"It's always a kid." How many children have you insulted to death in this campaign?

@giuseppenimis8057

2 ай бұрын

YES

@kouusa

2 ай бұрын

"Oh, only in this campaign? That's a countable number! Sure! : D" - Bard

@shortanimations50

2 ай бұрын

Who said it was only in the campaign?

@alu2901

Ай бұрын

too many

@somea2v

Ай бұрын

Not enough!

1:23 I love the phase "It's always a kid" because it implies that it's not the first time he attacked a kid before checking and I like to imagine that they found the kid multiple times but he always killed it and the DM had to find a excuse for them to find another child and repeat the cycle

@nrh2407

5 ай бұрын

OR he just has it out for short mobs

@stageplay262

5 ай бұрын

This also happened in my D&D party so I felt that line on a personal level

@smaakjeks

5 ай бұрын

I think he says "there's always a kid". In the same way detectives in noir films would say "there's always a woman" as in for reasons men do stuff. But yes, the implication is that it's not the first kid who gets offed

@bazzfromthebackground3696

5 ай бұрын

This happens regularly in my D&D party, it somehow really is always a kid. It's not our fault that we accidentally summoned a kraken outside of an orphanage. Don't build your orphanage so close to the water!

@smaakjeks

5 ай бұрын

@@bazzfromthebackground3696 I mean, that's just common sense

"I cast Vicious Mockery, Nat 20, LETS GO" - Doesn't matter what happens afterward, any Bard who crits a Mockery and has a line for it automatically wins the session for the day.

@eternasapphiremoon81

3 ай бұрын

wait a second...Vicious Mockery can't get a Nat20 crit....they have to do a Wisdom save if I recall, 2d4 damage if they fail the save. :P

@eragonawesome

3 ай бұрын

​@@eternasapphiremoon81 ...fuck I've been making my one player roll to hit, neither of us read the fucking ability lmao

@stuffandthings617

3 ай бұрын

@@eternasapphiremoon81 I was told by someone on YT that in the past in an older version VM was a to hit roll. In the edition where VM was first introduced. Bit I couldn't find anything about this only and have no idea what edition that would be XD

@j.margenat

3 ай бұрын

@@stuffandthings617 It has always been a Wisdom save since it was introduced in 4 e. However it was a lvl 1 spell instead of a cantrip and dealt 1d6 + 1d6 per higher spell slot. Before that the spell didnt exist although there are homebrews that add the spell to 3.5 and pf.

@Crit_Cat_82

3 ай бұрын

@@stuffandthings617In 4e, VM is a Charisma attack roll vs Will Defense.

I just ADORE how the bard looks the same in and out of the fantasy. That means that either A.) The bard roleplays so hard he shows up in costume even when no one else does or B.) He probably didn't give a backstory or description, so everyone just imagines him to look like himself in the fantasy world. Both these possibilities are superb.

@elSethro

5 ай бұрын

I don't think that Tom is roleplaying at all in this campaign. His D&D character is just him, exactly as he is in real life.

@TheJim9191

5 ай бұрын

As someone who always plays a bard, yes to both.

@nathanfealko9193

5 ай бұрын

not only that, but it looks exactly like Tom Cardy himself

@watermelongd

5 ай бұрын

He dresses as a fantasy character in his daily life

@mattmann1623

4 ай бұрын

Given that he's not paying attention to his party's rolls, along with the rest of his shenanigans, it seems unlikely that he's that invested in the roleplay. Therefore we can assume that this is just how Tom is

My goal is to move through life with the confidence of Tom Cardy and his many characters

@breadanbuttwr

5 ай бұрын

Me too

@ImieNazwiskoOK

5 ай бұрын

What about "why am I anxious"?

@LankyMF

5 ай бұрын

Same tbh

@Danielsheinkman

5 ай бұрын

This dude can create millions of absolute different characters at the lift of a finger.

@PuppetSquid

5 ай бұрын

I want the confidence of I Don't Work Here Cardy, but specifically pre-interview I Don't Work Here Cardy

I like the implication that either A. Tom keeps taking the d20 on his turn and puts in his mouth to spit it out every time, or B. He just naturally has the ability to produce d20s from his mouth

@MrLyramion

5 ай бұрын

LankyMF commented on the original animation that Tom's character has 5 more D20s stashed in his cheeks.

