The Adventure Zone: ANIMATED! 

PARTICIPANT CREDITS LINK: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cgYIntn4CvNElxd9efDeGtnsDteG-oXYTMOllamX6BM/edit?usp=sharing

I love how Taako is serving cvnt in every art style, through the pure audio medium everyone's mind was connected to know this as fact

the constant changing of art style is just such a vibe for the unhinged chaos of early TAZ

Merle’s “I feel like I don’t know you guys. I feel like we’re grown apart” hits different now 😭

Oh my gosh! This was SIX YEARS AGO?? I remember finishing my part 20:36 as a wee babe on my Nintendo 3DS... and now I'm a big big man! What a treasure we've made!

This whole thing is incredible, but that scene with Magic Brian using Magic Missile was really something.

I love how everyone, unanimously, agreed mentally that Taako and Magic Brian ooze fashion and magnetism. Throughout all art styles, all forms of animation, all renditions of these characters, Taako and Brian are peak 👌✨

i love how well justin’s impatience with their pace translates into taako’s constant impatience with his companions 13:07 “griffins oc DO NOT STEAL” im WEEPING so cute

I love the rapid shift between skin tones, it really shows it doesn't matter what colour a character is, you can easily recognise their attributes.

I love how everyone draws Taako in this it’s so fucking funny

the segment that starts at 28:29 is credited as "anonymous" so I just wanna say if the animator of that part is reading this I loved the comedy and motion you put into it. especially Taakos head tilts at the last words "15 points of damage taste"

I remember listening to this episode in my first year of high school math class like 6 years ago, having no idea how dnd worked, not a clue who anyone was, constantly didn’t know who was talking, but there were just some of those special moments that had me trying to hide my snickering that got me hooked. I’ve been keeping up with this animated project since it was announced and it’s just so amazing to see it all together and so obviously full of love to the series. 💛

TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Ollie Scott 0:09 Beth Witchalls, Geoff King, Sonia Naqvi 0:40 Emilie Kelleher 0:58 Alexander Watts 1:04 Bianca Mansani 1:11 Jaxks 1:30 ChrystalChameleon 1:33 Darcy Morgan 1:48 aikaikaik 1:57 Kaitrin Snodgrass 2:29 Neil Dittbenner 2:37 ChiaraIsLily 2:41 Sylladexter 3:03 Mandersdoodle 3:11 Em Stema 3:33 Ally Schroy 3:37 Brittany Arnold 3:49 Allen Martsch 4:03 Josh Roth 4:11 Nifaux 4:21 Marco D’Anna 4:36 Kichi 5:05 KyleeKayport 5:13 Hayes Chambers (Gilwing) 5:23 Ciara Tyrrell 5:28 Andobiki 5:42 Kaitlin Sutherland 6:05 Pete Wickham 6:16 Eli Ramos 6:38 Snuffysbox 6:46 Tori Richards 6:52 Rachael Kleban 7:12 Alexis Austin 7:20 Zoe Wervty 7:28 Jessa 7:33 Laura Frick 7:47 Mennelaos 8:12 Emma Merrick 8:33 Apollo Avery 8:39 Von Muren 9:08 Tony Vu 9:26 Anonymous 9:37 Sydney Jones 9:52 Kelly McCarvill 9:56 Spec 10:06 Clabon 10:22 Juckport 10:30 Becky Jenkinson 10:34 Jess Brown 10:53 Trinity Quintanilla 11:12 Monica LeBeau 11:19 Rowan Mae 11:29 Morgan Hillebrand 11:40 Andobiki 11:50 The Dink 12:10 Melissa Wolfert 12:20 Carly Auyong 12:32 Amy Terry 12:43 KelCasual 13:09 Yugo Limbo 13:12 Mosu Äijälä 13:27 Sandra N. Andersen, Darragh Herlihy, Helga Kristjanna Bjarnadótti, Donna McAvoy, Sonia Naqvi 13:49 Jessa 13:57 Benjamin Mansur 14:15 Ari Barton 14:32 Kieran Quigley 14:44 Patrycja Cmak 14:54 Johanna Hagstrom 15:00 Cassie Urban 15:04 Emma Friend, Kimberly 15:07 Nathan Fredette 15:12 Murphy Allen 15:48 Sam 15:56 Jess South 16:01 Hijinxx Art 16:06 Tyler Crowley 16:12 Sasha Mutch 16:26 Aristrocratic Bunnies, James Amatus 16:34 Rebecca Knott 16:39 Hannah Justinen 16:47 India Swift, Michael Doig, Tibbs, Lynn O’Reilly, Claire O’Reilly, Jennifer Daly 16:56 Andy Bella 17:14 Scott Hoch 17:42 Sleepyautumn 17:57 Shannon Talbot (Shannondraws) 18:03 EAT 18:17 Heidi Nat Holmeaa 18:30 hammegandcheese 18:38 Leannimator 18:56 Yvonne Kwok, jaden_mangrum 19:09 Ciara Tyrrell 19:18 Catherine @dogdownloader 19:31 Mads England 19:50 Chanseay, Musical Sushi, Jen 19:58 Anita Gaughan 20:18 Kimberly Gouge 20:36 Princewelcomematt 21:10 Shay 21:27 Nathan LaJeunesse 21:40 Shawn Overend (smovs), Kat Curwin 21:56 Phoebe Lewis 22:21 Ryan Boyes 22:27 Emma Friend, Rebecca Knott 22:34 Kat Michaelides 22:48 Clabon 23:11 Jacob McCaw 23:40 Pauline Grassi 23:47 Rebecca Beimers @RebaMedia 24:04 Rustnuttie 24:26 Sarah Tlabot (Sebbdraws) 24:31 Jey Pawlik 24:49 Nathan LaJeunesse 24:05 E.P. Hardy 25:15 Anonymous 25:52 Jan Shaffer 26:29 Morgan kerkhoff @purplechug 26:39 Thomas Poole 26:51 Matthew Margerison 27:03 kenz (kentrl_z) 27:16 Kieran Czyzyk 27:33 Ellie DeSautel 27:51 Katie Elle 28:04 Maplespyder 28:11 Billy Mpetha, Katie Barry, Tim Bentley 28:29 Anonymous 29:02 Anna Starkova 29:14 Tony Vu 29:22 Shawn Branden 29:30 Mecha Bunny 29:39 Jess Brown 29:47 Kalvin Kulz 30:02 LandsharkRAWR 30:06 Jack Sherry 30:21 firefly 30:31 Lime Robertson, Hailey McLaughlin 30:34 Magaly Flores 30:41 Adrienne Bazir 30:48 Anne Birk 30:52 KelCasual 31:01 Cameron Woodard 31:05 Chris Costello 31:13 Rosa Cortez 31:24 Caitlin “Quinn” Sharpe 31:46 Kaja Krzysiek 31:57 Steff Egan these oughta be mostly accurate, cross referenced the end credits with the participant spreadsheet (docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cgYIntn4CvNElxd9efDeGtnsDteG-oXYTMOllamX6BM/edit#gid=0) Huge round of applause for everyone involved!

So glad to see this finally completed!!! Great work everyone ♥️ I animated my part at 10:23 back in high school and I'm already out of college 🤯 time flies!!!

I'm the artist that did the scene at 30:34! im no longer afoxinwonderland c: I'm so happy i got to participate in this project!! it was so worth the wait

I loved the whole thing, but the timing on the part where Magic Brian is falling down the hole and he wipes the tear off of his face with a dramatic sparkle is PERFECTION.

HOLY. FUCK. I want to cry? Yeah. I'm gonna cry. This is the most incredible thing. I've been re-listening to balance for the first time in a while, and it hasn't lost a thing. There's something so magical about what Griffin and his family created. This? This is... exactly what the whole story was about. How many people, how much time and effort, all went into creating this... unbelievable work of art. There aren't really words. Just. BRAVO!!

