High Rollers: Aerois

[@MJAlloid]

"Well, we can't all have families." I lost it and had to rewatch that moment several times. 🤣

[@amyheath8261]

I SO wish this would become an animated series. Failing to teach the wolf pack would be a HILARIOUS montage

[@blackh9604]

Honestly every part was hilarious, them getting battered by aila and sentry, the hard cut to quill having no idea how to teach, over the Lucius with the gauntlet, I was laughing so hard

[@rpgchronicler]

Lucius: **Slays rare birds** Druids in the vicinity: I sense a disturbance... **Loads shillelagh with malicious intent.** Rangers in same vicinity: **Nocks arrows with malicious intent.**

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Nature Clerics: *Loads warhammer with religious intent*

[@Derploop]

Reynard: **Loads crossbow to aid in the genocide**

[@Rzharving]

58:25 there it is, theres your next t-shirt. "THEYRE SMARTER THAN SENTRY" with like a furious, chibi mark screaming over his dm screen pointing at a rainbow colored turkey or something XD

[@ElderonAnalas]

2:33:45 Don't forget "GIVE ME MY SKELEYMANS" too ,with mark over the screen with like, bone hands maybe, or like necromancer power lol

[@gyrrakavian]

It should have "Quill, I heard their screams." in smaller print under that.

[@CaJuJu]

"They're smarter than sentry!" killed me XD

[@Actuallyisvirus]

I died somewhere around "THEIR SMARTER THAN SENTRY!"

[@Narmocu]

This was ABSOLUTELY an "I set the child on fire" moment from Trott. xD

[@zachariahnye4953]

He did something similar in campaign 1

[@A2Ztigers]

He saw his opportunity to be an edgelord for an episode and he absolutely jumped on it. Fuckin' Trott, what a legend.

[@ErikBPG]

"Are they even sentient?!" I COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING. I WAS DYING

[@notarealwriter5634]

57:50 for birds, the most important timestamp in all of Aerois

[@hiei82]

I’m glad you knew exactly what I clicked the vid for

[@travisboothe5670]

Is Lucius evil now?

[@Durzo]

First cows, now birds...call the ASPCA.

[@rpc808]

Poor sentry

[@Meehuuu]

Same energy as the cow incident.

[@CosmiccNova]

58:15 I was listening while wiping down tables at work and Mark yelling just made me start crying laughing. I’ve never laughed so hard in my life

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Simple Definitions Sentient: Is aware that its alive. Examples include Cats, Dogs, Lizards, Birds, Cows, and probably some plants. Sapient: Contemplates why its alive. Examples include Humans, Hobgoblins, some Ogres, most Giants, possibly Dolphins and Octopuses, AND MOST DEFINITELY THE INTELLIGENCE SCORE 10 AETHERHAWKS!!!

[@ryanphillips4123]

Boy, these plant infused undead really bring me back. All the way back to episode 1 of the Lightfall Campaign!

[@Looby_Lake]

Teen Lucius is a whole entire vibe

[@lessonsinfailing]

I fell asleep while watching this and had a very weird dream about playing d&d with the high rollers. And, there was a strange accident that killed trott.

[@Markcrazeer]

Trott or his character?

[@lessonsinfailing]

@@Markcrazeer trott himself.

[@Markcrazeer]

@@lessonsinfailing how?

[@lessonsinfailing]

@@Markcrazeer a book case full of d&d books and terrain fell on him from like 50 feet. For some reason he was in a 50 foot hole or technically chasm.

[@ChristophSapinsky]

Next time Kim can't play they should have a guest player came and play Tiangong. The conceit for the episode would be that Nova decides to let Tiangong be in charge for the episode. It would be fun to see the guest Tiangong interacting with the crew and summoning a 1hp Nova to aid in combat.

[@pamspray5254]

That's taking the symbiosis to a whole new level, geez! That'd be a sight to behold for sure.

