High Rollers: Aerois #1 | Welcome to Aerois

[@HighRollersDnD]

Welcome to Aerois! Let us know what you think of this brand new campaign in a brand new world with brand new characters! Also, a MASSIVE thank you to our sponsors D&D Beyond and Brilliant.org! Use the code HIGHROLLING here: bit.ly/dndbeyondhighrollers to get 25% off all digital items (excluding the Legendary Bundle)! And the first 200 to follow our link to Brilliant.org (bit.ly/highrollersarebrilliant) will get 20% off an annual subscription!

[@thestonedraider8684]

High Rollers DnD This is a funny kinda monday :) the best kind of monday.

[@jasonrude423]

I approve of Lucius's Infinity Gauntlet

[@ashbarr527]

High Rollers DnD hey high rollers cast and crew members I'm such a big fan of you are so amazing and entertaining keep up with the great work you are so amazing I'm watching the first episode now and so far and it is amazing

[@ashbarr527]

High Rollers DnD hey high rollers cast and crew members I'm such a big fan of you are so so amazing and entertaining keep up with the great work I'm watching the first episode now and so far it is amazing well done everyone

[@romantheflash]

Loved it. New watcher here from Critical Role, and loved the world and everyone together. So cool :D

[@tannerlawrence8818]

As an american whos only ever heard dwarves be voiced by americans doing stereotypical scottish accents, when the dm did the dwarves voice as a southern us accent i nearly fell over, holy hell

[@skrumbleton3745]

Where did that stereotype even come from, all dwarves are just default Scottish, who decided that, when was it a thing

[@snikerz5886]

@@skrumbleton3745 Short angry bearded redheads having Scottish accents?.... Hmmm I wonder....

[@persephoneklein]

@@skrumbleton3745 I'm pretty sure it was from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

[@ARGhostie]

@Dt Snizzley That sounds fantastic

[@bloodfoxtriberc]

@@skrumbleton3745 its a stereotype exclusive to the english language tho... they dont even have a certain accent in any other language cause they are a race and not a single nation and their origin lies in scandinavian and slavic myths... it really must be a new-ish tolkien thing (new in comparision to the ages old myths) ... i dont even have an idea why he chose scots to represent his input since he obviously gave them a scandinavian style... tolkien been like- "experiment time!!!"

[@amelliawitte7497]

I'm really hoping this isnt just another one of my phases because Dungeons & Dragons seems really interesting

[@snorsaxattacks]

It really is! Dungeons & Dragons has been a gateway for me to the fascinating world of role-playing games. So I hope you stick with it and join our nerdy community!

[@galexyeater9730]

I wish I had peeps to play dnd because I know very little about dnd outside from a teacher who played it and freinds from a school I use to go to.

[@galexyeater9730]

@@Ph0ebl3s cool, is there any online places you could recommend me to find a group?

[@beepusboop8678]

I know! My first time playing was awesome and I really wanted to play more but I couldn't because of Corona. I really wanted to finish that campaign.

[@solomonkinney2163]

Life is in phases. We dont stay children forever. We don't stay alive forever. I know its hard to hear but we just have to role with the ebb and flow of life. And its not like dnd is going anywhere.

[@Forestsman1]

Trott's role playing is amazing. I love every character he plays

[@helium-379]

He does a lot of casual role playing on his yt ch

[@BurningFreesias]

Right? I always route for his characters (Aqua Mamba, "The Shoe", Lucius, etc.). He does such a good job on them. Good voice acting and improvising! And he's just hilarious, all around. The whole cast is great in their own ways, but he's platonically got a special spot in my heart. Lol.

[@joshblack3626]

Everyone who noticed him talking highly of the elf because they are a conceited race 😂

[@kylorestell9420]

@@BurningFreesias i quite like his characters and i love lucius panic fireball "YOURE MAKING ME NERVOUS" scorches cieling

[@JacksonOwex]

@@kylorestell9420 Fire BOLT*, at the time of this episode he doesn't yet have fireBALL, plus BALL would have been a REALLY REALLY stupid choice in that confined area!