Whoever animated 5.40 in on some next level classic Disney level shit! Super expressive.

This is crazy to see; I remember having an idea this project was going on because I kept seeing individual clips posted on youtube, but that was forever ago! So many of these shots are familiar, and I'm so happy to see them all together. One of my favorite things about TAZ is seeing everyone's different designs for the characters, and this video is amazing for that; I'm so glad there weren't any limitations on the character designs. Also shout out to the person who did from 21:45, because I LOVE that Killian

11:46 you can see the fucking monocle in Davenport’s shadow and I almost cried. Like you can’t do this to me my dudes

The beckoning that Taako does at 3:24 is literally so perfect 😂

What an incredible feat! I remember when the first call came for animators for this project way back in 2017. Everyone has done an absolutely amazing job!!

Good shit, well done y'all. Especially impressed by the huge Disney vibes at 5:46, the great VFX work at 24:11, the neat 3D mech at 26:11 and whatever the hell I'm looking at at 17:14.

11:12 that's so cool how they made the dice talk!

Magnus: fixes every broken door with carpentry, my character: fixes everyones shoes with cobblers tools.

I have discovered TAZ listens best while you are near deaths door bein sick AND fresh out of a scalding hot bath/shower. Being clean while having a fever is the perfect setting to listening to this podcast. Trust me, I've done this a dozen times over the years. Currently listening again while having hand/foot/mouth disease...thanks my literal children ❤

The artist RustNuttie really killed it with their amazing magic missile cast for Magic Brian. Spectacular work!

SO SO GOOD and so worth the wait!! Brian's death is 10x funnier with these visuals

I remember when I first saw people posting their parts for this project, I'd constantly check the progress and was always thrilled to see it come together piece by piece. This was everything I hoped for and more, I can't believe how many talented folks came together to organize and create such a huge passion project. Very much worth the wait, much love and thanks to everyone who made this possible

Holy cow that magic Brian magic missle scene was SO CLEAN, RustNuttie you absolutely KILLED IT!!!

I know it's a small thing but I appreciated that you edited the sound so that Merle attempts to minister about Pan rather than Marthammor Duin, you can really tell the attention to detail!

Props to all the artists that worked on this, the final result is well worth the wait! Also the shot at 15:00 is beautiful, I did look at the credits list to see who did that part but unfortunately I’m not sure which part that shot lines up to

Half the artist draw Tako as the nerd emoji and the others make him fine af lol

The little Davenport ad break card was SO CUTE!!!

Griffin said it best at the end. "That was great shit!" This was a wonderful project and it was great to see so many different art styles and takes on the characters.

Oh. The Brian magic missile animation was so damn good. Gave me goosebumps when paired with the audio

That magic missile animation at24:00 was fucking phenomenal.

The inclusion of animating the DM makes this so much better IMO, adore this

These designs are INSANE. Some of them are SO good. The Black Spider looked excellent in so many of these styles.

17:15 got a serious laugh out of me, never even considered that someone would go that direction. I love the whole vid! lots and lots of creativity ♥️

OH SNAP I DIDN'T KNOW THIS DROPPED I've always loved going through playlists of peoples' parts in this and watching the snippets, it's all so beautifully animated and I enjoy seeing the different takes on the Boys and co. So so excited to see this completed! Thank you all for hosting and participating and bringing the fandom this thing of beauty. Edit: And THANK YOU for including subtitles! Edit 2: WOW. Just finished it and laughed the whole way through. Almost felt like experiencing the episode newly all over again, looking for details and seeing artist interpretations of the characters, jokes, and action. Loved the animations as I said, but also the sound editing and the references to other McElroy content was fantastic. Some of the parts were so unique and all of them were creative and fluid. As Griffin said, that was primo.

