High Rollers D&D: Episode: 71 - Light and Dark - 4th February 2018

[@darrinscott6612]

Lol, Cam being the most powerful cleric in the world. Next campaign, one of their characters dies. They're looking for someone to bring them back. MARK: "There are powerful fey spirits and a silver dragon in the Dawn Republic. Rumor also has it that there is a legendary priest who can barely spell his own name. He will resurrect you if you offer him grapes."

[@hrani]

This is the best comment I have read in maybe a full year!

[@shadowgear7032]

im totaly stealing cam for my campaign. it is said that if you can reach elsiem. (thats where cam wants to go right) you can find a mighty cleric who can barely spell his own name. he will help you along as you can offer him something that he requires. he will then ask you to feed him grapes for an hour. after this he will help you however you can.

[@lukedettorre2392]

Darrin Scott not normal grapes, magical mega grapes :)

[@robertleitch1050]

My lungs need help after reading this

[@Zoonay]

god, im dying reading this, i need the Legendary Grape Priest

[@videogamefreered]

That was some of the smoothest Cam Buckland fuckery I’ve seen in a while! Great rp this episode, on the edge of my seat for nearly this whole episode!

[@sparrow6403]

Start: 6:25 Break ends: 1:31:56

[@zztopaids3739]

You are the best

[@lycanleader1453]

I love you

[@jamessamps235]

Cheers my dude

[@ryanphillips4123]

👍

[@MrDemonBaby]

Amazing person

[@DivingDog0]

Poor Cam is practically useless in many fights. His fight damage isn't up to the level of others, his banishments are resisted, and even healing is often taken care of by Elora. But in this episode he really truly saves the day. Bravo.

[@lorenzolodge9535]

DivingDog0 He got rid of crown rend.

[@blackh9604]

DivingDog0 That's Cam's tactic. Be useless and flail around for a few episodes, and pull out this awesome play on the big fights out of nowhere.

[@RokuroCarisu]

Buckland's got a winner team!

[@Lenny-ue8hk]

well he's only a level 11 cleric and level 1 rogue, while everyone else is level 12 in their respective class

[@Joestone1984]

He’s a life cleric correct? They are more healing based classes than true fighting. The spiritual weapons and guardians is the big offensive weapons for such a cleric. I’m guessing his cantrips are also mostly healing based as well.

[@wookiescott]

Can I just say you had me giddy from start to finish of this one. Especially trott. Truly amazing story ark guys.

[@peterbrown7690]

This is what a boss battle should be. Awesome work Mr. Humes as always and great playing guys. Ps check out the cheeriness in Marks face as he is reminded of throwing balconies at Raynard

[@FrumpybutSuperSmart]

So far, Mirella is exactly how a Buckland should be. Seeing Mark RP more Bucklands next week is going to be so much fun.

[@ZFFM]

Wow, that might just be my now favorite episode. Great RPing, super tight situations, and of course fantastic DMing as always. Sad that we are approaching the last arc, but I'm very excited to see where Highrollers will go in the future.

[@jembru]

Woah! In episode 29 Cam's spiritual guardian was an 'angelic-looking Mirella'. Accidental foreshadowing? Love it.

[@rangerroy641]

Strahd as a Warlock patron is interesting.

[@emmanuelacosta5371]

Undying Warlock Patron

[@moonjunk9054]

My new favorite character idea

[@sirbraveheart6535]

I've come back to this series after about two years and I just want to say that Juitou and Cam's bond is one of the most genuinely believable friendships I've ever seen, I really believed that Juitou would actually jump out of that window for Cam. It didn't feel forced for cool points, it was just perfect. And of course, serious and cool moment completely undercut by Cam Fucking Buckland being smarter than anyone gave him credit for and actually having a plan.

[@jacobcrooks7855]

Why hasn't Baris come to save the day yet? BARIS! WE NEED YOU!

[@Bluecho4]

The giants still remain to be dealt with. And that's the final battle, where every friend our heroes made will be brought in. Baris. Will. Return.

