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* TheCaretaker: Serinepth usually has to [[TeamMom look out for the team]], but takes on a much more protective role for her old friend [[ChildhoodFriends Phillip Maisel]] when he's put in the infirmary.
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* TheCaretaker: Serinepth [[TeamMom Serinepth]] usually has to [[TeamMom look out for the team]], team, but takes on a much more protective role for her old friend [[ChildhoodFriends Phillip Maisel]] when he's put in the infirmary.
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* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: The Wildcliff bookstore sells products at a ridiculous markup.
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* CountryCousin: Winsler, the Dwarf-adopted gnome, has Chudley, a member of the same Dwarvish clan as he. Despite them both being from the Mudflats, Chudley out-countries Winsler by a fantasy mile.
* CountryCousin: Winsler, the Dwarf-adopted gnome, has Chudley, a member of the same Dwarvish clan as he. Despite them both being from the Mudflats, Chudley out-countries Winsler by a fantasy mile.
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* TheCaretaker: Serinepth usually has to [[TeamMom look out for the team, team]], but takes on a much more protective role for her old friend [[ChildhoodFriends Phillip Maisel]] when he's put in the infirmary.
* CountryCousin: Winsler, the Dwarf-adopted gnome, has Chudley, a member of the same Dwarvish clan as he. Despite them both being from theMudflats, Mud Flats, Chudley out-countries Winsler by a fantasy mile.
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* TeamMom: Serinepth is this to her teammates.
* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowrigami; Integrity has a living plush squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinepth has a purple amethyst hedgehog, Virgil.
* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowrigami; Integrity has a living plush squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinepth has a purple amethyst hedgehog, Virgil.
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* TeamMom: Serinepth is this to takes on a motherly role towards her teammates.
other teammates, frequently showing concern for their safety over her own and acting as the voice of reason advising them against making rash decisions.
* TeamPet: Everyone on the team hasa pet an animal companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowrigami; Integrity has a living plush squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinepth has a purple amethyst hedgehog, Virgil.
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* LockedIntoStrangeness: When [[spoiler:Integrity accepts [[BigBad the Progenitor’s]] deal for power and becomes a warlock,]] she gains a permanent black streak in her hair.
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* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: The students don't spend much on-screen time in class. While it's implied they usually attend class, [[spoiler: some [[spoiler:some of their grades would beg to differ.]]
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* EverybodysDeadDave: [[spoiler: Artis's wife and dear friend, Fidan, died disappeared before the series started, and over the course of it he also loses the two other members of his school friend group, Dain and Teb]].
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* SoapboxSadie: Cyndra Sunfire believes that the school golems are wrongfully enslaved, and takes every opportunity to protest for their freedom.
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''Trials & Trebuchets'' is an ActualPlay podcast using TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, though our protagonists are not adventurers trying to save the world, but students at a [[WizardingSchool magic school]] dealing with grades, relationships, and occasionally accidental political ramifications to the greater world they live in.
The series takes place at Wildcliff Academy, where a team of students consisting of the tiefling rogue [[WildCard Integrity Idleberry]] (Kharla), half-elf bard [[LipstickLesbian Mira Marchand]] ([[WebVideo/SarahZ Sarah]]), gnome wizard [[GeniusDitz Winsler Wallaby]] (Ben), and human sorcerer [[OnlySaneMan Serinepth Sinderman]] (Sam) pursue an education in the magical arts under the care of their mentor [[TokenAdult Artis Artisian]] ([[GameMaster Luke]]). Unfortunately for them, they constantly wind up in the midst of dangerous scenarios ranging from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters loose in the school]] to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt powerful beings trying to kill them and everyone they love]].
The series takes place at Wildcliff Academy, where a team of students consisting of the tiefling rogue [[WildCard Integrity Idleberry]] (Kharla), half-elf bard [[LipstickLesbian Mira Marchand]] ([[WebVideo/SarahZ Sarah]]), gnome wizard [[GeniusDitz Winsler Wallaby]] (Ben), and human sorcerer [[OnlySaneMan Serinepth Sinderman]] (Sam) pursue an education in the magical arts under the care of their mentor [[TokenAdult Artis Artisian]] ([[GameMaster Luke]]). Unfortunately for them, they constantly wind up in the midst of dangerous scenarios ranging from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters loose in the school]] to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt powerful beings trying to kill them and everyone they love]].
