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Byron Coll

Byron Coll is one of the support cast for Viva La Dirt League. He has made 24 appearances, mainly in Bored and Epic NPC Man (Full List).

He is an actor, composer and photographer, known for Top of the Lake (a mystery drama set in New Zealand and Australia). Similar to Rowan and Ben, he has also appeared in Power Rangers.

## Socials

* IMDB
* Twitter
* Instagram
* Byron Coll Photography

## Trivia

* Bryon once appears in a Mastercard commercial with the New Zealand All Blacks
* Byron loves character roles where he can explore the flaws in people.
Legendary Sword

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"It's tough when you're tasked with saving the world. Being the hero can be quite expensive."

## Overview

In the Eighty-eighth episode of Epic NPC Man, Bodger calls out to a passing Player for aid. The dragons of Schmargonrög have returned and could destroy Azerim. Bodger offers a legendary sword to the Player to assist in dispatching the dragons. Unfortunately there is a catch or two.

## Trivia

* This episode is born of the same idea as Sentimental.
* This episode refers again to the fact that so-called ‘Legendary’ items in MMOs are often basically worthless to the player for one reason or another, in this case: level caps.
* This episode again references the dark lands of Schmargonrög and implies it is home to dragons as well.
* The legendary sword of Vikendi and the beacons of Miramar are references to two of the maps in PUBG.
* The same sword is used in this episode as was seen in Sentimental, suggesting the possibility that Bodger is just reselling Greg’s Grandfather’s sword.
* ‘Erangel’ steel and ‘Sanhok’ leather are both references to other popular PUBG maps.
* Bodger is showing shades of Manager Rowan in this episode.
* The second time the “Epic Bodger the Blacksmith” outro is used.
* The sword used is Adam’s replica Frostmourne from World of Warcraft.
Freaky Friday

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"It's Halloween and something isn't quite right in Honeywood."

## Overview

In the Seventy-eighth episode of Epic NPC Man, it’s halloween in Honeywood! So of course that means an event patch from the game developers. All of a sudden everything is the same, but different. It’s hard to put one’s finger on what is different, because after all, the characters are all there. It doesn’t take long for them to realize something is very wrong when their original characters start to emerge from their new ones.

## Trivia

* This is a Halloween special.
* Typically Alan plays Greg, Rowan plays Baelin and Adam plays Baradun.
* The size different between the actors is very apparent when they are wearing each other’s costumes.
Fast Travel

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"Ever wondered how fast travel in RPG's actually happens?"

## Overview

In the Seventy-first episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg is confronted with a Player who wants to take advantage of the fast travel option to get to Eastwatch. Everything fades to black and the next thing the Player knows, he’s arrived. The story is a little different from Greg’s perspective.

## Trivia

* Introduces the town of Eastwatch to the world.
* The volcano Dormor in the region of Schmargonrög can be seen in the background as Greg drags the player across a field.
* There is an extended cut on Patreon where the Player briefly regains consciousness and is re-chloroformed by Greg.
Dev Meeting

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"They want us all to suffer."

## Overview

In the eighth episode of Tarkov Logic, the Tarkov game developers jump in to assess their work and make some improvements. One dev has some radical ideas about easier playability, but the rest of them shoot him down quick smart.

## Trivia

* The episode was extremely difficult to film, and by the end, the group were losing daylight, making it difficult to edit consistently as well.
* The first Tarkov episode where the guys are playing something other than players.
Berry: Voice-Over Artist Extraordinaire

"Berry is a struggling voice-over artist who is the “last resort” of every talent agent in the business. Whenever they need to fill a void - Berry fills that void! However some of the scripts he has to deal with… are less than desirable."

## Episodes:

 2
 3
 4
 5
 6

Berry:Voice Over Extraordinaire YouTube playlist

The YouTube playlist does not include Episode 4 "Hearing Aid".

## Cast:

All episodes feature Rowan , Alan  and Adam.

## Trivia:

* Berry: The Voice-Over Artist Extraordinaire was written by Alan and heavily inspired by Toast of London.
Ammo

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"Handing your teammate a loaded weapon - Seems impossible to hand your teammate a loaded weapon on the battlefield..."

## Trivia

* Ben hands Rowan an M16A4, and Ben is then holding a SCAR-L.
* When the pair leave to go to Rozhok, Rowan leaves his pistol behind.
* Ben references "levitating and shooting lasers out of his eyes" in many of the arguments between him and Rowan.
* "Bert" and "Ernie" are characters in the children's TV show, Sesame Street.
* "Peter Pan" and "Wendy" are characters from various Peter Pan stories.

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Tier 3

### Description

Class G is the first Class of Tier 3, featuring the Hyper Tech League. The Hyper Tech League is the first series to offer 3 choices of Tire Compounds, giving more options in race strategies to the player. Upon earning 115 points, players are promoted to Class F.

## Class F

### Description

Class F is the second class that players enter in Tier 3 with the Wan Chai Pacific Cup. While the rules remain the same, it takes an additional 10 points to receive promotion to Class E. The Wan Chai Pacific Cup offers two different layouts at Yokohama. Upon earning 125 points, players are promoted to Class E.

