The Lore of Vermis

[@MautheDoog]

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[@cronenbuilder277]

Interesting that you are doing vermis now. Been on vermis for a while. Also it seems like only the two of us think/ know that D'arce is the tainted one. Keep it real.

[@MautheDoog]

@@cronenbuilder277 unfortunately Darce/Domination Tainted theory is hard deconfirmed thanks to all the soul types being officially revealed

[@grabashrimp2.069]

"Not now Babe, some youtuber just made a half-hour long video on a subject I've never heard of and will never see any sign of again."

[@moparsith]

BRO SAME, NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS BUT I'M HERE FOR IT.

[@knali8315]

Same from Brazil

[@Maschinengoth]

Vermis is quite cheap, get yourself a copy :D

[@jacobydove8213]

I ended up buying a copy based solely on this video. I have to say, I'm extremely pleased with it. It's even better reading it in person bc of all the details the book presents. I especially loved it's NPCs and how they handle their storyline/quests. Both the first and second books are only 15$ each. Worth it.

[@Laurencita]

Bruh LOL 😂😂😂😂

[@Kholan95]

Finally someone makes a good Vermis Lore video.

[@MautheDoog]

there's surprisingly little coverage of these books on youtube

[@alexanderperez5636]

@@MautheDoog I had only just heard of it because of SuperEyepatchWolf which was just a portion of the thing anyway so this is a real treat.

[@yonashyankowsky]

He's a seasoned Fear & Hunger lore scholar so its not a surprise

[@benparrish672]

What is a Vermis?

[@jedyzichterman358]

​@@MautheDoog I always figured Vermis would be right up your alley. Have owned the books for quite a while and was wondering why there was so little coverage of it online

[@ariellau9170]

i bought both volumes from a comic store in London and couldn't stop raving about them to my friend who accompanied me. my ADHD rant ended up talking two other random customers into buying them 😂 fantastic works of art and a must have for horror/dark fantasy enthusiasts!

[@madisonmurphy6409]

Best commendation of a book series, 2024.😂😂😭😭

[@lordbezzington8435]

I'm guessing that shop was GOSH!? any other recommendations?

[@charmingowloflavenderism]

This is my favorite theology channel.

[@MautheDoog]

we love talking about gods here

[@RoshDroz]

Have you heard the good news???

[@arandomgrunt]

My mate did a homebrew rpg based in the vermis world in a mork borg style and it was incredible. So thankful for this world!

[@sandrocastanero3759]

Can you shared it?

[@wt380]

Pls share it

[@smundurfroi]

I found this video by looking for anatomical info about the vermis of the cerebellum and found this. This shit sounds sick

[@gingerp4941]

plastiboo is such a good artist what a fun way to flesh out a concept

[@VrilWaffen]

Plastiboo really made a neat sub-genre for art books

[@Hvision0000]

FLESH **seinfeld theme**

[@tmrbattlelogs3339]

I absolutely love vermis! I bought both the first and second book, and also i was the first one - in the world - to buy the hardcover editions of both hand signed by plastiboo himself (who visited my town about a month ago at an independent art festival) I am so happy that finally someone did a good vid on vermis's lore, so more people can discover this hidden gem.

[@stuartgrooves1115]

How I envy you

[@jelly434]

This is brilliant, thanks for calling attention to it 🙂👍🏻 * 'severed head', never 'decapitated head', those two words don't stack iykwim Decapitated = head removed, you can't remove a head from a head, doesn't make sense.

[@thatfunkadeus]

☝🤓

[@disturbed1734]

Tell that to the doctor who circumcised me.

[@RoshDroz]

​@@disturbed1734I don't think they're supposed to take the whole head bro

[@TheOddWorldOfJonas]

smh my head

[@naytherjenkins7821]

I’ve had the thumbnail as my lock screen with no knowledge until now, it must be fate

[@isayaragnes8066]

The choice of music is simply divine. Much reminding me of reasons why I first started listening to dungeon synth. Oh i just so wish i found out about these books before the first one became sold out!

