When I ran DoMM I had Halistar sing this while working. The party heard him when they snuck in to his tower. The thing is he knew they entered, he just wanted to put on a show. Also his voice changing to yours wasn’t weird in the slightest, almost every other scene his voice changed. But it was normally some variation on Sean Connery for a reason I do not, nor want to, know.
Thank you. You know my favorite time this happened was when he had the voice of Monty Hall and hosted a demented version of Let’s Make a Deal. That or the time when he inexplicably sounded like Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Drow city.
I usually throw out any semblance of consistency when I play Halaster. In one appearance he sounds like Sean Connery, in the next he’s Monty Hall hosting a twisted version of Let’s Make a Deal where the Zoinks are monsters and the prize is not dying to said monsters.
Just started running Mad Mage and I think im gonna play this once my party meets Halaster. He'll just be waiting somewhere totally random surrounded by a bunch of corpses that He'll cast Create Undead on to play the song for him, then lightning bolt anyone who interrupts for "Making me wait and watch for 5 whole floors only to have you interrupt my dramatic reveal!"
@@BardCollegeofCitrus summer, but I'm using the alterations that Wizards of the Coast released to make summer and fall more interesting, so my players think that Jarlaxle is the bad guy, even though he is actually their biggest allie.
Howdy, i am just replying to your message to show engagement to the youtube algorithm, hoping that more people find this song. Sorry to bother you, but hey, hows your game going? I had session one today, spent the whole time in the tavern, but hoping they go into the well next session.. Any tips?
Sure thing! First of all, lemme recommend the DM lair. He has so much more advice than I could give. But if you think your games are not moving fast enough, try writing down a list of things that you want to happen in a session. If you feel like a scene is dragging on, think of what could happen to lead the players where they should be. You could also bring the event to them. Maybe the wizard they were supposed to go meet shows up to the tavern for a drink or the bandits that were going to jump them show up and start making a scene. Sometimes if nothing is happening, players may just fill in the space by hanging out in character. Which is great, but if you feel like it's time to break it up, just make something, anything at all happen, as long as it engages them. Usually, once they finish dealing with what just happened, as long as their resources (HP, spell slots, etc) are high, they may be more likely to move on to the next story beat, as "the thing that happened" in this location just finished.
Also, if your party is spending the whole session in a tavern, it sounds like they enjoy the roleplaying aspect of the game. Remember when you do get to a "combat area", everyone they meet doesn't need to be hostile. Adding some characters to interact with in other ways can really make a world feel like it's alive
He's such a dynamic character, there are so many different avenues you can take him. I wonder how many musical Halasters are springing up from this? xD
****Minor Mines of Phandelver and Mad Mage Spoilers**** I transitioned to the module from Mines by making the dungeon the one that Hammond Kost was searching for the name of the wizard for, I've already employed shenanigans from having an animated obese man painfully cramming the letters from his name into his mouth as the players were trying to read it, to having him take over running the dungeon until the party defeated the intellect devour that I as the DM was trapped inside (my tactics for the ooze we're bad so he decided to take over personally) As soon as I saw some of the zany nonsense he included in the dungeon I knew I needed to push the envelope to do this dude justice
Random request can you do a song for Trobriand the Metal Mage. Some kind of mechanical song about becoming a robot. With Adeptus Mechanics vibes, that would be cool. I think he’s under rated and could use a song about him. He even has a giant robot worm for crying out loud, he’s awesome. Maybe using Jack’s Obsession from Nightmare Before Christmas?
Lyrics, or as close as i was able to get :) That day, I came to this mountain parading the seven in tow. They tryyy To discredit my work, they`ve read it as things i shouldnt know. Whats their goal? Why dont they all see from the nation of my misery, I should be in control? In light of their marked confrontation, my decree: Call me mad, Call me crazed From your words, you`ll find that im unfazed. Call me mad, from your cells. I`ll show horrors worse than all the hells. Open minds, conquer all, And as my towers growing ever tall, If you dare enter here, You will find the annals of my dungeon to the bri mwith what you fear! Undermountain calls, Every hero scrapes and crawls, Every hall could be their end. Undermountain calls, All the hopefull faith will fall, S.O.S. wont send! Do you seek treasure, danger, honor or acclaim? My traps will mangle, tear, disfigure, rend and maim! Will you be my apprentice? Oh that would be momentous, And nothing would prevent us, Though all would sure resent us. Whatever... We`ll never. We`ll never endeavor together. Call me mad though the door, I can drown you out with whats in store. From above, im annoyed. I wont remember you when youre destroyed. Ive got plans, their in view. And theyve got nothing more to do with you. If you dare enter here, your mind will succumb to madness.. When you face down what you fear! Undermountain calls, Every hero scrapes and crawls, Every hall could be their end. Undermountain calls, All the hopefull faith will fall, No one will find your bodies! Undermountain calls, Every hero scrapes and crawls, Every hall could be their end! Undermountain calls, All the hopefull faith will fall, From madness you cant comprehend.