@unknowndragon3736

5 ай бұрын

Option A looks the most likely, but option B would be funnier.

@sammyjones8279

5 ай бұрын

On the original video the creator says he has like 8 more stuffed in there for the rest of the game

@kittah4

4 ай бұрын

It’s a visual pun. The bard spits nat 20s.

@sammieegoldwand

3 ай бұрын

The first possibility is something that would probably happen in an irl (pre covid) dnd game too

"This is YOUR fault for letting me play a chaotic neutral bard."

@Beth_OMette

Ай бұрын

wait... there are other kinds of Bards?

1:14 that kid got the binding of Isaac type body

@drbjr99

4 ай бұрын

Who!?!?

@DalesDubs

4 ай бұрын

​@@drbjr99 "binding of Isaac" is the name of a video game where you play a kid shaped pretty much exactly like that

@roanspil4666

3 ай бұрын

he even is just as depressed as Isaac (oh no)

@DragonSword-ku9dk

12 күн бұрын

Why dat kid got a pecker bro wtf

Love that it’s about 20 seconds before the bard remembers that the DM hasn’t told them what they see yet. Absolutely incredible

@trident042

5 ай бұрын

True to life.

@CakeGoddessQueen

5 ай бұрын

His name is Tom.

@tvctaswegia497

3 ай бұрын

On reflection, this is accurate. I recall one time we got carried away discussing our tactical situation after an end-game revelation (skill check) and the DM interrupted us as the BBG to say, "Uh, you know I'm still here and am listening to everything you say, right? Thanks for telling me your plan."

@PenguinPoo4246

3 ай бұрын

@@tvctaswegia497 that sounds unfortunate

@tvctaswegia497

3 ай бұрын

@@PenguinPoo4246 Eh, iirc the fight did not go according to plan at all. It wasn't a wipe but it got very messy. Our fault for getting carried away and letting player knowledge/talk bleed into the game. A salutary lesson learned!

Hell yeah! I remember seeing the original animatic made by the artist, so I'm really happy you helped pay for the full version

@boobiekinz

5 ай бұрын

Right??

@narwhalsexist

5 ай бұрын

Yuussss this artist did the best chaotic fluting animation by far!

@munjister177

5 ай бұрын

IKR? I’m pleasantly surprised with the results!

@thelocalshoop

5 ай бұрын

FR!! after seeing toms comment on the video ive been anticipating this one and it did NOT disappoint, this is awesome!

@newtwoup4293

5 ай бұрын

yea!! i got so excited when i saw it here

The funky dance walk he does at 0:47 when he says "My boys are otherwise engaged" cracks me up

@Jonsnowmerdinger

Ай бұрын

That line kills me for some reason. The dance is also hilarious.

Therapist: “Human bard Puss in boots isn’t real, he can’t viciously mock you!” Human bard Puss in boots: *rolls a Nat 20*

@brahbah9349

4 күн бұрын

📠

No matter how many times I hear it, the break into “LOOT THAT BODY!” just kills me! 😂

@neil2444

5 ай бұрын

"Don't.."

@namelessghost8473

5 ай бұрын

@@neil2444 "Loot that body! (Gonna loot that body now)"

@solarbirdyz

5 ай бұрын

Yeah. It's the "don't." Perfectly timed, always hilarious @@neil2444

@cinderball1135

5 ай бұрын

Loot that body!!

@fallenstar171

5 ай бұрын

"Play my FLUTE as i LOOT that dead kids body !" Is the part that just strikes me soo glorious, the rhyme, the absolutly outrageous statement, the maniac flute playing, its GREAT

The fact you commissioned one of the people who made animatics for this song and levelled it up into a full music video is like the best Christmas present to all of us. Brilliant.

@vrchata2447

5 ай бұрын

yeah its the same for mixed messages aswell :>

@memb.

5 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Mystery Skulls

i like how the unchanging character design means he either comes to each session in full cosplay or he just made a perfect version of himself.

