Halfling & Moot Lore Total War: Warhammer

[@JBAIMARK3]

They should definitely be in the game, but I'd love for them (and other minor factions like goblins) to be a unlockable faction, with their own intro. "Long have we thrived under the foot of the empire, but their heavy taxes on our tobacco have stunted our growth for too long! We will assemble the greatest rabble of bare-footed adventurers ever seen, and we will raid the larders of the our former masters, dine on beastman, and feed our crops the ashes of the undead! "O'no, o'no", they'll cry, "the Moot, the moot is coming!" ".

[@eyepet2010]

FEEL THE WRATH OF THE MOOT!!!

[@CommissarMitch]

Halflings themselves could have huge defence bonuses (similar to Dwarves) but rather low morale

[@epicgorkdirkmork6278]

2 years later they are

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

@@CommissarMitch Actually luck, charisma and stealth.

[@MoaRider]

I want them to be a playable faction so bad. The idea of a massive mob of Hobbit rabble beating back the tide undead and chaos with nought but optimism, determination and 4000 calorie a day diet is hilarious.

[@happy10111]

Old world , I want a full mootland army and a Gnome army.

[@darthmelsie]

Play Mordheim! We've got Militant Mootlanders and they're fun as fuck!

[@hugovandyk9918]

22:58 Sam has become a high level adventurer. His meals are more filling now as demonstrated by Frodo on the left.

[@anku6793]

The Shadow over Gipvel. The esoteric order of Old Dag. Half wickerman, half HP Lovecraft.

[@fumarc4501]

@AnkU I’d pay for that DLC

[@benhayward2597]

The halfling/snotling duo dlc would have to come out on April 1st.

[@Ap1hw]

Halfling / Gnoblar at this point

[@Peebuddies]

So sad that this small province that's brimming with farms and food does nothing special on the total warhammer campaign map, it's just a standard 3 building slot minor settlement. They should really make it unique in allowing it to have both a granary and a winery/ brewer special buildings to really 'spice' it up a bit *chuckle*.

[@navilluscire2567]

23:13 It sounds like all halflings have what's called a *"perfect pallet",* that is they can nearly pinpoint the exact amounts of spices or ingredients needed to create the most flavorful of dishes (would still require training, knowledge and experience to fully hone), that's a neat little gift they have. I could honesty see halflings appling this sharp sense of taste to other pursuits like alchemy or potion brewing.

[@jacobmayall3712]

I'm getting some hobbit vibes here haha... in western mythology the Saxons were one of the first to come up with halflings, they believed that they'd hide in forests and shoot arrows at unsuspecting travellers or play pranks on the misfortunate. Could we get a missing monster lore vid? They are by far my favourite aspect of war hammer!

[@andreykuzmin4355]

Ogres: "We are hunger incarnate. Nothing can date the fire in our guts". Halflings: "Hold my jager". Tyranids: "More biomass" Halflings: "I SAID, HOLD MY FRAGGIN' JAGER!!!"

[@theineptgeneral8325]

This one's for you Gelt

[@lastdefenderofxhotl]

Is it just me or is anyone else having a problem viewing this video it's errored on both my phone and my ps4

[@vivekbarnvasynanndi3439]

same

[@lastdefenderofxhotl]

The Inept General, could you possibly reupload this becaus I absolutely love your content but I'm not the only one who this isn't working for thanks as always one of your subs

[@dawi4ever]

Crawford 470 just wait a bit

[@nikolamilinovic1230]

Crawford 470 I have the same problem too

[@CommissarMitch]

Total War Warhammer faction; Mootland. Faction leader and Legendary Lord: "The Elder". No name, just The Elder. Every 10 turns there is an election of who Will rule, similar to how the White dwarf plays. Faction/Lord special perks: - gain +15 melee defence and +10 melee attack when battering within your own boarders. - +15% income from Industry. - +20 reputation with The empire, but -10 reputation with all the Elector Counts. - Starts as a vassal to The Empire (or at least defencive pact) Units are the Ones discussed in the video.

