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  • @JohnW-yv6yp
    @JohnW-yv6yp 2 роки тому +12388

    This was just to reveal that their baby was born. And it was worth it. "Took 9 months to paint" Spencer is great lol.

    • @pika_link49
      @pika_link49 2 роки тому +130

      They also announced it in a community post a while back

    • @wherefancytakesme
      @wherefancytakesme 2 роки тому +91

      Her middle name is Elanor, because of course it is.

    • @Tropicoboy
      @Tropicoboy 2 роки тому +54

      I had a double take i was like baby?? Ohhhh reveal.

    • @jonathan-._.-
      @jonathan-._.- 2 роки тому +36

      i thought it was 9 months to "make" oO and im not sure if the aubtitles are just autogenerated

    • @captianbacon
      @captianbacon 2 роки тому +2

      This was wonderful

  • @Remimi_in_prison
    @Remimi_in_prison 2 роки тому +5116

    Jacob has already used his own infant child as a punchline in a D&D skit and honestly I respect that

  • @CritCrab
    @CritCrab 2 роки тому +3479

    Spencer's mini is the best 🦀‼️

  • @andrewjackson673
    @andrewjackson673 2 роки тому +1968

    love that ending, didn't see that coming. imagine having a mini that can spit up all over the table to simulate breath weapon attacks. ingenious. someone file a patent.

    • @phatmann9058
      @phatmann9058 2 роки тому +51

      12d8 poison damage

    • @michaelyoung7261
      @michaelyoung7261 Рік тому +22

      I think acid damage might be more accurate, but eh, Spencer is Adorable

    • @francoisdross5557
      @francoisdross5557 Рік тому +12

      And soon, this mini will actively try to grab and eat other minis.

    • @Zaphodox
      @Zaphodox Рік тому +7

      Ahh but falls asleep anytime a 1 is rolled.

  • @FistFighter-se7fn
    @FistFighter-se7fn 2 роки тому +2437

    You could tell a lot of care and effort went into creating that last mini

    • @summermermaidstar756
      @summermermaidstar756 2 роки тому

      Jacob is definitely a bard.

    • @Petq011
      @Petq011 2 роки тому +9

      Wonder what class it is and how it's gonna age. 🤣

    • @alexreid6224
      @alexreid6224 2 роки тому +22

      Nah just 2/3rds a bottle of vodka and no protection. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

    • @InquisitorThomas
      @InquisitorThomas 2 роки тому +8

      @@alexreid6224 Oh this is just the base coat, the rest of the painting is going to take 18 years, they could always pass the model off to someone else but then it can only be used for Rogues and Paladins, and the person who painted the Paladin mini will need to tragically die first.

    • @lucasbiermann257
      @lucasbiermann257 2 роки тому +1

      tbh those can be created by people with 0 care and effort.

  • @mattgustavson2780
    @mattgustavson2780 2 роки тому +2004

    The cool thing about Spencer's mini is that it continuously casts enlarge on itself for the next 20 years or so.

    • @christophersanders3252
      @christophersanders3252 2 роки тому +181

      She can also cast colorspray, stinking cloud, charm person and shatter.

    • @MediArgentum
      @MediArgentum 2 роки тому +44

      @@christophersanders3252 I am immune to Charm Person, but those other skills are not to be trifled with.

    • @johnlee7164
      @johnlee7164 2 роки тому +26

      @@christophersanders3252 also grease, but don't worry it's non-flammable, technically it's not "grease" ;)

    • @drac3650
      @drac3650 2 роки тому +12

      what kind of swedish grass-fed women you know grow until their 20s??
      did Jacob and Spencer have a barbarian or something

    • @Cariboux83
      @Cariboux83 2 роки тому +25

      I'm 39 ans I think I'm cursed, I won't stop enlarging horizontally :(

  • @jonathanschmitt5762
    @jonathanschmitt5762 2 роки тому +188

    2:45 Tiamat: WHAT IS THAT?!
    Boblin: Jocat sends his regards.

    • @BuilderB08
      @BuilderB08 2 роки тому +6

      *Spinny helicopter-rock thingy cuts off Tiamat’s heads*

    • @jonathanschmitt5762
      @jonathanschmitt5762 2 роки тому +3

      @@BuilderB08 What are you refering to?

