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* ApprovalOfGod: While Griffin confirmed that he didn't ''intend'' to imply that [[spoiler:[[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAdventureZone/comments/62recp/an_insanely_expanded_list_of_possible_evidence/ Angus is secretly a silver dragon]]]], he likes the theory so much that he [[ShrugOfGod refuses to confirm one way or the other]].
* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** After Griffin was informed of the greater context of the fully-subtextual lesbian relationship ending in BuryYourGays in the ''Petals to the Metal'' arc, he brought in an explicitly mentioned relationship between Carey and Killian, as well as [[spoiler:a budding one between Taako and Kravitz,]] for subsequent arcs and interludes.
*** Then in ''Story and Song,'' he reveals that [[spoiler: Sloane and Hurley have become dryads.]] He rolled ''really'' well on this saving throw.
** As mentioned below under UnfortunateImplications, Griffin explicitly said that this is why [[spoiler:Lup's name is just "Lup" rather than being short for "Chalupa" as originally intended.]]
** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to divide it into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, with the Rockseekers being alternate versions of Merle's real distant relatives]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].
** Rather than pull the trigger on [[spoiler:Taako inventing the taco, a situation rife with UnfortunateImplications, Griffin instead fulfills the storyline by having Taako meet a Hispanic person from our world who teaches him the recipe.]]
* BrokenBase: The adventures of the Hogsbottom Three are not popular with some elements of the Fanbase. At best, they're perceived as pointless filler in a larger universe. At worst, they come across as deliberately-negative caricatures of [=RPGers=] who are just interested in doing as much damage as possible at the expense of story.
** The initial preview of the Graphic Novel, which depicted all three of the main characters as being white like their players, caused some breakage due to headcanons of the characters being POC being popular in the fandom. They agreed that the depictions weren't very diverse, and later an updated preview was released. While Magnus remained white, Merle was given a darker complexion to fit his depiction as a "Beach Dwarf" and Taako was given a [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation blue skintone]] instead of the popular Latinx fan interpretation to avoid the UnfortunateImplications of a kleptomaniac elf named after tacos being Latinx. This instead [[UnpleasableFanbase broke the base]] ''harder''. Partially because some people were steamed over Taako not being depicted with a realistic race. The aracial depiction of Taako also had the side-effect of making Merle a TokenMinority. It got to the point where Griffin had to make an official statement [[http://theadventurezone.tumblr.com/post/161367685782/on-the-adventure-zone-graphic-novel-blue-taako explaining the situation.]]
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Some fans have been vocal about ''The Suffering Game'' arc getting boring because the characters are just being hurt and put through miserable scenarios without a chance for much levity in their situation compared to stuff like ''Petals to the Meta''l or ''Murder on the Rockport Limited'', as well as the arc running longer than intended. Discussed by Griffin in [[http://theadventurezone.tumblr.com/post/156408144062/about-the-suffering-game this Tumblr post]].
* FanNickname: The 3-woman team of Regulators complementary to the Tres Horny Boys is "Team Sweet Flips", composed of Killian, Carey, and No-3113 (Noelle). Which is canon now.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: There's a moment in ''The Suffering Game'' where [[spoiler: Cam and Merle are commiserating the lost of Cam's body (except for his head) and Merle's arm and eye. Magnus puts in that he's lost a pinkie before realizing that's not as bad and saying "I can check my privilege." Fast forward a few episodes and Magnus has lost his body completely.]]
** Earlier in ''Here There be Gerblins'' there is a point were Merle reaches out to pet a dog and Griffin jokes that [[spoiler: the dog bites Merle's hand off.]] Come ''The Crystal Kingdom'' this is a little less funny.
** Davenport's PokemonSpeak after ''Reunion Tour''.
* GeniusBonus: Early on, the Voidfish appears to be trying to communicate with its keeper Johann by singing musical notes at him. Intrepid fans on the series' Reddit determined that the musical notes are, in order: E, G, G, and then B, A, B, E. [[spoiler:This was later confirmed in ''The Calm Before The Storm''.]]
* GrowingTheBeard: Due to Clint being new to D&D and Griffin as a new GameMaster, the first half of ''Here There Be Gerblins'' involved more explaining the mechanics and asking questions about following the pre-set campaign. Once they caught on, their creativity shows through and they get a better handle on playing their characters.
** Griffin personally points to the renaming of [[EnsembleDarkhorse Barry Bluejeans]] as the point where he really embraced altering the story into his own homebrew narratives.
** The end of ''Murder on the Rockport Limited'' was a turning point for how they played their characters, with Justin playing Taako as less of an idiot and more smart but aloof, as well as Travis and Clint developing character voices for Magnus and Merle.
** The last two episodes of ''Petals to the Metal'' mark the podcast's shift into a more serious and mythology-heavy tone, featuring the first original music, first romance, first genuinely emotional moment that isn't made into a joke (like the destruction of Phandalin), and first appearance of the Red Robe.
** Griffin also remarked in the second episode of ''The The Adventure Zone Zone'' that ''The Crystal Kingdom'' was where he fully shifted the story to a mythos-heavy and character driven story as well as laying the bedrock for all of the revelations to come in the podcast about our heroes, the nature of the Relics, and their true enemy.
* HarsherInHindsight:
** Travis jokes about Magnus turning evil and having Redemption Arc in an early episode. [[spoiler: Then it turns out Magnus may have been a Red Robe and he attacks two Bureau guards in his desperate search for information.]]
** Several moments with Lucretia — hell, the boys' entire relationship with her — takes on a whole new weight after TheReveal that [[spoiler:Lucretia wiped the party's memories of being Red Robes, and more specifically of being her colleagues and friends,]] in particular [[spoiler:her telling Merle about having to make a terrible decision about the course of her life, one which caused her to lose several people close to her.]] This is hammered home near the end of Episode 66, with a brief montage of such clips from earlier in the show.
* HilariousInHindsight: During the intro of ''Moonlighting'', the announcer states that he's afraid of aliens and hopes they won't be on the moon. [[spoiler: After it's revealed that Director Lucretia, Davenport, Barry Bluejeans and Tres Horny Boys are from AnotherDimension it turns out there were aliens on the moon ''all along''.]]
** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love because he doesn't want to waste any time looking for it if that is the case. Lucretia [[TheComicallySerious deadpans]] that she "cannot confirm or deny that the magic was inside of them the whole time". [[spoiler:Said relic is Lucretia's staff, meaning that in a way it ''was'' with them all along]].
* HolyShitQuotient: TheReveal in episode 7 of ''The Suffering Game'' of [[spoiler: who the Red Robe actually is manages to be a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, CrowningMomentOfFunny, and CrowningMomentOfAwesome all balled up into one because it's '''''Barry Bluejeans'''''. Originally just a one-off mercenary who got unceremoniously killed in the first arc, he is now probably the most important NPC in the campaign despite Griffin's insistence that he wasn't coming back.]]
** It's safe to say at this point that every episode after the one described above is hitting fairly high on the quotient.
* IdiosyncraticShipNaming: Killian/Carey is "Sweet Flips", named from Taako commenting on their acrobatic battle skills while fighting a room full of ice robots.
* ItWasHisSled: The fact that [[spoiler:Taako has a twin sister whom he forgot about via LaserGuidedAmnesia]], due to her immense popularity as a character despite not being introduced until the penultimate arc.
* NightmareFuel: Has its [[NightmareFuel/TheAdventureZone own page.]]
* ParanoiaFuel: Our Heroes work for a secret organization that uses a creature called the Voidfish to inflict LaserGuidedAmnesia on a global scale... and they're supposedly the ''good'' guys. During a carnival, everyone except for the main characters suddenly falls unconscious without warning or explanation and thousands of eyes momentarily open up all across the sky, and the ostensible BigGood seems remarkably blasé about it when they report the phenomenon. At one point when Taako slips into the ethereal realm he catches a glimpse of shadowy figures watching him, who promptly disappear before he can tell anything about who they are or what they want. The characters are too happy-go-lucky and, let's face it, [[IdiotHero dumb]] to have caught on, but it's pretty clear that ''something'' very very strange is going on.
* PortmanteauCoupleName: When Kravitz was first introduced, Clint joked that the possible ship name for Taako and Kravitz would be "Taakitz". The name stuck.
** Hurley/Sloane is either "Hurloane" or "[[IdiosyncraticShipNaming Ramraven]]" from their respective battlewagon racing animal masks.
** From ''The Stolen Century'': Merle/[[spoiler:Davenport]] is "[[spoiler:Highport or Davenchurch]]", [[spoiler:Lup/Barry Bluejeans]] is [[spoiler:Lupjeans or Blupjeans]], and [[spoiler:Lup/Lucretia]] is [[spoiler:Lupcretia]].
* {{Squick}}: In ''The The Adventure Zone Zone'', Justin and Griffin explain that roleplaying the relationship between Kravitz and Taako can be kind of weird; not because either is uncomfortable with playing gay characters, but because they're effectively [[IncestuousCasting roleplaying a romantic relationship with their brothers]].

