In case you were curious, the movies I used footage from are Ivanhoe(1953), El Cid(1961) Monty Python and the Holy Grail(1975) and A Knight’s Tale (2001). Thanks for watching 🗡
Have you seen Ivanhoe (1982)? Some really good tournament scenes in that one. The back half of this video has some clips from one of the tournaments in the film. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X4XrBkECeo0.html
While not the only battle report I've enjoyed this year, it is one of them. I'd say top 10 at least, i watch a lot of battle reports though. Great job on all that you and Eric do .
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial Totally! 😂 By the way, I love what you do with your own channel. Great stuff! Have been subscribed and following for years. Keep up the good work! 👊😊
This format is great as it introduces people to a game, shows many aspects of the miniature hobby itself and tells a story that teaches history and elevates it from just a tutorial. Bravo
I’m so here for these knightly names. 😂 Also if you want to see what might be one of the funniest tournament/duel scenes ever made, I recommend The Court Jester.
I like how you took what many would think of as a simple throw away game from White Dwarf and give it so much love. So much that you really elevate it to a higher level. Awesome job.
I absolutely adore how colourful White Dwarf used to be, especially the small, hilarous doodle artworks (like the troll hiding behind a rock bonking a queue of confused orcs to throw into his pot iirc) for Fantasy, let alone these little games. I still have the issue with the ork bar room brawl and the dark eldar wych gladiator pit minigame, they're soooo fun. Love this video :D
The Ork Bar Room Brawl was great fun! The games store I used to visit allowed us to have these WD games and this was one of my favorites. I'll never forget "Kicked in the Danglies"
I am a longtime Warhammer Fantasy player, a Old World Bretonnian player, and a college history professor, specializing in Ancient amd Medieval History. That said, this video was nothing short of pure awesomeness! Loved it. And what a fantastic job you did with the charge on that shield. I love Artois amongst all the Duchies. Wonderful!
I played Pendragon at my gaming club in high school which our history teacher ran. He had us all design our own coat of arms and the painted knight miniatures for each of us to play with based on the colours of our designs. He then printed out the coat of arms to match the scale of the shields on the miniatures so he could cut them out and glue them on. Not only did my knight use the same exact colours as your Jean Sanglier, but also had a boar as in his crest, along with it being on top of his helmet. Just a cool coincidence I guess.
The green knight is a gorgeous model, really wish they'd do another MTO run of him. Or all the knights really. I've loved this series. Really makes me understand why people love Bretonnia so much.
Honestly I've been trying to understand the order of operations for dice rolling in 40k and how Strength and Toughness and Saves all apply and this explains it sssooo cleanly. Thank you!
That Guy Sanderre looks like the epitome of chivalry himself! I've heard he's suffered a horrific face injure in the last tournament though... Some even whisper that it was at the hands of his own brother! Excellent work, btw, truly impressive tourney ground. Wish I could do it myself!
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Great video, but I found the music to be way to loud. I strongly suggest lowering it for future videos or even better not having it at all. I strongly believe background music is distracting, annoying, and unnecessary especially for videos with lots of talking. I also believe that generic background music doesn't really add anything useful and that people have to mentally filter out. Plus it will be one less thing you have to do when making videos.
These were one of my first sets of warhammer as a child. I didn’t ever learn how to properly paint, play the game or even what they were. But I loved every second of playing with them and poorly painting them lol
This is the single greatest RU-vid video I have ever seen! I’m not kidding. Dream come true to watch this. Amazing job on not just the modeling and paint job but the video production sounds design and fun mini play! La Vash!
I had like a mini heart attack when you were going to cut off the head of The Green Knight. We should always use the minis we own to the nest of their ability to be played with, and too many a hobbyist puts off painting or kitbashing a special model, but something about OOP pewter models begs to be kept.
D O G S O F W A R ! ! ! Do it, Eric, do it! They're one of my favourite armies and I've been collecting, building and painting an army of them for years now, as of writing I'm sitting pretty with over 200 OG pikemen for the force(I don't use nearly that many, but you take the lots and deals as they pop up to you).
The fluff in the DoW book was an awesome take on Italy. One of my favorite stories related to Knights of the Realm jousting DoW Knights. The Knights of the Realm were bested and upon inspection for magical influences in the DoW Knights, none could be found. The wins were attributed to the DoW Knights having slightly longer lances. Great stuff!
@@futuregit Yeah! That was Voland's Venators that went against the Bretonnians. The old 5th ed book had such great fluff, the short stories and unit entries are fantastic.