[@jamessamps235]

Jacob Crooks Baris is the finale boos

[@sunbroinc9220]

Baris the hero they need but not the hero they deserve

[@jongkittae]

1:15:15 not sure if the timestamp is accurate but i just wanted to say that i really enjoyed seeing bits of kim shine through where she's genuinely so excited watching cam try to resurrect mirela because so often i think shes so dedicated to jiutou that you dont see much of kim the person and it was really endearing to see her real personality come through in such a pivotal moment in the campaign 💕 I've seen a lot of comments previously being quite hateful towards kim despite that a lot of it seems to stim from her characterization of jiutou rather than her actual personality and i just wanted to say that while i don't always like jiutou the character i think kim plays her very well and sticking to her character's motivations and things might well lead people to dislike her but i think its very important for us as the audience to separate the players from the characters. tldr kim shouldn't get hate for playing her character well. the way she behaves in game is jiutou not kim and i think people blur that line a little too much sometimes. and not to be super woke lefty cuck about it but i find it interesting that cam/chris is often praised and liked for the sometimes quite awful things his character does meanwhile kim/jiutou get hate for staying true to that character. im not saying its because women get hate for no reason but it feels very unbalanced to me in some of these episodes reading comments about cam/chris vs kim/jiutou. again it's fine to dislike characters but it's not okay to insult the players themselves based on how they choose to play those characters. personally i disliked cam as a character for quite a lot of the beginning of the campaign but i have no reason to dislike chris for that, hes playing a character and for what it's worth, i hated reynard when he first appeared, but i love tom, i think he's wonderful. all this to say i think it's a bit shit to judge someone personally for how they play a character in an rpg. and it's absolutely okay to dislike a character but dont bring that same energy to the person playing them. its like hating an actor because they played the villain in a movie, it's silly.

[@danielraitt3206]

WAS NOT EXPECTING HIM TO GIVE THAT UP

[@chrisc.5911]

2:19:10 The timing on the music here makes this even more hilarious to me.

[@MrGorillafist]

What a truly amazing episode. I haven't been on the edge of my seat like this in quiet sometime. Can leaping out the window was epic beyond belief. If the campaign ended here I'd be happy.

[@gabenelson339]

My god, this episode took my emotions and tossed the out the window like Cam and Jiutou did.

[@itzaaron9636]

This has to be the best arc in the series.

[@radicaledward2981]

This was epic!!!!! Trott is such an awesome player, this episode hit me right in the feels.

[@a.garcha199]

Yes I finally reach this episode on my second watch of this series, such a fantastic episode, easily top 5

[@justafox5356]

Tricking Karen into dismissing the dirgesinger in order to res Mirella was a stroke of genius. Absolutely brilliant. For a guy with an intelligence of 9, Cam can be one of the most clever bastards in the campaign.

[@rekaesmate3733]

Remember in the fight with Dimitriv, he also put up that protection circle so they didn't have to deal with any of the undead horde? I love it when players are clever, avoiding straightout fighting, or at least getting rid of a serious complication

[@justafox5356]

@@rekaesmate3733 you could tell Mark was fighting between being impressed/proud of the ingenuity of his players and mad that his carefully designed combat was ruined. Was great.

[@deathshadow3289]

Definitely one of the best episodes of high rollers I've watched in awhile.

[@Nesetroll]

Kim and Trott deserve inspiration dice for the window leaps. I remember Jiutou having one for the longest time, and can't even remember what she got it for...

[@poisonedoak6563]

Can we name the beholder in the background Nibbles or Munchy? He always seems to be attempting to eat whoever’s on that end of the table’s head, be it Mark or a BattleBoy

[@DeviousPsycho]

1:06:45 Hands down, the best moment from Cam so far this entire campaign

[@BlackIronHero]

>Reynard gets the Bronze Griffon >Doesn't know how to activate it >"..." >"Aksul?"

[@lajyo]

Absolutely magnificent episode, all of you, great job. I've been a bit critical of Jiutou and her inconsistency, but that dive to save Cam was awesome. Again, great job.

[@RobAllenB]

2:46:00 This is like when your mom asks "And if all your friends jumped out a window, would you too?"

[@inconspicuousjerry6660]

Good 'ol Reynard "Shoot one bolt then take all the loot" Ferehorn

[@josephmagnall8487]

Have to admit 'that' kind of annoyed me. Would have been nice in a role-play sense for Cam to get it, given the connection.

[@asherandai1000]

That's literally the first time he's done that. It's Jiutou and Elora that take and horde everything before anyone has a chance normally. Also he fired 4 shots and tried to pin Keren with the griffon. Not his fault he had bad rolls (for once).

[@c0ldNcl34r]

if anyone is interested and for future reference, assuming earth like gravity, fall distance as function of time is 0.5*9.82m/s^2*T^2, with T being time. That means you'd fall roughly 130m in a 6 second round, ignoring air resistance. you reach terminal velocity at 52m/s after 12s

[@c0ldNcl34r]

lots of circumstantial variables though

[@kristenbrumlow3271]

This episode was fantastic thank you guys I was on the edge of my seat!

