Festival of the Forge | Altheya: The Dragon Empire #29

[@michaelyoung4972]

"the stone god will become conspicuous in the sun" Stone Boy immediately shoots a bell into the Sun and gives someone a religious experience.

[@CanadianSpectator]

The clever toad knows what is to come

[@edholmes8726]

Marks narrative in reaction to Trott DOING THAT was incredible… That’s why he’s gotta be one of the best DMs out there!

[@TheRazinblade]

I love how Kim starts describing the coat of arms and Katie's just like okay and draws it on stream. LOL

[@ana_d_73]

I hope sometime the future of this campaign we see that stall holder turned priest again. Like he becomes pivotal to the story in some way. He deserves it.

[@hashslingingslasher97]

Iscuit the philosophical kobold is my new favorite NPC

[@heathengypsy]

I feel like any time Mark roleplays a chaotic little creature like a goblin or kobold he just releases his inner child on everyone. 😂

[@zacharylord-rule5368]

Can we all just appreciate how much Mark's voice game has improved over the years?!

[@Heroes_Journey]

I LOVE when they visit the Clever Toad! Best NPCs! It's HILARIOUS!

[@thusharsa3746]

Call me biased but I prefer Highrollers over critical role. Best campaigns ever seen. Sat through and saw all of Aerois and Altheya in a month. Love from India!!!

[@knightofwandss]

Critical Role C2 was the only campaign of theirs I’ve been able to bear (though, don’t get me wrong, I loved that one). It’s obviously not a competition but if it was…

[@OrangeyChocolate]

I agree. I can't help but feel that Critical Role has lost what made it special in the first place, while High Rollers is going from strength-to-strength.

[@HellMuttCoppersnake]

I agree.

[@purpix8843]

I just like them both

[@deriznohappehquite]

I agree. To me, CR doesn’t feel like a bunch of pals playing a game.

[@stillplayspoptropica]

this is definitely one of the funniest hr episodes ever!!! tom and rhi had me dying during rowan’s owlbear epiphany 😂😂😂

[@shrimpisdelicious]

"Blood from anywhere else is more favorable than the nose blood." - Ophelia de la Rosa of the House of Blood

[@frankyich1812]

I love Iscuite. This Episode is amazing. i love Barrik so much

[@mechaflood2247]

Iscuit is the best character ever and needs to come back forever. Also holy shit I love the implication that there are potions to change gender in Altheya and I will be stealing that for my home campaign

[@thbrknspcbr]

I think I've laughed at every single thing Tom has said. Even the ones everyone misses. "Just add some radiance to it", the laugh and how proud he was of it, killed me hahaha

[@BigCheddarMC]

“1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, more, more, more” had me in absolute stitches. Mark is a master.

[@WhatswithWatt]

I must say, Kim in particulars facial expressions really do match the emotions shes portraying of her characters. Really enjoy all these. All the interactions between Marks creations and the party, everyone's ability to really help bring the life to what is happening

[@alstonjacobs4934]

I don't know who I like more Barrek "the Boulder" Tarrik, or Iscuit "the Philosophy" Tarrick.

[@RossMKitson]

Such great fun, especially after the tense finale episodes of the prior story arc. Looking forward to the tournaments next week.

[@ASubstantialLife]

One of my favourite episodes in a while Mark was really on fire I must say. Some really memorable bits from Roman converting a bewildered carny with a sheer feat of strength, to Iscuit Tarik and of course our beloved Barik. Great stuff boiks

[@jelenadjokic9843]

Mark let loose this episode and when that happens, things get unhinged.

[@Markcrazeer]

each time a player rolls a 30 and there are those that live to tell the tale they should get a reputation boost, dc 30 are for feats that are sung by bards.

[@n00bruler67]

There really is no better dnd series in existence

[@NickBPH]

Literally my favorite episode ever! So many funny moments, you guys are in your PRIME!!!

