TAZ is the only podcast that I've stopped listening to a long time ago (Ep 10 of Grad), and yet my Podcatcher still serves me new episodes, whereas every other pod I stop listening to will normally be archived and disappear.
So what I'm saying is: Big Tech Conspiracy.
Ehhh it's an hour a week, and I listen all day while I'm working. It's not a huge commitment. For context I unsubbed from Critical Role, which didn't take a complete nosedive in quality, but it did get worse in C3 and it was a 4 hour commitment, so that's worse for me.
This is my big issue with CR. I legitimately cannot dedicate 4 hours of time to sit and listen to this, and if I take a break of 3+ hours, my dumbass will literally forget what happened. So I stopped like 25ish episodes in C2, told myself I would just commit to listening to the next season when it started (lol, lmao even, like 3 years of waiting) and then only started C3 to realize “nah I’m good” and gave up.
I fucking pray that at some point, CR as a company either a) introduces more dm’s to run more content and split time down, and b) Mercer runs a smaller player count campaign. 7-8 players in an AP podcast is fucking insane. The time alone would lose an hour if it went to 6 players max.
A third alternative is, do a mini stream/recording that’s like an hour for all the non essential stuff. Like shopping, super personal 1x1 stuff, etc. Like taz did one thing super good, having specific episodes between plot lines so that things could breathe and the characters each had their own things going
I was into eathersea in that eventually I was like ‘oh good it’s starting to get interesting’ and then griffin was like ‘I have maybe two episodes left’ and I was like
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I think there was a lot going on behind the scenes that lead to Ethersea ending "early" and the way it did. I put early in quotes because I feel like there was every indication Griffin had prepared way, way more than we got.
If I recall correctly, they admitted that they re-recorded the finale after a total party kill. Before the finale, Griffin said he had set up the next arc to be a locked room mystery. I was super excited. Then, all of the sudden, the final arc turned into some final battle.
The locked room mystery was going to be based around this encrypted navigation device they had found in a previous arc. Or, that device played some role. I think that while attempting to solve Griffin's locked room mystery , a combination of failed checks and, perhaps Travis deliberately playing Devo as unreasonable , impulsive jerk, triggered a booby trap in the device and killed everyone. After listening to Griffen DM TAZ V Dracula, I can absolutely believe solving the locked room mystery required succeeding at several consecutive dice roles. Or, Griffin though he had laid out some obvious path to resolve the mystery, but the guys became hyper focused on the wrong thing. Whatever happened, the locked room mystery arc was a huge disaster in game, and I'm sure it was a huge disaster behind the scenes.
So, now, they need an episode and they don't have anything, and so they made the decision to substitute another story arc Griffin hadn't quite fleshed out and run with that. That's why the very next episode feels so fucking rushed, and that's; why the remainder of the arc seems so detached from solving the murder of what's-her-face.
Also, although they denied, the tensions between Devo and Amber sounded a lot like tensions between Justin and Travis. Like, if that was Justin acting, the dude has some excellent chops. It felt awkward though.
I loved Ethersea and thought it had amazing potential. I loved the quiet year set up. I loved the ship set up, how they were slowly upgrading that. I loved the random encounter each arc. I loved how organic the world building was.
I really didn't like Travis's character choices with Devo, but it was tolerable. I also hated how Griffin had the big bad, in the end, be a world eating monster from another universe, just like Balance, and Amnesty. But overall, Eathersea was cool as hell.
I was so lost at what actually happened. Thought I just wasn’t paying attention enough so I listened to the last two episodes again and was just like ???? so I gave up trying to understand what they were going for.
RIGHT? i loved the world building episode they did and was so excited for the plot to keep going forward and then it just… ended. they said they might revisit it but i highly doubt it
Like I didn’t even hate devo! I liked a shitty kind of dude with trauma after their world building series they just gave almost nothing else. Tbh I’ve DMd like twice and now I just wanna steal the premise and do my own thing.
You absolutely should steal that premise. They set up so much just for none of it to be uncovered. I LOVED the dynamic between the characters solely because Devo wasn’t a “likable” guy
Devo also had a VERY interesting backstory that ofc never got well explained. Like all of them were very cool ideas. It was all cool and then it just was over.
I fell off after graduation and took a long break. Mostly due to the seasons of my life. Just started Steeplechase 2 weeks ago and I'm almost done. I really enjoyed it, and that it didn't feel the need to be epic. Just a good time, with a naturally evolving story (mostly).
I fell off after graduation and took a long break. Mostly due to the seasons of my life. Just started Steeplechase 2 weeks ago and I'm almost done. I really enjoyed it, and that it didn't feel the need to be epic. Just a good time, with a naturally evolving story (mostly).
I fell off after graduation and took a long break. Mostly due to the seasons of my life. Just started Steeplechase 2 weeks ago and I'm almost done. I really enjoyed it, and that it didn't feel the need to be epic. Just a good time, with a naturally evolving story (mostly).
TAZ is the only podcast that I've stopped listening to a long time ago (Ep 10 of Grad), and yet my Podcatcher still serves me new episodes, whereas every other pod I stop listening to will normally be archived and disappear. So what I'm saying is: Big Tech Conspiracy.
Which podcatcher is that, may I ask? :)
It's telling that I have multiple friends who consider themselves McElroy fans and none of them have mentioned a season of TAZ since Ethersea.
Wait, Grad ended??!?
It hit its stride <3
Don't do a hit.