    • @BuilderB08
      @BuilderB08 2 роки тому +8

      @@jonathanschmitt5762 Gobboventures: Training

    • @Aerotactics
      @Aerotactics Рік тому +6

      *Crap guide theme plays*

  • @Tletna
    @Tletna 2 роки тому +417

    That last mini looks like it took forever to paint, the detail is so convincing, it even looked alive. (Congrats, they're adorable).

  • @MadnessOpus
    @MadnessOpus 2 роки тому +2900

    Can we please congratulate on the goddamn ingenuity and devotion on Jacob's part to have a baby just to make another D&D short

    • @jacquelineking5783
      @jacquelineking5783 2 роки тому +148

      Seems like Spencer deserves most of the credit though.

    • @ronansimplex2489
      @ronansimplex2489 2 роки тому +6

      That's the other way around...

    • @MadnessOpus
      @MadnessOpus 2 роки тому +30

      @@jacquelineking5783
      I mean, it's his channel after all, but yeah. A little co-op, so to say.

    • @jacquelineking5783
      @jacquelineking5783 2 роки тому +23

      @@MadnessOpus it is but she did most of the work.

    • @jacksonroesler2742
      @jacksonroesler2742 2 роки тому +6

      @@jacquelineking5783 fr

  • @Forest9528
    @Forest9528 2 роки тому +4170

    Damn that new mini of Spencer's looks incredibly detailed. Must've been a pain those 9 months it took to paint

    • @stsam63
      @stsam63 2 роки тому +89

      and the animatronics are crazy! so life like

    • @brandongalvan6603
      @brandongalvan6603 2 роки тому +61

      Especially those last few hours when you're waiting for the last of the paint to dry.

    • @LetsPlayCrazy
      @LetsPlayCrazy 2 роки тому +24

      Eh... the really hard bit was only the last few hours putting the finishing touches on it!

    • @avengingblowfish9653
      @avengingblowfish9653 2 роки тому +47

      It took great… labor.

    • @shadisoopsydoodle7298
      @shadisoopsydoodle7298 2 роки тому +11

      And it has a built-in voice box???

  • @ryanporter4300
    @ryanporter4300 2 роки тому +134

    Child: Dad why was my sibling named rose?
    Jacob: because your mother loves roses.
    Child: thanks dad
    Jacob: no problem Mordenkainen

  • @michaellovecat
    @michaellovecat 2 роки тому +93

    "I've always wanted to kill baby Yoda"
    That was goddamn amazing

    • @graveness2701
      @graveness2701 Рік тому +1

      I was drinking... now my nose burns.

  • @M_Alexander
    @M_Alexander 2 роки тому +883

    Jacob's acting is so good that it's easy to forget there's only two of him

    • @greystorm9974
      @greystorm9974 2 роки тому +18

      Yup... I noticed, that I forgot it is the same guy

    • @Sleeper_6875
      @Sleeper_6875 2 роки тому +10

      you're telling me those are the same guy???

    • @avis199
      @avis199 2 роки тому +3

      @@Sleeper_6875 Yea, you didn't realise?

    • @AbyssalDrake88
      @AbyssalDrake88 2 роки тому +1

      omg same, lol

    • @greystorm9974
      @greystorm9974 2 роки тому +7

      It is also about the editing really... Not to diminish the acting, which is really good, but it is also very very well edited. It makes them sounds like they are almost talking over eachother, yet not. This is natural speech (also talking over). So many skits and most Computer games, cannot do this.

  • @RatOfTheWoods
    @RatOfTheWoods 2 роки тому +1199

    Damn Spencer made one impressive mini

    • @MeApocalypse
      @MeApocalypse 2 роки тому +21

      So life-like!

    • @realdragon
      @realdragon 2 роки тому +8

      That's quite big mini

    • @krikeydial3430
      @krikeydial3430 2 роки тому +3

      @@realdragon
      Would baby mini be considered colossal?

    • @blem4103
      @blem4103 2 роки тому +1

      it even moves!

    • @zerotooneisinfinity5256
      @zerotooneisinfinity5256 2 роки тому

      Whole 9 months of 24/7 3D printing. Can't argue with the results though

  • @slavesforging5361
    @slavesforging5361 2 роки тому +432

    That was hilarious already, seeing spencer come in all the sudden like she was there the whole time and just being ignored was extra hilarious. When I saw her mini I almost choked though! This one just keep getting funnier until you killed me.
    And now I have to make a new mini. Thanks.