[@purplestar322]

This is my very first live stream I watched on Sunday, from start to finish

[@riotousmc8410]

So stoked for this.

[@GeckoGamer-sk8rv]

Top 3 Arcs in my opinion at this point of watching: 1) Firstlight. 2) Greybell. 3) Trellimar Patron storyline in the Underdark.

[@Magemaster55]

I'm pretty sure that the caster has control over hight of levitated creature.

[@bielyn]

Elora used Final Flash. It's super effective

[@shadowstrike7246]

We have a Super Saiyan, final flash, demons (dabura was a demon), gods, angels. Are we SURE this isn’t dragonball?

[@eggb34n]

I love the thumbnail too much

[@christ7584]

Great RP from Cam fav episode so far

[@josephmynaugh]

out of curiosity i looked up what the official falling rules are because i didnt know either and apparently its 500 feet a turn according to pg 77 of xanathars guide.

[@PearlyCat741]

skip the announcements; 10:00

[@lazypaladin]

Whenever someone uses Blight all I picture is Kylo Ten "That's 20..." - More "38..." - MORE "59 points of damage!" - *MORE!* Bonus slight spoilers: When the Bronze Griffin halted at Cam but realised he's ok and carried on for Jiutou. I pictured Cam pointing down and saying "Wrong floor"

[@jaybenjamin2404]

My favorite ep yet good job guys!

[@fluxcutie4813]

Actually, fall damage maxes at 20d6

[@filip4396]

Valia Voryth only because wizards would otherwise teleport the enemy 1000 feet up so they could die from fall damage. If it feels unrealistic or dumb, a dm may as well fudge the rules for flavor. See Keyleth and cliffs for further proof.

[@fluxcutie4813]

Mister Dayne it’s actually because of a thing called terminal velocity. Basically a falling object will only ever reach a certain speed while falling regardless of how far you fall

[@voodoominerman]

hey, if you want to get precise about falling rules, then on the turn they started falling, they would have dropped 500 feet. Round after that, 500 feet again.

[@Joestone1984]

He also has the insta death calculations wrong. It’s not going naragtive by half your maximum, it’s the full maximum past zero. He does a lot of things wrong in his little home brew setup but I guess those could be his home brew rules.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Keyleth's situation was Matt not knowing all the rules. A lot of confusing simple mistakes for homebrew in this thread though.

[@bryancornejo3672]

Will the one shot be uploaded here like the other ones?

[@mimics7037]

Yes they aren't going to do something completely different. That wouldn't be very HIGH of them would it. It definitely wouldn't ROLL well with their audience

[@bryancornejo3672]

Thanks, also lol

[@mimics7037]

lol no problem

[@quinnlee-newbury9003]

The Dirgesinger is one of the coolest things ive seen in amy campaign

[@TheDnDTavern]

I really thought Jiutou was gonna die. I was trhing to work out the fall damage, got to about 50 damage and just went, "nope she dead"

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

LOL. Fall damage on a monk. I know you didn't know but that is hilarious.

[@cleary1492]

Finally caught up for this Sundays live episode! Epic adventure, I hope they'll do Jiutous arc in this last bit.

[@shadowstrike7246]

I caught up with this one. After weeks of binge watching What do I do with my life now?

[@cleary1492]

cry?

[@Adrian_Lee6113]

I’ve been waiting for this all week!

[@Dave_L913]

I love that the PRIEST is the tank for that fight lol.

[@Joestone1984]

Clerics are tanks of done right. He’s just got shit for Con and they just do averages on rolls. I’ve got a level 10 cleric that has nearly 100 HP. Add on top of that the buffs I can do and I’m always tanking battles for our group.

[@lucastanner2474]

What ever happened to that cleric in the Underdark with the same brand?

[@julian_7009]

Dragonrider1202 1 he was abandoned just like Girly xD

[@izzes]

2:51:35 I know I'm late for this party, but if I recall correctly the fall damage caps at 20d6, so 60d6 is kinda bollocks

[@spedwyrm7427]

izzes considering that it's Kim's character that it happened to, it reminds me of the "we are gods" stupidity from critical role. It put the player on notice and corrected their attitude and outbursts (at least to a small extent) causing them to actually behave for once.

[@TheMonyarm]

I really wanted Cam to give his Nat 20 for the resurection.

[@Trinity-wm8sm]

Frickin screeching when watching this episode

[@ezequielmarin5063]

Rp start: 12:55

[@HawkUnleashed]

Jiu touuuuuu. Such a badass catching themself on the fall.

