Wake takes being cursed to turn into a deer pretty casually, especially considering he comes from the other end of the food chain. When Calliope mentions this, he simply says, "Go with [the] flow."
The inhabitants of Vennin Island get back to full activity almost immediately after being restored, despite their bodies being trapped in deer form for up to eight years and their souls trapped in a condition that Onslow described as a constant full-body migraine. Moreover, they apparently specialize in deer-themed items like clothing and plush toys, and don't show any aversion to the imagery (By contrast, Onslow spent a few hours as a deer and vowed to kill every living thing on the island when he got the chance).
After awakening from his coma following his ill-fated attempt to swim out to sea in a vain attempt to reach Eburkal following the explosion in the tower that killed Ezra and Eloy Wake doesn't seem as bothered that his fire-forged brothers are dead, compared to his reaction to Gulfurr. Downplayed in that he's still visibly affected by their deaths, and continues to cling to hope that they're alive within the ruins, but a combination of Character Development and having more pressing matters to attend to prevent him from further breaking down in rage like he did following Gulfurr's death.
Wake, again, barely reacts to losing an arm due to a botched attempt at medicine by Chromagil. It helps that he gets a spectral arm to replace it, plus there's an opportunity to get the original reattached which he eventually opts not to take.
Grammy was originally supposed to be a one-off character, but both the fans and the players fell in love with her, and had her join the crew, to the surprise of Zito, who hadn't expected people to enjoy her so much.
At least by the amount of fan artwork, Nedra. She's become increasingly important to the protagonists as well.
Pistachio, from Chapter 2, Episode 7, quickly found himself a favorite of the chat. While he was supposed to be a nameless NPC to give the main cast some Exposition, fans fell in love with his personality, with Lani and Grant both comparing him to Pete the Cat. Zito even says he'll have to figure out what he looks like, if this turns into another Granny situation.
Ends up getting killed offscreen specifically because Zito didn't want the players and chat getting attached to a character he had no plans for. Despite that, his popularity still endured, and Ben capitalized on it by having Eloy use his story for his entry in the Battle of the Bards, to his great benefit.
Legitimate Larry, a wind Genasi with an Honest John's Dealership flair to his magic shop. This is the first character to get this treatment who is not of Zito's design, having been made up by TFS' moderators. After Wake gives him another visit, he tentatively becomes a recurring character.
AJ, Takahata's guest character, in a Love to Hate sort of way. He's an abrasive Smug Snake barely tolerated by the rest of the characters, but the players and audience had a blast watching him interact with the party members.
Gentle, The Dreaded fishwoman the crew met in Rite; she's gotten at least one piece of fan art every single week ever since her introduction.
Serpil, the Aasimar royal guard, has had very little actual screentime, but fan artists have latched onto her. Being an angelic knight with flaming wings probably had something to do with that.
Freida Gazamar, the party's new cleric, for her multiple clutch performances and unusual bedside manner.
The Baalor demon who instigated of the Onrush (the calamity of the previous generation) was called "Mr. Onrush" by the fans before Zito eventually revealed his real name was Garlux.
Game-Breaker: Several of the homebrew items Zito gives to the party are well above the power scale of the standard game. Of course, he also adjusts the difficulty of the campaign to account for this, but the items still stand out compared with other gear acquired at a given level. These include:
In chapter 1 Eloy buys a bagpipe that lets him hold two concentration spells at once. This subverts the intended action economy of the game and makes him possibly the most dangerous member of the team in combat, and the effect is only stronger as he levels up and gets better spells.
Ezra's alchemy jug. While initially using the official rules for this (with much japery regarding the rule about making a gallon of mayonnaise), Zito later allowed it to make any liquid Ezra requests, even fantastically valuable ones. Since his main use of this is to trip up enemies in combat, while he could usually do more damage with a sneak attack, it technically works to his detriment, but also provides considerable entertainment value.
Eloy's Turner, a magical device that instantly makes a scroll of any spell he knows once a day. Because the crew spends weeks on the sea between adventures, they end up with stacks of Healing Word scrolls among others, allowing them to stockpile healing and other utility spells for free.
The Yeldin. A ship that can crew itself, change its shape, and grows as it consumes defeated ships. While crewing the Yeldin, the party never saw naval combat because there was practically nothing that could realistically face them. Zito later admitted giving them such a powerful ship in Chapter 1 was a mistake.
Wake's build. The combination of merman and monk features makes him an absolute terror, especially in water, and he rolled tremendously high on his stats. Lani later adopted Dagon as a replacement character, who is even more broken. When Wake was eventually brought back after the Soft Reboot, Zito specifically had Lani redo his stats with a point buy system because he was just too strong, to the point where anything that would challenge him would outright kill the rest of the cast.
Morgan's spectral chains can cause massive amounts of damage to an enemy every time they move. Combined with Chromagil's Warden abilities and Wake's water whip, which can forcibly move opponents, it's a deadly combination. This method allows them to easily finish off the final boss.
In the first episode, while they're explaining the rules and stuff, Zito says "I'm not looking to kill you guys... yet". The joke becomes a bit less funny after "The Fall of Eburkal", when that ended up happening.
Several episodes later Eloy mentions that the life-expectancy around his homeland is short, leading the others to joke he'll be considered ancient by his tribe when he returns. Following the Fall of Eburkal that wasn't going to be an issue.
