In this installment, the question isn't 'Will our heroes survive,' it's, 'What's going to kill them first?' Our money's on either the elevator shaft full of sentient vines, or the godlike criminal waiting for them at the top of said shaft. Magnus has an embarrassing pants accident. Taako runs out of juice. Merle goes walking in Memphis. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz...
Jul 30, 2015•54 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Our heroes attempt to reconcile with Trent the Treant; a task made difficult by the fact that one of them just cut him in half. After that, buckle up y'all, because it's ELEVATOR TIME. YEEEEAAAAHHHHHH ELEVATORS. Merle befriends a crowbar. Taako does a rope trick. Magnus holds on for dear lives. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Jul 16, 2015•54 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this first chapter in a new Adventure Zone story, Merle, Taako and Magnus are in hot pursuit of a master criminal in the metropolitan city of Goldcliff. Can they stop The Raven before her crime spree tears the town apart? I don't know, because we haven't finished playing this part of the campaign yet. Magnus does some chopping. Taako learns to Nightcrawl. Merle has a genuinely upsetting encounter with some vines. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maxi...
Jul 02, 2015•59 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this brief interlude between adventures, our heroes attend an office party — well, a carnival — at the Bureau of Balance’s lunar headquarters. They also hit up the Fantasy Costco, where they must match wits with their most fearsome mercantile foe yet. Taako makes a discrete trade. Merle tries on some cool-ass slippies. Magnus finally finds a friend. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz...
Jun 18, 2015•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In the final chapter in the Rockport Limited story arc, our heroes have little time to stop their runaway train from colliding with Neverwinter, potentially ruining some other group's D&D session. Magnus takes a tumble. Merle channels Gary Sinise. Taako does some pretty dope magical stuff. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Jun 04, 2015•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 16
In this penultimate chapter in the Rockport Limited murder fiasco, our players deduce the true culprit of the titular heinous crime. Merle runs out of magic. Taako finds more creative applications for Levitation. Magnus gets some fresh air. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
May 21, 2015•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 15
The game is afoot! The game of murder-solving, I mean. The game of Dungeons & Dragons has been afoot for a while. Magnus finds unorthodox uses for furniture. Taako practices his interrogation techinques. Merle becomes a robot mom. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
May 07, 2015•56 min•Season 1Ep. 14
As you might have guessed from the title of the past few episodes, our heroes' journey isn't going to be an especially calm one. Because of all the murder, I mean. Taako mourns the dead. Merle finally plays his part. Magnus does one of the absolute coolest punches ever. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Apr 23, 2015•55 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Our heroes board their fateful train to Neverwinter, and are rude to just about every single person aboard. Merle strikes out at evangelism. Magnus learns that he may not, in fact, have the biggest muscles. Taako just wrecks some baby carrots. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Apr 16, 2015•58 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Our heroes attempt to make the best out of a swampy situation, and race to Rockport before they miss a fateful train. They also meet a beloved radio personality and spokesperson, and hold him ransom for MaxFunDrive donations. Magnus exhibits his upper body strength. Taako gets charming. Merle takes a stink-bath. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz...
Mar 26, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Our heroes are sent out on their first mission as Reclaimers for the Bureau of Balance. Their initial task is an impossible one: Do they possess the competence required to be on time for a train? The answer may surprise you, but — no, actually, it probably won’t. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Mar 19, 2015•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Having passed the Bureau of Balance's punishing test of initiation, our heroes stock up on supplies and learn abilities that will help them immeasurably in the future. Merle finds a new god. Taako has a difficult encounter with a coin slot. Magnus advocates for moon-dogs. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Mar 12, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Now that they can finally understand like, anything that anybody important is saying, our heroes seek employment in the Bureau of Balance. Merle brags about how smart he is. Taako accidentally encounters some life-changing intel. Magnus does horrible, horrible things to an automaton. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Feb 26, 2015•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this interlude chapter to the Adventure Zone saga, the mysteries of the universe are revealed to our heroes. Magnus has a good cry to some elevator music. Taako further unravels The Eldritch Riddle. It's about to get super weal up in here. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Feb 12, 2015•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this, the thrilling conclusion to our first Adventure, Merle, Taako and Magnus pursue their engulfed employer into the heart of Phandalin. Will they be able to douse him before things get out of hand? Also, are you going to finish that Luna Bar? Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Jan 29, 2015•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Merle, Taako and Magnus complete their rescue mission, but then completely fail an entirely new, far more important mission. Taako acquires a powerful artifact, and doesn't seem so stoked about it. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Jan 15, 2015•59 min•Season 1Ep. 5
After solving a particularly difficult jelly puzzle, our heroes journey ever deeper into Wave Echo Cave. Taako meets a kindred spirit, Merle does some missionary work and Magnus does some really cool stuff with some chains. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Jan 01, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 4
With one half of their former employers effectively rescued, our party begins the hunt for Gundren Rockseeker in earnest. There are just a few things standing in their way: They don't know where he is, they're all Level Clown-Shoes, and also, a jelly monster. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz
Dec 18, 2014•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Our heroes’ first job is not going especially well. Taako, Merle and Magnus are hot on the trail of their employer’s kidnappers, leading them into a perilous gerblin den. Will they discover the fate of Gundren and his ward, Barry Bluejeans? Or will they find themselves held up by complicated gerblin office politics? Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz...
Dec 04, 2014•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this, the pilot episode of The Adventure Zone, the McElroys create the characters with which they'll build a new -- and hopefuly very, very lucrative -- fantasy fiction franchise. Join in the campaign as Justin (Taako), Travis (Magnus) and Clint (Merle), led by Dungeon Master Griffin, take their first steps into the unknown. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to listen to the FULL first episode! Also, be sure share with friends! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member...
Dec 03, 2014•51 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In this, the pilot episode of The Adventure Zone, the McElroys create the characters with which they'll build a new -- and hopefuly very, very lucrative -- fantasy fiction franchise. Join in the campaign as Justin (Taako), Travis (Magnus) and Clint (Merle), led by Dungeon Master Griffin, take their first steps into the unknown. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointaz...
Dec 03, 2014•1 hr 54 min0