## Class E

 **Ishikawa Sprint League** | Mixed
 **Balmina Championship** | GT

### Description

Class E is the third class that players enter in Tier e with a choice of 3 different series. All 3 series are similar except for the point structures they employ. The Iceni Cup is better favored for players who have a devoted better driver, whereas the Ishikawa Sprint League and Balmina Championship are better for balanced teams.
Sea God Reef

Locals call it Dragon King Reef.

## Information

It is composed of a large reef that reveals itself when the tide recedes. The reef is in the shape of a dragon. Legends say it came from a sea dragon who tried to come ashore.

Shrimp soldiers and crab generals are the common creatures here. They are at Epic stage. Mythical creatures are said to reside in the less shallow regions.

Deep within the waters is a submerged aircraft carrier. A barrier that shields against seawater surrounds it. The shipwreck is used as a dragon palace.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 962
2. ↑ Chapter 962
Bored Xmas Special

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"Rowan's had a haircut. What will Alan think of his new look?! Happy Holidays everyone!"

## Overview

Rowan glides into Playtech majestically, flipping his newly refreshed hairdo. He tries in vain to get Alan to comment on his new look. Alan's comment is that Rowan is wearing pants, he's not sure what Rowan is getting at. Rowan snaps at him, yells at him to have a Merry F\*\*\*ing Christmas. Alan replies to the camera, "Merry Christmas to you" and stands awkwardly with his finger outstretched. Rowan scoots into the frame which is unfocused and he too addresses the camera and cameraman.

## Trivia

* While Rowan might have had a hair cut, Alan is sporting the beginnings of an impressive beard.
* Adam can be heard behind the camera at the end of the clip, though his first appearance isn't until the next episode.
Keothi

Keothi is as strong as he is tall. Hailing from the mountains, he now travels the lower lands, putting his skills with a weapon to good use in protecting those he cares about. He is observant but also logical and sometimes he has a hard time matching what he observes to what his logic tells him of his reality.
Funeral

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"Awkward speech at a funeral - Adam has passed on, and Alan, Rowan and Ellie need to come to terms with his death. However his funeral doesn't quite go as planned."

## Overview

It's Adam's funeral, but in Rowan's eyes, even death is not a good enough excuse for missing work. Rowan gives a very awkward speech which horrifies the congregation but ultimately leads to a miracle as Adam is brought back to life.

## Trivia

* The extras in the congregation are a mix of friends, actors and fans. VLDL put a notice out on social media a few days before the day of the shoot inviting fans to be in the episode and to bring 'formalwear'.
* The portrait of Adam was shown on Instagram before the white shirt saga was even aired, a pretty big tease for what was to come. The portrait was then donated to their agent.
* At the time it was made, this was the most expensive self-funded skit VLDL had made.
* This episode took a whole day to film, where usually 3-5 skits can be filmed in one day.
* The beginning of the next episode Training Video has a call back to this in Adam’s story.
* The man sitting next to the woman who is most likely playing Adam’s mother is Mike Glasswell: the animator for the animated VLDL skits.
Guard Day

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"On April 28 at 1:00am PDT, Blizzard did an awesome event within World of Warcraft (For 24 Hours). Players could go up to any town guard and give them a /salute to receive a special guard costume."

## Overview

In the thirty-third episode of Epic NPC Man, an event takes over Honeywood allowing Players to wear the uniform of the Town Guards. Even Greg wants in on the action!

## Trivia

* This episode was commissioned by World of Warcraft to promote an in game event.
* This is the first episode where Greg steps away from his house.
* There were only two Guard outfits, so the episode was shot carefully to ensure that there were only ever two “guards” in on screen at any one time.
* Rowan provides the voice of all characters in the Town Guard uniform.

## Gamer Tags

* Sir Greggles
* BoredGamerGal
* TheDeathPickle
* ClaireBear
Bandits

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"In DayZ, life and death are only a hair's width apart. Alan and Rowan learn lessons about trust the hard way..."

## Overview

After spawning at opposite ends of the map and facing devious enemy players, Alan and Rowan finally reunite. Regrouping, they spot a familiar face who seems to be having some trouble with the game. It’s no wonder, really...

## Trivia

* The second Day Z episode of *Bored.*
* This episode follows on from The New Customer.
Dead Eye

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"What ACTUALLY happens when Arthur Morgan goes into Dead Eye slow motion...!"

## Overview

Arthur demonstrates his special albeit strange ability to two bandits.

## Music

* PS4 Home Screen Music from Red Dead Redemption 2 OST

* Icarus from Red Dead Redemption 2 OST

## Trivia

* Dead Eye is the aiming system in the Red Dead Series, which slows down time and allows you to pinpoint and shoot your targets with more precision.
* The on-screen prompts show which buttons are being pushed when Arthur is talking to the strangers.
* Arthur and the two strangers are visible on the mini map.
* Dead eye sounds from the game were used in this episode.
Character Creation

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"Some weird stuff goes on in the starting area for Skycraft..."

## Overview

In the Fifty-sixth episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg stumbles upon a brand new adventurer! But something seems weird about them.

## Trivia

* Vanya Essin and Harley Neville are extras in this episode.
* Adam, Rowan, Britt, Vanya Essin and Harley Neville can all be seen in the character creation.
Free Samples

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"How not to give away free samples - Rowan hasn't quite got the concept of free samples, and it could be costing Playtech quite a bit."

## Overview

Rowan is giving away free samples outside Playtech, like supermarkets give away free cookies to encourage people to come back and buy the product. He might not have thought this through though.

