The Adventure Zone: "And then I walk over to..."

This is an animatic i did for one of my favorite scenes from the latest episode of The Adventure Zone!!
For those of you who don't know, TAZ is a dungeons and dragons podcast that I'm absolutely in LOVE with. I'd definitely recommend giving it a listen here: www.maximumfun.org/shows/adven...

[@JuliaxTimlin]

I like how Taako went from “this annoying little kid” to “WHO’S YOUR DUDE!?” 😫❤️

[@tylerburney8576]

It physically pained me every time they were mean to Angus!

[@Awesomewithaz]

@@tylerburney8576 No Paingus No Gaingus

[@beaniecakes124]

this whole scene was a textbook example of midwestern goodbyes like you say alright we bout to head out and then you talk for 3 more hours while standing up n then say it and do it again 2 more times

[@tabathamoonstone8633]

Oh my gosh, YES. Lup is me at every single goodbye.

[@Companion92]

I'm from germany and it's the same here

[@user-gv4mw9nh9m]

Gods aint that the truth

[@zankaa8031]

Not a Midwestern thing at all

[@vanessaasman8047]

@@Companion92 you'll never guess how many german-americans there are in the midwest.

[@isneezelightning]

I think the "select and drag characters around" bit makes this animation, tbh. i'm crying laughing

[@quinnmarchese6313]

i feel like that was basically how Griffin was feeling about the whole situation

[@madrut6679]

the slowly declining quality in each transition is what makes this so great

[@skeletonwarlock5741]

Yeah

[@mephostopheles3752]

*_”AND THEN MERLE..._* gets on the ship.”

[@BradGreer]

"AndThenEveryoneElseDoesToo"

[@juice9029]

let's save the world then 420 blaze it - cAn We GoOoOo?

[@YeetSpace]

420

[@YeetSpace]

Blaze

[@YeetSpace]

It

[@hannahmayr2394]

I would FUCKING Lay Down My Life for Lup

[@medusssa_archos]

Hannah Mayr I’m glad I’m not the only one

[@TheSuperNyx]

All it took was "Tako walks over to Angus" for people to start laughing

[@TheVampireviolet]

ARE YOU SAYING MY MONSTER FACTORY BOYS AND THEIR FAMILY HAVE A DND PODCAST??????? HOW THE HELL HAVENT I HEARD ABOUT THIS SOONER?????

[@CridgetMan1234]

oh boy you're in for a good time

[@OMMilan]

I want a response to this once youve finished it

[@leonmercury3732]

I need to hear back, as well.

[@SwerveStarEx]

I literally finished the series just yesterday, I want in on this. XD

[@Rebecca-lk7rz]

boi better reply tho give us a good react to the good good shit

[@emerym1549]

it just occurred to me that this scene is like the end of rpgs where you have a final chance to talk to all of your companions

[@NicoleSalamen]

Lup's "Can we GOOOOO?" gets me every time

[@raisedbybears1991]

Let's save the world then 420 blaze it *CAN WE GO?*

[@brennaasplund9777]

The way you move people around by selecting them and dragging them around is SO FUNNY. It fits the tone of this exchange so well. I love it.

[@Sleepy12ftPanda]

I love how Taako's actually telling Davenport to floor it instead of telling Magnus to hurry up. That's way funnier!

[@iskraiskra_9007]

Taako weAR YOUR GODDAMN SEATBELT

[@cardboard-boxgames9308]

I fucking lost my shit. That is hilarious. The way it just got more and more lo-fi as they kept dragging on the joke is bloody fantastic. I think this is my new favourite TAZ animation.

[@Aveeabobia]

Everybody knows "Bring it back to me" is just story talk for you have to stay alive Also taako trying to one up Magnus and be Angus's fav is adorable and petty

[@StupidButterfly]

The use of the transform tool oh my god. I laughed out loud that was too good--

[@maximm17sj]

I always pictured the StarBlaster as a literal ship, like a pirate ship, and to see it as a space ship blew my mind. Why hadn't I thought of a sick space ship. A space ship is so cool.

[@hallowedsparrow9432]

The last couple seconds of the episode I feel capture the tres horny bois' personalities the best.

[@johnthedork723]

“Let’s save the world then 420 blaze it” is the most powerful sentence.

[@MeepCoo]

Davenport " >:O WE GADDA FUCKIN' GO!!!"

