Fortunes Foretold | Altheya: The Dragon Empire #10 

ANTI SPOILER BARRIER

So Ophelia now owes visits to not one, but two very powerfull entitites. The catchup is gonna be WILD.

_"Sometimes, the Gods answer your prayers with a handwritten note, sealed with a kiss and delivered by a dove. Other times, they hastily scrawl "Fxck Off" on a brick and drop it upon you from a great height."_ - High Priest Gaz'ka Dodd, speaking on the topic of prayer.

"The weaver doesn't change the thread, merely shapes it into something greater." I love this quote! This card reading gave me so much inspiration for my own character as well as myself, thank you

I can’t believe how perfect those damned cards were for each of the characters!

I love the art with which Mark paints intangible and metaphysical elements into the narration like the experience of morning service vs evening services. It's evident he's put a lot of thought into this world and he's skilled at adding these things which aren't as commonly described by DMs who are just trying to lay down plot points and get the party advancing. Also, I can totally see Rowan developing a relationship with the Magic Toad prognosticator, talking to it like to a mentor or counselor and the toad just... stares... yet he continues on, translating the silence into some profound advice that gives him peace and relief.

I wish I had half the world building and scene-setting chops that Mark has. He (along with the wonderful players) manages to make even slower, more RP-focused episodes utterly engrossing.

Loved this episode. I'm also really loving the friendship between Daisy and Rowan. They are both so soft and supportive. I adore them. Also Xantheus please what is happening with you my lad. You are stressing me out 😭

FOR THE EMPRESS! FOR THE ALGORITHM!

High Rollers is not High Rollers without a messy intro. Mark being just a tiny bit awkward, Tom being Tom, and Kim laughing her socks off!

Quite often around Wales people are introduced by where they are from mainly to distinguish between the different Dai Jones' so you'd say something like Gruffydd Tremorrow to distinguish from Gruffydd Trederday

*Opens door * "Hello, my name is Grufford, from Tremorow"

Love this campaign. Please keep the chill "starter area" vibes going! It's not always necessary to have a grand dramatic plot, sometimes exploration of a immersive world is all we want❤

Mark is so damn good, what a fantastic session.

Been watching campaign two for the last few weeks while I'm at work...well listening. And one thing I just yell in my head is "Ayla, you have danger sense! That's advantage on your dex saves." So ophelia, remember you have danger sense from lvl 2 and you get advantage on dex saves

These (High Rollers Campaign) videos seriously make my week. Thank you, High Rollers crew and THANK YOU MARK for unknowingly mentoring me in proper DM'ing. Edit: Rowan is the best, ever.

Happy birthday Chris Trott! Welcome to old age 😂

Really enjoyed that whole oracle session. Mark is brilliant at setting the tone for a bit of mystical weaving of fate!

