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The Adventure Zone
Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy from My Brother, My Brother and Me have recruited their dad Clint for a campaign of high adventure. Join the McElroys as they find their fortune and slay an unconscionable number of ... you know, kobolds or whatever in ... The Adventure Zone..
Episodes
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 44
Finale Zoox, Devo, and Amber discover the secrets of their world and others as they plan for the new futures they’ve created, as well as the future of…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 43
Benefactor's Folly: Part Five Cracks have formed in the firmament. Past, Present and Future collide, and the Coriolis crew stands at the inflection point…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 42
Benefactor's Folly: Part Four A draconic coral construct poses the greatest challenge the crew of the Coriolis has ever faced. A long dormant god confronts…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 41
Benefactor's Folly: Part Three The Coriolis crew, with Kodira in tow, infiltrate the coral tower to destroy the infernal machine at its peak. Amber is revered…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 40
Benefactor's Folly: Part Two The Coriolis responds to an ear-splitting hail seemingly received from a familiar adversary. The Benefactor's ruse is revealed…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 39
Benefactor's Folly: Part One The crew of the Coriolis, with Ballaster Kodira in tow, set off to hunt down Benefactor Orlean before his plans come to fruition…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 38
Tensions are high after a spirited argument at the Cloaca. A shadowy figure on the periphery of the Coriolis' view steps into the light, and reveals something…
The Adventure ZoneThe The Adventure Zone Zone: MaxFun Drive 2022
It’s MaxFunDrive! To celebrate, let’s dive into The The Adventure Zone Zone: Ethersea edition. We’re answering a whole bunch of your questions about character…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 37
CW: Implied suicide by poison. The Coriolis returns from its latest explosive outing, and its crew begins investigating the death of a Founder’s Wake icon…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 36
The Menagerie: Part Six The Coriolis crew race to save the animals from a sinking ship. Amber takes up arms against the hunters. Zoox tests his communication…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 35
The Menagerie: Part Five Team Coriolis deals with the aftermath of a rash and explosive decision. Zoox sifts through the wreckage. Amber gives ‘em the…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 34
The Menagerie: Part Four The crew of the Coriolis has become just as endangered as the animals they've been tasked with recovering. Amber saddles up. Devo…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 33
The Menagerie: Part Three Devo, Zoox and Amber infiltrate the headquarters of the Crescendo, separately, and with varying levels of success. Devo goes…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 32
The Menagerie: Part Two The Coriolis crew investigates the high-profile bovine burglary they've been tasked with solving, bringing them into dangers both…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 31
The Menagerie: Part One After a period of enjoying their newfound infamy, the crew of the Coriolis take on a mission to recover rare animals which have gone…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 30
Cambria's Call: Part Nine Zoox, Devo and Amber finally go toe-to-toe with an ancient, evolutionary force, leaning on an uneasy alliance with The Biggest Baby…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 29
Cambria's Call: Part Eight Following an unexpected encounter with Amber's sworn foe, the Coriolis arrives at Cambria's deep sea dwelling. Devo, Amber and Zoox…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 28
Cambria's Call: Part Seven The crew of the Coriolis search for every advantage they can get their hands on before challenging the entity at the bottom of the…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 27
Cambria's Call: Part Six Cambria makes their intentions known as Finneas Cawl's doomed voyage reaches a grisly end. Zoox does some long overdue soul searching…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 26
Cambria's Call: Part Five From the bottom of the sea, from the deepest reaches of Finneas Cawl's mind, a voice beckons. Devo, Zoox and Amber cease to be – all…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 25
Content warning: this episode contains themes and depictions of substance use. Resources: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 24
Content warning: this episode contains themes involving highly contagious diseases Cambria's Call: Part Three A completely unnecessary bar fight has broken out…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 23
Content warning: this episode contains themes involving highly contagious diseases Cambria's Call: Part Two Founder's Wake has been transformed. As Devo and…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 22
Content warning: this episode contains themes involving highly contagious diseases Cambria's Call: Part One A once-vanquished threat descends upon Founder's…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Live at Emerald City Comic Con!
