To anyone thinking about maybe buying Shadow of the Conqueror, buy it. It's so good, and has everything you could want. Skyships, swords, sorcery, and... KITE SHIELDS?! Of course Shad gave people kite shields lol. Anyway, the worldbuilding is great and the characters are likeable. I'm enjoying the hell out of this book and I can't wait to finish it.

Weapon designer: We've reduced the weight of the ammo your soldier carry so they can have lighter load. Military: Wonderful, now they can carry more ammo.

Shad : **picks up a flower** "You're carrying too much to be able to run."

How many weapons could an adventurer carry? Me : Depends on how many little peasant boys I can round up to carry my shit.

Thats kid next door: Moooom that guy is outside again, and he’s got a lot more weapons this time

Shad is so powerful that he can equip a sword in a spell slot

Shad: grabs a weapon for every occasion in preperation for his dragon-slaying adventure. Also Shad: forgets to bring his glasses and gets lost, walking in circles whole day.

I'd be perfectly fine if the whole episode was just a half an hour of the intro, piling more weapons and gear until he looked like he was more weapon than man

"So, what weapons should we bring for this adventure?" Shad: "Yes."

Shad: "If by my life or death I can protect you, I will. You have my sword." Legolas: "And my-" Shad: "And my bow." Gimli: "And my-" Shad: "And my axe." Boromir: "And-" Shad: "And my shield." Gandalf: "..." Shad: "And my spear." Sam: "I have this Barrow-blade..." Shad: "And my dagger." Sam: "Well then, I have a pot for making stew." Shad: "And my mace." Merri: "What about breakfast?" Shad: "And my other sword that is meant for use with single hand but it's just called a sword, too..." Pippin: "What about the second breakfast?" Shad: "...And my other axe that is kind of crap." Merri: "I don't think he knows about the second breakfast, Pip." Shad: "And my *********** - what was that screeching noise?" Boromir: You can't say *********** in this franchise, it's protected by Copyright and Trademark law, enforced by hordes of lawyers..." Gandalf: "Foul creatures of darkness... those foes are beyond all of us. Shad: "Can I say warsword then? That seems to work." Aragorn: "I have this really old sword that's in pieces." Shad: "And I have at least 50 arrows." Boromir: "What about a catapult?" Shad: "Ballista, yes. Trebuchet, no. That's even beyond my carry weight limit." Boromir: "...One does not simply carry a catapult. What would you even use it against?" Shad: "But what about dragons?" Gandalf: "We should hope not to find any dragons, for if we do, I fear all is lost." Shad: "Yes... Seems pretty unlikely that we could hit a dragon with a ballista bolt, anyway." Audience: "Angry noises"

“Honey, the neighbor is doing it again. This time he has a whole wheelbarrow full of swords” -Shads Neighbors

Love the Stormbreaker throw. Also you are forgetting the crossbow, the sleeping roll, pitons, 1,522 ft of rope, canteen and of course, the mirror.

This is how I act in RPGs. I want every weapon even when there is no reason for it. If my inventory represented what I'd look like, I'd probably look worse than this

Shad just put so much effort into finding his ideal equipment Loadout for an adventure... and then promptly starved to death in the woods with no food, spare clothes, water or blankets.

Shad: *fails to use a Kite shield* Me: *EMERGENCY MEETING*

I think there's a point where the extra weapons become extra armor XD

Me: looks away for 3 seconds Shad: looks like a porcupine

“How many weapons could an adventurer really carry?” *laughs in bag of holding*

With all the weapons Shad was carrying, you could have just walked into the dragon and killed it.

Shad Showing off his collection by becoming the Dragonborn

As a game developer these videos are incredibly useful and inspirational, like the ability of carrying arrows, but only get to use them when you pick up an enemy bow....fascinating.

So Shad is the kinda guy who picks up every sword and armor piece he finds and sells it at the local town.

Shad is the medieval version of that pic of the guy with a dozen AKs hanging off him.

Personally I carry two swords "One of monsters. The other for humans"

"You can't have too many knives." -Logen Ninefingers

Once I saw Shad close a demonic portal in his backyard.

That opening is me in any RPG ever...the worst part is that I end up only using one item the entire time.

Skyrim be like: as much as you can shove into your imaginary backpack and still walk

Minecraft: Slowly turns away, hiding face

With that many pointy bits sticking out, all he'd need to do is let the dragon try and eat him and he's poke holes in it.

Shad: "I'm going to need a shield..." *Doesn't take kite shield* Who are you?