Yeah I made that one, and from what I can see, it's still up. For some reason they've disabled it from viewing in Denmark, so if you're there, that might explain why you can't see it.
@@hjaltefrederikmelchiorssme4328 I'm currently working on getting my songs up in other places, so I will let you know as soon as I'm able to do that. (Denmark was the only country that had issues with it so I figured that was the case :P)
Appropriate since King George is known for his apparent madness toward the end
Ahhhh I'm so glad you caught on to that! That's what inspired me to mash these together!
When I ran DoMM I had Halistar sing this while working. The party heard him when they snuck in to his tower. The thing is he knew they entered, he just wanted to put on a show. Also his voice changing to yours wasn’t weird in the slightest, almost every other scene his voice changed. But it was normally some variation on Sean Connery for a reason I do not, nor want to, know.
Oooh, I love the idea of his voice changing on a dime. Just imagine a film version where every scene he's played by a different actor :D
Thank you. You know my favorite time this happened was when he had the voice of Monty Hall and hosted a demented version of Let’s Make a Deal. That or the time when he inexplicably sounded like Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Drow city.
I finally finally was able to realize my vision of running this song as canon in my campaign. Thank you so much. My player and I thoroughly enjoyed it
Incredible, I'm so happy they enjoyed it!!
Perfect, a mad tyrant and a mad mage singing. I think I'm in love!
He'll be happy to hear that xD
Ok 2 things:
1: This guy seems like a nice mage, would consider being apprentice.
2: i have to see hamilton, lately everyone talks about it
Oh he's the nicest mage, you should absolutely seek him out. Also, Hamilton's pretty good; if you get a chance you should check it out
Yep. I’m in a game of dungeons of the mad mage- only on the 3rd level, but I am the son of an angle, and this man shall pay for...?
Meade Evans did y'all finish yet?
This totally captures the essence of the mad mage! Also loved the last bit with the chorus
Thank you!! That chorus was incredibly fun to record- so many small variations in that cluster of voices :)
this makes me hope i'll have a full mad mage game one day. love the cover so much, you sound great as always.
I hope you can have one too! It's been super fun so far!
(and thank you
This is terrifyingly accurate. Halastar Blackcloak is probably one of my favorite high level wizard villains to throw down with.
He absolutely would break out into song in the middle of a conversation.
My roleplaying of Halaster is about to take a hard left turn into King George territory.
A truly terrifying and exciting combination!
I usually throw out any semblance of consistency when I play Halaster. In one appearance he sounds like Sean Connery, in the next he’s Monty Hall hosting a twisted version of Let’s Make a Deal where the Zoinks are monsters and the prize is not dying to said monsters.
D&D and Hamilton? *Tarasque screaming*
*reverberating monstrosity vocalizations*
Other tarasque: I feel a song coming on!
I’ve been playing Mad mage and I don’t where but I’ll fit this in somewhere
You can definitely fit this in there somewhere, I believe in you
Where did you end up putting it? I'm thinking as a "half time show" after Arcturiadoom.
Never in my life have I needed something so much, and never known until I received it.
A Christmas you didn't know was coming, made possible by Blackcloak Inc. :)
randomly found this while looking for lore
i was not disappointed
you sir gained a subscriber
Happy to not disappoint! Welcome to the college, I'm glad to have you :D
Halaster is my favorite BBEG. He also happens to be my current BBEG. This is a big bad evil mood
The biggest and the baddest of evil moods!
absolutely brilliant
Thank you so much!
Im totally in love with this song and your channel! Keep it up with your top tier content quality! (Your song about Volo is another banger)
Thank you so much! I'll do my best!
When the dark wizard takes a level in bard
A cheeky piano accompaniment is now the somatic component for all their spells
Just started running Mad Mage and I think im gonna play this once my party meets Halaster. He'll just be waiting somewhere totally random surrounded by a bunch of corpses that He'll cast Create Undead on to play the song for him, then lightning bolt anyone who interrupts for "Making me wait and watch for 5 whole floors only to have you interrupt my dramatic reveal!"
He absolutely would, Halaster would be the worst stage director for any party to stumble across
Haven't played Mad Mage yet, but will bbe DMing it before to long. My players are starting chapter 2 of Dragon Hiest tomorrow.
Oooooh that's exciting! What season are they doing?
@@BardCollegeofCitrus summer, but I'm using the alterations that Wizards of the Coast released to make summer and fall more interesting, so my players think that Jarlaxle is the bad guy, even though he is actually their biggest allie.
I'm doing spring madness, we are in the middle of chapter 2 now
Halaster Blackcloak, the owner of the greatest dungeon ever made, the VERY BEST.
None like it in existence!
Love the song. It inspired me to run the module. Thank you.
Happy to send some bardic inspiration your way! I hope you enjoy it!
Great work! I'm always looking for material to up my Hallester game
Howdy, i am just replying to your message to show engagement to the youtube algorithm, hoping that more people find this song. Sorry to bother you, but hey, hows your game going? I had session one today, spent the whole time in the tavern, but hoping they go into the well next session.. Any tips?
