Legend has it, Baelin was the first NPC in the game, exiting before Azerim was even a thought in the designers' minds, present at the first dawn in Honeywood. He is VLDL's Tom Bombadil.

@FaultAndDakranon

9 ай бұрын

You read that fanfiction?

@noppornwongrassamee8941

5 ай бұрын

Before this movie aired, there was an Epic NPC Man episode where Baelin beat up a couple of asshole adventurers. Anyone who has seen that episode first shouldn't be surprised that Baelin can kick ass. I'm pretty sure Baelin is coded as a lethal joke character. A nice, one line NPC that will utterly wreck the shit of any player that thinks attacking and tormenting friendly NPCs is fun. As this movie shows, that has unintended side effects with newer game content and functions like recruiting NPC minions, and the Princess escort quest line.

He couldn't fast travel because Greg wasn't there to knock him out with chloroform! XD

I always love seeing someone discover Baelin's Route for the first time! They did have a kickstarter for it, and it garnered something like $600,000. That allowed them to really amp up the production values. They used the Howick Historical Village in Auckland for Honeywood, as always, but they took the whole crew to the South Island to film the actual "Route", hence the strong resemblance to LOTR - it's the same places. Willow is, canonically, 14 years old, but the actress who plays her (Phoenix Cross) was 23 at the time of filming. She also plays the Honeywood maiden in the Death Knight skits, and Lavinia, a Halfling Rogue in the DnD Logic series. She also played Rowan's Niece in the Bored episode of the same name. VLDL had another kickstarter campaign last year for getting their own studio, which raised 2.5 million US Dollars. That was recently completed, and has a new Bored store set, a brand new Honeywood Tavern set, and the largest permanent green screen in Auckland. The sets are modular, and can be rearranged, and re-dressed, to allow them to film many different series.

@OnMyMindEntertainment

8 ай бұрын

Now that's awesome!!! They've really grown as a group brand through the years. I'm glad to be watching their content more often now.

Baelin is very good at blocking. Not only did he block everything, but he did so without his fishingline being cut. Now that is a deep level of skill!

@cassolmedia

10 ай бұрын

and he didn't get his line tangled even once! now that's a skill!

@lawlietriver8869

10 ай бұрын

@@cassolmedia Facts. If you see someone doing that, just run. They are obviously a diety of some kind and you might already be dead.

@dark3031

10 ай бұрын

It's actually really hard to cut a fishing line by chopping on the rod.

@lawlietriver8869

9 ай бұрын

@@dark3031 It really is not. If you are chopping like that, that line goes bye-bye real quick.

All the time, Baelin's speech meant something else. But the last thing at the end he said, was genuinely "Morning. Nice day for fishing."

He is a Master fisherman so his rod is Legendary.

That "yeah, whatever, skip" got me, too. "'I can't fast travel because of this quest' ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?" I've felt that pain. There are NPCs in games like Skyrim that will put it on you if you decide to pick a fight, so this seems to tap into that aspect. I've ... discovered that the hard way sometimes.

@OnMyMindEntertainment

10 ай бұрын

Lol!! I do feel like we've all been there with an annoying NPC we're stuck with for a while.

So glad you watched this one considering its length! They did have a Kickstarter to move into a new studio (which they opened just the other day) so quality will probably skyrocket in future videos. Love the reaction as always, such a positive vibe and contagious laugh ❤

The Groot analogy was perfect. So happy you watched this! This is one of the best movieshorts I ever watched. For the past 2 years, my buddy and I have greeted each other with "Morning, nice for fishing ain't it? Huh'hah." It's just a great piece of fun.

"Morning, nice day for fishing." This was a fun watch

@OnMyMindEntertainment

10 ай бұрын

Definitely a fun one from VLDL!

He is one of those NPC's that you can down but not actually kill by any means, so basically he is a badass NPC.

@noppornwongrassamee8941

10 ай бұрын

Not only that, there's an Epic NPC Man episode made before this movie where Baelin beats up a couple of asshole players. Baelin is clearly coded to punish bad behavior on the part of any players who pick on him. Anyone who saw that episode wouldn't be surprised as to how well Baelin does in combat in this movie.

