I cannot believe there was no attention drawn to what may be Lucias's most badass moment, calling lightning onto Zarchira, responding to her laughter with "I don't find this particularly funny" and immediately outright fucking murdering her. Legendary.

@gothmissstress

7 ай бұрын

i know rightttt

Trott: "I don't want to roleplay this." Also Trott: "NAY, SAY IT IS NOT TRUE!"

omfg the flower knight I am such a huge fan "Sentry, for lack of a better question: 'what the fuck?' " Tom and Trott absolutely killed it

@weslooos

Жыл бұрын

the flowerknght is amazing.. and so anoying

This is the most incapacitated by laughter I've ever seen Trott. I wish this was around a physical table because this was freaking hilarious

Trott sitting back and saying “She’s a god damned Bee!” Made the entire episode

2:19:29 omg, I was NOT prepared for that! I’m watching this late at night, when I should be sleeping, and I burst into laughter. Probably woke the neighbors

"Have you come to aid heartspire?" "No i fucking havent"

@Stormrider1138

2 жыл бұрын

That's the moment that made me lose it Just the way how Trott breaks character and curses out Amadour. Perfection.

Even as a fairly miserable middle aged DnD grognard, the Armadour scene had me chuckling more than Ri. Something about helium voices and flowers with rapiers, and his tragic tale of captive bees. True high level play. Well played Mark. New favourite NPC.

I nearly spit out my water at "Eat shit, Zarkers". Very funny.

Tom and Rhi's reactions at 2:19:36 are the reason I just adore this whole group so much :D

Mark: "This is just a little annoying, not super scary" *proceeds to attempt to disintegrate Nova* yeeeeaaaaa, not scary at all.

@michaellorsi6467

2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE disintegrate. Jesus christ.

Unpopular opinion: Adding Armadour to the party is too OP. With his immeasurable power on their side, no future encounter stands a chance.

@grandmastercultistofben

2 жыл бұрын

Its fine just wait til a starbane ship lands and yeets out 5 tarrasques since we all know armadour could make easy work of 4

@pawncube6787

2 жыл бұрын

@@grandmastercultistofben Those cretins stand no chance against the might of Armadour. His dandelion limbs are full of more power than scores of tarrasques

@ngocdwong

2 жыл бұрын

@@pawncube6787 no one can face against one of Mark 's stair and not face to face with death

@pawncube6787

2 жыл бұрын

@@ngocdwong I don't think even Armadour could hold his own against a corridor or a flight of stairs. These opponents are pretty big outliers though... Far too deadly for any opponent to have a fair fight.

@ix7958

2 жыл бұрын

Not even the gods could bear his might

The scene with Armadour is Mark Hulmes at his best. This is one for the highlight reel.

I wonder, if perhaps during this episode, Mark tried to... releive the tension a bit, lift up the mood, so to speak. And by Siaska, did he succed.

1:52:27 Many of these trees were my friends. creatures i had known from nut an acorn.

They could have used Teleport with 75% chance of success (seeing your target counts as "Very Familiar"), but it was worth it not doing that to meet Armadour.

55:45 - "High Rollers Campaign 3: Oops, All Paladins"

Call Lighting is action to call bolt down also about Teleport its in description: "Very familiar" is a place you have been very often, a place you have carefully studied, or a place you can see when you cast the spell.

Doesn't take years to watch Aerois Mark...I did it in 2 months...cause I love it. Thanks for another great one 👍

@LordKorgyab

2 жыл бұрын

I do not threaten, blue woman...I promise death if you cross me 😉.

@haydenowen2914

2 жыл бұрын

Same

It's a rare moment to see a dm break their players, usually it's the other way around. Well done Mark

"King George spaniel", new kennel club breed jus dropped 😂

I finally caught up! And what a ride it's been. Can't wait to see where this campaign goes, I'm just sad I have to wait a week for each new episode.

Tom was, btw, absolutely right on the sphere of maddening darkness. What a math wiz legend.