[@wtff]

Congrats on 200k!!! My favorite part of the day is when I'm listening to or sitting down with some food and watching High Rollers. I would be so bored while exercising and probably would have given up by now if I didn't have you guys to listen to so thanks for being there every step (HA!) of the way. ❤

[@Trombonus]

"You do what you want" broke me. XD

[@Th3F1rebird]

I love that this is a society that is creating guns but people still think the world is flat. The circumference of the world was nearly accurately calculated in ancient Greece. It really just makes me giggle, like is Osseus (sorry for spelling) they love the arts and I'm assuming they'd absolutely LOVE astronomy and looking at the beauty of the stars and the world. The observation of distant celestial bodies did lead to the theory of a spherical earth! Just a fun head cannon. 55:16

[@thenoblecrook5694]

Absolutely adore Barrick, he's such a meathead but so sweet

[@dantheman754]

20:59 “I strum a chord” *cheeky look* Once again, a lovely performance from Chris Trott 😂

[@WildNinja825]

How poetic that Xantheus takes the demon gun, when Tom's Aerois character, Quill, took a thunder pistol and suffered some severe damage. Am I sensing a trend in the near future with this newly acquired demon gun?

[@OrangeyChocolate]

Always a delight to see more High Rollers. Can't wait to see how this tournament arc pans out!

[@mme853]

Highlight of the morning seeing the upload. Thank you all!

[@phaerlax]

How rejuvenating it is to open the video and be met with a Bit

[@James-so5oc]

It may be the rum but this is ny most favourite episode yet 🤣👏👏👏

[@Scott_Burton]

I can't believe that of Rhi, Tom and Katie no one thought to ask the little old lady "Since the grand prize was won, could we possibly trade it for a lesser prize? Specifically that one? [pointing to what they were trying to get] It would mean a lot to our companion here. We could even pay you 2 bronze for the inconvenience of the exchange." [I mean, from her perspective, she gets paid for a game with no prize payout, she gets one of her grand prize payouts back, and all she has to do is give away a lesser prize]

[@tomsavola264]

But then we don't get the pleasure of watching a sugared-up Barrek run wild through the games until he inevitably hurts himself. Ophelia's disdain for nose blood is an inspired response.

[@TheOwlslayer]

I really loved this episode. Just filled with hijinks and fun interactions!

[@danih.5675]

Listened to this as i went to bed and had a dream that Rowan had bumped into me and knocked me down. He tried to help me up but rolled a nat 20 on his strength check and launched me like the fucking bell on the mini game. I woke up in a sweat as i fell back down.

[@drderpybeaver2190]

I love how Rhi had a little sentry slip this episode when the boulder broke his nose, 😊.

[@sokkrates3760]

Barrek quickly turned into my favorite npc ever!

[@mozzym770]

ANTI SPOILER BARRIER

[@Stormrider1138]

Good birb

[@djdak857]

Honor the bird!

[@BigCheddarMC]

Birb needs more support !

[@Miss_Lexisaurus]

omg I had just taken a swig of hot chocolate when Rowan said "we do not meddle in the affairs of the toad" and I very nearly spat my hot chocolate all over my laptop!

[@ondank]

"I saw you turn into that monstrosity yeah. Purposely avoided talking about it because ... Yeah"

[@vertigine69]

You guys must do a Katie’s doodle camera to pop up every now and then in the bottom right section of the screen to show her drawing as it happens 😍😍😍

[@SoulSyth]

Now, I really would like it if barrek the boulder joins the party on their adventure

[@kingche3288]

Finally caught up with Altheya!

[@eduardorickrot4763]

This one is up there with the esfoaliation battle!

[@BoomMCOC]

We thought we would get the Church of the Grave Father, but instead, we got the cult of the clever toad

[@AmzzNotFound]

Love you guys, I'm never disappointed with an upload

[@vanessashoesmith6364]

Just noticed the worms on a string in Rhi’s goblet 😂

[@pheralanpathfinder4897]

High Rollers has the best merch... The show is good also!

[@nickwilson8119]

And I've finally caught up!

[@kylehumbert5735]

Here before that bird guy. Love the content chumps!

[@mozzym770]

Or so you thought!

[@kylehumbert5735]

@@mozzym770 le gasp!

[@blackh9604]

Another fantastic episode, I had to pull over because I was laughing so hard

[@vanessashoesmith6364]

The bit with Rowan and the tent made me die 😂

[@blackh9604]

@@vanessashoesmith6364 Rowan using his card to win the game for Daisy is what got me 💀

[@garrusfireye3618]

Rowan is adorable. We need a Rowan plushie

[@ZashWelshguy]

Iscuit & the boulder give me pinky and the brain vibes

[@CanOfToast]

Group name idea: The Toads of Fortune

[@paladinartea]

Barrek had me dying of laughter 😂

[@lexgray42]

how do vampires feel about white wines... (thanks for the clever toad shirt!)

