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** It turns out that the reason for this is [[spoiler: The world that the Season 2 protagonists were raised on isn't Earth, but the Forgotten Realms. Life is ''much'' worse on Earth.]]
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* CozyCatastrophe: Not much actually changes for a while after [[spoiler: Lark summons the Doodler]], except that the sky turns weird. Everybody still has jobs, goes to school, etc.. Some knowledge is lost, but it's mostly for comedic effect. For example:
** Everybody apparently forgets about what elevators are.
** All Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog media is lost except for [[Rule34 erotic fanart]], which leads to the restaurant Sonic becoming "Sonic's", where the wait staff all dress as Sonic but with erect penises.
** There's a theater adaptation of {{Film/Joker}}.
** Everybody apparently forgets about what elevators are.
** All Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog media is lost except for [[Rule34 erotic fanart]], which leads to the restaurant Sonic becoming "Sonic's", where the wait staff all dress as Sonic but with erect penises.
** There's a theater adaptation of {{Film/Joker}}.
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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Of the BigBadEnsemble, [[spoiler:Bill Close]] is the least antagonistic, and offers to help the dads on a few occasions. This culminates in them [[spoiler:joining the dads' side in the FinalBattle]]... but this moment of heroism is undercut by them [[KnowWhenToFoldThem slipping away to parts unknown]] immediately after.
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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Of the BigBadEnsemble, [[spoiler:Bill Close]] is the least antagonistic, antagonistic and offers to help the dads on a few occasions. This culminates in them [[spoiler:joining the dads' side in the FinalBattle]]... but this moment of heroism is undercut by them [[KnowWhenToFoldThem slipping away to parts unknown]] immediately after.
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* IncrediblyLamePun: Although the mechanics change throughout the campaign, the dads are simultaneously rewarded and punished for making dad jokes.
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* JunkieParent: PlayedForLaughs when Nick is caught with a joint Glenn smokes some and they put it in their mailbox for later.
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* JunkieParent: PlayedForLaughs when Nick is caught with a joint joint, Glenn smokes some and they put it in their mailbox for later.later.
* LamePunReaction: Although the mechanics change throughout the campaign, the dads are simultaneously rewarded and punished for making dad jokes.
* LamePunReaction: Although the mechanics change throughout the campaign, the dads are simultaneously rewarded and punished for making dad jokes.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Subverted with most of the dads/sons, but played straight with Glenn and Nick. They are the ones that resemble each other the most, with Nick copying his fathers love for drugs, rock 'n' roll and overall rebellious behavior. (Perhaps not surprising, considering that Glenn is a single widower that acts more like a buddy than a proper dad to Nick.)
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Subverted with most of the dads/sons, dads/sons but played straight with Glenn and Nick. They are the ones that resemble each other the most, with Nick copying his fathers father's love for drugs, rock 'n' roll and overall rebellious behavior. (Perhaps not surprising, considering that Glenn is a single widower that acts more like a buddy than a proper dad to Nick.)
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* MurderByInaction: In "[[WholeEpisodeFlashback Death of a Salesman]]", it is revealed that [[spoiler:Ron]] contemplated doing this [[spoiler:as Willy was beginning to drown]]. After that moment of hesitation he did decide to intervene, but by that point it was too late.
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* MurderByInaction: In "[[WholeEpisodeFlashback Death of a Salesman]]", it is revealed that [[spoiler:Ron]] contemplated doing this [[spoiler:as Willy was beginning to drown]]. After that moment of hesitation hesitation, he did decide to intervene, but by that point it was too late.
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* FightingWithChucks: Glenn is excited to find nunchaku and immediately starts using them as his primary weapon. He uses them...to varying degrees of success.
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: As in most games of [[Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons]], the player characters murder a truly shocking number of people in very grisly ways, [[WhatMeasureIsAMook but this is mostly glossed over by the story]], even though they express horror at [=NPCs=] committing similar acts of violence.
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: As in most games of [[Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons]], [[Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons Dungeons and Dragons]], the player characters murder a truly shocking number of people in very grisly ways, [[WhatMeasureIsAMook but this is mostly glossed over by the story]], even though they express horror at [=NPCs=] committing similar acts of violence.