## Trivia

* Although not clearly stated, Rob is probably the same customer from the episode Locked Out who we assume never received the headset that he payed for.
* The headsets are from Steel Series, who VLDL are sponsored by.
Final Two

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"Final two - PUBG Logic (where the hell could he be?!)

## Trivia

* Alan is holding an M16A4 and Rory is holding a SCAR-L.
* Rory says (to Rowan) "you're supposed to be my bloody eyes." However, when spectating a player, the spectator only sees what the actual players see, therefore, making this point redundant.
Choices

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"When game choices make no difference."

## Overview

In the One-Hundred and Twenty-third episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg is tasked with carrying out the execution of a Ranger. A player chances upon this situation and has a choice with how to proceed. Just as well he can reload and try more than one option!

## Trivia

* Adam's repeated decapitation was kept fairly clean to avoid a mature rating.
* The sword Alan is wielding is Abarai Renji's sword "Zabimaru" ("Snake Tail") from the anime series Bleach.
* Adam was only actually present in wide shots and close ups, otherwise is not in position under the sword, as it was somewhat dangerous.
* When Rowan chooses to do nothing his character defaults to the ‘Idle’ animation loop often seen in games.
* The first appearance of the update Greg The Garlic Farmer costume.
* The options Rowan has are as follows: 1: Compassion, 2: Reason, 3: Bluff, 4: Threaten, 5: Say nothing and unofficially 6: Kill Greg.
* The stab wound on Greg was CG so as not to write off the costume.
FPS Logic

A series parodying the gameplay and characters of FPS games.

## Content

FPS Logic started at the end of Jul 2020. Inspired by WW2 games, FPS Logic is VLDL's most expensive series (so far), with a large numbers of extras and authentic costumes really bringing the videos to life!

## Episodes

 2
 3
 4
 5

## Links

FPS Logic youtube playlist

FPS Logic Supercut

## Trivia

* **FPS** is short for first-person shooter, a **game** genre. **FPS games** are ones that are **in** the first-person perspective where the **gamer** can only see the character's hands holding a weapon on the screen.
Gear Swap

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"Items magically teleport from from one bag to another - What are you even talking about?? Items can't magically teleport from one backpack to another backpack. ARE YOU INSANE!?"

## Overview

Rowan and Ben argue about the logic of transferring loot from one backpack to another, referencing that in PUBG, your inventory is automatically transferred when you switch backpacks.

## Trivia

* At the start Rowan asks Ben to pass over the backpack and Ben says "Really? This again?". This reference the episode Backpack where they argue about the logic of passing items to other characters.
* The Blinding Heal in the kill feed is in reference to the Magic episode of Epic NPC Man
* Sauron and the One Ring is a reference to the Lord of the Rings franchise

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Bored Sci-fi One Shot

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## Main

The Bored Sci-Fi One shot is a five-episode long D&D game run by Robert Hartley, and starring Adam, Alan, Ben, and Rowan. In it, the four characters are sucked into a video game console, where they receive three lives and several quests to complete.

The game uses a system that Robert created himself, instead of using regular D&D rules. With the new rules, players only roll D6s and damage is reset every new scene.

Will the VLDL members be able to survive in space? Check out the episodes below on the VLDL channel to find out!

## Episodes

 2
 3
 4
 5
First Person

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"First person problems - 1st Person is the best way to play PUBG... its a fact. However there are downsides in being unable to see your body."

## Trivia

* This episode was sponsered by PUBG Corp., advertising PGI, the PUBG Global International tournament.
* When Alan asks Ben if he has had an energy, he is referring to the PUBG game mechanic, where you gain a brief speed boost after drinking an energy. However, a player is required to drink 2 energy drinks within a close time proximity to gain this effect.
* "Playzone" is a Youtuber.
* "baelinthefisherman" is a reference to the Epic NPC Man character Baelin.

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Completionist

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"For some people the game isn’t finished until every single side quest is complete."

## Overview

In the Forty-fifth episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg is confronted with an inexplicably impatient Player who seems unhappy with the quest he has accepted.

## Trivia

* The second appearance of Ben Van Lier in Epic NPC Man.
* Referencing Players who explore every aspect of the game just to get 100% complete status.
* This episode shows the developing personality that comes to be associated with characters played by Ben Van Lier.
* The gamer tag above Ben references another New Zealand born streamer and content creator Fitz, aka Cameron McKay.
* The two quest completion sounds come from World of Warcraft and The Witcher.

## Gamer Tags

* TronaldDump
* Fitz
Glitch

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"There's something off about the town guard today."

## Overview

In the Fifty-eighth episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg can hear the Town Guard, but he’s not as his usual post. After some exploration he finds him... guarding ducks?

## Trivia

* The pond in Horwick Historical Village is actually surprisingly deep, so green screen was used to achieve the effect.
* The duck landing behind the guard was just lucky timing.
Mersault

This is the only engine available at the start of the game. Not very fast but has got good reliability to compensate. Doesn't excel at anything in particular but the presence of Medium Engine Mode means fuel management is rarely an issue here.

## Core Stats

 Reliability
 Energy Efficiency

## Core Stats Upgrade Costs

### Performance

 2
 3
 Max

## Traits

 First Lap Setup
 Modular Design

## Power Modes

 Medium
 Low
Legacy Of The Void

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"A friendly Blizzard employee by the name of Carlos arrives at Playtech to ensure the new expansion has been pre-ordered by all. You don't want to disappoint Carlos..."

