COMEDY - Ep. 56. The Suffering Game - Chapter Six

COMEDY - Ep. 56. The Suffering Game - Chapter Six
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[@dg674]

Justin: Taako isn't a good person Taako: (yeets himself into another plane without hesitation and nearly dies saving Magnus)

[@dylanneal9281]

Hey even a dark over lord needs their henchmen but seriously a bad guy doesn't need to be an absolute douche bag to everyone, either way takkos the best neutral evil character in history.

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

Taako is a shitty person that loves his friends.

[@aud7593]

@@logicaloverdrive8197 the ultimate slytherin tbh, would do anything to keep what he holds dear safe, fuck anyone else

[@Dan-qy6zv]

@@aud7593 Like a slytheirn and their hufflepuff friend

[@jenslvester4625]

@@Dan-qy6zv or a mean girl extrovert with their introvert they adopted

[@jocool1908]

Griffin: Magnus dies Taako: *plays uno reverse card*

[@mixmastermind]

This episode had everything. Taako turns into a dinosaur, crazy high level planar shenanigans, no one knows how concentration works, it's great.

[@PinkApocalypse]

mixmastermind I read this and haven’t listened yet I’m so confused

[@nicestpancake]

@@PinkApocalypse same. XD

[@AnUnfortunatePotato]

_grOOvy._

[@leam1978]

25:46 griffin: "i'm worried balance issues might pop up [over this t-rex polymorph form]" also griffin: ok guys time to play "spin the stat loss wheel" in my inescapable trap

[@jackdaw6095]

tinyfingerdildos oh that's what he meant by that I thought he was talking about the t-rex being top heavy

[@therealfinnaspring8585]

Yeah that was bullshit

[@Uncle-Jay]

I often feel like DMs struggle with power balance in the game. You create this universe for folks to screw around in and there's lots of ways your players can mess with you. There are concepts within the game that the DM might not like, how even objects have hit points. Players should be able to break down doors and smash open wooden chests if they want to. If they want to burn down a building they should be able to do that. It was like that whole flesh to stone argument Griffin had, I didn't agree with him on his decision. The slime has flesh in the same capacity any living creature has. The fact that it's mobile and seeking out food implies it's alive and not necessarily magically animated. I would have allowed it. He just didn't want to make it too easy and while I can respect that, I also appreciate players utilizing their spells in such a manner. I used to use catapult to throw objects from behind enemies to get advantage, my DM agreed to let me do this once per fight, the reasoning being, once they see me do it, it's unlikely to work again. I've learned to try and go with the flow and re-write the story as their behavior dictates. The most important point of D&D is that it's a cooperative writing experience, have fun and let your players change the direction of the story if that's their wishes. D&D doesn't need to be balanced, often times I want to give my players the illusion of being powerful only to chop them down later.

[@GippyHappy]

_"he's not a monster he's just a wizard pretending to be a dinosaur"_

[@vlad5042]

i like to imagine dinosaur taako still has a little wizard hat on edit: YES IM VALIDATED

[@jonathansims967]

oh you know he has it

[@jimydog0009]

69 likes.

[@wolfiegusgus]

@@jonathansims967 *she, dupree is a woman, they are different people

[@PanEtRosa]

@@wolfiegusgus "Dupree is a man of class and distinction, with two intelligence."

[@a.kozbiel3774]

"i wanna push as hard as i can back towards my body" just gotta say, the way he said that was heartbreaking

[@Psychroclasm]

Griffin: Slime isn't flesh! Also Griffin: Uh, there's no dirt in here, so mannequins instead.

[@jacobrutzke691]

I know right

[@maxzapsgamingzepzeap2337]

I mean technically wood is stuff that grows out of the Earth so it makes more sense

[@mutoootwo]

me, sobbing: he rushed in

[@pen15man2]

Always forget how powerful the 3 of them are when they take things serious

[@jacobrutzke691]

Ya

[@harrylane4]

Arms outstretched is at 51:18, since none of y'all have timestamped it yet.

[@anthonygrant4413]

Thanks, bud.

[@the_black_moon_howls]

Thanks lad

[@funky2670]

Griffin: remember,we only advertise adventure zone by you guys telling your friends The vogue elves:What’s the best form of advertisement...?

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

Griffin voice layered over mine: *It's just part of the game, pal! What? Are you implying that everyone's favorite media luminary baby brother has access to the bell and is stealing the bodies of his fans? I just wanna tell everyone I know to watch The Adventure Zone since it's the best podcast out there!

[@katiekendall5690]

No one is talking about how good of a line “I’ll be having my body back you undead fuck” was

[@AceAttorny]

This is the power of Taako's stand, [SCARY MONSTERS]!

[@Arrakiz666]

I'm obligated to give a like to a Jojo reference when the Stand is actually named after a song.

[@jesterjacks3933]

Me, when the Angel disappeared: Lmao, there is no God in Wonderland. Me, Like.... Ten minutes later: Oh shit, there is no God here...

[@infinikki]

Get ready for some rad Jurassic Taako cosplay from yours truly

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

Pics!