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** Episode 55's recap references [[WebVideo/{{CriticalRole}}]], and [[Podcast/{{NotAnotherDnDPodcast}}]] and [[WebVideo/{{Dimension20}} Brennen Lee Mulligan]]. [[Main/{{SelfDeprecation}} All as better actual play D&D games]]
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** Episode 55's recap references [[WebVideo/{{CriticalRole}}]], and [[Podcast/{{NotAnotherDnDPodcast}}]] [[WebVideo/{{CriticalRole}}Critical Role]], [[Podcast/{{NotAnotherDnDPodcast}} NADDPOD,]] and [[WebVideo/{{Dimension20}} Brennen Lee Mulligan]]. [[Main/{{SelfDeprecation}} All as better actual play D&D games]]
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The 1st season concluded after 69 episodes in 2021, which was then followed up by a second season premiere titled, "Dungeons and D.A.D.D.I.E.S" in January of 2022. The season follows the grandchildren of the original four dads as they begin to realize that something is very wrong with their reality, and attempt to band together to stop the evil forces at work. Be aware that many of the characters from season 2 are WalkingSpoiler for Season One.
The series has had several miniseries, most of which are non-canon save for the 3 episode "Atop the Mountains of Dadness" mini series which premiered as a Patreon bonus.
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The 1st season concluded after 69 episodes in 2021, which was then followed up by a second season premiere titled, "Dungeons and D.A.D.D.I.E.S" in January of 2022. The season follows the grandchildren of the original four dads as they begin to realize that something is very wrong with their reality, and attempt to band together to stop the evil forces at work. Be aware that many of the characters from season 2 2, and the tropes pertaining to them, are WalkingSpoiler for Season One.
The series has had severalminiseries, miniseries spin-offs, most of which are non-canon save for the 3 episode run of "Atop the Mountains of Dadness" mini series which premiered as a Patreon bonus.
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The 1st season concluded after 69 episodes in 2021, which was then followed up by a second season premiere titled, "Dungeons and D.A.D.D.I.E.S" in January of 2022. The season follows the grandchildren of the original four dads as they begin to realize that something is very wrong with their reality, and attempt to band together to stop the evil forces at work. Be aware that many of the characters from season 2 are WalkingSpoiler for Season One.
The series has had several miniseries, most of which are non-canon save for the 3 episode "Atop the Mountains of Dadness" mini series which premiered as a Patreon bonus.
The series has had several miniseries, most of which are non-canon save for the 3 episode "Atop the Mountains of Dadness" mini series which premiered as a Patreon bonus.
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* CourtroomAntic: Many many during the CourtroomEpisode.
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** PlayedForLaughs with Lark, Sparrow, and Paeden, who are all hyperactive {{Blood Knight}}s constantly trying to get into fights and [[KnifeNut stab people]]. Becomes a bit more serious with Lark and Sparrow after revealing that [[spoiler:this tendency is due to the presence of an EldritchAbomination within them, which is later released in ''Quest''.]]
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** PlayedForLaughs with Lark, Sparrow, and Paeden, who are all hyperactive {{Blood Knight}}s constantly trying to get into fights and [[KnifeNut [[PsychoKnifeNut stab people]]. Becomes a bit more serious with Lark and Sparrow after revealing that [[spoiler:this tendency is due to the presence of an EldritchAbomination within them, which is later released in ''Quest''.]]
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* ChildlessDystopia: Rocqueporte becomes this after [[spoiler:the fake Terry Sr. kidnaps all of the town's children, turning them into vampires.]]
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Not to be confused with "[[InnocentInnuendo Those]]" kinds of Daddies.
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[[UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} Daddies]].
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In Dungeons & Dragons, gold dragons are AlwaysLawfulGood, and as such would never willingly ally themselves with people as evil as the purple robes. Radiolab nonetheless ends up on the side of the villains in the FinalBattle.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Double subverted. In the second episode, the dads find townspeople harassing a dragon named Garrtok, who says he's being harassed because the townspeople believe this about his species. Darryl promptly decides the townspeople are just racist, and offers to help Garrtok. However, it turns out Garrtok is only trying find his children to [[spoiler:enslave them with MindControl]]. This is apparently a normal thing for his species, as his children say they plan to do the exact same thing to their children after the dads rescue them, so they really are AlwaysChaoticEvil. Darryl ends the episode by saying that if they encounter any more dragons, they should murder them on sight.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: The purple robes desire to [[spoiler: become Omega Daddies]].
* BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood:
** The dads deal with [[spoiler:Garrtok]] by forcing him to wear the MindControl bracelets [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard he used to control his own children]], which force him to be a good parent and respect his children's decisions. [[spoiler:[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome This doesn't work very well]], as his kids don't want anything to do with him and just abandon him instead.]]
** The dads defeat [[spoiler:Barry Oak]] by using the bracelets [[ChekhovsGun once again]], forcing him to be nice to others instead of a self-centered SmugSnake.