“Eat shit, Xarka” should be on a shirt

2:28:55 just dropping this here for my own amusement and 2:31:54

I'm still amazed that Thalia and Nova are an Item. Like... Its been so long I dont even remember how it happend. But they are too cute. Just... Hach. Bad space Cowboy Thalia calling Nova little nerd ist so freaking adorable.

I wonder, could the weapons left by the wraiths potentially be used as evidence to Tassadar that deal between the Valkyrian empire and the Eterna has been reneged upon? Otherwise, would Tassadar potentially know of a way to heal or fix them, or are they beyond that point?

@Wunder

2 жыл бұрын

The way Mark described them it sounded like they were beyond help, but maybe that was in the context of Nova’s powers and not someone like Tassadar. It would also just further prove Xarkira’s isolation within the Empire as it was mostly her doing and not Valkyrian, so I don’t know if it would be a direct breach to their agreement

@seraphlord

2 жыл бұрын

Zarkira is basically a rogue agent of the empire. I doubt it will change the situation any, he would probably view it as the same or similar situation as he did the Eterna that were left on Aerois and became corrupted. Though it's probably decent evidence to present to Kallus that Zarkira is not on his side. Not sure exactly how it worked but say If he gave an order to everyone to protect and work with the Eterna and she's secretly experimenting on them, he would probably not be happy. But that's just my assumption i'm not Mark so clearly if he wanted it to work it would XD

@MorinehtarTheBlue

Жыл бұрын

​@@seraphlord I would have to disagree with that. What happened with the Aeterna left on Aerois basically got dismissed as the Remnant and not under Valkyrian's control. Though I do feel that Silver Edge was really overlooked. The space station was still somewhat under the auspices of the Empire and the eladrin they fought was clearly working for Callus. I kind of feel like Mark dropped the ball there to some degree. Or was deliberately inhibiting an outcome that might shift the power balance.

Slaps the “slaps this bad boi meme” I missed this meme so much

I absolutely think they should keep vorpal and heart seeker as evidence against xarkira to be presented to kales tiangong and tasadar.

@MorinehtarTheBlue

Жыл бұрын

The problem is the Triumvirate's deal is with Starbane. He technically hasn't done anything but his subordinates have still been allowed, if not encouraged, to commit a great deal of atrocities.

2:22:45 - Please Mark, these voices are gonna get me in trouble at work… I’m trying not to have a meltdown at my desk

Fun trivia. Did you know, disease immunity, makes you immune to the Harm spell?

@Blasted2Oblivion

2 жыл бұрын

That is cool. I didn't realize that was the case and I might use that someday.

I almost died crashing my car when Amador came in. We don’t deserve your precious seed!

Ah the wee baby Angus, star of the show

The tree line is the point on a mountain above which trees can't grow. Once you pass the tree line, it's too dry, cold, and windy to support the growth of anything larger than small shrubs. The terms tree line and timberline are commonly used interchangeably.

Armadour and everyone's reactions were priceless

High rollers upload? Work was easy? Best birthday ever. Thanks guys

@Blasted2Oblivion

2 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday.

@rozu7772

2 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday!

@HighRollersDnD

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday!

@NINJASxSILENCE

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys! It’s more than I got from people I know 😂 high rollers family is top tier

May our glorious knight protect us for all these evils

23:37 as per player handbook rules a player can end concentration at any time(no action required). It means you don't need to use a reaction, so you can elect to just end it. You cannot be locked into concentration unless you're not in control of your own mind and as far as I know no one is controlling her mind so she can just drop it.

@luukswen

2 жыл бұрын

As per the spell that zarkira cast, you aren't able to do that untill the start of your next turn (nova's next turn) 19:23 (it actually is said a bit later but mark starts to explain the spell around this time)

@deannekellogg8514

2 жыл бұрын

@@luukswen you don't get a save I mean it's taking over your mind to not be able to drop the concentration that should be a wisdom save

@luukswen

2 жыл бұрын

@@deannekellogg8514 yes and no, if Mark rules it that way it means it shouldn't be a wisdom save in their game. In your game, you can make it be a wisdom save. The ability to drop concentration only lasted till the start of your next turn. It was also a 9th level spell (this doesn't give an excuse to it being giga broken or overpowered) so not being able to save it but only lasting 1 turn is quite alright, as there are other ways to break concentration then just dropping it.

