Pros of playing a very stereotypical character is that character growth can be soooo rewarding... Cons would be, among other things, getting stuck in the character because they're easy to RP... so yeah, I tip my fedora to trott
37:06 Lucius: "We met starbane." Dragons: "YOU WHAT?!" Lucius: "Okay that might be a lie because we also saw him another time and it was an illusion..." Kim: *looks disappointed at the audience*
I have set up my phone to play a clip of Tom saying "Dun duns" whenever a new episode of High Rollers goes up. Scared the crap out of me around 5 mins ago. Regardless, LET THE DUN DUNS BEGIN!
Yeah she kinda dumb (by the way, in context im not saying kim is dumb nor am i saying nova as a character is dumb, im just saying some of her actions are dumb and thats ok. Damn i that was a big explanation.)
@@ThePatchworkMonster I think the problem is that she's to smart for her own good. If I remember correctly shes rather young? And because she lacks experience she thinks she can think a way out of everything. If she would formulate her douts better or her companion's wold ask follow up questions and would not let her answer in a stream of panic and high speed thought. It would be a lot easier to get through to her. Since she's very smart using it to confuse the others and dodge questions. Al and all some very good roleplaying. And so cringy but that's a personal thing.
@@ThePatchworkMonster idc if this was 10 months ago I hope nova gets cut in half for doing this. Which is a bad thing to say, but I think shows my investment to the story now that I’m catching up and makes me wish I had my character in the room to do the deed
I’m watching these for the first time and LOVING IT! Waiting to see how they handle the episodes that they did throughout the dastardly lockdown times during 2020!!
@@carlosgutierrez3918 Pretty sure that’s one of the few best things a player can do with their character, because if they’re not strong enough to defeat them, that deal is like life insurance. Plus the lore for that is. 😩👌 Divine
His levels say Cleric 5/ Wizard 2. Which was why I was about to object. Then I realized the Bio write up is still the same as Day 1. They likely just overlooked the blurb but it's a funny little oversight.
Started binge watching this campaign 2 months ago. Now I'm nearly up to date. Didn't think I'd get here this fast! Omg I'm going to have to wait for the streams soon 😱😱
Here I am, 52 episodes into this show and jist realized that they aren't calling Lucius' nanny "Nanny No Fear" which is what my American ears have been hearing. To be fair, it made sense in my brain since she's an assassin.
my theory on eterna and guardians: guardians are an attempt at artificial eterna and are energy beings like they are but are imperfect so they slowly die and lack the free application of their energy that eterna have.
The aeterna seem to be mostly under the control of the Starbane Empire. Also they are apparently beings of pure energy. So there are definitely factors against that being the case. That being said however I do find the idea intriguing. And it would certainly explain some of the things that Sentry has experienced. Or how Starbane knew how to ressurect a Guardian. Someone would have to gotten a hold of an aeterna during the war. Or the Prime that keeps being referred to could end up being one of the triumvirate. Thanks for inspiring that idea.
Been watching high rollers for like a year and a half now, started campaign one not long before campaign two started feels nice be caught up after binging this for ages. Also Katie's awkward smile (around 1:46:00 ish) was almost as good as Kim's old awkward Jiutou smile.
So i picture waking an ancient dragon was like waking up a small child, yoh have to sing soothing song, play comforting music, gently increase the volume....for days...
So ever since last weeks ep. I've been thinking, would it be possible for Helios to possibly power sentry's matrix, the way the eterna powered starbanes ships, keeping her alive until they find a more permanent solution
They mentioned it around the break. “It’s like trying to fill a cup with a waterfall. So much energy is being bombarded that the majority of the energy is lost or displaced.” The party COULD do it but who knows? And Tiangong gave the feeling that it was a bad idea. That it was akin to what Silveredge did.
