#god i love taz

[coolattas]

thinking about lucretia adventurezone and grinding my teeth down to the gums because holy fuck dude. holy shit. she was impossibly, horribly young on the starblaster. three hops and a jump from being a fucking baby. the two-sunned planet is devoured by the hunger in the same year that she graduates from high school. she is easily the youngest of the birds, even considering the differing rates of aging amongst the rest of the crew. teenaged astrophysicist, wizard, author, artist, without ties solid enough back home to keep her from the starblaster's maiden voyage. she writes and rewrites every moment she can wring from her memories into enough notebooks that it's damn near arthritis-inducing to step within 50 feet of the stacks upon stacks of field notes, of detailed accounts and gentle, domestic benignity. she loves and she loses and it still can't ever prepare her for the next decade. a century dwarfs the time she spends alone running the bureau, but the sheer magnitude of her loss is incomparable. lucretia learns to live in the stolen century, learns to rely on others, learns to trust and care and laugh and build, create, sacrifice, indulge. she pries these things away from herself in the name of a greater good, to what she believes to be their only hope. she sees the agony they're in, and she inadvertently compounds that anguish when she tries to fix it. she is 18 and 118 when she feeds fisher her journals. she is 30 and 130 and 50 and 150 when taako holds a staff to her chest and counts down like it means anything to her anymore that she dies. maybe it's atonement, but even that sounds far too holy a word to describe it. her brother grips her life in his hands, and she thinks it's only fair that he is the one to soundly smother it at last. the lonely journal-keeper is so young and so impossibly old and she is so, so tired. her family will outlive her by centuries. she will be a fine powder, dust beneath the crust of the planet, long before she believes their forgiveness will ever be known. if that day comes at all. everything she has ever done is soured by a guilt so weighty that she spends every day trying to play damage control with the havoc she feels solely responsible for having wrought. she lives within the confines of dichotomy, of red and blue and good and bad, even when she knows she's lying through her teeth, because its easier to live with herself (it's not) when she justifies it, when everyone else lives and dies by the idea that she got it right. she spends 12 years alone, sitting in the thick of her own grief. she mourns men who are right in front of her face. she sees the way they have changed, so fundamentally, sees the ways her choices have ruined them. 12 years is such a long time to be alone. 12 fucking years. she ages 32 in the same span, shedding decades in wonderland in the blink of an eye, and she knows she's running out of time. she's willing to give up whatever she has left, without question. lucretia loves so fiercely and so unquestionably and still she believes herself to be irredeemably cruel when really she was just so scared, tethered to any sense of hope only by the idea that she was doing right by her family. in a position that no one should have to be in, a situation that virtually no one else could truly understand. she was so young and she suffered so, so much. more than any person should. she is flawed but she is not the monster she convinces herself she has become. lucretia adventurezone they could never make me hate you lets kiss on the mouth ok?

#broodingpilled toilposting #c - taz #been a minute since i listened to later eps so this is almost definitely inaccurate to some degree or another #but thought about her so much i felt the need to throw a tantrum about her online #she is so compelling. griffin mcelroy FUCK you. dick. #post canon dynamics between her n the rest of ipre are fascinating and enchanting and a million billion other fucking words to me. good god #lucretia i love you. please try zoloft. #godspeed you sre wonderful #I LOVE HER lucretia hate makes my blood boil #even aside from the complexity of her character and narrative at large she is such a delightful character #her early interactions with thb are such a treat. #the adventure zone #taz balance #the adventure zone balance #will.wav

[agir1ukn0w]

Iñaki imitating a truffle pig while they all talk about how bad Taz is at being a truffle pig (x)

bonus: Taz’s ass

#god i love this crew #one piece netflix #one piece luffy #one piece #one piece live action #op live action #opla cast #op luffy #opla #op #inaki luffy #inaki godoy #iñaki godoy #emily rudd #jacob romero gibson #taz skylar #monkey d. luffy #luffy #nami #usopp #sanji #straw hat luffy #one piece nami #straw hat nami #cat burglar nami #op nami #vinsmoke sanji #one piece sanji #black leg sanji #op sanji

[yardsards]

thinking about how lucretia didn't need to redact lup for her plan to work, how doing that was purely for what she thought was taako's own benefit. she could have left his memories of growing up with her mostly intact, but she didn't, because she didn't want him to have to grieve.

but how being forced to forget lup was the thing that taako was most hurt by. like he still would've been mad at lucretia for stealing his memories of the ipre and everything, but he probably would have eventually forgiven her. but he couldn't forgive taking lup away from him.