Dang I almost forgot about this project. I remember the first posts announcing the project. Really proud of everyone who was involved in this, good job guys!!

My uncle showed me this podcast and introduced me to TAZ and I fell in love. This podcast has been with me since the beginning of my high-school years. I'm not graduating and I've finished the podcast and almost cried. These characters and story was amazing and inspired me to go on and write my own D&D story. Thank you guys for animating this and thank you for the laughs, tears, and gasps.

DAMN! This hit me with the feels. I only started listening to Taz in 2020 so I don't have as much nostalgia as a lot of other fans but holy shit this animation was incredible!

This is INSANELY well done, what the heck! I absolutely loved seeing so many different styles and interpretations, and yet be able to so very clearly see that they're all of the same characters. Absolutely amazing, I can't imagine the work and love that must have gone into creating something like this. Thank you so much to every person who worked on this!

This is the most wonderful thing I’ve seen in a long time - TAZ’s Balance arc holds a special place in my heart, and this work of love has made my day.. no, my *year*

Ahhhh!!! Yes!! I'm so proud of everyone! This is incredible!! Thank you so much for organizing this project! It's been a delight and I'm so happy to see everyone's work together!! My part is at 26:25 and I'm still proud of it, I learned so much while making it :D

This is so nostalgic, so many artists I followed that haven't posted TAZ anything in years. So many emotions

I love group animation projects so much, this is so wonderful! The only downside is getting attached to a particular artist's style and having to adjust to the next lol

I checked the tumblr on a whim today after 2 or 3 years of not checking in and wow! Congratulations!!!!

The last time my group let their characters have a heart to heart talk, they ended up in prison after destroying the tavern. One character wouldn't shut his mouth, kept talking about how he could beat the guards. Even though the guards were the ones to lock him up, hold person is very useful for law enforcement.

GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE THE DAY HAS COME! THIS STARTED WAY BACK! When I just discovered the McElroys (podcasting in general) in their TAZ golden age. Jeez, so much has changed since then!

this is truely incredible, and just watching this has taken me back to a simpler, happier time in my life. congrats to everyone for creating this!! i cant believe im finally watching this after all these years! thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart for creating this labour of love

I actually love seeing everyone's different THB designs in this it's so fun to see all the different takes. I'm so happy to see this finished and out in the world!

"Have you heard the word of Pan today?" And Marthammor Duin sighs.

I absolutely loved all of this, especially the designs for Magic Brian, everyone’s art of him was so silly and expressive and everyone made the episode feel just like it should, and it really brought me back to my first listen of TAZ

That was so much fun, great work to the organizers, editors, and animators!! It’s so awesome to see this finally completed, it was a long time in the making and it turned out so cool lol. (I was the paper cutouts segment at 19:50, Taako casting Burning Hands :D )

Magic Brian's magic missile is sweet, gj to the one who animated that

This compilation is some of the coolest shit ever. We should fund a full season.

I listened to Balance once through, and I'm realizinG how creative Travis was during combat, this is really cool. Also, props to all these amazing artists!!!

I like how they give Griffin shit about a pint of blood, but that's the average you'd donate at a blood drive.

Okay the bit at when Merle says "I feel like I don't know you guys" and "I feel like we've grown apart" like obvi a joke at the time but it HURTS. It just hurts.

Love love love love the huge variation in art styles and artists, love seeing everyone's head cannons!

this is SO SO BRILLIANT OMG, the effort and all the different amazing styles, love it

I remember when this project was first getting started on tumblr! I’m so excited it’s here. Even though I don’t really listen to TAZ anymore I love these early episodes

This is magnificent. I've just started listening through the masterpiece of story telling that is TAZ Balance again and just got to the first lunar interlude. Thank you for putting all of these amazing artists visions together. I was both disappointed and relieved that the part with the splooge tunnel was left out. 😅

That was AMAZING!! Everyone is so creative and each part is so unique and stunning. It brings back memories, I don't even remember there was a giant robot in that episode! TAZ was my first dnd podcast and it's awesome to see a 34 minute map done of it, I am gonna spam all of my friends with it

SOOO many great details! Merle the Beach Dwarf's Hawaiian shirt. Everyone grabbing dice out of the word balloon at "going to initiative". Taako using his wand instead of grabbing one. All the great animation styles, even changing the static effect. So fun! OO, and Griffin's third eye ( which I always love) also has glasses! Bahaha! And the talking heads, good lip synch and perfect expressions!