[@Saccillia]

ANGUS: most adorable detective

[@emilyrcronin]

This scene killed me and then brought me back to life 🙏

[@cryssnail]

Lich please

[@kristyhernandez4044]

i LOST my fucking shit when davenport comes out to yell xD

[@NestanSvensk]

2:39 Hell yeah Taako is to cool for seatbelts

[@nortalian549]

3:03 but not really... :3

[@e-811]

“So, err, Taako... You gonna buckle up or what?” “No! I have MAGICAL POWERS!”

[@echothenardier8053]

“I won’t let you down, sir!” I don’t even know who the heck this character is, but they’ve got my heart for the day (or at least the next few hours)........They aren’t going to make it are they?

[@yenee94]

You gotta listen to the adventure zone to find out!

[@saharawilcock1463]

That is one of the cutest, side characters you will ever meet. Never forget the name of Angus Mcdonald, the number one boy detective

[@CaribouGirlMeat]

SPOILERS "he isn't going to make it, is he?" Griffin is cruel, but not a dick

[@lughaidhmcloughlin3640]

I love how this started off as a genuine moment with Magnus and Angus and slowly evolved into the dumbest bit

[@notoriousjester2593]

2:09 Me when my players still have to complete 3/4 of the session with a half-hour left

[@Pr1nc3_R3my]

This was already hilarious, but once the cut and pastes started I lost it. XD

[@akemijo2035]

LOLLL I've never seen someone cut and drag as part of the video, what a funny touch!! I loved it!

[@OMMilan]

Can we talk about how magnus just has a knife in his pocket

[@Rebecca-lk7rz]

it's his grandpa's knife- he's always had it no joke- it comes up in episode 1

[@zilleaxolotl3457]

this is so great, the select and drag characters thing inproves this scene by like 200%

[@nananderson7259]

The thing I love about this also is it puts Griffin so powerfully on the spot to just roulette wheel his way through his various characters and voices.

[@placeholderband19]

"and then i walk back over to angus"

[@sylkates]

This is so great. I love the lazy transitions, so funny. This is my head canon now.

[@xFRaCTuR3x]

Oh god, i love the 'walk cycles' and movement of the characters so much... Just erasing the white layer over Merl XD Gold!

[@Xel963]

Oh hey, Takko's seatbelt just teleports being on after he say GO

[@Ramonerdna]

Loool whenever anyone blames Griffin for railroading...this is why

[@taursula]

your magnus....... what a soft boy......

[@michigangarnet3804]

Who’s your dude? Who’s your dude? Oh Taako

[@lafoutloud10]

Oh MAN i lost it at those SWEET sweet walking animations 10/10 would recommend

[@shuttergirl7]

I really can't get enough of this. : ) This may be the only thing that matches/perfect the cut and move walking.

[@90geekgirl06]

I die laughing every time I hear "WE GOTTA FUCKING GO!!" bc all I can think of is this grumpy bugger just being like _It's been 100 years of this shit and they haven't changed at ALL._

[@newspaper_stand]

*“AND THEN MERLE-* _ᵍᵉᵗˢ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʰᶦᵖ”_

[@brutalbunny]

i think this is the first TAZ animatic i saw (before i listened to the podcast) and i was like, holy shit, i NEED context for ALL of this

[@cloud3147]

This is adorable!!! I'll definitely be checking this podcast out- it seems cool :D

[@xxselenaxx2142]

boring sky the podcast is great, this is from the second to last episode so you're in for a real treat

[@bune88]

Did you check it?

[@sannajoph3334]

boring sky IT SOOOOO IS

[@giveemhelldel9999]

This was in like the last episode lmao

[@krzlcve]

You definitely should it's great!

[@safabekr]

Honestly though I’m SO glad Magnus and Carey got a moment before The Big Moment

[@moniwilso9019]

god the way you animated this- i laughed so i hard i now have the hiccups- ah god i hope your happy now/// seriously tho this is rlly good

[@butlerkitty]

this is the fucking funniest thing ive seen in a while

[@jabcab4046]

That's what a professional walking animation looks like 👌

[@LastDragonGirl]

Taako's too good for seatbelts

[@hayleycooper6607]

The fucking drag and drop aha oh shit 10/10

[@cubalayabandit5591]

I love this so so so much. I especially love how they got more hectic your animation got more hectic and sloppy. A great way to visualize this ridiculous scene. So great.

[@lyss7528]

this is ABSOLUTELY my favorite scene from the newest episode. You did it so well!!! I loved the bullshit animations for "And then Magnus walks over to" This is so good. thank you!

[@juliasz.1017]

I shouldn't have drank tea while watching this..

[@DeepFreeze172]

I love how their movements become increasingly more erratic and stripped down as the bit goes on. It really fit the mood!

