The Duke's Favour | Altheya: The Dragon Empire #9 

I love Rowan's obsession with the Clever Toad and its prophecies.

8 years of fun I belive for you Highrollers 🎉 Keep it up 🥰 4 th february I will be 60 😮 That is 42 years of playing role playing games 😊 Had my first experience at 18 with the basic red d&d Best choice of my life 😀 All have fun wirh rpg and may the light always shine over you all 💫🌞

I do hope in 100 episodes this toads predictions come true

I loved Sentry. Sentry was fantastic and i strive to be at least half a paladin player that Rhi is. That being said, Ophelia is just a delight to watch. The chaotic rich girl energy is just...perfect.

I will always be blown away by the drawings Katy does in her little book, before Campaign 3 had NO IDEA she was such a talented artist.

It would be intersting if Ophelia's superiors in the House of Blood could watch and communicate with her through Percival. Like, every so often Percival's eye sockets fill with orbs of blood and his jaw drops open as the words of the High Priestess projects from it in an ethereal and ghostly voice. "All work and no play makes Ophelia a blasphemous girl."

I hope Daisy and Ophelia become best friends - that would be great. Also Rowans obsession with these nonsensical prophecies is phenomenal

I've been watching since the original campaign (Lightfall). It's crazy to look back and see how much things have changed in just a few years. I think it's amazing, and inspiring, that you've been able to make a career out of tabletop livestreaming. Really enjoying the Altheya campaign so far - a lot of D&D squads are more combat focused, so I really enjoy the (mostly) relaxed pace of Mark's campaigns and the detail of the lore and worldbuilding. I get really into all the different NPCs and factions. Thank you for sharing and for helping me relax after work for so many years!