[@vanessashoesmith6364]

Congrats on 200k guys!!❤

[@lioneldiaz8830]

I'm in the process of buying a small hotel. I'm thinking of changing the name to the enticing devil 😂😂😂 . What HR think????

[@mitsutaki1446]

Be careful of the nearby church, and be wary of your partner if you have one.

[@stevenmckenna745]

Some make this a short please, tis highrollers comedy gold.... 1:17:06

[@ScribbleStorm09]

ROWAN DAISY AND THE OWLBEAR!! . . . . . .amazing😂😂😂

[@Zathurious]

Man, ya gotta love to moments that come out of non-combat episodes. Also, I can't help but wonder if those gender swapping potions that were mentioned are permanent or temporary.

[@kevinshifflet6071]

I just hope there is an animated owl bear plushy in the future!

[@EgilHolmlund]

A hot dog is definitely a taco

[@JaffaArchfiend]

53:53 oh god we're going all Monty Python now xD

[@bessieburnet9816]

I thought Ophelia had already seen the Clever Toad.

[@Techstriker1]

Lol, full on despicable me moment with that festival game and owl bear plushie.

[@magley64]

FOR THE EMPRESS!!!! FOR THE ALGORITHM!!!!!

[@25Dzone]

Rhi is a bit TOO into this Ophelia role...

[@hongkongph00ey24]

I hope some fan artists do a thing wink wink nod nod.

[@mjr8888]

2:11:17 ...i didn't expect that.

[@zensational9972]

just as a crack at the very start if you're watching this here on youtube and you're not subscribed why the fuck are you watching episode 29? either you should be subscribed 28 episodes ago or you need to go back to episode one, subscribe, and watch from the start.

[@Jamiethedragon365]

That opener didn't age well from Sunday

[@JDAM09]

FOR THE ALGORITHM! and a lil bit for the empress.

[@jadenwalker8537]

Oh man I'm getting caught back up, I sure hope they don't actually kill hazel

[@ZandyrBier004]

Here I was hoping for Spellclash

[@coreyforbes633]

a hotdog is a taco not a sandwich, these guys are the funniest people ever

[@brokenglass9814]

explain

[@corberus3119]

the part of sir Griold's armour that has his crest is called a besagew

[@montro407]

WHAT THE TOAD SAYS, IS!!!!!

[@BigCheddarMC]

Does anyone know if they have uploaded Gruff’s crest / Daisy’s banner anywhere? I can’t see it on Patreon.

[@LadyJessana1988]

British dad's are real different than American dad's according to Kim 😂

[@johnlandon8741]

please tell me trotty can get that prophecy power back, cause totally worth the use but also that power shouldn't be totally wasted in full. I hope.

[@deriznohappehquite]

>TFW Xantheus/Malady ship doesn’t sail

[@chanyael]

The special guest next week had better be playing barrick (or however you write it).

[@IvyKendall-zm2gl]

Is there a kobald named Esso?

[@mr.j4696]

Can someone please remind me what Rowan used to get that +11 strength when winning the owlbear plushie?

[@jonahwebster1073]

Quite early on they visited and oracle type character who offered them each to pull a tarot card sort of thing, and each card came with a sort of reading as well as a one off boon - Rowan's card was 'the pillar' and it's boon was to add a bunch to his str for one ability check only... And he used it on the owlbear 😂

[@ms-dosman7722]

Part 2 timestamp is a little off in the description. Try 1:29:30

[@notthesonofwilliam788]

🔖 2:20:00

[@ASubstantialLife]

“You can do what you want”😂

[@LavenderAndDaffodils]

Lucius would have love the dark elf knights

[@johnbell4328]

Given how much these players identify with their characters, I have to ask whether Rhi actually wrote this letter in (her own?) blood.

[@nikeaddict55]

I understand he's a very fun character to do, but I worry Barik Tarik is veering a little bit too close to "disabled person used for comedic relief" territory. This isn't meant to be an insult, just wanted to point that out and how easy it is to accidentally slip into stereotypes