High Rollers' 10th Anniversary!

"Any second now…. I’m just going to keep smiling. I’m looking at the camera...and we're live now!"

Ten years. Ten years since Mark uttered those words at the beginning of our first stream. Ten years of dice rolling, leaky eyes and nap sneks. When Mark/Mara, Kim, Trott, Katie and Matt first sat down at the table, we went in with the idea that High Rollers would be a fun little stream we did for a couple of months. Who would've thought that ten years would fly by, and we'd still be Rolling on Sundays?

Our first campaign - Lightfall - ran for two years, Aerois went for a whopping five, and our current aventure in Altheya is just past its second birthday. Matt left us, but we gained our resident Chaos Twins, Rhi and Tom. We've gone from tumbling green screens in the original YogTowers, to our very first studio generously funded by you all! And now we're settled into our current home, with plans to upgrade the set in the coming year ('more PTZs!' - Trott)

We've attended many conventions, flown to Seattle for Wizard of the Coast's first Stream of Annihilation, and hit London's West End with our very first live show. We weathered the Covid Years, and had the immense pleasure of hosting the Baldur's Gate 3 voice cast with their first foray into Dungeons and Dragons. Last year saw us hold a Halloween Live show in our hometown of Bristol, and hit the O2 with Oxventure's Andy Farrant guiding us through Discworld Live.

We couldn't have achieved such a milestone without the many people who have helped us grow and shape who we are. Thank you our brilliant technician, Sam Gibbs, who makes us look and sound good every week. Thank you to Electronics for wiring in our studio and being our engineer for the Halloween Live Show. Thank you to the Yogscast for giving us the space and time to get started, and to our first studio engineer, Steve.

Thank you to the talented artists, musicians and creators we've worked with over the years. Here's to Pumpkan, Tallinier, Jolene Khor, Scorpion Design, Megneato, Fael, Nina Serena and Harry Marshall. Thank you for bringing our worlds and characters to life!

Thank you to the many guests we've hosted over the years: Matt Mercer, Kit Buss, Bouphe, Alex Smith, Ravs, Dylan Sprouse, Scott Major, Myre, Aliona Baranova, Briony Turner, Jasper Cartwright, Andy Farrant and the cast of Baldur’s Gate 3 - Tim Downie, Neil Newbon, Devora Wilde, Jennifer English, Samantha Beart, Theo Solomon & Amelia Tyler.

Thank you to our moderators, who keep the BBEGs at bay, and to our tireless Wiki team, who are doing a monumental job documenting our nonsense.

And finally, a thank you to you, our community. Without you, High Rollers would've ended long ago. We are eternally grateful to share our adventures with you. We love watching you discuss plot theories, share your fan art, pull together amazing cosplay, and meeting you at our live events. We thank you for sharing your stories with us; it means so much. We thank you for being inclusive and being the foundations of a community we are proud to represent. Our stories are richer for the part you play in them.

2026 is going to be a big year of celebration! We have exciting plans, including lots of celebratory anniversary merch, the possibility of a live show...and, most importantly, we have the Kickstarter launch for the Altheya: The Dragon Empire Source Book in February. We couldn't be prouder of our DM for this incredible achievement - of seeing their world in print, ready for you all to bring to your tables.

And of course, as ever, we are excited to sit down every Sunday with each other; to roll some dice, to cry tears of laughter, to break hearts and to spend time with our friends.

Thank you for an incredible ten years. Here's to many more!

Love Mark/Mara, Rhi, Katie, Kim, Trott & Tom x