THE WALL | HermitCraft 10 | Ep 18

Minecraft Hermitcraft : Rendog tells a story of a Wall that changed the trajectory of his life.
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Series info:
Welcome, KZbin Minecraft viewer, to Hermitcraft Season 10! I am a proud member of Hermitcraft, and this will be my 7th season on this amazing Minecraft SMP server!
Hermitcraft is a Minecraft SMP server featuring some of KZbin's best and most talented Minecrafters. The server is 100% Minecraft Vanilla 1.20.4! This is Hermitcraft Season 10, and we are joined by two new Hermits, Skizzleman and Smallishbeans.
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[@TorayaNekoi]

Alien-looking grass? Look no further than the Nether, with both the warped roots and crimson roots available there! If you just want a slight alien look the warped roots might be what you need Ren.

[@kimlall9257]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[@nathanthetailor]

This slowed down format is exactly what I needed to get some chores done. Its nice to just put the episode on in the background while I wash dishes and clean my room, without constantly feeling the need to keep my eyes on the screen in case i miss something. Will definitely tune in for more of these in the future, thank you!

[@lemons967]

I cleaned the last vid I it was so prefect

[@alyssarichards2939]

Finally organizing my mess of a studio today watching the last video and this one , so I totally agree

[@agelessorca]

I got some laundry done!

[@erikderfreak]

Damn! This was exactly what I wanted to put in the comments. I cleaned so efficiently

[@kezi7728]

The older I get the more I realize I love watching videos and shows that movie slow. Fast and content focused isn’t always nice. Slow and chill is

[@monchi.dinamonchi]

hearing Ren Diggity "Ladies get in line" Dog say that he's always been bashful about taking off his shirt to go swimming is pretty funny, lol

[@anthonygoggin9169]

RenDog stops mid-monologue to experience an epiphany regarding a deep aspect of his personality. Pauses, nods sagely to himself... and continues the story! 😁 You love to see it!

[@Patrick__M]

“You want me on that wall, you NEED me on that wall.”

[@jamiecampbell3620]

and how did that end 😂

[@TheCocaineSamurai]

"We use words like "honor," "code," "loyalty." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line." Love that scene

[@Zeldrake]

Ren asks what we're doing with our life, and, well, I'm doing my best to heal from years of trauma and get my life back to a livable state. The answer to the question of "how I got here" is as long as the painful years themselves. Ren's vids, the content on Hermitcraft, and so many other things give me smiles and laughs that prove to me that the world isn't all as dark the past would say. That is why I'm watching a Ren vid at 3am in the morning

[@justagirlwithautism4960]

Here's one of my stories: I have always struggled with making friends. I have Autism, adhd, and anxiety (or as i like to say; the AAA battery brain) You can probably imagine that i've not always been understood. Last year, i made my first real friends. (All of them some form of neurodivergent) I remember one day we were all hanging out together and one of them says that they want a hug, so they all hugged. I sat by the side, as i usually do in these situations. One of my friends looked at me and asked if i wanted to join the group hug. (Remember, first real friends, ive not been hugged by anyone except family) I asked if it was alright if i did. They said of course, why wouldnt it be, youre our friend. I did this thing i usually do where i give way too much extra background context and i told them about my struggles with finding real friends. They sat and listened, and i when i finished they kinda just sat there. And then they told me something i will never forget: "Well, youre our friend now" I almost cried then because i have never been told that before then. We now do regular "group snugs" where we all just lay on top of each other and sit in silence Those are my best friends.

[@catboygremlin]

omg I had a very similar incident

[@Max-zo6rv]

Wtf

[@nurulinsyirah110]

thats so sweet :') happy for u

[@SliferStreaming]

Ngl i feel like something like this would be alot harder for men, cuz its alot more awkward to have physical contact past like the arms lol.

[@LibraryofAcousticMagic3240]

that's adorable!

[@worldskycat]

You're musings about rarely doing anything for more than 10 years struck a chord with me. From my late teens onward I made it a point to purposefully change professions at least every decade. As a consequence, over the next 5 decades I was a clinical chemist in the US Army, a private investigator, a slots manager in the casino industry, ran a senior center, managed a restaurant, and lastly worked as a sales person in retail. Lived a 'hella life and now retired and turning 70! 😆

[@t0rya]

Your insane mate, good job!!!!

[@SakuraRyokoMusic]

"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED~!~!" lol Being a bit adorable also is a thing, Ren!

[@Hermitcraft_X]

So true

[@Vivilisia]

I always love these talky-story-podcasty episodes from Ren.

[@Auoun]

Yes Ren, I certainly was transfixed this whole story. Top 5 Hermitcraft episodes of all time for me, for real.

[@Serendipity_gaming72]

Loving the Giga theme! You should order a gigacorp greenhouse so you can grow food and plants you’ve gathered from other planets.

[@Sodapop_megatron]

Loving Story time with Rendog! You have such a talent with grabbing peoples attention and bringing them in, entertaining them. Thanks for the video!