[@owencain4533]

Timestamps, SPOILERS! 0:00 Start 0:59 Character introductions 2:57 Sponsors 4:59 Beginning Enthusiastically 5:09 Intro Video that nobody talked over 6:12 Oh they did, sorry 6:38 It begins 8:15 Baby Lucius, Daddy begins 8:55 Nova & Aila 9:52 Quill & Sentry 10:20 Sleep mode activate 10:39 Lucius’ Pink PJs 12:05 Map reveal 12:43 Arval the carry 16:14 Meeting of the meek 16:40 Nova bravely joins 16:55 Character descriptions 19:52 Explosions 20:47 Well that’s not ominous 21:14 First roll 21:22 Sense the bad guys 21:55 Ok so goth bad guys 22:37 Initiative, Corridor encounter begins 25:09 So inspired 27:18 Tom, Who names a crossbow? 28:00 Well that’s cool 28:40 Mark’s been reading the Stormlight Archives 35:21 Thunderous Smited? Smote? Smitten? 39:16 Arval Abuse 40:35 Spell slots!!*finger guns* & Cam Cleric 42:23 Mark the kind 43:34 Court of Shadows! 47:12 She protec, she attac….. 48:02 Mark loves Lucius 50:18 “Nova”(Tiangong) Badass / end of encounter 53:24 Ship Status - Not good 59:50 Echo recon 1:02:26 Maybe will crash… 1:06:44 Creature sighted 1:09:11 Stalker lore 1:13:46 Daddy wouldn’t approve 1:16:39 Stalker attacks 1:16:46 Break starts 1:17:08 Puzzle from Brilliant 1:20:02 Break ends/ recap 1:20:44 Initiative, Stalker pounces 1:24:03 Wordlessly moving 1:24:42 DM encourages Mocking 1:27:06 Stalker pulses 1:28:40 Not at full strength (Mark rolls poorly) 1:29:07 RAGE 1:40:18 Second Stalker pulse, Near TPK 1:42:00 Dew It 1:43:03 Stalker down 1:43:38 Nat 20 1:46:10 Visions 1:50:45 Cargo bay door open 1:52:35 Nat 20 He’s back 1:53:44 Jump out the door 1:55:03 Nat 20 1:56:37 Miscommunication 1:58:59 Noooo, Arval!!! 2:00:21 Lucius faceplates the ground, multiple times 2:03:49 Welcome to Suvonna 2:06:05 It was all a dream… 2:07:16 Echo cheers up Valla 2:14:10 Short rest sobbing 2:16:34 Sentry recharging 2:22:00 Joke analysis 2:24:14 Sentry’s not up to date on current lore 2:33:13 Arval Rescue 2:36:41 Episode ends 2:37:13 Brilliant puzzle solution 2:38:21 Donations + Date: 2nd Pallis 503 PS

[@queenmarshmallow8013]

The first thing I do when ever I watch something like this is find the person. You are the person for this campaign I'm guess.

[@zoecomyns8942]

Thanks

[@angelobenosa6009]

Everyone say thank you Owen

[@basilg695]

Bless

[@dailydoseoftastymemes7221]

Hey I’m Owen as well is Owens r very kind

[@lividtea2699]

Can I just say a massive well done to Rhiannon for this, I know from experience how anxiety-inducing it is to be a brand new player in a campaign where everyone else knows what they're doing, trying to figure out dice and stats and rp can be really overwhelming. To do it in front of a live audience whilst playing a custom character is an extra hurdle, and she smashed it! GG Rhiannon, loving your character and how well your persoanlity seems to blend with the rest of the group, really excited that you've joined the campaign :D

[@SherlockHulmes]

Hear hear!

[@savioursrpg1435]

I know that feeling from when i started, i think anyone who started dnd in the internet age knows the terrifying experience that first game was if like me you started off with complete strangers...the trial by fire either keeps you hooked or scares you off for good. I'm having similar emotions as this weekend my longtime roll20 group is going to start streaming for the first time, we're not streamers or camera folk so it's kinda intimidating, we just gotta keep reminding ourselves that our storytelling is on point. Rhiannon did awesome

[@butcanyoudothis3320]

@@20catsRPG What does that have to do with her ability to properly play the game? Lmao

[@20catsRPG]

@@butcanyoudothis3320 meow lol

[@MrB16M4C]

@@20catsRPG hahah

[@PSYCHOMICS]

Me: a new comer after watching critical role *dm’s cam appears on the right side of the screen* Me: fear

[@starbuchanan88]

Same!

[@ithinkimcoolerthantriangle635]

The drivers seats are on different sides and it’s the same with a DM’s camera

[@paulbadics4485]

I couldn't help but think the same thing. I was like 'You are on the wrong side of the road'

[@Jdn33315]

@@paulbadics4485 lol He is British.

[@JacksonOwex]

@@ithinkimcoolerthantriangle635 I LOVE THIS!!! This comment made me WAY TOO HAPPY!

[@novacaine12290]

Arvil, the dwarf from the faraway land of... Texas. 😂

[@peterosborne8315]

Steve Dolin we're not in Iraq anymore...

[@NarutoHigh160]

*frantically searching for dwarves in Texas*

[@anamosamapper7521]

He forgot the Alamo, that is no Texan

[@JacksonOwex]

I mean from England Texas IS pretty far!

