- Good sir drinks for my friend and I.
- Two ales for the miss!
(snorting laughter)
- Go on, drink up.
(laughter)
- Drink up now.
- What is that accent?
(electronic upbeat music)
- Hi friends, Ginny Di here,
and if this is your first time on my channel, then hi!
I make videos about D&D
including this point of view, role-playing series
to help folks develop their original characters,
and get a little practice with improvising role-play.
I'll put the full playlist of POV videos
into the cards in case you want to check out the others.
Here's how it works.
I portray an original D&D-style character
interacting with you the viewer.
I ask questions and I leave space for you to respond
from the perspective of your own character.
There's been much discussion
over how long those pauses should be.
I have cut them down to around 10 seconds,
And if you need more time, you can pause it.
I am accepting no further critiques
on the spacing between questions.
You will never all agree.
I am doing my best.
In today's video we are catching up
with a character that I originally introduced
in my first "3 NPCs" video: Clover, the Bard.
She wants to write an epic poem about your adventures
and she has a lot of questions for you.
As always if you would like a written list
of the questions that is linked in the description,
and if you want to make your own response video to this
I have also included a link
to the video file without the background music.
If you've been enjoying these POV videos
you have World Anvil to thank for it.
They have sponsored this whole video series
and without their support intensive productions
like this would just not be possible.
World Anvil is a toolkit for world building.
It is great for writers, and game masters, and role-players.
It has all the tools you need to keep track of your world,
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Articles that can be indexed and linked
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and timelines, support for stat blocks and character sheets,
and privacy settings that enable you to share some things
with the world, some things with only your players,
and some with just you.
To see World Anvil in action
and learn more about the characters featured
in these POV videos,
I have linked my World Anvil page in the description.
Each of my characters has their own page
with in-depth information on their backstories
and personalities, even including some things that haven't
come up in their videos yet, like who broke Edith's heart
and the dark secret Na'Krasha is keeping.
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Okay? Without any further ado, I believe that Clover is
waiting for you at the tavern.
- Ah, I was hoping you'd come by
good sir drinks for my friend and I.
Hmm, alas I am a little short.
A halfling joke I've heard a lot.
Might you be a kindly sort and pay for these?
Since I cannot.
(gulping)
Ah poetry,
the food of love
words both fair and true.
Tell me friend, do you enjoy hearing a verse or two?
Well, all have heard of your recent success in epic tales
but me, I hope to go deeper, learn some new details.
I hope to share your life in full from start to current day
the inside scoop a true tell-all.
So what do you say?
Let's start at the dawn of your life.
You were a babe in arms.
Your parents, were they kind to you or did they do you harm?
Sweet living parents make for poor ballads it's sad to say.
If they were good perhaps they died,
in some cruel tragic way?
Yes. I see.
Understand, I simply do my best
to write compelling openings.
Please don't be distressed.
When you were young did others tease you,
bully you poor dear?
Or were you much beloved or source of other children's fear?
(peaceful violin music)
Now many heroes of the past had destinies it's said.
Born beneath a prophecy or curse upon their head.
At first did you believe
that you were meant for greater stuff?
Some auspicious dream or even wish would be enough.
(peaceful violin music)
Hmm, I can work with that.
Let's jump a bit ahead.
How long was it before you left your home and childhood bed?
(peaceful violin music)
When you went, how did you feel?
Joy, or some malaise?
Did you hightail it out of there?
Reflect with wistful gaze?
(peaceful violin music)
Now is the part in any tale you'd have learned your trade?
You must've had some teacher trainer, some to give you aid?
If not, please dig.
Your victories were fated.
Every hero has a mentor, even if exaggerated.
(fire crackling)
What would you call the greatest lesson learned
during this time?
What skill or understanding would you take into your prime?
(peaceful violin music)
And when you now reflect, how do you feel about that stage?
Do memories warm your heart,
or do they fill you up with rage?
Some youths, you know, will look to ballads
as they plan what's next.