[@jack-o_lantern]

I’m 31, got a few kiddos, and I’m realizing I’ve spent my life up on the wall too. And now that I think of it, I’ve had a situation almost identical to your story, exempt mine was a bridge over looking a college dance. It’s nice to remind myself I’m not alone on the wall. thanks for the story, my fellow wall dweller. 🎃🤙

[@Genv6]

Fascinating to hear stories from when Ren the dog was Ren the pup.

[@TrialzGTAS]

Been a firefighter/EMT for 10 years. 5th generation in this thing. Grew up at the firehouse and the ambulance corps in NJ. Didn’t really know I wanted to get in til I was 14 when I could join as a junior member. But here I am at 29 still going at it! Thank you dad and pop pop!

[@nunothekitten]

one of the childhood stories I have is the thing my mom's friend organized when I was maybe around 7. The guy specialized in creating crafts based on fantasy stories - he and his team made clother and weapons like swords and daggers and axes, so he decided to organize some events for kids. It was Robin Hood themed, they prepared the small section of a forest to lay down some games for us, he hired some actors to play the roles, and he made it the quest for us kids - we had a camp, and we had to solve the riddles to help Robin Hood to fight off evil or something (I don't remember the exact details) but OHH BOY did I enjoy it. It was such a big boost for my imagination - it felt like the entire forest was ours, I really got into the story and my "role" as a helper, like a rogue of some kind lol. Words can't describe how amazing it felt to imagine myself in that scenario - cooking food in the camp(kids helped chop veggies for soup), playing around with wooden weapons, and getting permission to hold the real ones - all of that was insanely amazing, and thanks to my mom and her friend that I was able to participate in that event :D The path story really brought back some of these memories, maybe one day I'll be able to help organize something like this too, for all the theatre kids who love to go out of bounds

[@cospaws8810]

“For all the theatre kids who love to go out of bounds” is an amazing quote!

[@bookishnewt8468]

The Wall. Now that title probably sounds more ominous than the video actually is 😂

[@Sage8981]

Just another brick. :)

[@TrishaRyan]

All in all.

[@diobrando6245]

Cue Mark Henry theme "The Wall" BRING IT ONNNN

[@RobertJW]

very much so!

[@xronium]

@@diobrando6245DAMN YEAH

[@the.eepy.snail21]

Need more rendog stories even when you're back. Reminded me of when I was in fourth grade and did the talent show with my at the time bff who was a seasoned theater child, and we made up a complex choreography and sung Matilda (Acapella style) for our school talent show and got to go last and skip all practice because of how good we were and literally the ATTENTION the PRAISE magical. And when I did my first full show it was that feeling x100 cuz it was an official stage and a full house of 400 people .

[@AzraelonEarth]

This is such a profound episode. I'm so glad I watched, thanks Ren. You're a great wall-tainer.

[@MarcelVos]

I'm not sure if it's the earliest, but when I was about 14 years old I got really into Pokemon breeding. Me and a friend learned all about how IVs, EVs, natures, and all that worked, and how you could breed the perfect Pokemon. I made my own spreadsheet to calculate the stats of a Pokemon when you had certain IVs and EVs, among other things. Now, 13 years later, I make a living playing RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 in a similar super optimized manner. Gotta know how everything works and gotta exploit it to the fullest. My other big hobby, watching long track speedskating, is the exact same as there I keep track of all kinds of statistics and have lists of everything.

[@matthijs4661]

Wow! I sometimes watch your Rollercoaster Tycoon videos! Did not expect you to be a Rendog watcher! :)

[@craftyreddragon]

After 46yrs you'd think I would have at least one defining memory, but what I've learnt in all those years is that I am not defined by my past. I have learnt so much recently about so many things, and it turns out I love to learn, I'm redefining who I am and who I can be. And its people like you, and impulse and Skizz, that are inspiring me along the way. You are an amazing entertainer, don't ever stop - there will always be somone who needs to be entertained.💜

[@thelegendh4sit]

thank you for the story!! i have one to tell, myself. this is what kickstarted my creative endeavours. i’ve always been a creative. when i was much younger, I would always be making up creative stories, playing pretend, dancing, singing, and drawing. i was around 4 so i was horrible at it, but i had fun. i remember i would doodle on all my work and my teachers would get VERY upset with me. but, i think one of the moments that led me to my creative endeavours was when i was 7. my mother went to audition for the local ‘sound of music’ show in town, and took me and my brother with her. I didn’t even know what was happening, but I saw people going up to sing, so I went up too. i improvised a very short song (thanks to my mind blanking on music) and ended up landing the role of gretl. it was my first ever acting role. it was on the smaller side, but i loved it. an old music teacher of mine (rest in peace :[) was one of the directors, which helped me feel at ease. i had so much fun that i decided to do it for three more years after that (Anne of green gables, Mary poppins, and a Christmas carol. during the last one, i began drawing more seriously, which i will never regret!). unfortunately, this is around when my anxiety started to take hold. i specifically remember at one audition i asked my mom to come up on stage to support me, but i was so frightened that i couldn’t sing, and i hid behind my mom in tears (i still got a part though LOL). i’ve always had a bit of stage fright, so I preferred being in the ensemble. i had a role, but nobody had their eyes on me. but as i grew older, i started wanting more attention. in the local production of elf the musical in 2022, i’d landed two ensemble roles. one of an elf, and another of an angry teenager who interacted with buddy, the main character. i had a few standalone lines, not shared with anybody else. this excited me, for some reason. i still had anxiety, but i wanted to be on stage like that. I wanted to be highlighted. to have my presence known. it helped me become more comfortable on a stage, in the public eye. I wasn’t there to be watched, I was there to be *seen*, if that makes sense. i did the lines, and i think i did them well. i auditioned for the next musical (Addams family the musical) and got another ensemble part, but i did hand Wednesday an apple, which is quite important to the plot (if you know you know i guess). i feel more inspired to perform nowadays. i watch musical tapings on KZbin and think to myself, “i want to do that. i want to be the one who sings that song, who says that line.” i’d love to do more musicals, but my disability tends to hold me back a little bit in spite of everything. hopefully, i can get back on stage sometime.