[@cheat200]

Haven't laughed this hard in a while! It was just pure unadulterated chaos from Lucius in all the best ways

[@travisboothe5670]

I love the last minute noises when they come back from transitions!

[@Crispi1260]

Brilliantly funny. Always love it when there is a general breakdown among the players, and it’s been a while since Mark has lost it. It would have been interesting to see what Kim would have done had she been there.

[@lolageez1]

I love the "Office" style look to the camera Katie does everytime Lucius does something edgy this episode

[@HeyHogla]

Blooming heck i can't breathe so funny. Kiddo is looking at me as if I've lost my mind 😂😂 Man the laughter is infectious and this is now one of my favourite episodes

[@BDTMack]

Wow! Only watched the intro so far but the fact that your going to play with Scott Major for the Campaign 3 prelude is awesome! I was intrigued to see it before but now I'm super hyped!

[@arcticbanana66]

The bird incident reminds me of Role With Me when T-Wig had Speak With Plants active in a corn field when the farmers started harvesting it and could hear all of their screams. "OH GOD!" "IT HURTS SO MUCH!" "I'M ACTUALLY A MASOCHIST SO I KIND OF ENJOY IT!"

[@renshank6736]

Making Trott a teenager was a mistake. XD

[@rpgchronicler]

@@derschwartzadder if he's right imagine Lucius looking back on that moment.

[@animewarrior3]

@@derschwartzadder true, but there are actually chemicals in your brain that will cause behavioral differences anyway even at the conscious level

[@FrumpybutSuperSmart]

The Aether Hawk scene genuinely made my heart ache.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I'd like to see how this version of Lucius would interact with Fayeth.

[@aramere3650]

She would NOT like it…

[@jonathanhall3640]

Fayeth generally doesn't get a lot of screen time. I really the relationship would have a bigger impact on the series. But Trott isn't interested in that sort of thing

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

@@jonathanhall3640 Neither was Fayeth if I remember right. The whole marriage was just to get the other wolfpack members off her back.

[@Spiceodog]

@@Blasted2Oblivion that’s not how I remember it

[@mnkyj9]

I would like Mark to throw a spanner in this where Lucius is offered a political marriage in Gusthaven with another high elf family. Does he stay with Fayeth or take all the benefits of the noble marriage.

[@yuzik01]

Jesus Christ the bird thing 😂😭 It was already bad enough when it happened but then yall went and made it 1000 times worse with the last thoughts... Ahhh I can't be dying of laughter at work, please 🤣

[@j-mc2144]

36:37 I'll always laugh at Lucius Orphan jokes 44:34 His smug face lmaoo Edit: Looking back to this timestamp, I was not expecting the horrific events to follow 57:47 D: 1:02:08 What a lad 1:52:24 I love a Xcom WOTC reference. 2:28:28 "Dowser..."

[@michaellorsi6467]

omfg the whole bird situation had me laughing so hard i ended up giving myself a headache. x'D

[@pauraiccleary6900]

I need this entire fiasco in clip form to watch on repeat when I want to laugh 😂

[@angst_]

Carl is a pretty good name for a bird. CAW-rl.

[@ItZoTom]

Really liking the minion system, seems to work really well for these type of encounters!

[@gothmissstress]

Lucious's subtle change at roleplaying a 19 year old is so cool

[@blmus]

oh....oh Mark....poor choice of words. "Cold blooded" indeed sir 🤣

[@laurenwoods3609]

2 days after watching and I'm still cracking up over 'yeah I know what I did'

[@mme.veronica735]

46:56 The way distant spell metamagic works is the doubles the distance it can appear from, not the AoE. As was mentioned Cone of Cold's range is Self so it cannot benefit from distant spell.

[@B0nd07]

Exactly. "Area" is not "Range" and therefore can't be doubled. Plus, as Mark pointed out, increasing the area would be ridiculous for a lot of spells.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Double Area Meteor Swarm would basically be a city killer.