** The dads deal with [[spoiler:Garrtok]] by forcing him to wear the MindControl bracelets [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard he used to control his own children]], which force him to be a good parent and respect his children's decisions. [[spoiler:[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome This doesn't work very well]], as his kids don't want anything to do with him and just abandon him instead.]]
** The dads defeat [[spoiler:Barry Oak]] by using the bracelets [[ChekhovsGun once again]], forcing him to be nice to others instead of a self-centered SmugSnake.
* CreepyChild:
** PlayedForLaughs with Lark, Sparrow, and Paeden, who are all hyperactive {{Blood Knight}}s constantly trying to get into fights and [[KnifeNut stab people]]. Becomes a bit more serious with Lark and Sparrow after revealing that [[spoiler:this tendency is due to the presence of an EldritchAbomination within them, which is later released in ''Quest''.]]
** Grant becomes this after he is traumatized by [[spoiler:Darryl forcing him to kill a monster in an extremely gory and disturbing way]], gaining flat affect and [[{{Sociopath}} a self-admitted inability to feel any emotion but adrenaline]]. [[spoiler:A heart-to-heart with Darryl after the Supper Bowl]] helps him regain his emotions, but he remains disturbingly numb to death and violence, to the point that Carol arranges for him to go through therapy after he returns to Earth. (Fortunately, if ''Quest'' is any indication, he turned out alright, as he is probably the most emotionally healthy dad there.)
** PlayedForLaughs with Lark, Sparrow, and Paeden, who are all hyperactive {{Blood Knight}}s constantly trying to get into fights and [[KnifeNut stab people]]. Becomes a bit more serious with Lark and Sparrow after revealing that [[spoiler:this tendency is due to the presence of an EldritchAbomination within them, which is later released in ''Quest''.]]
** Grant becomes this after he is traumatized by [[spoiler:Darryl forcing him to kill a monster in an extremely gory and disturbing way]], gaining flat affect and [[{{Sociopath}} a self-admitted inability to feel any emotion but adrenaline]]. [[spoiler:A heart-to-heart with Darryl after the Supper Bowl]] helps him regain his emotions, but he remains disturbingly numb to death and violence, to the point that Carol arranges for him to go through therapy after he returns to Earth. (Fortunately, if ''Quest'' is any indication, he turned out alright, as he is probably the most emotionally healthy dad there.)
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* TheDogBitesBack: Possibly the most disturbing passage in the entire podcast is when [[spoiler:Ron]] coldly contemplates [[MurderByInaction doing nothing]] as he watches his [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] die.
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* TheDogBitesBack: TheDogBitesBack:
** Possibly the most disturbing passage in the entire podcast is when [[spoiler:Ron]] coldly contemplates [[MurderByInaction doing nothing]] as he watches his [[AbusiveParents abusive father]]die.die.
** Many of the [=NPCs=] [[WhatTheHellHero screwed over by the players during the story]] come BackForTheFinale on the side of the villains.
** Possibly the most disturbing passage in the entire podcast is when [[spoiler:Ron]] coldly contemplates [[MurderByInaction doing nothing]] as he watches his [[AbusiveParents abusive father]]
** Many of the [=NPCs=] [[WhatTheHellHero screwed over by the players during the story]] come BackForTheFinale on the side of the villains.
* GodhoodSeeker: The purple robes desire to become [[spoiler:Omega Daddies]]. It's never explained exactly what this is, other than that it would give them godlike power.
* ImmortalitySeeker: The purple robes seek to use daddy magic to extend their life, with [[spoiler:Willy]] and [[spoiler:Bill]] explicitly saying their primary motive is a fear of death.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Sheriff Boreanaz, who also happens to look exactly like Season 2 of Angel-era Creator/DavidBoreanaz.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
** Sheriff Boreanaz, who also happens to look exactly like Season 2 of Angel-era Creator/DavidBoreanaz.
** Sheriff Boreanaz, who also happens to look exactly like Season 2 of Angel-era Creator/DavidBoreanaz.
* OffingTheOffspring:
** [[spoiler:Since the BigBadEnsemble are the main characters' dads, every fight with them naturally involves them attempting to do this. Sometimes extends to them trying to kill their ''[[WouldHurtAChild grandchildren]]'', as they only need one for their plan.]]
** More directly, [[spoiler:[[AbusiveParents Willy]]]] attempted to drown [[spoiler:Ron]] as a teenager. [[BackstabBackfire This resulted in him drowning instead]], which may be considered a case of SelfMadeOrphan, as [[spoiler:Ron]] [[MurderByInaction deliberately chose not to save him]].