@@sircatfaceesq578 i actually just saw this myself, but thanks for commenting! I think the big difference is if Helios did it of his own free will, he'd probably have more control than when the eterna were forced to do it
@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 my thoughts are that, tiangong feeds Nova his magic so she can cast spells and stuff, so if Helios and sentryade a true pact (maybe mark let sentry temporarily take a level of warlock) then that symbiosis would allow her to feed off of helios' magic safely
It's a slippery slope. Feeding on life force is at least implied to give the subject a taste for it. I don't think anything is set in stone but it really depends on what Mark decided about in and wrote in his notes. The fact that SilverEdge's energy was offered to Sentry or Nova when he expired though really makes me feel like it's a bad idea And that Mark was offering it up as a kind of trap. Negative consequences often make for interesting narratives.
@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 Quill is wearing the best Medium Armour he can use (breastplate). With only one arm it makes using a shield tricky. Best bet at this level is to look into buying +1 armour but even that's only an increase of 1. It's almost like Quill and Nova aren't super tanky front-line fighters. :P
Did no one think of Rivet City as a decent point of reference for the scale of the Vivex? 'Cause that was my first thought. Y'know, defunct aircraft carrier converted into a giant post-war city?
Why does Tom have to act sooo suspicious when they meet new people? I mean I understand you’ve been brookstoned twenty times over but there’s no reason to not make THEM trust YOU.
Don't the forges ( the one that ressed sentry is part of it) act as foci? If they do that'd be the way to repower guardians! Someone notify the party of this message
Nope. The Attendant already told them the Forges can't restore Guardian's life energy. Remember the Dragonborn are only going by what they think they can do, nobody knows the actual secret to powering the Guardians anymore.
True, but he didn't even know her name and it happened in a drunken blackout. Plus there's the issue of the captain of the ship with one of the (redshirts) crew. There's naturally going to be accusations of favoritism, abuse of power, and more. I'm excited to see how this plays out, I think it will lead to a Lot of complications.
If there are any problems with it I think they have more to do with Mark putting surprise marriage on a consequence table without discussing it with the group beforehand. I know that he said he would've discussed it with a number of people before going through with it but it just would've been better to do before he added it as a possibility at all. It happened to Trott who was willing to role with it so no harm no foul. However I can't help feeling that it's bad practice.
Out of curiosity, I play a storm herald barb, isnt using the lightning damage a bonus action, If so, Aila cant rage and use it in the same turn correct?
Actually she can, the way the ability is worded is “Your aura has an effect that activates when you enter your rage, and you can activate the effect again on each of your turns as a bonus action.” She actually clarified it with Mark a few episodes ago.
I'm curious if Hesper is a titan not a god then shouldn't Quill be a Warlock or a Sorcerer not a Cleric as Clerics get there powers from the gods . Hesper is not technically a god, I guess it could be a form of Siaska's magic as she is a god but not her children they are titans. How would Quill have his Clerical abilities and Cleric spells?
cleric and paladins get power from a deity or the cosmic embodiment of a concept, say for instant knowledge and magic. Warlock make a pact with an entity to gain power, sorcerer are born with magic in them.
It’s the type of relationship that determines a cleric/ paladin versus a warlock. You can have a warlock of one being and a cleric or paladin of the same being. It’s the difference between a contract and embodying someone’s virtues
Kim: writes secret note to gm.
Everyone else: I did not realise that was an option.
*furious note scribbling*
Kim wrote a note very early in the lightfall campaign aswell, I think it was the chinese new year event
Every time Aila says it's fine I just think of the meme where the house is burning down around them
ITS FINNNEEE
“I like my current situation “
I did not do this beforehand, but I do now
Did I just hear Lucius say Lets look at the worst case scenario. I like his character growth. Wow
Pros of playing a very stereotypical character is that character growth can be soooo rewarding... Cons would be, among other things, getting stuck in the character because they're easy to RP... so yeah, I tip my fedora to trott
"Guardian."
"Dragonborns."
😆
"what is your designation?"
"tf does that mean?"
Kim : "why is aerois so special"
Mark: .. the DM cannot disclose this information...
it has a worldsoul in it so that the legion may use it to defeat the voidlords
@@Flummiification what is this a reference to?
@@georgekorodimos6309 World of Warcraft Lore
@@Flummiification It's crazy how accurate this was...