## Overview

Blizzard employee, Carlos, makes a surprise visit to Playtech to make sure that employees have all pre-ordered the Starcraft II expansion Legacy of the Void. He doesn't take kindly to Alan telling him that he hasn't as he'd rather own the physical copy to go with the rest of his set. Carlos hits and starts to strangle Alan before the outro screen switches to a reminder to pre-purchase the expansion.

## Trivia

* Rowan's hair is now quite long and as Carlos, wears it in a top-knot with glasses to distinguish himself from Rowan.
Anecdotas

Anecdotas:

- bueno pues cuando me mude de casa por 4 vez cambie de escuela, de amigos y de entorno, después de tres años de convivir con personas que realmente aprecie demasiado, cuando llegue creí que nunca me iba a aptar pero cuando conocí a dos personas en especial esa expectativa de la vid cambio. estas personas me hicieron muy feliz durante 2 años pero la vida me las volvió a quitar. porque pasamos a la prepa ):

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Well, when I moved out of the house for 4 times I changed schools, friends and environment, after three years that I lived with people that I really appreciated, when I arrived I thought I would never be able to adapt but I met two very special little people who they changed the perspective of my future there

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- la verdad lo mejor que me puso haber pasado fue cuando inicio mi vida scout, si no me hubiera animado a ir ese día al parque en estos momentos la verdad o se que seria de mi