[@MautheDoog]

choosing the music took a long time so I'm glad to hear that

[@jedyzichterman358]

​@@MautheDoogThere is an awesome project here on youtube which tries to imagine directly what the music in the Vermis games would sound like--ridiculously underrated imo

[@MautheDoog]

@@jedyzichterman358 Yeah those tracks are great

[@PoppinDBZ]

These books need be to turned into a game in the style of shadow tower in would be amazing

[@paleasaghost-5799]

I wish for a tabletop game, with a randomisable board and action cards. But it could be a videohame all the same.

[@Diogolindir]

Yeah, Im really into videogames but I want this game to be physical.​@@paleasaghost-5799

[@Kholan95]

@@paleasaghost-5799 Saaaame! I would love a solo-able TRPG with an overland hexcrawl. Or at least a Mork Borg hack that I could play Solitary Defilement with.

[@lovesicknick]

Check the Vermis subreddit. They’re working on TTRPG’s in a few formats including MB.

[@Paradox_Brother]

First SuperEyepatchWolf and now Mauthe Doog, I am FEASTING with this Vermis content. One day I hope to own a copies of the books, but until then, I'll be rewatching this a good few times.

[@tdbla98]

What video does supereyepatchwolf talk about it?

[@MattStevens1352]

​@@tdbla98The Bizarre World of Fake Videogames

[@alexanderperez5636]

This is right up your alley! So stoked!

[@blondie2978]

Fuck yes, Vermis is such an achievement in indie creations. I have both books

[@torgo_]

King's Field 4 is the perfect soundtrack for Vermis. Speaking of which, everyone should check out Moratheia.

[@s4yanora]

Yes

[@isayaragnes8066]

Thanks ill check it out... also lunacid is pretty good

[@torgo_]

@@isayaragnes8066 i loved Lunacid, what a banger. the dev (KIRA) also put out a small less-known game on itch called "Basilisk 2000" which is worth checking out

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@isayaragnes8066 You can play Kings Field the ancient city and Shadow Tower Abyss on the PCX2 emulator, go do it because they are far superior to Lunacid.

[@glorbojibbins2485]

Beat me to it lol Edit: friggin love that game

[@kelvinferreira3767]

Everyone has praised the original work and the video aplenty, as they should, so I just wanted to mention that the transition from the thumbnail to the video was both very much appreciated -as it makes the thumbnail something beyond an interchangeable click-grabber- and wonderfully done. Really got me. Besides that? I guess nobody has expressed directly that the video is just concise enough (not that I'd complain if there were even more information!), speaks of various aspects of the world and it's all structured just perfectly to fit both the overall theme of the work and smaller details along the way! Immediately fell in love with the work and it was all thanks to this.

[@MautheDoog]

Thank you very much!

[@niennien3653]

NICE love this style of videos. I think that this and your video about the sulfur god are the bests ones. Also I want to recommend you two obscure games to play on stream and farm lore. "Age of decadence" and "The pale city". Age of decadence is an old rpg with a small cult following that relay heavily on player options. The setting is a post apocalyptic roman world where the ancient empire collapsed after a war between interdimensional gods and demons summoned by magi-tek. You can follow different routes that can be completed through social manouvering conspiring your way to victory. The pale city is an obscure rpgmaker game with a unique combat system that requires a little bit of mastery were you can't just spam attacks your way to victory (in a sense similar to Fear and hunger) and you need to use counter attacks and parry. The synopsis of the game says it all: "...A world where children aren’t born-they crawl out of tunnels in the ground. A lone city, beneath the gaze of a silent god, home to strange cults who eat the dead. The Pale City is the story of a mercenary hired to find the last, most powerful artifact of a sorcerer who disappeared lifetimes ago. But the search pits him against powerful people in hidden places, towards a secret buried somewhere in terrible darkness..." - store.steampowered.com/app/230070/The_Age_of_Decadence/ - store.steampowered.com/app/1196580/The_Pale_City/ darkrpgs.home.blog/2023/09/02/the-grim-world-of-the-pale-city-where-cannibals-are-looking-for-eternal-life-and-babies-are-born-crawling-out-of-tunnels-grimdark-worlds/ I have no connection with the developers by the way, just think that followers of your channel will appreciate this type of content! Cheers!