[@hareadevlin8094]

I used to live in Texas, it was nice

[@arkansawsbell9844]

I remember when I first found this series when it started and went, “this is great! I’ll save this playlist and watch it later.” I never did and now I have 195 episodes to catch up on

[@bobjimboob6920]

All I can say - having been in a similar position to yourself - is 'worth it'! (only about 70-ish episodes in, but it good homie)

[@crystalphillippi9200]

i did the sam but at 34 ep in now i have this and the next one to cach up on. i fell your pain

[@boniakarlo]

Same. We didnt lost, we "subconsciously save it for the future"

[@wylerI]

I love how remarkably "Meh." all of Lucius' stats that are not Charisma are. Super fitting for him.

[@JacksonOwex]

They aren't that bad! He doesn't have anything below 11, pretty damn good if you ask me!

[@djarchangel6695]

Guys, this isn't good. Airships? Floating Islands? This is literally my favorite theme for fantasy settings. I'm never going to have free time again because I'll officially be adding High Rollers to the list of things I watch. I'm officially hook and excited for this.

[@joshangrian]

Chris Trott wants to play something new, first turn throws a dagger at a nearby enemy

[@BigCMiner]

Josh Angrian the dice realise what he is doing and end he relaps

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Old habits die hard.

[@SherlockHulmes]

Lots of folks asking if I'll release the Homebrew stuff on DmsGuild or D&D Beyond. No plans to do this just yet, instead I want to do an Aerois Campaign Guide. :)

[@NomNomCody]

Very smart. Not falling into the same pitfall that Mercer did when he released some of his content on DMsGuild, which prevented him from adding them to his campaign guide. Great campaign so far btw :)

[@LordEnder97]

maybe you can make the underdark a distant planet with an uninhabitable surface with life only possible underground and have the drow, mind flayers, deep gnomes and other races created by the spider goddess Lolth and other evil deities.

[@marmeywurm4904]

I Was actually going to ask on Twitter if you were going to write a campaign guide for Aerois or the Lightfall world. Your world building is fantastic, and I want to run a campaign set in one of your worlds, and here is the answer! Thanks Mark

[@errantvenatus6732]

Tabletop Weekly Can't wait to see the campaign guide for Aerois!!! The Lightfall is one of my favorite worlds I've seen and Aerois sounds even better. Thanks for all the entertainment Mark!!!

[@kennydupont7833]

Can't wait till its ready! I'm gonna buy it.

[@maxboot2115]

Rhiannon and Tom seem to play off each other very well here, I'm glad she seems to have settled in immediately! Looking forwards to seeing more of Nova, and watching Lucius accidentally irritate Aila constantly

[@ARGhostie]

You predicted chaos twins haha

[@mattbriddell9246]

@@ARGhostie Lol if only we knew back then just what those two would turn into :D

[@ARGhostie]

@@mattbriddell9246 What are you talking about, these shy innocent babies could never turn into an unstoppable demonic force UWU (lol thx for bringing me back to this)

[@Flummiification]

15 min in and I'm in love with Trotts Character and Marks Storytelling

[@joshmprescott]

Tom: "Who names a crossbow?" Me: I get it!

[@Papercut337]

As a Texan, I love that the dwarf has a southern accent.

[@cixal4696]

You made me wait Hulmes... You made me WAIT. It was worth it.

[@SulfurGaming1]

I started watching Aerois sometime early this year and I haven't been able to stop. I caught up to current about a month or so ago. This was my first experience with DnD and I never thought that I would laugh at the jokes, rejoice in the victories, and even cry in the most emotional bits, I never knew how amazing DnD could be, all of the players and especially Mark have made an amazing universe that I have fallen in love with. I look forward to Aerois every single week and I can't thank you all enough for being you. I finished ep 189 earlier today and I wanted to come back and rewatch where it all began. This has been the best experience of my life. I am honored to live in a world with people that are so creative and amazing, I don't want Aerois to end, but I can't wait for the finale. I will absolutely be watching campaign 3. Rhi, Trott, Kim, Katie, Tom, and especially Mark please never stop.

[@PuddingDragonHokage]

im using these videos to learn how d&d works because i want to try someday.

[@fireeye6762]

LazyPoofs me too!

[@usbgamers123]

Me too! I really want to play D&D and I don't just want to bash in. First I need to learn it

[@sauceyboiwillow6670]

Yeah same

[@goldenrail109]

Same here! One day...

[@rowanking7518]

Well, I'm a dm and its REALLY hard to learn. But good luck! I hope you fulfill your dreams!