Your setup almost perfectly matches most of my D&D characters weapons. One crushing weapon for things like skeletons (mace), one piercing weapon (one handed sword) one extreme close range weapon (dagger) and a shield. The only thing I had extra was a sling for some longer range. It was cheap, extremely portable, and ammunition was easy to find (rocks). Thank you for this video

Fun Fact: DnD has a math way to calculate max carry weight before encumbrance. Strength Score X 15

So that's what being 'over encumbered' looks like in real life.

Golden rule about how much a character can carry: as long as they don't look ridiculous when they're drawn with all their weapons equipped, it's fine.

Loved the video, Shad, my brother shared this with our DnD group while we were playing last night. Definitely hit the mark with your experiment! You didn't mention the added adventuring pack! lol, with the pitons, 50-foot rope, bedroll, tent, lantern, etc etc. LOL And of course we all know our DnD characters are like superhumans with 16 to 20 strength, high DEX, etc., and have been doing this kind of stuff their whole lives. In real life, you definitely don't keep your bow strung, like you mentioned. So if you wanted to add a game mechanic/rule that said, if they are using their bow, they need to spend an action to string it, that could add a bit of realism. Then they could easily keep it on their back when not in use, and not carry it in their hand. Although I could see something like a magical bow, being able to be strung the whole time, maybe, haha.

The amount of arrows in that quiver..... I'm still laughing. That made my day.

Alternate title: "Why it's a good idea for an adventurer to invest in a horse." And honestly, every adventuring party should acquire a wagon of some sort for carrying all of their assorted supplies, odds and ends, adventuring loot, and occasional dead party member. Even bags of holding, portable holes, and the Handy Haversack have practical limits, and you don't necessarily want to carry _everything_ in them.

"How many weapons I need to face a dragon?" A balista would be nice. You don't face a flying dinossaur with swords.

Having Kingdom Come: Deliverance flashbacks. Was hard to resist trying to pick up every single piece of loot from defeated enemies. Having like 5-6 plate mails and gambesons loaded on my person AND another 7-8 on my Horse XD

Real question: How many weapons an adventurer can carry, before he become a squire?

Introducing the new DnD class: Swiss Army Adventurer

“And myself, as an adventurer, which you might be able to tell” yeah I could tell by your HP bar and your item slots.

I was an adventurer like you, then i took an arrow in the knee.

"Not nearly enough studded armor for your tastes." Stop, you don't know what you're doing!

"This isn't large enough to be a Great Sword" is it big enough to be a kind of okay sword?

Me playing an RPG with a limited inventory: WHY IS MY INVENTORY AND STORAGE ALWAYS FULL!?

For the adventurer I'm currently playing in D&D, I decided to stick with a weapon-and-shield specialist. He carries three weapons: A longsword, a mace, and a spear.

THIS is exactly the reason why bags of holding are a staple in fantasy fiction that includes adventures.

Now if he pulls a horse out of his pocket he'll be a proper WoW adventurer.

Congrats: you turned yourself into a morning star

Shad really needs to do a comedy fantasy series. When does things like this I am always grinning and laughing.

notice that his final setup includes a very well-rounded set of damage types. a spear for piercing, a sword or axe for slashing, a mace or warhammer for bludgeoning, and a shield if you want.

As an adventurer you would have to consider a certain amount of weight for non-combat supplies: food, water, bedroll, cooking tools. It all adds up quickly. This is why extra-dimensional storage is so desirable in fantasy settings, the classic bag of holding as the Ur-example, or the more affordable Heward's Handy Haversack.

"Squire! Bringeth thine medieval golf bag, and ye recommendation to fell this beast!"

Bag of holding: exists Shad: I'm gunna pretend I didnt see that.

So hear me out, attach a bow to your shield, and attach halberd heads to the ends of the bow. Bam: shield, bow, axe, and spear all in one weapon.

The dragon, after getting 15 spears, 8 swords and a load of arrows stabbed into it's hide: ARE YOU DONE?!?! *Shad slowly pulling out a comically large war hammer*

"It's a simple question of weight ratios!" - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

I've been making these arguments for years. Thankyou for the demonstration.

Aaaaaargh!! I have been waiting for an episode like this! DO ANOTHER!!!

Opening sequence: you forgot to account for the dragon's minions peppering you with a volley of arrows as you approach the lair. Gonna need the bigger shield for that!

