They are making a short film of it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJ6optdktZ7LknU.html

Dragons will appear in the next book. I've got good money on it. 🤣😉

How difficult and unusual Shad’s wording is? I’m really curious and want to try Shad’s book but I’m afraid as a non native I’ll have trouble understanding everything.

@@mscrabson consider an audiobook version. It's far easier to figure out what's being said when a native speaker reads it to you. Inflection, cadence, and intonation really helps with some unfamiliar phrases. That said, I'm a native English speaker, I just have an easier time with other languages when other people read them. I haven't read Shad's book yet, but in general, that helps me.

@@samuelevans738 ARMOURED dragons!

I can't believe he never mentioned the arrow in his knee

@@crazeddonkey He's still an adventurer, duh

jeez i know i clicked but man does it feel like an unskippable conversation aahahah

'Must have been the wind'

It really did feel like that but only because I was so engrossed I couldn't stop listening 😂

*Wearing actual duck*

@@ThatOneGuy-iv9sn According to Fiore, Contra-Contrartio (drawn to represent the fourth beat in the fight) wears a swan hat.

Purrrrrrrrfect. Edit: Why did I write that?

@@the11382 studded leather < brigandine

*Fantasy* = "-And where can get one!?

When you watch it on the larger magic rectangle: it's way more immersive.

Highly under-appreciated comment! 😆👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

To me they don't but I'm also one of those people who wishes we had all progressions we have now minus the military stuff since then

@@captaintitusz4761 Your gonna feel real dumb for not for not wanting a badass military if we have to deal with an alien invasion, a demonic incursion, or God forbid, a communist takeover.

@@SquashGuy02134 roflmao we've long had the most badass military. And communism isn't that popular anymore (it's just used to make oligarchs richer). It's socialism. You know social security Medicare section 8 food stamps. You know all our programs to help the less fortunate.. which will probably 80% of people in 2030...

I made my own comment with this info, but gave you credit. Sorry for stealing but I wanted to include the link. XD

@@sorryifoldcomment8596 put the link under this comment

I believe it. Man looks good in it lol

I just checked when I saw this comment, and it is still called the Brigandine Shadiversity Set. He deserves it for his attentive dedication

He already was

Wife: At least remove the pauldrons.

I am wearing protection

he's wearing protection

If i would be his wife i would beg for him to keep it on everywhere. Even in bed.

This made me laugh so hard I almost cried. Ok I did cry

Only thing missing is the codpiece and he'd have the full mercenary kit.

How is he a travelling merchant if hes in front of his castle, doesnt that just make him a merchant or a lord

@@joanignasi91 yes where are the codpiece reviews!

@@johannesclips1685 Mercenary, and he could've captured it!

Sure

That castle is "real". kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gpaDlbuWsKqpnXU.html

Henry: But is it…. Immersive?

@@max_garcia But what about dragons ?

It's not miniature. It's just very far in the background

@@craig8197 watching sir Ben attempt to enter the castle tells a different story

Honestly, it is just a natural movement while wearing a sword. I am an American Civil War reenactor, wearing any sabre or NCO sword, it's just the natural thing to do!

And necessary to keep control of your sword.

Looks like if you didn't do that you'd just bang and poke your hand all the time, even with zero consideration of security or readiness or anything

He is stopping the sword swinging about and banging into his legs etc. If your used to wearing a sword you do this automatically.

I love brigandine. I wore it once, it's slimming.

@@foolslayer9416 I'd wear various armor too, but I'm broke. Also, pretty sure any armor I wear will have the opposite effect for me. Pretty difficult to be slimmer than I already am. Well, unless I want to look like an actual skeleton that is (my metabolism is godly). Also over 200 likes in 12 hours, was not expecting that, thanks people.

@@darkrite9000 Cosplay as an undead?

@@BlackEpyon Well I could certainly pull off being a skeleton or something.

Lmao

The fact that shad would heart this comment over many more is just too good to be trye

codo-walllopo LNTLG *true

I mean, i feel hes working out a LOT lately. He looks way healthy!