0:00 Painkillers, sickness, and sleep 0:43 This week's minigame! (Revealed during donos) 0:54 Jumper check 1:37 8th year anniversary (Huzzah!) 2:31 Trott being a madman 4:09 Recap !5:08 Ophelia was drinking 7:35 Ophelia has a spiritual crisis + Percival Cosplay 9:46 Ophelia's memories of Osseus 10:43 Ophelia sees the lamplighters of Ashenrest 13:07 The rest of the party sees them 14:33 Main street lighter description (they have Ophelia's shades!) 15:37 Lamplighters make BANK 16:19 History check: Oh wow the name I made up was right lol 18:29 Lighting in Kelskaris 19:32 Their light is actually impressive 20:43 #5 The Lighthouse 21:18 Citizens pay the Lamp Lighters 21:34 Citizens get free Toad? !21:50 Menty B !22:54 Trott doesn't answer the question (ft party planning) 23:48 Ophelia's murder bar 24:10 Crucible Dice (CD 2-4) *Kim breaks the streak, Katie continues on* !25:04 Party gets stunlocked by "Life is a Highway" (Tom isn't infected for minigame players) 26:07 Ophelia was taking up the one good booth for hours 27:14 Ophelia is giddy drunk !27:27 "Percival is a floater" !27:50 Still human (for now) 28:05 Grumpy Toad explained to Ophelia 28:46 Rowan explains the Clever Toad prophecies 30:09 Ophelia is transparent about hunger !31:28 Ophelia makes puns, Rowan acts oblivious, Daisy is still scared 32:38 Dominus Ignarum descriptions 37:01 In-party fit check (Gruff and Rowan don't pass) 38:56 Xan tries to tell them but Rowan runs interference 39:24 Xan and Ophelia try desperately to convince Gruff, Daisy, and Rowan 40:46 Rowan RPs Duke Ignarius !41:51 Rowan dances 42:47 The Worm = The Wyrm (Rowan catches the guard's attention and gets some money) (44:24 Mark gets comfy) 44:32 Rowan is dirtier !!!44:46 Rowan twerks some mighty thunderclaps (Party breakdown) 46:54 Xan tells it to Gruff straight 48:30 Guards talk to the party (Mark unstuns the party) !49:11 Tom forgets an important name when talking to a guard again (Wisp anyone?) 50:59 The party talk clothes again 53:08 Rowan left a silver piece (ft relative scale of money, silver = fiver) 53:55 Considerate Augrim description 55:13 Convo w/ Considerate 56:36 Party's demeanor/posture description 58:50 Charisma checks to look good (extreme end rolls) 1:01:00 Augrim insight (CD 3-3) 1:01:41 Small talk 1:04:57 Kim finds the favor in the PHYSICAL SCROLL they have. Mark fiddles with it (Kim made it!) !1:06:33 Rowan tells the story 1:10:09 Xan pushes his luck with persuasion (CD 2-4) 1:11:51 Good dialogue option leads to a THIRD for Tom 1:12:32 Insight into Augrim, meeting soon 1:15:29 Things to do in town 1:16:22 Trying to hide Percival's skeletonness (CD 2-4, shouldn't the dice be burnt? It's their rules and game either way, just a question) 1:18:13 Public meeting (!1:19:02 Tom rp's an Ashenrest citizen) 1:20:48 Capitalism - History checks (Tom is become Highrollersdnd) 1:22:25 Writ of Favor and Duke rewards 1:25:37 "The Bearer of this Writ" monkaS 1:27:02 Ashenrest description: Night 1:28:31 New Fanart video (Post to discord, please attach handle) 1:33:24 Part 1 Recap (ft. Trott Daddy and Episode title) 1:35:08 Party plans where to go (church? Shops?) - 1:36:03 Xan's curfew - 1:36:26 Rowan really wants to go to the Clever Toad 1:40:40 What to use the Duke's favor on - 1:41:01 Daisy & Ophelia - 1:41:08 Rowan - 1:41:27 Gruff 1:43:25 Bronzeglow, Stormfall, and Calendars 1:45:25 Going to the Service 1:45:58 Bright Shadow Cathedral Description 1:47:40 Mayleer lore drop (idk how to spell that) 1:48:30 Service description & Scion/Creation lore (how and who they worship here) 1:52:39 Kim wants to go to space again 1:52:49 Rowan cries !!1:53:44 ...Quite loudly 1:54:11 What the songs are about 1:55:11 Gruff knows his religion 1:55:58 The Paper and Pencil Rite 1:58:27 Donation box (Golds put in, Rowan needs bronze for Frog) 1:58:58 First Dark elf (Nalunari) of the campaign and some lore 2:02:46 Xantheus pride revealed to audience? 2:03:05 Arden & his sermon 2:04:54 Ophelia feels homesick 2:06:21 Percival cannot enter flashback 2:07:21 Arcana check for Hallowed Ground 2:10:02 Culture shock !2:10:23 Some other Osseus houses, ft player reactions to house names lol 2:11:05 Rare moment of compassion between daisy and ophelia 2:11:48 ...Maybe too much 2:12:31 Not everyone is a Scion enjoyer !2:12:56 REAL LIFE paper and pen secret rite! 2:15:23 Osseus House Rivalry Lore while we wait for secrets 2:17:23 Ophelia looks inside as the sermon goers turn in their classwork (!2:18:09 Tom falls out of his chair) 2:18:35 Percival gives Daisy silence 2:19:28 Ophelia jumpscared by her first REAL darkness 2:20:38 Ophelia talks to Daisy about darkness 2:22:47 Gruff sees knights! 2:23:24 Xan continues to feel suspicious feelings 2:25:01 Rowan enjoys the company 2:26:31 Knight description (Tiefling) 2:28:14 Gruff Approaches the Knight !2:28:50 Sir Mourning ("yaaaaaah!" cheered rhi) 2:29:21 Becoming a Knight (Holy Knight lore) 2:31:15 The Circle of Loyal Hounds and how to find them (tourney soon) 2:33:57 Sir Mourning continues to offer his services 2:35:05 Recommendation to the Knight of the Sun 2:35:56 Goodbyes 2:36:51 Daisy is trying to be less scared 2:37:33 Ophelia appreciates the arts !2:38:49 Ophelia shows her appreciation, it looks terrifying 2:39:27 The weekly trip to the Clever Toad and descriptions 2:40:34 Ophelia jumpscared by kobolds 2:40:49 they set their sights on the Clever Toad 2:41:26 Rowan lets Ophelia use the Clever Toad 2:42:01 Prophecy 1 2:42:49 Prophecy 2 (So close to being real) 2:43:44 Realization of Archways 2:45:21 Mark apologizes for lore (unneeded) 2:45:40 MOOORRREE !2:45:50 Katie does drawings every episode!! 2:46:36 The writ prop made by the party 2:46:58 Future props 2:47:52 THUNDO 2:49:09 Clever toad doctor who message 2:49:35 Clever toad prop... one day 2:52:19 D*ck size discussions 2:53:30 Belated birthday to Kim 2:53:50 Another member of painkiller club *2:53:59** MINIGAME REVEALED!* 2:54:13 Tom is sick (radical) 2:54:37 The Cosplay ratio is mortifying 2:55:26 Belt/watch joke 2:56:07 Another Kim birthday wish 2:56:38 weekly anti dragon movement !!2:57:19 The "Ball" incident (Party breakdown) 2:59:20 Gloomhaven and Divinity Original Sin Board Games 2:59:36 Tom gets jumpscared by the camera 3:00:36 Mark does a Mummy bit Bants and lore, brought to you by a delirious crew.

