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The Adventure Zone

The Adventure Zone Royale: Episode 25

28 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What happened previously in Taz Royale?

0.503 - 25.26 Griffin McElroy

Previously on Taz Royale. In each of those rooms, we're going to find something to turn off portions of the fire. Except for Hasty Jane. She is still sort of nowhere to be seen after running off flash speed after attacking Hippocrates. Duba, we're both watching now. So much pressure. Okay, you both come with me. How about that? Helgrammet and Loravith.

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25.28 - 35.674 Griffin McElroy

Eventually we're going to have to kill each other, right? But now is not your time. You recognize this undead figure pretty quickly. It is Randolph.

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37.196 - 44.927 Clint McElroy

Randolph attacked you before anything else happened. Did you kill Randolph, Loravith?

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Chapter 2: What strategies do the competitors discuss for overcoming the undead threat?

46.008 - 47.47 Clint McElroy

Which time...

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86.802 - 103.777 Griffin McElroy

Hello everybody, welcome back to Taz Royale, our Battle Royale winner-take-all season of the Adventure Zone. We are currently nearly wrapping up the Trial of Necromancy, the sixth trial. You know what they call Taz Royale in France? Are we gonna do it every episode? Because I know it's been a while since we've recorded.

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103.797 - 105.579 Unknown

It's a new one I came up with. I came up with a new one.

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105.799 - 110.363 Griffin McElroy

Okay, what do they call Taz Royale? It's a different punchline. What do they call Taz Royale in France?

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110.383 - 113.806 Unknown

Do you know what they call Taz Royale in France? No, what do they call it?

114.927 - 115.508 Griffin McElroy

Okay.

115.528 - 115.628

Okay.

Chapter 3: How does the confrontation with Randolph unfold?

116.232 - 134.107 Griffin McElroy

At the end of the last episode, we had a bit of a showdown between Loravith, Dreamweaver, Gonjabon, and... That can't be right. Is that right? A lot of people forget the Dreamweaver. Dreamwanderer. Yeah. Dreamwanderer. A lot of people do forget it.

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134.127 - 138.696 Unknown

Dreamweaver is that classic from... Oh, Dreamweaver!

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138.676 - 161.359 Griffin McElroy

Gary Wright. You had a confrontation with the undead form of Randolph, through which Duber realized that you had terminated him during a previous trial. We were in the midst of putting out a fire to expose a hidden ladder up to the rooftop.

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161.339 - 186.356 Griffin McElroy

where you all were hoping to make a hasty retreat in order to greet the sunrise a little bit faster and escape the hordes of undead thrall that are crawling all over this mansion at this point. As we come back to that moment of Duber and Loravith sort of having this discussion, you all hear from downstairs, you're standing at sort of the top landing of this first floor staircase.

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186.396 - 196.392 Griffin McElroy

From downstairs, you hear a shriek. a long sort of prolonged pain shriek, followed by the sound of a loud chiming bell from outside.

Chapter 4: What actions do the characters take to escape the undead?

196.953 - 224.961 Griffin McElroy

Hellgrammet, I think because you put him in that position, you realize that was the sound of, oh shit, where'd he go? Oh, I already deleted him. His name wasn't Rigatoni. It was Formaggio Bucatini. Formaggio Bucatini. God, I deleted him too fast from the virtual tabletop. There's 64 of these. For the record, I was going to try to find a way to rescue him this session, so Griffin murdered him.

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224.941 - 243.023 Griffin McElroy

I did. I've murdered so many guys this season. You also hear the sound of Scorpo shouting from deeper in the study. Rictus, you are standing there with Hippocrates and Pranklin. Scorpo comes running out of the last of these bedroom suites and shouts, okay, I got mine. Everyone else?

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243.624 - 250.392 Griffin McElroy

You look over and see that the prismatic fire at this point has been doused completely, revealing the ladder leading upwards.

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Chapter 5: What is the significance of the sundial in the story?

251.073 - 257.569 Griffin McElroy

And without missing a beat, Pranklin's going to go ahead and start climbing up What are the rest of you doing?

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258.651 - 260.053 Unknown

Griffin? Yes.