He does look good in it that crimson is especially sexy

I think he *is* Mormon, so...

Exactly

The thing about splint armor is it absolutely existed....just almost exclusively as limb armor with the torso protected by something else because while it's good at keeping your arms attached and unbroken, it's not really good at keeping a big flat surface like the torso by being punctured by a spear or arrow. If you combined it with brigandine (and a helm, of course), you'd have a perfectly reasonable suit of armor, but fantasy artists keep trying to make splint torso armor for some reason...

@@dynamicworlds1 Huh, that would explain the long sleeve arm protectors I see on some Legionaire units in Rome 2. Part of the Segmentum series I suppose.

There isn't leather in brigandine, did you not listen to the man!

Thing is what they are describing is actually modern body armor. That usually consists of a kevlar vest worn over normal clothing with ceramic tiles attached to the outside.

Whiskers

If I didn't read the title of the video, the lack of his glasses would have made me miss the brigandine.

Same

But does it work... underwater? XD

Shut up and take my Ducats!

@@MiciusPorcius And my florins!!

Reminds of the blacks in premodern Europe trend in films, TV shows, etc. since the Great Awokening. Is it plausible for a subsaharan African to have made his way to Northern Europe? Possibly. Is it accurate for blacks to be present in large numbers or in prominent positions? Hell no.

I would say age and time which is kind of the same thing is an accurate example to your statement, eg some things I thought of when I was 21 in a certain way now being older I think of them differently, almost like a was wrong back then to think like that but now I'm 100 % sure I'm right, and then my son grows up and finds out some new info about the stuff I thought I was right about and proves a different reality.

Glasses off: a HEMA practicioning history enthusiastic youtuber? Glasses on: Shad the HEMA practicioning history enthusiastic youtuber!

It's the Clark Kent effect!

A history buff? *puts on glasses* SHAD THE HISTORY BUFF?!

Who'd a thought. Not me, i thought it was the dragon lord, as the scrolls had described. Hang on...

Yeah dude, looking good.

We'd need more golf clubs for that name. Shad really do be a Chad in all honesty tho

Bruh I’m saying

It _does_ look very spiffy.

@@malahamavet 'The Australian Shovel Knight' takes my vote.

I mean in concept a modern plate carrier is basically the same thing. It’s not segmented as much but to my understanding there are ballistic reasons not do that related to fragmenting and deflections. Aside from that though modern body armor is a tough fabric vest with 2-4 (depending on if the sides are protected) internal pouches that steel/ceramic plates and trauma pads are inserted into.

@@ethansenter5298 I believe its a combination of the risks of fragmentation and deflection as well as dispersal of the impact force. When a bullet impacts the plate inside ballistic plate carrier armor, the force/momentum of the bullet (which is somewhere between the force that swinging a hammer and a sledge hammer would have, .223/5.56 has about 1800 Joules of kinetic energy and .308/7.62 has about 3200 Joules, which is quite a lot of force to dissipate) is transferred to the plate and then that impact force is spread over the entire surface area of the plate when it transfers to your body, which for standard SAPI plates is around 100 - 130 square inches depending on size. If the armor plates in a ballistic vest were segmented, then that same amount of force from the bullet striking would be dispersed over a MUCH smaller amount of surface area, which would mean the damage from the impact would be much higher. Getting shot with a rifle round that hits a SAPI plate already does quite a bit of damage even with zero actual penetration (to the point where Im pretty sure it can crack ribs and certainly will bruise severely). If the plates were segmented, I could easily see the results being that far too often a hit would result in cracked/broken ribs to the point where lungs and would be punctured or other such injuries, rendering the armor practically worthless.

@@KA24DERACER Agreed, the importance of dispersing the forces over as large an area as possible is something rather obvious which I shouldn’t have overlooked. I think my mind was on the fragmentation risk because I had just watched a video on it.