[@ethandoingstuff1433]

I’m loving the “one take” story episodes Ren!

[@NobleSpatula09]

That feeling of having all eyes on you is amazing, especially in theatre. I’ve played a lot of side characters and getting the loudest applause as a side character is insane. Yeah it’s cool to play the lead but the feeling of being a side character and getting giant applause it what keeps me in theatre. Rendog really is a huge inspiration to me, thank you good sir.

[@tisjstme5315]

Just over 12 years Ren. You have been playing MC and doing the survival 'Mole Hole' to Hermitcraft videos for 12 years NOT 10. And I have been a fan since then. Also playing MC for almost 12 years now.

[@ampjam]

for me, i always had questions about how everything worked. i’d often find myself disassembling toys and electronics just to see what’s going on inside of them. i annoyed everyone with questions about how things worked around me. later, i found myself in a school with an engineering program. i loved it immediately. the creativity, the problem solving, the question-answering… it all tickled my brain in the most fulfilling way. to this day, i’m very grateful that i was able to figure out what i wanted to do so early in life, not everyone is so fortunate

[@Anonyomus_commenter]

Can’t believe Ren is a Schuyler sister! (“I guess I’ll never be satisfied”)

[@kajixp]

angelica, peggy, eliza, and ren 🎵work🎵

[@NEBE_THEFIRST]

I knew I wasn't the only one thinking that

[@the.eepy.snail21]

Yasse

[@Danjag]

​@@kajixp heh, I like the and ren at the end

[@Anonyomus_commenter]

@@kajixp Honestly I can see him as doing the “Angelica! Eliza! AND RENDOG!” bit

[@emeraldhearts4047]

Just adored this episode and the last, I could listen to Ren tell stories about his childhood for hours it's so much fun. This guy is just *chefs kiss* such a good storyteller

[@anonymousmisnomer5443]

Duke Nukem came out in '96 meaning Ren was born during Apartheid which ended in the early 90's

[@tisjstme5315]

I have played Minecraft for 12 years now and I feel that this is what I was meant to do, though I don't do videos. Years ago I failed at many relationships because of many issues, but the one that has made me who I am now, is my last one. I was given MC for a birthday gift, 55th to be precise. I started learning MC a few months before that and needed inspiration. So I looked on line for a youtuber to watch. Rendog's S1 E57 popped up and I watched it. I then had to binge watch the previous 56 episodes to catch up. I learnt much from you Ren and you are still my inspiration in life. Anyway, over my (12) years on the same server, I got to be a Nana to a lot of kids and they would confide in me. I helped many handle bullies and other life issues. My last relationship died because I was spending all my time on MC with my friends/family. I lost much of my real family over the years along with my kids and their kids. Which leaves me now alone. But I did find out one thing in all this sadness, and that was I was happy being alone with all of my years long family on line. The end of my life might be hard to do alone and this I am yet to find out. But I will know, that I helped people/kids/friends become the people they are today. That, makes me a proud Nana. 😊😉😇🥰 + 🥲

[@tisjstme5315]

@TriciaHS Thanks for those kind words. 😃

[@ulrikaahlqvist9603]

As someone who's always been that awkward "there but not quite there" kid, that story just hit me. Honestly I don't know if being an outsider kid is what made me want to work with childcare, but it's certainly been the motivation to keep working. Like I know what it's like to be a weird, or sometimes emotional kid, and I know that life isn't gonna always get easier as you grow up. So for me it's like the chance to give these kids a sense of being loved and cared for

[@NerfProNeverDies]

Speaking of Walls, Me and 2 of my friends are tryna build a small wall out of logs in some woods we hang out in, pretty fun, already got a firepit made of rocks, 2 hammocks set up, a log tent frame, and starting that wall soon, also saw a massive turtle with a shell bigger than 1 foot in the creek next to us

[@hyper_Q]

Better than therapy. Storytime with someone way more relatable because of the niche things that are South African gives a deeper connection to other people from here.

[@lumi1313]

i love these podcast-y episodes ren !! :D

[@davidmunro3307]

Renimissing love the stories from the past. I'm 66 this year and claim the oldest minecraft player. Play almost daily since 2013 after watching my son obsessed with mc. My best memories of mc were spending countless hours playing mc with him on the old split screen xbox360. These days it's just me still playing. Keep up the old stories Ren. Everytime i hear these stories I want to go back and watch your old let's play. Take care dude and enjoy the family catchup

[@MossyClawz]

I have two stories Story one: When I was younger I accidentally put my cat in the fridge The cat is still alive and she is about 10 years old now Story two: When I was in year one at primary school I broke my leg after it rained as I stood up in a wooden hut and I slipped and broke my femur which if anyone doesn’t know is the strongest bone in your body and I just snapped it like a glow stick

[@alliyanasgalaxies]

How do you accidentally put your cat in the fridge??

