Illuminating Truths | Altheya: The Dragon Empire #17

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Rowan and Xantheus try to find a cure for their curse while investigations into the Lamplighter's Guild accelerate!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:43 - Part 1
1:42:18 - Part 2
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High Rollers is a 5e DnD campaign that streams every Sunday at 5pm UK on / highrollersdnd
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Daisy: Katie Morrison - / littlenommer
Rowan: Chris Trott - / trottimus
Gruffudd: Kim Richards - / nanosounds
Ophelia: Rhiannon Frost - / rhifrost_
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[@HighRollersDnD]

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[@HerzogZAK]

Just got mine! Flying all the way up from Australia to see you guys! Keen!

[@ana_d_73]

I love how Daisy, the party member with the highest kill count, is seen by the public as the most normal person in the group. "Oh and a nice girl in a cute dress!" 🌼🌼🌼

[@quintinharnish3027]

Misdirection

[@christopherbrown9188]

Just like a good Rogue 🥷

[@TheMooseMcLovin]

When i bought BG3 I didnt expect to be waiting weekly for a DnD video but here we are..

[@EnbyNomad]

It's a canon event

[@Atypical_Typo]

Right here with ya. Never had interest in DnD until that game😂

[@roselusk7980]

Same! Suddenly I'm watching high rollers every week and have a monthly sibling DnD night.

[@1Lanavis1]

Same

[@odarkrayne]

Here we are indeed! Lol

[@OrangeyChocolate]

Normally I'd get bored of a D&D party hanging around in one city for several episodes, but the group's storytelling is keeping me thoroughly engrossed. Loving Altheya!

[@edholmes8726]

They could call the inn “The Dukes Favour” or “The Dragons Gift”.

[@d.r2533]

Also a really cocky group name!

[@adamyoung976]

I bet that mark would get em into trouble with the duke for that lol. Using the dukes likness without permission and what not.

[@kyleweir689]

I cannot imagine how hard Rhi would have been weeping “Humperdink Rumpduckles’ band of merry men”

[@klaudiapiwowarczyk7157]

I love Kim's energy in this episode, she's just perfect amount of grumpy

[@j-mc2144]

These things happen when you roleplay a dad.

[@kimk3861]

Cat-pillar…. Perfect dad-joke👌🏻

[@NCcody811]

I like to imagine Gruff really saying the CATapillar line and being extremely proud of it.

[@christopherbrown9188]

Thanks dad, time to go...

[@A2Ztigers]

Kim really getting into character with these dad jokes now Spoilers for the end of the episode Bro that dude totally got caught just because Rowan decided to touch his shoulders, he moved weird and everyone was like "that's sus". He nearly got away with it, if not for Rowan being touchy with strangers

[@crazynerdartist]

"I would like to invite you to dinner" BROOKSTONE!!!

[@colinmckoy4445]

The flashbacks

[@IndigoF0X]

Honestly all I could think about

[@CharlotteLimeslade]

What is this in reference to? I haven't seen previous campaigns!

[@takofficially]

@@CharlotteLimeslade In the first village that the aerois gang arrive in, there was a uptight rich guy named brookstone. The gang was friendly with brookstone and he betrayed them. From that point on anytime the group got betrayed it was known as being "brookstoned". This is the very short version of the story though, go watch it for yourself :)

[@lexgray42]

the way i yelled 'you're going to get brookstoned!'

[@datguy6101]

The cliff-hanger at the end of this episode is something else, I don't think I can wait 2 weeks

[@j-mc2144]

Well now I'm terrified of finishin it

[@tylerwelty9847]

Shitttt guess I ain’t finishing it tell next week

[@heathengypsy]

I feel like Kim's CAT-erpilla pun wasn't appreciated enough because I cracked up laughing 😂

[@mechaocean]

only found High rollers a little while ago but you guys are truly incredible! The stories Mark weaves and everyones fantastic ability to roleplay makes you guys just a joy to watch and listen too.

[@patrussell1792]

Podcast listener. “Catapillar” = Comedy Gold. Laughed out loud for too long. Thank you, Kim.

[@magley64]

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

[@phoenix72999]

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

[@22ukiuki]

FOR THE EMPRESS GOR THE ALGORITHM

[@iliassambi8195]

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

[@Karkinos_]

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

[@hmmurdockofids]

I hope the waiter at the upcoming dinner is called Stonebrook.

[@jonathanhall3640]

I like Bliss hope she sticks around

[@accade_acaso]

I hope we’d be able to see the video of your live show guys ❤ (I can’t travel, health problems, I’d love to meet you otherwise) thank you so much and have fun!!

[@EnbyNomad]

"Aerois you were more like superheroes" Oh I was mistaken, I thought we had an entire broken bone arc

[@mozzym770]

ANTI SPOILER BARRIER

[@camrynmurray5331]

Why are you not at the top this week?

[@Stormrider1138]

Legend at it again

[@Mealbot2000]

Get him up there!