​@KA24DERACER wouldn't have thin segmented plates attached to a main plate solve this problem while giving some of the benefits like being replaceable

Well, modern ballistic ("bulletproof") armour worn by ex. police and military is conceptually the same. It is made from resistant fabric like kevlar along with hard plates inside, usually made from composite, metal and/or ceramic, so you're pretty much spot on when you say you could create modern ballistic armour in the way of a brigandine - it is exactly what modern militaries actually use.

Thing is damaged plate armor sets like that are probably pretty rare. Plate armor was usually really damn good at resisting both arrow and blade alike, to the point the only way fully plated knights were able to be injured at all was through specific targeting of the joints and other places in the armor that were exposed that you could stick a blade up. That or if you had such a high power bow or crossbow.

I wonder how labor efficient that would be in the end. I can't imagine plate armor being easy to cut. If it involves heating it til it's red hot then you're, beat guess, 30-40% of the way to making new plate.

I know im a year late but the armor you are describing was known as the coat of plates. It was extremely popular during its time and used all across Europe. It was what the brigandine evolved from and of course there was an overlap period where both were used at the same time, but as armor evolved it fell out of style and the brigandine took the spotlight.

It's also important to keep in mind that modern smelting didn't exist either. High quality steel required a lot of man hours and very high quality charcoal which required tons of wood and refinement to make itself. It also needed high quality ores. High quality steel was very, very expensive. The ability to purify low quality ore into high quality steel using cheap coal on a large scale was one of the biggest breakthroughs of the industrial revolution.

*loads crossbow *

@@kyrnti1075 *loads fancy breechloading wheel lock gun*

@Blizzard Gaming ignoreyit because the gun i mentioned actually exists :P

@Blizzard Gaming in case you wonder about the gun: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mMt_mtB03cvMZ3U.html

@Blizzard Gaming how about a double barreled Bolt Action Big Game rifle? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7l1gN1kzse3qKM.html

Damnit dude I was 11 minutes into the video and I read your comment and now I can't help but imagine this the whole time.

I can't stop laughing at this comment... XD

🤣

"You should have thought about that before being born POOR!"

POV: You're a humble peasant trying to bring water to the keep, but your lord is standing outside ranting about how awesome his gambeson is and he really really wants to let you know about it.

Shad: "...I'm wearing something different..." me: "yes, no glasses"

And the poet sheaths his pen while the soldier lifts his sword?

Some people take their Coat/ Jacket off when they get serious.....Baron Shad, however, takes of his glasses

Glasses: Shad No glasses: Chad

he looks much better without glasses

Clever comment, you earned yourself an upvote good sir/mam

Upvote hmmmmm

And he looks great without glasses

r/foundtheredditor

I thought he was going to say that for a laugh

I remember him mentioning he had a bunch of medical concerns, but what specifically were those and did he get the help he needed?

@@kounurasaka5590 chronic fatigue caused by sleep apnea. He had surgery to correct the issues causing it. I'm assuming the surgery worked as Shad is looking great and is exerting himself way more than before, it's awesome to see!

@@edwardstables5153 I agree. He looks like a new man.

@@edwardstables5153 lmao thats awesome to hear. He does look good, just healthier overall. I mean look at the action when hes drawing that bow!

Shad with his glasses in quantum superposition of being on and off the same time?

When he puts his glasses on the point of his nose, he has his glasses both On AND Off

G-mage Wizard or a monocle

Glasses on- shad, Glasses of- chad.

Monocle on: Badass Sage.

It is known

Lord Merlin's looking glass, even.

You Brigand! -ine.

@@Aereto wait... are brigands called that because they normally wear brigandine? pretty sure it isn't, but it would explain a lot...

@@blackthrone6976 O-Yoroi are the inspiration for the brigandine.

@@blackthrone6976 Brigand is a foot soldier and the root of brigandine. so brigandine armor is armor pertaining to brigands. according to the dictionary and a few other sources.

"BRIGANDINEEEE" will be the new "MACHICOLATIONS"

Burgundy Brigandine.