[@laurenp2064]

And then Merle.... gets on the ship

[@sapphic_sophie]

That select/move tool thing is the best joke ever

[@MarsFireballCharge]

this is fucking GOLD

[@Mr12Relic]

Please do the scene where Magnus gets trapped under the mirror at the end of CK and proceeds to threaten people and win a card game.

[@wilbur7016]

i love it when animatics do that selecting and moving shit thats my fave fuckin thing im choking

[@DeepFreeze172]

I love how Taako walks away from Angus and immediately comes back.

[@nicolejarvis5951]

Your transitions killed me hahahhaha. Amazing!!!

[@Rebecca-lk7rz]

i like how magnus and merel look like good boys in their seatbelts and taako is just like - nah

[@emmarose3421]

Love this

[@rexv707]

even though I was crying (both happy/sad and laughing), good on lup for staying on task

[@Khandrake]

oh god i love the fill in merle at 2min

[@nekkidnora]

Fucking perfect style, selecting shit included. Yes.

[@otagen]

CHRIST this is godly. thank you

[@manwitha12plan_6]

I just love the little detail of Taako being too cool to put his seatbelt on!

[@Gracyn1102]

im crying

[@i_play_drums_and_guitar8078]

This series makes me cry

[@harpie_raven5889]

* laughter * *GO!* XD oh my chuck I love this, I love this, this is gorgeous! The dragging of the characters makes it so awesome I love this!

[@k.whatever9046]

i just finished watching it and god the artistic humour of u just clicking and dragging or erasing a layer to show them moving around is so funny

[@Ghostslack]

My face scrunched up with absolute delight while watching this

[@ceilingeye]

Sara Jia I think thats called a smile.?

[@hestiasabelle]

This entire moment was just so sweet :')

[@keaton5101]

this is so fucking excellent the effects and how the drawing style changes, really fits perfectly with the tone and its really good

[@Alexa-is1yv]

OMG The fact that Taako is the only one not wearing a seat belt

[@11atron]

it's moments like this that made the adventure zone.

[@daftodil589]

i love this fuckin bit like travis was trying to make a really sweet genuine moment and his brothers just goof it right up

[@brassica9219]

Obviously this animation is amazing - there is not much more to say that hasn't already been said - but I just want to state here how much I absolutely love the transition music of this podcast, and this scene in particular. I don't know why I like it so much, but I do.

[@MantisSage]

It's Davenport that KILLS me in this XD But the whole thing is gorgeous and so damn funny! but Griffin's shouted "We gotta fucking GO" together with your art is

[@chromaphasia453]

And now we know that there's a sail, they screwed ya

[@chromaphasia453]

Also loved the slow transition to just lazy paint edits that just sort of emphasize the redundancy, it's hilarious

[@brianbucceri6412]

I love your Magnus and takko and merle and oops they're all great

[@nightcollapse]

THIS GOT ME INTO TAZ i was mildly confused when I started watching because this was my only introduction

[@elenaj6283]

I remember I watched this when I think I had just finished the Rockport Limited arc and I knew NOTHING. So watching this now knowing everything is so very funny

[@WittyUsername14]

buck-tooth taako is SO EXTREMELY VALID

[@KimonoSuki]

I first saw this animatic when I was only three episodes into TAZ,, now a few months later after just finishing thr Balance Arc and coming back to this...holy fucking shit. This podcast kinda changed my life...

[@amydiddle0317]

This is just as hilarious the second time listening to it. Makes it better see it. Thank you

[@tabbiethecat]

i finally listened to the podcast, and i absolutely adore this animation!! everything about it matches the tone of the dialogue. love it!!

[@astrophysiciann]

This is always going to be one of my favorite scenes (and animatics!!)

[@daddyroadkill4037]

this is one of my favorite moments because of how increasingly tiring it is

[@cupidcalling5599]

i love this this is on like my top 5 taz animatics

[@ciaradonegan1607]

i just spent like 20 min trying to find this animatic, i watched it like a month ago and i remembered it today and i just had to watch it again it's so hilarious the way you animated this scene!!! A+++++

[@k.whatever9046]

god ive been looking for an animatic of this scene ever since i first heard it and when i saw the title i got so excited and honestly this is the best thing 😂

[@AntenneaChan]

I crack up every time i watch this, its so well done

[@shana2765]

the fucking effects. I loved this so much

[@TheOliv1991]

This is golden. One of my favorite moments in the episode and you captured it amazingly XD

[@angelgal8914]

Every single time I see one of these I cry because I miss listening to the podcast for the very first time it was such a good time in my life

[@ectopuppy]

This is SO well done, the animation and everything works so well to enhance the comedy of this bit!!!