Should we then encourage them to follow in your steps?
(peaceful violin music)
When did violence start to rear its head?
Struggle, and strife?
Tell me, what's the first fight that you won
in your whole life?
(peaceful violin music)
Nature has a balance,
so each win must have a cost.
Tell me also of the first battle you ever lost.
(peaceful violin music)
Now, I must describe you.
How your features are designed,
so listeners can picture our bold hero in their mind.
Great poets can bring imagery to bear with every line.
Describing you will surely help my skills
in this field shine.
What color would you call your eyes?
For then I could compare their lucid depths
to molten honey, spring leaves, or
stoneware.
(peaceful violin music)
How would you describe your build?
A rippling muscled mass, shapely curves, or towering high
a slender blade of grass?
We needn't worry quite so much about accuracy.
The goal is just to make you sound like
quite a sight to see.
(peaceful violin music)
Now say a fan who loves my work should happen in to you.
Might you have a catchphrase or a banner they might view?
How could they recognize you,
if they stumbled cross your path?
So they could have a portrait made or get an autograph.
(peaceful violin music)
You should really prepare yourself,
for fame to come your way.
My ballads, well, they topped the charts.
At least they will someday.
I hear you've lately had a victory of great renown,
but every bard will sing of that.
I would dig further down.
Please think of some past venture
that will never leave your mind.
That's shaped you that your memory just cannot leave behind.
Victory or tragedy.
Yes, either will suffice.
Winning is good, but it's dramatic if you pay a price.
Set the scene.
What triggered this adventure at the start?
Seeking revenge, some artifact?
What made you first take part?
(fire crackling)
Now it's time to introduce the villain of the tale.
Who stood between your party and your goal?
Hoping you'd fail.
(fire crackling)
And why did they oppose you?
What did your foe have to gain?
Could they be sympathetic or do they want to cause pain?
(peaceful violin music)
Now how did your opponent look?
The visuals are something many poets overlook.
I hope they had some facial hair, a villainous goatee.
Perhaps I'll write they had one.
It makes them sound beastly.
(peaceful violin music)
I'll share with you a secret known to writers,
truly skilled.
There must be stakes.
Your reader has to think you might be killed.
What weakness do you have
that might've caused you to be beat?
What could've ruined everything and brought on your defeat.
(fire crackling)
Now for the final moments, the dramatic ending scene.
I must invoke your senses.
What was felt and heard and seen?
What can you still remember from the moments at the end?
The scent of smoke?
The dying wheeze of one you once called friend?
(soft lute music)
Whew, I really think this poem is headed for a claim.
Soon, every hole and tavern will be ringing with my name.
I mean, your name.
Now it needs a title.
Something noble, something grand.
Do you have a better name?
Something not quite so bland?
Some call me "Clover Honeytongue".
Not many, but still some.
By what such name would you be known if you had such a one?
(soft lute music)
Well, this has been delightful.
I'm sure this tail will wow.
This will be great exposure.
Truthfully, you owe me now.
I often take commissions,
yet I'm writing yours for free.
Make sure to tell your friends
in case they'd like such a story.
Wait, is that the guard?
I actually have to go!
I just realized I'm very late for something very important.
Goodbye.
Must fly.
(soft lute music)
- I cannot believe that I sat down to write the next
in a series that is already incredibly time consuming
and complicated to write
and just decided to do it all in rhyme.
What the fuck is wrong with me?
Anyway, thanks to everyone
who has been enjoying this series.
People are always asking if I'm going to do any more.
So to be clear, the POV videos are an ongoing series.
I have no current plans to stop.
They just take a little while to make,
so they will probably never be more frequent
than every one or two months.
Thank you for your patience.
And if you want a lot more insight into what I'm working on
please feel free to join us on Patreon.
My Patrons get early access to videos,
and a ton of behind the scenes content,
sneak peeks at current and upcoming projects.
And we make a lot of puns,
which could be a downside for some people.
For weak people.