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the truth is that the best thing that could have happened to me was when I started my scout life but I would not have encouraged myself to go to the park that day I know what would happen to me right now

```

- cuando me gradué de la secundaria fueron sentimientos encontrados porque me sentía feliz al dejar una etapa pero si sentí feo al dejar de ver a las personas mas importantes del momento

- algo que tengo que vivir del diario es que las chicas de la escuela se me queden viendo raro ya que me junto con muchos niños en el receso, no se que es o que piensan pero siempre e ven diferente no se si creen que quiero algo con ellos o que son medio niño pero nada de eso solo me doy cuenta que son mas fieles y mejores que la mujeres

Something that I have to do for a while made me very uncomfortable was that the girls of the school were looking super ugly or ugly because I got together with many boys but over time I realized that you should not live with the one they would say if not with the and how does it affect you
Crowded

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"There's a lot of heroes and only one NPC giving the quests..."

## Overview

In the Sixtieth episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg is overwhelmed by a crowded server when it seems that every Player and their dog wants to talk to him. He can barely get a word in edgeways but nobody seems to notice. The skipping seems to be getting on his nerves...

## Trivia

* Potentially, maybe unintentionally, a precursor to Broken where Greg finally snaps after being skipped one too many times.
* Each of the main actors and extras Vanya Essin and Harley Neville play several people in this scene.
* You can see Rowan performing his “I’m a model” poses near the beginning of this episode.
Flowers

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"Eugene needs a brave adventurer to take flowers to his wife's grave. But he needs to move out of the freaking way to get the quest item."

## Overview

In the Eightieth episode of Epic NPC Man, Eugene needs help again and asks a passing Player to help him place some flowers on his wife’s grave, as she recently died in a fire. The Player is all too willing to help, but there are some issues picking up the flowers: every time he tries, Eugene interrupts, seemingly unaware of what is happening.

## Trivia

* Eugene’s second episode.
* This episode follows the rough chronology of the first Eugene episode where he asked for help for his wife and child to be saved from a house fire. Clearly the rescue attempts failed because in the quest request he said his wife passed away recently.
* Based on the logic of trying to pick up an object when another active object is too close.
Dota VS Heroes

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"Rowan has a bone to pick with Alan...again."

## Overview

Rowan once again tries to form a coherent argument to face Alan with, but this time it’s DOTA 2 vs Heroes of the Storm. Unfortunately history repeats itself but this time with longeer hair.

## Trivia

* The plot of this episode is almost identical to that of the very first Bored episode Debate. Even down to the lines “Rowan you can’t just keep running off, you’re the manager!” And Rowan’s “Get some skills!” Response.
Equality

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"It’s time that men and women were treated the same in games..."

## Overview

In the Thirty-sixth episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg is interrupted once again by High Sorcerer Baradun, who has another major quest for the female Player. The quest comes with certain conditions however...

## Trivia

* The unofficial fourth episode in the Breastplate Saga.
* Rowan appears again with the same quote from the first episode Breastplate saying “Why don’t you try it on now?”
* Baradun says ‘Schmargon’ instead of ‘Schmargonrög’.
* Another appearance of next-to-naked Rowan.

## Gamer Tags

* Cheatmeal
* Buttsecks
* Mr\_Bing
* Tefremnic
Mensaje

Cuando recibimos una factura necesitamos
en la vida siempre las matemáticas, nos
pueden llegar a servir para no ser engañados, por ejemplo seguramente algún
día querrás comprar un automóvil nuevo
o una casa, ahi se encuentra la matemática (calculo), también el álgebra tiene relación con muchas carreras
como por ejemplo ingeniería, arquitectura, economía. Porque se simboliza en variables.
Entonces :
**El álgebra no es una asignatura solamente mecánica, desarrolla en las personas habilidades de pensamiento, promueve características como la claridad, el orden, la secuenciación, la relación, la lógica, la coherencia; además se aplica en solución de problemas de las matemáticas mismas (trigonometría y**cálculo), de otras áreas (física y química) y de la vida misma. la realidad es que poco se hace por mostrar que cada definición, cada teorema, cada modelo matemático corresponde a un acontecimiento de nuestra naturaleza. Es por eso que un gran número de estudiantes, desde la educación primaria hasta la licenciatura, viven cuestionándose si las matemáticas verdaderamente tienen alguna utilidad.

**Para mostrar la veracidad de lo antes expuesto no es necesario ir muy lejos o profundizar mucho en el tema, basta con mencionar que los alumnos de primeros semestres en la Facultad de Ingeniería, piensan que las asignaturas de matemáticas básicas no tienen ninguna razón de ser dentro de su formación como ingenieros; más aún es muy común que los alumnos digan con una gran firmeza que asignaturas como Álgebra y Álgebra Lineal no sirven para nada. Si este es el sentir de alumnos que en teoría son los que deberían estar convencidos de la utilidad e importancia de las matemáticas, imaginen cual es el de una persona cuyo mundo no tiene que ver nada con símbolos y fórmulas**
Golden Girl

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"That co-worker who is the bosses favorite - Ellie is Rowan's favorite and everyone knows it. Shes the golden girl."

## Overview

Adam & Alan argue that Ellie is the favourite employee. When she disagrees they decide to test their theory.

## Trivia

* Adam Story: "And then he gave me another big paycut, I dunno if I can take anymore."
* Alan dropping a pen is a callback to the earlier episode The Lesson
* Rowan says he wants to punch Adam but can't because it's illegal, yet actually murdered him in a previous episode
Broken

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"Greg the garlic farmer has had enough of your shit..."

## Overview

In the One Hundred and eighth episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg stands at his usual station outside his house waiting for a Player to approach. As a jaded Adventurer arrives, Greg starts to recite his quest, but the Player impatiently skips every word Greg tries to say. The poor garlic farmer has just about had enough.

## Trivia

* The beginnings of Greg’s frustration over being constantly skipped can be seen in Crowded.
* The knife Greg pulls on Rowan is a simple steak knife.
* Alan often says that this version of Greg was his favourite of any character to play.
* “Nod if you understand” is a quote associated with Crazy Alan characters across various series.
* This episode has the full dialogue from Greg’s Sheep quest.
* This episode was shot on 5K definition allowing Rowan to crop very close in shots.
Bornean Orangutan

