Moby Duck Lyric Video | Community Art Project | The Longest Johns

[@sothedain5801]

No lie I wrote an entire DND oneshot around this song. I gave the duck Dragon Turtle stats. It was a riot.

[@waves_under_stars]

Please share details

[@jaysea5939]

I'd love to hear/read more!

[@Tyrope]

Thank you for breaking rule #1 of my table: Don't give the DM any ideas that may kill you. For they *will* kill you

[@sothedain5801]

It was 6 players and a crew of river pirates hired to kill a monster, sight unseen, that lived behind an impassible mountain wall called The Dam. No one knew what it was for sure, it rarely left survivors and those who did went mad with terror, but one kept saying something about a Drake. So the players are hired to kill the thing, and the river pirates hired to get em there through their secret waterways that go under the mountain. Many of the pirates names were pulled from other Longest John's songs, few of them had all their limbs attached. But each rowboat had a named captain with their own stat blocks and abilities. The Cap'n and that was her only name, gave a passive boost to all die rolls rolled in her boat cause she was just THAT charismatic. Another boat had a guy with Mending who could do repairs, etc etc. The players each took a boat full of pirates (exactly 35 pirates) and they set out. There were some goblin raiders, ship to ship combat, rapids, and other obstacles. The boats could be damaged and sunk if they get hurt enough, or people thrown over if they fail saves and then their rolls get disadvantage, and if your crew started dying off your "boat saves" to avoid obstacles got harder or lost bonuses. They managed to survive the first day on the water, spent the night in a haunted cave which was fun, and then made their way through a cursed underground cave system that seperate and reunited them at random depending on die rolls. Lost a few good men in the tunnels but the PCs survived. Albeit with added trauma. The next night in the caves there was a memorial service for the Darby Twins and O'Bannah who didn't make it followed by carousing and pirate shenanigans. The bard lost her eyes, but she had a fox seeing eye familiar so we made it work. Finally the reached the lake beyond the dam, and the captain takes out her spyglass and has a peek into the fog and spots something. She turns pale. And for the first time since the PCs have known here there is a quaver in her voice. "Oh no... Ohhhh no no no. That's bad. That's REAL bad. Brace yerselves lads cause what's coming is FAR worse then anything we've ever fought before." And then I reach over and play the song

[@sothedain5801]

Chopping this up a bit for readibility. The table howls with laughter, untill the duck lands in front of them, it's gargantuan, takes up 12 squares on the battle map, and then unleashes its Mighty Quack, a thunder attack that kills most of the crew instantly, puts the captain down to death saves, and deals 57 damage to 4 of the 6 party members. What follows is a harrowing battle where fully half the pirates die include Tractor Jack and Bonnie Brave Marie, but a well placed Earthbind from the wizard and a ridiculous amount of damage from the barbarian manage to keep the party in the fight. At the last moment, the bard is down, the barbarian is down, the wizard is horribly hurt and the druid is barely standing, the Cap'n rolls a nat 20 on her final death save, stands up with a single hit point, and shoves a health potion down the barbarians throat bringing him back up just in time to try and end the beast before it can un leash it's newly charged Mighty Quack. The barbarian misses.

[@juliabondi8889]

I like how “only a couple dozen limbs between a crew of twenty five” implies there was an average of less than one limb per crewmate

[@TheRealPentigan]

It's a common misconception. The average member of the crew actually had 0 limbs. Legs Georg, who is three octopi stapled together is a statistical anomaly and should not be counted.

[@jimothybilliams8960]

@@TheRealPentigan I live statistical anomalies

[@kacyroush6293]

Not necessarily, Julia. A couple dozen could mean as many as three, if I remember the casual use cases right.

[@andreasottohansen7338]

@@kacyroush6293 2-3 sounds about right, but that would imply that the average crew mate has a little over 1 limb, which certainly isn't great.

[@feroxfreak209]

@@andreasottohansen7338 so it's 36/25 limbs per person at beast which is... not good. But if we assume that the 4 descriped crewmates only have the named disablities (4 mates, 2+4+3+3 =12 limbs) we are at 24/21 which ist even worse. Now only 3 other mates could have 2 limbs.