He's Just Hiding: While most people accept that Eloy probably died in the Fall of Eburkal, a lot of people cling to the hope that Ezra and some of the other NPCs managed to get away.
Hilarious in Hindsight: When they first met Nedra and Zito described how imposing she was, Lani commented "so I'm fighting Hellboy, Hellgirl". Far later on, they learn she is in fact the daughter of a demon and was intended to be an agent of the Onrush.
I Knew It!: In Episode 7, the guys remark that fans in the Discord chatroom were joking about Wake creating an army of mimics, complete with a mimic ship (Ben adding that they found homebrew rules for doing such a thing). Four episodes later, the group finds a mimic ship; the only difference is that Gulfur is the one who collects all the mimic items, since he's descended from Yeldin — who was turned into the ship — and the other mimics are his former crew.
"[thing] ISN'T REAL!": After Lani rolled a Natural 1 on a Knowledge check about the undead, he decided to play it off as Wake being a Flat-Earth Atheist who doesn't believe zombies and other reanimated corpses are real. So any time someone rolls poorly on Knowledge checks, the guys jokingly repeat the gag.
Wake either getting shipped with or adopting all the mimics and cute monster girls they come across.
Ever since they decided on their group name, when Lani rolls a 1 he'll usually announce it by smiling at the camera and holding up a finger while saying "Natural One-ders!" They've also decided that friendly NPC's rolling a 1 means they're unofficially part of the crew now.
The mere existence of Pistachio, and Zito's irritation whenever he's brought up. Time will tell if it endures after his offscreen death
With Eloy using his life story (in-character learned via his family at the funeral) to regale an epic tale for his Battle of the Bards entry, with it going over so well, including winning, it's safe to say that, dead as he may be, Pistachio lives on.
Plenty related to Risf and godhood. Examples include:
The chat and discord proclaiming him the god of various different things, usually pertaining to his cuteness
Predictions that he will be the True Final Boss of the campaign
Presenting his blessed cannon shot on Vennin Island as proof that he is already a god
"So, how do you feel about... heists?": Ezra said it twice. The comments section ran with it. Other characters have since chipped in.
Pliskin being ignored.
"Hi, I'm Eloy." and "Hey, you big dummy!"
"Hides in the skin."* Explanation The group comes across a grassy area inside the Splendormaw full of seemingly normal rabbits. However, the rabbits start whispering the above quote and turn more nightmarish, with grotesque hands growing out of their mouths. The chat loves to spam this, to the confusion and horror of those who don't know the context.
Seasonal Rot: Chapter 3, with its numerous changes to the structure of the crew and the loss of all recurring characters, proved very controversial with the fans.
Amidst the entire cataclysm that pretty much altered La Cirrinus forever and killed the active party, one end result from this disaster manages to be more depressing than others. Wake finds Edward Caster in Rite working as a landlord, and while Wake still isn't really happy to see him, he makes much more significant effort in being cordial with him. The reason for the lack of animosity becomes clear when Zito says that Wake notices that Caster "is playing it cool for a guy that lost his daughter...and his wife", on top of losing his home in Eburkal. Having known all that, all Wake can do is voice his empathy for the man, and Caster can't really say anything but his otherwise characteristic snobby grunt albeit with a clearly sad tone to it. Most people certainly wanted Caster's arrogant ass brought down low, but most certainly did not want this to happen to the guy. Notably, the table is silent for a while when Zito drops that news.
The final episodes hint and then reveal that Gore had been killed holding off the demon invasion fleet.
A few in the epilogue:
Risf and Pliskin never make up
Wake inevitably learns of Calliope's demise and it throws him into a bit of depression, at least until he attends Morgan's farewell party a year after the final battle, and is able to start moving on after seeing Morgan's peaceful acceptance of his eventual passing into the afterlife. When he does pass on having reached the natural end of his life centuries later, he uses the Orb of Resurrection not to revive anyone, but to pass into the afterlife, but not before gifting it to Nedra, though at least he passes on peacefully, leaving behind his first and most precious student, herself now grown Older and Wiser, and will be reunited with Calliope, his master, Ezra, Eloy, and Morgan.
Chromagil out lives pretty much everyone. Downplayed, since Time Abyss applies to him, but it's still sad that of the final trio, the friends that have helped him explore the wider world are gone, the last One-der alive.
Underused Game Mechanic: The ship crew and the Adventurer's Guild. The former was barely used as the crew spent more time inland then at the sea, with no ship to ship combat occuring. The latter was done only once and only served for introducing new NPCs without really becoming a strategic mechanic of choosing the best group for a specific job.
Captain Obvious Reveal: Ford turning out to be the culprit didn't surprise many viewers, or even the players, due to the blatantly antagonistic behavior he's been showing since the beginning of the investigation, as well as his complete disregard for the lives of his employees.
It's Short, So It Sucks!: Several viewers were disappointed how the campaign lasted only 5 episodes long (with a prequel episode exclusive for patrons), and wished the campaign was longer to allow for more exploration of the world of Fiction and of the NPCs. This was exasperated by the audience's lukewarm reception (in terms of viewership) and conflicting player schedules, with Zito leaving TFS at the end of 2022.
and how Eloy's blasé attitude about Old Lady Big Rock Mountain was Ben's way of coping with his brother's untimely death, adding a massive layer of Harsher in Hindsight and Heartwarming in Hindsight to the comic relief character.