When You Can't Speak Elvish

[@FedralBI]

I always knew that Antrius was a cunning linguist.

[@molybdaen11]

He is very good with his 👅indeed.

[@Puschit1]

That's what SHE said

[@Dan-zc3ou]

That's what HE said

[@lagartopunkarra]

I mean... he's a bard

[@teamEP789]

A master of many tongues

[@greldor9217]

"I´m a half-elven on my mom´s side, Iget a pass right?" Oh little did he know what most of the elves thinks about half-elves...

[@jackielinde7568]

You'd think his mother would have warned him about the elves. Then again, she might have, seeing how well he picks up things.

[@MemoristCed]

@@jackielinde7568 As a parent, yes, sometimes the kids don't listen. Well, actually, most of the time...

[@jackielinde7568]

@@MemoristCed I, too, am a parent and understand this completely. I somehow managed to get mine to reach adulthood, but it was kind of touch and go there for a few moments. (She's a good kid, really.) If yours haven't hit "the final milestones as a kid yet", it's a fun ride, but beware of ninjas with knives and onions around the final bends. It's a bittersweet experience.

[@MemoristCed]

@@jackielinde7568 Oh yes, my oldest is almost an adult and she's very chill and thoughtful. It's her brothers who worry me. They want to form a stuntman company, and keep taking deliberate headfirst dives down the stairs and ambushing me around every corner...

[@jackielinde7568]

@@MemoristCed I'd tell you to blame the Jackass TV series, but as a former teen boy, I can tell you that they'll probably be doing that even without any outside media influence. The good news is that there's a good chance they'll outgrow it, if they survive to adulthood. My advice is punishment should be a 500 word paper into subjects like "Safety practices of Hollywood Stuntpersons Union" and "diseases caused by head trauma" (Lots of studies on former NFL football players for that last one.) You'll need to keep an eye on them to make sure they're not letting ChatGPT do the heavy lifting on those.

[@BrazenSolar]

This is very polished! Elves are very elvish looking!

[@Bober077]

better, then in new Rings netflix saga...

[@mrpuss2519]

@@Bober077 Aw, you beat me to it.

[@robertagren9360]

No polish was spoken

[@Bober077]

​@@robertagren9360 Co jest bardzo smutne.

[@archangeblandin676]

Best elves I've seen in a long time.

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

Flint: I'm a bit of a linguest myself. Antrius: No, no you are not.

[@MemoristCed]

Flint Dunningkruger.

[@tarlison2k1]

He got a very low charisma score

[@Evelyn-rb1zj]

Okay but the irony that rangers can quite easily have a legitimately kind of ridiculous number of languages with my half elf ranger (who didn't even take background languages iirc) my reaction was just "I grew up in a forest how did I learn 5 bloody languages and at least two that neither of the two people I'd come into contact with know either" then I multiclassed rogue and it became 6 languages or something and she also will learn more languages throughout the ranger class lol

[@MemoristCed]

@@Evelyn-rb1zj Maybe your ranger hung around with a Spanner. Spanners know all kinds of languages and LOVE to gossip with ANYONE who'll listen.

[@roast_mutton_chops]

Antrius didnt even need to use words to convince him at the end xD

[@vladjuryrigging]

The hand itself has a high charisma. 😉

[@roast_mutton_chops]

@@vladjuryrigging charisma is who he is, even xD

[@SharienGaming]

to be fair, flint gives anyone a natural +10 bonus to convince someone that flint is feebleminded XD

[@falknoether723]

Well, love is an universal language. 😂

[@shadenox8164]

He didn't even have to use tongue, just tongues.

[@ceilinh6004]

Flint not speaking elvish is hilarious. Love that Antrius succeeded on his insight check.

[@beafraidofinsectattack]

Bro the makeup and costume and props ladies and gentlemen did the elvish lord dude really well, such epic

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Even the orc who just lay there in the background was well done!

[@derekng7803]

​@@MonkeyJedi99where?

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@derekng7803 0:16, against the tree in the background of the three elves stepping out and readying weapons.