[@luigiff3431]

Got many Fullmetal Alchemist vibes from this episode.

[@happyotakumanmike]

that clocktower room makes me twitch in fireball

[@johnwendel702]

So are they not going to do an arc where Jiutou and the others take down the real Korrak?

[@SherlockHulmes]

That's not true at all. Please don't answer questions with incorrect information. >:( Resolving the Bresseras stuff will form the final arc of the Lightcall campaign.

[@RokuroCarisu]

I'm sorry. I thought the campaign was going to end with the battle for Talis'val.

[@blazinkid5178]

Lol just realised that Jiutou couldn't have died from that fall as falling damage caps at 20d6 but slow fall at level 12 reduces that by 60 points!

[@asherandai1000]

I've always thought 20d6 was stupidly low. On average it's only 70 damage which some characters can walk away from by lv2 (18 constitution barbarian variant human with tough and one good hp roll can have 36hp and will only take 35 damage while raging). Even wizards with no con bonus are pretty safe by higher levels.

[@blazinkid5178]

@@asherandai1000 That's true but tis the rules as RAW, probably should've been changed from the get go.

[@andyo.3908]

I don't know if the party ever figures it out (I'm only at 30 minutes in as I type this) but the monks' description of Karan combined with the ancestral sword gives the impression that Karan is a Blade Pact Warlock of Strahd.

[@andyo.3908]

although at 48 minutes in Mark mentions books of dark power which also need destroyed...which would point at pact of the tome...and of course there could be many interpretations of pact of the chain when tainted with vampirism. But I'm still calling Warlock!

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

The warlock thing was obvious. Mark was couching it in mechanics but not a wizard nor a sorcerer? As far as the sword goes it's just a magic sword. The book is just secret and forbidden knowledge. You're reading too much into both of those things.

[@edwardthedog1287]

Wait the campaign is going to end soon! Nooo but we didn’t even get to see jiutou get her revenge on Corac

[@Chunkolow]

Lukas Østergaard Mark has already said it is a completely new world. Some other details too I think but nothing specific.

[@SherlockHulmes]

Lots of misinformation around this, wish people would stop answering questions like they know what's happening (they don't). Bresseras will be the final arc of the Lightfall campaign (providing the party live long enough to get there).

[@edwardthedog1287]

Thanks of clearing that up Mark and I love very thing you do!

[@shadowstrike7246]

Tabletop Weekly thank goodness, I was worried about that. If that’s true, then the only one who hasn’t met their goal is Elora, but visiting 3 other spires would take a long time, so I can understand why that wouldn’t happen within the next few months. Mayebe they will have an epilogue, showing how she reunited all the spires, and to show what the others are doing.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@shadowstrike7246 Two technically. The Broken Sky ambassadors told them that the Sun Spire is located in their territory. That only leaves the Summer and Spring Spires.

[@Zereith]

Just gonna say it kim to die first didnt see that 1 but now there is no trellimar and cam has lost his lightborn powers theres only a matter of time either they stop or cam dies

[@setelliott9683]

"Thick, ichorous, acidic substance" = Vampire pewp

[@hexazalea]

What was the song for the fight?

[@derpidius]

3:06:04 AwkwardDogBoner's Review

[@LveDanda]

That was the best ❤

[@almightyeragon5265]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't fall damage cap at 20d6?

[@Helthegrim]

Almighty Eragon It would do, and Jiutou would likely have negated that if he rolled low enough. Although Matt used the same rule when Keylieth did this at 1000 feet for 100 d6

[@shadowstrike7246]

It could have been a serious issue, since only spells like wish (level 9 spell) could resurrect her.

[@cordthomas97]

Will the one shot be recorded

[@therandomspoonful]

I'm sorry, but i'm awful, isn't the minimum of a superior healing potion 16 (around 2:24:00). I'm sorry Mark! I've way more mistakes than you have in the whole of highrollers in like 2 sessions. Seems like it was mistake for a greater. Backseat DM

[@spedwyrm7427]

Niukoiku as much as he dresses it up as just nonchalantly rolling the dice for the players it's a subtle way to control the amount of Health the players have whether they realize it or not. While it may have been unintentional, more than likely he simply misspoke and meant to say 16 regardless of what the dice rolls stated

[@orionjaeger2822]

I'm also interested in where Jiutoe has gotten all these Superior healing potions from. The last several times she's used a potion on herself it's been a Superior, not greater, and I cannot remember a point where the party either received or could have afforded to buy all these Superior healing potions. Yet she seems to have quite a lot...and her alone. Maybe that's why he fudged the health numbers.