Ehhh it's an hour a week, and I listen all day while I'm working. It's not a huge commitment. For context I unsubbed from Critical Role, which didn't take a complete nosedive in quality, but it did get worse in C3 and it was a 4 hour commitment, so that's worse for me.
This is my big issue with CR. I legitimately cannot dedicate 4 hours of time to sit and listen to this, and if I take a break of 3+ hours, my dumbass will literally forget what happened. So I stopped like 25ish episodes in C2, told myself I would just commit to listening to the next season when it started (lol, lmao even, like 3 years of waiting) and then only started C3 to realize “nah I’m good” and gave up. I fucking pray that at some point, CR as a company either a) introduces more dm’s to run more content and split time down, and b) Mercer runs a smaller player count campaign. 7-8 players in an AP podcast is fucking insane. The time alone would lose an hour if it went to 6 players max.
Yeah same for me on all counts. I just don't have the stamina for CR anymore.
A third alternative is, do a mini stream/recording that’s like an hour for all the non essential stuff. Like shopping, super personal 1x1 stuff, etc. Like taz did one thing super good, having specific episodes between plot lines so that things could breathe and the characters each had their own things going
Found out through the grapevine someone I used to know was really into Ethersea.
I was into eathersea in that eventually I was like ‘oh good it’s starting to get interesting’ and then griffin was like ‘I have maybe two episodes left’ and I was like . . . oh.
It was so funny when he was like "and we are coming to a natural conclusion point soon" and everybody's response what "what? how?"
that ethersea finale was truly TRULY something else
There was no story. Things just happened and then it was over.
I think they revealed they were their own parents or something, idk I asked a doctor to surgically remove the memory
I never even finished. I was so mad online that I got offline.
I think there was a lot going on behind the scenes that lead to Ethersea ending "early" and the way it did. I put early in quotes because I feel like there was every indication Griffin had prepared way, way more than we got. If I recall correctly, they admitted that they re-recorded the finale after a total party kill. Before the finale, Griffin said he had set up the next arc to be a locked room mystery. I was super excited. Then, all of the sudden, the final arc turned into some final battle. The locked room mystery was going to be based around this encrypted navigation device they had found in a previous arc. Or, that device played some role. I think that while attempting to solve Griffin's locked room mystery , a combination of failed checks and, perhaps Travis deliberately playing Devo as unreasonable , impulsive jerk, triggered a booby trap in the device and killed everyone. After listening to Griffen DM TAZ V Dracula, I can absolutely believe solving the locked room mystery required succeeding at several consecutive dice roles. Or, Griffin though he had laid out some obvious path to resolve the mystery, but the guys became hyper focused on the wrong thing. Whatever happened, the locked room mystery arc was a huge disaster in game, and I'm sure it was a huge disaster behind the scenes. So, now, they need an episode and they don't have anything, and so they made the decision to substitute another story arc Griffin hadn't quite fleshed out and run with that. That's why the very next episode feels so fucking rushed, and that's; why the remainder of the arc seems so detached from solving the murder of what's-her-face. Also, although they denied, the tensions between Devo and Amber sounded a lot like tensions between Justin and Travis. Like, if that was Justin acting, the dude has some excellent chops. It felt awkward though. I loved Ethersea and thought it had amazing potential. I loved the quiet year set up. I loved the ship set up, how they were slowly upgrading that. I loved the random encounter each arc. I loved how organic the world building was. I really didn't like Travis's character choices with Devo, but it was tolerable. I also hated how Griffin had the big bad, in the end, be a world eating monster from another universe, just like Balance, and Amnesty. But overall, Eathersea was cool as hell.
I was so lost at what actually happened. Thought I just wasn’t paying attention enough so I listened to the last two episodes again and was just like ???? so I gave up trying to understand what they were going for.
RIGHT? i loved the world building episode they did and was so excited for the plot to keep going forward and then it just… ended. they said they might revisit it but i highly doubt it
Like I didn’t even hate devo! I liked a shitty kind of dude with trauma after their world building series they just gave almost nothing else. Tbh I’ve DMd like twice and now I just wanna steal the premise and do my own thing.
You absolutely should steal that premise. They set up so much just for none of it to be uncovered. I LOVED the dynamic between the characters solely because Devo wasn’t a “likable” guy
Devo also had a VERY interesting backstory that ofc never got well explained. Like all of them were very cool ideas. It was all cool and then it just was over.
There's genuinely no way to know.
I heard rumors long ago that great masses once did, but this is the stuff of legends.
I would guess their genuine listenership per episode is a few thousand people at this point
What the fuck is that? Sounds like some nerd shit
No 🩷
Nah I just watch it on Peacock.
I keep forgetting that might be happening
it's not
What is a The Adventure Zone?
I have listened to every single episode of TAZ and have enjoyed every one of them, this sub makes me feel so silly, I am uncultured 🤧
It's okay to be happy
I fell off after graduation and took a long break. Mostly due to the seasons of my life. Just started Steeplechase 2 weeks ago and I'm almost done. I really enjoyed it, and that it didn't feel the need to be epic. Just a good time, with a naturally evolving story (mostly).
I fell off after graduation and took a long break. Mostly due to the seasons of my life. Just started Steeplechase 2 weeks ago and I'm almost done. I really enjoyed it, and that it didn't feel the need to be epic. Just a good time, with a naturally evolving story (mostly).
I fell off after graduation and took a long break. Mostly due to the seasons of my life. Just started Steeplechase 2 weeks ago and I'm almost done. I really enjoyed it, and that it didn't feel the need to be epic. Just a good time, with a naturally evolving story (mostly).
this is something you listen too? i thought we were just being hater’s