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''Trials & Trebuchets'' is an ActualPlay podcast using TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons 5th Edition, though our protagonists are not adventurers trying to save the world, but students at a [[WizardingSchool magic school]] dealing with grades, relationships, and occasionally accidental political ramifications to the greater world they live in.
The series takes place atWildcliff Academy, Wildcliff, School of the Arcane, where a team of students consisting of the tiefling rogue [[WildCard Integrity Idleberry]] (Kharla), half-elf bard [[LipstickLesbian Mira Marchand]] ([[WebVideo/SarahZ Sarah]]), gnome wizard [[GeniusDitz Winsler Wallaby]] (Ben), and human sorcerer [[OnlySaneMan Serinepth Sinderman]] (Sam) pursue an education in the magical arts under the care of their mentor [[TokenAdult Artis Artisian]] ([[GameMaster Luke]]). Unfortunately for them, they constantly wind up in the midst of dangerous scenarios ranging from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters loose in the school]] to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt powerful beings trying to kill them and everyone they love]].
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* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler:Serinepth finds to her horror that her parents have arranged her betrothal to the bumbling [[PrinceCharmless Prince Frederick.]]]]
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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:After being given a new body, Artis reveals that he could still see and hear while his soul was trapped in the pebble.]]
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* BrainFood: The beautifully named "Food for Thought" arc is about a[[spoiler:n Oblex, something that eats peoples memories and then takes their form.]]
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* BrainFood: The beautifully named "Food for Thought" arc is abouta[[spoiler:n [[spoiler:an Oblex, something a slime monster that eats peoples memories and then takes their form.]]
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* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowigami; Integrity has a living teddy squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinepth has a purple hedgehog, Vergil.
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* SnakesAreSinister: [[spoiler:The Progenitor]] has the head of a cobra, and [[spoiler:Neska]] has a giant serpent body.
* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow,Crowigami; Crowrigami; Integrity has a living teddy plush squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinepth has a purple amethyst hedgehog, Vergil.Virgil.
* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow,
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Serinepth Sinderman.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: The flora and fauna of the plane of Isathil are all vibrantly colored.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:After being given a new body, Artis reveals that he could still see and hear while his soul was trapped in the pebble.]]
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* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowigami; Integrity has a living teddy squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinepth has a purple hedgehog, Vergil.
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* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowigami; Integrity has a living teddy squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinepth has a purple hedgehog, Vergil.Vergil.
* TimeCrash: The Smush.
* TimeCrash: The Smush.
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* PortalBook: One early arc sees the gang gets sucked into a book while in library detention and being forced to fight their way through a dungeon before they're allowed to leave the book. They also find a student who went missing a week ago and rescue her.
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* PortalBook: One early arc sees the gang gets getting sucked into a book while in library detention and being forced to fight their way through a dungeon before they're allowed to leave the book. They also find a student who went missing a week ago and rescue her.
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* PortalBook: One early arc sees the gang gets sucked into a book while in library detention and being forced to fight their way through a dungeon before they're allowed to leave the book. They also find a student who went missing a week ago and rescue her.
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* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowigami; Integrity has a living teddy squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinpeth has a purple hedgehog, Vergil.
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* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowigami; Integrity has a living teddy squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinpeth Serinepth has a purple hedgehog, Vergil.
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** In the Faint of Heart arc, [[spoiler:Mira loses her right arm to Neska]], and she gets a brass arm at the start of the following arc.
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* ArtificialLimbs:
** Artis is the victim of a magical experiment during the first visit to Isathil that results in two of his fingers needing to be amputated and replaced with metal prosthetics.
** In the Faint of Heart arc, [[spoiler:Mira loses her right arm to Neska]], and she gets a brass arm at the start of the following arc.
** Artis is the victim of a magical experiment during the first visit to Isathil that results in two of his fingers needing to be amputated and replaced with metal prosthetics.