[@alisongaffney374]

I have a story, I went blowing with my friends when I 11 years old , I went up to get my blowing ball and I fell and broke my leg.

[@MossyClawz]

@@alliyanasgalaxies I was like just learning to walk and I had picked her up and somehow got to the fridge opened the fridge opened THE SALAD DRAWER put the cat in the salad drawer shut the salad drawer and then shut the fridge and walked away. My mum then was like hey where’s the cat? And me sounding very proud of my little self went “Chloe’s in the fridge :D” and she panicked then took her out the fridge and she’s perfectly fine now and still loves me

[@alliyanasgalaxies]

@@MossyClawz OH that makes much more sense with the context! Children can be so weird sometimes lol

[@MossyClawz]

@@alliyanasgalaxies I was an interesting 3 year old

[@cafffy]

I can’t tell you how happy it made me to hear you say “rooibos” because it is one of those words that has always flummoxed me as to how it’s pronounced. THANK YOU for helping my bad pronunciation brain ❤

[@annnnonnymous]

Entertaining to hear Rendog the character is not bashful but Rendog the human is. another fun story, thanks for sharing with us! and nice wall

[@allofthemoon_]

Loving the stories, they're perfect to play minecraft to while needing something to listen to!

[@jacobbutler4812]

I remember as a child, playing in the hallway with little wooden trains. I'd make long tracks all over the house and change it around daily. Now I have my own 7.5" gauge railroad in my backyard that I work on daily! Fun video Ren!

[@mogbarried2222]

Hmm you know I always attributed my love for forestry as a product of my teenage years - I attended a vocational school focused on agricultural careers - but thinking back before then…my family has a tradition of planting trees on the old farm property for every kid that’s born. Because my chunk of the family lived on the old farm, I was there for every new tree, and I was there watching them grow everyday. I remember one year there was a huge outbreak of spongy moth - the trees were completely defoliated and there were just piles of these invasive caterpillars all over the place. I was so upset because the trees had been so weakened there were almost no flowers or fruit that year. Now, just two years ago, I worked doing surveys of spongy moth defoliated stands over thousands of acres across the state. Funny how being grossed out by thousands of hairy caterpillars and sad about my brothers’ and cousins’ trees being defoliated might have led me here.

[@pXEllicul]

I love your story times! They are very entertaining, speaking of which they remind me of a story from my own childhood. It is kind of long but it is a defining moment in my life. This is the story of how I came to learn what I was good at: making up stories and designing and building things and the fact that I usually only enjoy things if I have a companion. It takes place when I was about 6 or 7. Me and my older brother loved to play in the woods behind our house. Specifically we liked to play on this one fallen tree. It had fallen in such a way that it was stuck suspended about 4ft above the ground, I don’t understand why but it used to grow small mushrooms that would die every winter and become very dry and thin but not brittle. Well me and my brother liked to pick them off the tree and use them as money that we called “chips”. Since the tree had fallen into a horizontal position a little way above the ground my brother decided to make it into a lean to fort. We decided that would be his “house” and I would live above it on a branch of the tree it leaned against. (This branch was a perfect U shape and it was surprisingly comfortable to sit on) in order for me to keep my “house” I needed to pay him 3 chips every hour. Since I couldn’t take chips off of the big log which grew them then I had to resort to selling things to my brother so I could get chips from his log. I decided I would sell weapons and materials for him to build his house. (Weapons as in I would rub a stick against a rock until it was kinda sharp, it wouldn’t actually be able to hurt anything). My brother needed sticks to build his “house” and he hated to go out and search the various old wood piles for dry sticks and logs so I would go get the dry wood and he would pay me chips for it. (We eventually had our own little economy this way) We did this each and everyday all summer, eventually my brother bought enough materials from me that he finished his house and didn’t need anything else from me. So I could no longer afford to pay him rent on my house. I was pretty upset that we couldn’t play anymore and my brother then decided he was bored and stopped playing in the woods with me. I was very lonely playing alone in the woods but I decided to persist, I decided to make maps of the woods, I made secret hidden forts everywhere, and I set everything up so we could play again if he ever got interested again. He never did so I began playing pretend and liked to say that all of our adventures was actually people from thousands of years ago. I made up an imaginary friend who would go on adventures with me. All the forts were the homes of the chip farmers who would collect chips for the capital city. And the capital city was the first fort my brother and I built together. My Imaginary friend and I went on many adventures, we would get "quests" from the stray cats that would often snuggle up in my old forts (I would pretend they asked us to fix their homes or get rid of vines and rocks from a small patch of dirt that I would call their "farm") I would often pretend that deer were evil monsters that liked to attack and raid the city’s food supply and break down the gates. I would often go hunting for “deer” (I was actually too afraid to go near real ones but I would always defeat the pretend ones) and another foe I had was (similar to devilsnare from Harry Potter) all the prickers (tall plants with thorns). I would often go on these adventures and make up short stories or skits that I unfortunately do not remember all that well. I had fun that way for a long time, I would always explore further into the woods and build more forts, I probably strayed into a few peoples private property and built a few forts. Although I always was just building the world and making stories.

