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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Averted. Traditionally evil races in ''Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons'' such as orcs, goblins, and even chromatic dragons are fully integrated into Meritocratic society, and their stereotyping as evil is the propaganda of [[EvilEmpire the Roman empire]], now long-discredited.
** This is played with during the Shoin Institute. Kobolds, another traditionally AlwaysChaoticEvil race, are first encountered there, and act like unintelligent evil minions. The players' Knowledge checks give conflicting information on if kobolds really are intelligent in this setting. [[spoiler:This leads to Hamid fireballing a huge group of them without a thought... only to later discover that, just like every other race in the setting, they ''are'' intelligent and only appeared otherwise due to the effects of a MindControl drug. WhatTheHellHero ensues.]]
%% AmoralAttorney: Harkness, Harkness, Darkness, & Sphinx.
** This is played with during the Shoin Institute. Kobolds, another traditionally AlwaysChaoticEvil race, are first encountered there, and act like unintelligent evil minions. The players' Knowledge checks give conflicting information on if kobolds really are intelligent in this setting. [[spoiler:This leads to Hamid fireballing a huge group of them without a thought... only to later discover that, just like every other race in the setting, they ''are'' intelligent and only appeared otherwise due to the effects of a MindControl drug. WhatTheHellHero ensues.]]
%% AmoralAttorney: Harkness, Harkness, Darkness, & Sphinx.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Orcs, a fantasy race traditionally the focal point of UnfortunateImplications due to commonly being portrayed with similarities to African races, are native to Africa in this setting, and the stereotype of them as AlwaysChaoticEvil is propaganda from [[EvilEmpire the Roman empire]]. This maps eerily well onto how European empires used racist propaganda to dehumanize the peoples of Africa in RealLife.
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* FantasticRacism: Bertie has a thing against gnomes.
** Grizzop, as a goblin, regularly experiences a significant amount of prejudice due to his race.
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* FantasticRacism: Significantly downplayed compared to most ''Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons'' settings, with many races (including traditionally AlwaysChaoticEvil ones) peacefully coexisting in Meritocratic society. Some issues still crop up, however:
** Bertie has a thing againstgnomes.
gnomes, likely a generalization from his bad experiences with the gnome lawyers of Harkness, Harkness, Darkness & Sphinx.
** Grizzop, as a goblin, regularly experiences a significant amount of prejudice due to hisrace. race.
** The EvilEmpire of Rome displayed major racism and propaganda against non-human races [[spoiler:as evidenced by the reactions to Grizzop in the Ancient Rome sidequest]]. In the present day, these beliefs are rejected by Meritocratic society.
** Bertie has a thing against
** Grizzop, as a goblin, regularly experiences a significant amount of prejudice due to his
** The EvilEmpire of Rome displayed major racism and propaganda against non-human races [[spoiler:as evidenced by the reactions to Grizzop in the Ancient Rome sidequest]]. In the present day, these beliefs are rejected by Meritocratic society.
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See also Podcast/TheMagnusArchives and Podcast/StellarFirma
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See also Podcast/TheMagnusArchives and Podcast/StellarFirma
Podcast/StellarFirma, two other podcasts made by Rusty Quill.
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Bad Dreams was renamed by TRS due to misuse. This is misuse, so it gets cut.
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* BadDreams: After particularly difficult days, Alex has the players make will saves for their characters to see if they'll have bad dreams.
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** Also, for a bit of a bit of meta-tropage, these episodes all aired during the actual Covid-19 lockdown in the UK.
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** Also, for a bit of a bit of meta-tropage, these episodes all aired during [[spoiler: the actual Covid-19 lockdown lockdown]] in the UK.
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* Also, for a bit of a bit of meta-tropage, these episodes all aired during the actual Covid-19 lockdown in the UK.
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* BadassGay: The series has several badass characters who have expressed interest in the same gender, including Wilde, Bertie, Azu, and Zolf.
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* ExactWords: In the Roman Rogues sidequest, [[spoiler:Sasha]] deliberately discourages following her exact words.
-->'''[[spoiler:Sasha]]:''' What have I told you guys about following instructions to the letter being a route to evil?
-->'''[[spoiler:Sasha]]:''' What have I told you guys about following instructions to the letter being a route to evil?
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* OrderedApology: In the Roman Rogues sidequest, [[spoiler: Sasha]] repeatedly demands this of her kids.