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* FunWithAcronyms: The main group calls themselves SWIM (Serinepth, Winsler, Integrity, Mira).
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* FingerInTheMail: While not sent with sinister intent, Integrity is sent the ashes of her stuffed animal that could not have been brought to life.
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The series takes place at Wildcliff Academy, where a team of students consisting of the tiefling rogue [[WildCard Integrity Idleberry]] (Kharla), half-elf bard [[LipstickLesbian Mira Marchand]] ([[WebVideo/SarahZ Sarah]]), gnome wizard [[GeniusDitz Winsler Wallaby]] (Ben), and human sorcerer [[OnlySaneMan Serinepth Sinderman]] (Sam) pursue an education in the magical arts under the care of their mentor [[BadassTeacher Artis Artisian]] ([[GameMaster Luke]]). Unfortunately for them, they constantly wind up in the midst of dangerous scenarios ranging from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters loose in the school]] to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt powerful beings trying to kill them and everyone they love]].
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The series takes place at Wildcliff Academy, where a team of students consisting of the tiefling rogue [[WildCard Integrity Idleberry]] (Kharla), half-elf bard [[LipstickLesbian Mira Marchand]] ([[WebVideo/SarahZ Sarah]]), gnome wizard [[GeniusDitz Winsler Wallaby]] (Ben), and human sorcerer [[OnlySaneMan Serinepth Sinderman]] (Sam) pursue an education in the magical arts under the care of their mentor [[BadassTeacher [[TokenAdult Artis Artisian]] ([[GameMaster Luke]]). Unfortunately for them, they constantly wind up in the midst of dangerous scenarios ranging from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters loose in the school]] to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt powerful beings trying to kill them and everyone they love]].
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* CountryCousin: Winsler Winsler, the Dwarf-adopted gnome, has Chudley, a member of the same gnomish Dwarvish clan as he. Despite them both being from the Mudflats, Chudley out-countries Winsler by a fantasy mile.
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** They also find out their mentor Artis's friend group when he was in school consisted of Dane, Artis, Fidan, and Teb (DAFT).
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* NoTellMotel: The Oshen Oshin's Bries Resort has a very unpleasant smell described as "when you leave something in a drawer for too long." The first thing that happens upon Artis entering is a step breaking under his foot.
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''Trials & Trebuchets'' is an ActualPlay podcast using TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, though our protagonists are not adventurers trying to save the world, but students at a [[WizardingSchool magic school]] dealing with grades, relationships, and occasionally accidental political ramifications to the greater world they live in.
The series takes place at Wildcliff Academy, where a team of students consisting of the tiefling rogue [[WildCard Integrity Idleberry]] (Kharla), half-elf bard [[LipstickLesbian Mira Marchand]] ([[WebVideo/SarahZ Sarah]]), gnome wizard [[GeniusDitz Winsler Wallaby]] (Ben), and human sorcerer [[OnlySaneMan Serinepth Sinderman]] (Sam) pursue an education in the magical arts under the care of their mentor [[BadassTeacher Artis Artisian]] ([[GameMaster Luke]]). Unfortunately for them, they constantly wind up in the midst of dangerous scenarios ranging from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters loose in the school]] to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt powerful beings trying to kill them and everyone they love]].
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* AcademyOfAdventure: Even for a school in a fantasy world, Wildcliff seems to draw in lots of out of the ordinary situations for the team to be thrown into.
* AlliterativeName: Each member of the party has a name like this, being Serinepth Sinderman, Winsler Wallaby, Integrity Idleberry, and Mira Marchand. The same extends to their mentor, Artis Artisian.
* AlternateTechline: The series is distinctly set before the invention of trains. Anything else can exist (such as advanced medicines and life jackets), so long as it isn't a steam-driven locomotive.
* BrainFood: The beautifully named "Food for Thought" arc is about a[[spoiler:n Oblex, something that eats peoples memories and then takes their form.]]
* BreakTheCutie: Poor, poor [[spoiler: Mira. She loses her arm, and is frequently put into situations where she temporarily loses the other one. The experience makes her want to be left out of any of these adventures for a time.]]