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* ApprovalOfGod: While Griffin confirmed that he didn't ''intend'' to imply that [[spoiler:[[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAdventureZone/comments/62recp/an_insanely_expanded_list_of_possible_evidence/ Angus is secretly a silver dragon]]]], he likes the theory so much that he [[ShrugOfGod refuses to confirm one way or the other]].
* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** After Griffin was informed of the greater context of the fully-subtextual lesbian relationship ending in BuryYourGays in the ''Petals to the Metal'' arc, he brought in an explicitly mentioned relationship between Carey and Killian, as well as [[spoiler:a budding one between Taako and Kravitz,]]
See YMMV for subsequent arcs and interludes.
*** Then in ''Story and Song,'' he reveals that [[spoiler: Sloane and Hurley have become dryads.]] He rolled ''really'' well on this saving throw.
** As mentioned below under UnfortunateImplications, Griffin explicitly said that this is why [[spoiler:Lup's name is just "Lup" rather than being short for "Chalupa" as originally intended.]]
** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to divide it into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, with the Rockseekers being alternate versions of Merle's real distant relatives]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].
** Rather than pull the trigger on [[spoiler:Taako inventing the taco, a situation rife with UnfortunateImplications, Griffin instead fulfills the storyline by having Taako meet a Hispanic person from our world who teaches him the recipe.]]
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* BrokenBase: The adventures of the Hogsbottom Three are not popular with some elements of the Fanbase. At best, they're perceived as pointless filler in a larger universe. At worst, they come across as deliberately-negative caricatures of [=RPGers=] who are just interested in doing as much damage as possible at the expense of story.
** The initial preview of the Graphic Novel, which depicted all three of the main characters as being white like their players, caused some breakage due to headcanons of the characters being POC being popular in the fandom. They agreed that the depictions weren't very diverse, and later an updated preview was released. While Magnus remained white, Merle was given a darker complexion to fit his depiction as a "Beach Dwarf" and Taako was given a [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation blue skintone]] instead of the popular Latinx fan interpretation to avoid the UnfortunateImplications of a kleptomaniac elf named after tacos being Latinx. This instead [[UnpleasableFanbase broke the base]] ''harder''. Partially because some people were steamed over Taako not being depicted with a realistic race. The aracial depiction of Taako also had the side-effect of making Merle a TokenMinority. It got to the point where Griffin had to make an official statement [[http://theadventurezone.tumblr.com/post/161367685782/on-the-adventure-zone-graphic-novel-blue-taako explaining the situation.]]
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Some fans have been vocal about ''The Suffering Game'' arc getting boring because the characters are just being hurt and put through miserable scenarios without a chance for much levity in their situation compared to stuff like ''Petals to the Meta''l or ''Murder on the Rockport Limited'', as well as the arc running longer than intended. Discussed by Griffin in [[http://theadventurezone.tumblr.com/post/156408144062/about-the-suffering-game this Tumblr post]].
* FanNickname: The 3-woman team of Regulators complementary to the Tres Horny Boys is "Team Sweet Flips", composed of Killian, Carey, and No-3113 (Noelle). Which is canon now.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: There's a moment in ''The Suffering Game'' where [[spoiler: Cam and Merle are commiserating the lost of Cam's body (except for his head) and Merle's arm and eye. Magnus puts in that he's lost a pinkie before realizing that's not as bad and saying "I can check my privilege." Fast forward a few episodes and Magnus has lost his body completely.]]
** Earlier in ''Here There be Gerblins'' there is a point were Merle reaches out to pet a dog and Griffin jokes that [[spoiler: the dog bites Merle's hand off.]] Come ''The Crystal Kingdom'' this is a little less funny.
** Davenport's PokemonSpeak after ''Reunion Tour''.
* GeniusBonus: Early on, the Voidfish appears to be trying to communicate with its keeper Johann by singing musical notes at him. Intrepid fans on the series' Reddit determined that the musical notes are, in order: E, G, G, and then B, A, B, E. [[spoiler:This was later confirmed in ''The Calm Before The Storm''.]]
* GrowingTheBeard: Due to Clint being new to D&D and Griffin as a new GameMaster, the first half of ''Here There Be Gerblins'' involved more explaining the mechanics and asking questions about following the pre-set campaign. Once they caught on, their creativity shows through and they get a better handle on playing their characters.