Can I add caps to this too. I really want capes to be a thing. Maybe cloaks instead but still.

@@richiek1155 Wool cloak comeback, yes please..

Society: "Oh for goodness sake, I don't think men want to dress that way, I just think its funny to make them dress that way. I know they want to wear a briganden, I just think its funny to crush their dream of ever getting to. I also found a way to BBQ puppies and kittens alive yet still eat them raw."

Nailed it

I would love a full dark green (to kinda blend in with the forest) brigadine set

I miss the cuddly Shad. 😭

Went from shad to chad

He also looks like he shed some lbs, way to go Shad!

Shad doesn't believe in leveling up. He thinks it's stupid. Did a whole video about it called "Why character levels in RPGs are stupid."

Mark Pompeo yeah, I hate when enemy is unbeatable just because numbers.

And what should all good walls have...?

He'll have a little turret shaped hat on.😄

Don’t forget the machicolations.

@@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight there it is!

I'm having Gravios flashbacks...

Its the strongest i can find thats not the DLC armor.

@@robertharris6092 Nurembergian Cuirass would like a word with you. It's stats beat all the brigandines and was in the base game. Hell so would the Magdeburg stuff.

No, the bright Brigandine is literally the best non dlc armor in the game

If im not mistaken Pillar of Eternity also had brigandines as one of the top armors of the game Unfortunately they also rated leather armor above gamberson. Can't win them all i guess...

@@arthurgrmg2850 True, but then again, they deserve some credit for **not** having "Studded Leather" armor.

HEAR! HEAR!

Seconded. The motion is carried. Please note in the record.

He'd do it without a petition

@@notaword1136 True, but he did say he would wear it most of the time. The petition is for it to be mandatory. 😁

Also when traveling and going to the market.

That's why I requested flames be painted on my armor. Mobility is the most important stat.

In terms of fantasy, everyone knows that the less clothing you wear, the more powerful you become. In fantasy, the best and most powerful version of you is the one not wearing any clothes.

@@kremit6479 As powerful as that sounds, I think the increase in movement speed would still make a plate bikini with flames painted on it worthwhile. Thanks for the tip.

@@Dovahkitten Then I guess you just paint your skin, while still retaining maximum power.

@@Dovahkitten Nah fam. You got to have no skin as well, hell no flesh! Just be a soul flying around and be invincible.

It's inspired by coat of plates armor, a sort of precursor to brigandine. Looks fairly legit but doesn't have the greatest protective surface, and the space between the plates is much larger than that of brigandine.

@@boredgunner Unless I misunderstood Shad in the video, the Coat of Plates is actually a successor of the Brigandine, not a precursor.

@@sebastianb.3978 Coat of Plates refers to an earlier form of armor, largely 13th century but into the 14th. Brigandine became popular closer to the end of the medieval period.

Oh hell yes

Goth Mog YAS! Fantasy Re-Armored! Do it! [insert Sideous's "do it" gif]

Yep, I'm on board.

Agreed, this is a genius idea.

Just do it!

Steel Mastery: [Ultra stonks]

Steel Mastery: Holey lite ⬆️

Steel mastery: *quietly promotes the marketing guy who thought of calling Shad for a shout out*

Fun thing, the Japanese kind of had that with small 'ropes' of chainmail connecting hexagonal or square/rectangular plates of metal together in a grid pattern, surrounded by cloth on both sides. Nowhere near as protective against stabbing as brigandine or complete chainmail, but definitely enough to provide protection against sudden ambush slashing and hacking attacks. (I don't recall if they were riveted to the cloth or just sat inside it though)

Yup, I think it started with Erik Flynn Hollywood style movies. They wanted to show off the bodies of the swordsman for sex appeal so make the armour tighter and more flexible for their broad movements. Seems like tight leather is a good idea, just add rivets and voila.

Or Just great Minds think alike..)

Yeah, ever since I learned about brigandine from reading about historical warfare, I've always thought that the people making the studded leather armor in these movies and games thought that the rivets in brigandine were, like, studs instead, and they missed the part about how there are actual metal plates underneath all of that.