There is no war in ba sing se
Everyone is safe
I might be dumb here but isn't that avatar
@@lukewood8851 Yes
@@evansloan6823
Thank you
That most of them did not know that reference.. strange
Fan music - 0:00
Start - 6:28
Dun-duns - 14:35
Recap - 15:33
Mark reads donations - 1:32:30
Enjoy :)
Thanks but were I the skip donation time
@@RengawSnave 1:39:10
That doctor's visit absolutely KILLED me, I am CRYING
Aasimar guarding Tieflins because they are a danger to themselves is a great mood
Ricardo Saltos and a big yikes
i love how much rhiana glows sometimes when she is interacting with lore as sentry, i adore it so much!
37:06
Lucius: "We met starbane."
Dragons: "YOU WHAT?!"
Lucius: "Okay that might be a lie because we also saw him another time and it was an illusion..."
Kim: *looks disappointed at the audience*
She was disappointed because he was tangentially referencing the ILS. I wouldn't want someone outing a secret item carried on my PCs person either.
Helios also saw Lucius sneaking back to his room
Observant of you! You should work for DCIS! 🙂
I have set up my phone to play a clip of Tom saying "Dun duns" whenever a new episode of High Rollers goes up. Scared the crap out of me around 5 mins ago. Regardless, LET THE DUN DUNS BEGIN!
that's amazing do you have a notification file you can share?
Yeah sure it's somewhere in the depths of my hardrive but I'll see if I can find it
Pls share
i really wanna know how to do this
Bruh T_T
Oh my god... that Doctor visit
Helios speaks to Lucias: I don't think we could bond
Lucias:I wouldn't really want to
Me remembers night frost
Also me whyyyyyyy
Just caught up from episodes 1 of lightfall and am having withdrawal symptoms.
This is just the fix I need.
We've all been there bro! High rollers is my favorite but make sure to check out not another Dnd podcast and dimension 20
You should check out arcane arcade
I wonder what ever happened to that ghost lady that loved Lucius. Also Rhi is awesome with the extra work!
I find it hilarious that nova thinks she can get away with budding up with the BBEG when she wields a sentient weapon
Yeah she kinda dumb (by the way, in context im not saying kim is dumb nor am i saying nova as a character is dumb, im just saying some of her actions are dumb and thats ok. Damn i that was a big explanation.)
@@ThePatchworkMonster I think the problem is that she's to smart for her own good. If I remember correctly shes rather young? And because she lacks experience she thinks she can think a way out of everything. If she would formulate her douts better or her companion's wold ask follow up questions and would not let her answer in a stream of panic and high speed thought. It would be a lot easier to get through to her. Since she's very smart using it to confuse the others and dodge questions.
Al and all some very good roleplaying. And so cringy but that's a personal thing.
@@weslooos yeah that makes sense
i think Lucius could've been much the same, but then he got a slap to the face when the airship crashed.
@@ThePatchworkMonster idc if this was 10 months ago I hope nova gets cut in half for doing this. Which is a bad thing to say, but I think shows my investment to the story now that I’m catching up and makes me wish I had my character in the room to do the deed
Yeet is for Power, Kobe is for Accuracy.
And yoink is the opposite of yeet.
I attempted to yote, but it was yoinked.
I really appreciate the A:TLA reference
There is no war in ba sing se
The emperor invites you to take a trip to to lake Lao gai
All quill has to do "where can we extend sentry life span" boom there's the answer
I..- I didn't think of that
Or "how to defeat starbane for dummies" ( a book by A Plumbus)
@@glennjamessephton7593 Galactic Tyrants, and How To Defeat Them (A. Plumbus)
@@voodoominerman 😄😄
I think they proba ly considered stuff like this, but it would make it super short and boring.
I’m watching these for the first time and LOVING IT!
Waiting to see how they handle the episodes that they did throughout the dastardly lockdown times during 2020!!
The doctor's visit is funnier than anything on broadcast television in the last decade or so. Extremely well done Mark and Chris!!
Did Mark just seriously make a reference to NCIS?!?! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I APPROVE!
Spoiler-free possibly useful timestamps:
Stream starts - 6:29
Intro video - 14:35
Recap - 15:37
Gameplay starts - 18:05
Break starts - 1:31:50
Break ends - 1:39:09
Gameplay Ends - 2:48:18
(There is no fanart video)
Yay, A:TLA reference in this episode! ...it’s weird that “There is no war in Ba Sing Se” can make me feel happy.