"Proceedes to open gates, get stuck in said gates and have his face burned off by the dragon waiting behind the gates"

"Standing on the surface of Jupiter" wait that's illegal

Wow, can I talk about how awesome it is to see two of my favorite youtubers doing a collabe like this?

I never thought about how ridiculous adventures looked carrying so much.

_"You're not an adventurer. You're the entire party!"_

i love how he still has the Leviathan Axe from 2 years ago

You and your friends are formidable folk indeed. Good to have you along the high road.

First three minutes of the video perfectly exemplify why the warrior elite of almost every martial culture had servants to carry their stuff. Great work Shad, as always.

Next Video: "Is rolling in combat feasible?"

Thank you, I've looking for a video like this! :)

This is how I feel when you play a video game and you don’t want to throw away all the weapons you’ve collected in case you want to use them.

The intro basically sums up why character classes exist in games: split up roles and equipment among the party.

When you’re setting up your min-maxed dark souls build to be prepared for every conceivable situation.

To actually see you carrying that many weapons is quite informative. thank you!

I love these 2 collaborating together:)

The only thing shad really cares about is how many longswords he can carry.

My solution: Hirelings. A squire with a handcart is a good solution to this conundrum. He can also double as bait for the dragon.

"War is Unexpected. So learn to expect the Expected to become the Unexpected Expector" - Shun Tzu; The art of Over-preparation for a small amount of enemies

Shad at the beginning of the video looked like a two legged pack horse with all that gear.

so first you load up with all the weapons, and then you just hug people to death

When you need to create a tank character, they should entitle it: *THE SHAD.*

Great intro. I really like these- what would it be like, could ya, etc! Real fun. 😀

Chase from the Sword of Truth series (Terry Goodkind): *Laughs in armor made of weapons*

you forgot all the other stuff an adventurer would need to carry: bedroll, food, water, maybe a tent and some extra clothing.. that's an additional 15-25 kg... and I would prefer to have a loaf of bread and two liters of water over another weapon.

My skyrim character: Thats child's play I have 20 weapons on me and I only use 2 of them

The opening bit of the video is probably one of the funniest bits I've seen shad do. I loved it!!!! 🤣😂😅

An option I thought of for carrying a spear on your back (using a backpack) is a modified flag carrier belt. By sliding the spear shaft through one shoulder strap and then up between both shoulder straps on the back, the spear head can be dropped down into the flag carrier belt around knee height so it is fully supported. This keeps it secure enough for simple travel with both hands free for use (or to carry another long weapon), however you will have several feet of the spear sticking out above your head so this method is defeated by a mere doorway, which most dungeons would have.

"You are over burdened movement and agility penalties apply" I mean, you could always just go with leaving poisoned meat for a few days, then burning the rocks in the cave entrance, harassing the dragon to get it good and tired and then collapse the entrance while keeping a feed tub still serving tainted meat and come back when the giant lizard is good and necrotic. just adding this, with all those things swinging around your waist, I think you need a good and proper codpiece to protect viability for the continuation of your genealogy

Shad: "Frogs? No, I'm not talking about those kinds of frogs. I'm talking about-" Me: "THE FRENCH!... ...Oh."

KZfaq channel crossovers are just as exciting as cartoon/TV show crossovers when u know and love both channels. Prove me wrong

Wow! A crossover with Mr. Muskwatch! That’s awesome! We need a Shadiversity video of you figuring out how to slay Rokos Basilisk next please?

Shad: *piled with equipment* Me: "Oh, there must be a spider."

Had a player who characters carry swords like golfsticks: "oh for this goblin i will use my longsword number 7, that´s it, the flametongue... Fore!!"

The ad-section sounds like it was sponsored by Brilliant as well. I was waiting for him to suggest a audiobook about the worlds of tank/warships or some VPN stuff...

Plot twist: Each weapon in the video was real and Shad is incredibly strong the wield them all at once.

Less than two minutes in Shad: *is packing two swords, a hammer, a round shield* "Oh and in case we want to back-up our companions, we'll want some reach" *grabs spear* Two hours later Also Shad: *has an entire wagon strapped to his back filled with weapons* "But wait, fighting a dragon, we will need some canon fodder. There is absolutely no better canon fodder than peasants, as we adventurers know well. So I will take this castle filled with servants and place it on top of the wagon" *one arm lifts and throws it onto the stack* "The extra weight will also help in dealing with the massive wind generated by the dragon's wings"

Dragon: _chilling in a cave_ Shad: *_I AM THE BONE OF MY SWORD_*

2 of my favorite KZfaqrs in one place. Cool