[@MattiMCFC]

That was a really cool story :D

[@defconz3076]

I'm just glad that little Ren did not embarrass himself on the wall because the way that story was stretching out, I was getting worried.

[@TheRamBoiiii]

So thankful for your honesty, vulnerability, and trust to share your life with us, Ren. Love ya!

[@koba101]

My origin story starts of learning my way up. As a kid, they thought I would be a DLC kid in school. These are the kids that have disabilities and go to school to learn at a basic function rather than your average student. I could not pay attention, I knew nothing about how to treat people, and everything bothered me. I did not even get down potty training until middle school and it took until high school for me to finally have regular bowl movements (I use to hold it in for like 6 days because I absolutely hated the sensation). I then gained weight and reached my lowest self esteem ever at about 15. Addicted to junk food, porn, and hating myself, this was my lowest yet. I am now the age of 18. I have lost ~100 pounds (45 kg), in college now, eat regular foods, go to the gym 5 days a week, drive now, and so much more I had to fight to get that most other people have. Everyone has the power to change something about themselves. Even if you're addicted to something or depressed, doesn't mean it's going to be that way.

[@Coli-stopmotion]

Dude your story is so relatable. That whole "introvert kid who also needs attention and does impressions of teachers to entertain others" is just way too similar to my own experience, that is surreal

[@maartje6]

Im absolutely loving Storytime with Ren! You are a great storyteller. ❤️After the last Path-episode, I caught myself being extra exited to see you posted another talky episode!

[@TheJollyWizard]

You know your history reminded me of something, when I was younger my mom took me and my sisters to a boat ride to see coral, I remember floating near a rock wall wearing a snorkel and just watching all those fish swimming around and I could watch them forever! While everyone else was swimming around and playing I'm the water I was just happy watching fish. I always knew I wanted to work with animals, but I also wanted to research the sea so now I go to uni for oceanography.

[@elliotgandersen]

Thank you for sharing your wall story. Here’s a quick wall story of mine that’s slightly similar. There was a wedding reception at my house, and I wanted to dance but not be focused on, but with the unique way the landscaping and gardens and the pool are snapped it was very difficult to do so. I ended up slipping into the gardens area outside of the crowd and started dancing, but what I didn’t realize was that I had put myself on a wall in high view of everyone now watching my silly dance. The crowd laughed but not embarrassingly but supportively. So that was fun.

[@bramvhgames5454]

These episodes are the absolute best, Ren. ❤ It's so soothing and comfy, no matter what happens in life, listening to you telling a story always calms me down and makes me happy once again. Thank you, and thank god for that wall!😂

[@IamAmzy]

Loving the stories Ren, it's so nice to get to know you and how you became the wonderful person you are ❤ Here's a bit of my story. I was a very shy very introverted kid (still am) and I had a pretty rough childhood, so I don't have a lot of memories from being a kid (trauma), but I do remember playing video games on the PS1, Nintendo and PC for the most part and I would often play video games that had animals in them. I love animals and I always wanted to be a vet when I was kid and into my teen years, however that's not what I'm doing today in-fact my job is just a paycheck so I can live atm. I had a teacher in high school tell me I was "too stupid" to be a vet and to think of something else, she completely threw my life's trajectory and I spiraled and floated in an abyss for many years. I'm much older now and I know that, that path wasn't for me, I want to do something with games, it's always been in my blood , (it was my escape from the life going on around me) and I have started to take those steps towards doing what I love and that's video games. So while my path was hit with a bump in the road I still have ended where it began.

[@klbzplb]

the thing these videos have made me realize the most is how much i relate to (young) ren. maybe theres hope for my future after all..

[@euler4273]

With how Ren and Scar are massive star wars fans, it would be great to see them collab on a star wars themed building!

[@user-qn5mp2vj8g]

Ren's on story is more exiting then all my stories that have ever happened to me my entire life, & I'm greater then a half century old.

[@BustaLime79]

I love the relaxed format of this video. I’ve started realizing that more and more I look forward to Minecraft videos that show people’s personality over anything else. Minecraft is just the medium. I’m really interested in the people, personalities, interactions, and stories. Thanks Ren.

[@sunnyreads_8]

Story time with Ren. I wouldn’t mind more of these scattered through your regular episodes. You are a great storyteller!

[@qocket]

I've loved these two storytime episodes, so relaxing and insightful.

[@TheColorCraftMC]

The interruptions and cuts only add comedy. Love it Ren. Hope you are having a blast with the fam.