#eliot posts #taz #the adventure zone #taz balance #lucretia taz #taako taaco #lucretia i love you i want to study you #you and your tendency to ''help'' people by taking away their autonomy #god... #this podcast makes me ill (affectionate)

[mango-sideburns]

My fav thing about TAZ is that any aspect out of context sounds fucking bonkers.

Like, in the balance finale there's a scene in which Garfield (who is very specifically never described visually bc most people imagine him as like. The Lasagna Cat. Who in this universe is the most powerful warlock in the realm and also has a hobby of cloning people, which is great for the one character that got forced into haunting a mannequin) is summoned by an alien spaceship that runs on the power of friendship so he could beat up some flashing balls. In D&D.

And that was just. Such a normal scene in the narrative. No one blinked an eye. I would like to bow down to Griffins clear unmatched talent for making me feel such big emotions over ridiculous shit like a goddamned umbrella or a regular ass pair of jeans or the idea of a taco recipe.

#taz balance #the adventure zone #taz #i have. so many drafts of this post decontexualizing so many different scenes. #merle killing a room of autism creature looking things by asking them to tell the truth which then summons god #also merle retiring from his retirement to run fantasy margaritaville under the title Earl Merle #magnus the mannequin telling taako and merle to find the baby voidfish bc the big voidfish sung at him real hard bc in the century he #just now remembered (bc hes a mannequin not a human boy) #he gifted an alien jellyfish with dozens of shitty wooden ducks. he forgot that century bc his friend fed the jellyfishs baby a book #the gnome version of Teddy Rucksbin turns out to be the universes most competent spaceship pilot. hes also a talented opera singer #a man named Barry Bluejeans is dead and uses his ghost haunting powers to gift the three heroes badges that they cant see #right before theyre shuttled off in a cannonball to save a space lab full of kitschy elevators thats snowing pink tourmaline #barry also uses his ghost powers to hold hands with magnus and make random shapes in midair like a dresser when theyre trapped in a #fantasy version of The Dating Game hosted by ghost Jesse and James Rocket who steal bodyparts if you lose their game. #or like in campaign how a dude who wiped out in the first three seconds of ninja warrior convinces a human wifi router #who owns a bible theme park to take the apparent King of America to the white house on their hovercraft to be trued for treason #after he announced his intent to take over the country in a televised debate with an inuit goddess who is sometimes trapped in the body #of an HR worker all Donald Blake/Thor style #anyways. this show is ridiculous and i love it So Much

[comixandco]

ik that taako’s voice in the first episode was because justin was still figuring out his character but i like to imagine that before joining bob taako put on fake accents to avoid being recognised, since he was wanted for the whole poisoning incident, but also for the bit

and then kravitz changes accents mid-fight in crystal kingdom and then drops them during their date at the chug ‘n’ squeeze and taako’s like oh 😳 same hat 😳

#taz balance #the adventure zone #taakitz #taz taako #i’m relistening to the entire balance arc and idk i just think it’s fun to take little abandoned details from the early runs and make them #into headcanon’s. like the whole taako and lup went to a religious boarding school headcanon bc of justin’s one-off comment about olmec #taako can’t even remember his god’s name but he is very religious you guys. they definitely got expelled from the school. #merle gave up on pan between the beach and bob bc his most religious experiences and connections w pan were wiped from his memory. but #exploring and something about his new boss sparks a nostalgia for his og god and he tries to re-build his faith. #magnus’ knife is lowkey prophetic but nobody notices (while riffing on it they mention a +8 weapon that deals an incredible amount of damag #e aka the sword of doom; and they say how in the final arc a dragon will appear from nowhere and has been there the whole time and it loves #you aka lup) #merle doesn’t trust gundren because he has so few memories of his cousin/his family there isn’t anything to gauge his intentions from #sildar hallwinter is barry’s go-to undercover name #y’know. stuff like that #i like re-contexting old information to fit with the new

[satsumascribbles]

Relistening to TAZ Balance (spoilers ahead!) and I'm at Lunar Interlude III, when Magnus is asking Carey to teach him rogue stuff, and in return she wants him to teach her woodworking to make a gift and like

I love how when Magnus asks her to describe the gift recipient, the FIRST thing out of her mouth is "she's- she's super big--" like that isn't the most GAY-ASS THING to come to mind.

Carey I love you, you little lizard lesbian.

