The House of the Rose | Altheya: The Dragon Empire #7

[@ROBOCAM3000]

"We're Caldren luv, always very proud! I'm particularly proud of my tets."

[@RedneckWraith]

I'm a hard-core combat DM. Visceral, tactical and life threatening combats are my favorite type. That being said, this was my favorite "combat" encounter ever LMAO. My ribs hurt

[@Crispi1260]

With all the exfoliation that went on this week, they’ll be the cleanest boyos in the town.

[@shitpostgrotto2982]

Definitely the silliest "combat" encounter I have ever bore witness to. Love it.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

As a Barbarian. Ophilia should also be adding her Con modifier to her AC when not wearing armor.

[@minkmonk5387]

Dnd beyond should do that automatically when she unequips the armor, no?

[@swearimnotarobot3746]

Maybe she only gets that ability at level 3 or something?

[@lucemferre]

⁠@@swearimnotarobot3746unarmored defense is a level 1 barbarian ability.

[@warling5042]

she's wearing armor.

[@gengar618]

@@warling5042yes but she said the armor is more of an aesthetic thing. And this person is talking about when she’s Yknow, in the bath without the armor. Her unarmored defense should still be affecting her AC.

[@onemadshrimp4812]

1:51:54 Rowen surfboarding his matress shouting his own name like an angry Pokemon made me laugh the hardest I've done in a long time! 😂 The whole encounter was fantastic

[@d36class]

tears in my eyes

[@phoenix72999]

EXFOLIATED!

[@j-mc2144]