[@MissaMitchell]

Just had an epic family reunion where all the kids went on a pirate adventure across the neighborhood. The final boss was their uncle... In a duck costume. Their was an epic pool noodle battle. The beast was slain. Thank you TLJ for this amazing song that inspired good family times.

[@aslaamo1118]

This just made my fucking day...

[@ellicooper2323]

@@aslaamo1118 don’t you mean ducking day?

[@brandonnguyen6718]

@@ellicooper2323 I applaud you.

[@kylewilhite4162]

No one: The Longest Johns: let's make a song, with a cover art, of a whale size duck

[@derpyassassin1985]

And we love em for it

[@calebmurphy9406]

Finally, Dave's songwriting ability is getting the recognition it deserves. I always hoped we'd see these words brought to life.

[@paulatreat2496]

My 13 year old discovered this song. The first time I heard it I just sat there going "what the heck am I listening to" as I was driving to the school. And then, came the part of the "mighty quack", the long pause, and the very anti-climatic Quack. I am glad we were at a stop light at that moment i was laughing so hard.😂

[@the_gdog_2374]

Can we just respect the boys at 1:47 for there performance like, Like there’s nothing truly special but it’s just four dudes on a canoe on land and one of them has a plastic AR, respect

[@charmanderlover6433]

I love the perfectly calm little "Quack" in the end. The quacks sure quacked me up.

[@Arzie81]

They have released the Quaken, most adequack turn of events!

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

I really like the one at 2:06. The art style just matches the absurdity of the song.

[@moutetheONE]

Tank you! I did my best! ;)

[@Spanghew]

The one day I’m actually doing something they have this. Not only a premier… but this.

[@elijahwolf7039]

Yeah I was at work when they dropped this

[@greekpestnyc3145]

1:47 You know he’s not playing around when there’s a bayonet attached to his harpoon gun.

[@dragonwithamonocle]

I love how much the "Handsome Jack" in this looks like our beloved JackSepticEye

[@derprockajosh6196]

Glad I'm not the only one who realized that XD

[@roomshaped]

As epic as can be! Good job, everyone. The TLJ community is a great collaborative force.

[@Arting-Sir]

I can imagine how hard it was for them not to laugh while singing.

[@michalk3894]

I have no clue how and why am I stumbeling on this litteral masterpice so late at my life. Great job to every one we need it in main stream so bad pls

[@jamievee8375]

I actually was on a lake kayaking in high mph wind and this would’ve been a perfect song for that moment. No ducks but there were loons and they weren’t friendly

[@corvid_gremlin]

The day I can actually make something live is not just a stream but THIS!!

[@Denley1526]

Well done to all the artists & to the editor (Abbie?) who put it all together. Brilliantly done. Loved it.

[@thelongestjohns]

All Dave!

[@CapriUni]

@@thelongestjohns Well done, Dave!

[@kylewilhite4162]

Fight 100 duck size whales, or 1 whale size duck? I think we know what the Longest Johns picked

[@retosius7962]

-I myself would pick 100 duck sized wales and just sit on a lawn chair as I watch them be cooked by the mighty sun. then I'd proceed to eat and sell them. and probably be arrested.

[@kylewilhite4162]

@@retosius7962 😂😂😂 for all you know, your neighbor put em there and you were sleeping under those sun glasses

[@oammaslastnamethei3063]

@@retosius7962 aw hell no i wanna go swimming in a pond full of little whales and feed them shrimps, how cute will that be?

[@derpyassassin1985]

@@oammaslastnamethei3063 That actually sounds cool, Though it depends on the type of whale

[@thatcookieguy9019]

The (something) twins with one leg each, on deck were standing by. Fav lyrics

[@dragonwithamonocle]

Darby! It's their surname. Hope that was helpful

[@sbloomers]

Darley is the correct lyric / surname :)

[@helenoksenych6997]

I believe the world needs some merch with 02:39 art!