** [[spoiler:Since the BigBadEnsemble are the main characters' dads, every fight with them naturally involves them attempting to do this. Sometimes extends to them trying to kill their ''[[WouldHurtAChild grandchildren]]'', as they only need one for their plan.]]
** More directly, [[spoiler:[[AbusiveParents Willy]]]] attempted to drown [[spoiler:Ron]] as a teenager. [[BackstabBackfire This resulted in him drowning instead]], which may be considered a case of SelfMadeOrphan, as [[spoiler:Ron]] [[MurderByInaction deliberately chose not to save him]].
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* PushoverParents: Henry and Mercedes Oak-Garcia are conducting free-range parenting with Lark and Sparrow.
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: As in most games of [[Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons]], the player characters murder a truly shocking number of people in very grisly ways, [[WhatMeasureIsAMook but this is mostly glossed over by the story]], even though they express horror at [=NPCs=] committing similar acts of violence.
* PushoverParents: Henry and Mercedes Oak-Garcia are conducting free-range parenting with Lark and Sparrow. This is deconstructed by showing just how profoundly ''dangerous'' Lark and Sparrow have become due to this permissiveness, with their unchecked [[BloodKnight lust for violence]] bordering on psychopathic. [[spoiler:Barry]] directly calls Henry out on this, with an implication that his parenting style has allowed [[spoiler:the Doodler to flourish within them]]. [[CharacterDevelopment Henry becomes more assertive towards them from then on]].
* PushoverParents: Henry and Mercedes Oak-Garcia are conducting free-range parenting with Lark and Sparrow. This is deconstructed by showing just how profoundly ''dangerous'' Lark and Sparrow have become due to this permissiveness, with their unchecked [[BloodKnight lust for violence]] bordering on psychopathic. [[spoiler:Barry]] directly calls Henry out on this, with an implication that his parenting style has allowed [[spoiler:the Doodler to flourish within them]]. [[CharacterDevelopment Henry becomes more assertive towards them from then on]].
** In episode 44, Henry draws the Rogue from the Deck of Many Things, which curses him to gain an adversary somewhere in the world. In episode 59, it is revealed that this person is [[spoiler:his own son, Lark Oak]].
* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:Surprisingly averted, given the BigBadEnsemble are the main characters' dads. Willy is subjected to a FateWorseThanDeath and Barry is [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood brainwashed into being good]]. Glenn loudly expresses a desire to kill Bill, but he escapes the battle before Glenn can follow through.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Though the dads are all, at the very least, well-intentioned, ''their'' dads were less so, with the exception of [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest Darryl's dad Frank]]. [[spoiler:This comes into focus after revealing that the purple robes ''are'' said dads, with the dads being forced to confront the abuse that shaped them.]]
** Ron's father was extremely cold and cruel to him, seeing him only as an annoying obligation and frequently forcing him to care for himself and his mother all alone. [[spoiler:This culminated in him ''trying to kill Ron'' after a belated attempt to bond with him over fishing went awry.]]
** Henry's father was a narcissistic cult leader who only saw Henry as a means to continue his legacy, and frequently chastised him whenever he fell short.
** Ron's father was extremely cold and cruel to him, seeing him only as an annoying obligation and frequently forcing him to care for himself and his mother all alone. [[spoiler:This culminated in him ''trying to kill Ron'' after a belated attempt to bond with him over fishing went awry.]]
** Henry's father was a narcissistic cult leader who only saw Henry as a means to continue his legacy, and frequently chastised him whenever he fell short.
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: [[spoiler:The dads assume that their own dads died long before the story begins. In actuality, with the exception of Darryl's dad, they were instead dragged to the Forgotten Realms to become the purple robes.]]
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* WhatMeasureIsAMook: In Neverwinter, Darryl accidentally "spares" a Lizardfolk guard named Cern who joins the dads because of the Wookie/Gungan life debt. [[spoiler: They have to deal with the aftermath of the pyramid they dropped on the rest of the mooks when they return to Neverwinter.]]
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* WhatMeasureIsAMook: In Neverwinter, Darryl accidentally "spares" Being a Lizardfolk guard named Cern who joins ''Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons'' podcast, the dads because heroes murder countless mooks over the course of the Wookie/Gungan life debt. [[spoiler: They have to deal show, but this is only ever PlayedForLaughs with the aftermath exception of the [[spoiler:the pyramid they dropped on in Neverwinter]], where the rest survivors of the mooks when they debacle return to Neverwinter.]]criticize them.
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