0:29 No Rhi 0:57 CHRIS TROTT BIRTHDAY 1:09 Trott wants donations 1:33 How old is everyone 2:14 Kim's Lunar New Year One Shot 4:07 Intro 6:13 Nicer accommodations give inspiration 7:09 Clever Toad enriches lives !7:29 Trott didn't write down the last Clever Toad prophecy 8:02 Clever Toad atmosphere + *dsc (description)* !8:39 Tom listens to Mark :) 8:56 Xantheus sleeps well 9:45 Perception checks for Xantheus hand 10:33 Xan hand dsc 12:15 Shirtcok !12:32 "If Xan looks at Gruff at any point..." - Gruff is the secret keeper 13:07 Gruff's morning routine - 13:59 Morning service dsc + loredrop, Priest + Knight - 16:00 Yoga worship 17:18 Gruff is a religious lad 17:45 Rowan's alarm is the earth 18:26 Rowan wakes up himself and everyone (Xan + Rowan chat) 19:44 Gruff joins 19:56 Kim enters the Gruff voice 20:27 Daisy loves bread 20:58 Brkfst dsc 22:02 Goliath's underpants !!22:31 Mark and Kim kill the party with some clothing anecdotes !23:25 Tom's shirt 23:54 Future plans 24:55 Premier InnJokes (Get it. In jokes...) 25:48 Going downstairs 27:00 What are their names? (Ft HR wiki) 27:45 The Security Tarik and The Clever Toad is average 28:57 Duke's chamber line 30:02 Future planning for shopping w/ Rowan 31:10 Rowan wants his prophecy 31:44 Imperial Flame 33:27 Run the prophecies against the Clever Toad 34:09 What do we want from the Duke? 35:31 Mark uses his calendar 36:25 Daisy just wants food and the Clever Toad 38:21 We stickin together? *A discussion about secrets* 39:23 Sister Inquisitor soon monkaS 41:04 Magic in Altheya 43:26 Gruff's company is not Knightly 43:47 Kim loses Gruff again 44:31 Rowan starts bargaining 45:22 Daisy and Xan want to be adventurers 46:19 Rowan has a secret?!? 47:19 Daisy is innocent :) 48:22 Nim's thoughts about talking secrets 50:19 Nim's trust levels, Rowan is sus? 52:41 Meeting with Ophelia 53:24 Ophelia's window booth 53:34 Rowan's squished pastry to Percy 54:04 Horgrim's tour guide info 55:51 Bounty Board UNLOCKED! 56:58 Rhi is UNAVAILABLE 57:57 Kim is a genius. Percival as a line holder 58:52 How long people wait 1:00:09 Guilds info 1:00:50 Guild masters 1:02:53 Updating Map 1:05:50 Ophelia wants to go shopping 1:06:52 Rowan checks his Prophecies 1:07:34 Imperial Flame base dsc 1:09:46 PHYSICAL BOUNTY BOARD 1:11:08 Xan reads the bounties 1 (doesn't like Gnolls) 1:11:52 2 Lamplighter bounty 1:12:50 thinking up the Gnoll song 1:13:41 Deciding on the lamplighter guild 1:14:35 Gnoll quest is good for the future 1:15:37 Who's Logan Grey? (Guards are amused) 1:16:23 Asking Guard abt Gnolls 1:18:38 Rowan wants prophecies, Gruff still displeased 1:19:58 Imperial Flame tower dsc (Rowan listens to rocks) 1:21:53 1st floor dsc 1:23:32 Talking with the Imperial Flame - 1:24:38 Keeva (prob wrong spelling) - 1:25:52 The secretive side of the table don't want to be read 1:26:45 Going up the tower dsc 1:27:35 Prophet will meet them (all of them...) 1:28:50 Daisy consults Nim on the meeting 1:30:02 SHE KNOWS OPHELIA 1:30:37 Confronting the skepticism 1:31:47 Gruff gives Xan some stern words 1:32:25 Keeva's room dsc 1:34:22 Keeva doesn't talk 1:35:58 MARK HAS A DECK OF CARDS. HE HAS A DECK OF CARDS (shoutout to Fez Inkwright) 1:37:14 Fanart 1:41:30 Huel gulping 1:41:58 Trott's bday 1:42:44 Part 1 Recap 1:44:34 Rowan + Keeva Convo - 1:46:10 Wt does Rowan want? - 1:48:09 Journey or Destination - 1:48:40 Mark draws the first card, The Weaver - 1:49:28 What changed Rowan? - 1:50:25 2nd card, The Founder - 1:51:16 3rd card, The Captain (CAPTAIN LUCIUS ELENASTO??) - 1:52:08 Rowan picks The Founder - 1:53:38 The Founder Blessing (Giga strength) - 1:55:03 The Clever Toad confuses her - 1:55:29 Rowan confronts Keeva's mind speaking - 1:56:42 Keeva reveals her secret - 1:59:24 Keeva wants to meet Daisy 2:00:25 Some Waiting room RP, Xan likes first impressions 2:01:33 Gruff doesn't care for impressions !2:02:14 Rowan is peaking with excitement (more than the clever toad? 2:03:07 Daisy's Turn - 2:05:30 What does Daisy want to know? (Danger) - 2:06:13 Three cards, first is the adventurer - 2:07:26 2nd Card, The Painter - 2:08:26 3rd The Pilgrim (monkaS) - 2:09:22 Picking a card - 2:10:13 The Adventurer's Blessing - 2:11:03 The Pilgrim is close. What to do. - 2:12:25 Gruff is next - 2:13:12 Nim catchup 2:14:17 Waiting room RP, asking Rowan 2:15:21 Gruff's turn - 2:15:38 Confronting Gruff's cold skepticism - 2:17:48 What does Gruff want? - 2:18:38 Can you discern nature itself? - 2:22:51 Kim picks a card (Physically) - 2:23:26 The Miser's Blessings - 2:26:03 Ophelia would've been next, Xan is now !- 2:26:28 Xan, Shadow split in 3??? (Tom bashes his head lol) !!2:26:54 "Good luck with Xan" 2:27:21 Xan + Daisy Waiting room convo 2:28:08 The Oracle knows all 2:28:30 Daisy and Xan bond over secrets 2:29:56 Gruff joins, Rowan is hugging 2:30:46 Xantheus enters - 2:31:41 Kel'skaris & cities - 2:33:43 What does Xan want? - 2:34:03 Xan asks a question? - 2:34:38 Keeva's Dream about Xan - 2:35:22 How long does he have? - 2:35:33 1st card, The Pathless [btw I love the little nod of the head for Mark. He's so immersed!] - 2:36:28 2nd The Cartographer - 2:36:55 3rd The Runaway (lol) - 2:38:19 Picking a card - 2:38:47 ...or not? - 2:39:28 Effects of.. Nothing - 2:40:57 Caution 2:41:53 Xan Returns, learns the other chosen cards 2:43:56 Gruff's Wife !! 2:44:54 Katie helps the wiki team (Ceridwen) 2:46:20 Gruff explains the Miser card (Rowan doesn't know) 2:47:32 Xan doesn't want to disappoint Dad 2:48:50 Going to the Lamplighters' guild 2:49:56 The Ferros dsc ft schoolchildren 2:53:05 Talking with the front desk 2:54:34 2nd floor dsc 2:55:02 Brighteyes dsc and convo 2:56:08 Job description, rough town repairs 2:57:18 Riverside 2:57:33 It's a sabotage 2:58:46 nonlethal? Not really. 2:59:34 Getting a line spot from the Lamplighters !3:01:15 Majority Maths 3:01:44 finishing the agreement 3:02:09 GROUP NAME ? ! 3:02:51 Rowan is cautious with contracts lol 3:03:34 What guild is doing this? ;) allegedly 3:04:47 Emberswirls, canon candy 3:05:22 Wrapping up 3:05:36 Team names (ft Mark knows Deadly premonition :) END + donos will be done at a later date hopefully. (ALSO FK IT'S KYVA)