[@MautheDoog]

wow they look pretty cool, I'll check them out

[@lordfarquaad380]

I am so happy I have both Vermis I and Vermis II sitting on my shelf right now :)

[@GrimmiVT]

I ordered the books last week, very much looking forward to the video!

[@DamienStarry0w0]

The two hardcover books together is 95.88 usd kill me now

[@renardtempleton]

The prints when available should be around $20 each. Be on the lookout for reprints by joining their newsletter.

[@visigoth3751]

Worth it tbh

[@SkullAdmiralWalnuthead]

I just looked at Hollow Press and the Forsaken editions are just over 35 USD each.

[@habibikebabtheiii2037]

I have the PDFs

[@smarttravel3144]

Internet archive is your friend

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

Someone needs to team up with him to make this game

[@stevenshaw8247]

i love that i'm not the only one who had classic zelda music in mind the whole time i read vermis 1 & 2.

[@NBDYSPCL]

This is the exact vibe and feeling of what I want to make. Very inspiring. I'm sad that the books are sold out right now. It's dark and unsettling without being vulgar.

[@cathare4909]

This video is exquisite. I've never heard of this series, but I've watched this video like 10 times already. Please keep making videos like this. ❤

[@akumestu4602]

Plastiboo is such a legendary artist

[@nmfoxx]

Amazing. We've been starved for a Vermis lore vid. Ghylak's mercy upon thee. Also fantastic use of the King's Field soundtrack. We love to see it.

[@jacopoarmini7889]

I remember playing Vermis when I was eight or something on my grandma's old computer. I think my cousin used to play it too, but he doesn't remember much either. I remember that I found it quite unnerving as a kid, mostly for the sound design, because I found all the monsters very cool. I am sure I stopped at some kind of swamp or forest level, I couldn't beat the weird frog monsters that summoned undead.

[@citizen_grub4171]

Yeah, it's hard to beat monsters in games that don't exist.

[@leanasa2915]

ikr right, this game hard as fuck, especially when u finally geet into the silver swamp. The sleep debuff fucked me up too many times.

[@travisjohnson622]

​@@citizen_grub4171 so was there ever a vermis game or not? Two people here talking about playing it. Are they just confusing it with something else?

[@citizen_grub4171]

@@travisjohnson622 They're messing with people like you. Vermis is a series of books written by Plastiboo.

[@brycea5452]

​@@citizen_grub4171 fun police

[@shelbyherring92]

Using the Face Shrine theme? Nice touch. EDIT: Oh, just throwing in all the creepy video game music from the 90s and early 2000s? Man, you ever considered making a tier list of horror, spooky tracks of non-horror video games?

[@MautheDoog]

I have been looking for an excuse to use handheld zelda music for a long time, and that song fit perfectly

[@shelbyherring92]

​@@MautheDoogTo be fair, Face Shrine is good. So simple, but effective. Really like the music choices here.

[@appleseed8282]

​@MautheDoog Fun fact if you didn't know, but the author also made Spotify playlist to act as a Soundtrack for Vermis

[@williamcole960]

Oh my god what a phenomenal world and back story, it literally just needs A STORY

[@MautheDoog]

The first book kinda has a story, but the second one definitely does. I just wanted to stick to the lore in this video though

[@incarnateflame3462]

The vibes of fhe 8 bit music and your wonderful speaking of the lore. The art makes it feel like a beautiful nightmare.

[@andomrtoob7338]

Oh you have no idea how long I have been waiting for this

[@jerryrose9472]

My hardback copies of I & II arrived while I was out of town. I can't wait to get home and find out which flesh is my flesh 🙌

[@kiva_kaze]

I have to let you know, you made an absolutely intriguing video! The music, pacing, slow and steady presentation. It is perfection man, you made my whole week with my newest micro-obsession! 💫💫💫💫💫

[@MautheDoog]

thank you!

[@HoboWithAShotgun]

The Zelda music is fitting. The desert Colossus

[@depotagents]

Ohh what a treat! Thank you for taking us on this journey...

