Handbooker Helper: Dwarf (Quick Build)
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- On this Handbooker Helper, Master of Dungeons Matthew Mercer provides you with the tricks of the trade for playing a Dwarf in 5th edition D&D.
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No one:
Matt Mercer: GLAD YA BROUGHT YER DWARF ALONG NOW ARENT'YA??!
Also Matt Mercer: Travis what are you doing in my chair.....
@@marcuscascio9632 Community: CHAIR!
I lost it
Razagan has anybody ever asked how old the tree was the chair was crafted off?
It's amazing and astonishing how Matt can just switch character and posture right in front of your very eyes
Well he's a fucking actor. Not an actor. A. FUCKING. ACTOR.
When he acts out Avantica I get confused xD
it's called acting!
He's an actor and also been DMing everyweek for many years now.
Matt sure loves his dwarves and his Scottish accent. BONUS KEG
For some reason all dwarves are Scottish at heart. This has been true since the 70s or 80s.
Does anyone else love when Matt Mercer does is Scottish Dwarven voice? Because I know I do.
who the fuck doesnt.
I play with a guy from Scotland, and listening to Matt try is pretty rough at this point.
It's a Dwarven accent, not a Scottish accent. Psh, nerds.
It's actually my kink
@@jsizzlesaurusrex Scottish accents are nearly not understandable to people who aren't from the UK. The dwarven accent is a mix between Scottish and English as its not as harsh as a Scottish accent, which is why it sounds 'bad' as a Scottish accent
Matthew Mercer in plaid is a beauty to behold.
Kris Landon flannel and plaid are just reliable tops
Plaid Mercer!
I always play dwarves with a super-Canadian hoser accent:
“OH YA FOR SURE BUD LET’S HEAD ‘ER TO THE TAVERN FOR SOME BROADS AND BREWSKIS.”
I once played a Singaporean Dwarf
Auuhntieeeee lets go get sum drinks at deh tavern lah
GOIN FER A RIP ARE YA BUD
In the campaign I am running now, my dwarves have a Russian accent
Since I’m Latina I do a Caribbean Beach Dwarf ala Merle
As a Canadian, I'm ashamed I hadn't thought of that.
As a Scotsman I love that Dwarves usually get portrayed with Scottish accents, Matt's accent is excellent
The Scottish accent is just a great fit. I can’t really tell why, but it just is.
Helps that he himself is mostly Scot.
it's sort of funny though. I find that a lot of the fantasy dwarven "look" is taken from how vikings are often portrayed in pop culture.. runes, braided beards ect, and yet they have scottish accents ^^
@@MaMastoast i suppose it's because a lot of people wouldn't recognize a Norwegian accent if it was thick enough you could trip over it.
Since the Czech translations of Sapkowski's works, in Czech, dwarves standardly use Silesian accent.
For those who don't know, Silesia is a region on the Czech/Polish borders known for coal mining and heavy industry.
Just imagine being Matt Mercer's child, listening to story time before going to bed.
Hahah wow
by the dice gods...
Just imagine being Matt Mercer's Parent, listening to story time before he goes to bed.
Many many critters listen to Matt Mercer's stories before (or in) bed
Ronin: “Daddy, can our friend Matt read me a bedtime story”
Travis: 😢
I had a Dwarven Paladin he had a crusade against shoddy craftsmanship. his quote was if you can't do it right to get a dwarf to do it
That’s perfect
That's awesome
I just read this with Matt's dwarvish accent without even noticing.
"If you can't do it right, get a dwarf"
I'm Scottish and it's so nice to hear a voiceover artist who can actually do the accent. Congrats, Matt! You've got my seal of approval.
I'm not Scottish but I know enough to agree with you there! Haha I've heard some truly awful attempts at Scottish over the years. As an Australian I sympathise with you! And rejoice in Matt's ability to do a good accent.
Every other quick build: *presented by people who have played these races in parts of critical role*
Dwarf: *presented by Matt Mercer because O' THA RRIGHT GÜD DWAHRVEN ACCENT YA EAR?*
He mentioned once he used to play a dwarf (fighter? dunno anymore) and he even had this character be an NPC pre-stream
To be fair, the only main cast member who played this race is Matt.
This video _could_ have been done by Ashly Burch, Wil Wheaton, or Noelle Stevenson, but no one can come close to Matt's *RRIGHT GÜD DWAHRVEN ACCENT YA EAR?* Not even actual Scots.