[@derekng7803]

@@MonkeyJedi99 thx

[@sergiodelrioreyes7655]

Best thing in the video by far. The casting wasn't decided on acting skills for sure

[@ProfBrunoClemente]

Flint: "mah knife ear" Elf in the background: :O

[@thomasfairchild8081]

With a hard R no less.

[@tarlison2k1]

for elves, it's way worse than being called the N-words for blacks so even elves who don't speak common will understand that in common

[@starsnoireart]

@@tarlison2k1as a “black” 🙄, i highly doubt that seeing as the elves are a made up race and any oppression or persecution they faced is completely made up or inspired by real life events at most.

[@DragonFae16]

I feel like Antrius is only just starting to use magic because up until this point he was so focused on banging everything that moved and didn't move that he completely forgot he could even use it. Then he used it by accident and went 'holy shit, I could make my life SO much easier'.

[@NWolfsson]

Antrius: Okay I know I've only learned Elvish on the cushions, but DAMN that was bad. And we know it was bad because I was NOT the one to antagonize everybody.

[@jackielinde7568]

I think we need to take a moment to appreciate that, for once, not only was Antrius not the one who caused issues this episode, but he also had a hand in defusing the situation.

[@Malwontae]

I agree with the end card, Evandra should be paid more!

[@alexmashkin863]

So she's on strike and that's why she's not in a video?

[@jackielinde7568]

I agree. Mogdar should paid more. Probably in carrots.

[@carastone1897]

didnt he say candles should be paid more?

[@LaylaSpellwind]

Lots of commenters missing Malwontae's joke XD

[@burntchaos7260]

​@@carastone1897 Kendall, not candles, I thought the same at first

[@ArtemisDalmasca]

"I'm half Elven on my mom's side. I get a pass right?" Haha oh sweet summer child, you literally just made yourself more of a target! 😆

[@Cleve-East]

That arrow just sticking out after he's shot looks so real. The costume work is amazing

[@Kaito57]

Ah, Flint... every second you get some well deserved slapstick is enjoyable beyond expectations !

[@Cavemancavan]

Flint, you made Atrius have to use his intuition. You deserve that arrow greeting.

[@Mandrin92]

One day, a human enters an elven tavern and says: 'Ai! Laire i echad nin!' The elves burst out laughing, and one of them replies: 'Mana sî? Anta estel ammen?' The barman, hilarious, then says: 'This is what happens when you try to order a beer and ask where the library is!'”

[@strigoi_guhlqueen8355]

Thats a good one.

[@SiiriCressey]

I heard something about a dog walking into a saloon + choosing.....something.

[@m0rtez713]

@@SiiriCressey Truly a bronze age classic.

[@identity__thief]

Antrius' joke about the wood elf tongue is genius writing

[@Nymaz]

I learned bits and pieces of Spanish from hanging out with... interesting... people. So my running joke is "I know just enough Spanish to get my ass kicked." Guess that applies to Flint and Elvish.

[@ToastKnight_]

"My Knife-Ear" is CRAZY

[@renshii422]

with the hard r too.

[@1Lanavis1]

​@@renshii422And the silent k

[@brendansdnd1726]

The look of shock from the elf in the back is what killed me

[@skycastrum5803]

Reading this was great, because now I’m imagining the polite pronunciation is “k’nife ea’ah.”

[@tarlison2k1]

@@ToastKnight_ its like calling blacks charcoal face while on the bronx in front of a black gangsters in thier own turf

[@federerlkonig330]

The ranger's voice is what sweet dreams are made of. Besides, that is the most realistic depiction of a human learning elvish, as it is usually hinted that elves are considered adults at 75 years old because they have to study for years the elven culture and language.

[@PalleRasmussen]

100, and it is not to study as their minds are keener than those of Humans, it is because their years pass slower. I refer you to "Morgoth's Ring", and "The Nature of Middle-Earth".

[@federerlkonig330]

@@PalleRasmussen but we are not talking about Arda, but about the average setting for D&D. I Read Races of the Wild, which Is far more appropriate than Morgoth's ring in this case.

[@PalleRasmussen]

@@federerlkonig330 I know, but Tolkien is the father of the genre, so I will always use his work. His Elves are way OP for D&D though. Especially as depicted in those two books.

