Handbooker Helper: Melee Weapons
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Master-at-arms Bryan Forrest is here for the latest installment of Handbooker Helper to tell you everything you need to know about wielding melee weapons to conquer your enemies (or maim your local production crew)!
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Anything can be a thrown weapon if you're brave and strong enough.
Just throw that Great Axe overhead like your name was a number.
(Mental Note: Hitman Rogue build)
Always take Exotic Weapon: Halfling for special occasions.
I still say that stones is the best weapon
@@chringlanthegreat4556 Then animate objects.
Gerbils: adorable ammunition
I love Bryan's intense chaotic excitement every time he gets handed a new weapon. Simultaneously relatable and terrifying, bless him
While most melee weapons use Strength, the ones with the Finesse property can be used with a character's Strength or Dexterity, whichever is higher. Just a quick little tidbit for the newbies in the comments
They did mention Finesse in the first weapons video.
They also forgot the distinction between martial and simple weapons.
Information on finesse weapons is found in the Weapons:101 video.
ruclips.net/video/XAAm3WEpwjI/видео.html
@@athompsonian Martial and Simple weapons distinction is also found in the Weapons: 101 video.
Thanks
Safe to say Bryan Forrest has the highest kill count so far on Handbooker Helper.
I think he's also tied for death count.
I'd say wound count, since we don't know if he killed with the first 2 accidental attacks and most assuredly did not with the last one.
Bryan is my favorite guide for this.
Same for me.
By far my least favourite.
@@ElliWoelfin lies
It is my opinion. That is not a lie.
it is, yeas it is.@@ElliWoelfin
Remember: If you would like a change, ask your DM!
I played a Kobold Fighter and wanted to use a heavy weapon (the greatsword, for that sweet 2d6), which would give me, as a small creature, a big disadvantage. So i asked my DM if i could use a kobold-sized heavy weapon, since it would be logical that different races have weapons/armor in thier size and would make them in thier size.
He agreed but added the rule that i can only use heavy weapons that are designed for my size/aka made by small races/made for small races, since i could in no way use a greatsword made for a human, for example.
Magical Weapons would grow/shrink depending on the owners size as well, because magic you know?
Did your DM changed the damage for the weapon or did said that you would make the same damage as normal sized creature with a greatsword for example?
Ahahaha, love the use of the Wilhelm death scream xD
Glad to see i wasn't the only one to recognize that.
As a fellow scream spotter, I doff my cap to you.
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed
Bryan kills it again! I am excited to see him back talking about Finesse weapons
It, and everyone else in the room.
Master of arms *slowly raises arms to flex*
Found the Monk!
This might be about melee weapons but Bryan cast charm on me and i failed my save roll
Does Critical Role land just have a bunch of weapon props laying around?!
Yes, yes they do. The weapon closet is next to Taliesin's iron maiden and coffin.
If you watch AWNP's first episode, they introduced Bryan as that person who owns a lot of weapon and masters knowledge on medieval weaponry (hence, Master of Arms). Possibly those are his personal collection he brought along for these weapon and armor episodes xD
Of course! How else would Matt keep all those creatures in his head under control?
They actually probably rent.
@@RikkuTakanashi actually they're all mine hahaha ~
I like the use of Scanlan's Yelp scream
Bmon624 good catch!!
If The Mighty Nein ever goes to Bladegarden, Bryan should guest star as a Battlemaster Fighter...perhaps a trainer who spars with soldiers and offers to teach Beau, Yasha or Fjord.
Hell, you could reward them with the ability to use a Battlemaster Manuever once per long rest.
I can see the comedy out of Jester wowing while Fjord trains
@@WolfeofGrey Oh, my...!
@@MisterSmith00 I mean all more to forward their relationship
possible, though the non-humans might need to go in disguise. NPCs have told the party that, basically, the closer you get to the front lines of the war in the east, the more biased or fearful people (especially soldiers) are towards orcs, goblins, drow, etc. the idea being that the only Xhorhasian or otherwise foreign people they generally see, are at war, always trying to kill/deceive/sabotage them. (sorry for irrelevant comment - I do like your idea tho!)
I adore everyone who has done a Handbooker Helper "episode", but Bryan's are just straight up the best.
This might be my favorite of them all. Bryan just pulling weapons like it was nothing is the best.
I love HH! I am giddy everytime one is uploaded!
I'd be shocked if Mr. Forrest has never worked a Ren Faire. Mighty shocked.
Thanks for a great guide Barnstormer.
I love that you guys have brought Bryan onto the team, he's so great
I had always thought that only the off-hand weapon had to be light in order to make the bonus attack. So lucky and happy I saw this!
Thank you for that +1 to Intelligence, Bryan!
Final say belongs to the DM of the game you're playing. (Which could be you! You can do it! We all have faith in you!) A rapier and a dagger combination is technically not allowed by the rules, but that combo does the same damage as two scimitars or shortswords so it's not game breaking to allow it. But you can always go with the Dual Wielder feat and use any two one handed melee weapons you wish to!