[@Tyrope]

A lot of timestamps lead to excellent merch opportunities... I personally love 2:10

[@moutetheONE]

@@Tyrope thank you ☺️ we can consider merchandising with the Johns, stay tuned ;)

[@bigalexe]

My reaction as a Michigander who didn't read the title and had this as playlist pop-up. "Oh you retired from the sea to... Lake Superior." Oh dear have I got news for you.

[@oldadoggy5873]

OH MY GOD ITS FINALLY HERE

[@tantamounted]

Dear glorious heavens, this was a fun song to hear and see.. I can tell I need to go on some more road trips like I used to years ago, simply so I can sing this along with a bunch of kids in the vehicle!

[@jc5445]

Funnily enough, the imagery lines up nearly perfectly with what's in my head while listening to (and singing along with) this song. Usually at full volume in a big Peterbilt fuel truck. Another favorite is The Last Bristolian Pirate, since 98% of my deliveries go to farmers. I have yet to meet Tractor Jack 😕.

[@NotoriusMaximus]

Crazy project!, no wonder it took whole year to put together! Totally adequac!

[@Tim_Tomorrow]

That was wonderfully insane. I loved every second of it. Please do more of that.

[@PlatinumParakeet]

FINALY! Not what i imaged, It's even better!

[@Endolei]

I want that picture at 2:39-2:40 on a teeshirt. That is epic!

[@the1trueshark]

This is *ducking* amazing! good job to all the artists who participated!

[@Maudios]

I am pretty sure this is the best video i have seen in youtube

[@himboghost629]

This is the best song Period

[@TheQuasarBeam]

YES ITS FINALLY HAPPENING

[@dukeofcreepington5605]

YES FINALLY MY LIFE IS COMPLETE

[@wofgal1993]

The community did such a wonderful job animating my favorite Longest Johns song, aww! I obviously especially love the bits of the Moby Duck video that feature fanart and/or animations of the LJ's, and the Photoshopped bit at at 1:50 is my favorite part of all

[@garethneller8239]

Brilliant! "A Bill to give you nightmares" was perfect😂

[@robertthegreek]

That was adequack!

[@annoyingdog3599]

This needs the disgusted up vote so bad

[@sgt.zaitsev287]

The greatest song about ducks ever written

[@kerryjgeorge]

That made me ridiculously happy.

[@imabud1203]

This vid fits so well with the song. God tier idea, pure genius! Well done to the artists and editors who made this possible

[@hasmiktumasyan846]

this is so impressive, both on the artists’ and the editors’ parts!

[@dabiga2315]

2:10 I hope this will be the cover art for the Moby Duck single

[@Potoaster]

Lowkey imagined how amazing this song would look like illustrated. My prayers have been answered

[@crasyperson123]

This is my favorite song of the day, thank you very much

[@Dannysoutherner]

I love this! This, Lady of the GPS, Noah could not Navigate, Beyond the Light, all really funny songs, makes gym time even more pleasant.

[@Justsomegamergamingandstuff]

Yessss finally!!!!

[@Duckcee]

Already looks very good.

[@Antimuffin]

I'm so glad this exists now.

[@krumple8560]

That was hilarious! Thank you my friends!!!

[@thecrabmaestro564]

I love the line "a couple dozen limbs between a crew of 25" cus it's such a funny image, a bunch of motley sailors with about 1 limb each

[@tomwj3667]

Well done everyone. Some brilliant things in there. Cleverly put together. Great that it made it in the midst of everything else going on.

[@Phoenixfeather-ve9ru]

Amazing!! Eveyones entry was splendid! Love what you did to my take haha AMAZING FOLKS 😄💚🧡 🦆

[@settleluna7692]

Bravo 🙌🏻🎉 community artist🥳🥳🥳🥳 fantastic art with a fantastic shanty☠️

[@Misterpirate707]

Just Glorious. Everyone involved well done!

[@dangray4031]

I've watched this a few times and what really impresses me is how loyal and hearty fans are given the opportunity to show The Longest Johns how much the music inspires them. You have to love the music to create all those pics.

[@Ethan-vh3os]

Amazing absolutely the best music video!

[@danielpryde7548]

All the different styles worked really well! This is my new favorite of your guy's music videos.