* TheCaretaker: Serinepth usually has to look out for the team, but takes on a much more protective role for her old friend Phillip Maisel when he's put in the infirmary.
* CountryCousin: Winsler has Chudley, a member of the same gnomish clan as he. Despite them both being from the Mudflats, Chudley out-countries Winsler by a fantasy mile.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The "Of Pets and Prophecies" arc sees the players take the role of their respective pets as they adventure in a world of talking animals.
* EverybodysDeadDave: [[spoiler: Artis's wife and dear friend, Fidan, died before the series started, and over the course of it he also loses the two other members of his school friend group, Dain and Teb]].
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: One character's name is Rat Licker for a reason.
* FeudEpisode: More of a feud arc when Integrity's best friend and roommate Silvi finds out she lied about cheating on their exam. It gets to the point where Silvi temporarily moves out of their room.
* FingerInTheMail: While not sent with sinister intent, Integrity is sent the ashes of her stuffed animal that could not have been brought to life.
* FirstFriend: While she had a group of people from childhood, Serinepth says SWIM is the first time she's felt like she's made friends not out of obligation, but because they want to be around her.
* FunWithAcronyms: The main group calls themselves SWIM (Serinepth, Winsler, Integrity, Mira).
** They also find out their mentor Artis's friend group when he was in school consisted of Dane, Artis, Fidan, and Teb (DAFT).
* HeroicPetStory: Of Pets and Prophecies has the pets restore elemental balance to another world of talking animals.
* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: The players watch in horror as Winsler invites the terrifying witch Seltie to their party, which they cannot interfere with as their characters are not in the scene.
* LeaveTheCameraRunning: There are several instances of the cast saying to delete something or "fix it in post," though this has yet to be done anytime they do this (to be fair, we wouldn't know when they successfully edit something out).
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: SWIM generally gets along well with their fellow students... and then there's Bailey Blue.
* NeverTrustATitle: There have yet to be any trebuchets appearing in the series. It's possible the series would end if one ever showed up, having fulfilled its destiny.
* NoTellMotel: The Oshen Bries Resort has a very unpleasant smell described as "when you leave something in a drawer for too long." The first thing that happens upon Artis entering is a step breaking under his foot.
* TheOner: The cast claims the entire series was recorded over the course of one extremely long D&D session. This has yet to be disproven.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: The students don't spend much on-screen time in class. While it's implied they usually attend class, [[spoiler: some of their grades would beg to differ.]]
* PrecociousCrush: Chief Ax is a child who is obsessed with Serinepth, saying he deserves a "dragon wife," believing she is a dragon disguised as a human.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: A situation Mira is put into when she is forced to have her mortal enemy Murundeen Purebone as her tutor to improve her grades.
* RealityBreakingParadox: "To be fair, we didn't know it was bottomless until about halfway."
* RobotBuddy: After much effort, Winsler and his roommate Kurt create Yog, their personal golem.
* ScavengerHunt: Throughout much of the beginning of the podcast, Integrity is on an obsessive quest for a "pink topaz," which will allow her to bring one of her stuffed animals to life.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Serinepth Sinderman.
* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowigami; Integrity has a living teddy squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinpeth has a purple hedgehog, Vergil.
The series takes place at Wildcliff Academy, where a team of students consisting of the tiefling rogue [[WildCard Integrity Idleberry]] (Kharla), half-elf bard [[LipstickLesbian Mira Marchand]] ([[WebVideo/SarahZ Sarah]]), gnome wizard [[GeniusDitz Winsler Wallaby]] (Ben), and human sorcerer [[OnlySaneMan Serinepth Sinderman]] (Sam) pursue an education in the magical arts under the care of their mentor [[BadassTeacher Artis Artisian]] ([[GameMaster Luke]]). Unfortunately for them, they constantly wind up in the midst of dangerous scenarios ranging from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters loose in the school]] to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt powerful beings trying to kill them and everyone they love]].
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!!Tropes:
* AcademyOfAdventure: Even for a school in a fantasy world, Wildcliff seems to draw in lots of out of the ordinary situations for the team to be thrown into.