I mean, has everyone already forgotten about Larkin?
@@kiwithekiki234 Who's Larkin? (;P)
Ask Liam.
Matt is both a skilled man and a cute nerd with accents 😁
You could said, he is breathing.
"Hill dwarfs make a great compliment to cleric" Ok so I accidentally did the right thing :-D
Well there's no real "wrong" thing but you did a really good one
There’s no right races to play, play what’s fun!!
Personally I like Hill Dwarves more as druids than clerics because Druids get plenty of great concentration AoE spells like Storm of Vengence
Guys... I was joking. I agree there is no right race for anything. My group is very RPG-based, so decisions on race weren´t really that strongly influenced by class. I just found it funny that my chara ended up a strong combo even tho my decision for dwarf was basically "I want a small race... and I don´t like halflings and don´t want a gnome cleric because of Pike" (We met through CR and I avoid race-class combinations of CR). My other main DnD chara is a tiefling ranger and my backup is an elven barbarian
@@Bruh-lq7ev yes.
just when i thought i'd gotten over how hot the cast was, Matt Mercer comes in here in his really cute plaid and his scruffy little beard.
they screwed up his makeup.
@@zednott dont be a fucking pedant.
@@zednott The color's off on his arms too, there's something else going on with the lighting or camera or processing. Not a big deal though :)
Matt using his dwarven accent is music to my ears
Played a dwarf in an old D&D campaign, followed a story path leading me to my long forgotten clan heritage.
Ended up fighting Santa Claus, the North King of Dwarves. Swung my axe at his nuts. His reply, "Oh ho no, naughty"
It's almost like Matt has an affinity for dwarves, or something. 😎
Yeah... you would think it's his favorite race.... :P
And dwarfs have advantage against poison because ALL ABOARD THE DRINKING TRAIN.
Them livers be working overtime!
In my world, I made so dwarves have 3 livers to sustain all the alcohol, also explains their resistance to poison
Matt Mercer speaking a "dwarven" accent is surprisingly enchanting. He effortlessly weaves scenario into each of the mechanics. He's so passionate about all of this. Also, the beard shaving reference.
I need Matt to speak dwarven to me every single morning like,
“GeT uP yA lAzY LaSs!”
Alternate title: The greatest and bestest of all the races (quick build)
AYE
I’ve been playing D&D about two years now and have never played a dwarf
I personally think the greatest race in D&D is the half elf
AYE LAD YEH GOT THAT RIGHT
Here here!
AYE, RIGHT YA ARE THERE LADDIE!!!
Moutain dwarf, sorcerer, war caster.
Way higher HP than expected, way higher AC than expected and a concentration that will last for dayyyz
And now we have his mountain dwarf divine soul sorcerer Dariax Zaveon from “Exandria Unlimited”.
I am a Dwarf and I'm Digging a Hole. Diggy Diggy Hole. Diggy Diggy Hole!
B O R N U N D E R G R O U N D
@@reyntime8735 S U C K L E D F R O M A T E A T O F S T O N E
Yognaughts... Yognaughts everywhere!
Well also Wind Rose
@@valdemarsmith1249 R A I S E D I N T H E D A R K
i know it's been two months, but i couldn't resist :)
One of my characters is a Mountain Dwarf. She's a Barbarian with a Maul who'll eventually be going Path of the Ancestral Guardian.
She murdered her on again off again boyfriend in a fit of rage (split his braincase like a watermelon) when he tried to hurt their baby. Well then she got arrested and conscripted into the military and has no idea where her child is now - many many years later.
I'm very looking forward to playing her - if I ever get the chance.
That sounds like it will be an interesting character to play, I hope you get to! The character I'm currently playing is a hill dwarf fighter who got kicked out her clan after she eloped with a halfling merchant. She started adventuring after her partner died of old age so she could get find a way to pay off the heavy debt her halfling family is in. I'm having a lot of fun playing her. She's still fundamentally a dwarf, but a century living with halflings has massively influenced her so she's a fun mixture of the two.
No 'Barbarian' Class or Dwarf Race in my game...
He adds such an amazing flare and personality to these videos I love it
It entertaining watching the way his right eyebrow jumps when he goes into the dwarven accent
Also every dwarf is Scottish. Every single one of them. It's not in the PHB, but It Is Known.