[@drinkerofpaint]

Did you do it,

[@gabwood1514]

The heartbreak in Travis' voice as he says "I will push as hard as I can back towards my body." The way Taako is just like, no, fuck you, I want my friend back. The way Merle is like fuck this shit Imma pull both these chuckle fucks back to me because fuck if I'm losing them. The way the three characters have gotten so close on their adventures together that even though they give each other a bunch of crap, they love each other so much that they will immediately jump into another plane of existence and risk their lives without a second thought to save their friend. I'm in tears, it's so beautiful. I love them so damn much and how they've really come together, and how their players have become so invested to make that happen, and how you can tell in the beginning of the campaign they would save each other just to keep the story moving forward, and how that slowly turned into they will do anything to save each other out of love and genuine care, and aaaaahhhhhhh

[@donkongo5272]

This episode is so amazing; the line “Bad luck.” just hits me like a ton of bricks 😭🥰

[@acornpockets7244]

Kind of emotional over that last "magnus rushes in" and "I'll be having my body back, you undead fuck" 🙏🙏🙏

[@marycontrary4027]

The show returns at 39:30

[@notinspectorgadget]

Top Lad

[@zairejames3496]

I can’t believe that Griffin created Squid Game years ago.

[@adrenalineunlimited3376]

That was the best most creative use of planar ally ever, although to be fair I thought he was going to go with Kravitz which might have been even cooler

[@Sage_the_Turt]

merle is very religious when he wants something - spot on

[@dancingcat1796]

tazstamps 1:38 episode begins 10:12 wand snack 12:38 hold up, gotta prey 21:01 red rope 22:25 taakosaurus 30:11 time to satee 33:07 break begins 39:33 break ends 42:08 a sweet deal 44:39 catwalk 48:04 Edward and Lydia 50:34 arms outstreched

[@previouslyunnamed7198]

thank you.

[@DL-vx2dl]

ur a real one for always posting these

[@starfinney6308]

Rlly convient cuz I love some moments of the suffering game but it's waaay too much to listen thru more than I gotta cuz it's too powerfully effective as a suffering arc

[@sqwooshh]

Justin is a genius

[@mudfirethebengal10]

Just realized Keats is their Meowth. You think Jessie and James would join a necromantic circle for their Meowth too?

[@j-cool-guy-OFFICIAL-CHANNEL]

YES

[@jacobrutzke691]

YES

[@sargecad3t]

One of the hypest storytelling moments ever.

[@MrMatthias]

Holy freaking crap, that "power of friendship" ending was the hypest freaking thing to happen in this series! That freaking RULED!!!!

[@plants2448]

arms outstretched and the song behind that whole scene was just *perfect*

[@pagusonease3650]

"I'll be having my body back you undead fuck." best line ever.

[@masterofthetear8138]

*ooo that last line*

[@johnblatt8032]

"I'll be havin my body back you undead f**k" omg chills

[@Xinsama]

"I'll be having my body back you undead fuck" is one of the best lines in the series.

[@drinkerofpaint]

I really hope the put T rex taako in the graphic novel because its iconic

[@jacobtuck3746]

I like how the TRUST TRUST EASY MODE CHALLENGE contained a VIRTUALLY UNKILLABLE WORM THEY HAD TO BE EX MACHINAD OUT OF.

[@calcifer6142]

Dupris: a man of class and distinction with 2 intelligence

[@avadouglass5285]

DUPREEEEE

[@maxithalo7796]

God I love it when merle and taako work together They aways have something under their sleeves, first it was garyl, then theres this, using a summoning spell, to bring back your friends who are stuck in the astral plane

[@CodyRyanBrumley]

This is the best episode yet. I literally had goosebumps when everyone worked together to save Magnus

[@maximilianpaws6900]

I know this happened like forever ago, but I'm just experiencing it now for the first time. And my mind is on 1: Ya boy KRAVITZ oh no I'm concerned And then 2: the inky black sky in the astral plane, and the black sky described in the void fish's memory This is such a good fucking story now. I'm happy to see Griffin learning the ropes and getting better and better all the time!

[@lilyfae7197]

:))))))

[@luise3334]

I thought the same thing when griffin mentioned kravitz. This is my first listen through, and I am so worried about him :’) The entire scene was touching and heart breaking at the same time

[@MoonLight-zj8iu]

tl:dr A pair of fabulous elf Liches create a dungeon to sustain themselves with a game show to the death

[@krisandthebluesurgeons]

Is what's wrong with pan also what's wrong with the astral plane?

[@prettymuchyeah7520]

I think it's kind of just the whole deal with Wonderland- I mean, this entire place is an illusion made by liches. We've seen their power. So I think either they're doing this intentionally, and if they're not, it's just their sheer power kind of just blocking any outside forces to further help their contestants (because they feed off of suffering).

[@apollo4132]

Taako get your manz

[@scp5000why]

I can just imagine how shocked Griffins face when Merle casts Planer ally on Taako and Magnus.