[@evanpatate3075]

Yeah, I'm also introverted with social anxiety, but as someone who does theatre the moment you are in stage and all the attention is on you and they are listening your every words is really such a strong feeling you can't explain

[@laurenfaulk4637]

I’m literally gonna cry right now because I’m now reflecting on how I got here and my origin story. I have a few defining moments from my life but the main one was my first inspiration to write a story. Never finished it, got off track quickly and such, but it was a classic American holiday, the 4th of July, I was at a lake house with my family, for just a few minutes, I saw fireworks. It was by no means my first time seeing fireworks, but it was the first time I was able to appreciate the beauty of fireworks. In fact I was reminded of that moment in a different hermitcraft episode. The fireworks inspired this idea, of a boy who wished upon a star, and while that is pretty cliche, it was all I could think about for weeks. The thing about that memory is that I see it in 3rd person, my young self, naive and creatively charged, hand on the window, connected but also disconnected from the rest of the world, so deep in my own thoughts that I didn’t even notice anything but what was driving my imagination. That was when I began to think for myself, letting my own imagination drive what I did, and not caring what other people thought, doing what I wanted to do.

[@flakken44]

Rendog is a very wise man. Those years of living a curious life have served well!

[@sarablomvist1288]

I was about 10 yo and found a book about the human body at the library. I loved the pages about the blood... Today I've been biomedical technician for 20+ years and I'm working at a blood bank.

[@skycherryyt]

storytime with ren is the best, it's like listening to a bedtime fairytale as a kid

[@himpibi]

This, and the path episode really has me thinking about my childhood and teens, and reviving memories that have been buried for some time ... Thank you for that, Ren. I have always been an extreme introvert myself, love time spent alone. I remember as a kid, i would spend a lot of the summers at my grandparents place, sometimes playing with my cousins... But the best times was by myself, playing in the forests surrounding the property, just exploring, looking for signs of animals and studying plants. When i was really little i used to sit just on the edge of the forest, making a little pretend farm out of sticks, leafs, pinecones and such... So now as an adult, i can see that i have always loved to be in nature, learning about it, and creating stuff with my hands... And i have been able to realise this dream of sorts, since i live in the forest, have a creative job, and too many hobbies... Gosh, this became a long post. Sorry 🙈 i just wanted to thank you for your videos, and making me think about, and remember good times from many years ago. Hope you have a wonderful time in South Africa 😊

[@shadowlessxpan]

Wise ol Ren telling stories are my favorite episodes.

[@draginrider6187]

I always love the smell of the wood and metal shop in school mixed them two class with art. Good times. now I'm a manager over an engineering shop building new ideas and loving it.

[@zeneomaple]

Ren has got to be one of the most relatable people that I watch. so many good quotes I want on posters!

[@hannahsanborn9020]

Getting to the crux of the story, and I just started smiling, that was so wholesome. Hearing how you got a taste for show biz as it were was a delight to participate in Ren!

[@AffectionateCroissant-bx5eu]

You should add some packed mud on the other side of the wall to blend the gap

[@johntheknight3062]

Next episode: THE ROOF :D

[@dhi_holo]

This wall design has me ever so slightly concerned I can picture how I'd do it, but how are you turning the corner, Ren?! Don't leave us in suspense!

[@ladyazrail]

Currently painting as I'm listening to this right now. Ren's voice is just so soothing. Hope to see more vids like this, thanks Ren!

[@ManicGuitar]

Did very similar stuff as a kid and teen, slowly delved deeper through unknown forest with my swords. Swinging away at imaginary monsters and getting lost deep in the woods. Always found my way home

[@Janerieta]

Epic episode and story XD Ren's childhood story of the wall reminded me of a wall in my childhood that my sister and I would adventure on during school holiday's when visiting our Grandpa in Natal. We had so many adventures on that wall; we would hide in the bushes and tree branches along the wall every time we heard someone, as we were not allowed on the wall. It was so much fun.

[@the_stray_cat]

i have a little bit of a simaler story. long story short, i made a vrchat world , spent months on it sweat and blood in to it. then befor it was fully finished a event happend in a group based on what inspired the world. it was a big event, dozens of people entered the world. and i just felt something i cant explan. standing in a world I made , surrounded by people congratulating how good the world turned out. one of the highest points in my life was that event.

[@Cynful27]

Really enjoying hearing more about you and your past. I can just picture young Rendog on the wall and he looks so cute! Also makes me nostalgic for those carefree summer days as a child.

[@trout512]

Live corals would make really good grass imo. You could even have a variety of colors separating different habitats in the base. You could even tie in the regular grass, it would make environmental sense if some regular grass was trying to etch out a living on the borders of a hostile alien biome.

[@marveludus]

woke up to Ren's season 10 playlist still playing, and it felt like waking up in a hug :)

[@another_jt]

It's not an origin story, but wall-related, or at least fence-related. As a teenager, I had a summer job at a company that hired a group of us every year, and spent a few summers working in the grounds department of their headquarters. Sometimes they came up with the oddest tasks for us to do, since they needed to keep us busy. Four of us were assigned the job of painting a chain link fence, and we settled on 2 of us on each side, one with a small roller to get in the tight areas and another with a large roller to get the rest. I learned so much about life in general from that job. 1) Authority figures don't always know what they're talking about. A supervisor complained that we were on the same section of fence as some previous time, not realizing we had very efficiently moved two sections over, but it was hard to tell unless you counted the fence posts. 2) Look for ways to improve things. We learned early on that if we stood opposite the pair on the other side, everyone would invariably end up spattered with paint, so we figured out to offset our work areas. 3) Find good people to work with. The four of us really bonded over that strange task, having some good discussions out there under the sun, singing some songs, and keeping each other's spirits up.