For language nyerds- Tolkien modeled his dwarvish language on Hebrew, so Gimli and Thorin & co would have sounded Israeli if anything. And his elves would have sounded more Greek.
Since the Czech translations of Sapkowski's works, in Czech, dwarves standardly use Silesian accent.
For those who don't know, Silesia is a region on the Czech/Polish borders known for coal mining and heavy industry.
Three words for ya'all.
Dwarven. Battleaxe. Wizard.
This...or Warhammer and it´s a shame if you deal more damage with the weapon.... oh i hate my luck.
That sounds like a certain pigman's character...
I find so much joy in the fact that Liam and Matt ended up playing the races they talked about in the Exandria Unlimited series, Matt as a Dwarf, and Liam as a Halfling
Matt, you are klilling that amazing beard with those small streaks for grey in there. Love it!
My Husband played a Dwarven Mastermind Rogue, it was awesome.
I'm still kind of sad that we don't have a cast member playing a dwarf, which is obviously one of the best races (especially better than any kind of elf)
Maybe Campaign 3?
FOR MORADIN!!
I thought for sure we'd have a dwarf this campaign. Still could happen, I suppose. Long way to go yet. I'd also like to see someone play a regular fighter.
I mean i recognize that she was only a guest cast member but Ashly's Keg is a dwarf.
@@davidparkes7741 Also Wheaton's character in campaign one. But, yeah, hoping a regular cast member plays one.
@@SuperWoodgod True, although that would mean one of the current Nein would have to die and i don't want that.... Well actually i think it would depend on who & the circumstances of the death.
@@davidparkes7741 It could also be a situation similar to Tarrion Derrington. Perhaps if Knott leaves to be with her family, or maybe Ashley Johnson returns as a different character and Yasha becomes a perma-villain.
Really nice to see this series has been going really well.
Sindri and Brock would make great D and D characters.
And inspired by warhammer’s needlessly vengeful dwarves
- a dwarf adventurer avenge his family’s honor for a great grand father who forgot to pay a commission a penny short.
- a dwarven artisan trying to get money to mine out a mountain pass for killing dwarves during a cave-in.
- bring retribution to an elf who deeply insulted your relatives by walking around him/her after refusing to wait for an answer after the elf ask “can you please move?”.
I am still a simple man, I see Mathew Mercer glaring and I click
The teal in Matt’s shirt is creating simultaneous contrast with his makeup. He looks a little green.
I read lots of guides and studied the PHB all over, but it's only now that I notice what no speed reduction means: Higher initiative, dexterity rapier Dwarf in heavy armor! Or a weak Cleric Dwarf ;D
Thanks again guys!
Montain dwarf wizard... A medium armor spell flinging maniac who weild a battleaxe and isn't afraid to chop some hand or heads coming to close... I don't know, that sound awesome! Maybe even too awesome, a little broken maybe? Still must be fun to play.
That little snicker... I love it. One of Matts go to dwarf characteristics.
Playing a Mountain Dwarf Gunslinger, lots of fun. Switching the modifiers for Grit from Wisdom to Intelligence means that he's the Scottish-accented voice of logic, knowledge and reason in a party with:
- A murderhobo kleptomaniac High Elf Thief with a tomato for a head who recently, at the time of writing, ran off to steal some poor lad's kneecaps
- A standard template Lawful Good Half Elf Vengeance Paladin who's not that bright
- An edgy Half Elf Draconic Sorcerer whose 2 joys in life are glaring at people menacingly and Empowering Fireballs
- And a "Human" Devotion Paladin who's actually a Space Marine from the Warhammer 40,000 universe
That being said, my character does like to twirl his pepperbox in his hand like Revolver Ocelot and unknowingly quote lines from films. Session 3 for this character had him waking up and the first thing he does is twirl and do tricks with the pepperbox, then look in the mirror of his tavern room and say, "You talking' 'o me?"
Dwarves are my favorite metal-forging, beard-growing, muscle flexing, axe throwing, beer-chugging race ever.
And now, they can be intelligent advisors and charming storytellers, too!
What about a dwarf bard? Breaking his ties to his clan and people to follow his dreams of becoming a musician.
I often take breaks from CR but god damn Matt Mercer just leaks charisma.