[@galyxi3412]

"Guys there's still fighting going on up there!" "Well, there won't be once we crash..."

[@Cookiesandcreamss]

And I’m just like, so is no one going to talk about how Lucius is totally ok with letting all those people die without even trying to help?

[@confucius5640]

Kendal Richardson he is a noble after all

[@Keemin]

As a first time viewer of any DnD campaign, and someone who is just getting started with the pasttime, the most striking parts of this for me were Lucius's hilarious mutterings and exclamations, as well as the DM's incredible ability to make all kinds of sound effects with his mouth alone? What the actual

[@moawik4864]

Im also new to this, its my first campaing/gameplay i watch and i already made some characters for my own

[@dee.I23]

Can i have an update? did you continue watching this series? I stopped around ep 120 now i want to rewatch the beginning episodes for the nostalgia, since it was a big part of my life for about 4 months.

[@Yognought93]

Watching Mark DM has given me renewed appreciation for the amount of prep and detail that goes into running games.

[@JacksonOwex]

There doesn't HAVE to be alot, you can run a game without ever doing anything more than reading and if you can reading quickly you may not even have to do that! It won't be as good as this or Critical Role are though but it fits some people's play style. One summer me and a friend of mine played with less interested people and all my friend did was take 20 minutes or so to throw a dungeon together and we would run that and then he would do it again and we would run that and repeat. The others had a pretty good time but him and I did not enjoy it as much as we usually did because we are not hack and slash players!

[@ListerWalkthroughs]

Every time Tom says "Unnatural 20" I, along with Mark it seems hear Natural 20. DAMN IT TOM. SAY DIRTY 20 AT THE VERY LEAST!

[@kori228]

I prefer to say "Total 20" just to be clear lol

[@IceDragon978]

@@kori228 Yeah, "total of 20" is what I always say. "Unnatural 20" is way too close to "a natural 20".

[@yooooo8600]

@@IceDragon978 i feel like just saying 20 is fine, since if you get a natural 20, you’re going to specify that it was natural

[@IceDragon978]

@@yooooo8600 It's definitely better than saying "unnatural 20", but I prefer to say total so nobody has to ask if it's a natural 20 or a total of 20. A very small amount of extra effort on my part to make sure nobody's confused.

[@IceDragon978]

@@Lolamy I've already explained the difference.

[@omgitsshatner8197]

Mark is an amazing DM ... This episode was like a good book I Didn’t want to put down Thank you Kim for talking about this on your vlog post... followed you here and you are amazing as well as the entire crew.

[@bluesquirrel0175]

I don't know if y'all ever read youtube comments on old videos, but I was going to start a rerun marathon to help settle my anxiety waiting for these next few weeks to happen. I started catching up to aerois right after everyone had to start playing from home, I've been through more rough times than good times since then, but I have since learned whether times are good or bad has a lot to do with your own mindset, and how you choose to handle the things life throws at you. So thank you, Mark, Chris, Kim, Katie, Tom, and Rhi(congrats on joining the mom club) for always giving me something good to look forward to everysingle week, and for your part in showing me how to deal with life's speed bumps, Siaska knows they'll keep coming.

[@watermelndumby]

I feel like if Qill and Lucius were good friends they would be like Shaggy and Scooby. Just jumping into eachothers arms in fright lol.

[@JacksonOwex]

Well arm in Qill's case, so hopefully he is the one jumping into Lucius's arms!

[@thebirchwoodtree]

I love it when DM reaches over to help Sentry or whoever and turns into a Trex with tiny arms because of the camera 😂

[@MasterMygrane]

Tom: Who names their crossbow!? Us: You, in another life.

[@Shoefae]

Th ... that was the point of the joke he made.

[@whoviana]

Also Varric Tethras

[@grothus00]

Abby Luit BIANCA

[@aurinsaint9058]

That was what the joke was about.

[@jackrabbit1704]

@@Shoefae Ahh, okay I didn't know that.

[@yamiluna6978]

So happy to see the new campaign. Got into highrollers when Kim first showed the highlights on her channel. After finishing highrollers I started watching critical role. Now I have both this and critical role to give me great joy and laughter. Thank you all for the incredible entertainment, joy and worlds for all of us watching to enjoy.

[@pogeman2345]

YamiLuna if you like both, try The Adventure Zone podcast

[@olivermahon5618]

theguywhowillruletheworld I tried starting to listen to adventure zone but idk it was kinda cringy at first in the opening episode

[@AdamRadenheimer]

i would, but i already watch 4 dnd podcasts

[@verdurite]

oli mahon it's a podcast?