@lordofdarkness3774

2 жыл бұрын

Long story short, DM word is law. The rules are what Mark says they are. Your table, your rules. Mark's table,not your table.

@mme.veronica735

2 жыл бұрын

@@deannekellogg8514 It's a big bad evil person's special evil bad magic. She gets to break the rules to be big and bad okay?

I was watching on KZread, then I caught up and was watching Live on Twitch, then I fell behind again and now I cannot remember what the last episode was that I watched, so now I am just randomly starting somewhere that I THINK I already was so that I can watch enough to know if I saw it or not, and then I can skip to the next one and the next one and the next one until I find something I don't remember....I think I am only 6 months behind the Lives, but at this point 6 months and 2 years seem to blend together every time I go to the doctor, so I think I may have time blindness.

Out of all the 5th level spells I nail guessing Bigby’s Hand

You know when the simulacrum started showing up I keep wondering if Mark took into account they can never regain spell slots. It sounds like she is keeping them around for a good long while doing different jobs.

I started listening just last year, through spotify, and god dang! I can't say I haven't enjoyed the campaigns! Even though i gotta wait for more episodes i love this!

@PogMcDog

2 жыл бұрын

I watched most of the OG campaign. Didn't enjoy the hook (first 5 episodes) of this one and dropped both high rollers and critical role. What do you enjoy about this season/campaign? Like maybe I should give it another chance.

@notakobold5792

2 жыл бұрын

@@PogMcDog The first 5 episodes arent really too representative of the rest of the campaign. The gritty survival theme quickly ends after that. Maybe re-watch the character introductions, and the rhicaps and jump in at chapter 2 (see the playlists on this channel) or later.

@d36class

2 жыл бұрын

@@PogMcDog I won't lie to you, I had trouble getting through a bit of this campaign especially certain sections with some of the RP of one player in particular but overall it's worth to continue watching. Quite a grand campaign and very fun sections and RP

@valla8342

2 жыл бұрын

@@PogMcDog I've been watching for a couple years now. When I initially tried to watch Aerois, I found it difficult as well for many reasons, new group, new people and having not watched much DnD stuff in a while. I'd definitely suggest trying to stick with it for longer. I found that the players and the story grew on me quite a lot the more I watched, and after a few of the main encounters and plot points I was dying to see more. Ended up watching the rest of it during my time off from Uni to get up to date!

Havent had this much laughter at an npc since smeek

30:30 Oooh, so this is the 'break the unbreakable' part. Cool.

Can't wait for the fan art of Amador the dandy lion

@Blasted2Oblivion

2 жыл бұрын

He is like the angry cousin of Henry Crabgrass.

@samswann180

2 жыл бұрын

There probably already is, he was lifted almost verbatim from Wild Beyond the Witchlight!

@MorinehtarTheBlue

Жыл бұрын

​@@Blasted2Oblivion Angry? He's the noblest of knights, steadfast and true. How dare you impugn his honour.

I don’t know if I’m missing something but what’s the point of counterspelling a spell with a spell slot higher then level 3. Especially if you know the spell the enemy cast is a higher level then you can cast. The reason I’m asking is because a few times now Trot has used counterspell at 7th level for 8th and 9th level spells.

@Demonrifts

Жыл бұрын

There's a part of this episode where Trott asks for clarification and realizes that he's been doing that inefficiently. But no, you're not missing anything. With counterspell, you're best off if you can use the same level as the spell that you're countering, if you can't, the next best option is to use the lowest level spell slot that you currently have available because it doesn't provide any other advantages to upcast.