@OnMyMindEntertainment

10 ай бұрын

I remember what he does to the mean players. Does he have another scenario like that in another episode?

@shawn8674

10 ай бұрын

I don't think so, he'll just be a recurring character. Rowan's Guard character powns some noobs though. And there will be more Bodger.

There was a kickstarter and they did pretty well. They did Kickstarter specific sketches as well which were really funny. The same with their second one, using their various series to promote the project. As for Baelin, my own headcannon is that he was the first designed character and was meant to be the player's avatar when Skycraft, the name of the game in which Epic NPCman is set, was supposed to play as before they switched it to a MMORPG. As the intended 'hero' he would be incredibly powerful but when the genre shifted they used the asset and overlaid the fisherman NPC over it. This could have been done by a developer who wanted to give the indended hero the happy ending the player was supposed to experience upon completing the game; a world of peace in which the weary hero could retire, and fish, in peace.

I just love everything about this film. The visuals, the storytelling, the dialogue every gamer has heard and knows from years of hearing it again and again. But for me, the best part is the music. The sheer wholesomeness of the Honeywood theme, something that one can hear in a game and just... slow down and enjoy a moment of rest.. it inspired me to grab the soundtrack for those times when I need to remind myself: it's ok to just enjoy a bit of life.

Alan needs to make that crying sound public domain, imo that could become the next Wilhelm Scream.

@OnMyMindEntertainment

10 ай бұрын

Straight up, lol! You're so right!

@mikephoenix1992

9 ай бұрын

Just fyi, that's not Alan - Alan is Greg The Garlic Farmer. The character of Eugene, with that awesomely consistent cry, is played by Adam (who is also High Sorcerer Baradun). The trio of Alan, Adam, and Rowan (who plays Baelin and Bodger) is the original core of VLDL... though Ben (here the nasty adventurer, also Charles the Mugger) seems to now be joining that inner creative circle, and I'm betting that Britt (who really hates that bikini armour) might also be heading in that direction. Imho, they're all fantastic, so the more, the merrier! ^_^

His fishing pole has to be magically enchanted to not break against swords and it’s able to block magic

@OnMyMindEntertainment

3 ай бұрын

I was literally thinking the same thing.

@silverblade357

3 ай бұрын

SkyCraft's durability mechanic doesn't run on NPCs.

Baelin wielded that fishing pole like Darth Maul haha

There's an episode where Baelin breaks role and briefly becomes in game maintenance to fix Greg's shack. So he's not your average NPC

The way it says "Baelin's Route" makes it sound like a character in a dating sim since people talk about different routes in those games XD

Watching with you was the 6th time I've seen Baelin's Route. It never gets old and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who got dust in my eyes during certain scenes. Thank you. It definitely deserves a follow and like 👍

@donlee8185

4 ай бұрын

I think the Princess remains on her path the entire time.

@OnMyMindEntertainment

4 ай бұрын

Hey! Appreciate ya!!

When the girl got a little older she joined them in their “D&D Logic” series.

Man the scenery was epic too, what a well done story. So fun. Gets ya pretty emotionally involved. good fer Baelin.

cant belive they made a whole mini movie about a dude who just says "Mornin' nice day for fishin ain't it? "goofy laugh"". I would go fishing with baelin tbh

I feel as if I need a dictionary/Translator/ and or subtitles to understand every "Mornin'! Nice day for fishin', ain't it?" he says in this whole thing!

@FluffySylveonBoi

8 ай бұрын

All of them meant something else, except the last sentence, when he looks at the lake and genuinely says "Morning. Nice day for fishing."

It’s amazing to watch what truly talented people who care about their project can create. I love their short form stuff to death, but this was simply amazing.

The first time I saw one of these on your channel I was like WTH?? I'm now invested and love them😂 definitely enjoying these videos!!

This lil'movie is really well made and put together. Viva La Dirt League are some talented filmmakers.

Oh, sweet! You found it. No doubt it was because of my glowing recommendation. lol Baelin is like a Monk.