I like your comment. Not to be that person but can you edit your comment and fix the start of your 2nd sentence replace I'm --> In and remove that period between the.middle This message has been approved by Chuck Norris (my future husband 20 years ago)

Shad fact: shad has been known to snatch the souls of his enemies, explain their features and return them out of kindness

This is a wonderfully wholesome channel made just to comment on Shad's videos! I never noticed until now, thank you for your work.

If I’m not mistaken, word brigand itself has its roots in roman times and used to refer to certain tribe?

@@Ake-TL not sure about that but it could very well be true. Can you link to a reference on the subject?

@@masonwheeler6536 the obvious leap is the Brigantes, a tribe from what is now northern England, but I have no concrete link.

Nice

French terms "Brigand" "Brigade" "Brigandine" share an obvious common root. For what I can remember, a brigade was a mercenary troop, made of brigands wearing brigandines... such mercenaries tended to revert to robbers when they weren't retained and that's why "brigand" 's meaning shifted to bandit in French. On a side note, yes the brigandine was easier to maintain but even when it got too damaged, the metal could be saved to be sewn in a vest to become the brigandine poor cousin : the jack of plates. It's a jack of plates that was later used as one of the earliest attempt to create a bulletproof vest... the weight of history...

And/or weapon props director, for that matter. Medieval architecture too. He'd be good to have on the team.

He needs to be the director! The man already wrote his own book, let’s see an original cinematic!

I feel like Shad has a very surface-level knowledge of the stuff he hasnt talked about on his channel and about a work-week worth of reading up on subjects he makes videos about. One exception to this is arcitechture since he is an arcitecht by profession, not a historian.

Also hollywood hires people to make movies look flashy for the dumb commoner who has maybe played Skyrim if even that. Not history buffs that can appreciate the historical accuracy of the clothing on background characters.

One army and another clashes, arrows fall over the 'bad guys' few of them die, as the arrows bounce on the armor. 'Who had the idea to make this scene so it makes sense?!' -'Was Shad!' -'Shad, yes, he could do such a thing'

Read the comments ^_^ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpedda6K3ZmtpKs.html&t

@@shadiversity brilliant. Just brilliant

it's ok to be a bit behind if you aren't engaged as even being out for a few days will set you far behind.

Technically. Brigantine CAN be made with leather.

Still it doesn´t matter. Only armor which really works in Holywood movies is the plot armor.

@@baronvonbrunn8596 true

Did it had a helmet?

I myself was confused at first, in previous video, why on earth is Shad wearing studded leather: It's not at all obvious it has metal plates in it from outside to a lay person.

A lot of the older games had both studded leather and brigandine, but drew an explicit link between the two. Essentially, "studded leather" was a lighter and lower-quality brigandine where there are gaps between the metal plates rather than them overlapping (or at least meeting at the edges) like a proper brigandine. Over time, though (including later editions of D&D), brigandine (and lamellar) was largely forgotten and people started forgetting that there was supposed to be more under the surface than the external "studs".

I blame E Gary Gygax for a lot of that, for all I love his work. I was also misled by "studded leather" armor, and it didn't help that even back then I knew that leather armor was effective. That started back around '80 or so, and until now I've never heard of brigandine, so to me the influence on fantasy writing and games is quite obvious. Nobody's perfect.

Makes me wonder how people got into using mail as synonym for armour, like for example the terms scale mail and plate mail

"*shut up and take my money*"

500k views, a lot of unsigned in accounts, auto playlist loads and bots/paid subs, *I'm worth 1000's* what a joke haha

@@SCP-001DatabaseAdministrator what?

You mean can they sponsor Shad

Yes!

I feel like the black armour that geralt of rivia (witcher series) was inspired by the brigandine

Shad's cosmetic game has been up there for the last two videos. Kind of impressed me and goes well with his tiny mock castle-gate.

I can guess ONE movie it's going to appear in!