[@therandomspoonful]

@@orionjaeger2822 It's possibly he knew she only had greater? I think they might've been given some at some point. But it's been a bit since I watched this.

[@happyotakumanmike]

sunbeam keeps up for a minute

[@jeffruthstone7904]

Cam Bluckler

[@berzerk130]

I swear I had the idea of Strahd as a warlock patron before I saw this, but now I can't tell anyone about it or else I'll get accused of stealing Mark's idea :P

[@Moonwillow92]

oh my word the feels in this episode! argghh

[@Lenny-ue8hk]

2:02:12 "I'm going to cast... gah fucking shit in mah mouuuth!"

[@Lenny-ue8hk]

2:18:58 "not everybody gets Chris trott lips when they eat spicy food" *Trott instantly appears looking very stern*

[@intoit529]

Could they not have used the bag of holding when he was regenerating

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Standard fall rate is 500 ft. per round.

[@kellygingrich4302]

Weird watching this one after their Curse of Strahd campaign.

[@iain723]

For keran to have bitten jiutou she would have to have been either a) a willing creature b) Grappled by him c) incapacitated d) restrained As far as im aware she was none of the above

[@iain723]

Yeah

[@The_Young_Lion]

Anybody else get a LotR vibe from Dalstan?

[@Daaboo]

Cam needs to help Girly next and recite them all to the end game fight!

[@greetings1823]

JIUTOUuouUOUouoououoOuouUououuuuu........ haha

[@BlackCat-du6mj]

I just remembered that reynard has like a crown that he got from the lizard man that makes him smarter. Why did everyone forget that?

[@kodymudgett3029]

Black Cat He traded in the crown to Salabala and enhanced his crossbow with a thunder enchantment.

[@BlackCat-du6mj]

Kody Mudgett oh I must have missed that part thank you

[@kodymudgett3029]

Black Cat No problem.

[@wolfheim7550]

Katy looked so defeated during the fight

[@TheMartianSwinger]

i thought it was nimbus that he needed for the 500gp sacrifice.....

[@shanemccausland958]

I think cam should have tried to get karen to sacrifice his legendary sword for the resurrection spell.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Yeah I feel the same way. Dude should have given something but it kind of shows how false his feelings really were.

[@damonl1994]

kim saying im not a demon makes me think of my salamander and how im always called demon and get blamed for stuff and died once but another ally end up saving my and dying in my place

[@FinalIcharus]

Cam the lightborn hero

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Not anymore

[@Sareth94]

Jesus, Trott is 30... I feel old now (not to mention how he probably feels :P )

[@5924Jake]

Viewer 420 Barry would be proud!

[@CritiasSelethos]

I haven't watched the latest episode yet, so I shall withhold judgement... but I swear if Reynard keeps that sword that should rightly be Cam's, imma be very sad. And annoyed. It'd just be a wrong sorta thing for him to do.

[@lithiumproductions5372]

But would Cam actually want it? Swords are too long to throw

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

He wouldn't have wanted the responsibility that goes with it. I don't see how any proper Buckland would though. I really couldn't get on board with the father's spirit thinking that the head of that family should take over as leader of the region either. Unless there is some follow up in the next episode that demonstrates otherwise.

[@pinkpixels8806]

I love how sulky Tom is.

[@Machiavellie]

I know I’m 5 years late to this and not likely to get an answer but why does Mark do the rolling for potions ?

[@Joseph-nx1sw]

I presume just to keep it fair and neutral between all parties. Not too sure but it's my best possible guess

[@iain723]

15hp from a superior healing potion. If i remember correctly superior is 8d4+8. Meaning that on average mark rolled less than 1 on all those dice. Hope i don't ever roll that bad.

[@spedwyrm7427]

iain723 I just honestly don't understand why the DM is so paranoid about healing potions, I get you want to make sure that they play it straight- but doing it in a way that allows you control over what is actually declared versus what is rolled is just manipulative and underhanded.

[@reaperzone8077]

trotts younger than i though

[@lorenzolodge9535]

danny robbins Just learn English please.

[@TheNoobchat]

Find the one who took their twitch and break their legs

[@absolutescotsman9597]

jonathan joestar (JoJo) vs Dio = Cam vs keren

[@TortillaBill]

great reference sir

[@sotipsyy]

Holy fucking shit balls that was amazing

[@isacwidendahl58]

can you guys do a collab with Team Four Star, feels like it would be amazing

[@tanukinein]

Cam nooo

[@Trinity-wm8sm]

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