[@MautheDoog]

It was my pleasure, these books were great to dig into

[@alexzanfir234]

PLEASE DO MORE ABOUT VERMIS I NEED TO FIND MORE ABOUT THIS AND U NARRATED IT SO WELL

[@SillySleeper]

Absolutely love this video! Thank you so much for covering Vermis, I feel like it doesn’t get the praise it deserves! I’m so excited, I’m gonna be running a D&D Vermis session soon and your video has me even more hyped! XD

[@thegoodthebadandthefluffy6970]

Literally ordered my copies of the Forsaken Editions two days before this video came out, actual perfect timing lmao

[@maurg34]

Omg YES I bought both volumes (soft cover) but have never heard of anyone else knowing them this video makes me so happy

[@D3ltus]

I'd seen a ton of uncredited art from Vermis before, finding it now where it all came from. Super cool video, dope recommendation

[@katel7260]

Just nabbed the second volume, first is sold out but I'll be watching! This looks amazing, thank you for getting the word out and the review. :)

[@brahmastra106]

very nice lore explanation, i'll consider looking into this Vermis dark fantasy book series

[@gotcha4688]

I remember I met Vermis through Trevor Henderson and I loved the art and concept, specially the Aspect of the Dream but I forgot to look it up, what a good find, this video!

[@WordsBorrowed]

Saw the vid about a month or so ago, and ordered the books nearly immediately. They finally arrived a couple days ago and I've been fucking living for it.

[@TerryTheFire]

Finally some Vermis content, I was thoroughly starved for more (at least Plastiboo's Tumblr can keep me somewhat nourished)

[@HevonCZR]

Love this series, I bought both books! Cant wait for more expansions to this universe! highly recommend it!

[@Nick-jt5nb]

I have never heard of this book series before, but just the vibes of this video's opening has me intrigued

[@Cadychan]

I actually went to the artists' website and bought both of their books because of this video! Thank you so much!

[@mgmtw1688]

NO WAY!! was rewatching supereyepatchwolf's video earlier today because i couldnt get enough of vermis, so glad this showed up on my feed ❤ thank you

[@Daanikduul]

As someone who's read both books and is eager for more - this is a wonderful breakdown, thank you!!

[@MautheDoog]

thanks!

[@hjallebyss2603]

This setting is just PERFECT for a video game! Soulslike, skyrim -style RPG or diablo -style, I dont care, i want it!

[@Sus18430]

your lore videos feel pure

[@thenoblepoptart]

Just got the second one in the mail a few days back. Its bigger, and the aspect ratio is different… really excellent stuff

[@maulaz612]

OH. MY. GOD. WASN'T EXPECTING FOR YOU TO MAKE A VID ON THIS OUT OF ALL THINGS AT ALL HECK YEAHHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@andrewcoates4952]

No idea what this is or why it was recommended to me, but I’m hooked!

[@decondanieth3822]

LETS GOOOO Never thought id see Mauthe crossover w/ Vermis

[@TryinaD]

I love Vermis! So wonderful to see it get more attention

[@jaxgallagher911]

I hope you make more of these, i found Vermis because of you. I bought the second book but the first one was sold out unfortunately. I keep checking your channel, hoping you made a follow-up. Great video, thanks for making it.

[@averdui5450]

A mix between video games and 90s black metal. I love it

[@jacobfreeman5444]

Never heard of this before. But I think you do it justice in relaying the intrigueing story.

[@insidetornapart]

This is how A lore video is done. Cheers

[@_Ethereal420]

This video actually got me really interested in vermis ,your lore vdieos are well thought out and formated properly with alot of detail. Gonna have to buy the books

[@parkwaydrivern5089]

Love just seeing a lore video for a setting I’ve never heard of just diving in

[@verruxlunox8438]

Very atmospheric. Thick, dark, alien yet somehow familiar vibe comes from the pages of this book. Such a unique world from game that doesn't even exist. Fantastic, unique book.

[@adobo8473]

I definetly enjoyed the Vermis video you made, you should definetly make another going deeper into the lore

[@littlebighead4482]

the music in this video along with the lore and art are peak

[@Hirohitorunguard]

I got myself both books after watching this video. Vermis is amazing!

[@incarnateflame3462]

This was brilliant especially the audio track

[@dogsonjupiter]

thank you actually so much i've been interested in plastiboo for so long and I never knew this!!! thank you!!!