[@simplesushichef]

The barrier! It's falling 😭

[@heavymanhedge9937]

Help the birb fly

[@felixzailskas2734]

Another great episode! Hope the party will also check out if Blackwing might be able to lift the curse. But who knows what they would want for it.

[@TomJordan11]

I'm so glad the vods get added to KZbin, loving this series, the detail of the city is amazing!

[@vinterbjork4128]

"Pillars of Something", there we have it!

[@ultimatedemon2]

Love marks world building. So inspiring

[@user-eq2dy5yn3v]

Emberfin for the name of the fish!!!!!!! Vote for Emberfin!!!

[@donald4312]

I haven't watched past this episode but I already want a compilation of Rowan bursting into tears with emotion.

[@J0K3R_the_Nerd]

So hey i just spent an hour digging thru footage trying to remember this 😂and would just like to say. The last few minutes of this episode gave me similar vibes to that one and only time Will Wheaton rolled a nat 20 on an insight check IYKYK🤣🤣🤣 ngl i was almost waiting for "i want his parents names , i want his social security number, i want his bank account balance, and i want his Ashley Madison password!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@lexgray42]

Kim and Katie are killing it in the shirt game

[@oliverer3]

Been anxiously waiting for this! Missed the live episode for first time in a while!

[@aod.42091]

my brain always fills in the pillars of eternity

[@tenebraebr]

10 out of 10 episode. I love these so much. Too bad the next one is in 2 weeks, but hey, it is what it is.

[@arnarholt8922]

Another one knocked out the park. A name suggestion for the inn “The Pillars Rest”

[@bunnybean77]

Two weeks to wait noooooo!! Absolutely loving this campaign

[@CeyasStuff]

Catapiller was such a stroke of comedic genius, praise to Kim XD

[@Rendoku25]

Love the big naked lion dad😂

[@j-mc2144]

I really hope the beginning of that part 2 isn't cut on the pod lol Edit: Whaddahell! Who gifted me a sub? Why does yt not notify me of these things! Endless thanks to, I'm guessing, Collin Schnieber or maybe François Côté? 0:00 Avengers theme cutoff 0:24 No Rhi :( 0:42 ReAnon 0:59 Announcements - 1:05 LIVE TOUR (not a tour) - 3:25 People from Mars! - 4:27 INSOMNIA THIS SATURDAY! - 5:14 Tom kicked their guest in BG3 - 6:30 Insomnia show will be recorded (7:04 Tom's D20 disappear) !!7:25 Mark speaks German :) *Beginning* 8:40 Intro recap 10:53 He has table seasonings 11:25 Crucible Dice (CD 0-5) 12:32 Whereabouts DSC (description) 13:09 Working Theory 13:32 Ghost still present, calmed 14:40 How to Pass the ghost? 14:55 Was it a possession 15:56 Talking about it in character 16:30 Garden tea party is safe 17:44 Haunting DSC 18:40 Xantheus and Rowan feel bad (19:14 , 19:50 Daisy is hyperactive) 20:08 Kitchen dsc !20:28 Red Herring comment + dsc !!20:53 Mark does the spot on Zelda Pokemon song 21:15 Gruff cooks a good meal! 23:02 Aerois has disease realism 23:51 Noticeable illness? 24:24 Xan is unwise rn !25:16 A proper breakfast 25:36 Xan and Rowan feeling clammy cold (26:17 Personal baths are rare) 27:01 What do? 27:27 Ophelia dips out 28:40 Percival creepy 29:01 (r) *Baths* 29:50 Going to the Bath 30:49 Heartsway, plaza, Bath dsc 31:37 Dandily greets them 32:00 Noticing Xan + Rowan haunting 33:09 Everyone else is fine 33:37 Dandily wants to help, Vault auras 34:15 Dandily saves souls (r) !34:53 Xan nervous about dangerous magic sensing 35:33 Party super sus of Xan 35:52 Public Bath Dsc !36:34 Trott's random Speaking across the water aside 37:04 Xan is a science denier 37:22 Dandily and Rowan DSC 37:41 (r) Rowan falls asleep (wis save throw), nightmare dsc 38:40 Waking up 39:23 Dandily's Ritual dsc !(40:35 Adorable Rowan Noises) (r) 40:57 The Diagnosis, it's bad 42:23 Treatment Costs 44:26 Other practitioners 45:46 Rowan's Brave face 46:36 Meta knowledge on Ritual costs needed 47:40 Rock Paper Scissors to the death 48:04 Hoe to collect resources 49:19 Xantheus KNOWS how to get a bit of money 50:26 Gruff reassures his infirm children !51:18 Gruff upsets Rowan about the Clever Toad !!52:05 Gruff has seen the eyes of a man about to drown

[@mithren86]

Very exciting to see where this leads

[@chrishughes-adair1319]

THE PEBBLES!! STRONG TOGETHER!

[@jpgamer9197]

Love not editing the entry to part 2 - just let Mark sit there for a moment lol

[@arcticbanana66]

0:41 - Pre-Annon, Annon, De-Annon, Re-Annon

[@Setiweb]

Pillars of Fate Guardians of Fate Champions of Fate A Twist of Fate A Quirk of Fate Yahtzee

[@chewbacca7856]

Just stumbled upon yall. New to ttrpg. Will have to start viewing previous campaigns since I am caught up on this one. Can't sit around for 2 weeks and do nothing.