[@thegradyfiles]

The name of One of their legendary lords should be a Lord of the rings reference

[@joshuabarrett7997]

Never thought anything in Warhammer was in unironic need of being set to a Benny Hill theme. Seriously, who else wants to see a Lumpkin's Fighting Cocks movie?

[@destroyerofskulls3036]

If Total War Warhammer ever has a Mini Campaign centered around Marius Leitdorf, it should be based upon his campaign against The Moot.

[@hatac]

It would be nice to see a pie cannon at work firing healing pies to friendly halfling units. I can think of a few city upgrades for a halfling city in the game. Terraced hills replacing walls with farmed terraces making attacks and sieges harder. Bolt holes: Increases the survival rate of hobbits if the city is attached: (low roofed tunnels that exclude the biggest foes). Labyrinth increases and up grades the bolt holes and reduces casualty rates if a city falls. Raiding hole: A hidden exit to allow attacks on enemy siege units. Trap larders increases enemy casualty rates even if the city is taken (the gobbies go in for the free food its a trap ) Affects low leadership units. Poisoned larder: up grades the the trap larders. (The scouts and Poles actually used this tactic on the vikings in the real world.) Great Kitchen: Better food and siege endurance. Where's a game designer when you need one.

[@hatac]

Thinking more about this I could see a decent stand alone halfling army. The range of miniatures used by players that play halfling armies is amazing. There are a lot of people that seem to play halflings exclusively. I found Stocky pikemen. Pintsized halbarders. Slingers with rocks, magic gems potions (Not all warhammer though). One thing called the well fed giant. Several treefolk from the bloodbowl halfling team. Fox riders, ram riders=extra knock back. Ogers (already mentioned in the video. ) Hawk riders. All buffed with magic food of various kinds: endurance, moral. healing, dodge. Throw in some long legged human units. It seems there are twice as many halfling units than those listed in the lore book. Theme for armies that work are low melee damage, low range, but high accuracy, evasive and buffed to heal up and endure a long time.

[@spqr194]

One of my favorite videos off all time, please do one of these for Goblins.

[@hircane765]

Good video man! Your channel is growing so extremely fast! You litterally made 1000 subs in 1 week wow! Btw I dont know if this would be a big enough theme but how about you would make a series about the various creatures of the old world? To me that would be really interesting. Just a idea! Keep up the good work!

[@Schmilephitz]

Josh Mueller This would be awesome, like a bestiarium, a "mutated offsprings of the Chaos and where to find them" :D

[@hircane765]

Schmilephitz Exactly what I was thinking about. Could feature various creatures like dire wolfes or jabberslythes(sobs becouse no jabbies in beastmen dlc)

[@nm12349]

Yeah that would be a great series of videos

[@leopoldjenkins]

Very cool and you kept the fun for which the Moot is known. Well done chap

[@zombielizard218]

Halfling adventures? Which do they prefer questing with Dwarves or Destroying rings xD

[@ouroborosi]

Defeating falling wizards that invade my own land. (They had another adventure after the rings destruction

[@clevermcgenericname891]

Sauron in Warhammer: "lol I m teh big bad all orcs now bow too me ayyy lmao" Archaeon and Grimgor: *Laughing in curbstomp*

[@omegawilliam95s36]

We need an entire lord of the rings movie but in the Warhammer universe.

[@HonsouDidNothingWrong]

So what you are saying is, the Moot has it's own tobacco based Innsmouth. Fantastic. No reason to worry until the people start having traits of tobacco.

[@lastdefenderofxhotl]

Anyone else raze the moot every campaign cause fuck the halflings lmao

[@vidaett]

fantastic video!I love halflings and want to know as much as I can about them! Still waiting for halflings in total war warhammer.

[@theineptgeneral8325]

Indeed fingers crossed.

[@jackmak2980]

Great video. I was wondering if halflings in mootland where canon or not after installing the OvN mod lol.

[@Eliphas_]

Looking forward for a Sylvania lore :)

[@hamarbiljungskile8953]

Should've sent Gotrek to clear the forest.

[@hamarbiljungskile8953]

On another note - Ciaphas Cain is just a WH40K version of Lumpkin?

[@halocombat43]

he seems like it!