#like of fucking COURSE the first thing you think of is how big and strong your girl crush is. you lesbian!!!!! #I fucking love this podcast GOD #it's literally the only thing getting me through my shitty day #taz balance #the adventure zone #The adventure zone balance #taz carey #carey fangbattle

[twomystdunstans]

national radio quiet zone

#quite literally on my hands and knees please oh please let me do the taz amnesty graphic novels please please please please please please p #I FUCKING LOVE DUCK NEWTON #taz amnesty #duck newton #aubrey little #ned chicane #taz duck #taz aubrey #taz ned #the adventure zone #the adventure zone amnesty #taz: amnesty #taz amnesty fanart #taz amnesty designs #taz designs #taz #yall dont understand how much Duck Newton means to me. oh god. #ALSO I FUCKIGN. KEEP FORGETTING THE 'N' IN AMNESTY I ALMOST POSTED THIS MOTHER FUCKER W THE WORD AMESTY

[dreamofbecoming]

current mood: thinking about the unbearable tragedy of lucretia tazbalance

#the way the temporal chalice is the only relic she warns them about #because the power to fix your mistakes is the most tempting thing she can imagine #they way she has to beg her dearest friends not to give into what she knows magnus made with love and hope #the way she looks her beloved brother in the eye and tells him she didn’t have enough faith in him #and that it cost her their family #and has to live with the fact that he just nods along without a hint of recognition #the fact that he still cares for her and supports her and is proud of her even without their history #and she just has to live with that because she can’t go back no matter how much she wants to #i’m onto the rest&relaxation interlude/the eleventh hour today can you tell #god i just have so many fucking feelings about her #all the wrong choices for all the right reasons #taz balance

[perfectlyzombiedmuffins]

its thinking about the devo and amber unrequited found family hours

#god I fucking love the choices they made story telling wise but also it’s heart breaking and I could write an essay about it #like devo just assigning amber as a parental figure and her not asking for that responsibility and him wanting her to heal him #and that double rejection for devo #and amber and her everything with shret and kimbra #I’m normal #taz ethersea #devo la main #amber gris

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i’m about to finish my taz balance relisten and i’m BRACING for the ‘how does magnus die’ question

#i remember hearing that so vividly when it came out first… #i was already having a cry cause i was emotional about it ending #and THEN #final fucking blow #HE DIES LOVED !!!!!!!! GOD HE IS LOVED !!!!! #taz balance #taz balance spoilers

[cookie-nom-nom]

I love ep 35 of steeplechase so much! Beef with his beautiful speech about how he wouldn’t hesitate to protect someone. “I would do it again in less than a heartbeat. My impulse will ALWAYS be to take the hit.” Emerich natch being awkward and fumbling but genuine. Because he literally does have so much empathy, especially for non (traditionally) living things. and then Montrose is just like. Oh no. Oh I am not made for this. Better lie through my teeth! …what do you mean that didn’t work. Ahem. Viva la revolution, anyone?

#I wasn’t sold on beef before #Since emerich and Montevideo were just more interesting #But oh my god he’s sweet #Also the hyper empathy for “”objects”” Emerich is so autistic I don’t know if Clint could do it more if he tried #It’s so so so good of an episode for looking at what makes the characters tick #Love the way Justin sets up character explorations #taz steeplechase #steeplechase #the adventure zone #taz #beef punchley #montrose pretty #emerich dreadway #something to nom on

[rowaning]

Absolutely loving the direction taz ethersea is taking wherein the young man with magic powers is not central to a prophesy about the end of the world, but the middle aged butch conspiracy theorist lady is

#taz ethersea #taz ethersea spoilers #god I love that show

[umbraastaff]

But before he could reach his intended altitude, a few yards short of the stalactite-dotted ceiling, something pulled him to a stop — not a bony hand at his shoulder this time, but a fuzzy constricting sensation around his scythe-bearing arm. When he looked down, he saw a web of tangled red threads, impossibly thin yet ensnaring him from wrist to mid-biceps — and every single one of them led back to Barry Bluejeans.