@raspymorten

7 күн бұрын

I think it's supposed to be him coming to the session dressed up as his character from head to toe. But the "You're supposed to tell me what I see, right?" part shows he either just got too into it, or that he's not actually all that familiar with DND. And I like the idea of a guy who's that enthusiastic and into it that he shows up dressed as his character, but has barely played DND. lol

> it's *always* a child At this point the DM is not trying to make the party save a kid, he's just feeding kids to the bard

I'm SO happy LankyMF became the official animator for this one!!!!! his facial expressions in the original were hilarious and fit the song so perfectly. Couldn't imagine anyone else :)

@Kektus1

5 ай бұрын

The look of "I can perceive you" never fails to give me life.

@derpythecate6842

5 ай бұрын

For me its the perfectly timed flute actions and chaotic flute playing

@GreyAcumen

5 ай бұрын

Oh HEEEELLLLLLL yes! I fucking called it! I knew it perfectly captured the essence, but I had no idea Cardy would actually pick it up officially.

@brbasher

5 ай бұрын

indeed

@junoismad

5 ай бұрын

same! i absolutely love the og animatic so much and this makes me so happy

"Me and my Boys are gonna mess you up" "I rolled an one" "I rolled an one" "...fu-" This scene always kills me

@emilyrosine7801

5 ай бұрын

“My boys are otherwise engaged…”

@drbjr99

4 ай бұрын

FUCK!

@nathanhembree5853

4 ай бұрын

@@emilyrosine7801”So I’m gonna bring it on myself…”

@destinyyoung7347

4 ай бұрын

HEY! I forgot, you're supposed to tell me what I see, right?

@Not-Mikara

4 ай бұрын

@destinyyoung7347 “Yes-! thank you, let’s just slow it all down a bit. So you notice one of the hooded figures is a little short-“

I think this is the first time I've actually seen something labeled "Animatic" actually make it to being fully animated.

@garr_inc

4 ай бұрын

Making a full animation is hard work. Most casual enjoyers don't have the motivation or time to make a high-fidelity work for the Web, and usually a middle-to-low fidelity works well enough.

@No-longer1

3 ай бұрын

Animatics are usually meant to stay like that in my experience: Storyboards are still pictures for the most of it

@scofidnes

3 ай бұрын

Fully animated thing cannot be called animatic. Animatic is a sketch

@serenegenerally

2 ай бұрын

Animatics are like the rough sketch of it, not an actual animation

@812558

2 ай бұрын

@serenegenerally I'm aware that *this* isn't an animatic, but I remember seeing the animatic version of this when it was posted. I was just commenting on how rare it is to see someone that gets posted to KZread as an "animatic" actually get taken to the fully animated stage instead of just staying a fun little animatic

1:34 : My morality in every rpg, regardless of choices and good/evil moral aligment.

@shortanimations50

2 ай бұрын

This is why I play neutral,I'll be the nicest person then the worst.

@mutantraze3681

20 күн бұрын

Dead = free loot Dead kids or not

@shelbybabcock8779

10 күн бұрын

Adventurers are really just murderous hobos.

oh man really proud of the animator getting the full on collab. and to a lesser extent proud of tom for continuing his streak of good taste in animators.

@MrLyramion

5 ай бұрын

I may or may not have watches this 10+ times now...

@florianpaul2201

5 ай бұрын

@@MrLyramion You could add my around 30+ watches on that, so addictive

I'm both intrigued and horrified by the DM growing 5 additional fingers to show 15 with two hands. Great job, this is one of my favorites of Tom's and you animated it beautifully

@bigben01985

5 ай бұрын

Well, an additional seven really. When they're not showing numbers the characters have four on each hand.

@toothfairy10133

5 ай бұрын

dms can just do that

@ahn0x

4 ай бұрын

AI Art Gone Wrong... Or Terribly Right??

@benlewis4241

3 ай бұрын

Wait... you guys can't do that?

@bigben01985

3 ай бұрын

@@benlewis4241 I recently started to DM, so I am able to do this now. Obviously

The crazy eyes when he says "gotta loot the muthafucka!" Kills me each time 😂😂😂

stop me if someone pointed this out before but i cant help but notice that a. tom bardy's first action to prepare for combat is to roll an active perception check b. he doesnt seem to roll often as it takes him half a minute before he remembers the dm needs to actually tell him what he sees and c. this is not the first child that tom bardy has killed. with this in mind i can only assume that the last time it happened, the dm created a house rule where tom bardy has to succeed a perception check before he can actually cast spells. and yet it isnt enough to stop the bard.