[@edustep1]

Noooo i was waiting for the 'No ducks were harmed in the making of this video' at the end

[@CapriUni]

Glorious! I love human collaboration 🚣🏼‍♀️🎨🦆 And I love that humans love to collaborate.

[@kat369-mine]

Amazing, absolutely Awesome!! Everyone is so creative. It's looks like you have enough ideas to make several different combinations of ideas.💕💕❤️💕⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😘😘😘

[@PsychoFizz]

This is absolutely PERFECT!! Great job and well done artists!

[@sad_knight1827]

THIS IS AWESOME

[@wiesorix]

Wow Johns & community, you did it again! Like the Leave her Johnny and Wellerman community projects, this is one of those ideas that seems great at first, but on second thought sounds terrible. Surely if you let a bunch of people that have never seen eachother make something on their own, it can't actually be good when you put it all together, right? Guess I was wrong... There are so many different ideas in this one, some of you embraced the silliness of the song, others put in way too much effort, but it works so well together. This is great.

[@nibulsheep8214]

I cant believe what i have just listened to

[@LorzFelix999]

gorgeous

[@pivotmaster4394]

another amazing music video. you all have a real talent for this stuff. its nice to see creators interacting with their community.

[@Acadeimos]

Fantastic.

[@mistseeker388]

Now this is officially my favourite shanty-song! Epic!

[@Pogonotrophist]

YESSSS!

[@sherifmohsen5578]

this is very good, change my mind

[@BillCipher-qr5js]

Now this... this is beautiful.

[@thecherrio4513]

This is amazing on so many levels :P

[@August_loves_rats]

I cannot wait I was right, very good I missed the premiere though.

[@karenshura8542]

Row-ho Row-ho~ This is addicting.

[@Spineless-Lobster]

So many fun ideas and talented artists! Everyone did a great job!

[@Teajay21]

Thus is genuinely so creative and buck wild in the absolute best way

[@scrimbles2973]

Absolutely Amazing

[@marble228]

Perfection at last

[@francesbathurst3170]

This is my favourite song of the album ❤ and I love the video, made me proper giggle!

[@MrMashyman]

That was amazing! Also did anyone else clock that 'Handsome Jack' seems to look a bit like Jacksepticeye?

[@arnaudmenard5114]

Darn... Missed this one, hopefully I'll be able to join on the next community video The wellerman one was fun

[@kylewilhite4162]

I missed all 3 😔

[@MrJstepp]

Good Lord have mercy y'all, my ribs are cramping up from laughing so hard...

[@pyroshell5652]

The algorithm did not disappoint today.

[@bunchyfungus6008]

One of my favorite songs of all time

[@mmclean8053]

We're reading Moby Dick in my English class. I'm so glad that I found this!

[@RhiannonTheDarkRaven]

This made my day. Thank you.

[@TheLendo]

Already sad i didnt make it in time... But Hyped to see the Video. Now that i saw the Video: We all can be happy that i didn't make it in time xD You guys did a super good Job with this one! October 10th

[@nerdlord27]

Yesssss!! Finally!!! We get the video for Moby Duck!

[@simonefrattini4494]

Love this!

[@unclescrub5710]

i love the result! i hate that i had to pull out of my contribution to the video. but the community never disappoints.

[@thespartaniantomato8062]

YAS! my favourite Longest Johns song getting a cool video! X3

[@silverscorpio24]

"I grin at thee thou quacking fowl!"

[@stratis1274]

This made my show day at work much better lol.

[@DanMottram1]

this is fantastic

[@seekingabsolution1907]

All the oppressed people's of the world know the spirit of this song. There cannot be peace until there is justice and freedom for all. Much as I am averse to violence, any who seek to bring peace must first seek these things.

[@axiomaticisak4350]

Oh, HELL yeah.

[@captainravioli8379]

A true masterpiece

[@francisalexanderdalisay1721]

Because of this song, I made my Party faced a Giant Duck.... Somehow, by sheer coincidence, the Battle went exactly the same as in the Song

[@DerpyPossum]

ok, this was awesome.