The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus, Say it: pawn-GOH pig-MAY-OOSE) is one of only two species of orangutan, which together are the only species of great apes to be found in Asia. Orangutan means 'person of the forest' in the native languages of Indonesia and Malaysia, and orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling mammals in the world. Orangutans have a distinctive body shape, with very long arms that may reach up to two metres in length. They have a coarse, shaggy, reddish coat and grasping hands and feet. The skin of the face is bare and black, but can be pinkish around the eyes and muzzle in younger individuals. Orangutans are highly sexually dimorphic, with adult males being distinguished from females by their larger size. The adult male Bornean orangutan occurs in two forms, flanged or unflanged. Flanged males are larger than unflanged males, and also differ in possessing fleshy, protruding ‘flanges’, or cheek pads, on either side of the face. Flanged males also produce long vocalisations in order to attract receptive females. Bornean orangutans build nests from bent branches high up in the trees where they sleep at night. On average, female orangutans only give birth every eight years, making them the slowest breeding of all mammal species. The diet of the Bornean orangutan includes over 400 different types of food.
High Level

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"Epic NPC Man - This adventurer as wandered too far from the main quest and come across a very high level bandit."

## Overview

In the Ninety-fourth episode of Epic NPC Man, a low level player ignores the game warning that he is entering a high level area, when he sees a sleeping NPC bandit just waiting to be attacked. The area is high level for a reason, though...

## Trivia

* The second NPC played by Hamish Parkinson.
* The Player doesn’t even cause enough damage to the NPC for him to retaliate even after all of his attacks.
* The vigorous activity in this sketch physically exhausted Adam.
Isolation

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"Covid-19 lockdown has meant that Playtech has been closed for 2 months... but Rowan doesn't seem to know anything about Corona Virus"

## Overview

Alan and Adam return to work for the first time after lockdown to find Rowan in a terrible state in the store. Unfortunately Adam did not tell him there was a pandemic and to rub salt in the wounds, took the keys with him when they closed, stranding Rowan in the store for two months.

## Trivia

* The first Bored episode released after the Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand.
* The name of the macbook with the bloody handprint, Edgar, is the same name the crow from Adam’s twitch stream notification was given.
* Edgar is based on Wilson from Cast Away, starring Tom Hanks.
* The restrictions in place when this was filmed prohibited gatherings in excess of ten people, which made Bored possible to film with VLDL’s small crew size.
Darkwood

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"Ever get the feeling that things are repeating themselves in World of Warcraft? Skyrim? When the game developers are just copy pasting towns with a few tweaks or changes? Well... welcome to Darkwood."

## Overview

In the Twenty-seventh episode of Epic NPC Man, a Player is warned not to go to the terrible village of Darkwood, but can't resist her curiosity. Things in Darkwood don't seem so different...

## Music

* Medieval Music Instrumental (Merlin's Study) by Brandon Fiechter

## Trivia

* There were a lot of outtakes for Dark Greg.
* Based on the common reuse of assets in video game design.
* From this episode on Britt is dressed without the Breastplate Saga in mind.
* Dark Baelin’s hat is black instead of straw coloured in Darkwood.
* As Britt's character heads towards Dark Greg, you can see a winged shadow creature next to the path. You'll also see a creepy smiley face in the doorway behind Dark Greg.

## Gamer Tags

* Ladyravenfire
* AshBash94
* SilentSnake
Fashion

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"Some gear gives you an advantage - This is a game of hiding and surviving..."

## Trivia

* Adam is holding a P92 and Alan is holding an M16A4.
* Geralt and Roach are characters from the Witcher franchise. "Accidently running off a cliff" is a reference to a common problem players encounter whilst riding their horse, resulting in them accidently riding off of cliff edges, killing themselves.

 Adam killed Shelliebean with P92
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"Greg the Garlic Farmer has been poisoned!"

## Overview

In the Forty-seventh episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg has been poisoned and pleads for help. A passing Player accepts the task, which would be great if he didn't keep getting distracted.

## Trivia

* Based on time-sensitive and competing quests in RPGs
* At this point of VLDL production, episodes were filmed in a much shorter time, so ideally Ben’s character should have been levelling up visibly upon completing quests, but there was just not enough time in the schedule to facilitate this.
* Ben Van Lier plays a character that is almost polar opposite to his previous quest seeking player, despite being filmed on the same day.
* Another reference to the digital card game Gwent is made in this episode.
* Bodger makes a reference to having a picnic with ‘Greg’s wife’ in this episode.
* Charms is a reference to Gwent from the Witcher game series, but also references other online card games like Hearthstone, which VLDL have also made specific videos about.

Charms cards played and their actions:

* Sparkling Shadow Tree - Shoots projectile babies
* Backwards Phoenix - Invulnerable to babies
* Nature Charm - Charms all minions except spiders
* Naked Mole Rat - Can't be charmed

## Gamer Tags

* Dethridge
* OsoGordo
* Rileth
* SirRufus
* AoKTurtle
Fresh

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"The feeling you get coming back from holiday - Ellie is finally back at Playtech!! Her holiday has been so amazing and refreshing that literally nothing could get her down..."

## Overview

Ellie is back from holiday and is refreshed, rejuvenated and is ready to go! Surely nothing can ruin her mood? Not even Rowan.
Delayed Order

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"When you never get your product - Hamish pre purchased and it seems like he is never going to get his computer! The delayed order might be because of Rowan..."

## Overview

Hamish orders a new gaming computer but Rowan keeps fobbing him off with excuses as to why the product hasn't arrived. Obviously Hamish is rather upset.

## Trivia

* As Alan mentions in the annotations, this skit was made following a real life experience he had when ordering something from a store in New Zealand very recently in relation to the time of release.
Fair Maiden

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"This fair maiden has finally been escorted home!"

## Overview

In the Fifty-first episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg is bypassed by a Player escorting a Town Maid on a quest. She is grateful for his help, but he may have ulterior motives.

## Music

* An End Once and For All from Mass Effect 3

## Trivia

* The second episode where Greg the Garlic Farmer only makes a cameo appearance.