-->'''[[spoiler:Sasha:]]''' I’m not gonna let you go on a quest if you don’t say you respect your brother.
-->'''[[spoiler:Sasha:]]''' I’m not gonna let you go on a quest if you don’t say you respect your brother.
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* PhlebotinumInducedStupidity: [[spoiler: The drugs Shoin forces on the kobolds.]]
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* BoobyTrap: [[spoiler: the Shoin Institute is filled with these.]]
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* BoobyTrap: [[spoiler: the The Shoin Institute is filled with these.]]
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* ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: the [[spoiler: Shoin Institute.]]
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* ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: the The [[spoiler: Shoin Institute.]]
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* ReligionOfEvil: the Cult of Hades, although [[spoiler: the Ancient Rome sidequest implies that the situation is more complicated that that.]]
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* ReligionOfEvil: the The Cult of Hades, although [[spoiler: the Ancient Rome sidequest implies that the situation is more complicated that that.]]
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* UnderwaterBase: the lowest level of [[spoiler: the Shoin Institute.]]
* TheVirus: the [[spoiler: blue veins]] appears to be this.
* VolcanoLair: the Shoin Institute is founded on one of these.
* TheVirus: the [[spoiler: blue veins]] appears to be this.
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* UnderwaterBase: the The lowest level of [[spoiler: the Shoin Institute.]]
* TheVirus:the The [[spoiler: blue veins]] appears to be this.
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* Technophobia: The Serpentine gang bombs the simulacrum auction because they hate robots, since they caused the flooding in London.
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* Technophobia: {{Technophobia}}: The Serpentine gang bombs the simulacrum auction because they hate robots, since they caused the flooding in London.
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* Lockdown: After the [[spoiler: quarantine cage is breached in 155, the entire inn is placed in lockdown.]]
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* Lockdown: {{Lockdown}}: After the [[spoiler: quarantine cage is breached in 155, the entire inn is placed in lockdown.]]
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* GratuitousLaboratoryFlasks: There are several in the [[Shoin Insitute; in fact, Shoin gifts one each to the party.]]
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* GratuitousLaboratoryFlasks: There are several in the [[Shoin [[spoiler: Shoin Insitute; in fact, Shoin gifts one each to the party.]]
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* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler: Sasha's letter]] establishes one of these.
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* WriteBackToTheFuture: [[spoiler: Sasha does this.]]
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* LockedInARoom: Occurs every time [[spoiler: the party is quarantined for a week.]]
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* SlaveMooks: The [[spoiler: kobolds in the Shoin Institute.]]
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** 62-3, in which the party travel by airship.
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** 153, in which [[spoiler: the entire party (along with Barnes and Carter) is once again quarantined and get a chance to talk.]]
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** 153, 153-4, in which [[spoiler: the entire party (along with Barnes and Carter) is once again quarantined and get a chance to talk.]]
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* AbandonedHospital: The main section of the [[spoiler: Shoin Institute is an abandoned school and sanitorium.]]
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* BoobyTrap: [[spoiler: the Shoin Institute is filled with these.]]
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** 129, in which [[spoiler: Azu and Hamid are kept in quarantine for a week.]]
** 153, in which [[spoiler: the entire party (along with Barnes and Carter) is once again quarantined and get a chance to talk.]]
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** 129, in which [[spoiler: Azu and Hamid are kept in quarantine for a week.]]
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* GratuitousLaboratoryFlasks: There are several in the [[Shoin Insitute; in fact, Shoin gifts one each to the party.]]
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* TheVirus: the [[spoiler: blue veins]] appears to be this.
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* AdorableEvilMinions: [[spoiler:Shoin's kobolds, at least at first, particularly given the sound effects; it's later revealed that they've undergone atrocities.]]
* BarefootCaptives: [[spoiler: The kobolds enslaved by Shoin; they have bare claws in the Institute, but later, when freed, appear wearing boots.]]
* NotUsedToFreedom: [[spoiler: The kobolds, after being freed, follow Hamid and expect him to be a tyrant.]]
** Later, the [[spoiler: kobolds in Shoin's lair free themselves following the party's destruction of Shoin.]]
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* YearInsideHourOutside: Newton's office: the party is inside for several days, but when they return, it's only been an hour.