4:04 Intro/Recap 08:38 We got a map! (Legend and locations explained) 10:26 Enticing Devil is GONE 11:02 Party planning 12:07 The Central Plaza and its Statues (Dragon Empress cannot be remembered) 14:58 They met a knight, shaking and crying (Gruff gets a recc from Daisy) 16:07 Where do they want to stay? 16:57 Cauldrons are proud of their appearance (It's been a month to be fair) 19:57 Exploring time scale 20:37 They need a bath 21:30 Where can they buy clothes 22:45 What they see looking around (Grumpy Pig, Twin Tall Towers, House of the Quill and Scale) 26:17 Main Saint Shrines are enfranchised 27:09 Fancy Weapons Smith 28:28 Knights are celebrities ! 29:22 Tom has a DISTINCT rp voice 30:36 Rowan is Sad and Stinky, Gruff smells of fish 31:49 Bathhouse Description 35:21 Reverend Mother and Father ! 36:16 FAT VAPE (Tom is a huge spongebob fan) 36:52 Mark likes rabbit people? (He rolled randomly) 37:29 The baths are down NOOOO 39:43 Everyone wants the bath ! 40:36 Party talks with the Reverends (Tom has some trouble talking) 42:30 Tom is worryingly bad at talking (42:54) 43:23 Problem Explained 46:30 Reverends don't care about the stink 47:10 Father Reverend's Compliments to the party (! 47:44 Gruff) 48:09 Common travelers to Ashenrest 50:32 They NEED a bath first 52:06 Mark gets something. Party discusses Spa gear 53:15 Party gets dressed down !53:40 "Gruff gets immediately naked" 54:04 Cauldra and Iceheart are hot spring regions !55:09 IT'S D*CK SIZE ROLLING TIME!!! 55:46 Rowan rolls for size with the big dice 57:33 Party continues to dress down 59:50 They enter the bath 1:01:00 FIGHT (first initiative of the year) 1:03:13 Their AC is lower w/ no armor 1:05:32 New status condition: EXFOLIATED 1:08:57 Rowan does some really important stuff ;) 1:12:18 They are uber dogpiled !1:14:40 Poor Xantheus with a Loincloth in his face !1:14:59 Xantheus pops like a rocket 1:15:25 Crucible Dice Rolled (4-2) 1:17:11 BACK TO THE PILE (CD used 3-3) 1:18:21 Daisy struggles to get up, proceeds to slip n slide 1:20:45 Nim is Amused ;) 1:22:03 CD used 4-2, Daisy holds 1:22:56 Ophelia Seething 1:23:29 Ophelia is SANIC 1:24:31 Rowan is eternally slipping 1:25:30 Rowan makes a...WOT? (College of Creation) 1:29:25 CD used 3-3 to pick up Xantheus 1:31:56 Xan does a Rockstar slide !1:32:55 Tom makes a noise after rolling lmao 1:33:55 Part 1 Recap (Party laughs in the background) 1:34:29 Rhi murdered a biscuit ! 1:35:22 Rhi burps gutturally and that side of the table dies of laughter 1:36:17 Nim helps, magic is familiar (CD used 2-4) 1:40:43 Trott tests Mark hulmes on his own checks ;) 1:42:16 Xantheus CANNOT fail 1:44:00 Gruff is mad !1:46:31 Tom tries some *mad shit* to be honest (CD used 1-5) 1:49:49 He eats sh*t 1:50:52 Daisy gives up !! 1:51:55 Rowan surfs, "Rowan!" Party proceeds to die of laughter (If you look closely, Tom tries his hardest not to spittake) 1:52:52 Encounter over 1:54:54 They come back up, Xantheus healed !1:57:45 Xantheus and Mark talk about "THINGS" 2:00:17 Lost in the sauce 2:00:34 Star Trek Gruff 2:01:27 Xan explains how he got these scars !2:04:04 "Beat it out of you" 2:04:15 Effects of first baths 2:05:32 Percival is still chillin 2:07:10 Hair dryer 2:08:30 1d4 charisma 2:10:34 Xan asks around the town 2:12:10 Q1: Places of Sorcery and magic? (Ravenstar Spire, Duskrise) (Ft Anakin Skywalker hair) 2:15:28 Q2: Circle of Loyal Hounds Info (First day of Bronzeglow Festival, Tourney fields) 2:19:00 Q3: How to talk to a duke? (Duke's title: Crimson Bastion) (Ft Mark pulls a fun voice) 2:22:45 The Aureit Insurrection (I can't tell what the word is through the accent) & people across the sea is rare ! 2:24:45 Hairdresser is proud of her ??? (Cheap Laugh) 2:26:42 Where to stay 2:28:12 Gruff, Daisy, Ophelia go to Grumpy Hog (description) 2:32:26 Ophelia goes to the bar (he has a great voice, I love this guy) 2:34:21 Daisy and Gruff join the convo 2:34:37 Rowan to perform? ! 2:35:29 I can't explain to you how happy this stupid aside made me feel !2:35:46 Ordering drinks 2:37:06 Party also loves this guy !2:37:53 Clever Toad inn: (Lots of laughs from the party) !2:39:50 Judging a book by its cover lol 2:40:49 Comedic timing 2:41:38 More description 2:42:56 Entering the Clever Toad (Meeting the Kobolds) 2:44:30 Finding THE Clever Toad 2:45:23 Talking with the crackhead Kobolds about getting the room (Ixultarik, Yurentarik, Zeenytarik) 2:47:45 Tom is overwhelmed Peace then love ya'll. Love a good Highrollers downtime episode.

[@corberus3119]

i believe its aureit like (xan)Auregan (aurum is latin for gold)

[@25Dzone]

6 was so good, they did it twice!

[@kmcg959]

The bathhouse combat was hilarious. So silly and imaginative!

[@Crispi1260]

55:28 is the moment that this campaign has really been waiting for. First Cam, then Lucius… now Rowan. 😂

[@stobbsm]

Leave it to High Rollers to turn a bath into a combat encounter😂😂 love the creativity on this one.

[@spyro454]

I'm loving the new conditions that Mark is bringing in like "exfoliated"!

[@wolfpup9162]

The effective meme of ‘I fired and I missed and then I fired again and I missed…’ but every time the cast fall over

[@Goldjit1]

Ah, a man of Game Grumps I see

[@MrChaosProf]

This episode was absulutely KILLING it. So much positive energy and hilarious descriptions by Mark. Thanks!

[@GaldirEonai]

Fun fact: "Tourney" isn't short for "tournament". It's the older term. Tournament is a later derivative of it. Both entered the english language via french, "Tourney" in the late 11th century and "Tournament" a bit later (12th to 13th).