I'm playing a dwarf barbarian who just hit level 4. He murdered his brother in a fit of rage and ran away to avoid his tribe's wrath. In the harsh wilderness he was forced to prey on a small band of goblins because his tribe took all the other possible food for their own. With his massive strength they were about as easy to kill as rabbits. He eventually returned to his tribe and was forced to prove himself worthy of living in the will of the gods. The custom in the tribe was to duel one of their skilled warriors and if the dwarf accused survived then his crime would be forgotten, or at least they wouldn't be torn to pieces by the loyal members. After successfully fending of his own father, he was accepted back under a watchful eye and slowly regained trust. After all, who's to question the gods' choices? Despite that, Ulfgar (the dwarf) decided to set off into the world and make up for his brother's slaughter. Sorry for the long comment, I just really like him.
A wild Matt has appeared.
Matt was born to do this. Im fortunate to find this
Matt dwarf speech would make for grand conversations.
Forgot to mention Duergar. My favorite Dwarves.
I love me some Grey Dwarves.
Fun dwarven facts:
A mountain dwarves may seem like a race for strength-based martials only... their armor and weapon proficiencies, and boosts to strength can make them very interesting battle mages. Your health will be low, but a wizard with medium armor and a battle axe... combined with spells to buff you... make an unsuspecting combo! Try abjuration for that extra damage soak!
Also, the ability to wear heavy armor without the penalties of low strength makes for interesting Clerics. Forget your strength! Focus all on wisdom, take shillelagh (either as a nature cleric or with Magic Initiate), and all you'll need is your wisdom modifier. Tack on your divine strikes if you're that kind of cleric and enjoy!
The entire D&D rulebook should be presented by Matt Mercer.
Honestly with the armor proficiency makes Mountain Dwarves better as wizards or casters in general than as fighters, since Barbarians don’t use armor, and the other fighting types already get proficiency with those armors
Mountain dwarves are in such a weird place. If you use their strength by making a martial class, you don't need the armor. If you make a caster to take advantage of the armor, you're probably not using your strength. It's kind of a shame.
its fun playing with a race's background like a playing a clan head and all of the baggage that comes with it
Never played a dwarf.... now I really want to! Creating a Hill Dwarf Cleric as of now. Thanks Matt.
my first ever character was a dwarf ranger. pathfinder though, not 5e. he's still one of my favourites.
Even though I prefer to play as the taller, prettier races, I'm always happy to see a dwarf in the party. Never worked with a dwarf who wasn't fun to roleplay with, good help in a fight, and shaped like a friend.
Slight addendum; Stonecunning also acts as though you are proficient in History for those checks, so even if you dont have the skill you still get double your levels normal proficiency bonus.
Matt really seemed to be enjoying this one 😁
Side note, I never noticed how blue his eyes were till now.
Evergreenoutsider10 agreed
Currently playing Pathfinder’s Carrion Crown...with a full party of dwarves. 6 dwarves of the same clan. It’s been loads of fun. Traveling brothers, cousins and even the grandfather arcanist. Dwarves are just fun, no matter the game!
I'm running a Mountain Dwarf Wizard from the School of Abjuration right now. He's actually a decent second line fighter in a pinch thanks to the Dwarfish proficiencies with weapons & armor. I still have their stats set for wizardry, but the extra points in Con & Str allowed me to create a wizard who can take a hit, hit back, save spells for bigger fights, and still cast efficiently.
FORESHADOWING
I made a Mountain Dwarf Abjurer Wizard once. High Strength Int and Con In a Full plate after nabbing the Heavily Armored feat and dumped Dex. Focused on creative ways to use spells that were non savable and i became in effect the party tank soaking damage with my arcane ward. By all means cloud of daggers and a high grapple check is in no means the most effective way to dispatch an enemy, but you better belive it was a morale breaker to see a squirming enemy being shredded with one hand while waving the other hand to cast other spells and counterspells. I never made him for minmaxing he was pure and unadultorated fun. Plus it was hillerious watching the party munchkin being anoied with anyone dumping dex and the character is stil working and working well!
What's funny is that proficiency in those armors makes moutain dwarves great frontline casters
I like to mash a hybrid build taking heavy armor feat if possible at L4 and being a mountain dwarf Wizard(since casting is possible if you are proficient with the armor), plus war caster at L8 lets you cast with weapons in hand, and combining smithing proficiency with the spell Fabricate means quick quality crafting if the materials are present, and being the caster with downtime can enchant specialty items even though the requisite costs for those still apply
What did we do right to get graced by the Mighty Mercer and his glorious accents?
