High Rollers: Aerois

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The party suit up to face down THE DOMINATORS! Please note, this stream ended abruptly because of a powercut; this exciting combat will continue next week!
00:00 - A special introduction from Thomas Hazell
08:07 - Part 1
01:11:39 - A final word from Thomas Hazell
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[@skeletalarkeus5728]

How many episodes before Lucius remembers to put spells into his gauntlet during their downtime

[@Scillamar]

I bet Trott just pulled the plug on his power because it was one of those nights where Mark kept rolling 20s.

[@glynrh8892]

Honestly wish I could do that when my DM rolls that hot 😂😂

[@wierdpeopleotherdude1422]

@@glynrh8892 well you can technically it’s called property damage

[@glynrh8892]

@@derschwartzadder to be fair to roll 20, I have seen that. All one player, all completely different dice

[@xiuhwho]

@@derschwartzadder 1/20 isn't THAT low of a chance. Each individual dice roll has the same chance to land a 20 as any other number. Now, a string of 20s is a different story.

[@charlesrogers7393]

The power auto-shuts off when Mark rolls his tenth 20 in one encounter.

[@nickjinn]

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 0:00 "special" intro from Tom 1:00 Stream start 1:25 Avatar's back...in games 1:51 Sponsor: D&D Beyond 2:21 Chaos Twins madness 3:24 Callback to Lightfall 4:43 New Merch 5:52 Tall, Dark, and in a Mug 6:29 Biomutant One-Shot VOD on youtube 8:02 Dun Duns 9:14 Start of Recap 10:50 End of Recap 11:00 Battle map is out 11:39 Dominators' descriptions 13:04 "Roll Initiative" 15:03 Visibly invisible 16:49 So much lightning damage 17:25 Legendary action? 18:12 Legendary action confirmed 19:02 Mark's first Nat 20 19:44 Mark's second Nat 20 20:45 Beacon of Hope 21:33 imagine Viper's poison cloud from Valorant 22:48 Wyvern Armor ftw 24:30 The Old 1 2 Smackeroo s'il vous plait 25:45 2nd Legendary action 27:20 Lucius avoids Sentry and Aila this time 29:16 Hadar ability to siphon hit points 32:10 Tom's camera betrays him 34:05 Mark's 3rd Nat 20 34:58 56 Nectrotic Damage?! 37:10 We have a cleric! 37:50 Training blade or Draining blade? 39:01 Tom's got integrity 39:35 Mark remembers Sneak Attack 40:23 Brownie points for Tom 41:01 Poison ability doesn't recharge 42:50 Cool line, Sentry. Cool line. 43:38 Commander has 2 of 3 Indomitable left 44:11 Aila's sassy today 46:10 the Adept gets terminated 47:07 Mark's 4th Nat 20 49:05 Katie's Revenge natural 20 51:51 Reverse psychology 53:04 Wow~~ 54:16 The more you know 54:32 Mark's 5th Nat 20 54:52 Mark's sacrifices 55:03 Shameless plug to D&D Beyond 56:04 MARK'S 6TH NAT 20 56:25 This is it! The BBEG 58:10 Poison ability doesn't recharge 59:20 Nova looks very unwell 1:00:06 Sentry is having a bad day 1:01:00 Lucius is worried about Nova 1:02:30 Commander steals more hitpoints 1:03:50 Aila rarely misses 1:06:01 Nova goes down 1:08:35 Tom hates the Book of Shadows 1:09:16 Lucius is a Kodak 1:11:01 Becoming a ghost to avoid dying hmmm... 1:11:39 Final words from Tom Hi everyone! I'm trying to take on a new project with the Aerois campaign. Critical Role's campaign 2 ended 2 weeks ago and there was a critter (Critical Role fan) named Flando who would regularly post the time stamps for every episode every week on youtube. I was inspired by them and I want to try doing the same with the current campaign in Aerois. I'll be posting time stamps from the most up-to-date VOD and making my way backwards until all the episodes have been time stamped. I hope this is helpful to some of you. Leave a comment on how I did, what I can improve on, and/or what moments I've missed. Thank you.

[@incognito8227]

You're a legend mate

[@esteemcnaughton755]

This is awesome! Super fun to be able to find special moments through the episode. Thank you!

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Flando 2.0? I like it.

[@glynrh8892]

Not all heroes wear capes! These are super detailed too!!!

[@phaerlax]

objective Good rarely exists in the real world. This is a prime example of an occasion in which it does.