[@Oblivius33]

I'm curious, is there this much local lore and details in Age of Sigmar now? Granted, Warhammer fantasy was 30 years old while AoS is just new, but that made the old world interesting. At least for me.

[@yesmlord9483]

Oblivius33 There's a bit of lore on AOS you can easily look up online but it's a bit messy, what's nice there is that at one point they let players decide who would occupy 1 realm with a nationwide campaign Order vs Death vs Chaos vs Destruction... Spoiler Order won.

[@LukasJampen]

So the Moot is about the only somewhat peacefull place in the whole of the warhammer world? But yeah bloodsacrifice isn't something you'd think haflings do. I always knew you can't trust them they are way to happy. The only good haflings are either in chains or as a greenskin snack.

[@saltefan5925]

That, and that most visitors would be wise to line the insides of their pouches with barbed wire and count their belongings after each meeting with the smallfolk. Also, never do them a favor. *NEVER*

[@fumarc4501]

I did a halfing a favor once. Now he won’t go away.

[@Mojsesz]

I heard that Halflings like Ogres and I was hoping that you would tell us something abkut it.

[@sageortegascott2522]

Yeah, same here!

[@Lakefront_Khan]

Gaspard de Varsovie Well Ogres bellies are literally the most important part of their culture so anyone who can cook probably has a high standing.

[@Mojsesz]

Kameron Dula I meant that somewhere I heard that Halflings like to buy Ogre mercenaries and because of their cooking culture they get along pretty well.

[@lukasw8334]

As far as I know it's not that they 'like' them but that Ogre Maneaters (read mercenaries) fight for food and/or coin and as halflings are know to be famous, chefs maneaters often offer their services to them, but you'd probably never find a halfling in service to a Ogre Tyrant save for being a slave but the half-life (get it half-life - halfling, insanly funny I know) of a ogre slave is quite short as they are more live-stock then anything else.

[@ArtiKard]

If you have the old Ogre armybook there is a story of Ogres who raided the Moot and took a bunch of halflings for lunch. The Halflings cooked for their lives and essentially took up the same role as the Gnoblars have, which is being slaves that do chores and cook for Ogres. There is a player who themed his army around it somewhere. There was also a Halfling scout and cook in Mordheim you could hire and I'm pretty sure there is a Halfling thief in Warhammer Quest.

[@drydurags4656]

u literally read my mind like 5 mins ago i was wondering if u would post a halfling lore. thank u again for a great video;)

[@GrugSmesh]

I want to conquer the old world under the banner of the Moot.

[@maximilianarold]

Hooray Hooray, The Moot The Moot

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

I don't see why Halflings can't play a role similar to Goblins in Total War.

[@rizzgubstjr8577]

Because halflings are the best and people want to keep them down.

[@lastdefenderofxhotl]

They might but there's not that many halflings to play the same role as gobbos and also unlike gobbos they very rarely have malicious intent or want to be the biggest baddest and the best that's why gobbos fight whereas halflings don't have any taste for war

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

I meant as support, not as the typical goblin fodder. Like having halflings in your army on campaign prevents attrition, or increases morale.

[@megafish3798]

Protoman But that isn't a similar role to goblins. One is fodder, the other is an attrition remover? Not very similar if you ask me.

[@hamarbiljungskile8953]

As an ROR?

[@PuddingXXL]

That adventure lie story is the literal incarnation of the "suffering from success" meme.

[@sageortegascott2522]

As ArchWarhammer would say... "Filthy furry-toed Savages."

[@VojislavMoranic]

The bastard would never do them :D hahahaha why he despises them is a enigma!

[@Todyo1798]

No surprise he'd have something against Warhammer's Jew stand-ins :P

[@trk4973]

Backstage Bum look who's talking idiot, everyone knows giant rat men don't exist

[@lordinquisitor6233]

Backstage Bum skaven are best

[@IDontKnowYouWhoAreYou]

i hate archwarhammer hes trash of the net alt right libtard jeahah humanity is depravity

[@1YCARADOFACAO]

They would make a great unit to the Empire, a "disposable" like type of unit, just like the peasant mob for Bretonia

[@klaiken989]

Not very lore friendly

[@1YCARADOFACAO]

@@klaiken989 I disagree. There are halflings on the Empire and they aren't very good at fighting.