  • @redacted9694
    @redacted9694 Рік тому +362

    I won’t lie, I’ve got a budget of zero, so I just use chess pieces instead of minis, works brilliantly
    Edit: Also, Spencer is adorable, and the paint job is stunningly detailed

    • @YourIQDoesntMeanShitToMe
      @YourIQDoesntMeanShitToMe Рік тому +20

      That's lowkey smart and now should now be treated as a life hack.

    • @sn0wb00ts
      @sn0wb00ts Рік тому +4

      Othello pieces work great and they’re dry erase too.

    • @Crowmanhunter
      @Crowmanhunter Рік тому

      Same! I bought a Scrabble board set and just use the letters to denote enemies.

    • @richeesosa6523
      @richeesosa6523 Рік тому

      I use paper w/ drawing for monsters and mechanical pencil caps for players

    • @darienb1127
      @darienb1127 11 місяців тому +1

      That honeslty works really well becuase you can use the pieces to sort of show the roles of the monsters. Kings and Queens are the leaders, Knights are fighters, Bishops are casters, etc.

  • @ivaniawren5014
    @ivaniawren5014 2 роки тому +588

    When he called in Spencer I was like "oh wow, she's right bck into the skits after childbirth, that's cool.".
    then I saw the "mini" and couldn't stop laughing. Damnit you guys are too cute and deserve all the happiness.

    • @wildste
      @wildste 2 роки тому +5

      Well that answers something I was wondering, if this was the reveal they had a kid. Would have been an amusing way to tell the fans.
      But if you are saying that, it means they told the fans already

    • @AndrewJW
      @AndrewJW 2 роки тому +6

      @@wildste maybe, but if you only follow the XPtoLevel3 UA-cam, then this IS the reveal, which is probably most people.

    • @wildste
      @wildste 2 роки тому +2

      @@AndrewJW True, I kept forgetting to join their twitter (changed now) and work means I don't have time for the live streams.

    • @ivaniawren5014
      @ivaniawren5014 2 роки тому +1

      @@AndrewJW I mean I just follow the UA-cam, and not only was the pregnancy mentioned multiple times, the child's birth, and name, were posted here as one of those images things, the community posts, from almost 2 weeks ago.

  • @JT_Lich
    @JT_Lich 2 роки тому +274

    I like how all three of them just generally accept that inaccurate minis are better then theater of the mind XD

    • @Albtraum_TDDC
      @Albtraum_TDDC 2 роки тому +20

      Yeah if the battle is even a little bit complex then theater of the mind just leads to confusion, back tracking, explaining the already explained multiple times, and lost time.

    • @Ookler
      @Ookler 2 роки тому +14

      it depends if the people playing care about range, size, positioning or the balancing that is tied to those factors...

    • @renzonunez6046
      @renzonunez6046 2 роки тому +2

      Anything is lol

    • @INeedaName-cb2qw
      @INeedaName-cb2qw Рік тому +2

      I have been forced to do theatre of the mind combat in Pathfinder 1e.
      It.
      Was.
      Terrible.

    • @albusvoltavern4500
      @albusvoltavern4500 9 місяців тому

      Some systems TOTM works, others not so much.

  • @tomjohnson9674
    @tomjohnson9674 2 роки тому +162

    This was freaking great. I love how the two complained about the Tiamat mini and then once things got started all hell broke loose.... and then the baby, lost it. As an aside- as an older player from the 80s I have never used minis, they really weren't used back then much so I still don't.

    • @johndavisson344
      @johndavisson344 2 роки тому +29

      I use chess pieces. Kings and Queens are usually taller enemies (unless the group is meeting with royalty), Knights are knights or guards or something like that. Pawns are common folk or goblins or other smaller things. Bishops are religous folk, rooks are other random NPCs and I have a random Wile E. Coyote that I've had since I was a kid who is always the Big Bad. Some of my players get legit excited when Wile shows up on the board.

    • @matc1995
      @matc1995 Рік тому +5

      Oh interesting, i always thought mini's were used way more back then as DND was created from a miniature wargame called 'Chainmail' so i assumed the first wave of DND players had a large amount of mini's.