[@goggledgoon3342]

Waiting for this all week, and I don't care if it's only an hour.

[@glynrh8892]

Likewise!! Gotta get my High Rollers fix

[@nickschannel22]

I do I need my 3h

[@codyreed717]

Did anyone notice that the top most enemy Sentinel was a Geth prime From mass effect

[@esteemcnaughton755]

It wasn't Nova's Etherealness that crashed the stream, it was Mark's Nat 20's.

[@Crispi1260]

Tom, this episode wasn’t anti-climactic at all. It ended on the worst sort of cliffhanger!

[@thatmooseman]

Tom's beautiful face at 0:00 Episode Start at 1:01 Sponsor at 2:00 Announcements at 4:42 DUN DUNS at 8:06 Recap starts at 9:05 Recap ends at 10:46 Tom's beautiful face at 1:11:39

[@notsu4935]

Well, you have a small work load this week. Hahaha

[@thatmooseman]

@@notsu4935 No kidding had to take out half of my time stamps.

[@kieranmorgan6899]

Thank you for the heads up at the beginning Tom! Got a bit worried as to why the video was shorter than usual haha.

[@j3llyflam3]

As I watch this, there are 0 dislikes. Just what an Aerois video deserves.

[@excusemeprincess8252]

Nice house plants, Tom

[@goggledgoon3342]

Very nice

[@joshualibunao3576]

I'm more interested in the shelf. I want it

[@wierdpeopleotherdude1422]

@@joshualibunao3576 actually yeah the shelf is interesting looking

[@Blindy_Sama]

I'm certain we all appreciate it :-). I mean there's nothing you can do about it but thank you so much for being courteous and letting us know :-)

[@thestormwizard6447]

I think the amount of Nat 20's that Mark got is what broke the stream

[@rextitan]

There's something really comfortable and nice about that bit where tom was just talking to the camera at the beginning.I have no idea why.

[@Maseman90]

Finalllyyy! A short episode is better than another aeroisless thursday 👍

[@manikzag]

Oh you beautiful, wonderful humans, don't be sorry. Thank you for the enjoyment. Watched on twitch, thought my phone messed up, but then I read the title. wouldn't have mattered still would have watched and happily.

[@LoneWarlock]

Sentry straight up tried to put them in timeout.

[@YamiYaiba]

Love y'all to death, but it always makes me laugh. 5 years and still no idea how how concentration works. Never change lol

[@wierdpeopleotherdude1422]

Yeah same here concentration is weird I didn’t even know it existed until I watched this series

[@shadowgear7032]

It drives me crazy sometimes lol. I mean come on iys just you can only have 1 concentration spell at a time and if you take damage you must make a con save equal to 10 or half the damage which ever is higher. Still love the stream but sometimes lol.

[@Spac3_Duck]

The amount of 20s mark rolled overloaded the universe and shut the stream down

[@RossMKitson]

Wondered what happened when I watched this on Twitch. Tom, the opposite of anti-climatic is abruptly stopping mid-combat. What a cliff-hanger!!

[@gabsinventions9135]

thanks for the explanation Tom

[@maddog1794]

Thanks Tom!!

[@swatkat2]

BEST EPISODE EVER! OOOOHHH MMMYYY GGGOOODDD!!!

[@Trigun99]

Really cool battle!

[@MrHlum]

Trott's power rolled a nat 1 on a electricity savings throw

[@zenthr]

Video: Is of Tom Hazell. Tom Hazell, watching the video: Whoa...oh no I hate that. *bigthink?*

[@Scott_Burton]

Message to Tom. For once, I guess I'm glad I'm playing catch up. With the 'demic we would all like to think was some weird dream, my work life got crazy, I stopped being able to keep up. I've been recently catching up on this campaign, but I'm current in the next campaign. (Some people were off, some people could work from home, I was classified as essential so I kept working, and only recently has me schedule even remotely looked "normal" again. I'm very happy to be away from the 60-80 hour weeks, although since I'm paid by the hour, my bank account isn't so happy about that)

[@Kicksticks]

Wait was Sayanna always missing from the intro?? Weird

[@cam-the-bassist]

Am I wrong in thinking you can activate tomb of levistus when you take damage, and the ice will absorb as much of the triggering damage as it can?

[@HighRollersDnD]

Yeah, I misread it, oops! - Kim

[@cam-the-bassist]

@@HighRollersDnD Hi Kim, thanks for responding, I was worried I'd been doing it wrong on my tomelock! Thank you for sharing your game each week, you guys are awesome!