- Fear The Reaper A Lot, Actually by @anistarrose

#taz kravitz #barry bluejeans #the adventure zone #taz balance #anistarrose #fic fanart #my art #barry #kravitz #balance #arts #i really really enjoyed this fic and this art has been rotating in my brain since i read chapter 8... #rose does some of my favorite taz writing that's out there and i don't say it lightly #anyway exposing myself by choosing this to draw but god DAMN!!!! love me some emotions manifesting as physical lich form #the psychic connection sending words through electrified threads... #the determination made manifest by every tiny thread being uncuttable... #so yeah uh the whole fic's excellent have a good!!! night

[yardsards]

reading the things you post/rb while not knowing what the adventure zone is is kinda funny. I'll be scrolling my dash and see "NAH 'CAUSE BEANIEMAN GOT SO SCHLORPED WHEN THE PIANO FLAVORED STICK OF DEODERANT GOT SCAMMED" and I'm so tempted to get context, but it feels like life would be funnier without it

okay so like. the adventure zone is an actual-play ttrpg podcast (aka they record themselves playing dungeons and dragons and similar games and then edit down the recording so it's fun to listen to)

and it's kind of like 5+ different podcasts in a trenchcoat. cuz there's 5 completely separate games (well, 5 plus a couple way shorter games, but 5 main ones). and since each game is already pretty wild on its own, the fact that there are FIVE OF THEM definitely makes it sound extra bizarre to outsiders lol

there's:

1: balance: a standard fantasy world with some minor sci-fi elements. it's about heroes tracking down and neutralizing dangerous magical items and uncovering secrets about their own pasts. by far the most popular season and imo the best, but it gets off to a slow start

2: amnesty: a story about cryptids and magic in a modern day appalachian setting. been a while since i listened to this one tbh and i don't talk about it as much

3: graduation: young adults going to magic college and getting wrapped up in a demon war. this is the least popular one but not actually bad imo

4: ethersea: freelance adventurers from an undersea city exploring the world in a magical post-apocalyptic setting. my fav behind balance

5: steeplechase: like a defunctland video meets a heist movie, secret crime rings operating within a theme park. very fun, still in progress

they're released kind of like different seasons of a show, one after the other, but each "season" doesn't actually need to be listened to in order (ie you can listen to steeplechase before balance, but you'd have to start at ep 1 of steeplechase and not just skip to steeplechase ep 32 or else you'd be really confused)

honestly i've been halfway considering getting different tags for each game but i'm too lazy to change now

ANYWAY

the thing about the adventure zone is that it's a *comedy* podcast first and foremost. so most of the weird bizarre funny bits are just as funny and batshit insane even WITH context. hell, i'd say a lot of it is even MORE funny if you know what's going on.

though there is also some buckwild shit that you just get desensitized to. like one of the 3 protagonists of balance is named *taco* (but spelled taako) because it was originally just gonna be a silly one-off episode, so the player was like "haha i'm gonna be XD random and annoy my dm with this zany noun name", not knowing that there were gonna be 68 more episodes and it would eventually grow into a deeply emotionally moving story. so by the end you're fucking sobbing over this character's love and loss and you forget that "taco" is not a normal thing for an elf/wizard to be called

it's absolutely delightful

#eliot posts #taz #the adventure zone #i get if you don't wanna listen bc the actual play genre isn't for everyone #but god it is so good and i love the sense of humour in it #the guys who made taz also made a lot of other comedy content and were VERY famous on tumblr in the mid-late 2010s #(honestly to an excessive degree where they were placed on pedestals. as tumblr is know to do to whatever famous ppl they latch onto) #and their comedy strongly influenced the meme culture and even vernacular of the site (and kinda the internet at large to a lesser degree) #there is a very high chance you have seen a meme with at least one of them (most likely griffin) in it

[mamawasatesttube]

just thought abt batman unburied again and god holy fuck. okay. im normal i swear

#rimi talks #AUGH. AUGH. AGHHGHGH i love a good mystery and its sooooooo well done. #and winston duke is literally the batman EVER. my god. the part where he apologizes for what happened to the arkham inmates #thats it thats what bruce SHOULD BE!!!!!!!!! #ahufhafhadffghjhg #im listening to taz vs dracula but the murder and ominousness in ep3 just slightly reminded me and. AUHRHGH

[taakosleftshoe]

WOAH WOAH WOAH

On my eleventh hour relisten and on the timecards in the mine/locker room, there's one labelled with "Emerich."

Now I'm not saying we've got a cross-universe character... But we've got a cross universe character.

And uh.. hm. What's that? He uhh works in maintenance? What pff he's just a future fantasy janitor hahhhah so funny. Goofy guy. Hardworkin'!

Played by Clint McElroy!! Aw man I love that guy

Wait huh. Hm. Hmmmmm. Emerich is a janitor who exists in both steeplechase and balance? does this mean that Emerich. Is. Canonically...

PLANE WALKING JANITOR CLINT MCELROY???

#sierra speaks #taz balance #taz steeplechase #emerich Dreadway #the adventure zone steeplechase #the adventure zone #taz eleventh hour #god this ks so cursed i love kt so much im crying