    • @JackgarPrime
      @JackgarPrime Рік тому +1

      For in person games I still use theater of the mind. If I'm playing online thought I just use roll20

    • @telarr9164
      @telarr9164 Рік тому +4

      @@matc1995 In the 80s lots of mini's were made of lead so were quite expensive and limited to whatever your local store had in stock. Improvisation was the key.
      This video was an exaggeration but also pretty accurate ! I never thought of using popcorn though 😆

    • @Chocomint_Queen
      @Chocomint_Queen Рік тому +3

      @@matc1995 Back in the 80s, my father used to play with a nurse, who at some point realized that something (single-use medication vial caps, I think?) came in two sizes; just under an inch, or about an inch and a half. They were just little plastic disks, in all sorts of colours, with a bit of metal foil on one side. He started saving them for use as "minis", and he'd bring home a few dozen a day; soon it was all they used. Green ones for orcs, brown ones for goblins, big ones for dragons, all sorts of stuff. By the time I met the nurse, he had a full on 8-gallon bucket full of the things, and he let me take a couple scoops worth for my own games, which I still keep with my kit and use whenever I can't find a good mini.

  • @MrAdampyke
    @MrAdampyke 2 роки тому +75

    OMG this had no business ending in such a adorable way 🥺

  • @Alpha00Fox
    @Alpha00Fox 2 роки тому +516

    That ending was hilarious. That 9month mini is the most priceless creation and I wish you the best.

    • @commandercaptain4664
      @commandercaptain4664 2 роки тому +5

      That baby is now D&D canon. Fight me (using a baby mini).

    • @johnlee7164
      @johnlee7164 2 роки тому +2

      If any harm ever shall come upon the mini, those responsible will be smote to dust.

    • @nobodyimportant2470
      @nobodyimportant2470 2 роки тому +6

      It really shows her dedication to making it. Most guys would spend 5-10 minutes and call the job done.

    • @Alpha00Fox
      @Alpha00Fox 2 роки тому

      @@nobodyimportant2470 🤣

    • @slavesforging5361
      @slavesforging5361 2 роки тому

      I have never been so displeased that I can only give your comment a thumbs up as I am right now. Applause, applause, applause!(said in lady gaga voice)

  • @cjayhay
    @cjayhay 2 роки тому +216

    That last mini was so cute; you can really see how much love went into it

    • @bretsheeley4034
      @bretsheeley4034 2 роки тому +9

      Agreed. Shame that brand of model tends to have a problem with brown paint not drying properly in the back.

    • @commandercaptain4664
      @commandercaptain4664 2 роки тому

      @Bret Sheeley Ral Parthia has some ‘splainin to do.

  • @DaeKoss
    @DaeKoss 2 роки тому +154

    Im laughing along "this is exactly what happens on every physical battlemap encounter I run". Then the baby reveal and just lost it. Excellent "delivery"!

  • @CLNCJD94
    @CLNCJD94 2 роки тому +33

    You know, I had a sneaking suspicion that somehow you were gunna fit your newborn into this, but that ending with Spencer was hilarious. Congrats on the baby!

  • @kingmidas1072
    @kingmidas1072 2 роки тому +336

    Literally used their child as a mini. Most Chad thing I've ever seen in dnd

  • @SladePate
    @SladePate 2 роки тому +87

    TOOK NINE MONTHS TO PAINT ABSOLUTELY ICONIC

  • @benjaminyap1187
    @benjaminyap1187 2 роки тому +9

    The dry brush and shading of that last mini was truly commendable.👌

  • @Draenal
    @Draenal Рік тому +5

    My lord. The love Spencer has in her eyes when she looks at that baby. Unbelievable. Congratulations you too. Raise them well. Make sure they never play a wizard.

  • @Reids0me
    @Reids0me 2 роки тому +1456

    Congratulations on the new member of the party. Hopefully they rolled well on their stats!

    • @JuMiKu
      @JuMiKu 2 роки тому +62

      They probably used point buy. Hopefully, they remembered to dumpstat DEX and STR. They are pretty niche for most builds in this setting.

    • @endorolfgreenwolf5265
      @endorolfgreenwolf5265 2 роки тому +8

      Especially if they cast fireball all the time

    • @lordpepper6932
      @lordpepper6932 2 роки тому +12

      Don't worry we ar least know they have a 20 in charisma, sadly also a 2 in strength soooo...tough rolls

    • @thegreatandmightyseff7214
      @thegreatandmightyseff7214 2 роки тому +6

      @@JuMiKu They are a baby so they probably have str 1

    • @JuMiKu
      @JuMiKu 2 роки тому +19

      @@thegreatandmightyseff7214 Babies are actually pretty strong. Their race just has penalties on CON.