** Griffin personally points to the renaming of [[EnsembleDarkhorse Barry Bluejeans]] as the point where he really embraced altering the story into his own homebrew narratives.
** The end of ''Murder on the Rockport Limited'' was a turning point for how they played their characters, with Justin playing Taako as less of an idiot and more smart but aloof, as well as Travis and Clint developing character voices for Magnus and Merle.
** The last two episodes of ''Petals to the Metal'' mark the podcast's shift into a more serious and mythology-heavy tone, featuring the first original music, first romance, first genuinely emotional moment that isn't made into a joke (like the destruction of Phandalin), and first appearance of the Red Robe.
** Griffin also remarked in the second episode of ''The The Adventure Zone Zone'' that ''The Crystal Kingdom'' was where he fully shifted the story to a mythos-heavy and character driven story as well as laying the bedrock for all of the revelations to come in the podcast about our heroes, the nature of the Relics, and their true enemy.
* HarsherInHindsight:
** Travis jokes about Magnus turning evil and having Redemption Arc in an early episode. [[spoiler: Then it turns out Magnus may have been a Red Robe and he attacks two Bureau guards in his desperate search for information.]]
** Several moments with Lucretia — hell, the boys' entire relationship with her — takes on a whole new weight after TheReveal that [[spoiler:Lucretia wiped the party's memories of being Red Robes, and more specifically of being her colleagues and friends,]] in particular [[spoiler:her telling Merle about having to make a terrible decision about the course of her life, one which caused her to lose several people close to her.]] This is hammered home near the end of Episode 66, with a brief montage of such clips from earlier in the show.
* HilariousInHindsight: During the intro of ''Moonlighting'', the announcer states that he's afraid of aliens and hopes they won't be on the moon. [[spoiler: After it's revealed that Director Lucretia, Davenport, Barry Bluejeans and Tres Horny Boys are from AnotherDimension it turns out there were aliens on the moon ''all along''.]]
** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love because he doesn't want to waste any time looking for it if that is the case. Lucretia [[TheComicallySerious deadpans]] that she "cannot confirm or deny that the magic was inside of them the whole time". [[spoiler:Said relic is Lucretia's staff, meaning that in a way it ''was'' with them all along]].
* HolyShitQuotient: TheReveal in episode 7 of ''The Suffering Game'' of [[spoiler: who the Red Robe actually is manages to be a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, CrowningMomentOfFunny, and CrowningMomentOfAwesome all balled up into one because it's '''''Barry Bluejeans'''''. Originally just a one-off mercenary who got unceremoniously killed in the first arc, he is now probably the most important NPC in the campaign despite Griffin's insistence that he wasn't coming back.]]
** It's safe to say at this point that every episode after the one described above is hitting fairly high on the quotient.
* IdiosyncraticShipNaming: Killian/Carey is "Sweet Flips", named from Taako commenting on their acrobatic battle skills while fighting a room full of ice robots.
* ItWasHisSled: The fact that [[spoiler:Taako has a twin sister whom he forgot about via LaserGuidedAmnesia]], due to her immense popularity as a character despite not being introduced until the penultimate arc.
* NightmareFuel: Has its [[NightmareFuel/TheAdventureZone own page.]]
* ParanoiaFuel: Our Heroes work for a secret organization that uses a creature called the Voidfish to inflict LaserGuidedAmnesia on a global scale... and they're supposedly the ''good'' guys. During a carnival, everyone except for the main characters suddenly falls unconscious without warning or explanation and thousands of eyes momentarily open up all across the sky, and the ostensible BigGood seems remarkably blasé about it when they report the phenomenon. At one point when Taako slips into the ethereal realm he catches a glimpse of shadowy figures watching him, who promptly disappear before he can tell anything about who they are or what they want. The characters are too happy-go-lucky and, let's face it, [[IdiotHero dumb]] to have caught on, but it's pretty clear that ''something'' very very strange is going on.
* PortmanteauCoupleName: When Kravitz was first introduced, Clint joked that the possible ship name for Taako and Kravitz would be "Taakitz". The name stuck.
** Hurley/Sloane is either "Hurloane" or "[[IdiosyncraticShipNaming Ramraven]]" from their respective battlewagon racing animal masks.
** From ''The Stolen Century'': Merle/[[spoiler:Davenport]] is "[[spoiler:Highport or Davenchurch]]", [[spoiler:Lup/Barry Bluejeans]] is [[spoiler:Lupjeans or Blupjeans]], and [[spoiler:Lup/Lucretia]] is [[spoiler:Lupcretia]].
* {{Squick}}: In ''The The Adventure Zone Zone'', Justin and Griffin explain that roleplaying the relationship between Kravitz and Taako can be kind of weird; not because either is uncomfortable with playing gay characters, but because they're effectively [[IncestuousCasting roleplaying a romantic relationship with their brothers]].
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* ApprovalOfGod: While Griffin confirmed that he didn't ''intend'' to imply that [[spoiler:[[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAdventureZone/comments/62recp/an_insanely_expanded_list_of_possible_evidence/ Angus is secretly a silver dragon]]]], he likes the theory so much that he [[ShrugOfGod refuses to confirm one way or the other]].
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** Davenport's PokemonSpeak after ''Lunar Interlude V''.