* YouSoundFamiliar: Typical to an actual play series; when a player character dies or leaves, their player creates a new character — with the notable exception of James Ross, who left the show for paternity leave.
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* YearInsideHourOutside: Newton's office: VolcanoLair: the party Shoin Institute is inside for several days, but when they return, it's only been an hour.
* YouSoundFamiliar: Typical to an actual play series; when a player character dies or leaves, their player creates a new character — with the notable exceptionfounded on one of James Ross, who left the show for paternity leave.these.
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* YouSoundFamiliar: Typical to an actual play series; when a player character dies or leaves, their player creates a new character — with the notable exception of James Ross, who left the show for paternity leave.
* YouSoundFamiliar: Typical to an actual play series; when a player character dies or leaves, their player creates a new character — with the notable exception of James Ross, who left the show for paternity leave.
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-->'''Skraak:''' Being in charge doesn’t mean life gets easier because you have more people to help you, it just means that life gets harder because you’ve got more people you need to help.
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* ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: the [[spoiler: Shoin Institute.]]
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* LighthousePoint: The upper part of [[spoiler: the Shoin Institute.]]
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Hamid gives this speech to his little brothers when he discovers they are also sorcerers.
** More seriously, [[spoiler: Skraak repeatedly reminds Hamid of this when kobolds begin following him.]]
** More seriously, [[spoiler: Skraak repeatedly reminds Hamid of this when kobolds begin following him.]]
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See also Podcast/TheMagnusArchives and Podcast/StellarFirma
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* LamePunReaction: A regular reaction to Wilde's puns.
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* BrutalHonesty: Zolf is fond of this:
-->'''Hamnid:''' We should stick together, I think. It won’t be too bad, Sasha.
-->'''Zolf:''' It will be pretty bad.
-->'''Hamnid:''' We should stick together, I think. It won’t be too bad, Sasha.
-->'''Zolf:''' It will be pretty bad.
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* BrutalHonesty: Zolf is fond of this:
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-->'''Zolf:''' It will be pretty bad.
-->'''Hamnid:''' We should stick together, I think. It won’t be too bad, Sasha.
-->'''Zolf:''' It will be pretty bad.
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* BitingTheHandHumor: The players do this regularly to Alex:
-->'''Zolf:''' Is he telling us riddles? Is he trying to run some sort of game?
-->'''Azu:''' Can you imagine that? Someone trying to run a game?
-->'''Zolf:''' Yeah, is he trying to be the master of this dungeon? Honestly, what kind of idiot would spend all of their time doing that? Ugh!
-->'''Zolf:''' Is he telling us riddles? Is he trying to run some sort of game?
-->'''Azu:''' Can you imagine that? Someone trying to run a game?
-->'''Zolf:''' Yeah, is he trying to be the master of this dungeon? Honestly, what kind of idiot would spend all of their time doing that? Ugh!
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* GilliganCut: Aboard Earhart's airship, Hamid and Zolf are arguing about the literary value of Harrison Campbell's romance novels – and cut to Hamid angrily reading one of his books with a disgusted look on his face.
* TheLawFirmOfPunPunAndWordplay: Harkness, Harkness, Darkness, and Sphinx.
* LotusEaterMachine: Mr Ceiling's simulation.
* MistakenForAfterlife: When Sasha is transported to Brutor's knighting while being cured, she initially assumes that she's died and gone to an afterlife.
* StaircaseTumble: Gideon falls down the stairs from Einstein's office after noticing Hamid trying to hide from him.
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* ContinuityNod: At the beginning of season 1, when the party visits the British Museum and learns that Bertie cannot pay his family's debt to them, the curator suggests that they might "just skimp on Mr. Carter’s expedition." Two seasons later, the party meets Carter, who has turned to crime because his research funding has been cut.
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* MistakenForRomance: Grizzop and Sasha decide that Hamid and Gideon must be exes, given how they're avoiding each other.
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* SexualEuphemism: When going to a one night stand with Wilde, James asks whether Bertie should roll an "Intimate Knowledge Nobility" or "Ride" check.
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* WhoWouldWantToWatchUs: When the party spends almost an entire episode talking to a crow, Alex makes this job.
-->'''Alex, making crow noises:''' People choose to listen to this podcast for pleasure!
-->'''Alex, making crow noises:''' People choose to listen to this podcast for pleasure!
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* InherentlyFunnyWords: "Pump hole."