So the moon scion is basically "what if Shar wasn't lying about what she stands for".

Soooo Rhi is the one that didn't get any sleep because baby. Trot is on Painkillers. I'm going to guess Katie was the one who was ill, because she always is the one who is ill lol.

OMG, the Wyrm! I have never laughed that hard at a d&d show before in my whole life.

Kim’s accent is fantastic. Amazing character work ❤

With CR missing a week due to sickness, I have been really looking forward to this. I need me some nerdy fantasy as often as possible.

8 years. Wow. I discovered D&D thanks to you guys and I've been in love with it ever since. Specifically watching Kim and Duncan play flux buddies and she mentioned something about a dungeons and dragons game she was going to join. Being a nerdy kid at the time I had to check it out. I was there for episode 1 and I couldn't be happier.

Awww Daisy and Ophelia bonding is so - ❤

You guys are the best. Much love

Thank you for taking me away from the shitty things happening in every day life. Much love guys!

The Toad knows all, the Toad sees All!

Not seen Katie's weekly drawings/diary entries before, that's such a lovely touch

rhiannon (if that’s how you spell it) has the preeetiest smile

44:50 10 thunder damage from Rowan twerking! I needed a death saving throw. ☠️😂

Osseus is sounding like Maldraxxus(+Revendreth obviously) from World of Warcraft's Shadowlands expansion, I like it.

The Wyrm!

These guys are so great, I love them all. Gruff is wholesome, Rowen is so funny, Ophelia is so cool and cute, Daisy is quirky and a surprisingly fun rogue and Xantheus is amusingly neurotic.

I don't know if this has been addressed or not (haven't seen anything), but are we planning on getting little cards/stat blocks for the PCs again? I really enjoyed those!

Congratulations on 8 years! Hope there will be many more to come!

Mark trying to stir the pot :"you can certainly try". Really enjoying the campaign so far. Its a bit heavy on the RP but Mark has put a lot of work into making the world feel real and full of real ppl. Well done

Mark's friar impression is perfect Wondering though, didn't the house anticipate the struggle that Ophelia would NEED blood and struggle greatly because she was away from the supply? This hasn't ever come up before? Seems like being thrown to the wolves... Unless that is exactly what they wanted. Do they want her to become a predator? 🤔

Yayyyy thank you for the content ❤️❤️❤️

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

Amazing guys

LOOORE, LOOORE, LOOOOORRREEE!!! GIVE ME MOOORREE!!!

It would be hilarious if the twerking from the wyrm put out the lanterns that were just lit and one of the lantern lighters comes out and says, "My lanterns!".

Yoo no way! More Emberverse art? I remember them all the way back from Lightfall!

When Mark was talking about the transition between ophelia and the rest of the team, I was imaging that the transition would be a close up on them touching the light pole near ophelia and when it zooms back out it is the team

Omg ! The Wyrm! Was as good as the cow moment 😂

True OG question here: does this party breakdown moment beat the DM breakdown of the airship recruitment scene of Aerois? 😂

Now that I'm caught up on Campaign 3 I'm going to have to go back and finish campaign two. I don't remember how far in I was 'fore I fell off...

Love the emotional support skeleton.

Can't wait until noon today where we can all do the wyrm!

Daisy x Ophelia, or Daisy + Ophelia BFFs, I want these ladies to become the dynamic duo!

Daisy and Ophelia finding common interests!!

I dont think you needed to open with "everyone is on drugs" ............ although its not much differnt to when everyone isnt on drugs.

Yes.

The toad is gonna be the next brookstone

Eight years!!!

Thank you all

Wow. Gruff is such a fanboy.

For the Gorithm!!

Rowan's child like wonder of the toad is hilarious 😂

dear mark, please keep creating more nonbinary gender swapping villains. and strong bunny women. or whatever the else you want because it is always awesome. thanks

Ball

We're now 9 episodes in, and I feel the show can start picking up the pace now. As the ep was called "the Duke's favour" a meeting with the actual Duke would have been expected.

I do not like the Considerate. It's clear he's not treating the party with any urgency or care.

I cant believe TOMS CHARACTER DIED ALREADY?!? haa jk.. (writing before watching hope i didnt jinx it..) 256 views 27 minutes ago