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260.213 - 274.874 Griffin McElroy

Through hearing the bells chime and the people around us, would Rictus be able to figure out, besides Hasty Jane, if there's anyone left? Uh, who, who you don't have like tabs on right now. Yeah.

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275.956 - 289.609 Griffin McElroy

Um, I will go ahead and say, uh, I don't know if Rick, this would know this, but, uh, Laura, if probably would remember that burger man ran off into the woods at some point, uh, and has not been accounted for yet.

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289.741 - 301.339 Unknown

Okay, so the seven of us, including Pranklin, Rictus, Scorpo, Hippocrates, Loravith, Duber, Hellgrammit, Hasty Jane, Pranklin, and Burger Man.

302.14 - 323.979 Griffin McElroy

Yes, those are the nine contestants, the nine aspirants still remaining. Okay, we have a few minutes. I'm going to try to find Hasty Jane before I go up. Okay, where are you going to be looking? Hippocrates kind of nods at you and begins lumbering towards the ladder as well.

324.219 - 326.622 Unknown

Wait, wait, wait, wait, why?

Chapter 6: How do the characters react to the challenges they face?

326.823 - 333.713 Griffin McElroy

Are you guys regrouping in the study here? No, we're separate. We're separate. Hellgram, wait. Yeah, Hellgram, you're not in this. You're not with them.

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333.973 - 342.125 Unknown

Right. I mean, we've been in the suites. Sure. And Loraveth was in the library and there was no HCJ in there.

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342.145 - 343.527 Griffin McElroy

So I'm going to head towards the guest rooms.

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344.228 - 344.689 Unknown

Okay, cool.

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346.188 - 357.76 Griffin McElroy

You scuttle over to the western wing of the second floor towards the guest rooms. Before we get to that, Helgram and Loravith, what are you all doing? Duber is just kind of staring at you, Loravith.

Chapter 7: What is the outcome of the Trial of Necromancy?

358.36 - 371.554 Griffin McElroy

Duber, up, up, Duber. Loravith pats his shoulder. Up, Duber, up. We must away. He takes a step back from you, kind of flexibly. Duber, doodle, doodle, doodle, up.

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373.019 - 393.801 Unknown

Oh, I think you two need a moment. Why don't I scuttle like so many others have done, and I'm going to go to the study. I didn't realize you were still here, Buckman. Oh. That hurts a little, Frank. I'm looking at an overhead map, but I didn't realize. I know, right. Yes, I know.

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394.803 - 399.712 Griffin McElroy

I'll just go into the study and let you two have this dramatic family moment.

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Chapter 8: What are the implications of the characters' decisions for future trials?

400.173 - 419.543 Griffin McElroy

Okay, Heldgrammet, you head into the study where you see Hippocrates' black feathered tail sort of scuttling up the, so much scuttling this episode, up the fireplace ladder. Everybody's scuttling. uh, Scorpo is the only one still in here. He starts to go towards the ladder, then turns back towards you and is like, uh, what, what did you go first?

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421.126 - 432.541 Unknown

Uh, no, that's, that's okay. You go ahead. And, uh, you know, you're a little heavier than I am. So this will check and make sure the stairs are okay.

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434.884 - 452.593 Travis McElroy

Just don't, I'm trying to trust you, Helgrimit. Yes, oh, and you should. Absolutely. What am I gonna do, stab you in the back? Well, I have a poisonous barbed tail back there, so it's not the place I'd recommend. Oh boy, I'm glad you pointed that out.

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453.113 - 462.544 Griffin McElroy

Yeah. Scorpo actually does scuttle up the ladder up towards the rooftop. Click, click, click. Helgrimit, are you following?

463.57 - 468.358 Unknown

I think I'm going to pause. Okay. Right at the base of the ladder.

468.698 - 471.382 Griffin McElroy

Okay. You are so paused. Loraveth.

471.663 - 480.657 Travis McElroy

Yeah. Duba, Duba, I don't understand. You saw that terrible dragon I saved you from with a fireball, and now we must away.

482.58 - 489.531 Justin McElroy

That was Randolph. You said you killed him again.

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