Imagine your fan animation catches the essense of the song so well it becomes the official music video

Good choice here. This is the best animated version of this song I've seen, and there was a LOT of competition. The rotation of the orb child: Smooth af. The flute playing: Inspiring. The finger snap and toe stand: On point. Trogdor on the cabinet in the background: Burninating. It's beautiful...

@cmunt2001

5 ай бұрын

Don't forget the game master who looks suspiciously like Jeff Albertson (comic book guy) in the Simpsons. This detail alone makes the animation delicious haha

@goodxwolf

5 ай бұрын

BURNINATING.

@SproutFarms

5 ай бұрын

Also the sneaky flick off while playing the flute

@Strawberria

5 ай бұрын

I hadn't seen the Trogdor! You just made this 100% better for me

@ThinkMcFlyThink

5 ай бұрын

Trogdor burninates the cockles of my heart

i'm forever obsessed that at the 1:00 mark you can see the poor DM realize how fucked the campaign is

0:38 my brain rot self always hears, "So skibidy"

@brahbah9349

4 күн бұрын

Don't let the intrusive thoughts win son

@3morecharacters

4 күн бұрын

"me and my boys are gonna rizz you up"

@souppyyy3053

4 күн бұрын

i was looking for this comment i feel so vindicated

@soulsearcher117

2 күн бұрын

This ginger-singing motha fucka looks like he hasn't slept in days.

The other players staring daggers at the DM in the end is the perfect cherry on top of this masterpiece. Those looks just scream out "you're gonna let him get away with it....AGAIN??"

Undoubtly the best version of "Perception Check animated" of the all and I'm glad Tom had @LankyMF to fully animate his original sketch version! Bravo to everyone involved 😁

I love the changed context by having the bard smile when guessing it's a child. Like "Ha! I know this one!".

He was literally only letting the dm speak so that he could find an attribute to mock, also love how the DM has to check his notes to see if the kids body is still there

@BenDrownedJadusable

Ай бұрын

vicious mockery so strong that the body ceases to exist for a bit

As a portrait photographer 0:36 caught me so off guard. I am actually cackling at how accurate that "tight crew's" family portrait is

@LethalLaurie

4 ай бұрын

If y'all don't have the matching sweatervests is your crew even tight? 😌✨️

@madmaxim3965

4 ай бұрын

It’s also ethier a step brothers reference or that really old viral video about the two brothers taking a holiday card for there mom and keep arguing lol or even both but i think there wearing the same clothes from the viral video thou

@funklestiltskin6140

2 ай бұрын

The 90’s school photo background is what gets me.

1:08 "Are ya winnin,' son?" "SHUT UP DAD I'M WIZARDPOSTING!"

I love Tom works together with artists that make art with his song and pays to get a full version made. It warms my heart that he cares about supporting other artists.

Everyone else is pointing out all the little visual gags, and I love those too, but really my favorite part is just how he jumps all over the place when he plays the flute

PLEASE KEEP COMMISSIONING ARTISTS TO ANIMATE YOUR SONGS WE LOVE IT!!

Average DnD session:

this has officially been deemed as the funniest music video to ever exist

I'm actually playing a Bard in my current campaign and I straight up clipped the Vicious Mockery song to keep in my back pocket (just in case) the moment I heard it - and managed to stop laughing. Turns out, one of our villains was a an evil gnome "mad scientist/genius" type of guy who always floated around on a device of his own design so he could be taller than everyone - minions and enemies alike. My DM likes to tack on random meme traits to most of his characters like that. Anyway, in our final encounter with him, the dice gods smiled on upon me as if I were their chosen champion because I managed to crit my Vicious Mockery I'd been saving for him all fight. With the sheer glee of a child who's just received the Christmas present they've been asking for all year, I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone, brought up the clip while my DM was confirming my crit and played it from "Nat 20 LET'S GO!" (which was the start of the clip). Needless to say, any semblance of staying in character was immediately shattered as hard as the gnome's emotional state and it got so bad that we decided to break for lunch because the DM couldn't even manage to get out a line explaining the effect of my performance. Instead, he ended up settling on "he's fucked" before we all bailed to another room to sit down and wait for the pizza (that I ordered) only like 10 minutes before. As you would expect, after the food - which I was already very popular for ordering for everyone as a surprise - we got back to the table and resumed the session but for the rest of the day, my ego was untouchably inflated and for once, not a single person complained and I was treated like a genuine hero for the remainder of the afternoon/night. I couldn't have asked for a better time playing and it never would have happened without this absolute masterpiece so... Thanks Tom. You are an inspiration to us all.

