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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 ZoneEp. 56. The Suffering Game - Chapter Six
Our heroes are forced to square off against their deadliest former foes -- but their real challenge comes in the form of a danger the likes of which they've…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 55. The Suffering Game - Chapter Five
Strange things are afoot in Wonderland as our heroes find themselves aided by an invisible accomplice -- but will their secret plan pop off before the boys…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 54. The Suffering Game - Chapter Four
After Round One of The Suffering Game, our heroes aren't doing too great -- and with another turn of the Wheel ahead, the future's not especially bright…
The Adventure ZoneThe Flop House Presents: Return of The Hogsbottom Three
We're all on holiday break as we spend some time with our recently expanded families, but instead of skipping a biweek, our friends at The Flop House put…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 53. The Suffering Game - Chapter Three
Wonderland has revealed itself as a genuinely unsafe place for our heroes to be. Can they make forward progress in a cyclical game designed to extract raw…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: MaxFunCon East Live
Griffin and Rachel had a baby! But that's not the only bundle of joy being delivered this week! We have a very special episode recorded live at MaxFunCon East!…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 52. The Suffering Game - Chapter Two
Our boys survived their first encounter in The Felicity Wilds -- but will they survive the perils that await them inside of Wonderland? Or like, maybe it's not…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone: The Live Boston Stunt Spectacular
Travis and Teresa had a baby! We're so excited for them, but we're also very excited for YOU! Because you're about to hear a live episode we recorded in Boston…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 51. The Suffering Game - Chapter One
After a summer spent tirelessly training, our heroes are finally prepared to take on their next, harrowing mission. What horrors -- or fortunes -- await them…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 50. Lunar Interlude IV: The Calm Before The Storm
Our heroes have some well-earned free time between missions, although some of their sidequests are a bit more relaxing than others. Enjoy it while it lasts…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 49. The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Nine
Their prize secured, our heroes look to close out their final loop in Refuge by doing something unprecedented: They try to keep everyone in town from…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 48. The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Eight
Could you resist the power to go back and change your very worst mistake? What if it meant unraveling some of the non-mistakes you've made since? Also…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 47. The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Seven
With a fairly rowdy loop behind them, our heroes come face-to-face with divinity, and try their darndest not to make complete asses of themselves. With the Big…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 46. The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Six
If our boys want to get out of this time-locked quagmire, they're going to need some divine intervention -- and the only way to get this particular god to play…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 45. The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Five
Now that Refuge's destroyer has been revealed, our heroes work together to discover a way to stop it. But how many more attempts will they get at solving this…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 44. The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Four
Our heroes explore an extremely deadly derelict mine in an attempt to find out what's happening to Refuge every time the clock strikes noon. They do so with…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 43. The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Three
Our heroes start to get a hang of the difficult business of repetition as they learn more about Refuge and the events that led the town to such a sorry state…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 42. The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Two
What waits for our heroes on the other side of the time-stuck barrier? Seriously, what could be in there? A dragon made out of time? A parallel universe where…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 41. The Eleventh Hour - Chapter One
After a fairly morose start to the episode, our heroes are launched -- with great speed -- into a new adventure. What awaits them inside of the time-stuck…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone LIVE in Boston Announcement!
The Adventure Zone is doing its first open-to-the-public live show! We'll be at the Wilbur Theater in Boston, MA, on Fri. July 15. Tickets go on sale this…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 40. Lunar Interlude III: Rest & Relaxation
That last adventure was a tough one. Our heroes have earned some time off -- both from mortal danger, and from each other. But how do adventurers spend their…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 39. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Eleven
After a climactic victory, our heroes have a few loose ends to tie up before moving on to their next adventure. Will Lucas and Maureen get Regulated? Will…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 38. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Ten
It's time for the final confrontation. Who's been hunting our heroes all throughout this campaign? What's Lucas really after? Why is Merle getting just…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 37. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Nine
It's going down. Our heroes have a thrilling showdown with three of their most deadly, most dead foes -- but will they fare as well in Round Two as they did…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 36. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Eight
Hey, things aren't really going that great for our heroes right now, but on the plus side -- it's MaxFunDrive time! You can support our show by going to…
The Adventure ZoneThe The Adventure Zone Zone
Happy MaxFunDrive, everybody! To celebrate, we're doing a between-weeks episode of The The Adventure Zone Zone, an informal chat show about the rest of the…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 35. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Seven
Our heroes recover after performing some impromptu emergency surgery on their holiest team member, and then, after kicking it for a while, learn the secrets of…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 34. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Six
Can our heroes achieve a competent victory against three relatively unkillable foes? More importantly: Can they do any sick stunts while doing so? Taako…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 33. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Five
Our heroes face a series of challenges while exploring Lucas' lab that are, admittedly, all pretty adorable. But still super deadly! Just, like, huggably…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 32. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Four