[@olivermahon5618]

k3rr4 rom3us is that better then lol

[@auraituuli7065]

I'm probably a bit late to the party, but I was excited to find this show only today just by randomly typing DnD on Spotify. I had such an enjoyable long walk with this first ep as podcast! I really appreciate your style of describing everything for listeners only, makes the experience immersive. So pleased I found this campaign to follow!

[@ryanplanck9319]

I've never played dnd I have the first book and a couple others but not actually dnd books. Idk. My dad loves dnd but he is getting too old, his memory is foggy and he just passes out randomly.. I'd love to get a beginning set just to play with him..I get the concept but I just know that would mean more than anything to him. Thanks so much for everything. You people inspire me, and I wouldn't ask for anything more, I doubt you will see this but I neede to say it.

[@denmarkball7728]

Go buy a starter set bro

[@3squareddesigns]

Play with your dad. Start small, it doesn’t have to be an elaborate game. Try a one-shot to get your feet wet. My biggest regret after my dad passed away last May is that I never played with him. I know he would have adored D&D.

[@obsessedfae]

Did you play with him?

[@richardsmith1898]

Just finished the finale. This journey was absolutely amazing and, without spoiling anything, I'm going to miss the characters we met along the way. Aerois was an 11/10 experience (especially for someone who was, at the time, completely new to D&D and D&D podcasts) and I have certainly enjoyed the 570 some odd hours I've put into it. Thank you Mark, Trott, Katie, Tom, and Kim for the remarkable jobs you've all done! Looking forward to what awaits us in Campaign 3!

[@mazerswift]

god dam it trott first episode and you make me laugh to much. xD we got a flightless bird man, a Apologetic Warlock, a raging wood elf, a heavy hitting Construct and a daddy's boy high-elf. Lady's and gentlemen strap yourself's in for a Interesting and fun journey xD

[@lipscombjared]

Oh man… this 5 year rewind is crazy.

[@Sirfinchyyy]

Im watching this in sept 2024, the players have come a long way since this aired.

[@lipscombjared]

@@Sirfinchyyy I know the feeling. I’m still trying to finish. I’m on episode 100 something. And keeping up with their new one it feels like a completely different cast. Except Trott. He hasn’t changed a bit 😂😂

[@michealjackson3520]

27:27 no one laughed at Tom's Joke ;-; (For those who didn't see campaign one, Tom's first character Reynard named his crossbow Wilhelm)

[@runicdreamer]

As someone rewatching these episodes, I love that the "corridors are evil incarnate" theme was there from the very beginning!

[@PredictedCyborg]

Tom said Gust. Now I can't stop thinking of Qill as a Pidgey.

[@JacksonOwex]

A one- winged Pidgey!

[@Bacalh4s]

I actually had my doubts about this world because it would be really different from Arak, but I really enjoyed this 1st episode! Keep it up, the party looks amazing, I'm really into it!

[@christurnbull1676]

Same

[@TheDanlovejoy]

I apologise if I'm stating the obvious, but this world seems to have an interesting blend of Ebberon and spelljammer elements

[@Bacalh4s]

Well, I was not convinced by the preview, but the first session really got me into it

[@fishcandy2949]

So sad I missed the live episode but I'm SO PUMPED FOR THIS

[@Poffle176]

So i am expecting Trott to take up Sam Riegel's mantle of doing a skit for the dnd beyond ads each week

Please no. They shouldnt try and copy Critical Role. For two reasons. One, they should try and be their own brand and be unique without trying to copy someone else's work. And 2, theirs no way they can match up to the standards of critical role and thats fine. They shouldnt be expected to. Matt and gang have decades of dnd under their belt and are professional voice actors and so experienced in immersing themselves into a role. To expect a random bunch of people to constantly put out that level of quality consistently is unfair to them and to the spirit of dnd.

[@alexwantsbeans2230]

Lol you predicted the future

[@cyberfort790]

nickolie flippo bro chill

[@enquaston8627]

nickolie flippo i don think that’s what they’re doing nor does he meant it that way

[@keeganbell6224]

@ Mark has been playing for a long time and this is sorta his full time job now. Also not everything is copying, you can do something similar to another stream without it being a copy. As well as what i've said they started pretty close to the time crit role started and Mark and Matt are good friends so there is a good chance there will be similarities between the two streams. On top of all that, doing a skit for an sponsor isn't something crit role started so they wouldn't be copying crit role as it's a wide spread idea used by many people. Also, they aren't a bunch of people and all of these guy besides Rhi have played a lot of dnd so its not like they don't know what they're doing it doesn't take a professional voice actor to play a role well and it's not like you know they can't match crit role as thats a matter of opinion and there qualities are equal. Also your not the one who decides the spirit of dnd because dnd is a game where you make the rules so its not you job to make a stone cold answer to that question nor is it anyone else's

[@heatseekerx51]

Watching this in 2020, seeing the character intro's, going like: "Wait... These are characters from Idle Champions..."