[@G.F.SF55]

actually isn't it because they stop seeing their past lives at 100 something so their personality won't drastically change in a day or month, basically that their full memories and personality was downloaded

[@thomasbecker9676]

@@PalleRasmussen Noobs never learned that D&D started as pretty much as a LotR game.

[@witar.]

That would be third time antrius did magic.

[@Malwontae]

Nah, we've seen 4 of his spells. Vicious Mockery, Zone of Truth, Silence and now Tongues.

[@Mojo_3.14]

Here I thought he was spamming charm all the time or is that just a passive buff of being a bard?

[@r3negadex]

@@Mojo_3.14 Bards are Charisma casters, so naturally they get a high bonus to skills like persuasion, so that's likely what he's been doing this whole time.

[@Leshantra]

Can confirm the high charisma... My fairy bard has a +12 on persuasion. At level 9.

[@nujevad28]

He'd do anything to get some.

[@HuevoBendito]

This is why I keep scrolls for translating stuff whenever I play a caster capable of doing so.

[@MemoristCed]

Skill monkey is a valid role.

[@HuevoBendito]

@@washada Nah, man. Got other stuff to keep prepped. Also, playing Pf2e, so prepped casters aren’t inherently stronger than spontaneous ones.

[@Nerobyrne]

that ending though "Mah Knife ear" 😬🤕

[@Kaito57]

Should have gone with "Mah Knife-eah" lol

[@Vulkanprimarch]

@@Kaito57 Yeah you never say it with the Hard Rs.

[@thurin84]

"thats SIR knife eah to you shemlen!"

[@Kaito57]

@@thurin84 Shemlen ?

[@kilersocke]

The E word.

[@hidd3nlib3rty85]

As à french I love the fact that the elves have a strong french accent 🤣 Moreover, the elves are always looking down on other races and cultures with disgust which look similar to a tendency we unfortunately have

[@PapaSMURFFS]

*Laughing in Elvish* -- I love it. As someone who uses closed captions, I also appreciate that you guys take the time to actually put them in and they're well done and correct!

Those are some damn nice elves thoo

[@PnzrDiv666]

twö öf the elves are dudes ;)

[@SiiriCressey]

@@PnzrDiv666 Yes. Does that matter?

[@ArtEnjoyer1922]

@@PnzrDiv666 Even better

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

@@PnzrDiv666 Actually, two of them are women, so you're officially fired as my wingman.

[@acrellama]

​@@PnzrDiv666 Yeah the only woman is in the middle

[@iamb34]

Atrius going away with the elf like I just got myself my maiden while the women elves hit the other is just 😂

[@Paremow]

"I know these woods like the back of my hand" Looks at the back of his hand in sheer confusion

[@evablack6934]

Wow elves cast and makeup is top notch!

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

0:18 "Pedin i phith in aníron, a nin ú-cheniathagir" Translation: I can say what I wish, and y'all won't understand me. Well done. 😆

[@kendalldrury8156]

And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling translators!

[@deerstalkerpictures]

You win

[@kendalldrury8156]

And I would've gotten away with it too!

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

@@kendalldrury8156 If it wasn't for those meddling wood elves!

[@yasiegonlastie5483]

Which version of Elvish is that I wanna learn it

[@na3rial]

Love how Flint’s last name changes every time. Either he can’t even remember his own last name or he’s hiding something!!

[@Oakleaf012]

How are the costumes and elves in this sketch better than the entirety of rings of power. Incredible

[@jonathanfreitas3797]

You guys did a great job with the characterization of the elves, it was perfect.

[@demnix6210]

"Never thought I'd like & subscribe with an Elf..."

[@gnorki]

how about like and subscribe with a friend?

[@MrOddball63]

Those 2 trees marked "Nis" and "Ners" was just the icing on this delectable cake. I always wonder what tree to use when I'm hiking in the woods.

[@CineMairon]

Hilarious as always XD How a DND rp video looks and sounds more like Tolkien than a show that has LOTR on its title. Well done guys, in addition to them, you never disappoint.

[@caseyb1346]

I'd love a peek at Flints character sheet. He had to put his stat points *somewhere* .

[@naturalone]

"Look I took 6th grade elvish, I've got this" - Flint

[@sorrynotsorry8224]

He might not speak Elvish, but he speaks Giant.