This episode has finished me off, I’m dying 😂

Sontaran plants are fantastic and I love them

Surely they could just ask the flower about the rules?

"oh wow the vods out already, its not thursday is i- what the hell is that"

@brandonfinney7126

2 жыл бұрын

Ah good another person who went through the exact same series of thoughts as me

Nevermind that stuff down there! It gets answered at about the 8:00 mark! Also now that I think about it I believe Mark had said they would be in hopefully by late February/early Match! I thought they were supposed to be back in a studio?! I can't find the video about getting back in a studio or one that says why they aren't! What happened?! I also need to get back into watching this again, as long as it's been I should probably start at the beginning!

@Stormrider1138

2 жыл бұрын

Studio streams aren’t coming until at least roughly February they said. They are still setting it up.

Well we see now why so few DM goes to the feywild. Literally broke all the players.

Please SENTRY CAST PLANT GROWTH ON AMADOR

Tom is so freaking funny man I love that guy

Dear God the little flower! 🥰

Such a great game! Thank you everyone!

For the record pollenella is the size of an orange.

@MorinehtarTheBlue

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clarification. Otherwise she just seemed too big and then too small.

Oh the thumbnail slayed me!!

@isabellathomas1314

2 жыл бұрын

I was so confused by it but once I got to the context of it, I just died 😂😂😂

one does ponder on how effective attuning to the legendary ring of spell reflection is?

i thought toms building gave extra heals from spells

@MorinehtarTheBlue

Жыл бұрын

It's a bonus equal to his Wisdom modifier. Not much but they likely forgot.

That pixie voice.

Ah yes, the dandelion knight. Love him. Phew, I finally made it back! Oh wait, I missed the livestream...dang it. Well, this was fun.

@isabellathomas1314

2 жыл бұрын

I started tearing up from laughter from the dandelion knight. The voice just caught me off guard so much, and Mark’s facial expressions were just the icing on the cake

The kitty is so pretty!

People who DM Witchlight for High Rollers viewers are eventually going to have some questions to answer lol

@Blasted2Oblivion

2 жыл бұрын

The Feywild is wacky.

this fight was *amazing*. last sesh they tried to f*ck up mark with their smart strats (which was smart, no shit!) but this time mark decided like nope, ya'll gonna get even an more dangerous fight now for your cowering EDIT: amidor is hilarious

wait im confused maybe im dumb but even if you can see in the temple i dont understand why she would still be able to set off a spell inside? Then wouldnt you be able to cast dimension door or misty step inside by those same rules?

@rozu7772

2 жыл бұрын

Spells that require sight can be cast where the caster can see, so if she can see inside she can have a spell pop up. The temple just prevents creatures and spells originating from outside getting in (spells that are magically created at a point she can see works, but sending a fireball towards the temple won't get inside). Xarkira probably doesn't want to go into the temple because that'll put her too close to Sentry and Aila. She's better off at a distance where those two can't reach her than getting too close to them.

@TheWickExp

2 жыл бұрын

@@rozu7772 lmfao so it all comes down to Toms description of it being “all windows” again 🤣😂😂🤣 amazing. Thanks for clarifying!

@rozu7772

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWickExp Your welcome! 😁 Darn windows were a bad idea. 😂

@HawkUnleashed

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWickExp Are the windows partially opened though.

@TheWickExp

2 жыл бұрын

@@HawkUnleashed I think as long as they’re clear and you can see through them that’s all you need

I do not understand how Tom does his hair like that

Not the DMCA dig xD

102k subscribers congrats guys!!

Alia: *Hello bow boy*

I love the reaction conversations.

This is a super annoying comment, I know, but the plural of "simulacrum" is "simulacra," not "simulacrums." I know, I know I'm being that guy, but it's just a pet peeve.

@MorinehtarTheBlue

Жыл бұрын

No, I agree with you. People who just add esses blindly as if they just assume they know what their doing. But what is really bad for me is die and dice. Don't pluralize something that is already plural.

A day early, and may I say, how the hell is it that you all have fantastic hair?