We may have finally found a challenge that our heroes cannot overcome: Math-based trivia. Can our heroes stump their animatronic captor before turning extra…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 31. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Three
Having survived an encounter with their deadliest foe yet, our heroes take a moment to reflect on some of Faerun's most prodigious scientific achievements…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 30. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter Two
Our heroes make their way into Lucas' floating, crystallized lab, and face off against their deadliest foe yet. Will they thrive under the pressure of an…
The Adventure ZoneEp 29. The Crystal Kingdom - Chapter One
A new adventure begins! Join our heroes as they host a relatively successful office holiday party, and mourn as that party gets totally sidelined by a…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 28. Lunar Interlude II: Internal Affairs
Our heroes return to the Bureau of Balance's moonbase after a job kind-of well done. They've got a lot waiting for them: A heated debrief, a major change in…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 27. Petals to the Metal - Chapter 10
This is it. Our heroes are in a dead heat with The Raven, the finish line in sight. Who will emerge victorious? Who will end up with the mighty Gaia Sash? More…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 26. Petals to the Metal - Chapter Nine
In this penultimate installment of a race that has gotten wildly, profoundly out of hand, our heroes take on a trio of automotive threats. Merle starts himself…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 25. Petals to the Metal - Chapter Eight
This episode is basically a self-contained Fast and the Furious movie, if that film franchise incorporated actual arcane magicks, rather than just "movie…
The Adventure ZoneThe Adventure Zone Presents: The Great Switcheroo of 2015
You didn't think our heroes were the only adventurers in the world of The Adventure Zone, did you? In this episode, the hysterical folks from The Flop House…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 24. Petals to the Metal - Chapter Seven
BWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! That's the sound of a horn, meaning it's time for the Battlewagon Races we've been building up to for six episodes to begin. BUCKLE UP…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 23. Petals to the Metal - Chapter Six
Can our heroes secure their hairy compatriot and their arcane objective while not killing everyone in sight? Also, can they go five whole minutes without…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 22. Petals to the Metal - Chapter Five
Our heroes attempt a sneaking mission to retrieve a vital Battlewagon component, and end up doing something ghoulish that they'll have to keep secret forever…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 21. Petals to the Metal - Chapter Four
Having straight-up embarrassed themselves in their first encounter with The Raven, our heroes look for alternative methods of defeating her. Merle channels a…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 20. Petals to the Metal - Chapter Three
In this installment, the question isn't 'Will our heroes survive,' it's, 'What's going to kill them first?' Our money's on either the elevator shaft full of…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 19. Petals to the Metal - Chapter Two
Our heroes attempt to reconcile with Trent the Treant; a task made difficult by the fact that one of them just cut him in half. After that, buckle up y'all…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 18. Petals to the Metal - Chapter One
In this first chapter in a new Adventure Zone story, Merle, Taako and Magnus are in hot pursuit of a master criminal in the metropolitan city of Goldcliff. Can…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 17. Lunar Interlude I: Carnival Chaos
In this brief interlude between adventures, our heroes attend an office party — well, a carnival — at the Bureau of Balance’s lunar headquarters. They also hit…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 16. Murder on the Rockport Limited - Chapter Seven
In the final chapter in the Rockport Limited story arc, our heroes have little time to stop their runaway train from colliding with Neverwinter, potentially…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 15. Murder on the Rockport Limited - Chapter Six
In this penultimate chapter in the Rockport Limited murder fiasco, our players deduce the true culprit of the titular heinous crime. Merle runs out of magic…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 14. Murder on the Rockport Limited - Chapter Five
The game is afoot! The game of murder-solving, I mean. The game of Dungeons & Dragons has been afoot for a while. Magnus finds unorthodox uses for furniture…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 13. Murder on the Rockport Limited - Chapter Four
As you might have guessed from the title of the past few episodes, our heroes' journey isn't going to be an especially calm one. Because of all the murder, I…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 12. Murder on the Rockport Limited - Chapter Three
Our heroes board their fateful train to Neverwinter, and are rude to just about every single person aboard. Merle strikes out at evangelism. Magnus learns that…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 11. Murder on the Rockport Limited - Chapter Two
Our heroes attempt to make the best out of a swampy situation, and race to Rockport before they miss a fateful train. They also meet a beloved radio…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 10. Murder on the Rockport Limited - Chapter One
Our heroes are sent out on their first mission as Reclaimers for the Bureau of Balance. Their initial task is an impossible one: Do they possess the competence…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 9. Moonlighting - Chapter Three
Having passed the Bureau of Balance's punishing test of initiation, our heroes stock up on supplies and learn abilities that will help them immeasurably in the…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 8. Moonlighting - Chapter Two
Now that they can finally understand like, anything that anybody important is saying, our heroes seek employment in the Bureau of Balance. Merle brags about…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 7. Moonlighting - Chapter One
In this interlude chapter to the Adventure Zone saga, the mysteries of the universe are revealed to our heroes. Magnus has a good cry to some elevator music…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 6. Here There Be Gerblins - Chapter Six
In this, the thrilling conclusion to our first Adventure, Merle, Taako and Magnus pursue their engulfed employer into the heart of Phandalin. Will they be able…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 5. Here There Be Gerblins - Chapter Five
Merle, Taako and Magnus complete their rescue mission, but then completely fail an entirely new, far more important mission. Taako acquires a powerful…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 4. Here There Be Gerblins - Chapter Four
After solving a particularly difficult jelly puzzle, our heroes journey ever deeper into Wave Echo Cave. Taako meets a kindred spirit, Merle does some…
The Adventure ZoneEp. 3. Here There Be Gerblins - Chapter Three
With one half of their former employers effectively rescued, our party begins the hunt for Gundren Rockseeker in earnest. There are just a few things standing…