Great episode, get well soon Rhi! I love the idea of a name like “The Way-finders” or something… it kind of goes with their narrative of looking for where to go in their journey!

Literally just came up with a team name for the party on the fly, but considering that each member of the party is chasing their own destiny and seeking their own happy ending to their own story, I thought it could be good for them to be called the Fate Seekers.

Why do I feel like Xantheus will absolutely *ruin* our emotions by the end of this??

Damn. Xantheus isn't trusted by any of his companions. That's hurtful.

So much lovely stuff this episode, including Kim and Gruff making me cry and laugh with their time in tower, just wonderful

Mark: ...the guild looks after its friends. You help us with this, then you're our friends. I'm sure we can help each other. Rowan: That sounds delightful Me: that sounds like you've invented organized crime

This episode is the first episode i've actually watched! other than this, i've been solely listening on Spotify after HR showed up in my recommended (After binging Dungeons And Daddies and Girls Who Don't DnD). And can i just say.. none of you look how i imagined, but not in a bad way! you're all incredibly beautiful and handsome! All of you are so so talented and funny! i mainly listen while at work, so thanks for being my companions through all my 10-12 hour shifts. i've been listening to Aerois for 8-10 hours per day (basically none-stop) for a while now, and i simply got too curious after it ended and Altheya started. i HAD to actually watch an episode, and wow! I'm very very tempted to let go of my trusty work companion whom has kept me entertained for countless hours while toiling away at customers cars, to actively start watching on a regular basis. Please don't ever stop, you guys are so damn funny and loveable, plus Mark's storytelling and world building is New York Times best sellers type of material! The dynamic is impeccable and more often than not i'll completely forget i'm actually working since i'm so immersed in the story! Many thanks and much love from a Danish Paint Tech

I vote for The Clever Toads!!! 😄

Xantheas: *reveals one of daisy's secrets in this moment* "anyways, i feel like you TRUST me."