  • @mrlamb1257
    @mrlamb1257 2 роки тому +42

    "I've always wanted to kill baby yoda"

  • @HereComeMrCee-Jay
    @HereComeMrCee-Jay Рік тому +1

    Congrats on the baby! Awesome video. We use 1x1 LEGO bricks in those situations in which theater of the mind doesn't cut it. In my view, the less realistic the better, so it doesn't get in the way of the cool stuff we can make up in our brains.

  • @kiks1
    @kiks1 2 роки тому +1

    “Size matters not, it’s how you use it” -Wise man

  • @Wizo062991
    @Wizo062991 2 роки тому +162

    Typical players: "This cr 30 god is adorable! Can we adopt it?"

  • @carteradams43
    @carteradams43 2 роки тому +418

    I remember a time when somebody at my table was playing a dragonborn, and we didn't have a dragonborn minifigure, so we just gave them a small actual dragon minifigure, which looked so out-of-place compared to everyone's more humanoid models but was definitely fun.

    • @carteradams43
      @carteradams43 2 роки тому +4

      @Xenia © cringe

    • @jpfan1989
      @jpfan1989 2 роки тому +11

      When we first started our campaign I used a matchbox veloceraptor to represent my Lizardfolk Barbarian.

    • @SpacePrincessPuppet
      @SpacePrincessPuppet 2 роки тому +1

      We didn't have an aaracokra mini for my character so we just used and actual raven mini

    • @AztecCroc
      @AztecCroc 2 роки тому +1

      @@jpfan1989 I feel like that would be a bit too long though?

    • @seinquant
      @seinquant 2 роки тому +1

      @@jpfan1989 that's super cool!

  • @sentientcomet
    @sentientcomet 2 роки тому +10

    This was already awesome, but those last 10 seconds were ✨*chefs kiss*✨
    Congrats on the adorable mini!

  • @benjakincabbagewalkerbenja7943
    @benjakincabbagewalkerbenja7943 10 місяців тому +3

    I love how "the monkey situation" implies not only that the party caused some sort of derailing by befriending one or more monkey, but also that this derailing is the only reason they cannot befriend Tiamat.

  • @MrShinyObject
    @MrShinyObject 2 роки тому +332

    I love how in the most recent skits Jacob has been putting an effort into making each of the characters realistic. It's not just picking on the DM/player/rule that everyone dislikes, no strawmen. It makes them all feel so much more accurate but also just less mean, which is always nice to have on the internet.

  • @hillbillykoi5534
    @hillbillykoi5534 2 роки тому +36

    "I've always wanted to kill Baby Yoda", almost killed me. Was drinking water and about drowned myself lol.

  • @Ookler
    @Ookler 2 роки тому +6

    The struggle to have a beastmaster ranger, a druid and a shapeshifting mage in the same game is real.
    Everything just becomes a cow (flying cow, poisonous cow and water cow)

  • @jacobmilligan7202
    @jacobmilligan7202 2 роки тому +1

    CONGRATS ON YOUR CHILD"S BIRTH!!! I've been watching you for years and watch you pour really exceptional content into your channel as you also have a busy life. We, your fans, really appreaciate you Jacob, and CONGRATS to you too Spencer!!!

  • @YoshisaurUnderscore
    @YoshisaurUnderscore 2 роки тому +208

    "We could just use theater of the mind."
    ". . . . ." "No, it's fine, really--"
    This *killed* me.
    Also, congratulations!

    • @Mariner797
      @Mariner797 2 роки тому +4

      Honestly not sure what the issue with that is.

    • @commandercaptain4664
      @commandercaptain4664 2 роки тому +3

      @Uxion For those who spent a fortune on theirs, especially Hero Forge customs, it would be considered sacreligious to not use them, especially for a game whose combat system “requires” minis.

    • @DJB3lfry
      @DJB3lfry 2 роки тому +9

      @@Mariner797 Theater of the mind is fine if you're just doing a little scuffle or a one-on-one duel.
      It gets really convoluted and difficult to follow the more combatants you add, and the more complexity to the terrain/enemies/etc. that you add.
      Even just drawing a map on a single sheet of paper (or a napkin) is better than doing complex combat in TotM.

    • @Mariner797
      @Mariner797 2 роки тому +1

      @@DJB3lfry .... But thats just mind chess?

    • @schwarzerritter5724
      @schwarzerritter5724 2 роки тому +3

      @@DJB3lfry Tell me about it. I had a lot of battles that would ordinarily have been relative easy, but nearly ended in TPKs, because nobody knew where they where.