* Greg breaks the fourth wall again by recognizing the fact that he’s in, or rather not in, a sketch.
* Once again, Adam acts out the idle-character sway as his Player character listens to the Town Maid talk.
Head Bump

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"Rowan has had a little accident and now it is nice Rowan walking around Playtech. It could be to do with his head bump."

## Overview

Alan and Adam have noticed that Rowan has been unusually nice lately. Maybe something to do with the bump on his head? Their natural instinct is to be suspicious of ulterior motives, but they decide to roll with it when he offers them an early mark. Unfortunately he bumps his head again.
Ellie Harwood

Ellie Harwood is one of the core support cast of Viva La Dirt League. She has made 72 appearances, mainly in Bored (Full List).

Until June 2020, Ellie worked for ZM Radio in New Zealand, as a Online Content Producer, but has now been appointed VLDL's first full time employee as Social Media Manager.

## Socials

* IMDB
* Instagram
* Twitter

## Trivia

* VLDL interviewed Ellie for their Dirty Gaming series
* Intern which was written by Alan. Seasons 1-3 of Intern are available on WatchMe.
Health Potion

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"Where do you store your empty health potions? The bottle has to go somewhere right?"

## Overview

In the Eighty-ninth episode of Epic NPC Man, a pair of Players buy some health potions from Greg. Rowan seems confused as to what to do with the empty phial. Ben is nonplussed by Rowan’s confusion, because the answer is obvious: just eat the glass!

## Trivia

* One of Rowan’s favourite Epic NPC Man episodes.
* The potion was just some kind of raspberry Soda.
* Referencing the fact that when you use a health potion in games, the glass phial tends to just vanish.
* The first classic Rowan and Ben argument in Epic NPC Man, crossing over from the original Backpack argument and many others in PUBG Logic.
* Greg can be seen in the background practicing his adventurer greeting.
* Fake blood and a piece of plastic were used to achieve the glass in the mouth effect.
Alan Morrison

Alan Morrison is one of the three members of Viva La Dirt League. He has made 507 appearances across all their videos.

Alan is married and became a father for the first time in late 2019.

Alan has a white shichi dog (cross between a Shih Tzu and Chihuahua) called Lola, who has her own instagram account.

## Socials

* IMDB
* Instagram (Personal)
* Instagram (Comic)
* Twitch
* YouTube (Personal)

## Other Appearances

 Moffilaide - Jack and Johnny
 Moffilaide - Love Splosion
 Avatar
 The Doors

## Past Projects

**Short Films:**

 Sui Caedere | 2012

* An older version of Alan's showreel can be found here.
* Rowan also features in Medi Ocre Awards..
* Ellie plays the lead in all 3 season of Intern.

## Trivia

* From late 2016 until VLDL hired editors in late 2019, Alan edited all the PUBG Logic videos.
* Rowan features in Sui Cadere, as does Jo Fleming who plays the zombie in the Bored episode Pushing Up DayZ's.
* Running by Trei ft. Thomas Oliver features Matt Whelan who also appeared as the Mediator in Bored episode The New Menace Part 2 and as the presenter in the Bronze Week 2012 (Starcraft Parody).
Baelin The Fisherman

Baelin the Fisherman is a popular NPC from the Epic NPC Man series who walks the same route every day and never deviates from his programmed phrase. Baelin has appeared in 21 episodes. (Full List).

## Overview

Baelin is a seemingly non-self-aware NPC who walks a path through Honeywood every day on his way to go fishing. He is friendly and simple in appearance, but has been shown to possess hidden depths in episodes where challenges crop up around him. He was able to fix Greg's house in Fire and defend himself from the player characters in Mean Players when they attacked him. To date, he has never deviated from his regular catchphrase of "Morning! Nice day for fishing, ain't it? Hua hah!"

## Trivia

* Baelin's costume included shoes after his first appearance due to the painful gravel on his route.
* The implication that Baelin is more self-aware than he appears can be seen in the episode Mean Players when emotional pain from the taunts is evident in his eyes.
Chicken

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"Never kick a chicken in MMO games - Skyrim, Zelda, video game logic humor."

## Overview

In the Twenty-fifth episode of Epic NPC Man, a Player learns the harsh consequences of harming chickens in RPGs.

## Music

* Dr. Rick Trager Chase Theme from Outlast

## Trivia

* The highest number of people in any Epic NPC Man episode to this point due to being shot on a fan meetup day.
* A different crew was used to shoot the episode and there was an error with the film coding so the quality of the footage was not as high as intended.
* Peter Haynes and Vanya Essin from AFK are extras again.
* Jimmy the future costume designer for Viva La Dirt League is an extra in the crowd.
* The child in the mob was dressed as a mini-Greg.
* Another example of Baelin breaking his standard routine to react to something.
* The earliest examples of the potentially fatal consequences of harming a chicken can be found in Ocarina of Time But it is a flock of chickens rather than villagers attacking. This format can be found in Skyrim.
Big Delivery

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"When the job is just too large for 1 person - There is a big delivery that needs to go out, and the team isn't confident that Byron can actually commit to delivering it all."

## Overview

Rowan has a large delivery that needs sending out. Byron is insistent that he can manage the whole shipment with his bicycle, but when he realises there are even more boxes than he originally thought, he stubbornly continues on.

## Trivia

* It was revealed on Twitch by Rowan (just after the episode was released) that Byron did the whole box stacking sequence in one take. Soon after, a video was released on Patreon showing the whole uncut take, including the same extended ending shown at the end of the video where you can hear the applause from behind the camera.
Crafting

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"It's amazing the things you can craft in video games."

## Overview

In the Forty-sixth episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg observes a player crafting some items. The ingredients don’t seem to match up with the results...

## Trivia

* Based on crafting new objects from seemingly random materials in RPGs.
* The punchlines in the scripts can evolve, for example the "I don't need no man!" cry from Britt Scott Clark was improvised on the day.
* The crafting menu in this episode is lifted from Minecraft.
* The gamer tag above Britt’s head is the tag of one of the VLDL moderators on both twitch and discord.

## Gamer Tags

* Miko Kiko
* Phoenix\_Fire1
* MasterBater
Bad Boy

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"Personal life vs work life - Rowan, Ellie and Alan get a glimpse into Adam's personal life... and it is not what it seems. Adam looks like a cool guy!"

## Overview

Alan tells an apathetic Rowan that Adam will be taking over his shift when the man himself pulls up on a motorbike. The three inside the store look on in awe as Adam proves himself to be the coolest team member by far before entering the store and turning back into Adam.