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** Davenport's PokemonSpeak after ''Lunar Interlude V''.''Reunion Tour''.
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** Rather than pull the trigger on [[spoiler:Taako inventing the taco, a situation rife with UnfortunateImplications, Griffin instead fulfills the storyline by having Taako meet a Hispanic person from our world who teaches him the recipe.]]
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** Earlier in "Here There be Gerblins" there is a point were Merle reaches out to pet a dog and Griffin jokes that [[spoiler: the dog bites Merle's hand off.]] Come the Crystal Kingdom this is a little less funny.

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** Earlier in "Here ''Here There be Gerblins" Gerblins'' there is a point were Merle reaches out to pet a dog and Griffin jokes that [[spoiler: the dog bites Merle's hand off.]] Come the ''The Crystal Kingdom Kingdom'' this is a little less funny.
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* HilariousInHindsight: During the intro of ''Moonlighting'', the announcer states that he's afraid of aliens and hopes they won't be on the moon. [[spoiler: After it's revealed that The Director, Davenport, Barry Bluejeans and Tres Horny Boys are from AnotherDimension it turns out there were aliens on the moon ''all along''.]]
** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love because he doesn't want to waste any time looking for it if that is the case. The Director [[TheComicallySerious deadpans]] that she "cannot confirm or deny that the magic was inside of them the whole time". [[spoiler:Said relic is the Director's staff, meaning that in a way it ''was'' with them all along]].