@msmltvcktl

Күн бұрын

So you did a "H.Y.C.Y.BH?" with the vicious mockery

Tom never disappoint us to create such masterpiece

YES I saw the original animatic for this and knew the style and humor was absolutely PERFECT, so happy to see an official version!!

@carmennarvaez5664

2 ай бұрын

🤖

Imma be honest as a dm, if a bard improvised a song on the spot with the littlest info possible I'd die laughing

@asimplethievingbat5978

18 күн бұрын

2d4 real life psychic damage lol

I discovered this 30 minutes ago and I've been jamming for 30 minutes straight!

The fact you saw the dudes fan animatic video, and said "yeah, that, I want that finished" and hired the guy to do it is awesome

I love that kid is the one to try to escape like he already knows what's about to happen

the tom cardy standin is rightfully getting praise but ireally love the designs of the other people at the table. the sparse facial hair, blemishes, yellowish teeth, all these little things make them feel real and remind me of my high school friends. :)

0:47 The goddamn walking animation got me

I love the fact that the person playing the bard is fully in costume at the table and nobody else is

DM is so pissed because you weren't supposed to figure out that the child had faked his kidnapping so he could start controlling his evil legions in his first foray into gaining enough power and influence for his aspirations to eventual lichdom.

I can't not see the bard's hat as a boa constrictor digesting an elephant

@LeeLuvid

3 ай бұрын

Ohhh whybwould you remind me of that book-

@shahirawaie6800

2 ай бұрын

@@LeeLuvidyou mean “The Little Prince”?

@LeeLuvid

2 ай бұрын

@@shahirawaie6800 yea. It's p sad, for me and probably other folks

2 parts I love about this is at 0:24 the middle finger while playing the flute and the DM holding up 15 fingers, great little split second touches!

@Otamatone69

5 ай бұрын

1:29

@vintage-radio

3 ай бұрын

I didnt even notice he flipped us off

“It’s always a kid” I love the implication that he always insults kids to death because he assumes they’re just really short guys.

0:48 is quite possibly the greatest thing I’ve seen on this entire site and I don’t even know why

When I get to play D&D as a party member, I'm sometimes a Bard. When I'm a Bard, I bring my tambourine and just leave it on the table in front of me to make everyone anxious. Once in a while, I will actually pick it up and play with it to match what my character is doing. It's like an annoying little surprise!

Love that vid, LankyMF is a great animator ! He also kept the conveniently-shaped rock at 0:15 that the rogue failed to hide behind xD

@vintage-radio

3 ай бұрын

Lanky said that the rock would be a Nat20

LETS GO, I WAS WAITING FOR THIS MASTERPIECE TO GET AN OFFICIAL VIDEO. THANKS DUDE, YOURE EPIC :D

I love the animation style. It looks both so low effort and high effort I’m honestly conflicted

The Tight Crews family photo always gets me, great animation for a great song

My favourite detail is the DM putting up 15 fingers to emphasise his point, somehow grows another 5 out of sheer frustration

oh my god i’m so happy this animatic was the one chosen for the final music video. it was literally my favorite to watch. a notification has never excited me more.

This song honestly has no business being this good

The fact that the beginning of the second verse is the most replayed really says something.

I’ve been in love with lanky’s animatic since I first watched it! So happy to see it fully animated and colored :)

"The last 15 days" *Casually holds up 15 fingers*

After about a bazillion times watching this, I finally noticed the creatures drawn on the DM's screen change their expressions to match the DM's. Dang that's a nice touch

This was my favourite animated version. I’m glad it became official! ❤

I have no idea why the tongues are green but that honestly just adds to the experience, thank you for making such an awesome memeable song and thank Lanky for following up with just as awesome memeage!

The finished animation is so perfect. This song's an absolute banger already but this brings it up to peak. I can't stop watching it.