[@harrymee3ep724]

2:52 I immediately saw where that was going based on the background elf’s face

[@squarry_modinfy]

What beautiful elf maidens! I'm in love! All three of them😹

[@remyfate3005]

I'm crying DM IS BACKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAAAA BOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[@irrelevantFJS]

I liked the detail of "I know these woods like the back of my hand" but he wears gloves. 😂

[@MemoristCed]

And was startled at what he found. Classic.

[@Sembazuru]

Reminds me of a joke where the punch line is the guide knew the area like the back of his head. X-D

[@MandibleBones]

It's so nice to see Antrius in his occasional moments of competence 🙂

[@EvilOdysseus]

If he's a half-elf he gets a Knife Ear Pass

[@valiroime]

Apparently… not.

[@seabass819]

He probably got that second beating for being a half elf, full elves typically don't see favorably. Kinda like a kick streamer in a foreign country.

[@jasonhau2435]

Your wardrobe work is amazing guys

[@MarysiaKosowski]

How in the world did they manage to cast three good actors who also just happen to be incredibly gorgeous as well? ;) I mean...I'm not saying most people can't be dolled up to look their best, and everyone has some good features to work with; but in budget productions you often have to work with the talent you get and conventional attractiveness varies. These elves look like the genuine article, like they just stepped out of an LOTR-inspired video game. Also, this skit is really funny. Manages to lampoon all the most common fantasy conventions about elves. I laughed myself sick. Great work to everyone involved. I'm also a fan of your Zelda series. :)

[@acrellama]

Exact. They don't just look like an attractive human. They look strikingly eerily sharp

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

It's even funnier because the Ranger is half-elf 🤣

[@jaredragland4707]

He still needs to know the word for friend.

[@Adahleni]

3:08 What my warden and inquisitor wish they could do every time someone called them knife ear

[@joaoramos9897]

2:48 Holly cow he said the K-word

[@WarpstormChronicles]

I love the costume designs. The eyes on the one elf looked really good!

[@MrGuru666999]

We need more elvish beauties in the series pleaseeee

[@np7303]

The elf lord’s expressions are perfection 😅❤

[@trippsmythoftheaurigancoal8155]

I just found my new 1 for All crushes. More of these 3 Wood Elves especially the Archers. And, as always MORE ANTRIUS.

[@thess25]

when you portrait elves better than those millionarie shows

[@Coopershawk-lf8tx]

I love the Lord of the Rings reference with "Speak friend and enter"

[@nikacomedawn]

If Antrious were a maiden, he would not be fair.

[@EmeraldVideosNL]

I love the costumes of these elves. Especially the headpiece.

[@kumakochan]

Is that KNITE????!!!! 0:42

[@SirPano85]

​@@sangsoo3141 hard to understand or maybe out of that classification. Anyway first time I had this doubt with someone look beatifull.

[@SirPano85]

Yep!

[@aek5797]

Love the left elf guard being Tav on an another skit.

[@MrNtlman]

The bard knowing tongues… makes sense. Antrius about to make some friends and he doesn’t even need the spell for that one.

[@radiofreedom947]

Damn those Elf women are gorgeous 😍

[@fhernok]

“Uhh… Legolas! Orlando Bloom 👍🤩😊”

[@Ookami20]

“You want drink, from my sACK???” 🤨🤨🤨 is gonna be my new catchphrase

[@Olectralab]

I love this skit, great editing, great acting and dress up all round excellence :).

[@obliviouscandybar]

"I'm half elf on my mom's side. I get a pass, right?" Lmao

[@u.v.s.5583]

Where is Nixie when one needs her? Nothing melts the hearts of people like a well placed Fireball.

[@honpolyo]

So much for the legendary courtesy of the elves

[@RijackiTorment]

Fabulous! Well done in all aspects. I'm loving Flint as an addition to your group. And even more loving how Antrius shows him up.

[@Spumoon]

Just joined my first dnd campaign. Deerstalkers has me well prepared!

[@melvindavis2789]

All of you guys are amazing.

[@Pishcott85]

Ngl. This ranger dude is one of my favorite character.