[@totallycarbon2106]

Aerois getting recognition as part of the dnd multiverse through Idle Champions gives me life :')

[@arcticwiz2249]

Must be so surreal seeing that man

[@Blazepaw101]

Bruh

[@TheBittersweetFox]

This is such great dming. Fresh start. No taverns. Straight into the action. Party is colaborating to survive ship going down. Mark Great DM Humes

[@xenophyte]

getting to watch all the streams of their first campaign is in my bucket list ;] _i need more time in the day_

[@josephconover5270]

If only we could use the song of inverted time to double the amount of time.

[@zealotsofbirbio618]

When you play with a new group and it just vibes. I'm jealous.

[@helenadubord2704]

Oh my goodness I am on here because I can’t get enough of the Atheya adventures and everyone is so young!! Love you guys

[@kristinahan6917]

Same! Rhi rhi pre-baby!

[@christurnbull1676]

I love Lucius so much he reminds me of jack Whitehall

[@bittermaxx]

Omygodss ryttt!?!

[@shadowgear7032]

Was 30 minutes late for it live so have been waiting to watch this for so long. The hype is real

[@shadowgear7032]

Got to say I love all the characters so far. How to pick a favorite. The difficult questions I must ask my self

[@GwenShep]

I hate to say it but arvor literally just makes me think of varric from dragon age XD i'm not complaining though I love it so far!

[@assypr]

I thought so too when I heard he had a named crossbow but to be honest he is a completely different character, reminds me (and some donator) of Bodega a bit.

[@shirinafrakhteh1357]

this was my exact first thought the minute it was mentioned that he named his crossbow lmao

[@MrRedFox13Gaming]

Furry!!! and D&D whoot whoot

[@sanddry738]

Just managed to finish and I just have to say, WOW. That intro was so intense yet all the players still managed to show off their characters and personality beautifully. The story immediately has me hooked and the characters were as easy to fall in love with as the Heroes after the Lightfall. I can’t wait to see where things lead and I wish the best!

[@lottos_tanktop]

On a rewatch right now. Kim: "THAT'S OUR HEALER" Me: "HAH!! SHE DOESN'T KNOWWWW"

[@matthewelliott2365]

Decided to come and revisit the first ever episode of Aerois just 4days before your 5 year anniversary. WOW how far you guys have come and what you have experience is so insane. Love you guys so much.

[@waterlessaxis6212]

I found High Rillers on Spotify. Took me 70 days to catch up to episode 94. Now here I am watching them in action for the first time. I loved the podcast and I'm loving the video as well. Its everything I've pictured.

[@Si_Vert]

I'm glad it's not just me. I'm 54 episodes in via podcasts and it's only just occurred to me I had no idea what the cast looked like. Now I know.

[@scomae5445]

First time watcher, I wanted to hear more of Mark since i discovered him on CR! Let's get this started!

[@jurriaandejongh8677]

Great! Was loving it live. Such an exciting start. Can't wait for Sunday!

[@kingbaku5092]

Finally a dnd podcast I can get into,I love it when you can take a break and watch what's going on instead of always listening

[@doxull]

remember when Jiutou ran along the wall in the 1st episode of Highrollers Campaign 1? now the enemies do it lmao hahaha i love it! cheers to a new series!

[@princeyearning]

love it when the dnd sinks in like how Altheya is on the verge of sinking in right now, and Aerois is gonna be SINKING so hard oh geez im so excited to rewatch for the confrontation, the book and the coin 👀

[@princeyearning]

also the corridor, the storm, hatsune miku and the final planet omg i freakin love this show

[@kirbyinahoodie7436]

Go, go, go, Lucius you know what they say! Hang on now Lucius you'll make it some day! Sha la la Lucius you're doing fine, you and your dreamcoat are ahead of your time.

[@gregorymcmeekin4049]

That play was fucking ridiculous, "guards cease him, lock him in a cell! Throw the keys into the Nile aswellllll!"

[@brenrypaige9956]

I would so love being in or DMing for this group. Seem like a great group of people, and they are so respectful of each other. No shouting over each other, that is great.

[@anamosamapper7521]

Underrated comment

[@lilacthedragon8401]

I would love to see this as a cartoon, idk why but I think it would be perfect.

[@harrypearson1874]

watched the VOD on Monday as i coudlnt wait, but as i love y’all gonna let tbis play in the backgourd for adds haha

[@SherlockHulmes]

Much appreciated!

[@katecolgan7770]

Me too. I couldn't wait.