[@nousernamejoshua1556]

As far as being on opposite sides of a fence, I have a life filled with adversity which I still haven't figured out. Why is it so prominent in my life? But here's a story of opposite sides of a log and nature. My folks had purchased their retirement home in Grand Marais MN. back when I was 13. I had developed some friendships over the school breaks visiting up there and one particular friend lived a short distance out of town and his Dad owned a Timber Sale. A Timber Sale is where you log a section of wood and sell it to the local lumber yard. His dad also had his pulp truck for hauling logs and converted a Highway Heavy machine engine into his sawmill. His father built his own house with his work all rough cut, and the chicken coup and the horse barn. His mom did gardening and canning and the only household heat was a very large wood-fired cast stove. I was so impressed by their abilities I enjoyed going over there. One night we slept above the chicken coup in a little attic. It smelled of dry straw and the sounds of quiet birds. Another time, on the ground with his colt which would lie down with us and let himself be covered with a blanket. One time visiting, his dad was going to light the slab wood which is a massive pile of "bark trimmings" from the sawmill. This is wintertime. The wolves came out. Timberwolves. It's dark. They are curious about the massive fire. Maybe there will be food. The howling are many, and near. Do you want to ride out and see the wolves? We often rode horses along their 80 acres. Or mended the electric fence line and kept growth away. Yeah, sure, let's go see them. I got on his dad's horse Dominoe. Probably a 1/4 mile away from their home Domino becomes skittish and wildly. We decide to return the horses. We walk out there. And nothing is at the blaze but we can hear them. I asked if we should go into the wood and look. He teaches me to see the wolf you can't look at it directly but out of the corner of your eye look for the glimmer or glow returned from the fire. He said if they sense you know their presence they will turn their head or close their eyes. I start walking in. The snow isn't that deep. Mid-calf maybe. I can move into it. A tree had fallen in the way a short distance. I climbed over it and on the other side I was thigh-deep in snow and stuck. My friend ran forward and grabbed my arm to pull me back over the log. It was time to leave gently. Though I never saw a wolf out there that time The panic stirred some movement. We made our way back to the road and the homestead. Pretty much thankful they weren't interested in open fields at that time.

[@nousernamejoshua1556]

I was told if I wanted to go see bears, they like to rummage through the open garbage pit. I was told bears have shorter legs than the front and they sort of scoot on their hind end going down steep hills. This is the "fact" at which I got my dad to bring me there to see the bears. I was also told as long as they aren't surprised or cornered they will pretty much ignore you. I was maybe 15, born in 74 equipped with a 35mm camera. My dad was curious too, he climbed the maybe 15-foot hill to the top. Must have been 35, 40 bears up there. A couple of cubs off in the distance in a tree watching the group. My dad lasted about 15 seconds. Said he was going back down to the car. Maybe 40 feet was the closest and though he wasn't interested he was becoming annoyed. I got my photos and left. I think a bear being incapable of running downhill isn't really a fact.

[@nousernamejoshua1556]

Last one. A couple of other friends introduced me to a game of.. I dare you to run out to the lighthouse and run back. I thought that was silly, like who couldn't do that? This section of Lake Superior breakwater sheltering the small harbor of Grand Marais is a length of very large mixed pieces of trap rock or ridge rock which is like crust material and often seen around railroad beds because it dampens vibrations. There are a lot of crevices and sharp points but I felt I could make good time. He then said, I had to get out and get back without getting pooped on. By seagulls. Lots of them. What I didn't know was the Baby Seagull chicks nestled safely in pockets in small holes between the large rocks. Which is why were why there were so many seagulls there. I found out shortly after reaching about the half way point, bounding over a rock and bracing positions with arms hands found myself surprised seeing a seagull chick stairing and chirping at me. Immediately heightened senses at the real reason the seagulls were swarming I focused my intent outward. I'm not here to hurt you, I'm not here to hurt you. And I pushed forward putting them out of my mind, tagged the lighthouse, and ran back avoiding the area of the known chick. Did it. I said to him, slightly mad, Now your turn. He refused to go. Apparently, a seagull had attacked his head when he made his run. While I didn't feel any droppings hit my head or back shoulder blades I wasn't completely unscathed with a small tag on my left shoe, which of course he pointed out. It's okay, I'm leaving.

[@nousernamejoshua1556]

Alright .. I was exploring the area of an abandoned copper mine. Just looking around maybe hoping to find a cool piece of green rock. It was densely covered with leafy bottom and also the area called the Dalles where a deluge of water of the former glaciers cut through the rock forming the St. Croix River. I'm walking through a wooded area in the spring and there are many rock walls, not large but remnants. I keep going uphill and I see a snake and I don't like them. So I go a different direction. And another snake. And I didn't like that snake any better. Though not poisonous I don't like them at all. But, I want to find a chunk of copper. In another 15 minutes or so I noticed more snakes. I took a better look around and I was essentially surrounded by them. I turned pale a little. There was a 3- 6 inch base of leaves and twigs and sticks and they blended in so well. The terrain was that undoubtedly any direction I chose would cross paths with more snakes. Never again will I mistake the vector of copper hunting for the trap of spring snake sunbathing. I filmed a walking stick that day earlier. First time I ever saw one of those. Very creepy strange thing.