[@benrozner3353]

man the quality here is top notch outstanding stuff! it shows you care

[@54032Zepol]

What are they saying Elvish people? I don't speak elvish wheres the subtitles?

[@amandaquezada2854]

Flint using the slur "knife-ear" got me both excited because I love Dragon Age (and knife-ear is a a popular racial insult towards the city elves and the Dalish in the series) and had me going "Ohhhhhhhh... He really shouldn't have said that. He's in for it now." lmao

[@suimeingwong2043]

Missed an opportunity to plug for Babble for some extra cash.

[@mikewaterfield3599]

I am liking your guys new costumes. Now for snark...... Your elves look way better than Amazons. Seriously compliments to you guys and laughter at Amazon.

[@chunmee8734]

knite looks so good here i recognized them immediately

[@LifeLikeSage]

I'm impressed they got the almond shaped eyes of the elves correct.

[@sirkuro5357]

These elves look so much better than the clowns in the Rings of Power series. Take notes amazon.

[@Puschit1]

To be fair, elves in Rings of Power should look like like Tolkien envisioned and described them, not how 70 years of pop culture and computer games think they look like in 2024.

[@janremongalura5713]

Nope Why would a Corporation listen to plebs?

[@sirkuro5357]

@@janremongalura5713 Stay cool, hero.

[@acrellama]

​@@Puschit1 they're described as beautiful and powerful and lithe like trees. Not like that wrinkled average joe celebrimbor in rop

[@TreiberSeptim]

The Elves look incredible, excellent job 👌

[@ddrakcorviss9166]

There's no way the elven captain doesn't understand common fluently 😂

[@blkgardner]

Additionally, Flint's character would know Elvish. This scenario has happened zero times in the history of DnD. Characters do not have partial knowledge of languages, and especially not their own starting languages. Like, what is the tabletop mechanics behind this? Is the DM nerfing language skills out of existence just to be a jerk? This doesn't even rise to the level of bad DMing: it is a scenario that can not arise in DnD, unless the DM is playing Calvinball.

[@molybdaen11]

Antrius must have leveled up. He was useful for once.

[@MemoristCed]

He's been doing pretty well for a good while now...

[@insignificantgnat9334]

As improbably as it sounds I think its called character development.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

He kinda has to be when he's on his own.

[@saratravieso4614]

The fact that Antrius is the sensible one ☠️

[@willbrashear]

I had to take a second for the moment, with those actors, it did seem they walked right off Jackson's LOTR

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

Knightmaya is back!! 🥰 (Lefthand elf ranger) Rocking the costume work as always. And Kendall always makes the most amazing-looking elf too, one of my faves of his many incarnations!

[@MaJunior00]

"My knife-ear." ...wow. 🤣🤣🤣

[@slubberdagollian]

This should be when your party member has an actual life and forgets his pc knows another language until the DM reminds him/her half way through the conversation.

[@thurin84]

me to ranger; "u-bedo shemlen!"

[@lore9395]

Glad to see Kendall back! Can we count on an appearance of DM Patrick soon?

[@CheshirelySmiles]

honestly i thought he had left i was so upset :

[@storyspren]

They've both studied the elven tongue extensively. Shame it's the language they needed here, though.

[@jackala2783]

I didn't speak elvish so a dwarf friend told me how to properly greet elven warriors. I think he was pranking me because my saying "How many copper coins for an hour with your sister?" wasn't it.

[@arkbuble]

I mean he got to be kicked by two beautiful elves, so who won in the end?

[@UmarWazir]

Those boots looked sturdy, so still not him.

[@WynneL]

Can't believe I somehow missed this one, it's hilarious! I blame my exams. I imagine this ended in a four-way. Or five-way, but only if Flint was into being kicked a lot... 😂

[@daniellesantana3790]

I love Flint, we need more from him here!

[@WingXCustom]

400 IQ Move. Clearly his true goal all along was to get stepped on by the Elven Lasses

[@stethespaniard2]

Better elves in this skit than rings of power

[@DasWarVorbestimmt]

The funniest thing about this is that flint is a half-elf 😂

[@crowwingedwolf]

This REALLY makes me want to learn Wild Elvish lol

[@tylerdillon3745]

I'm totally crushing on left elf