Another fun video from the master of arms; both comedic goofy and knowledable. Thanks for the image of Scanlan or Pike burrowing Grog's great axe.
Handbooker Helper, the gift that keeps on giving.
Saw Bryan Forrest and immediately knew this was gonna be great!
Every time Mr. Forrest does these it reaffirms my stance that he needs to be a guest player.
Why are these guys so freaking adorable? All of them. How? It's not fair!
Love Brian’s vids, he has a great style
The Whilhelm Scream was an excellent touch 😁
His expression at 1:21 is pure charisma :D
the special effects and quips were fun
Ridiculously chivalrous guy!
We need this guy playing in the show...he is just too good
I appreciate the props, m'dude! Very cool!
Great use of props.
WH- YOUR WEAPONS GOOD SIR, G I V E. N O W. I LOVE THEM
*Ding
Bryan please come back for Finesse weapons too!!
A great primer!
Like if you thought that Wilhelm scream was Sam
Gotta love a classic Wilhelm!
I have a character who hates orcs and works as a standard bearer. Their standard has a pike head, greataxe blade, dagger in a sheath, and a heavy, metal cap at the bottom functioning as a mace
They have a pet dragon! I want a pet dragon.
No he just poked Talison and thus unleashed his true powers.
Well, they at least HAD one, depending on what happened after the cut...
the man, the myth, the legend
For a Master of Arms, he sure is clumsy.
I'm just going to assume all Brians/Bryans associated with Critical Role are awesome and loveable.
Thank
You
IRL longswords weighed about the same as their one handed cousins. Five to six pounds. Most of them came into use from 1350 to 1550. Strangely enough you actually have more reach with a one handed sword as you can extend one arm further out than two. But a longsword is better for half swording, which means grabbing the blade halfway down and jabbing at your opponent with the point. You cant cut through plate but you can use that trick to stab joints and eye slits. And using half swording as a lever during grapples is easier. We also have more surviving records of how longswords were used. And the replication and revival of those lost martial arts has gained a lot of momentum thanks to HEMA and ARMA, interdicapline bickering aside.
D&D: You can throw light weapons.
One year later, Skallagrim: Here's how you can effectively throw a two-handed sword.
Reality, being weirder than fantasy as usual.
bryan is my favorite.
Still waiting for the Monk video please! And thank you!
1:52 And this dashes my dreams of playing a Gnome Barbarian. I always thought that'd be hilarious, but looking around online apparently they'd suck due to this limitation.
Think gnome and halfling barbarians use two one handed weapons in their builds
You can always go with a dexterity based barbarian. You don't get the rage bonus when you attack with dexterity but you're a hard to hit tank that halves most damage. You can even use a shield for that extra +2 to armor class.
Can’t wait till they do ranged weapons so I can finally figure out what those ranged numbers mean
I like this guy.
2:18 that’s what happens when you wake up talesin too early.
Is it just me? or does anybody picture Taryon Darrington resembling Bryan Forrest somewhat?
Moral of the story...never tickle a Red Dragon with a Halberd.
Great fun episode Bryan & crew! After that, I'd say the melee noises had more purpose than comedy. Anyone trained to use melee weapons who then tries to pretend they are having some crisis of conscience or morals when they use one is a lying hypocrite and/or hopelessly ignorant of the process. All melee combat characters need to have done away with that basic potential hurdle in their backstory as an apprentice or student, or they would-not could-not can-not be "proficient" in the first place. Let this guide your character building.
The shortest summary of melee training is that quote from Morphius in The Matrix: "Stop 'trying' to hit me, and hit me!" You get nowhere until you get past that. Archers can shoot at little rings on hay bales and then be surprised they are good at shooting living things too, at least the first time. However, even with safety protocols, melee people have to learn "in the trenches" to start with, and they will give and take actual blows during sparring. There is no illusion to hide behind, and a moment's hesitation means you lose.
Pole arms are my favorite weapon type in DnD
If you want to dual wield a small ranged weapon and a single melee weapon, be sure to pick up the crossbow expert feat which allows you to use a hand crossbow as a bonus action attack, also keep in mind to use a finesse weapon if you also have a ranged weapon... finesse weapons allow you to use STR or DEX so they work well with ranged fighters since ranged weapons use dex unless they are thrown... now get your rapier, get your hand crossbow and beg your dm to call it a pistol and get to killing players!!! ;)
Unless the hand crossbow has the capability to load itself (either via magic or technology) you still have to have a hand free to reload it. The Crossbow Expert feat just allows you to attack more than once per round with the crossbow. Useful for anybody with more than one attack per round. It also removes the penalty for using *any* ranged attack in melee range, including all bows and ranged attack spells.