[@cbaxter2885]

It reminds me of that scene in portal 2 when Wheatley helps you escape 😆

[@calcifer6142]

hell yeah

[@dontuserachelslurs]

"a catwalk that vivisects the circle" this catwalk performs live surgical experiments on the circle Maybe you mean "bisects" Griff 🤣

[@bee_doug]

lmao i thought that too. “vivisects” is not the word he wanted there

[@IHaveNoMoney-fu8xt]

i feel like it still fits somewhat

[@toppersundquist]

Listened to TAZ:B six times all the way through, and Arms Outstretched gives me tingles every time.

[@rashaadfavors3190]

I rush in

[@justsomeannoyingredpanda]

TEAMWORK IS THE FLIPPIN' DREAMWORK

[@luise3334]

HECK YEAH MAN

[@inky_draws__]

That ending gave me chills!

[@doesthatsoundright3430]

Arms outstretched

[@roycecx3335]

Pan has forsaken merle

[@babyamiibo]

THIS EPISODE WAS SO COOL

[@duncant6364]

This is the worst timing for the jar. I mean, that’s like some high level crap, and Taako just pulled it out like a mad lad

[@Ramonerdna]

How is this the worst timing? It LITERALLY was life or death

[@purplechaos1238]

Best timing

[@EvelynWn]

Can't wait to see this in the comic

[@Lordyankovich]

Shouldn’t the 3rd boss be the raven plant monster not the shark tank?

[@forganforge]

Well the raven at the bank wasn’t a boss and the shark tank was before the final battle with the plant boss

[@MrJake8555]

Imagine being in a dnd group for nearly 2-3 years, and then all of a sudden the new arc is just your dm saying "show me your character sheet, and delete stuff until I say im happy" and then knowing youll have to do that exact thing for 3-4 months

[@breadwinner80]

I know this comment is a few years old but I don't think that's entirely fair. A lot of the punishments were more story/character related, they had the option to opt out (despite a penalty) and also I give griffin relay here because he's dming his family and not like a group of strangers he barely knows so he probably had some idea of how okay they'd be with this arc

[@magnus2643]

"I'll be havin' my body back, you undead fuck."

[@elebexm415]

49:40 for reference

[@turtledude83]

Fucking THANK you.

[@Arrakiz666]

I hope Griffin never learns how Legendary Actions work...

[@Nodigity98]

2:59 I would like to point out that Justin couldn’t use stone skin on the slime because it didn’t have skin but griffin can cast max Maximilian’s Earthen Grasp without soil

[@Rex_The_Mouse]

This is the coolest fucking podcast ever

[@Sage_the_Turt]

22:50 DIGGINSAURUS REX!!!

[@j-cool-guy-OFFICIAL-CHANNEL]

I VERBALLY SAID WOOOAH WHAT.... VERY GOOD EPSIODE THANKS

[@krisandthebluesurgeons]

shame, I really liked cam :(

[@Biowoman.]

Anyone else here after finishing reading their copy of this arc in the comics?

[@Sage_the_Turt]

so wonderland is monsters inc

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

These knucklehead aren't the best, but damn can they work together amazingly

[@Blattella]

22:30

[@cutlery9831]

The timestamp for arms outstretched- 49:46

[@cutlery9831]

48:16 for more context, exposition ends at 51:18

[@v3pic]

It's the Cam Pain Campaign

[@niftythrifty2927]

23:00

[@Ingestedbanjo]

Who wrote the music at 53:35? Is it the same as whoever wrote the music for some of Refuge? I ask cos some of Refuge's music sounded like music from the Bastion OST, and now this one has a bit from "The Mancer's Dilemma" in the background. Did Griffin say he was making music for TAZ himself - if so I guess he's a big fan of Bastion, too.

[@skullptures142]

Griffin made all the music himself, you can find the crystal kingdom, eleventh hour, suffering game, and journeys end all on his Bandcamp and on KZbin. All music is created by Griffin unless he states otherwise during a break

[@Ingestedbanjo]

@@skullptures142 that's really cool! But yeah then, I'm 99% sure he must be a massive fan of Bastion or at least have listened to its OST at some point (I don't blame him, Bastion's OST is one of my favourites too up there with Persona 5, FFIX etc.)

[@restlessdreams5327]

@@Ingestedbanjo Griffin actually addressed it. The similarity is unintentional. He and the composer for Bastion both use Garage Band. They just both used some of the same loops.

[@Ingestedbanjo]

@@restlessdreams5327 Ooh, that's pretty interesting, thanks!

[@lasergabe]

22:32

[@Dr-km2yn]

39:30

[@roycecx3335]

Thanks

[@kentarogray]

1:00:40

[@casertanick]

48:50 for me to come back to

[@jacobrutzke691]

That's not how those spells work but who cares

[@AleksandrStrizhevskiy]

If you have a tinder box is should definitely take less than 6 seconds to get a fore going.

[@harrylane4]

Well, that's not how any of these spells work.

[@isabellea7913]

Shh...

[@therealfinnaspring8585]

Honestly with how hard griffin trapped them in inescapable bad choices i think they deserve some fudgey spells lol

[@squallshot]

Jesus fucking Christ, that last bit was a rollar coaster of equally terrible and badass shit.