[@Cookiesandcreamss]

Hey nice number oh like.....😏

[@wertyoomusic]

im about 40 minutes in and havent seen the Qillek guy move his left arm. I seriously cant tell if he is missing an arm or is that damn good at getting into his one armed character

[@TheTaiylorWallace]

Rewatching because I'm caught up on all my DnDs, and I realize something about Trott. He's a dude who's wicked creative and pretty smart to boot, and he is fantastic at playing colorful idiots with amazing, often misunderstood abilities. I wonder if it's a reflection of how his fans view him in some ways. He has so many amazing talents and a lot of creative knowledge but we all know him best for being a fantastic idiot in Hat Films.

[@garymchenry68]

If you haven't yet, check out The Dungeon Run.

[@MusesWhim]

The finale aired today. Time to rewatch.

[@Guitarfailtastic2857]

i'm rewatching this whole campaign because it's amazing. i feel like i know all of you through this game. thank you for existing. yall are great

[@agnetetofte3581]

HYPEEEEEEE!!!! Thank you for sharing your lovely game with us ❤️

[@Moadow]

Watched the VOD on twitch as I had to go for dinner half an hour into the stream! I fell in love with all the characters immediately

[@carsonschoch5207]

I’m addicted now and I want to play dnd now

[@ThanatosIRL]

Roll 20 is easy and intuitive if you can't find a group

[@TheSwizzler95]

His blue eye's gonna glow wh-...HE'S SANS FROM UNDERTALE I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ALL ALONG!!

[@ProfessorFanatic]

Well... after spending all of last week watching the last few episodes of the Lightfall campaign, then sitting through the videos leading up to the stream, I have to say... it was all worth it. Seriously, I actually managed to catch the stream live for the first time ever with my dad, and I was amazed. The new characters have been great so far, and Rhian did great for her first session. So far the character that has me most interested is Nova, with her whole Hexblade pack, which I can't wait to learn more about. Her bubbly, nerdy personality has also made me like her (and is a welcome change from Jiutou- and that's no offense to Kim or her former character, but Jiutou's hypocrisy and self-important attitude really got on my nerves by the end of things). The other characters have also really caught my eyes- the cowardly but magical Lucius, the flightless but resourceful Qillek, the brutish yet effective Aila, and the protective and caring Sentry. Not to mention the world so far... along with the introduction videos, the whole thing seems surreal. Flying airships and cities, an invading force from space led by a god (or at least a god killer) several centuries ago, the Court of Shadows and their life-draining constructs, and so much more that I can't fit on here. Mark, your Lightfall campaign is what got me into D&D, and I'm hoping that this campaign will give me inspiration for a long series of books I want to write (and I do mean long). All of you just keep doing what you're doing, and let's get ready for what will hopefully be another great two years (longer, if we're lucky).

[@danielgordon84]

Don’t forget the Chroma sorcerer subclass hopefully being put on DnD Beyond at some point, considering the sponsorship.

[@commentas2190]

rewatching this after ep.94, and goddamn. this is sooo goood whoever you are whose watching this for the 1st. time. keep at it. this one's one of the best. the best.

[@DeKoTree]

Damn I love that intro music thanks trott

[@Phenicx]

how far this campaign has come. thank you hrdnd for the great moments and thank you for bring us along each week.

[@JoshGann95]

“Sentry Sentry Sentry Sentry Sentry lightning Sentry Sentry” I’m already laughing 😂😂

[@JohnDoe-vt8vp]

New High Rollers campaign whoop whoop, I can't afford to donate to support your awesome content cause student life but i'll always turn off add-block for this great entertainment

[@DeKoTree]

On another note I love Kim I can’t believe I haven’t watched the first series 😅

[@DeKoTree]

Also so far this world has a major like seventies sci fi art blue oyster cult feel to it just a delicious blend of sci fi and fantasy in a way that doesn’t rely on either to heavily I’m loving all of this

[@foureye7058]

I could never get through the entirety of the first campaign. Kim is great of course, but her RP was flopping in the gutters of meta-gaming and non-development for so long; it actually became to painful to watch when she was stepping on the other players feet.

[@ArlanKels]

Bear in mind it was Kim's first time playing a D&D session all super hardcore style, so she did make a lot of the normal blunders one expects from newcomers to RP. As FourEye mentions a lot of meta-gaming, and a few other things. However she definitely had her moments and overall she's still here because Mark and everyone else wanted her to be.

[@aliaphoenix7194]

ArlanKels I'm sure if there were real problems, they would've solved it.

[@mattsmith7818]

Holy cow I love this whole thing I love the crew how they all went along so well in the acting parts. Imagination games like this are absolutely amazing I love watching these.