[@klaiken989]

@@1YCARADOFACAO Absolutely true but they were never really used by the empire in combat is what I am trying to say. Like having ANY contigent of Halflings going into battle and not routimg the second thimgs get bloddy is unrealistic. Not only that but they would literally be THE WORST unit in the game!! Who could they contend with!? They are like dwarves, except smaller, waay less hardy and not brave when it comes to real battle

[@1YCARADOFACAO]

@@klaiken989 Well if peasents can do stuff I feel the halflings could be of use too. See Lumpkin fighting cocks for example. But I agree they shouldn't be a battle line unit, maybe a campaign/custom battle one. In campaign you could only get them if you got the Moot and they would be super cheap and crappy

[@tylerwitte4307]

I'd like to make a request for a Mousillon faction video. I understand if you'd like to wait until after the release of Bretonnia as it will no doubt make the faction more integral than it already is but the Red Duke is a fascinating character and the parallels of the Fall of Landuin (a.k.a. Lancelot) and The False Grail of Duke Maldred (a.k.a. Mordred) with Arthurian legend would make for an interesting video... and I enjoy your cadence. Top marks!

[@porthub3553]

I dont get the scaling. according to the scale the woods are about 30 miles long there is no way you'd get through that in just a day, if the woods were 10-20 miles sure. but this wooded area appears to be 30-40 miles long how is it possible you would even make it through in just a day it would be almost impossible on horse back unless you were going full sprint for 2 hours which you wouldnt be able to do, and you sure as hell aint walking that path.

[@MarcusCato275]

Rustic halfling performing live sacrifice for prosperity? Shadow over Innsmouth?

[@Michaeljack81sk]

Awesome video, thankyou! You should call this part of your channel Total Lore!

[@elektakount]

Did you not talk about the "halfling steam tank"

[@thegradyfiles]

I think the tank is called the soup tank

[@brandonlyon730]

For a minute I was thinking that “fertility god” the guys in green leaf sacrificed to was actually going to be Slaanesh.

[@matthijsvancampen7901]

That greenleaf place sounds a lot like childeren of the corn

[@metalmadsen]

These are awesome videos!

[@robrib2682]

I can imagine if the halfings ever get love in a total war game then the mootlands will rope in their famed mercenay captain to lead their army (on threat of exile)

[@nagashtheundyingking4404]

wonder if the halflings will ever be added too total war would be intresting

[@LangkjaerRP]

Fantastic work, keep it up.

[@tictcha612]

Great video !

[@JoeMama-sy8cg]

11:47 How is that not a rip-off children of the corn?

[@OldManScarlet]

This video has had me in Stitches!! Seriously though I need to raise a Fyrd of MootLanders!!! For the Empire!!

[@DarkKing009]

Halfling vs Ratlings

[@markusnavergard2387]

regiments of renown ahde some of the best characters and the funniest characters

[@omegared7653]

Were you get all this info?? Army books? I mean its very specific information

[@theineptgeneral8325]

Yeah army books and Games Workshop released a number of RPG books for a kind of D&D in the Warhammer world that has a lot of lore.

[@Jacob-qz9fo]

"Do you have any Old Toby ..finest pipe weed in the south farthing?" You know you were thinking it..🤣

[@herkon3413]

Halflings are related to ogres. Both Races migrated at 200 IC to the old world.

[@jorikrouwenhorst7220]

L-L-Lumpkin Hero of the Imperium!

[@navilluscire2567]

Yeah, Lumpkin is literally Ciaphas Cain if he were a halfling poacher turned VERY reluctant commander of a suprisingly formidable fighting force or rather Cain is Lumpkin if he were a man-ling con artist turned EXTREMELY lucky or rather unlucky fruad as well as being a very, VERY much unintentionally decorated war hero.

[@jorikrouwenhorst7220]

@@navilluscire2567 I can tottaly Imagine if TTS was ever to continue again we would a special where Cain and Lumpkin meet one another and then have a night filled with them bonding over their situation.