A medieval tournament is a fun game setting for everyone!! A fantastic setting for a table top convention- always a favorite with lots of dice rolling and yelling!
@@Scrimjer Sort of. In terms of sounds yes, given that we use the english for the "oo" sound, equivalent to the french "ou" (poule means chicken, or rather hen, poulet is chicken). "oo" doesn't exist as is in french apart from loan words.
Salutations Sir Eric ! Absolutely love those Bretonnians of yours... I was eager to see those in action but this Jousting game is absolutely brillant ! And hearing their names in my native language was just the cherry on top, I was in shambles every time ! I'm quite intruiged by Georges Le Batard though... A terrible name, and a befitting crest on his helm ! Commoners usually chose the Lion for their heraldry ("Qui n'a pas de nom a un Lion pour blason", as they say, Who has no name bears a Lion on his shield) but Georges must have some interesting qualms about his ancestry, or a rather colourful personnality ! Same goes for Le Main... The correct french way of saying it should be La Main, or Le Poing (the Fist), but the misgender combined with his Knightly Virtue makes for a great double entendre, as "maint" is an old french adjective meaning "many" or "plenty", giving away either his wealth and arrogance or his true origins as a commoner ! Anyways, I disgress, it was beautiful and inspiring as always.
I’m glad you liked the names! I read somewhere that a bend sinister indicates bastardy in heraldry, so Georges Le Batards name reflects that. In my imaginary backstory, he is the bastard son of a noble, and he won his knighthood by slaying a green dragon, which he took as his crest! I have an excel document keeping track of all the names and backstories … 😂
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop I knew this knight had some interesting backstory ! You are right indeed, the Barre is a common sign of bastardry used to "diminish" the honour of a Coat of Arms, the most famous example of this practice being Jean "the Bastard of Orléans", a companion of Joan of Arc. I love how much detail and thought you put in those characters, and I'm not surprised in the least that you had to write some of it down to keep track !
My wife made the mistake of going on vacation this week out of country. Im doing this with my kids while she's gone! Im really excited to use this as a gateway to teach my monsters about medieval life! Thank you for putting up this video. This was a lot of fun for me and the kids to watch. They're legit excited about this!
Stillman was the boss back in the day. Huge influence on how I use narrative in my armies! Full titl is so well done! Excellent job! You should do the squig racing one next 😎
Congratulations. I remember a few episodes back, you were trying to figure out a way to get your wife to join in a game with you; it appears you've finally crossed the Rubicon. Sounds like she even had fun. Furthermore, you quite slyly (and underhandedly, I might add) got me to watch a battle report, which goes against the very fiber of my being; chalk up another win for your side. Great content as ever, and I even learned a few new words today, so thanks for that. Have a safe and happy new year, and we'll see you on the other side.
Can't get enough of your french accent ! Discovered your awesome channel recently, so refreshing to see such positive passion put into the game. Bravo !
I love the tableaux of the herald announcing the tourney I can imagine a DnD party hearing the call and having their chances at a joust if they needed some extra coin!
I had the idea a while back for an all-knight D&D campaign. Where the party all had nightly titles, and adventured as much to gain Prestige as to acquire treasure. While slaying monsters, rescuing endangered civilians, and thwarting dastardly villains were viable methods of gaining Prestige, they could also engage in other methods. Challenging other knights to duels, going on holy pilgrimages, retrieving lost relics, or participating in tournaments. "Knight", in this case, would be a title, not a strict description of the PC's character class. So while the PCs with armor and mounts would join the jousts, spellcasters could engage in arcane duels, ranged combatants could join an archery competition, Monks might square off in martial arts competitions, and Bards might try to out-perform others in a musical or performing contest. All the players could have a chance to earn Prestige in a manner fitting their party role.
I guess they'd have had to have chosen the Noble Background, or got Geoffrey Chaucer to forge them a parent of nobility. 😁 Otherwise they would not be fit to we walk in the garden of Black Knight's turbulence.
Dude, that is the first issue I ever bought of White Dwarf. That is such intense nostalgia, I might have to get on eBay this afternoon and see what I can find
Well Done, this is a great combination of describing the rules and walking through a game. Nice video shots too. So many youtube gamers focus the camera on the people talking rather than on the table. Not that we don't like seeing your face, but what we all really want are your voice over and great shots of your beautiful tables. Thanks so much
Your video placed a lovely smile on my face last night, big thanks.. after hunting the void I found the Pdf...I must say it would have made a lovely christmas day game with some plastic knights for all the family for those not into games like these... many thanks for the new years eve gift....