* AlliterativeName: Each member of the party has a name like this, being Serinepth Sinderman, Winsler Wallaby, Integrity Idleberry, and Mira Marchand. The same extends to their mentor, Artis Artisian.
* AlternateTechline: The series is distinctly set before the invention of trains. Anything else can exist (such as advanced medicines and life jackets), so long as it isn't a steam-driven locomotive.
* BrainFood: The beautifully named "Food for Thought" arc is about a[[spoiler:n Oblex, something that eats peoples memories and then takes their form.]]
* BreakTheCutie: Poor, poor [[spoiler: Mira. She loses her arm, and is frequently put into situations where she temporarily loses the other one. The experience makes her want to be left out of any of these adventures for a time.]]
* TheCaretaker: Serinepth usually has to look out for the team, but takes on a much more protective role for her old friend Phillip Maisel when he's put in the infirmary.
* CountryCousin: Winsler has Chudley, a member of the same gnomish clan as he. Despite them both being from the Mudflats, Chudley out-countries Winsler by a fantasy mile.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The "Of Pets and Prophecies" arc sees the players take the role of their respective pets as they adventure in a world of talking animals.
* EverybodysDeadDave: [[spoiler: Artis's wife and dear friend, Fidan, died before the series started, and over the course of it he also loses the two other members of his school friend group, Dain and Teb]].
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: One character's name is Rat Licker for a reason.
* FeudEpisode: More of a feud arc when Integrity's best friend and roommate Silvi finds out she lied about cheating on their exam. It gets to the point where Silvi temporarily moves out of their room.
* FingerInTheMail: While not sent with sinister intent, Integrity is sent the ashes of her stuffed animal that could not have been brought to life.
* FirstFriend: While she had a group of people from childhood, Serinepth says SWIM is the first time she's felt like she's made friends not out of obligation, but because they want to be around her.
* FunWithAcronyms: The main group calls themselves SWIM (Serinepth, Winsler, Integrity, Mira).
** They also find out their mentor Artis's friend group when he was in school consisted of Dane, Artis, Fidan, and Teb (DAFT).
* HeroicPetStory: Of Pets and Prophecies has the pets restore elemental balance to another world of talking animals.
* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: The players watch in horror as Winsler invites the terrifying witch Seltie to their party, which they cannot interfere with as their characters are not in the scene.
* LeaveTheCameraRunning: There are several instances of the cast saying to delete something or "fix it in post," though this has yet to be done anytime they do this (to be fair, we wouldn't know when they successfully edit something out).
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: SWIM generally gets along well with their fellow students... and then there's Bailey Blue.
* NeverTrustATitle: There have yet to be any trebuchets appearing in the series. It's possible the series would end if one ever showed up, having fulfilled its destiny.
* NoTellMotel: The Oshen Bries Resort has a very unpleasant smell described as "when you leave something in a drawer for too long." The first thing that happens upon Artis entering is a step breaking under his foot.
* TheOner: The cast claims the entire series was recorded over the course of one extremely long D&D session. This has yet to be disproven.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: The students don't spend much on-screen time in class. While it's implied they usually attend class, [[spoiler: some of their grades would beg to differ.]]
* PrecociousCrush: Chief Ax is a child who is obsessed with Serinepth, saying he deserves a "dragon wife," believing she is a dragon disguised as a human.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: A situation Mira is put into when she is forced to have her mortal enemy Murundeen Purebone as her tutor to improve her grades.
* RealityBreakingParadox: "To be fair, we didn't know it was bottomless until about halfway."
* RobotBuddy: After much effort, Winsler and his roommate Kurt create Yog, their personal golem.
* ScavengerHunt: Throughout much of the beginning of the podcast, Integrity is on an obsessive quest for a "pink topaz," which will allow her to bring one of her stuffed animals to life.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Serinepth Sinderman.
* TeamPet: Everyone on the team has a pet companion. Winsler has a cat familiar, Mr. Wiggles; Mira has a living paper crow, Crowigami; Integrity has a living teddy squirrel, Ida Idleberry; Serinpeth has a purple hedgehog, Vergil.
