History Podcast / TheAdventureZoneAmnesty

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The character roster is growing so quickly that it might actually reach the population of a small town before the campaign is done. This is mainly due to the [[{{Improv}} improvisatory]] and collaborative nature of the game system which allows the boys to [[ThrowItIn literally make up characters on the spot]].

* BaldWomen: Duck's spirit advisor is one.

* MoodWhiplash: The show contrasts genuinely disturbing monsters and supernatural situations against the [=McElroys=]' usual brand of comedy. This is especially true in the first half of episode 14: [[spoiler:Aubrey's magic [[PowerIncontenence malfunctions]], which has been always played for comedy. Except this time it nearly crushes Duck and three civilians [[{{Bathos}} under a Pizza Hut sign]]. Aubrey is horrified and immediately goes into a HeroicBSOD. Ned gets out Duck's jetpack and tries to ram the sign in his usual goofy fashion. [[RealityEnsues He crashes and suffers severe burns]]. There's a quick breather when Duck tries to explain the incident with an overcomplicated lie. Cut immediately to a DarkReprise of "Arms Outstretched"]].

-->'''Ned''': [[spoiler:([[RealityEnsues gargling sounds]])]]
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Episode 14 starts with a long sequence of the main characters' lovable quirks putting everyone in greater danger]].

[[caption-width-right:350:''We're gonna show 'em that the fine folks of Kepler, West Virginia ain't so easily shook.'']]

** In another ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Kingdom Hearts]]'' reference, Justin jokes about visiting the [[Disney/{{Cinderella}} Fairy Godmother]] to gain the power to summon Leo Tarkeesian in episode 14.

* BrokenMasquerade: Although it starts to crack when Aubrey uses magic to make Keith slip and fall, the masq gets blown clean off when Sheriff Connors chases (an Abomination disguised as) Bigfoot through town, with a terrified Duck holding onto the back of his squad car while riding a skateboard and carrying a sword. The next episode has the Pine Guard, the police, and the Hornets trying to figure out how to deal with the fallout. The masq is then totally broken in episode 28 when [[spoiler: Sylphs trying to restore Sylvain rip the top off Mount Kepler and suspend it in the air, before the spell fails and it crashes back to the ground.]]

* CannotTellALie: Duck. [[RunningGag It's a rambling, hilarious trainwreck every time he tries.]]

** Pigeon herself gets hit with this after she helps the Pine Guard fight the Water. In an episode of ''The The Adventure Zone Zone'', Griffin explains that having someone who works for the City simply hasn't been as useful as he thought it would be, and Travis jokingly suggests that Pigeon's actor simply hasn't been available for filming. Although in Episode 25 - most likely to avert this - Aubrey suggests recruiting Pigeon to help them search the observatory.

''Amnesty'' was originally pitched as an "experimental arc" of ''The Adventure Zone'', to allow the [=McElroys=] to experiment with the ''TabletopGame/MonsterOfTheWeek'' system. ''Amnesty'' was later confirmed to have been picked up as Season 2, and the first episode of its second arc premiered April 12th, 2018.

* FunctionalMagic: According to Janelle all magic in the Amnesty universe basically boils down to theurgy, but with the planet itself acting as the deity. Due to this, a magic user's ability is based on how well they can communicate with the planet. Aubrey is an anomaly because she can conjure magic instinctively without a need to learn the planet's "language".

* AwesomeButImpractical: The Fly Master, a magically powered and extremely fragile jet pack that may explode any moment. [[spoiler: Which it does when Ned uses it in Episode 14, nearly killing him.]]

-->'''Janelle''': [[[spoiler: Aubrey, you're not from Sylvain. You ''are'' Sylvain]].