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* HilariousInHindsight: During the intro of ''Moonlighting'', the announcer states that he's afraid of aliens and hopes they won't be on the moon. [[spoiler: After it's revealed that The Director, Director Lucretia, Davenport, Barry Bluejeans and Tres Horny Boys are from AnotherDimension it turns out there were aliens on the moon ''all along''.]]
** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love because he doesn't want to waste any time looking for it if that is the case. The Director Lucretia [[TheComicallySerious deadpans]] that she "cannot confirm or deny that the magic was inside of them the whole time". [[spoiler:Said relic is the Director's Lucretia's staff, meaning that in a way it ''was'' with them all along]].
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* FanNickname: The 3-woman team of Regulators complementary to the Tres Horny Boys is "Team Sweet Flips", composed of Killian, Carey, and No-3113 (Noelle).

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* FanNickname: The 3-woman team of Regulators complementary to the Tres Horny Boys is "Team Sweet Flips", composed of Killian, Carey, and No-3113 (Noelle). Which is canon now.
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* ItWasHisSled: The fact that [[spoiler:Taako has a twin sister whom he forgot about via LaserGuidedAmnesia]], due to her immense popularity as a character despite not being introduced until the penultimate arc.
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** Earlier in "Here There be Gerblins" there is a point were Merle reaches out to pet a dog and Griffin jokes that [[spoiler: the dog bites Merle's hand off.]] Come the Crystal Kingdom this is a little less funny.
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*** Then in ''Story and Song,'' he reveals that [[spoiler: Sloane and Hurley have become dryads.]] He rolled ''really'' well on this saving throw.
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* GeniusBonus: Early on, the Voidfish appears to be trying to communicate with its keeper Johann by singing musical notes at him. Intrepid fans on the series' Reddit determined that the musical notes are, in order: E, G, G, and then B, A, B, E. [[spoiler:This was later confirmed in ''The Calm Before The Storm.]]

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* GeniusBonus: Early on, the Voidfish appears to be trying to communicate with its keeper Johann by singing musical notes at him. Intrepid fans on the series' Reddit determined that the musical notes are, in order: E, G, G, and then B, A, B, E. [[spoiler:This was later confirmed in ''The Calm Before The Storm.Storm''.]]
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** Griffin also remarked in the second episode of "The The Adventure Zone Zone" that ''The Crystal Kingdom'' was where he fully shifted the story to a mythos-heavy and character driven story as well as laying the bedrock for all of the revelations to come in the podcast about our heroes, the nature of the Relics, and their true enemy.

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** Griffin also remarked in the second episode of "The ''The The Adventure Zone Zone" Zone'' that ''The Crystal Kingdom'' was where he fully shifted the story to a mythos-heavy and character driven story as well as laying the bedrock for all of the revelations to come in the podcast about our heroes, the nature of the Relics, and their true enemy.



* {{Squick}}: In "The The Adventure Zone Zone", Justin and Griffin explain that roleplaying the relationship between Kravitz and Taako can be kind of weird; not because either is uncomfortable with playing gay characters, but because they're effectively [[IncestuousCasting roleplaying a romantic relationship with their brothers]].

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* {{Squick}}: In "The ''The The Adventure Zone Zone", Zone'', Justin and Griffin explain that roleplaying the relationship between Kravitz and Taako can be kind of weird; not because either is uncomfortable with playing gay characters, but because they're effectively [[IncestuousCasting roleplaying a romantic relationship with their brothers]].
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** After Griffin was informed of the greater context of the fully-subtextual lesbian relationship ending in BuryYourGays in the "Petals to the Metal" arc, he brought in an explicitly mentioned relationship between Carey and Killian, as well as [[spoiler:a budding one between Taako and Kravitz,]] for subsequent arcs and interludes.

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** After Griffin was informed of the greater context of the fully-subtextual lesbian relationship ending in BuryYourGays in the "Petals ''Petals to the Metal" Metal'' arc, he brought in an explicitly mentioned relationship between Carey and Killian, as well as [[spoiler:a budding one between Taako and Kravitz,]] for subsequent arcs and interludes.



* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Some fans have been vocal about ''The Suffering Game'' arc getting boring because the characters are just being hurt and put through miserable scenarios without a chance for much levity in their situation compared to stuff like Petals to the Metal or Murder on the Rockport Limited, as well as the arc running longer than intended. Discussed by Griffin in [[http://theadventurezone.tumblr.com/post/156408144062/about-the-suffering-game this Tumblr post]].

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Some fans have been vocal about ''The Suffering Game'' arc getting boring because the characters are just being hurt and put through miserable scenarios without a chance for much levity in their situation compared to stuff like Petals ''Petals to the Metal Meta''l or Murder ''Murder on the Rockport Limited, Limited'', as well as the arc running longer than intended. Discussed by Griffin in [[http://theadventurezone.tumblr.com/post/156408144062/about-the-suffering-game this Tumblr post]].



* FunnyAneurysmMoment: There's a moment in the Suffering Game where [[spoiler: Cam and Merle are commiserating the lost of Cam's body (except for his head) and Merle's arm and eye. Magnus puts in that he's lost a pinkie before realizing that's not as bad and saying "I can check my privilege." Fast forward a few episodes and Magnus has lost his body completely.]]
* GeniusBonus: Early on, the Voidfish appears to be trying to communicate with its keeper Johann by singing musical notes at him. Intrepid fans on the series' Reddit determined that the musical notes are, in order: E, G, G, and then B, A, B, E. [[spoiler:This was later confirmed in Lunar Interlude 4.]]
* GrowingTheBeard: Due to Clint being new to D&D and Griffin as a new GameMaster, the first half of Here There Be Gerblins involved more explaining the mechanics and asking questions about following the pre-set campaign. Once they caught on, their creativity shows through and they get a better handle on playing their characters.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: There's a moment in the ''The Suffering Game Game'' where [[spoiler: Cam and Merle are commiserating the lost of Cam's body (except for his head) and Merle's arm and eye. Magnus puts in that he's lost a pinkie before realizing that's not as bad and saying "I can check my privilege." Fast forward a few episodes and Magnus has lost his body completely.]]
* GeniusBonus: Early on, the Voidfish appears to be trying to communicate with its keeper Johann by singing musical notes at him. Intrepid fans on the series' Reddit determined that the musical notes are, in order: E, G, G, and then B, A, B, E. [[spoiler:This was later confirmed in Lunar Interlude 4.''The Calm Before The Storm.]]
* GrowingTheBeard: Due to Clint being new to D&D and Griffin as a new GameMaster, the first half of Here ''Here There Be Gerblins Gerblins'' involved more explaining the mechanics and asking questions about following the pre-set campaign. Once they caught on, their creativity shows through and they get a better handle on playing their characters.



* HilariousInHindsight: During the intro of the first Lunar Interlude, the announcer states that he's afraid of aliens and hopes they won't be on the moon. [[spoiler: After it's revealed that The Director, Davenport, Barry Bluejeans and Tres Horny Boys are from AnotherDimension it turns out there were aliens on the moon ''all along''.]]

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* HilariousInHindsight: During the intro of the first Lunar Interlude, ''Moonlighting'', the announcer states that he's afraid of aliens and hopes they won't be on the moon. [[spoiler: After it's revealed that The Director, Davenport, Barry Bluejeans and Tres Horny Boys are from AnotherDimension it turns out there were aliens on the moon ''all along''.]]



** From the "Stolen Century" arc: Merle/[[spoiler:Davenport]] is "[[spoiler:Highport or Davenchurch]]", [[spoiler:Lup/Barry Bluejeans]] is [[spoiler:Lupjeans or Blupjeans]], and [[spoiler:Lup/Lucretia]] is [[spoiler:Lupcretia]].

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** From the "Stolen Century" arc: ''The Stolen Century'': Merle/[[spoiler:Davenport]] is "[[spoiler:Highport or Davenchurch]]", [[spoiler:Lup/Barry Bluejeans]] is [[spoiler:Lupjeans or Blupjeans]], and [[spoiler:Lup/Lucretia]] is [[spoiler:Lupcretia]].

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* HarsherInHindsight: Travis jokes about Magnus turning evil and having Redemption Arc in an early episode. [[spoiler: Then it turns out Magnus may have been a Red Robe and he attacks two Bureau guards in his desperate search for information.]]

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* HarsherInHindsight: HarsherInHindsight:
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Travis jokes about Magnus turning evil and having Redemption Arc in an early episode. [[spoiler: Then it turns out Magnus may have been a Red Robe and he attacks two Bureau guards in his desperate search for information.]]]]
** Several moments with Lucretia — hell, the boys' entire relationship with her — takes on a whole new weight after TheReveal that [[spoiler:Lucretia wiped the party's memories of being Red Robes, and more specifically of being her colleagues and friends,]] in particular [[spoiler:her telling Merle about having to make a terrible decision about the course of her life, one which caused her to lose several people close to her.]] This is hammered home near the end of Episode 66, with a brief montage of such clips from earlier in the show.
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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to divide it into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including having alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].

