in public and sometimes with people forming nearby. And people shake my hand and smile at me and show appreciation for me bringing up these things. The Culture War is going to get VERY interesting... and I am SOOOOO here for it

[@paulsidoti5469]

​@@normanmccollum6082Extremely weird way to reply to this comment

[@normanmccollum6082]

@@paulsidoti5469 I can promise you this; if our paths were to intersect again... you can expect more. I am in this Culture War, and it is to my final breath. The children must be protected from the LGBT groomer cult. And for my fellow non-heterosexual folks, whether they be lesbians or gays of fellow bi people or trans people (who best be honorable in the sports they choose to partake in, I don't like how many trans people tend to be narcissistic) they need to consider if they want to continue supporting the LGBT movement that has been taken control of by groomers, meaning they need to consider if they want to be ALLIES of groomers... or if they want to stand for children to be protected. I am LGB. I don't care if I'm the only one in the world, I am LGB, and I am OPPOSED to the rainbow flag-wavers who fill CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS with it. I am IN THIS CULTURE WAR! The only thing that can stop me is death.

[@HardOnnn]

Thank you for highlighting the importance of being good at hiding for all corporate jobs.

[@Goblinkatie]

This was brilliant! I just logged off from playing for the last six hours and naturally had to watch this when it came up on my feed. Absolutely loved the traffic scene and the office.

[@OsaTheCat]

“Brian, what are you talking about?” Trent’s deadpan-ability just wrecks me. 😂

[@juna01]

Brian's dice luck is pretty realistic

[@notsure1969]

Reminded me of Bad Luck Brian from Overly Obsessed Girlfriend or whatever her name was. I think I am dating myself with that one.

[@ennayanne]

I read that as dick lice at first

[@Swamesame]

The "I could have been a kid" subversion of expectation is hilarious. Great stuff

[@ashenshugar2010]

Drives me absolutely nuts that the rolls are always 1-3