Why has non of them done greater restoration

2:29:05

Aila could use the bow….

@KuragariOkami

2 жыл бұрын

Omgaaaawd lmao 🐝

Can't you chose to fail a saving throw?

Is Amador a conker bad fur day reference?

They keep talking about a lynx in the description, but I can't find it

@mme.veronica735

2 жыл бұрын

Links not lynx. Though I can't seem to find the Hero of Time, the Hero of Twilight, or the Hero of the Wild anywhere in the description.

Disintegrate. Oh Mark what have you done……. 😂

Smeek 2.0

Sounds off in the comments. WOoOoO

spell warp op af

@Blasted2Oblivion

2 жыл бұрын

The scary part is that she upcast it to 9th level. So she can probably do it several times given that she will certainly have a few 8th level slots as well.

@HawkUnleashed

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine spell warping prismatic spray my god. It seems cool though curious on what level mark has it as.

Yes, and no. You can cast simulacrum again however any other active simulacrum is then destroyed so if all of them die then she can replace them. She can also just replace them but then you would need to have the now destroyed simulacra replace the rest. Doing so wastes one of the simulacrums limited spell slots. Making it weaker but it does give you more. Of course dm always right if they want to apply wish rules to it they can.

Im actually 199% sure Sentry coukd solo this entire fight

What the absolute fuck is that spell warp bullshit Zarchira did Mark, how dare you.

Armadour is better than smeak in every single way

Ooooooowoooooo

I would of called this episode so much measuring lol.

Please buff the enemies! The combat encounters aren't that exciting anymore. If for once the party gets hurt, they heal to full in no time. The enemies don't use heal enough, have too little damage and have too little health. If the combat will continue to be as easy as it has been the latest months, please make the encounters quicker at least, they are too long now when there are no stakes.

@JupiterTheWizard

2 жыл бұрын

In my experience giving enemies more and more health really starts to drag out combat. Instead just up the damage they deal more and more until the fights get scary. Giving them more resistances works well too. High level is very hard to balance without creating a bs monster and five hour fight.

@skyfire_swe8520

2 жыл бұрын

@@JupiterTheWizard true!

@evilnerd666

2 жыл бұрын

I've been saying this for ages now, even the Zephyr fight was easy, Mark's let the party get crazy powerful way beyond what he should have, crazy powerful magical relics and characters with 2 concentration spells, Aila with 20 AC, 25 Str, 20 Con, 20 Dex and over 200 HP, it's insane. There are literally no stakes anymore, can you even remember the last time someone was downed? I forgot completely they were playing with Injury Checks as I haven't seen one in like 50+ episodes lol. Mark does a great job of hyping up fights and worldbuilding and stuff but it falls flat when the combat is so pointlessly one-sided. I really hope he sees comments like this and adjusts things otherwise big fights like the Titans and Xarkira will just be boring and one-sided.

@JupiterTheWizard

2 жыл бұрын

@@evilnerd666 I agree in many ways. The dmg actually heavily recommends you don't let players concentrate on more than one spell because spells are balanced on the fact that you can't. However, magic items are really cool, I also want to give my players really badass items. For Alia in particular 20 AC is not that high for their level, as most enemies have a +14 (or about) to hit and a barbarians whole thing is having a lot of health and strength, so that's fine IMO. As someone who's dm'ed a lvl 1-20 campaign in a high magic setting, trust me it is extremely hard to make an encounter that actually challenges the party with out being bullshit or becoming a five hour fight. I simply recommend he just makes encounters that deal more damage, until I becomes threatening.

@skyfire_swe8520

2 жыл бұрын

@@evilnerd666 Yes, there not being any stakes has even made me cheer for the enemies, because the battles feels so unbalanced. The party can be powerful, but then the enemies also needs a higher AC, saving throws and damage. Another way to balance it out would be to have fights in several stages, so that the party cannot rest after every single fight. There were a lot of those occasions in the first half of the campaign, but now it's rarely happening.