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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to divide it into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including having with the Rockseekers being alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) Merle's real distant relatives]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].
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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to divide it into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].

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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to divide it into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including having alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].
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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to divide the Light into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].

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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to divide the Light it into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].
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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to turn them into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].

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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light of Creation after agreeing to the plan to turn them divide the Light into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].
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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light Of Creation after agreeing to the plan to turn them into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].

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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he has to introduce an explanation for it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light Of of Creation after agreeing to the plan to turn them into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].
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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he's having to introduce an explanation for it, and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].

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** Griffin also acknowledges that, given one particular ContinuityDrift-induced PlotHole -- specifically, [[spoiler:"how could Gundren Rockseeker be Merle's cousin with the same magical properties to his blood if Merle is from another universe?"]] -- he's having he has to introduce an explanation for it, it ([[spoiler:the universe where the IPRE crew manage to grab the Light Of Creation after agreeing to the plan to turn them into the Grand Relics ''[[ContrivedCoincidence just happened]]'' to be remarkably similar to their own universe, including alternate versions of the Rockseekers]]) and preemptively agrees that [[TheArtifact it sucks as an explanation]].
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** From the "Stolen Century" arc: Merle/[[spoiler:Davenport]] is "[[spoiler:Highport]]", [[spoiler:Lup/Barry Bluejeans]] is [[spoiler:Lupjeans or Blupjeans]], and [[spoiler:Lup/Lucretia]] is [[spoiler:Lupcretia]].

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** From the "Stolen Century" arc: Merle/[[spoiler:Davenport]] is "[[spoiler:Highport]]", "[[spoiler:Highport or Davenchurch]]", [[spoiler:Lup/Barry Bluejeans]] is [[spoiler:Lupjeans or Blupjeans]], and [[spoiler:Lup/Lucretia]] is [[spoiler:Lupcretia]].
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** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love. The Director [[TheComicallySerious deadpans]] that she "cannot confirm or deny that the magic was inside of them the whole time". [[spoiler:Said relic is the Director's staff, meaning that in a way it ''was'' with them all along]].

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** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love.love because he doesn't want to waste any time looking for it if that is the case. The Director [[TheComicallySerious deadpans]] that she "cannot confirm or deny that the magic was inside of them the whole time". [[spoiler:Said relic is the Director's staff, meaning that in a way it ''was'' with them all along]].
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** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love. The Director replies that she "[[TheComicallySerious cannot confirm or deny that the magic was inside of them the whole time]]". [[spoiler:Said relic is the Director's staff, meaning that in a way it ''was'' with them all along]].

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** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love. The Director replies [[TheComicallySerious deadpans]] that she "[[TheComicallySerious cannot "cannot confirm or deny that the magic was inside of them the whole time]]".time". [[spoiler:Said relic is the Director's staff, meaning that in a way it ''was'' with them all along]].
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** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love. While it's obviously not, [[spoiler:it is the Director's staff, meaning that in a way it was also with them all along]].

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** In the same interlude, Taako asks if the final Grand Relic is love. While it's obviously not, [[spoiler:it The Director replies that she "[[TheComicallySerious cannot confirm or deny that the magic was inside of them the whole time]]". [[spoiler:Said relic is the Director's staff, meaning that in a way it was also ''was'' with them all along]].