  • @Shield_OW
    @Shield_OW 2 роки тому +113

    reminds me when i didn't have any 3x3 minis so every time we fought a giant we proxy'd in.... FUNKO GERALT

    • @abcrasshadow9341
      @abcrasshadow9341 2 роки тому +2

      That is awesome

    • @wormmaster5285
      @wormmaster5285 2 роки тому +22

      I can’t stop chuckling. I’m just imagining every combat like: “BEHOLD!!” And then slamming down Funko Geralt

    • @Shield_OW
      @Shield_OW 2 роки тому +3

      @@wormmaster5285 yea, that's pretty much the entire SKT campaign lmao, with the mandatory silver is for monsters in the background

  • @albusvoltavern4500
    @albusvoltavern4500 9 місяців тому +2

    I use legos for a Star Wars campaign I have. I love it, my players love it. Especially when the ball feild has wrecked vehicles on it.

  • @alphapotato480
    @alphapotato480 2 роки тому +2

    "took nine month to paint"
    not adding "and whole lotta blood sweat and tears"

  • @battlemapbrawl
    @battlemapbrawl 2 роки тому +969

    That was really cute there at the end with your baby👍 - Hector

    • @topkek996
      @topkek996 2 роки тому +70

      The dwarven dad accepts the forgeborn!

    • @XPtoLevel3
      @XPtoLevel3  2 роки тому +201

      thanks hector

    • @badyoshi1332
      @badyoshi1332 2 роки тому +9

      Ah, I see Dwarven Dad has come into the level 3 terrane

    • @battlemapbrawl
      @battlemapbrawl 2 роки тому +8

      @@badyoshi1332 Been a fan of his for quite some time now - Hector

    • @badyoshi1332
      @badyoshi1332 2 роки тому +4

      @@battlemapbrawl good to know, I’ll make you proud father

  • @Blu_Moon_Owl
    @Blu_Moon_Owl 2 роки тому +66

    What a perfect way to include your baby into the skit. Simple yet hilarious.

  • @simonthehobo
    @simonthehobo Рік тому

    “Thanks! Took me nine months to paint!” - That’s adorable! Good job on the painting. So lifelike!

  • @francisweller839
    @francisweller839 2 роки тому +1

    AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH, your baby is adorable. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! High rolls, good times, and a happy family to all three of you :)

  • @ChristianFoushee
    @ChristianFoushee 2 роки тому +384

    I didn’t have a Giant mini so I used a Mountain Dew can. It was almost like an allegory or something.

    • @natanoj16
      @natanoj16 2 роки тому +7

      Our first meeting with a titanic creature was a bottle of captain morgan rum

    • @liveanotheranime3526
      @liveanotheranime3526 2 роки тому +5

      Was the giant called Dew the Mountain?
      I’ll just leave.

    • @gavingameplay5790
      @gavingameplay5790 2 роки тому +1

      was it a mountain giant

    • @jondw
      @jondw 2 роки тому

      me and some friends are running a giant heavy campaign and, yeah, cans as minis happens a lot for them

    • @commandercaptain4664
      @commandercaptain4664 2 роки тому +1

      Palpatine mini: Dew it!

  • @michaelpeace8128
    @michaelpeace8128 2 роки тому +196

    Man Spencer’s new mini looks really nice the detail is so fine! Also AWWW SO CUTE! Congratulations Jacob and Spencer and good luck in the many rough nights ahead!

  • @Godsbane
    @Godsbane 2 роки тому +18

    This was great all the way through, but that ending had me howling with laughter. Sharing this immediately with my D&D group.

  • @SchaelTeer
    @SchaelTeer 2 роки тому

    Best mini ever! And it can even move and have sound effects!

  • @KamiRecca
    @KamiRecca 2 роки тому +51

    9 months to paint, a lifetime to adore.
    Speaking for all the fans (I realy, realy think), congratulations again, both of you, you weird, weird people.
    From Sweden with Love
    - Kami

  • @BobWorldBuilder
    @BobWorldBuilder 2 роки тому +84

    Thought the new baby was gonna be used as a mini-okay lol I swear I commented that at the beginning as a joke

    • @perplexingpantheon
      @perplexingpantheon 2 роки тому +4

      I believe you Mr builder

    • @jawamaster
      @jawamaster 2 роки тому

      I belieb. Also sup love your vids

    • @Hot_Dice
      @Hot_Dice 2 роки тому +2

      Bob strikes me as the kind of guy who literally can't lie to you, I instantly believe.