[@BetterChoicesNeeded]

Thank you for bringing to my attention my new obsession !

[@iamwhoknocks]

Thank you for introducing this book. Will look for them online to buy and read . Looks interesting

[@MautheDoog]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Solomon_The_Scholar]

I’ve been working on a custom ttrpg system for my friends and I to run these books and future work from Plastiboo like a manual. I’m glad you’re covering the lore so I can double check if I’m understanding the central themes of these books correctly.

[@theeldersky]

I've met the creator and publisher of vermin back in march at a Publisher Con in italy and in the presentation where they showed Vermin I didn't thought much of it, it was a cool concept to string together art and writings with a common vibe but I guessed it was just something nice to look at. And then I watched this video ! This is amazing, trying to guess the lore of a book for a game that never existed, a brilliant idea !

[@MusicForMyDemons]

Thank you for the video, I just ordered my copies.

[@williamcole960]

Broooooo I NEEEEED this to be an open world retro video game. (I'm listening to the incredible SM64 Soundfont versions of the TOOL albums rn and my imagination is running completely wild, I'm obsessed with this world)

[@Zafiro_Regio]

i love this book to death but tryna convince people to check it out is a bit of a challenge with having to buy it, wait quite a long time, then deal with the spotty availability with a video like this however, its gonna be real easy to give a good glimpse into the pages. fantastic video bro! this is gonna be my new go-to when i wanna rave about Vermis to someone.

[@MautheDoog]

Thank you very much!

[@AngeloFragnarok-r5f]

I own both Vermis main books. They are fantastically designed. Worth every penny when everything about its physicality feels old…worn…forbidden even.

[@customercareskeleton]

So glad they made a second book

[@Trollexl33t]

recently got the limited edition hardcovers of both books because i gave my brother the normal ones... this shit rocks so hard

[@kutdiken-38]

I came to your channel because fear and hunger and I stayed for these incredible videos, nice work!!

[@MautheDoog]

thanks!

[@AllCloudsAreBunnies]

I love plastiboo so much. I’ve found her on twitter I’m actually unsure how many years ago… but I’ve been a huge fan of hers the moment I laid eyes on her er on work. Both volumes of vermis changed me. I actually was lucky enough to be able to buy a few of her OOAK, 1 of 1, pieces of ceramic she made and sold with ParaMoon a few years back. I got the worship jar and curse mug, they’re two of my most favorite things I own! Long live plastoboo

[@loszhor]

I'm glad you covered this!

[@Gildean666]

Oh, this is exactly what I was looking for - firstly, Vermin feels like discovering an unclean scroll in the gloomy ruins, and secondly, I was searching for a system with a Dark Souls aura. Mörk Borg is perfect, but Mörk Borg supplemented with Vermin becomes appropriately filthy and heretical. Thanks for compiling this into one tome of lore, gravekeeper!

[@maokai09]

Never heard of this before. Thank you so much.

[@ultrasquid7901]

This video resonates so much with me that I already watched it like 8 times

[@brotherpigeons8395]

The holy forest for the woods part was nice

[@Aeonbarr]

You're really doing the Old God's work, Mauthe.

[@atomsk01]

Legend of Zelda was a good choice for background music.

[@ogey_elise]

Vermis kicks ass and I'm glad you decided to explore it.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

Seen so much art from this and always loved it, but never knew what it was. Glad I know now!

[@robinengstrom4549]

Ok, we need more of this as soon as possible!

[@albondogus9342]

LETS GO - A VIDEO ABOUT VERMIS THANK YOU MAUTHE!

[@lobox138]

I got both books and a copy of the first one for my dad and I’m am so happy with them I don’t want to finish reading em

[@ezealbuchanan2453]

I’m craving more

[@encus9728]

More Vermis lore pls :)

[@MautheDoog]

I'd like to but there's only so much to cover at the moment, unfortunately. Maybe if there's a third book or other releases?

[@shelbyjackson1128]

I would die for a game of this world. Its so engrossing

[@SonofNoahr]

Amazing. I truly find works like this aweingly inspiring.❤

[@sareatonin]

been waiting for this, can’t wait to see what you figure out next!