[@wierdpeopleotherdude1422]

Imagine if it comes out that the dnd online roller was glitched and all those natural 20s were broken

[@sheevanevahdunrong1874]

That warning was so cute

[@panathenaea]

Merry Critmas!

[@Calliopeeee]

What did Kim say at 59:45 that had Trott wheezing??? I really wanna know because it sounds like she said Marge XD

[@HighRollersDnD]

'Sounds like my marriage' :D - Kim

[@timothylaliberte2814]

Does anyone know the name of the battle music at 27min. I been wanting to know for a long time

[@mrfugi9574]

Will quill stuffy be back in stock !!?!?!

[@stephenmudiecastles.2938]

Shield spell is your friend..And sneak attack is once per turn..

[@nickjinn]

His shield spell only gets his AC to a measly 17 now. Mark was rolling over 20 to hit with his advantage.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Yes, once per TURN. Not once per ROUND. Might want to learn the difference before you go putting your foot in your mouth.

[@stephenmudiecastles.2938]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue Rogues can sneak attack on an attack of opportunity, which is normally outside of their turn, therefore it is once per turn. This does means a rogue can sneak attack twice a round though, if they use it on their turn, then again on an opponent's turn. So normally a rogue will only get sneak attack once per turn.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@stephenmudiecastles.2938 Your simply repeating and expanding upon what I said back to mean. Did you have an actual point?

[@BetterKnownAsMalice]

Beacon of hope should have stayed? Dc21. Tom rolled 19 +3 from sentry

[@luname1986]

Hey it happens still a good few rounds

[@bleulad]

Dont forget sentry if your able to, ( i dont really remember how it works) when yall kill them replace them with the guardians in the matrix

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Certain restorative functions seem beyond her but whether that's because she's new to being the Prime or the Genesis relic isn't capable hasn't been made clear.

[@Zelmel]

I, for one, blame Tom.

[@Babyhands24]

Honestly imo mark needs to make fights that would be harder for aila, not just the spellcasters

[@infernizard2044]

Will this still be available on podcast

[@glynrh8892]

Also wondering that

[@fdragon77fk]

Doesn't sneak attack only work once per the creatures turn? And as such shouldn't have been applied multiple times from that one stalker guy?

[@SherlockHulmesDM]

Reactions or attacks on other creatures turns aren't "your turn" so also get Sneak Attack.

[@fdragon77fk]

@@SherlockHulmesDM I guess I never realized it doesn't specify once per turn ON YOUR TURN like I thought it did. It's just once on anyone's turn. Well rouges just got a lot scarier.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

You are in error about what a turn actually is. When you take every individual's turns and consider that as a whole it's called a round. As such the specific statement you are looking for is unnecessary and a non-sequitur. That's what led to your confusion and misunderstanding in the first place.

[@fdragon77fk]

@Nicol Bolas no I know what a turn is, the on your turn is not unnecessary or a non-sequitur if sneak attack only worked on the player's turn like I had thought it did. There are abilities like reckless attack that specify they only activate/last on your turn and don't last for your reactions. Also, not a proper usage of non-sequitur. Clarification of once per turn on your turn is an important distinction that has nothing to do with rounds at all. It has nothing to do with the logic of the statement. Once per turn is something that can trigger on every turn like the emboldening bond of the peace cleric and as such trigger multiple times a round, once per turn on your turn is something that can only trigger once until your next turn period and wouldn't apply to reactions.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@fdragon77fk Your previous statements clearly demonstrate otherwise. Don't turn an attempt to help or clarify into an argument because your ego erroneously presents a refusal to be wrong.

[@kamalis1441]

how does how did century only have +2 to hit?

[@chuckallerston9997]

Quill healing.? Is it opposite day

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

It wasnt a crash. Trott got tired of all the Nat 20s from Mark and killed the stream.

[@TheBiggreenpig]

There is something fishy with that roll 20.

[@lyublyannedkov2245]

What happened to the Curse of Strahd series? :)

[@slendertataGames]

nothing, it's been going. They were just too busy to stream it a few times past few weeks

[@lyublyannedkov2245]

@@slendertataGames Thank you for the info. :)

[@slendertataGames]

@@lyublyannedkov2245 no worries! If you follow the show and the crew on twitter they always talk about when and why it won't happen.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Not to mention that it isn't a regular series. They do it if they are able but nothing is guaranteed.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Don't believe Tom's lies. They get angry at each other and quit mid game. Who knew Rhi had such a good right hook?