    • @andrewkenny3544
      @andrewkenny3544 2 роки тому +2

      Cool to see you here

  • @coalcreekdefense8106
    @coalcreekdefense8106 Рік тому +1

    Congrats Jacob! Also, thanks for now giving me the idea to use my and my friends' kids in costumes to play out our next ICRPG session.

  • @fimallypre-crackedegg742
    @fimallypre-crackedegg742 Рік тому +2

    including your own child as a mini is next level types of immersion

  • @July-gj1st
    @July-gj1st 2 роки тому +16

    Lmao, I loved Spencer saying "It took me 9 months to paint". Your baby is adorable.

  • @_TimelessX
    @_TimelessX 2 роки тому +9

    18 years from now, Marceline's gonna be like, "wtf you guys"

  • @marcovargas3372
    @marcovargas3372 2 роки тому +3

    The baby just killed me, I wasn't expecting that at all. Very cool and cute mini indeed.

  • @ClintFrost-vb2hf
    @ClintFrost-vb2hf 2 роки тому

    Congrats on the Baby! So happy for y'all!!!

  • @LilyRosetheDreamer
    @LilyRosetheDreamer 2 роки тому +43

    She’s the best mini a player and DM could ever have. 🥰

  • @wormmaster5285
    @wormmaster5285 2 роки тому +31

    Whatever Marceline knocks over instantly dies. “Hey, I don’t make the rules, your character just shouldn’t have been in the way”

  • @bronks1200
    @bronks1200 6 місяців тому

    I’m new to this day dnd world and I just spent about 10 hours painting one of these minis, so I now understand that concept of if this character dies I will be pissed after all the work I put into this damn mini. It also made me sad to realize how shaky my hand lol.

  • @EllyAnim1954
    @EllyAnim1954 2 роки тому

    that bit before he pulled out the wrong mini would be INCREDIBLE when animated.

  • @TypicalGeminiMTG
    @TypicalGeminiMTG 2 роки тому +40

    This was probably the best reveal I’ve ever seen and he is absolutely adorable ☺️

  • @keeper.of.knowledge
    @keeper.of.knowledge 2 роки тому +23

    When a DM has a baby it's only a matter of time until it's placed on a Battle Map and given a clear plastic rattle with polyhedral dice. 😁👍

  • @swguygardner
    @swguygardner Рік тому

    "Took 9 months to paint" is a very cute and funny punchline to the skit :D

  • @plushdragonteddy
    @plushdragonteddy Рік тому

    god “after the monkey situation, no” is the most accurate thing i’ve ever heard

  • @ditrixgenesis781
    @ditrixgenesis781 2 роки тому +9

    I love the combined effort of "eh we don't have minis, what else is there?"

  • @valayna_2181
    @valayna_2181 2 роки тому +6

    Somewhere in the future that baby is going to realize it was used as a mini in a game of DnD once.

  • @lucasmartinez5406
    @lucasmartinez5406 Рік тому +1

    As another new father this year congrats on your little one! My daughter already loves listening to me DM, Plus comes in handy during story time.

  • @madamspinder1906
    @madamspinder1906 2 роки тому

    Congrats on the baby guys. I wish y'all well with it

  • @NeViKble
    @NeViKble 2 роки тому +118

    Grats to the lifelike mini!
    Heard those need a lot of maintenance though.

  • @generalboujack393
    @generalboujack393 2 роки тому +18

    I wasn't ready for that last mini, best one I have ever seen

  • @lucas_lipp
    @lucas_lipp 2 роки тому

    That was such a great set up for an even better joke.

  • @Princess_Narii
    @Princess_Narii 2 роки тому

    Spencers mini looks so live like!! omg
    Best paintjob i have seen in ages worth the whole 9 months for sure!!

  • @aaronwilliams8887
    @aaronwilliams8887 2 роки тому +15

    XP to Level one has made their Appearance!!! mahahaha can't wait for more appearances!

  • @GoodOldGamer
    @GoodOldGamer 2 роки тому +17

    "I've always wanted to kill baby Yoda."
    I feel this mood.

  • @lily_evildm2317
    @lily_evildm2317 2 роки тому

    So adorable!