[@emmanuelacosta5371]

🤓 akshwallee: When you cast Sunbeam, the line goes out and does damage, however, what remains is a mote of light in your hand that sheds sunlight in a 30/30 radius, not a line of light.

[@Jopsyduck]

I'm now dying laughing because of those beautiful birbs callously murdered by Lucius.

[@T3hIluvatar]

I feel like this combat would've been absolutely demolished by Lucius casting fly on like 7th level to get everyone and they could just blast the zombies from above :D

[@GothicKitty1313]

Well.... The bird bit made me laugh silents so hard at work, a colleague actually came over to check I was ok and wasn't crying :') well done

[@hepcatredbeard637]

Trying to put an end to Morseless killers, with a Taggart on their backs from Kellara.

[@JAPAGaming3]

It's the Cow incident all over again.

[@gentlegiant4663]

Trott just avoided certain death by not casting dancing lights while flying cause its also a consecration cantrip

[@violeth2255]

2:29:15 Excuse me Mark, the middle of the Hadar!?!

[@utopia2112]

@58:14 Mark finally cracks and starts channeling Basil Fawlty on a rampage.

[@theeutecticpoint]

Excellent session everyone!

[@Sorenzo]

I blame Quill for foiling Sentry's plan to befriend the birds.

[@EverlastingEclipse]

So Teen Lucius is neutral evil I guess? How often do they forget aura of warding?

[@TheBiggreenpig]

He was always evil. He massacred a cow too.

[@elmerthiendoesgames9061]

I think he has issues with birds.

[@JupiterTheWizard]

I don't think the Aura would have helped. that was a lot of damage for an animal to take.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Teen Lucius is Neutral IDGAF.

[@amyheath8261]

I’m now imagining Sentry making turkey gobble noises projected by lucius’ staff

[@renshank6736]

Quill is so hilariously shady.

[@lincolnsummers1235]

Loving the minion system!!! Think I might use a variant where AC always affects their damage reducing by the targets AC but then could adjust the minions damage to make it as threatening 🤷‍♂️

[@spectra20000]

Jesus Christ, I have not laughed that hard in ages. The "yes of course they're sentiment" had me on the floor struggling to breathe.

[@panthersnbraves]

I'm in the beginning of the camp battle, and wondering if/when Turn Undead will happen. Let's find out if the cleric remembers...

[@panthersnbraves]

He was saving it. Mentioned at end...

[@DarthFetid]

Lucious, that is almost conduct unbecoming a gentleman and an officer. lol, are they sentient.

[@therealianquick]

felt bad seeing rhiannon get kind of steamrolled in the aetherhawk encounter. she said basically immediately she was going to cast speak with animals followed by “actually before rhiannon does that, i do this” and then she wasn’t even able to do the thing she wanted to do.

[@naughtydred8538]

Quill not eating birds would be the same as refusing all mammals as a human. Might as well be veggie at that point

[@tumbleweed1551]

It’s like being a fish person, and not eating the food that lives around them. Birds, eat birds. It’s, a bit odd

[@ZebMeierWatz]

I miss the break where Tom read comments and there were goofing off. You should bring that back even in the studio

[@n00bruler67]

Jungle is massive

[@omabep]

i wish there was more teamplay in the battle against the skeletons... if i were to play, i would have lucius hold lushious light, so the stormchaser could hit the horde, AFTER nova should dimentiondoor ther party away from the horde, and obliterate the horde... also i would've attacked the deadroot more, with the idea that this is maybe the commander of the enemies(in hope that if it is dead, that the rest of de skellyboyes would just perish) and wall of ice would also really help out in this battle... and also, i would have had quill keep on healing the party constantly, and make more use of AOE spells from lucius that destructive wave of sentry though...... best move in the whole battle!

[@DavidMusic5885]

57:20 perfection

[@Nayphun]

Absolutely hilarious. Edgy Lucius is tragic

[@Badgerstaff]

Quill's whole aversion to eating birds is just silly.. bird eat other birds all the time. I have seen chickens swallow newly hatched chicks whole. They do NOT care about cannibalism. And if he's a hawk he can't possibly be surviving on seeds.