[@darkraidisciple8717]

I never expected that. It was almost as awesome as just how casually Katie suplexed Mark.

[@lordofdarkness3774]

If these things don't now happen, I'm going to be very disappointed in you both. Not angry you understand, just disappointed...... 🤨 😂😂😂

[@ashtonnorthrip6164]

rip

[@justiceedlin8674]

Whenever you all get your vaccinations/after the pandemic, will you return to the studio like good old times?

[@cheat200]

While the studio is great, I feel like this might actually be better. We get to see all of their reactions whenever we want, we're not bound by the editing (Even though the editing guy does a great job, it's just not possible/a good idea to get all of them all the time) and the improved audio quality is really nice. Especially since during the biohazard stream it seemed like Trott's mic wan't working so we got big boomy trott the entire time.

[@justiceedlin8674]

@@cheat200 yeah, makes sense. I just really liked when they could support each other in person and physically whenever they have an emotional situation. Also no mics being accidentally left on mute. But I totally understand either way

[@Imwritingthisnotefrombeyondthe]

Plot twist: Tom's actually walking back and forth and it's not fov change

[@SidTheStallion]

Cows 👍

[@TheWickExp]

Love that theyre being sponsored but i really dont like digital rolling lol. Even if it is just a coincidence/luck there's always that one part of you that feels like something is wrong with the software lmao. Makes for some funny situations tho! All in all another great session (even if it was a bit short :p)

[@TheWickExp]

@@derschwartzadder or perhaps....Mark has been chosen by the Gods of D&D themselves lol

[@LexSchilperoord]

IRL rolling is more likely to be imperfect rng really

[@asherandai1000]

@@derschwartzadder You've clearly never seen Taliesin's rolls in CR campaign 1. Also my rolls when I ruined a star wars one shot in 20 minutes... but CR is online proof.

[@deannekellogg8514]

Except for the abrupt ending it was pretty much the perfect length of time for me. I typically just listen to shows while driving or doing other tasks. I never have more than a hour for anything but work or my own dnd games which are far more exciting than listening to someone else's game, but that goes without saying. Like sports, its more fun to play than watch though watching can be fun.

[@timeless9534]

Nova isn't using Tomb of Levistus right. Tomb of Levistus gives temporary hitpoint which "Take as much of the triggering damage as possible," meaning she wouldn't have taken the hit. Also, why did the stalker get sneak attack when they didn't have advantage?

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

I don't recall a hit that didn't have advantage. Perhaps you missed that being the case or maybe I missed that happening?

[@MrD10de]

I don't like to be one of "those" people, but was it a character choice for Sentry and Aila to not move to flank the Commander? Was stressing me out watching Sentry fail to land a single hit when she could have had a much better chance haha. Loved this episode regardless. Very tense encounter!

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Flanking is an optional rule that I don't think Mark uses

[@Nesetroll]

They always react so strongly when Mark rolls a 20. As DM, he has to roll A LOT. Every player making him do saving throws, all the enemies attacking each round, it stacks up. That a 20 appears 1/20 of the time is not a reason to say "you are not allowed those dice!" as has been done in the past.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Videos like these aren't good examples since Mark going on a tear is a bit different than just a single Nat 20. Though they usually react strongly to anybody rolling one. Some of that has to do with the rule Mark is using for crits on Aerois. Full damage and then the second more regular roll. So that's pretty strong too.

[@spacecowboy3719]

:(

[@philipkeown]

You could have recorded without Trot and completed, but what do I know?

[@jackdempsey1284]

Trott runs the stream tho, right

[@mme.veronica735]

Tom addressed that in the beginning

[@rozu7772]

@@jackdempsey1284 Yeah, he runs the stream. And I think he also does the music as well.

[@MJAlloid]

If anybody needs any convincing that digital rollers AREN'T fair and balanced, look no further. I stopped using them a long time ago for two reasons. One, I prefer the physical dice and like to get a set for every character I play. Two, the digital dice rollers are aren't fair. The algorithms do not function correctly in any dice roller I've ever seen or used. STOP using them, and use physical dice instead.

[@MJAlloid]

So tired of seeing people so ignorant about them regularly rolling sub-10 on 70-90% of their rolls claiming that the dice rollers are fair and balanced. No...they're not, Chris Trott. Roll. Physical. Dice. You WILL perform much better.