High Rollers DnD

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Name: High Rollers
Abbreviation(s): highrollers
Creator: Mark/Mara Hulmes
Date(s): January 17th, 2016 - Present
Medium: video, stream
Country of Origin: UK, worldwide
External Links: Official website
YouTube
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High Rollers DnD is an actual-play web series primarily streamed on Twitch, with episodes posted on YouTube. They were initially part of the Yogscast network but became independent December 3rd, 2023.[1]

Campaigns

  • Lightfall (January 2016-May 2018)
  • Aerois (July 2018-July 2023)
  • Curse of Strahd (April 2020-July 2021) - bonus campaign airing alongside Aerois
  • Altheya: The Dragon Empire (November 2023-Present)

Additionally, there have been multiple mini campaigns, mainly sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to tie into official Dungeons & Dragons modules

  • Uncharted Territory (2017) - tying into Tomb of Annihilation
  • Dead Reckoning (2017) - tying into Tomb of Annihilation
  • A Rogue's Gambit (2018) - tying into Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
  • Lightfall's Descent (2019) - tying into Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
  • Tales of Xadia (2021) sponsored by The Dragon Prince as a tie into the official RPG
  • HighRollers Presents: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (2023)

Among various oneshots was High Rollers Presents: Shadows of Athkatla, featuring the cast of Baldur's Gate III

Cast & Characters

Player Lightfall Aerois Curse of Strahd Altheya
Mark/Mara Hulmes Game Master
Chris Trott Cam Buckland Lucuius Virion-Elluin Elenasto Alvaski, Yesper Rowan
Katie Morrison Elora Galanodel Aila Rose Venandi Daisy Thistleheart
Kim Richards Jiǔtóu Zhìjī Jīng

Torwen Ialdes (temporary)

Nova V'ger Shadow Beyond the Veil, Dogsbody Gruffudd of Tremorrew
Tom Hazell Reynard Ferehorn Qillek Ad Khollar

Pyri Adhara (temporary)

The Mire Xantheus Auregan
Rhiannon Frost Sentry

Oriya Marius (temoporary)

Ophelia D'larosa
Xiiki Mystan
Matthew Toffolo Trellimar Aleath

Fandom

Highrollers Fandom Wiki covering their various campaigns and oneshots.

Highrollers has a small but dedicated fic-writing fandom on AO3, primarily focused on the second campaign, Aerois, but with fic for Lightfall and Altheya as well.

The most popular ship is Quill/Lucius, Nova/Thalia, Lucius/Aridan, and Quill/Lucius/Aridan from Aerois, and Trellimar/Cam from Lightfall and Xantheus/Obsiddias from Altheya.

Notable Fanworks

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