[@gakulon]

A little ashamed I missed the first 20 minutes of the new campaign, but I saw most of the episode live and it was amazing!

[@Fandomnut]

I'm new and this looks cool. I watched like 2 hours of this last night and now I'm resuming it after I passed out last night. I really like all the charaters you guys made! All of them are so cool!

[@Saltalotl]

I've been waiting for this all week! I'm so glad it's out!

[@stevenkeppinger3163]

Oh, so I’ve caught up to Critical Role? They all thought that would stop me. They were wrong.

[@johnbell4328]

We'll, I've finally finished Campaign 1 and made it to Aerois, albeit four years late. It's good to see the team have all signed up for a second round, and Rhiannon's doing well from the get go. It will be interesting to see how they play given that all but Rhiannon are now experienced players and are used to Mark's DMing style. I'm expecting great things.

[@starmachine24]

An amazing start to the new campaign and i can't wait for the rest of it, the first one was amazing, keep it up guys! Welcome to the crew Rhiannon.

[@kochharkids5278]

Our session today someone on our quest drank 20 gallons of ale and then rolled successes in all her death saves. Our DM was very mad.

[@bullcrit8889]

I’m really proud of y’all for reaching 1million views! I know I watched about 30 times trying to get it there and told every one of my friends to watch. I’m glad it helped get you guys there.

[@DeKoTree]

Well.... I guess I should probably start my fourth dnd podcast now 😂 even though I’m still in the middle of two others 😅

[@stephenal9655]

What are all the podcasts you're listening to?

[@Deathven1482]

Stephen Alcala well, I’m watching Critical role, Roll4it, High Rollers and Tesseract. The last two have started super recently.

[@kronoslord7221]

You should look at dark and dicey.

[@brysonkantz9552]

Kronos Lord how many players are in that one?

[@grl9990]

I think about five? I watched it and it's pretty good

[@janelpopp]

I’ve never played DnD before but after watching a few campaigns (and especially after this one, they do really good with their descriptions/storytelling/rp, it’s almost like reading a book), I’m really enjoying it. Shame I don’t know anyone who’d play it with me, or who’d even know how to play😂guess that’s what KZbin and people like these guys are here for. I can live vicariously through them.

[@oliverrange2085]

I have never played DnD, mainly because there are no such events where i live. But yet im so fascinated by how colorfull the DM narrates and illustrates everything! I think i would really really love to find a group to play DnD with :o

[@MonkeyDWoofy]

Finally a decent and lengthy campaign I can binge on while trimming at work, THANK YOU!!!

[@tobealostwanderer]

Its been a year and a half and as the crew is getting ready for Jingle Jam, Imma rewatch the campaign that 'rolled' me into DnD! Thank you, Mark, Rhi, Trott, Kim, Tom and Katie for introducing me to my favorite hobby and make my Sundays better :)

[@peterbrown7690]

to be a lost wanderer starting to do my first re watch while everyone is doing jingle jam too

[@jondouglas843]

I watched it live, it was a great opener, and a FANTASTIC way to start the new campaign.

[@acanadianoriginal6764]

just finished the Finale, now to rewatch till Campaign 3 begins

[@Bea_buns]

Joined the stream for the first time last week and have come allll the way back to watch from the beginning (good lord I have a way to get through) whilst I do my work. I have to say, even in this first episode it's a joy to watch and so inspiring. Making me miss my own sunday evenings playing DND. My brain is also now oversaturated with fanart ideas! Props to Nina and Trott for that awesome intro.

[@dee.I23]

How far are you now?

[@joesgotmore]

Most entertaining character for me by far is "Lucius" Playing the reluctant hero perfectly.

[@FrumpybutSuperSmart]

This was the first episode I managed to attend live. It was awesome being there for the advent of the new campaign.

[@MrMalicous1]

Been refreshing all morning!! Highrollers is on, less GOOOOOOO!

[@thefayeriee]

Yo! I just started this DnD podcast on Spotify. I went to KZbin searched DnD and this comes up!!! I am SO happy I just found this!

[@EmittOkondria]

Clicked on this and immediately fell in love.

[@DizzybyNature]

the first minutes of this campaign reminded me of a game a while back.. Jeff was a Barbarian, he had a teddy bear that he named Bare Bear.. he took it everywhere and even got one to sit with him at table.. one night we stole a cart and stormed away.. when everyone was having a discussion regarding where we were going, the DM asked, "who is driving the cart?" to which Jeff stated, "Oh my God, Bear is Driving !? How can that be??" i invite you to look up that reference at your leisure, but we couldnt stop laughing.. thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory of ole.. : )