## Trivia

* Not only did the motorbike belong to Rowan, he is also the one riding the motorbike in the initial shot.
* The woman on the bike is Adam’s real life partner.
Auto Matching

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"Auto matching - PUBG Logic (remember to switch it off) - Auto Matching can make for some pretty awkward situations."

## Overview

This episode portrays the mechanic of 'auto-matching', which happens if you don't have a full squad so the game will assign a random player into your team. Often this can lead to awkward encounters with strangers so most people disable this feature.

## Trivia

* In PUBG, you cannot acquire fingerless gloves.
* Ben appears to knock out Tom with a headshot. This would be the only plausible way of knocking him out with a single pistol shot. However, the kill feed does not state that it was a headshot.
* Tom is usually one of the camera crew.
* Ben is holding a P92.
* The sound created from the P92 does not match the actual P92 sound.
* In the kill feed, "SCAR" is written, instead of "SCAR-L."
* "Watertown" referenced in the episode, is an unofficial name of an area on one of the PUBG maps.

 Ben knocked out Tom with the P92
Crossplay

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"The difference between aiming with a mouse and a controller is worlds apart. Cross play is pretty unfair..."

## Overview

In the One Hundred and fifteenth episode of Epic NPC Man, a Player wanders through the woods when he finds himself under fire. The enemy player has the higher ground, a ranged weapon and confidence to spare. All seems hopeless, until the Player realised he is not facing an opponent on equal footing.

## Trivia

* All of the arrows in the episode are fully CG. There is not a single real arrow present.
* This episode is a reference to bow & arrow aiming from ”The Last of Us” games.
* The quote “PC Master Race, Bitch” is repeated often.
* Although they play on consoles as well, VLDL are predominantly PC gamers.
1HP

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"The miraculous healing property of a wheel of cheese in video games like Skyrim."

## Overview

In the twelfth episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg is confronted with a player on death’s door. He doesn’t have enough money to buy health potions but maybe something else will do the trick...

## Trivia

* The fake blood on Adam’s face was applied by Rowan.
* The Player's Inventory contains the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings, a potion bottle from Minecraft and the Iron Helmet from Skyrim.
* Adam has stated that he often uses this episode as an example of their work for people who do not understand the concept.
Ghillie

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"Hiding in plain sight - Hiding while wearing a Ghillie can make you almost invisible..."

## Trivia

* Although Alan's name appears in the duos list, he does not actually appear, as his character is already dead.
* At 0:22, on Rowan's weapon, the iron sight appears to be at the bottom of the barrel, rather than the top. However, when the camera changes a few seconds later, the iron sight, is back on top of the barrel.
* "LiverTwitchTv killed 10tackles by dropping logs on him... Ewok style" is a reference to Star Wars: (Ep. 6) Return of the Jedi, during the Battle of Endor.
* "Frodo destroyed th3on3r1ng in the fires of Mount Doom" is a reference to Lord of the Rings franchise.
* "RatherBeFishin killed Bigbangballs with a hammer #oldboy." #oldboy is a reference to a Korean film called Oldboy. In the film there is a scene where a man fights multiple people, with a hammer.

 RatherBeFishin killed Bigbangballs with a hammer #oldboy
Girlfriend

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"You never know where you'll find love."

## Overview

In the One-Hundred and Twenty-seventh episode of Epic NPC Man, a player is looking for love, with incentive! It seems to work, and she looks pretty nice, to be sure.

## Trivia

* This episode has no NPCs in it.
* The stock photo is a real stock photo, purchased legally, which had the made up ”stockcity” watermark added over the top by Adam.
* The expected ending of the whole thing being a scam was considered, but ultimately discarded in favour of the happier ending shown.
Discard

"This female warrior is determined to get the proper Breastplate of Argon."

## Overview

In the eleventh episode of Epic NPC Man, the female Adventurer tries again to obtain a substantial piece of armour.

## Trivia

* Continuation of the Breastplate Saga.
* Another reference to a supposedly unique item forged in the fires of Dormer.
* Greg’s dialogue text reads as follows:

“Hello Adventurer! Welcome to the town of Honeywood! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw you from a far. you have a brave looking spirit and it’s a brave hero that this town desperately needs!

There’s a dragon that has been terrorising the town of Honeywood! He is called Kripparrian the fierce! All of our best fighters have already perished at the claws of this foul creature. But there is something different about you. Will you help to save our town hero?!

The castle is a perilous place... it is not lightly that I ask of this favour from you hero. But if you find the Shamoe stone before midnight I promise it will be worth your while. For within the Shamoe stone there is great power!

Monsters fill the road that awaits you! And although I can see that you are brave you must know something. These monsters have had a regeneration spell cast upon them by the evil wizard Trump that makes them immortal. There is only one weapon that can break the spell...

The sword is very powerful! It was crafted by the elven prince Valadrin Ladala Dithril Ladageep. We townsfolk simply call him VLDL... but not to his face. It would be my honor to give you the sword.

Here’s the sword of Valadrin hero. May it shine a bright light in the darkness! And lead our people to brighter days ahead through your strength!

I have another quest for you adventurer since you have proven yourself to be the most capable. There is a ring of great power that has gone missing!

Look I’ma be honest no one usually reads this stuff so I’m just writing random text here that looks like something the NPC is saying but really it’s just meaningless text to fill in a space. This is also more text. This particular paragraph need to look a little bit longer than the one before to mix it up a bit.

Remember adventurers to subscribe if you like our videos. Also check out all of our other videos, as I’m sure there is something you will like. Take care we love you deeply.

Here is your reward hero. The breastplate of Argon! this breastplate is one of a kind! It was the only one forged in the fires of Dormer. Fare thee well adventurer! And Good luck!”

## Gamer Tags

* Forsen
* Krosis
Awkward Cutscene

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"You know those times where the cutscene starts in a place it wasn't supposed to...awkward."

## Overview

In the One Hundred and sixteenth episode of Epic NPC Man, Greg returns to Honeywood with an adventurer, and prepares him for the next part of his epic quest. Unfortunately Greg picks the worst possible place to deliver the vital exposition, with the crowded town mingling in and around them.

## Trivia

* This episode was inspired by the Witcher games.
* This was the first episode edited by an external editor.