I'm sad that I didn't get the reference
Bad Nova Bad.
Whether she is just secretly trying to gain information or not this is definitely going to backfire.
FINALLY! DRAMA
Why is she bad she is right
@@a.garcha199 Rule 6 of D&D: NEVER TAKE DEALS WITH A BIG BAD EVIL. You'll just end up backstabing your party. On the bright side its very dramatic
@@carlosgutierrez3918 Pretty sure that’s one of the few best things a player can do with their character, because if they’re not strong enough to defeat them, that deal is like life insurance. Plus the lore for that is. 😩👌 Divine
Rhiannon's face throughout the Doctor visit has been fabulous.
Shield Tom Shield goodness sakes
The fan music, is so good. Matt C great jobb on this song, just love it.
Quill’s character info still says he’s a bard btw
His levels say Cleric 5/ Wizard 2. Which was why I was about to object.
Then I realized the Bio write up is still the same as Day 1. They likely just overlooked the blurb but it's a funny little oversight.
Started binge watching this campaign 2 months ago. Now I'm nearly up to date. Didn't think I'd get here this fast! Omg I'm going to have to wait for the streams soon 😱😱
Oh my god Lucius' doctors appointment had me in tears hahaha
I’m here 2 years later and I’d just like to say I love this very much.
There is no war in Ba Sing Seh
The Earth King invites you to lake Laogau
Here I am, 52 episodes into this show and jist realized that they aren't calling Lucius' nanny "Nanny No Fear" which is what my American ears have been hearing. To be fair, it made sense in my brain since she's an assassin.
Hey I’m on 52 as wel!
my theory on eterna and guardians:
guardians are an attempt at artificial eterna and are energy beings like they are but are imperfect so they slowly die and lack the free application of their energy that eterna have.
The aeterna seem to be mostly under the control of the Starbane Empire. Also they are apparently beings of pure energy.
So there are definitely factors against that being the case. That being said however I do find the idea intriguing.
And it would certainly explain some of the things that Sentry has experienced. Or how Starbane knew how to ressurect a Guardian.
Someone would have to gotten a hold of an aeterna during the war. Or the Prime that keeps being referred to could end up being one of the triumvirate.
Thanks for inspiring that idea.
Are we not going to talk about how Mark named a Dragonborn NPC Paarthurnax? As in the leader of the grey beards in Skyrim?
Either he slipped it in covertly or it's like Fantasy Name Generator. Which is more of a database where it's all based on variations of a theme.
1:17:28 Loving the Goa'uld vibes from the dragonbord guards, top stuff Mark
Mark is so damn good and talented. He knows the lore better than I know my own life
the difference is he has notes on the lore. you probably don't have notes on your life.
I love this show I nearly causing traffic accident when Lucius got his "supplies"
Best part of campaign so far in my opinion
This big meeting of leaders seems like a mighty good place for a big Brookstoning... Thanedd Island from the Witcher comes to mind...
There is no war in Vivex-Sing-Se
Aerois has always been great but Jesus this chapter has been nothing but 🔥🔥🔥
Been watching high rollers for like a year and a half now, started campaign one not long before campaign two started feels nice be caught up after binging this for ages. Also Katie's awkward smile (around 1:46:00 ish) was almost as good as Kim's old awkward Jiutou smile.
LMFAO this is my favorite episode! More people need to be seeing this. The image of Lucius standing at the bow silently weeping had me rolling.
God damn it. Just had a fire kingdom flashback there!
The most surprising part of this episode to a 2023 viewer: "Timothee Chalamet - don't know who that is" (1:32:46)
Just wanna shout out this episode for introducing me to my favourite piece of cinematic music ever!
The doctor visit almost killed me I was in tears the entire time my sides hurt from laughing
I consistantly love kim in hrdnd because she brings characters who are complex af i LIVE for it.
Can i just say, however sad, the "Aerois: The last Guardian" sounds like a fucking great dlc for the campaing. :D
So i picture waking an ancient dragon was like waking up a small child, yoh have to sing soothing song, play comforting music, gently increase the volume....for days...
