#TAZ Balance

[dreamsy990]

oh boy i sure do hope theres no arsenic in that chicken!! ^-^

#the adventure zone #taz balance #doodles #taako taaco #taako #<- i dont normally double character tag but i mean his full name may or may not be real

[careydraws]

I'm SO excited that we can finally announce the preorder bonus for TAZGN6: submit your preorder receipt at bit.ly/4aOA5U2 and First Second will send you an acrylic keychain! ✨

This was SO much fun to design and I can't wait for them to go out-- I want one!!

If you have any questions, please direct them to First Second on twitter or insta- I'm not involved with fulfilling or running the preorder gift campaign! Thanks for understanding!

#thezonecast #taz balance #tazgn #taz gn #the suffering game

[anistarrose]

Forgot about the part in The Suffering Game where Justin describes Taako thinking of Magnus and Merle as "these clowns that have fixed onto him, barnacle-like, as he tries to save the earth." It's just something about the way Taako, for all the "good out here," half-seriously thinks of himself as the planet-saving hero, and Magnus and Merle as his sidekicks. The way he tries to fully pin the blame for the three of them being joined at the hip onto anyone but Taako himself. I love the way that Taako makes quips to completely brush off how much the other boys mean to him bleeds into Justin talking about their dynamic too. I love them so much.

#taz #taz balance #thb #taako taaco #merle highchurch #magnus burnsides

[m0nomercy]

sapphic ship a day for lesbian visibility week!!

carey and killian from the adventure zone balance!!

the first actual play podcast i got crazy invested in i love these wives <333

#tigerpdoodles #taz balance #killian #carey fangbattle #the adventure zone #the zone cast

[meeting-seven-seem]

#jesus christ #taz balance #inotan #homemade #wwii #Rachel Yampolsky #inukag #vote #jaehyun smut #吉岡里帆 #666 #crowley

[austinramsaygames]

Thinking about Actual Play series and how there are 4 parts that IMO determine if people will want to listen to it.

1. High Concept: this is what the show is about narratively. Setting, plot, characters, themes, all the stuff you'd find in written fiction.

2. Performance: how compelling are the actors involved in the show? Are there suitably funny voices? Do they all have good chemistry? Is there buy in to the High Concept? And so on.

3. Production Quality: Bad mics and poor volume balancing between players can easily take some listeners out of the story. Some of this can be fixed in post, but it's always better to start with the best raw audio you can. That's the baseline stuff but some shows also add music (whether as theme songs or for ambience) and sound effects.

4. The Rules: the most unique part of Actual Play as a format. What rule system are the performers using to inform their performances? The rules place limits on how well the High Concept functions. If you try to tell a story where all the characters are super heroes but you're using Delta Green, there's going to be some friction (which of course could be the basis of the High Concept but absolutely needs to be accounted for).

Different listeners will have different priorities for each of these, and even within them. Really liking one of these aspects within a show may allow a less enjoyable one to get a pass.

For example The Adventure Zone's Balance season is something I listened to every week. I do not give a single shit about D&D actual play and am pretty ambivalent on the High Concept but the audio quality is great and the performances are stellar.

Another example: Friends At The Table's Autumn In Hieron has frequently bad audio quality but the great High Concept of the two diverging parties and the setting, combined with the good performances makes it stand out. Also doesn't hurt that I was interested in Dungeon World.

I don't think I'm saying anything groundbreaking here, but it may be useful for those interested in actual play, fans AND creators, to consider when starting a new show.

More thoughts like this from me on my Patreon! Patrons get early access to my game design work and thoughts. Just $1 a month!

#actual play #actual play podcast #the adventure zone #taz balance #friends at the table #f@tt #autumn in hieron #ttrpg #ttrpg community #my writing

[beckpoppinscosplay]

"But unfortunately, you know, just... life finds a way... or death, I guess, the goddess of death."

"In this case specifically, yeah, death."

-the adventure zone: balance

🖤💀🖤

Big shout out to the TAZ comics for making kravitz fabulous with fuchsia flower colored accents and giving me mental permission to really dip deep into the purples of traditional mourning wear for my version of the raven queen.

📸 by iroun.photos

#raven queen cosplay #the raven queen #matron of ravens cosplay #matron of ravens #the adventure zone #taz balance #critical role #dungeons and dragons #dnd #plus size cosplay #cosplay

[yourbelgianthings]

#message from mirph #the adventure zone #taz balance #taz amnesty #taz dust #taz commitment #taz graduation #taz ethersea #taz steeplechase #taz vs dracula #taz outre space #tumblr polls #polls

[mcelquotes]

Call me Ishmael. This book is gonna kick ass!

Griffin McElroy

#quotes #quote #griffin mcelroy #taz #taz balance #petals to the metal #mcelroys

[entguarde]

help it’s again (thinking about Merle Highchurch coming back from dying more than 30 times BY FUCKING CHOICE. and having missed out on so much and the fucking guilt. and the fact that it parallels him leaving his children but then learning to truly and earnestly be a better dad for them. like guys. you guys)

#ent talk #taz balance #taz balance spoilers #merle highchurch #the adventure zone #im Going to Fuckign Die

[humunanunga]

Enough of the trope where memory loss undoes the damage or the corruption or whatever. More content where removing memories just removes the context.

The tragedy of needing to grieve and not knowing what or who you lost or why. The angst of having trauma and being denied the awareness that it's trauma. The suspense of being different somehow and left to wonder how and when. The tension of knowing that something is off and you can't find where it hurts. The Adventure Zone gets it. Kingdom Hearts gets it.

There is an aching inside you and you don't know how it got there.

#i think about xion or the stolen century and need to lay down. i'm so normal about them. #tropes #narrative tropes #memory loss #tragedy #angst #the adventure zone #taz balance #the stolen century #kingdom hearts #xion #writing #musings #hall of fame

[longlivechips]

#the adventure zone #the adventure zone balance #taz balance #barry bluejeans #mcelroys

[wingsofahoneybee]

fantasy costco is a front for garfield's true passion: illegal cloning

#this was supposed to be a stupid doodle what happened #taz balance #taz #the adventure zone #the adventure zone balance #garfield the deals warlock #my art #bee draws #oh fun this blew up massively anyway go check out my other art or ill cry pls ily thanks

[pigeon3gg]

griffin mcelroy is so funny because youll see clips of him talking and its always either something like "my names sprite pepsi and im abstinence until i DIE" or its something like "that was the last conversation you ever had with your sister. when someone leaves your life those exits are not made equal. some are beautiful and poetic and satisfying, others are abrupt and unfair, but most are just unremarkable." and theres no in between

#not an art #taz #the adventure zone #taz balance #taz balance spoilers #mcelroys #griffin mcelroy #egg talks

[cookie-nom-nom]

I can keep going

#taz balance #balance #the adventure zone #dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi meme #taz meme #merle highchurch #senshi #Taako #chilchuck #Marcille #barry bluejeans #something to nom on #taz

[herbgerblin]

Garfield the deals warlock: got some straight gas 🔥😛 this strain is called “voidfish ichor” 😳💊 you’ll be knowing what they don’t want you to know 💯👨‍💻

Tres horny boys: yeah whatever. i don’t feel shit.

5 minutes later: dude we gotta stop the hunger from eating the universe

The red robe hovering ominously in the corner: Lucretia is lying to you

#had this already been done? #taz balance #the adventure zone #taz spoilers #taz balance spoilers