[@rpgchronicler]

Methinks he's too guilty on getting ravenous against a rare bird.

[@elmerthiendoesgames9061]

Non-sentient birds don't care about canibalism. Plus these are also hawks. It would be like a human eating a monkey, or that time Donald Duck went duck hunting.

[@Jayzor92]

He has eaten other bird flesh before, I think it's just Tom rolling with whatever is funnier at the time.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Its not cannibalistic if its not the same species as you. A Human eating another mammal isnt cannibalism unless that mammal is a Human, Quill eating another bird isnt cannibalism unless the bird is an Aarakocra.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

@@elmerthiendoesgames9061 There are several countires where humans do eat monkey. Its not half as uncommon as you would think. Bush Meat markets are fairly common in most places that arent Europe or North America.

[@warforged79]

Damn Lucius Cold blooded

[@Derploop]

As much as I understand the reasoning, I don't like how these swarms worked. Not rolling to hit meant they were basically auto-hitting every single attack, regardless of AC. I feel like these mass swarms are the kind of encounter where high AC characters gain the most sense of 'look at how cool I am' from shrugging off mass attacks, and that sucks. Not, not rolling 30 attacks a round, but not giving them the chance for their AC to be effective. Maybe it's out of consideration of the fact that all the party has incredibly low AC for their tier that Mark decided not to worry about it. I can only imagine how shit that would be if you were playing a bladesinger, for example, though.

[@Sorenzo]

I would've though the problem with teaching the wolf pack cover tactics is that they'd already be fairly proficient. They must have done drills for ship-to-ship conflict, so they're probably practiced in taking cover behind the railings and popping up to shoot at the right time and such.

[@wyattfrye8262]

I feel bad for Vala they just keep pushing this girl with all these shenanigans. Max needs to take her on a date around Gusthaven or some place Edit: man protection from evil and good is underrated

[@hunterkuzik2130]

Remember when Lucius was a bird last episode!!

[@A2Ztigers]

I read this title as Into The Urethra

[@hunterkuzik2130]

Kim leaves for 1 episode Those poor birds

[@christiandiaz3459]

if anything terminal velocity would only apply to the ice block birds lol, which only fall at the rate gravity can accelerate their dead bodies hahaha..while Lucius' flight is "powered", terminal velocity does not apply. Imagine Lucius and the birds both dropping out of the sky (which would be aproximately the same speed, since weight does not affect the acceleration or speed of a falling object.) but Lucius would also be able to increase his speed with the extra boost from fly movement, while a dead ice bird would just fall..also Ice floats on water >.>

[@travisboothe5670]

11:22 WHOA!

[@Sorenzo]

If you have to roll a lot of saves with advantage, just roll one die and re-roll the failures only. That's logically the same as rolling two dice every time, except you skip the unnecessary second rolls where the first would've been enough.

[@ddienst]

No actual Etherhawks were harmed in the filming of this episode..

[@amyheath8261]

The cows did not attack them. That was also cold-blooded murder.

[@Greenfire714]

another great episode !

[@ItZoTom]

Holy shit Trott, nooo 😭

[@danielollett9783]

I read your comment as "Holy shot Tritt, nooo" 😂😂😂 I'm tired

[@oliverc7348]

What DM screen is mark Using Here? It is very nice!

[@Markcrazeer]

yes, his name is bone eater that soon morphs into Bonita as they find themselves.

[@Jacco-JJ]

Im so mad I cant make it to twitch con, I live in Amsterdam and u guys are finally there :((

[@IcsulX]

Mark is always such a C word with poor Tom =)) They have a weird relationship.

[@MyMikeparker]

Worst bird moment in Aerois history. Starbane level actions there.

[@rpgchronicler]

This is the cow episode all over again.