Trevor Gibbons I don’t think it was just breathing problems tho. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen the video but pretty sure he would tire out quickly if doing any sort work that requires some effort. So not just breathing, but really everything in your body is telling you to slow down or not do it. Getting winded is just the end result. Could be wrong tho it has been awhile.

the armor gives a him a better shape than , fat guy.

@Trevor Gibbons @thefisherman007 it was a breathing problem, but only when he sleeped. It caused fatigue so he couldnt move a lot during the day

@@carbonado2432 im pretty sure he lost a lot of weight

Getting better sleep will help with weight loss. Energy for exercise and even just helping your body regulate itself better.

Kolonel A.B.C.D. de la Houlette would like to know if he has a great looking neck

@@thefrenchbastard1646 I'm afraid I don't get the reference.

@@truefanforum3273 Yeah, I imagine you are right and that many many soldiers in armor were thinking along that line. Why else would they decorate armor and weapons with things like Inlay or silk emroidery, next to none of it is practical.

@@erikblarg5498 As Shad pointed out, fashion reaches into everything. And maybe the decorations made the soldiers feel unique and special?

@@truefanforum3273 Made you somewhat distinctive in the field likely. 100 bodies clad in steel, mail, and helmets...Having something that makes you distinct was probably nice. And probably like you said, it makes you feel unique or it looks cooool. The same reason soldiers in Vietnam decorated and painted their helmets, or designed special unit patches, kept unit trophies, and had mascots or special banners. Unity. Style. Intimidation. boosts personal morale. You'd be surprised how much "Look good, feel good" makes a difference in combat. How feeling like you look like a badass makes you more confident in your abilities, more assured of your decisions, feel like you have power over your enemies, in a manner. The worlds earliest "power" suits.

That's why kingdom come is one of my favorite game.

Eldritch knights with 20 Int with blacksmithing expertise making new armor

He drops the rare item “spectacles”.

He is such a chad

Heard one tale many years ago, of a man or woman that was glib of tongue and real easy on the eyes, if you know what I mean. The whole village got together and dress them in the finest with an entourage to go . Told them where a noble party was and they should go. Lie your ass off, but what ever you do, don't embarrass yourselves or tell them where we live ! -- bit of some old Irish/ Sicilian humor .

I was wondering if he ever played dark souls when he said it :D

The Cavalier’s Secret is a shining example of this; a metal bowl worn under their hats so they wouldn’t have to fully sacrifice protection to look good.

Seriously, I'm not exaggerating.

I can feel some of your pain- luckily only had overly tight pants in my school

Wouldn’t it be great to have a brigadine uniform

pretty sure kevlar vests will be required wear soon in some schools in america.

@@SteveAkaDarktimes Definitely a meme, However they do sell bulletproof backpacks here (Gotta go to gun stores or sports wear super stores not smaller ones)

Why not look how cool he looks

MACHICOLATIONS!

pronounced 'macilations' apparently according to Lindybeige, sick burn

Probably went back out and did it after “hearting” your comment

Woops I spelled it wrong... well the heart of the expression was there at least

You also wouldn’t want any “weak spots” visible to your opponent(s). That’s just my logic though. 👍🏻

My 14th great grandfather always used to tell me, “Fashion first, safety second”. He also died with an arrow in his gut after he chose a linen shirt over a breastplate.

Oh my God i just realized it looks like the Cat School armour

@@TITANia69420 IKR!!

@@TITANia69420 yeah it looks like the mastercrafted feline armor dyed in red

@@XXPePeXX yeah, he just need mail underneath

Yes you did. But, Shad has many lives. LOL

Have you check out his vid on the golf club?

He seems like a fantasy dark lord. SHADULA!!!

@@haillobster7154 you Mean hr isnt already?

@Sightless_Seeker ouch, i dont fall within any of those categories but by God am i sorry for em'

As it should! He looks like the captain of the guard come to instruct me in the special technique that will carry me through the whole of the game. LOL 😂

This s very accurate 😂