[@SylviaDragon]

gotta admit, having a fantasy 5g conspiracy plot was not on my list of expected plot hooks but hooked.

[@yuzik01]

I love how every group always tries to ask NPCs for a group name even though they know they won't get nothing from the DM xD

[@mikary96]

I wonder if they still have the Taroth thingy blessing, as far as I remember just one of them used it. Cause bro, at the beginning of the episode I’d reroll the crucible lol. Btw this comment is at the first 15min of the video.

[@novicehammer]

For the emperess, but for the algorithm aswell.

[@BoomMCOC]

Party gets and invite to a dinner with a possible bad guy. Me yelling "BROOKSTONE!"

[@ZandyrBier004]

Cat o’ Pillar Highlight of my day

[@TheRazinblade]

The bright sword for whatever her title is reminds me a lot of knight commander Meredith from dragon age 2. Lol

[@krisztinagaal8437]

If Obsiddius is involved in this thing, I will be SO sad.

[@kimmyanimesimp6056]

Im trying to catch up so I can watch a live 😭😭 almost there!!!

[@thomasmortensen6379]

THE EPISODES ARE TOO SHORT😭

[@vertigine69]

Is “Brookstoned” going to become “Tobiased”? 👀

[@annaspringbear]

Hahaha Kim, best pun in ages, brava

[@blackh9604]

It might just be the music but I am getting some amazing Professor Layton vibes from this situation

[@greensleeper]

When y’all gonna have merch again?

[@joeivo911]

Love the show. Just not sure how they don’t know their abilities yet lol

[@wyattfrye8262]

46:45 because you’re making a spell that no one ever uses worse. Quill only used that spell once and it failed to fix the snake ladies curse. Based on your description of this curse I assumed the same rule would apply, but oh well

[@corberus3119]

Thalia was cursed by an archfey, a little worse then a ghost encounter for a party at level 3

[@mikkianderson7903]

i clicked the link by its just a photo of you guys... cant see how to buy?! x

[@mikkianderson7903]

... DW found it 🤦‍♀😅

[@traartadventures]

Seacond I heard lay lines I thought 👀GhostBUsters👀.. the Kate McKinnon one ofc.

[@Lunch_Meat]

The story telling in this is amazing. You are all so amazing!

[@Melarec]

Nooo! Not the two week cliffhanger! This is too much.

[@IndigoF0X]

MILD SPOILER: When they got that dinner invite the only thing I could think of was Brookstone from campaign 2 😭

[@SebonClawfang]

Man im waiting on the Brookstone event

[@angelaricks1083]

Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything; no new merch? Are we still waiting on a new shop?

[@SherlockHulmesDM]

Basically, we don't have the time to sort out a whole new merch thing ourselves (previously we worked with companies that helped us do it). We're all doing various other parts of running HR, or other jobs/channels and Merch is just low on the priority list for us right now. We'd need one of us to work on it full time and we just don't have that capability atm.

[@angelaricks1083]

No worries, y'all do an amazing job! Just wasn't sure if I had missed anything. Thanks so much for the response back; exactly why y'all are my favorite d&d stream!!!!

[@johnrentmeester8359]

scarlet carp anyone with me on that for fish

[@ROBOCAM3000]

Tobias... Tobias BROOKSTONE.

[@mikkianderson7903]

omg yay!!!

[@alstonjacobs4934]

Just realized they are almost Cpt. Planet. Earth, fire, water, and heart (blood), they are missing wind and instead have light.

[@abcrasshadow9341]

I assume Arrina is inspired by Miss Marple, at least that is the vibe I got from her.

[@tschwag]

Is it just me or do you get a Dolores Umbridge vibe from Eremina Willowthorn?

[@CjGrenning]

for the intro of the episode that comes out on the April fools day of 2025 they should use dice from Tom's bag of cursed dice

[@rayindc2074]

1:30 Pre-tour

[@adamyoung976]

Pillars of fate or pillars of justice

[@izzy_apex]

I love this Halfling grandma (who will kill you if you step out of line)

[@dethmin173]

cool

[@danalou_who7765]

I am even more suspicious of the Duke's son than before.

[@notthesonofwilliam788]

🔖 2:20:00

[@ultimatedemon2]

I will say this church that mark has created is giving me bad vibes

[@brandon-toddhutchinson3798]

Caterpillar 😂🤣😭💀😂🤣😭💀

[@level_breaded5364]

I’m not caught up on the series but damn I don’t like the religion in this empire lol

[@AuraBodysnatchPlays]

Don’t think I like these new mechanics that marks put in, and the way he’s making everything super difficult. It’s been a good run high rollers.

[@jurgen4466]

Your intros are really bad 🤔 Good the role playing is good!

[@idoshulman6379]

Maybe you should also say why you dislike them if you want them to improve?

[@MFZBitch]

Still the best DnD show there ever was !