I’m soooo happy!! This campaign is awesome and it’s really kicking into high gear. Thank you guys
1:29:10
She says while waving around her boney, life-draining hand.
1:10:03 cue Dr Henry Wu standing over the eggs with a singled armed robot flipping eggs and a distant “Dinosaur DNA”
I got secondhand embarrassment from lucius and the doctor interacting that was the most awkward thing
I love how much Rhiannon loves Sentry 😭
Great episode. Cant wait for next week to see if dragons fight giants. You got this sentry. 3 months is plenty of time!!! Good luck guys
Frigging high stakes Warlock role play there Kim.
Go you spunky Genasi, go!
2:13:30 hahahahaha “ if not, do you just want the plate” hahahaha
I can't believe I've finally caught up, it took sooooooooo long but it was soooooooo worth it
There is no war in Ba Sing Sa! Made me shoot water out my nose.
So ever since last weeks ep. I've been thinking, would it be possible for Helios to possibly power sentry's matrix, the way the eterna powered starbanes ships, keeping her alive until they find a more permanent solution
They mentioned it around the break. “It’s like trying to fill a cup with a waterfall. So much energy is being bombarded that the majority of the energy is lost or displaced.” The party COULD do it but who knows? And Tiangong gave the feeling that it was a bad idea. That it was akin to what Silveredge did.
@@sircatfaceesq578 i actually just saw this myself, but thanks for commenting! I think the big difference is if Helios did it of his own free will, he'd probably have more control than when the eterna were forced to do it
@@brucemccorvey8429 I think forced or not the process and outcome would be the same.
@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 my thoughts are that, tiangong feeds Nova his magic so she can cast spells and stuff, so if Helios and sentryade a true pact (maybe mark let sentry temporarily take a level of warlock) then that symbiosis would allow her to feed off of helios' magic safely
It's a slippery slope. Feeding on life force is at least implied to give the subject a taste for it.
I don't think anything is set in stone but it really depends on what Mark decided about in and wrote in his notes.
The fact that SilverEdge's energy was offered to Sentry or Nova when he expired though really makes me feel like it's a bad idea
And that Mark was offering it up as a kind of trap. Negative consequences often make for interesting narratives.
Yes!! So proud of you Mark! Without a doubt that has to be a Skyrim Reference! Yes! It’s canon!
2:02:22
Lucias getting married is the sub plot I never knew I needed.
Screw Starbane & Hadar. I’m buzzing for the resolution to this romance 😁😂
This is a very, very good campaign, speaking as an experienced DM
"Yeet is power, Kobe is accuracy."
Spooky scary starbane with spooky scary valor 😂 btw your videos make my day !
I love Sentry so much. I will be heartbroken if we lose her for good (I know I’m WAY behind, but I’m watching daily to catch up).
No need to feel bad about finding it late. That's really the reason why episodes are archived on TH-cam after all.
Holy crap this fan music is getting so good
WHERE IS SMEEK!?
I'm wondering if, despite the joke, Mark has forgotten all about him.
spooky stupid star bane and shivers down your spine
Oh. It took me way too long to realize that Lucius has Hadar's elements inborn.
Speaking as former military, well done Mark.
It feels like Kim is wanting to be evil through sheer naïvete, but I don't know if I'm thinking too weirdly! A sort of Chaotic Stupid if you will.
Think it's more that she considers starbane a lesser evil.
@@matan8074 Death is death. Whether it's at the hands of Starbane or Hadar is irrelevant, it's the same thing.
Sounds like Sentry is taking a trip to Lake Laogai ...
The return of Aaron Plumbus
Rhianon kinda looks like the siaska we see in the intro video
Quill and Nova need to step up their armor game.
Nova has AC 17 at Level 7 and is currently wearing Aetherforged Armour!
@@HighRollersDnD oh, that's right!