@@Rathkryn I have found no such ruling that dictates you need two hands to reload a hand crossbow, first it is a one handed weapon meaning it in all ways should be considered as such in how it functions same with the sling weapon, furthermore it also is a crossbow that fits in your hand... it would not be dumb to assume that you can simply hold the bolt between to fingers as that would functionally work in the reloading process of that weapon... I argue that in both a ruling and logistics standpoint a hand crossbow should be reloaded with only one free hand, furthermore it is a one handed bonus attack weapon with said feat, it would make no sense to remove the loading feature and give the crossbow user a bonus attack with a one handed weapon if loading with one hand was functionally impossible, the process of loading merely says that you must only attack once, not that you much have both hands free, keep in mind the sling is also a one handed ranged weapon and it requires no such multi handed maneuver nor does the hand crossbow say it needs such a maneuver... with all of these ideas in play I think it is more than fair to say that the hand crossbow warrior should be able to use a melee weapon and ranged weapon without suffering weird penalties, especially after they must pick a rather pricey feat to use such a weapon
@@Rathkryn no ranged weapon I know is considered small, so you cant functionally dual wield otherwise with a ranged weapon, even feats that allow for such wielding determine them as "melee weapons" this is really the only way one can dual wield a ranged and melee weapon
@@Rathkryn also keep in mind that if that were true not only do they ignore said loading, but they also can simply use a one handed weapon attack to use their bonus action... they could just put their sword away and shoot twice as a free action and pull it out next turn, constantly switching between a sword and crossbow and just a crossbow and that's just... dumb
When are u going to do one about dual classes? Also could u please (once it comes out) do one about an artificer?
"That's all we abruptly have" LOL
Greatsword and rapier. Thats all you need to know
Two weapon fighting brute fighter half orc I'm hyped
You don't stab a sleeping dragon, you blow it up with as many spells as possible
Wilheim scream! Everyone take a shot!
I’ve personally ruled duel wielding like: your main hand can be a non-light weapon but you r off hand must be a light weapon
Was that a single take? If so, bravo!!
Why does Bryan look like a grown up version of the Villain kid from Shark Boy & Lava Girl
I will admit, the wilhelm caught me off-guard
Awwww, i was waiting for him to cover reach weapons by whipping it out...the whip that is....what?
r/whooosh
@cak01vej , its an innuendo, nvm. 🤣
So far Bryan's HBH's are my fav. Can we get a kill count on this one? xP
I can't believe he stabbed Taliesin
Should be Melee Weapons 101 since you just went over the most basic of basic properties. ^_^
they already did melee weapons 101
I'm a bit sad you didn't mention much about the Lance since it has special properties...and I mean that literally
Can you guys do monk please?
So many fallen in the making of this video!
"Allows *atacks* up to 10ft away"? Oops...
I like hexblade from warlock cause you can use charisma mod instead.
Yeah you have to make a very good persuation check to avoid to get sued the hell of your butt from the people you serverely wounded/ killed or ask the DM to let it pass?
I'm not suprised by the number of realistic weapons they have. I should be but I'm not.
Anyone notice the typo on 2:14?
Yay, discount Karl Urban is back!
If I have extra attack (but not duel weilder) and have two non-light weapons can I use one attack with each (say a Warhammer and a battleaxe) and attack once with each even though I can't duel weild them?
No, all attacks in a attack action is performed with the same weapon.
If you're a fighter you can kinda do this by using ya action surge feature and declare that the new attack action is performed with the other weapon but frankly that's kinda a wasteful approach, much better to set up proper dual wielding or just action surge with a two handed weapon.
Dual Wielding only gives you one attack with the second weapon right?
even a fighter level 20 with 4 attacks only gets one additional attack that way?
correct extra attacks only apply to the Attack action, where as dual weapon fighting is a bonus action to attack with the off hand weapon.
Correct. The "Extra" attack eats your bonus action. The Fighter's Extra Attack Feature (And the Barbarian's... and the Monk's... and the Ranger's...) only applys when using your Action to take the Attack action. Bonus actions are not affected.
This is why a Monk still needs to spend a ki point to Flurry of Blows in order to attack four times in a round.
I thought that was Bam Margera for a sec lol
The trident / spear being versatile always confused me... I see them as either needing to be thrown or require 2 hands in melee. Trying to stabby-stabby in melee with one hand and a shield seems weird to me considering the length of the weapon and its awkwardness.
I don't think tridents and spears are as long as you think they are. If you ever watch the old Roman Gladiator movies you'll usually see a guy wielding a trident and a net.
Spartans
Spear + Shield has been one of the most used combos throughout history.
Right. Spear and shield dominated troop loadouts for centuries.
@@WhamBamTySam Spartans. Yes... that's it. Thank you! :)
This guy!!!!!!!!!!!
Always carry more than one melee weapon
Are those Sam's screams in the background?
1:25
Since that one is the Wilhelm scream, I think the rest are just stock sounds.
Someone misspelled attacks @ 2:13 :D
WILHELM SCREAM!!!
Is that ashley barnstormer?
Why should we pick a weaker weapon over like say... A rapier?
Shield and Spear.
Is this the same guy from VGHS????
Isn't he the guy on breaking bad who killed that kid on the train scene?
What?!? 😂 No absolutely not
dagger, dagger, dagger, dagger, dagger?
Wait... was that a dragon heart reference
So, is Thordak okay?
I want a 3handed sword
It seems strange that the heavy property relates to size, not strength. I don't see why a halfling or gnome with 20 strength cannot effectively swing around a weapon twice their size...