There are so many "animatics" on RU-vid. It's so fun to see so many fully animated and polished clips of this amazing show in so many fun varieties! Well done to all of them!

I’m so excited!!! Every variation of animation, art style!!! It’s so great to see the diversity but also how it all comes together in a cohesive story. You always know who is who! Distinctive character traits across art styles

AMAZING WORK EVERYEONE what an amount of love went into this!! Adventure zone will always be so dear to me and I’m so happy it is to so many others

Holy shit, I remember watching clips of this back in the day, its so cool to see it finished!!!

Thank you to all the amazing people who have worked on these incredible animations! Seeing so many iterations of the same lovable characters transition so well is just phenomenal. I remember watching some of these already years ago and so many more I have never seen. I love this so much!

This was a joy to watch. I can't say how many times I laughed out loud at a creative design or animation choice or simply because I recognized the artist. Thank you so much to everyone who gave their time and effort to put this together.

Oh my god, did they finally finish making the whole episode?? I thought this day would never come! It looks fantastic, and it was such a good gift to see on my birthday!

This was an absolute masterclass in animation holy shit. They should show this in animation intro classes to demonstrate just how much different styles can affect a story. I am going to send this to absolutely everyone i know, whether or not they've watched the adventure zone holy SHIT

It was really awesome to see this come together over the years. Thank you to everyone who contributed!!

Holy shit this takes me back. Completely in awe of everyone who worked on this, a true artistic and logistical feat. You all reminded me how much i loved this show and these characters.

THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Thank you all so much!

OH MY GOD THIS IS FANTASTIC???

The Foley on the grinder... Chef's kiss

whoa i remember hearing about this years ago when i was actively into Balance, insane that it’s finally out! what a feat y’all have pulled off!

i love all of these art styles so much

Anonymous at 28:30 youre work is so delightful

ooooho, I LOVE the Griffin at 10:06 he also looks _exactly_ like someone who would come up with Garfield the Deal Warlock

The prolonged adorable death of Magic Brian will never not be funny to me :D

This is an amazing effort! Thank you so much for your hard work!

Its so amazing to see this come together!!

Holy shit i rmemeber following this a bit awhile ago, i was so excited for it and AM NOW SO EXCITED TO FINALLY SEE IT COMPLETE!!!! havent watched it yet, gonna wait until i can devote my full attention to it

I love every one of those artists' renditions of Magic Brian

This is an absolute masterpiece, thank you to everyone who made it possible!!

All the styles! Love seeing everyone's interpretation and the talent to put this together.

This is fantastic! What an amazing effort from all of the animators, editors, and others who brought this to life!

this is so fun. thank y’all for putting this together

This turned out soo great! I remember seeing some of the rough animations wayyy back. SO cool that it's finished!

Kudos to the hard work put in by everyone over the years!

the amount of work put into this is really impressive, some of these people are REALLY talented and the constant shifting actually fits really well with the chaotic style of the episode where it goes from in character to out of character to in character meta jokes. super smooth too!!! and the audio editing in places is pretty great if u did that (i haven't listened to taz in a while). i havent finished the video yet but i love what u did with the intro and (6 minutes in) one of the people who did the walking scene

This is such an incredible accomplishment! Huge congrats to all of the fantastic animators and project organizers!

I have absolutely seen a few of these, including that exact "abraca-fuck-you" 😂 I love it

holy crap!! this is so amazing, congrats to everyone for completing this. what a wonderful project!