@@HighRollersDnD So just Quil then! 🛡
@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 Quill is wearing the best Medium Armour he can use (breastplate). With only one arm it makes using a shield tricky. Best bet at this level is to look into buying +1 armour but even that's only an increase of 1. It's almost like Quill and Nova aren't super tanky front-line fighters. :P
No, Lucius needs armor. A 12 AC is just...unhealthy 😫
Did no one think of Rivet City as a decent point of reference for the scale of the Vivex? 'Cause that was my first thought. Y'know, defunct aircraft carrier converted into a giant post-war city?
I was picturing the Exodar in World of Warcraft.
Lucioses enemies are blinded by the light
Spoilers 1:25:05 - Rhiannon shows a concern
When did some throw something at another this episode, i missed who got hit on the podcast.
Kim yeeted a piece of candy at Tom's neck
24:15
OMG REALLY!! BA SING SE! im watching you mark!😶
Am I the only one that thought Trott was going to go to a bar or something like that?
DM finds any excuse to attack Quill.
Why does Tom have to act sooo suspicious when they meet new people? I mean I understand you’ve been brookstoned twenty times over but there’s no reason to not make THEM trust YOU.
Also it irks me that Quill keeps referring to Sentry as “our guardian” instead of using her name.
Also it irks me that Quill keeps referring to Sentry as “our guardian” instead of using her name.
A MAN IN PURPLE TURNED HIMSELF INTO A SYMBOL
This isn't Sonic Adventure 2 Battle... still gonna watch it
Don't the forges ( the one that ressed sentry is part of it) act as foci? If they do that'd be the way to repower guardians! Someone notify the party of this message
Pretty please
Nope. The Attendant already told them the Forges can't restore Guardian's life energy. Remember the Dragonborn are only going by what they think they can do, nobody knows the actual secret to powering the Guardians anymore.
Except for the prime
I don't see any problem with being married to a wolf person
😐
Me neither i'm personally looking forward to the future interactions and I am hoping he comes around to the idea awkward as it may be at first.
There are certainly a lot of people who would love that opportunity.
True, but he didn't even know her name and it happened in a drunken blackout. Plus there's the issue of the captain of the ship with one of the (redshirts) crew. There's naturally going to be accusations of favoritism, abuse of power, and more. I'm excited to see how this plays out, I think it will lead to a Lot of complications.
If there are any problems with it I think they have more to do with Mark putting surprise marriage on a consequence table without discussing it with the group beforehand.
I know that he said he would've discussed it with a number of people before going through with it but it just would've been better to do before he added it as a possibility at all.
It happened to Trott who was willing to role with it so no harm no foul. However I can't help feeling that it's bad practice.
Out of curiosity, I play a storm herald barb, isnt using the lightning damage a bonus action, If so, Aila cant rage and use it in the same turn correct?
Actually she can, the way the ability is worded is
“Your aura has an effect that activates when you enter your rage, and you can activate the effect again on each of your turns as a bonus action.”
She actually clarified it with Mark a few episodes ago.
@@BibliophileEmi I must have spaced that convo. Cool ty
So why didn't Aila have to roll on the injury table?
Probably forgot.
Nova sweetie, please be careful D:
older brass dragon sounds like winston churchill
1:03:46 Thanks Mark
There are going to be subtitles? I'm a non-native english speaker and can't really get it all without it.
I'm curious if Hesper is a titan not a god then shouldn't Quill be a Warlock or a Sorcerer not a Cleric as Clerics get there powers from the gods . Hesper is not technically a god, I guess it could be a form of Siaska's magic as she is a god but not her children they are titans. How would Quill have his Clerical abilities and Cleric spells?
cleric and paladins get power from a deity or the cosmic embodiment of a concept, say for instant knowledge and magic. Warlock make a pact with an entity to gain power, sorcerer are born with magic in them.
@@alstonjacobs4934 Would Titans be considered deities or a cosmic embodiment?
@@MrSamTealeaf Quasi Dieties still capable of bestowing cleric powers
@@MrSamTealeaf since they are a piece of a god that have through pure magic being giving form they might count. I think that a each DM world question
It’s the type of relationship that determines a cleric/ paladin versus a warlock. You can have a warlock of one being and a cleric or paladin of the same being. It’s the difference between a contract and embodying someone’s virtues
me gasping: DOES THAT MEAN VALOR IS??!?!?!