Sure thing! First of all, lemme recommend the DM lair. He has so much more advice than I could give.
But if you think your games are not moving fast enough, try writing down a list of things that you want to happen in a session. If you feel like a scene is dragging on, think of what could happen to lead the players where they should be. You could also bring the event to them. Maybe the wizard they were supposed to go meet shows up to the tavern for a drink or the bandits that were going to jump them show up and start making a scene.
Sometimes if nothing is happening, players may just fill in the space by hanging out in character. Which is great, but if you feel like it's time to break it up, just make something, anything at all happen, as long as it engages them. Usually, once they finish dealing with what just happened, as long as their resources (HP, spell slots, etc) are high, they may be more likely to move on to the next story beat, as "the thing that happened" in this location just finished.
Also, if your party is spending the whole session in a tavern, it sounds like they enjoy the roleplaying aspect of the game. Remember when you do get to a "combat area", everyone they meet doesn't need to be hostile. Adding some characters to interact with in other ways can really make a world feel like it's alive
He's such a dynamic character, there are so many different avenues you can take him. I wonder how many musical Halasters are springing up from this? xD
****Minor Mines of Phandelver and Mad Mage Spoilers****
I transitioned to the module from Mines by making the dungeon the one that Hammond Kost was searching for the name of the wizard for, I've already employed shenanigans from having an animated obese man painfully cramming the letters from his name into his mouth as the players were trying to read it, to having him take over running the dungeon until the party defeated the intellect devour that I as the DM was trapped inside (my tactics for the ooze we're bad so he decided to take over personally)
As soon as I saw some of the zany nonsense he included in the dungeon I knew I needed to push the envelope to do this dude justice
Yes!!! This is exactly what I wanted! Thank you!!!
I'm so happy that it met your expectations!
This will be playing in the tavern also when I start my campaign 🤣
"Did you ever hear the tragedy of Halaster the Mad? I thought not. It’s not a story the Blackstaff would tell you."
Random request can you do a song for Trobriand the Metal Mage. Some kind of mechanical song about becoming a robot. With Adeptus Mechanics vibes, that would be cool. I think he’s under rated and could use a song about him. He even has a giant robot worm for crying out loud, he’s awesome. Maybe using Jack’s Obsession from Nightmare Before Christmas?
That's a really cool idea! If I ever go back into parodies that would be a fun one to do. :)
He would totally sing this tò the party
He sure would xD
Lyrics, or as close as i was able to get :)
That day,
I came to this mountain parading the seven in tow.
They tryyy
To discredit my work, they`ve read it as things i shouldnt know.
Whats their goal?
Why dont they all see from the nation of my misery,
I should be in control?
In light of their marked confrontation, my decree:
Call me mad, Call me crazed
From your words, you`ll find that im unfazed.
Call me mad, from your cells.
I`ll show horrors worse than all the hells.
Open minds, conquer all,
And as my towers growing ever tall,
If you dare enter here,
You will find the annals of my dungeon to the bri mwith what you fear!
Undermountain calls,
Every hero scrapes and crawls,
Every hall could be their end.
Undermountain calls,
All the hopefull faith will fall,
S.O.S. wont send!
Do you seek treasure, danger, honor or acclaim?
My traps will mangle, tear, disfigure, rend and maim!
Will you be my apprentice?
Oh that would be momentous,
And nothing would prevent us,
Though all would sure resent us.
Whatever... We`ll never.
We`ll never endeavor together.
Call me mad though the door,
I can drown you out with whats in store.
From above, im annoyed.
I wont remember you when youre destroyed.
Ive got plans, their in view.
And theyve got nothing more to do with you.
If you dare enter here,
your mind will succumb to madness..
When you face down what you fear!
Undermountain calls,
Every hero scrapes and crawls,
Every hall could be their end.
Undermountain calls,
All the hopefull faith will fall,
No one will find your bodies!
Undermountain calls,
Every hero scrapes and crawls,
Every hall could be their end!
Undermountain calls,
All the hopefull faith will fall,
From madness you cant comprehend.
That's them! I had a lot of fun writing them :D
So freaking brilliant!! 😆🤘😎
Ahhhh thank you! May Halaster spare you if you venture into his tunnels!
Who here in the comments is willing to run DotMM for other Citrus fans? Lol
Someone should, it's worth playing!
What happend to the strahd von zarpvich song
What do you mean?
Bard College of Citrus did you not make the song that goes
Strahd von zarovich, from a family filthy rich
Yeah I made that one, and from what I can see, it's still up. For some reason they've disabled it from viewing in Denmark, so if you're there, that might explain why you can't see it.
Bard College of Citrus ah, well fuck. Do you know if there is any other way i can view it? Btw how do you know i am from Denmark lol
@@hjaltefrederikmelchiorssme4328 I'm currently working on getting my songs up in other places, so I will let you know as soon as I'm able to do that. (Denmark was the only country that had issues with it so I figured that was the case :P)
Making a second comment, for the algorithm.
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