[@FurratLG]

Glad to see we're back with the most professional D&D show on the web! ;P

[@eduardorickrot4763]

This is by far the funniest thing I've seen this year

[@FiredrakeMacFie]

Every time they shout EXFOLIATE, I picture a Dalek with a loofah... 1:28:25

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

*EXFOLIATE!!!! EXFOLIATE!!!!!!*

[@ronniedarko8830]

Lol 😂

[@bananaman5590]

rowen saying his own name gave me flashbacks of aqua Mumba

[@thelostarchivesdnd]

What an incredible episode! So perfect to come back after the holidays to more incredible High Rollers escapades - love you all so much xxx

[@garrusfireye3618]

I love the Cleaver Toad! They NEED to stay there!

[@carlytracy1818]

Just began watching the channel and getting more into Dnd! Y’all rock!

[@lizz376]

I love watching high rollers with Chris Trott!

[@everithh]

I was confused why they were talking about rolling D20s in the baths and then Matt explained...............now I'm curious what Lucius got LMAO I have to watch C2. Edit: Omg that "combat" encounter was the best.

[@alexandrusava6131]

Ah, yes, my favourite World of Warcraft creators have returned from the Holidays (I really hope youtube fixes their automatic sorting, this is getting really out of hand lol) Anyway, glad to see you folks return, really missed you.

[@yoshimario40]

Okay but if they actually did a WoW tabletop that would be so hype for me.

[@damioncastellano5299]

I just love all these characters so much!

[@RossMKitson]

A nice light tone to the episode, and a welcome return after the postponed episode.

[@OrangeyChocolate]

A great way to start the new year. Here's to more fun, chaos, and good health in 2024.

[@2starkiller]

This series is such a blast! I recently caught up to speed as I was watching through my 'Watch during RuneScape League Playlist' and I'm invested in the story already and the world seems really cool! The PCs are all very interesting and the unique subclasses are great. This is the first I caught live in twitch and I'm aiming to do that from now on. Keep it up HighRollers!

[@joranvanolphen9892]

no bettah way to start the new year than some nice chaotic dnd and a couple new idea's i can steal for my own campaign XD thank you for being a lovely mess high roller, i love you guys

[@estraventhenerd6725]

This is nice! I learned a lot from this episode! I always wanted to run a campaign that contains more sandboxy cities. But I didn't know how to do it. I didn't mind running a sandbox dungeoncrawl. But it felt wrong to run a sandboxy social sessions.

[@timeless9534]

I'd like to say that Trott's Mote of Potential uses the benefit every time the bardic inspiration is used. You don't choose which benefit to use, the benefit depends on HOW the bardic inspiration is used. That's all.

[@tarano1467]

Finally, I need my DnD fix after the holidays dry spell!!

[@JaffaArchfiend]

2:33:18 the basic rooms, 25 gold per night... And Gruff's wanting to stick around at least for the tourney in ten days... 250 gold for that entire stay... What's the other place like cost wise? xD 2:46:30 so 20 gold for a four person room, 10 gold for an individual... And its ran by a family of Kobolds... Damn this towns expensive xD

[@kingcore3042]

Anyone else notice tom squirm when he mentioned the gold dragon that killed the Dukes mom lol

[@StovenDovahkiin]

Yeah, I don't need to roll insight to know something is up with that.

[@danteangel]

Daisy is by far my favorite Character this season so far

[@wverms]

you've heard of netflix and chill, get ready for tea and fling!

[@mikkianderson7903]

Omg yay were back!!!!❤

[@terryotoole3265]

I just imagine awhile makeover montage for the party like that one scene from Wizard of Oz.😊

[@raiankeiji6954]

I was looking forward to a new eposide! I checked the channel every week and was so sad every time to see no new episodes😢

[@jordanroutledge777]

They back babyyyyyy!!

[@scottharrop6720]

I got Monty Python vibes from the Master of Braids. Love Mark's voices for this session. What would Ophelia say? Haha :)

[@BlackIjs]

DM of a thousand cool voices!

[@IvyKendall-zm2gl]

I would love to get full tabletop information for all of the highrollers campaign settings.

[@Mealbot2000]

High roller are back!

[@ZandyrBier004]

Dwaaaaarven Braids. Fine dwaaarven braids. Direct from [Orzammar equivalent]

[@richardpark997]

Bless !!! Awesome MAP !

[@adamchastan2703]

Literally just finished the podcast of part 1, time for more exfoliating!

[@HelenaOfDetroit]

Someone needs to tell Mark Hulmes that there is no discord link and it's impossible to find.