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* NightmareFuel:
** Take away the comedy and the premise is actually pretty terrifying, redolent of the SCP Foundation. Seven artifacts that are so powerful and addictive that a world war was fought over them and the only way to stop it was to wipe everyone’s memory of them and it including any loved ones lost in this war. Now a shadowy organization is tasked with hunting down and destroying them but even they are incapable of doing so and must depend on three morally questionable mercenaries to find them. And that's just the stuff we know about...
*** Perfectly exemplified in the final chapter of The Crystal Kingdom, where the Director shows the party a montage of the destruction the Grand Relics have caused:
---->'''Director''': ''[Showing a Candyland-like landscape]'' This used to be the settlement of Armos where a 7-year old girl found the Philosopher's Stone and turned the city into peppermint candy. 714 people were killed. ''[Shows a village]'' This is the village of Greenhold where a warlord used the Oculus to manifest a small black hole which annihilated the entire town killing 1,152 people. ''[Shows an ocean]'' This used to be the archipelago of Moonshay which drowned in three minutes under the weight of a storm summoned by the Gaia Sash. 2,512 people. ''[Shows a series of black glass circles]'' Certainly this seems familiar. Certainly you recognize Phandalin and the other ''seven'' cities that have been destroyed by the Phoenix Fire Gauntlet. Eight cities destroyed, total. 8,000 dead.
** The ''Heart Attack'' game in Wonderland seems like a goofy, innocent diversion from the rest of the troubling arc, then Taako tries to cheat by casting Tasha's Hideous Laughter on the mystery date, who proceeds to literally laugh her head off while the audience full of life-like mannequins breaks down in hysterics, and the whole show gets very spooky very fast.
** Griffin's description [[spoiler: of the BigBad of the campaign is ''profoundly'' unsettling due in no small part to the fact that it is an ''entire plane of existence!'' The description of this incomprehensibly massive inky black void descending upon the entire planar system and growing millions upon millions of eyes before opening up a wide and vicious smile would be enough to give H.R. Giger nightmares.]]
*** [[spoiler: The Hunger's]] {{Leitmotif}} only adds to the terror. The whole thing is a frantic, chilling synth tune that induces a feeling of fear and terror. Not helped at all by the words that close out Episode 59.
--->'''Griffin''': [[spoiler: [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt It's the end of the world...]] [[HistoryRepeats Again.]]]]
*** On top of that is [[spoiler: The Hunger's]] motivation. [[spoiler: [[ShapedLikeItself Hunger.]] It's a malevolent living plane that ''eats entire planar systems to grow bigger and more powerful'' and for whatever reason It's been chasing the Red Robes across ''[[SuperPersistentPredator multiple realities]]''.]]
*** And then comes [[spoiler: "[[MouthOfSauron John]]" to explain the ''real'' motivation of The Hunger. [[OmnicidalManiac The complete and utter]] [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destruction of all life across all dimensions]] [[DespairEventHorizon because every single fiber of the planar system it used to be collectively gave up on life as meaningless]].]]

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* NightmareFuel:
** Take away the comedy and the premise is actually pretty terrifying, redolent of the SCP Foundation. Seven artifacts that are so powerful and addictive that a world war was fought over them and the only way to stop it was to wipe everyone’s memory of them and it including any loved ones lost in this war. Now a shadowy organization is tasked with hunting down and destroying them but even they are incapable of doing so and must depend on three morally questionable mercenaries to find them. And that's just the stuff we know about...
*** Perfectly exemplified in the final chapter of The Crystal Kingdom, where the Director shows the party a montage of the destruction the Grand Relics have caused:
---->'''Director''': ''[Showing a Candyland-like landscape]'' This used to be the settlement of Armos where a 7-year old girl found the Philosopher's Stone and turned the city into peppermint candy. 714 people were killed. ''[Shows a village]'' This is the village of Greenhold where a warlord used the Oculus to manifest a small black hole which annihilated the entire town killing 1,152 people. ''[Shows an ocean]'' This used to be the archipelago of Moonshay which drowned in three minutes under the weight of a storm summoned by the Gaia Sash. 2,512 people. ''[Shows a series of black glass circles]'' Certainly this seems familiar. Certainly you recognize Phandalin and the other ''seven'' cities that have been destroyed by the Phoenix Fire Gauntlet. Eight cities destroyed, total. 8,000 dead.
** The ''Heart Attack'' game in Wonderland seems like a goofy, innocent diversion from the rest of the troubling arc, then Taako tries to cheat by casting Tasha's Hideous Laughter on the mystery date, who proceeds to literally laugh her head off while the audience full of life-like mannequins breaks down in hysterics, and the whole show gets very spooky very fast.
** Griffin's description [[spoiler: of the BigBad of the campaign is ''profoundly'' unsettling due in no small part to the fact that it is an ''entire plane of existence!'' The description of this incomprehensibly massive inky black void descending upon the entire planar system and growing millions upon millions of eyes before opening up a wide and vicious smile would be enough to give H.R. Giger nightmares.]]
*** [[spoiler: The Hunger's]] {{Leitmotif}} only adds to the terror. The whole thing is a frantic, chilling synth tune that induces a feeling of fear and terror. Not helped at all by the words that close out Episode 59.
--->'''Griffin''': [[spoiler: [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt It's the end of the world...]] [[HistoryRepeats Again.]]]]
*** On top of that is [[spoiler: The Hunger's]] motivation. [[spoiler: [[ShapedLikeItself Hunger.]] It's a malevolent living plane that ''eats entire planar systems to grow bigger and more powerful'' and for whatever reason It's been chasing the Red Robes across ''[[SuperPersistentPredator multiple realities]]''.]]
*** And then comes [[spoiler: "[[MouthOfSauron John]]" to explain the ''real'' motivation of The Hunger. [[OmnicidalManiac The complete and utter]] [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum destruction of all life across all dimensions]] [[DespairEventHorizon because every single fiber of the planar system it used to be collectively gave up on life as meaningless]].
NightmareFuel: Has its [[NightmareFuel/TheAdventureZone own page.]]

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