One of my favorite NPCs to use in my games or play as in another is Gaudri Hammerlock: the pioneering Gunsmith dwarf. Firearms mechanics I of course take from Matt's gunslinger supplement.
My last character was a Hill Dwarf who shaved themselves bald at a young age and was cast out of their clan into exile. Being an anti-dwarf is fun.
You can tell just how much Matt loves dwarves
I love that Matt loves dwarves as much as I do. So many fantasy fans always go on about elves. Dwarves are amazing yo!
Matt Mercer is breathtaking!
Glad ya brought your dwarf..... i cant wait till i can utilize my voice acting.
It is weird seeing Matt in only one article of torso clothing, so used to him in layers...
-" A monk?" - "A dwarven monk?"
YES!
Matt Mercer is the one who made me love dwarves
Not sure where to ask, but I would love to see a Handbooker helper on building an artificer class
Damn Matt you are looking sharp!
Dreamy sighs abounding... Talk Dwarven to me, Matt.
“No one knows, Who Dey were, or What Dey were doing... But there legacy lives, Hune In the Living Rock of Stonehenge.”
Don't count out the less typical classes for dwarves. I ran a mountain dwarf wizard once as a runesmith. Being proficient in warhammer and medium armor and bonus constitution makes them surprisingly effective on the front lines, especially with a select choice of spells.
Ah, yes, a bunch of comments on Matt's Scottish dwarf accent. Exactly what I hoped to see. Now to just listen to this one a few extra times for good measure...
UA-cam: Look, a new video with Matthew Mecrer in!.
Me: Owwwwwwww *clicks*
Osrik Fireforge battles for the usurped throne of his father by wielding the Fireforge circlet which shoots Scorching Ray once per day!
Matt Mercer did a lot of Matt Mercer'ing this video
aside from Tiefling's, dwarves are my most often played race, fallowed by the dragonborn, and elf. I find dwarves are very versatile with the only role they can't pull off being the rogue unless you have a god tire brain like Matt has. Now my real problem is....I've never found the right party to play a dwarf with. Sure there my second most played race but that is as NPC's, not PC's, same goes for dragonborn and elf. but...as someone who loves these short bearded craftsmen with all my heart I can say this. Dwarves rock (Heh) the battlefield like it was there birthright. Some of my favorite combo's with dwarves are the "Holy classes" aka classes like Cleric, Paladin or Zealot because despite there size they pack a punch the size of mount Olympus, with the force the size of Asgard. Love these little guys and can't wait to actually play a combat class with them.
So that resistance against poison is probably just a different way of saying "I can outdrink ya basterds any time of the day!"
Matt is a reincarnated dwarf. Prove me wrong.
I made a hill dwarf monk who shaved his beard, with the goal of proving that the long developed martial art that his lineage created "the style of the wondering fist" is strong enough to be recognized among their kind.
How to be a good dwarf:
-Be a fisherdwarf in a place where there's no water or fish so relegated to tasks like being useless and getting bored.
-Go to explore ancient ruin with no combat skills and somehow survive.
-Return to the fortress with an extra fun surprise: a necromancer.
-Being a generous dwarf, leave the relic on the public library.
-Watch the world burn.
(Great backstory, better laughs, even the undead friend seemed to like it)
0:41
Did a none Dwarf just say the word Grudge
*grabs damaz kron*
Write it daun in the buuk!
Who else has no plans to be a dwarf, and is just here to listen to Matt talk 😁😍🤣🤣
I hope for a one shot we get a dwarf Matthew I love his voice for dwarfs
I'm a straight man, but I'll be damned if Mercer isn't a handsome man.
🎵"Born underground, suckled from a teat of stone..."🎶
Matt Mercer Dwarvish ASMR, anyone?
It took me a few seconds to realize why Matt looks different. We hardly ever see him in button-ups! A treat... and I kind of miss the vest!
Cool. Just two days ago I decided to make a Dwarf Fighter Battlemaster to play as online.
Thanks for the quick build
my most commonly run "type" back when i played was dwarf cleric. with dwarves it's all about why they're no longer with their clan and hearth and home as those are the things that dwarven society most commonly emphasizes.
oh my giddy aunt, great pick me up when i'm feeling down... and a great "It's Almost Thursday" Boost when needed
I'm currently having a lot of fun playing as a dwarven bard.
When I bust out my drums the party is just getting started! 😁