[@blaf55]

Halfling army , seen some videos that it exist , and its shitty and funny but you could make it work

[@DannyJP29]

Hey, just found ur channel and I'm liking the content but the audio sounds messed up. Like it lags and then skips forward while ur talking

[@TheScandinavien]

Best Lore vid is Best.

[@individual2122]

LUMP, LUMP, LUMPKIN, HERO OF THE MOOTLANDS! LUMP, LUMP, LUMPKIN, HERO OF THE MOOTLANDS!

[@Tinyuvm]

I imagines the Halflings when they sacrifice someone, they Sing and dance like an Oompa Loompa xD

[@lordinquisitor6233]

Getting a real children of the corn vibe from the old dag cult

[@lordinquisitor6233]

Don't make excuses for the obese little pickpockets

[@markhayes3523]

I dont get why people hate halflings

[@shtyepaancz9642]

Could you please do Kislev lore next time? :)

[@theineptgeneral8325]

I do plan on getting round to Kislev eventually but looking to finish off provinces of the Empire first.

[@vidaett]

Got a list of sources for all your info? Never seen thus much moot lore in the army books.

[@theineptgeneral8325]

A lot of individual province lore I use comes from Warhammer role play books

[@ronnie5340]

Cool idea!

[@hku99]

Lumpkin would make an awesome series.

[@planetkc]

They have available units in Beginning of The End Times total War

[@goodbanter4427]

"I wanna play Halflings!" Go play the CK2 Geheimnisnacht mod

[@kullos4]

the video isn't working for me...

[@lastdefenderofxhotl]

I wasn't expecting much as I find the halflings boring

[@megafish3798]

Crawford 470 I think they meant literally.

[@RobloxViedosForYou]

Stirland next?

[@AndyDickens-n4x]

So Lumpkin is Ciaphas Cain of Warhammer Fantasy? Got it 🤓

[@inquisitorsquish5422]

Archwarhammer had a slightly different take on this topic

[@Schmilephitz]

awesome Video, and this time you didnt slaughter the german names of the towns :D

[@Schmilephitz]

laughing my ass off about eicheschatten :D but this wasnt that bad

[@thegreatbookofgrudges6953]

araby plz!

[@jayxeno]

Dig the videos. You're like Arch but w/o the political bullshit. Love it!

[@lordinquisitor6233]

jayxeno I like arch's lore vids but inept general is also good

[@michaelandcarina_personal]

Arch is all far right wing Nazi sympathizing BS lately

[@GrugSmesh]

If being right of chairman Mao makes you a Nazi I guess I'm a Nazi.

[@PhilosophicallyAmerican]

He definitely cuts down on his audience size with it. I like him. We agree on most things and I respect his intellect enough to keep going through the stuff we disagree on. Plus some of his analogies are great

[@BerserkerAngel86]

Eicheschatten can be translatet as Oaks shadow or in the shadow of the oaks

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

31:10 Cute Halfling gal.

[@kyleshuler2929]

That's Patton Oswalt, mate.

[@IDontKnowYouWhoAreYou]

ok the moot is like lord of the rings hobbits.. O.o

[@justinheads5751]

both taste AND flavor? WTF?!?

[@Tyreonn]

Nein nein nein! This is not how one procounZes Sauerapfel! /triggered +1 sub for you mein Freund.

[@ShineyFace1337]

Sacrificing mortals? Damn, why couldn't a Warhammer FB god be fine with goats or sheep?

[@RockingRebelYell]

Ah yes the Shire

[@danielkorladis7869]

Would be better if the Greenleaf Hills were famous for cannabis.

[@LordBoofhead1]

Arrrrg, No one was kicked out of the Moot, only Halflings ever lived there. Thats why it was picked.

[@elysia3294]

your pronounced the German Words not that bad :D you have to speak the words a little bit harsher/sharper though

[@fjalarhenriksson]

why do you call it total war lore? Warhammer is not owned by total war in any way shape or form...

[@Zarastro54]

Sooo... hobbits?

[@CaptainChiffre]

You are not THAT shit at pronouncing german words ;)