The slow rotation of the orb baby during that devastating line to reveal that insanely tiny body is just perfect. Also matter-of-factly stating he hates it at the end is such a perfect punctuation to an otherwise brutal burn.

I hate that my brain has rotted to the point where I keep thinking "there's no escaping it" is "so skibidi"

@LizzylooFuntinati-hx5gd

3 ай бұрын

I hear it every time, I swear to god 😭

@vintage-radio

3 ай бұрын

excuse me what

@user-hd7dv7rr5x

3 ай бұрын

That’s what I heard the first time too. I had to look up the lyrics, thinking “ oh no not him too” I’ve heard the phrase tossed around so many times and I HATE IT. The struggle is real. Anyway, from one Australian to another, Regards, Some Autistic Femboy Teen from Melbourne. (Disclaimer: I have never once engaged with that brain rot. I just hear the words over and over again at school. Dear lord.)

@blockyorbits2376

2 ай бұрын

Wait, it's not?

@LizzylooFuntinati-hx5gd

2 ай бұрын

@@blockyorbits2376 NO 😭

I’m so happy I this turned into an actual animation, the animatic was one of the best I’ve ever seen and it definitely deserves this spot!

The bards eyes turn orange when he casts vicious mockery and when holding the bag he looted from the kid.

This is now going to be my prime example for when someone ask me what D&D is like.

HELL FOCKEN YEAH MATE! That’s the bloody sequel tae the original animation we all wanted without us knowing! 😄

This is SO FANTASTIC, and it's amazing that this was finished just in time for Christmas!! (Also, I love the Trogdor in the background)

I could absolutely fuck with more music in this sound format, especially with the flute. It goes so hard for no reason.

I love the fact that the Bard looks the same irl as he does in the game universe, implying he is dressed up like his character while everyone else is just in casual wear and I love that

I remember when this was just an animatic! What a glow up, this was easily my favorite one that cropped up when the original dropped so it's awesome seeing it fully completed like this ❤

Omggg I watched the animatic (over and over) and this is somehow even better colored and fully animated ❤

Absolutely adore how intensely he lets the flute

I am so unbelievably happy that Lanky's original animatic is getting this love, absolutely amazing!

YEAHHHH This animatic was my fave cause it captured the original song so perfectly!! Glad you got to work with the og artist to get a fully animated music video!

i love the idea of a dnd crew which two people just roll 1s and the third person just nat 20s everytime

Ah the bard is a true goblin, using your action during a combat encounter to loot a body is true goblin behavior

Going to repeat the sentiment that I'm so glad LankyMF got to fully animate the official music video. I've seen quite a few animatics for this song but the original of LankyMF's really had just the right vibe. And honestly the rotating baby animation was hypnotizing even in the original, really flowing in-time with the music perfectly.

1:45 im glad someone gave him a chance to do a hip hop... dance, gave him a chance to do a dance

This is like- the most accurate song about playing dnd ive ever heard. This is the experience.

This bard rolled 3 nat 20s in a row. And his two friends each rolled nat 1s. I suspect some shenanigans!

Truly the animation we all deserve for such a banger

0:34 "Orctober" a man of culture I see

I cannot believe the level of detail that is changing the things on the DM screen to emote along with what's happening/generally be different each time. Amazing, nice touch LankyMF!

I like to think that the other two people with the kid fled in terror because these random people on the road saw them, brutally killed the child, and proceeded to immediately loot the body.

The animation gives me such old youtube vibes and I absolutely love it

YESSSS THIS WAS MY FAVORITE STYLE OF ALL THE ANIMATIONS, IT GOT A WONDERFUL GLOW-UP!!!! HELL YEAHHHHHHH

0:43 My favorite part, I can't imagine how many times when I saw my brother playing survival-style games with his friends, I imagined this scene when he was the last survivor xDDDDD

i had listened to the song many times before I saw the video and I gotta say the faces and animations make it so much better.

You can't just not love Tom Cardy. Thank you Tom, this is the best Christmas gift ever! Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎊✨️✨️✨️✨️

I remember loving LankyMF's original animatic of this song super cool to see this

I love how the monsters of the DM panel just look at the bard with the same reactions as the DM, such a great detail