@OnMyMindEntertainment

10 ай бұрын

😀🙌

Several NPC's in honeywood are steadily becoming aware. But my bet is that Baelin 's class has to be monk and he's a master tier NPC like so unkillable and capable of soloing anything

Note the Balin never seems to be injured (likele invulnerable) and any attack either one-shots a foe or in the case of the boss advances the fight to the next phase...

Mornin' nice day for fishin' ain't it huh huh

The fishing rod must be a legendary weapon🎉🎉

@OnMyMindEntertainment

3 ай бұрын

That's the only explanation of its strength against swords, lol

They did a fantastic job with that. Funny as always, but also with a lot of heart. And the production values! It felt like when Star Trek: The Next Generation went theatrical with Generations: everything is still kinda the same but feels a lot grander! BTW: I feel like OwnedByPandas at 10:30 every time the Marines in Aliens: Dark Descent say "It's quiet ... too quiet ..." 😄

They've also done great spoofs of The Witcher, the one where Geralt, Rowan aka Baelin aka Bodger, is fighting in the barn is epic. When the female lead, Britt, is switching between seductive and basically trying to kill Geralt and he tries to hit on her when she's in seduce mode...

Glad you're getting into Viva. It's got some of the best web series out there.

This is gorgeous ❤ a simple beautiful story.

Pretty impressive they managed to create such character development out of the dumbest-sounding, most annoying NPC there was. At the end you really feel affection for him in a way that at first you didn't at all.

Baelin's Inventory The Rod of Fates: Durability ∞ / Chance to block 100% / Melee Damage 100 / Ranged Damage 10. The Hermits' Cap of Enlightenment: Durability ∞ / Wisdom +10 / Intelligence +10 / Charisma +10. The Peasant Robes of Invulnerability: Durability ∞ / Armour Class 100 / Nullifies all physical and magical damage. The Giants' Belt: Durability ∞ / Strength +10 / Character cannot become encumbered. The Bag of Holding: Durability ∞ / Infinite Inventory space. The Sandals of Epic Adventure: Durability ∞ / Stamina +100 / Agility +100 / Character cannot be slowed or knocked down.

Would this make Baelin "Groute"?

I find myself swapping between route (rout) and route (root) as well; a path for me is a route (rout) and being on that path to something is being, "en route." (on root)

Yea let’s gooooooo finally

❤❤😊That was awesome great video I enjoyed watching friend really nice ❤❤❤

I mean think of the money it would take to get the whole crew out to these locations....hundreds of dollars in gas at least.

OMG this is so good!! the actor great job with his inflections. I could usually tell what emotion he was trying to convey. this sort of reminded me of the book NPC's. If you're an audiobook person, it's a great listen!

The level of game-awareness NPCs demontrate in this series can vary quite a bit between episodes Baradun and the Gravediggers know exactly what's going on, demonstrate knowledge of the real world, and choose to play along for their own reasons Greg and the Honeywood NPCs vaguely know they're in a game in some episodes but still see their world and themselves as "real" and carry on with their routines, obliviously Tinfoil hat man knows they're in a game and what that means but can't find a way of escaping

@DavidRomigJr

10 ай бұрын

I’ve always taken it as Greg is not aware he is in a game but is very self-aware about his world. Talk about the outside world and settings confuses him, but he is rarely surprised about stuff he sees in the world. I thought Baradun was similar, but I saw some episodes lately and I was like, oh my, he knows this is a game, he just doesn’t care, and moreover he sometimes uses the knowledge to dick with players on purpose for fun. I found myself liking Baradun a lot more after that.

@Zacheize

10 ай бұрын

@davidromig2453 Oh, yeah, Baradun was directly stated in the NPC man D&D series to be fully aware of the game and how it works. I feel like after he tried to explain it to the woodcutter, he realized that the other NPCs just fall back on their programming when confronted with reality and just kind of screws with everyone now

Balen is a simp

Escort missions are the worst

A great series, but it's surprising seeing someone review it. You called it right off comparing Baelon with Groot

@OnMyMindEntertainment

5 ай бұрын

It was literally my first thought when watching this. It played different here than in the Epic NPC videos.