[@HighRollersDnD]

linktr.ee/highrollersdnd

[@Setiweb]

@@HighRollersDnDPILLARS OF FATE

[@jordanroutledge777]

I want to go to the clever toad so badly 😂

[@mosesthompson4593]

It’s been so long I needed my high rollers fix

[@JacobBoyle-m6o]

What took so long!? Thanks for making these High Roller crew I look forward to your uploads. Have a good one.

[@itsflowerside]

the episode literally aired on sunday and it's wednesday, what on earth do you mean?

[@mme.veronica735]

They took a break for the Holidays of Christamas and New Years. Is that such a suprise?

[@JacobBoyle-m6o]

@itsflowerside Not the actual recording. It was three weeks in between episode 6 and 7. No big deal. I was just making a joke. I think they took a break for Christmas.

[@colinmckoy4445]

Where'd they get that GIANT D20??? I want one!!!

[@sillyowia]

the map looks really similar to the ones in the inkle sorcery games i like it

[@Zathurious]

It's still a little weird hearing my name. I never shared a name with an NPC before.

[@szbo]

Yee Boi!

[@AlexSmith-kh3mz]

YOOOO TROTT IS BASIL!!!!!

[@timeless9534]

WE'RE BACK!!!

[@richardsmith1898]

Fuck me, this episode was hilarious.

[@spectra20000]

I feel like Mark based the Reverend Mother off of the witch from Goblin Slayer, has the pipe and same way of speaking

[@Krahnin]

0:52 anyone know where one could acquire this “orb”? I need one!

[@HighRollersDnD]

Dispel Dice!

[@Setiweb]

@@HighRollersDnDPILLARS OF FATE

[@daeins]

EXFOLIATED EXFOLIATED

[@Superfunhappyking]

serious Konosuba vibes from this episode lol

[@kilianvanherbruggen7380]

finally

[@Peter-xs2mu]

This is an awesome map! Can anyone tell from the map which software was used to create it? It looks a bit like a map that could be created using Campaign Cartographer 3, but other software might do the trick as well.

[@johncoates8462]

Think it's the "Inkarnate" web app

[@fire_dog220]

Inkarnate

[@Peter-xs2mu]

@@fire_dog220 Thank you!

[@mcairns2846]

Do we know what they used to make the map? Always looking for great DMing tools :-)

[@FalCorianHojasanta]

Is exfoliation the new Hallways ???

[@ronniedarko8830]

Rihannon is so cute🎉❤

[@naughtydred8538]

Pointless opinion: I know Mark is bad estimating numbers, which is a tiny flaw considering his strengths. That said, If we've got multiple buildings built on top of each other, that map shows a city of 10-15k I reckon, which is much more realistic too I think.

[@Phalcon777]

I mean that would be a soft eight.

[@mr.j4696]

Rowan is the best 😂

[@skollgrimmson]

Is it just me or got the desk bigger? Maybe a other cam angle ?

[@milenasolis7234]

god i reAlly hope my early guess about xantheus is right

[@UncleverCarapace]

It is so painfully, adorable obvious that Mark has never smoked a cigar.

[@kyleweir689]

Could we get a crucible of fate overlay?

[@felixkersey6538]

Does Rhi play Magic? because unless mine eyes deceive me that's the astarion the decadent card by her tablet...

[@Scott_Burton]

1:12:20-1:12:24 For some reason, I hear a very mechanized voice "Halt! Halt or you will be EX-FO-LI-ATE-ED Halt!" 1:53:00-1:53-20 Rowan channels "The Beach Boys" ? 2:35:40-2:35:41 And Altheya becomes part of the MCU / Marvel. Is this canon?

[@scottharrop6720]

I can definitely hear Daleks saying You must be EX-FO-LI-ATE- ED! Haha

[@jayfng123]

Thank.god.

[@Setiweb]

They don't know it but I've inserted my own bugbear gloomstalker into the party. He kicks butt the first round, then its all raspberries phftftftftftft.

[@pricklypotatoes]

NORWAY MENTION????

[@mixmastermike2128]

4:07

[@SunShine35310]

42:29

[@romarioburke6830]

I got to say these people are very nosy like y'all barely know xan and y'all constantly try to find out stuff about him privacy please