Such a fun and colorful battle report! Your mention of squires decked out in the livery of their knight inspired me to make similarity liveried retinues for my Grail Knights. Knights of the Realm, Knigjts Errants, Mounted scouts, and a variety of foot soldier Men at Arms are finally getting properly painted.
Stumbled upon this video through RU-vid recommendations and I'm not disappointed. Although I'm not into Warhammer gaming, this simple game gives my Lego Joust sets and knights new life with easily adaptable rules. Thank you and good work.
Interesting that the only thing harkoning back to this as of me writing is the "Full Tilt" strategem in 40k for the Imperial Knights since Bretonians aren't in AOS.
Fantastic work Eric. I really enjoyed this video. In fact, I'll have to watch it again at home on the big screen. Might have to share this with my SCA buddies as well.
An amazing project, and a great video to show it off. Such colourful models, fun characters and an exciting story! A few years ago, Nigel Stillman brought his Bretonnian army to the annual gathering of the Oldhammer community at Wargames Foundry. It was a real treat to see them in the actual metal.
as a bretonnian player for many years I am glad to see these models getting some love and attention. I have always wanted to build a tournament field myself, perhaps my heralds will reach your kingdom someday!
I loved watching this video. You sir are one awesome and talented gamer/modeler/painter/story teller. Your imagination is sooo inspirational. Please never stop. 🥰🥰🥰
First I loved your two tournament videos. Second, as a french, I love the names. And you have quite a good pronunciation. Three never heard of that game before and now I want it.
I completely forgot about this mini-game, it was awesome! Used to do a NCAA basketball styled jousting tourney at a game store every spring many years ago!
Finally! Other people who've heard of Full Tilt! Annoyingly, I've only ever heard of it as it was on the back issues page of White Dwarf 225 and 226, the things that got me into this hobby in the first place.
Love obscure minigames such as this. They can be such a small event that spurs on an entire narrative campaign. Would love to see your take on the Gorkamorka Brewhouse Brawl
For minis that are going to get a *lot* of handling, like Blood Bowl or Necromunda it does help to put on several coats of varnish. I usually use spray cans, and 2 light coats of gloss, and 1 light matte.
This was great! Definitely one of the best tabletop gaming videos I've seen. I loved the stop motion and that you took a look at things from many different angles and even broke things up with a little hobbying there for the Black Knight. I'm excited to watch more of your content!
I totally get what you meant when you said you were hesitant to convert a classic metal model - I've had the same problem myself! This was a great video, thank you for making it.
Thanks for explaining the wounds/toughness/armor save business. I watch a lot of Warhammer 40k stuff but have no idea what they are rolling and why. This made sense.
Great Video. I remember whem we first got this White Dwarf, a friend of mine had the Bretonnian Knights and then we started constructing the tents and the other stuff. It was a fun to play. A couple of years ago I found this issue of the White Dwarf and started to reconstruct the tournament, this time with Fireforge Knights and scratchbuild buildings like you did in your tutorial. I love the style of your animation and the whole style of your video.
This is the best video I've watched on RU-vid in a while. Seeing it come together from the previous videos was great too. What got me into the Fantasy genre was knights and tales of chivalry. Bretonnians are one of those armies I always wanted to start, but never had the guts to try because of all the detail in the heraldry. You have inspired me to consider it. I have the battle box in my pile of shame.
Dude this was well done. Simple rules and fun setting makes it easy to teach people the rules. I could see this being a favourite on game nights when time is a bit short. Also love the movie style you did through out. You really made it feel like the minis were alive
Bretonnians were my first army. Traded away most of it when I was young and silly but I still have a couple of those old knights left. This seems like the perfect project for them. Thanks for sharing!
By strange coincidence- last night I was running a game of WFRP (2e), and one of my players expressed an interest in his character starting to joust. It wouldn't make much sense from a story perspective (as he is playing a wood elf, and the party is currently in Altdorf), but I don't want to say no. Mostly because I really liked Full Tilt, and I kinda want to see him try and joust his way into his career goal of actual knighthood...
I actually have that white dwarf magazine. Never got around to a jousting game, but it's not to late. I've painted a lot of Bretonnians using historical models the last two years. Hmmm three coats of gloss varnish, sounds like a great finish to my superior painted models, you learn something new everyday.
Great video! Especially now that everything is outdoors now in Necromunda, we need fun games in games like this in that game as well as Full Tilt reprinted in Warhammer community ASAP .