This episode is soo goood

Mark and I on the same page

The card reading was so cool.

"The veiled Pebbles" are on the case! oO

Can you folks share where the music for this episode came from? The music that plays while the party is seeing the oracle is so soothing and pleasant and I’d love to be able to listen to it while I work. ❤

I'm not sure I'm doing it right but the interwebs told me to eat a lot of dumplings and make Nian gao. I steamed the cake and Saturday we're going to try some and see if it tastes good. Gong xi, gong xi! Gong xi fa cai!

The Pillars of Creation is the name of a book by Terry Goodkind, I believe.

Happy birthday

LETS GOOOO

The clever roads are a perfect name

@3:19:06 Ah, my bad if you guys had answered it before ^_^; I must've missed it from the last stream. *immediately starts plotting Tiefling Dragonblood Sorcerer shenanigans in Altheya*

Yay! DN D-DAY!

DnD day reminds me of D-day

I wonder how much are dwaves' gems worth in this world.

OMG, how does she eat or drink? What if she gets a stuffy nose, how does she breathe?

Playing Persona 3 Reload while listening to this and I gotta say I got about as giddy as Tom when the cards came out for Mark's worlds version of a Tarot Card reading. Also, I gotta ask did the replacing the lamps for the Lamplighter's Guild come from the Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky/of Cold Steel/from Zero at all? Since all those games have magitek in their setting as well and usually have at least one quest of replacing a light.

Wow, i wonder if the cards were random or if mark fixed the check. If that was improv mark is incredibly good at manipulating word and meaning. like a real Charlatan

Conspiracy theory: This cult of the Dragon Empress is Sovereign in disguise.

Who is the 5th member of hat films?

Bring me a gnoll head, you'll be able to buy bread. Stories of your good deeds will be told, while you will be swimming in gold. For the shaman, the leader of the pack, you will even get 200 gold back. for the other it is 5 platinum, so attack, and go get 'em. just something i whipped up, hope y'all like it :)

cool

I get the feeling that Gruff's wife isnt a Wildheart.

High Rollers: Come here for the messy intros and silly voices, stay for the hour of deeply spiritual reqdings.

The Pillars of Althea? Team name?

i vote in favour of the Clever Toads

Fate Dice: I send the local thieves guild to "rob" percieval

So many 40k parallels

Bookmark: 2:45:00

I know this is very subjective and hopefully doesn’t offend anyone , but Anyone else feel that this campaign is kind of slow and kind of sandboxy ? I love highrollers and Aerois was amazing - it was brilliant and unique throwing all the PCs together like that where they were forced to survive on cooperate and was thrilling for viewers. However, so far Altheya so far feels like the players really have to stretch for a reason to stay together and travel together without a strong something drawing them ahead and together, and that they are just kind of walking around doing errands. And I don’t mean that I’m thirsty for combat or anything, I love RP and usually skip long combats. Again much respect to the cast and I love highroller stuff, (I share, support, donate etc.) but the whole point of comments is to discuss the good and the bad with other like-minded people ❤

....I spent it all on gambling...

"What's the colour of her fur?" Means something quite a bit different when the person is not fully covered in fur 😏

today i learned women also get gooch holes in their clothes. for some reason i thought only men had that problem. Why DO clothes always break in that specific spot? thats so weird... like there must be a reason that's a weakpoint dur to construction

Not really keen on "Fate" in rpg campaigns. I hope HR learns from the mistakes of CR C3 and doesn't overplan and stays with the freewheeling spirit of "see where the characters want to go" rather than "lead the players by the nose."