  • @AlvaNylund
    @AlvaNylund 2 роки тому

    Awwwww, Spencer’s mini is adorable! Welcome to the party little one!

  • @DanKeehner
    @DanKeehner 2 роки тому +21

    Spencer's "It took 9 months to paint" got me. I should not have laughed as much as I did

  • @Ditidos
    @Ditidos 2 роки тому +45

    I just use bases, black circles with nothing in them, they work great! We just need something to identify them which is easy to find, so no problems there.

  • @mrhatsy
    @mrhatsy 2 роки тому +1

    We actually use minifigs with a 3x3 base as our minis in a game I play in. They work really well size wise and can be customised and created easily! Would 100% recommend if you have a lot of lego and nobody in the party his minis

  • @jondw
    @jondw 2 роки тому +40

    honestly inaccurate minis for enemies is pretty useful, instead of saying "the cultist there" and hoping they know which one you are talking about, you can say "the Gollum cultist" with the knowledge that they definitely know who you are talking about

    • @thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308
      @thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308 2 роки тому +3

      This is why you give unique paint jobs to some models. For example: the cultist with the Black hood, the cultist with the blood splatters, the kitbashed one with the dope ass skeleton hand.

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey 2 роки тому +22

    IS THAT YOUR BABY?!!! OMG CONGRATUATIONS!!

    • @RazanaArcclaw
      @RazanaArcclaw 2 роки тому +5

      I would hope it's their baby. I would question where they got it otherwise.

    • @LOLWATZOR
      @LOLWATZOR 2 роки тому +2

      No, that is clearly a dnd mini.

  • @Isalan88
    @Isalan88 2 роки тому +1

    Spencer's mini has cast Liquid Faeces, and as such we'll be taking a 20 min break and relocating this fight to a sewer for the correct ambience. Cute as a button though :)

  • @robertgrindley8234
    @robertgrindley8234 2 роки тому

    Congratulations on that incredible twist, oh and also the baby.

  • @darialevac4759
    @darialevac4759 2 роки тому +19

    Truly the best mini reveal at the end. Congrats you two!

  • @Blond_Wonder
    @Blond_Wonder 2 роки тому +14

    Man. I wonder how much time it took to customize that mini on Hero Forge. So much detail 😂

  • @tutu_rambar
    @tutu_rambar 2 роки тому

    Beautiful mini Spencer ! Congratulations !

  • @IEatSand22890
    @IEatSand22890 2 роки тому +3

    Miss you Jacob and Spencer. I hope the baby is well and you two are adjusting well to parental life. Much love.

  • @jeramiahvanelgort3913
    @jeramiahvanelgort3913 2 роки тому +16

    I bet there is a DM who only uses Funko Pops for DND combat

    • @trodin_6063
      @trodin_6063 2 роки тому +2

      Not me but I did use the Giant shenron pop for a titanic snake fight

  • @Somuntioalt
    @Somuntioalt 2 роки тому +14

    For the love of God! Protect Spencer’s character at all cost! No harm shall ever come to that “mini”! Hahaha 😊

  • @Sunny_Haven
    @Sunny_Haven Рік тому

    our DM for the campaign I'm in this summer asked me when I was getting supplies to get mini whiteboards so he could easily see everyone's initiative, AC, and HP. I ended up getting a lot of colorful magnets with the mini whiteboards and our DM LOVES using them as minis for smaller enemies or just other stuff like showing if you have a point of exhaustion or any pets or whatever.

  • @abel4542
    @abel4542 2 роки тому +5

    Congrats on the new mini! hope it grows into a big and healthy level 20 player

  • @Wolvespbc
    @Wolvespbc 2 роки тому +44

    Love the aesthetics, I'm just concerned that some of the design choices may be a bit fragile on that mini. Be careful not to drop it unless you have some superglue handy

  • @mateuszbanaszak4671
    @mateuszbanaszak4671 2 роки тому +9

    I think that paper cut-outs are perfect when nobody have minis or 3D printer.
    Its also great for encounters with many units existing in this same time.

  • @abid5087
    @abid5087 2 роки тому

    Congratulations Jacob and Spencer!

  • @phishinround420
    @phishinround420 Рік тому

    “After the monkey situation. No.”
    Boy, that resonates my frequency.

  • @caffeine3845
    @caffeine3845 2 роки тому +8

    "i always wanted to kill baby Yoda" i didnt expect this sentence in here but that doesnt mean i cant die from laughing too hard about it.