[@elijahdrippy7475]

I feel like when Lucius threw out the vitriolic sphere on Aila he stopped changing the 1 to 2 from his magic adept 2:05:05

[@Cookiesandcreamss]

20:45 36:36 Jesus Christ Lucius 46:00 51:10 1:06:16

[@vertigine69]

But honestly, what were they expecting from Lucius, the Cow Slayer

[@wolfpup9162]

Don’t all clerics have turn undead which can instantly destroy some level of undead instantly if they fail a wisdom save to not be turned? Thus, meaning Quill could kill like 4 groups of undead instantly if they will all fail the saving throws straight away

[@wolfpup9162]

Ignore comment just got to where Tom mentions turn undead

[@tikaepixwhom666]

"Do you or do you not feel bone-eata?" "..I feel bone-eata" ...I'm sorry

[@tankul1234]

It's the cow's all over again. lol love it dnd humor. Animal cruelty bad but dnd humor good.

[@abark14]

Personally I'm more mad at Mark than Trott. I feel like he should have given the cleric of magic a chance to change his mind once he read humanoid, but that's just me as a DM, to each their own.

[@laurenwoods3609]

Eh, a situation this small and throwaway, it's pretty valid to use it as a gentle rebuke for someone who has been playing the character for 2+ years and should know their sheet by now :p besides, the result was damn hilarious, so we all were the real winners here :-)

[@dethmin173]

I am traumatized

[@brandonvanscoycloud6469]

Weird question. IS Final Fantasy just one giant anti-smoking ad? I mean Marlboros are evil........

[@Joestone1984]

I think people are making too much out of the birds dying. Yes they may be rare or beautiful but creatures that are beautiful die in nature all the time and that’s the cycle of life. Granted they are not frozen instantly in a single terrifying moment but still, birds die and life move on.

[@travisboothe5670]

Is Lucius evil now?

[@cyranojohnson8771]

No, he's just a teenaged dude.

[@renshank6736]

He's 100% evil because of Trott's interpretation of teenagers. XD

[@damian01061973]

Teenage Male/Evil....basically the same.

[@Gothic_Analogue]

No, he’s impulsive and dour due to having the physical brain chemistry of a pubescent elf.

[@wolfpup9162]

Can characters with melee attacks, Aila and Sentry, not use the cleave action to cleave through several enemies at once?

[@wolfpup9162]

It would raise the AC a bit but it doesn’t see like it would of made much of a difference for them as otherwise it seems like wasted damage

[@wolfpup9162]

*seem like

[@xininjaaix7873]

Cleave is an optional rule in the DMG that I presume mark doesn't use. But mark does sometimes allow stuff like that if it fits the narrative so 🤷‍♂️

[@amyheath8261]

How does Sentry have a -1 for History, she lived in history

[@d36class]

2:02:01 Cheeky little Metallica reference I hope

[@jakeforsyth2409]

Yo Mario tho

[@Joestone1984]

I get that it was for RP sakes but really if he retained all of his knowledge and experience then why would his mentality change just because his physical age was different? There are potions in DnD that alter the age of a creature but it doesn’t alter their personality. So I don’t really think he should of changed his mentality at all. But again I’ll say I get that it was an RP choice and that’s fine as well.

[@totallycarbon2106]

If you want to get science-y then maybe it's brain chemistry and stuff. Got those more adolescent hormone levels affecting his mood.

[@Jayzor92]

@@totallycarbon2106 as someone who's on hormone therapy... Yes! Going through puberty just makes you irritable and whatnot sometimes, even when you've already done it before.

[@sheevanevahdunrong1874]

I'd like to watch mark larp

[@zelozoem]

Hmmm first dislike I've ever given a high rollars video. I think someone needs a time out in prison(not their room), or plummet out of the sky themselves

[@mrCetus]

58:15 I was listening while wiping down tables at work and Mark yelling just made me start crying laughing. I’ve never laughed so hard in my life