The Adventure Zone

I am all caught up to this show! I love it so much

I wish I had more stars so I could adequately express the size of the bag fumbled by Abnimals coming off of Vs. Dracula. You can hear the frustration from Griffin. Retcon this bad idea. Please.

If you’re just starting this podcast don’t start with the most recent episodes (or the graduation campaign)! I will be a Travis defender til my dying breath because I think the way a lot of the fan base talks about him is undeserved, but his DM/GM style is not conducive to collaborative storytelling. The other campaigns are pretty good but Abnimals doesn’t really have the heart that the campaigns by Griffin and Justin do. Also the game system is made up by Travis but not clearly explained so it’s hard to feel invested in what’s going on. It’s partially because they’re trying to do something different and make it “kid-friendly” but I think they have a fundamental misunderstanding of the differences between content geared toward kids and content geared toward adults. I’ve been listening since the first season and am definitely going to sit Abnimals out, but it’s otherwise a great podcast. If you listen to the most recent episodes and feel like it’s not for you I highly recommend trying one of the other campaigns like VS Dracula, Steeplechase, or Balance which I think are some of the easiest to get invested in quickly. I am looking forward to whatever campaign comes after this one. I’m only doing 4 stars because of how hard the ball has been dropped with Abnimals.

I started TAZ on sort of a whim at the end of 2022 and have just fallen in love with it ever since. Balance was of course my favorite, but I’ve really loved every campaign and liveshow. Graduation was my second favorite campaign! The boys are so incredibly good at making characters and hilarious and beautiful stories. I’m always excited to see what they make next!