A holiday party thrown by an old friend takes a turn for the less festive when all the presents and decorations disappear. It’s up to Tres Horny Boys -…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 21
Zoox, Devo and Amber take care of some personal business before the start of their next mission. Zoox learns about his birthday. Amber catches up with an old…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 20
The crew of the Coriolis returns from another pseudo-successful mission to gather up their earnings. Unknown collateral damage surfaces, and initiates a series…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 19
The Abyssal Auction: Part Six With the auction house's security systems thwarted, the facility's survivors attempt a hasty retreat. Zoox does what Zoox does…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 18
The Abyssal Auction: Part Five The Coriolis crew collect their winnings — among other things — and begin their extraction from a doomed deep sea marketplace. A…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 17
The Abyssal Auction: Part Four Following a tense exchange of money and merchandise, all heck has broken loose. Can the auction's bidders survive an assault…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 16
The Abyssal Auction: Part Three Let the money fight commence! As our turquoise heroes bid to claim their quarry, their opponents move against them, mostly…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 15
The Abyssal Auction: Part Two After an unfortunate journey, the Coriolis arrives at a fancy, clandestine deep sea auction house. Time to do what exactly…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 14
The Abyssal Auction: Part One The crew of the Coriolis take on a new mission, one that exchanges the slimy hazards of enormous mollusks for the slimy hazards…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 13
With their first proper mission under their belt, the crew of the Coriolis attempt a series of negotiations with mixed results. A night at the Cloaca forges…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 12
The Infinite Clam: Part Six Amber, Devo and Zoox face off against foes both tangible and cerebral, within and without, ancient and new. The Infinite Clam's…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone Primer: Where to Start
New to TAZ and not sure where to start? Start right here! A part of the MaxFun Block Party, Griffin, Travis, Justin, and Clint give the 101 on the different…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 11
The Infinite Clam: Part Five The crew of the Coriolis approach the anomaly that has trapped them in their current bivalve environ. Amber takes a dive. Devo…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 10
The Infinite Clam: Part Four A surprising revelation about their enlarged environment sends Amber on a trip down memory lane. Unstable energies further…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 9
The Infinite Clam: Part Three The heroes fend off a curious lionfish while getting their bearings within a curious bivalve. A slapdash infiltration brings them…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 8
The Infinite Clam: Part Two The Coriolis is visited by an inscrutable little guy whose name definitely does not appear on the manifest. They reach their…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 7
The Infinite Clam: Part One The newly employed crew of the Coriolis take on their first official job with the Bluespan Brokerage. Devo confronts his past as he…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 6
Our heroes take their new ship to a VERY familiar aftermarket vendor, tacking on a few much-needed improvements. We spend a bit of time talking character…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 5
The Gallery Job: Part Five Our three intrepid Etherseafarers have survived their first gig, though, boy howdy, it was a close one. With Lux in hand, they go…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 4
The Gallery Job: Part Four As one crisis interrupts another, the Dreams of Deborah's plucky crew must weigh their priorities. A Brinarr precariously teeters on…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 3
The Gallery Job: Part Three A brief diversion during their first undersea voyage has proven to be far more arduous (and far more dangerous) than our heroes…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea — Episode 2
The Gallery Job: Part Two Three prospective contractors for the Bluespan Brokerage embark on their first, questionable voyage in the waters surrounding…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea — Episode 1
The Gallery Job: Part One A Finner, an Orator, and a Brinarr walk into a bar. Well, first they walk into a job interview, and it doesn’t go so great, so THEN…
The Adventure ZoneSummary: The Adventure Zone: Ethersea — Prologue
Didn’t have time for all five episodes of our world-building miniseries for the next TAZ campaign? Fear not: This extremely abridged version has everything you…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea — Prologue V: The Weight of History
Winter arrives. The shoreside community begins the arduous process of migrating to their new undersea home. A suspiciously dormant kingdom plays its final…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea — Prologue IV: The Hierarchy of Terror
New dangers loom over the shoreside community as the rest of the mortal world retreats from the storm. Join us as we build our next campaign while playing The…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea — Prologue III: The Comfort of Guilt
The shoreside community stands divided over their priorities as the storm looms ever closer. Join us as we build our next campaign while playing The Quiet…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea — Prologue II: The Cost of Opportunity
Forgotten relics from the past are unearthed and put to use as the shoreside community continues plotting their undersea departure. Join us as we build our…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Ethersea – Prologue I: Our Wasted World
Travelers from four war-torn kingdoms congregate at the edge of a fearsome storm, following a divine invitation emanating from deep within the Ethersea. Join…
The Adventure ZoneThe The Adventure Zone Zone: Post-Grad!
We’re answering some questions about The Adventure Zone: Graduation, both listener questions and questions we had for each other. We also talk a little bit…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Graduation Ep. 38: Finals
Where have all the good folks gone? Where is all of HOG? We need a streetwise thunderman to stop these scheming gods. Isn't there a Firbolg upon a flying…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Graduation Ep. 37: Investment Opportunities
The Thundermen race to stop the machinations of the gods. But first, they have to make it past an army of demons and settle some unfinished business. Luckily…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Graduation Ep. 36: Reunions
With all the hustle and bustle of life, it's so easy to lose touch. That's why it's nice when there's an important life event (two gods trying to open a rift…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Graduation Ep. 35: Multiple Choice
[CW: Heavy Drug Use] Everyone has questions and no one seems to have the answers. Everyone wants to know what the Thundermen are planning. Including the…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Just Us
We didn’t get to record at our usual time due to weather and power outages, so in lieu of a regular episode this week, we dug into the archives and found TAZ…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: Graduation Ep. 34: The Ins and Outs of Contract Management
Having more or less made it to the Archives, it's time for the Thundermen to get down to business. It's a simple job: do something to the filing…