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

With the crazy landscape and post apocalyptic theme is really think Rendog would LOVE the Modpack FTB: Genesis. Totally fits the current lore almost to a T...

[@TherianRei]

I'm enjoying story time quite a bit. One of my earliest memories of doing something and finding a similar experience of joy is doing art. I was around 9 or 10 and there was a contest for drawing mascots for a national something or other. The art teacher sent our work into the contest and mine came back with a ribbon for third. Not sure about divisions or setup of contest but I just remember feeling happy and proud that the effort I put in got recognized. Fast forward to today and I have gotten back into drawing because it just makes me happy.

[@noahroland5586]

I've been watching Minecraft KZbin videos since it was still in alpha, and got really hooked on them during mind crack and the early hermit craft days. I never realized the transition from just straight cut story telling to these processes, super cut videos that are more popular today until you mentioned them in the last few videos. It's so nostalgic and nice to see, I never realized that I was missing it. Back then I use to listen to paulsoaresjr essentially tell stories while playing Minecraft.

[@SDWNJ]

I was never into theater, but I was in a garage band in college. I'm also an introvert, but I never had even the slightest twinge of stage fright. I think part of that was that we practiced until we confident in our ability to perform. They say the amateur practices until they can do it right but the professional practices until they can't do it wrong.

[@TearsOfLa]

Thinking back to formative moments just happened to me yesterday at a showcase for my senior year in college. Somene asked me why I wanted to make games, and the origin of it was going to my only elementary school friend's house and playing Age of Mythology on hi computer. I loved to mess around with the level editor and make custom missions for us to play with. That moved forward to playing Halo 3 for the first time and learning the forge tools, making custom games and sharing them with the community. Those two things were really the starting point of me knowing that I wanted to make games.

[@projecteer4498]

100% love the stories and chill vibes! Would love if you kept doing them here and there throughout the rest of the season (though I totally understand why more standard format is popular/reasonable for the intent of hermitcraft and all).

[@Ligands23]

We also had Duke Nukem 3D on our second computer (the first was just one of those text-editor-only systems with a monochrome screen!). Except we weren't allowed to play it when Mum was home, because guns and violence - so we had to wait for the rare moment when only Dad was in charge haha

[@Oreo-ub1nv]

Loving these storytime episodes! Made me really think back to what’s happened in my life too. I remember inventing a game in primary school and loads of kids coming up to me at lunchtime to ask if we’re playing it that day and I felt famous lmao

[@daizgames6635]

Ren, I ADORE the more human level of connection you were talking about in the beginning! I know all creators exaggerate parts of there personality into a character, but I feel like you overdo it sometimes. It's great for storytelling yes, but It feels like I'm watching a carefully written character more than just some guy playing Minecraft. Your streams, and these slower videos are the best content you produce imo.

[@erinkarp]

I think the earliest memory of something that defines me was making boardgames with cardboard and sharpie as a kid

[@AjaxXavior]

Been seeing this on other Hermits videos and it looks amazing loving the story based one take episodes

[@winterbyn]

This particular episode really did strike a chord in me, especially contemplating one's choices and understanding where you came from and what truly makes your heart happy doing with your life. As a recently graduated game artist, struggling to find a job, I do wonder quite alot whether it was the right choice to pursue this path instead of a more secure opportunity. But thinking about how I got here and how much creating things and sharing them with others means to me, this reminds me that it is worth seeing through, even if its scary at times. Definitely an episode to revisit many a time!

[@kevinlegobrickmaster8015]

As far as origin story goes you pretty much sum up that something defined my future career path. Born into a literal internet cafe, everyone my late grandmother included said I’d be some sort of engineer because I liked to draw a lot. Fast forward nearly 2 decades later I’ve graduated my course to be a network engineer and part time artist so having a job where I can design networks is pretty cool for my artistic side.

[@nikolaarandjelovic1930]

Yes as I’ve said before, your older videos are why I loved your content! I love these stories and tying them into a build. Please keep doing these!

[@Fcdxa]

Honestly loving these story times, I struggle to get to sleep and normally am trying to sleep for hours but there's just something about rens story times that just make me feel cosy and warm and ready for bed- kinda weird to say considering I'm 20 this year 😅

[@misery4458]

i loved last episode so much. as an og vanilla series watcher, it was really nice to kind of revisit that format in a more modern rendog way! honestly would love more peppered in amongst the standard video production videos 😸

[@kaosisochiunini2339]

Ren, these types of story time videos are absolutely fantastic. Love seeing your process and learning life lessons at the same time; no doubt!

[@timrudd3318]

Man, the Hansen reference absolutely had me😂😂😂😂 Prime childhood memories!

[@tvvill1999]

I am absolutely loving this video format. I've been listening to these while working in my own MC world. I would love to see these episodes continue to be mixed in once you return. Maybe even in a Episode X.5 format

[@G5rry]

These are the types of episodes that made me subscribe years ago. Ren, you're a great story teller.