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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The character roster is growing so quickly that it might actually reach the population of a small town before the campaign is done. This is mainly due to the [[{{Improv}} improvisatory]] and collaborative nature of the game system which allows the boys to [[ThrowItIn literally make up characters on the spot]].
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* ClusterFBomb: Whenever Duck [[BadLiar tries to lie]], it inevitably breaks down into these. Travis jokes that this is the origin of the nickname Duck; when lying over text, autocorrect kept changing "fuck" to "duck."
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* BaldWomen: Duck's spirit advisor is one.
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* BaldWomen: BaldMystic: Duck's spirit advisor is one.
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* AnAesop: If the show has one central theme so far, it's the danger of prejudice and an "us vs. them" mentality.
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* MoodWhiplash: The show contrasts genuinely disturbing monsters and supernatural situations against the [=McElroys=]' usual brand of comedy. This is especially true in the first half of episode 14: [[spoiler:Aubrey's magic [[PowerIncontenence malfunctions]], which has been always played for comedy. Except this time it nearly crushes Duck and three civilians [[{{Bathos}} under a Pizza Hut sign]]. Aubrey is horrified and immediately goes into a HeroicBSOD. Ned gets out Duck's jetpack and tries to ram the sign in his usual goofy fashion. [[RealityEnsues He crashes and suffers severe burns]]. There's a quick breather when Duck tries to explain the incident with an overcomplicated lie. Cut immediately to a DarkReprise of "Arms Outstretched"]].
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* MoodWhiplash: The show contrasts genuinely disturbing monsters and supernatural situations against the [=McElroys=]' usual brand of comedy. This is especially true in the first half of episode 14: [[spoiler:Aubrey's magic [[PowerIncontenence malfunctions]], which has been always played for comedy. Except this time it nearly crushes Duck and three civilians [[{{Bathos}} under a Pizza Hut sign]]. Aubrey is horrified and immediately goes into a HeroicBSOD. Ned gets out Duck's jetpack and tries to ram the sign in his usual goofy fashion. [[RealityEnsues He crashes and suffers severe burns]].burns. There's a quick breather when Duck tries to explain the incident with an overcomplicated lie. Cut immediately to a DarkReprise of "Arms Outstretched"]].
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-->'''Ned''': [[spoiler:([[RealityEnsues gargling sounds]])]]
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Episode 14 starts with a long sequence of the main characters' lovable quirks putting everyone in greater danger]].
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Episode 14 starts with a long sequence of the main characters' lovable quirks putting everyone in greater danger]].
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-->'''Ned''': [[spoiler:([[RealityEnsues gargling sounds]])]]
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Episode 14 starts with a long sequence of the main characters' lovable quirks putting everyone in greater danger]].[[spoiler:(gargling sounds)]]
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Episode 14 starts with a long sequence of the main characters' lovable quirks putting everyone in greater danger]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:''We're gonna show 'em that the fine folks of Kepler, West Virginia ain't so easily shook.'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''We're gonna show 'em that the fine folks of [[TownWithADarkSecret Kepler, West Virginia Virginia]] ain't so easily shook.'']]
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** [[spoiler:In the aftermath of defeating Reconciliation, Duck opts to fly to Brazil to help replant the rainforests there. The Brazilian rainforests had been recently burning as of the time the final episode was posted.]]
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** In another ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Kingdom Hearts]]'' reference, Justin jokes about visiting the [[Disney/{{Cinderella}} Fairy Godmother]] to gain the power to summon Leo Tarkeesian in episode 14.
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** In another ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Kingdom Hearts]]'' reference, Justin jokes about visiting the [[Disney/{{Cinderella}} [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Fairy Godmother]] to gain the power to summon Leo Tarkeesian in episode 14.
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I know the "beautifully" is a touch Narmy, but it felt appropriate.
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**Beautifully contrasted in [[spoiler: Ned's final letter to Aubrey, signed simply "Edmund Kelly Chicane".]]
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Who put Dust in my Amnesty?
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* BrokenMasquerade: Although it starts to crack when Aubrey uses magic to make Keith slip and fall, the masq gets blown clean off when Sheriff Connors chases (an Abomination disguised as) Bigfoot through town, with a terrified Duck holding onto the back of his squad car while riding a skateboard and carrying a sword. The next episode has the Pine Guard, the police, and the Hornets trying to figure out how to deal with the fallout. The masq is then totally broken in episode 28 when [[spoiler: Sylphs trying to restore Sylvain rip the top off Mount Kepler and suspend it in the air, before the spell fails and it crashes back to the ground.]]
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* BrokenMasquerade: Although it starts to crack when Aubrey uses magic to make Keith slip and fall, the masq gets blown clean off when Sheriff Connors Owens chases (an Abomination disguised as) Bigfoot through town, with a terrified Duck holding onto the back of his squad car while riding a skateboard and carrying a sword. The next episode has the Pine Guard, the police, and the Hornets trying to figure out how to deal with the fallout. The masq is then totally broken in episode 28 when [[spoiler: Sylphs trying to restore Sylvain rip the top off Mount Kepler and suspend it in the air, before the spell fails and it crashes back to the ground.]]
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Duck is a Bad Liar, not an example of Cannot Tell a Lie
* BadLiar: Duck. [[RunningGag It's a rambling, hilarious trainwreck every time he tries.]]
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* CannotTellALie: Duck. [[RunningGag It's a rambling, hilarious trainwreck every time he tries.]]
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** Pigeon herself gets hit with this after she helps the Pine Guard fight the Water. In an episode of ''The The Adventure Zone Zone'', Griffin explains that having someone who works for the City simply hasn't been as useful as he thought it would be, and Travis jokingly suggests that Pigeon's actor simply hasn't been available for filming. Although in Episode 25 - most likely to avert this - Aubrey suggests recruiting Pigeon to help them search the observatory.
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** Pigeon herself gets hit with this after she helps the Pine Guard fight the Water. In an episode of ''The The Adventure Zone Zone'', Griffin explains that having someone who works for the City simply hasn't been as useful as he thought it would be, and Travis jokingly suggests that Pigeon's actor simply hasn't been available for filming. Although [[spoiler:Then she comes back in Episode 25 - 28 in the most likely to avert this - Aubrey suggests recruiting Pigeon to help them search the observatory.heartbreaking way.]]
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''Amnesty'' was originally pitched as an "experimental arc" of ''The Adventure Zone'', to allow the [=McElroys=] to experiment with the ''TabletopGame/MonsterOfTheWeek'' system. ''Amnesty'' was later confirmed to have been picked up as Season 2, and the first episode of its second arc premiered April 12th, 2018.
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''Amnesty'' was originally pitched as an "experimental arc" of ''The Adventure Zone'', to allow the [=McElroys=] to experiment with the ''TabletopGame/MonsterOfTheWeek'' system. ''Amnesty'' was later confirmed to have been picked up as Season 2, and the first episode of its second arc premiered April 12th, 2018. \n The season concluded on September 23rd, 2019.
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** The finale has a Wham ''Word'' when [[spoiler: Duck refers to Minerva as "honey" in the epilogue, indicating that they've developed a romantic relationship.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Beacon is a [[LivingWeapon sentient example]], fulfilling his purpose when Duck plunges him into [[BigBad Reconciliation]] in the finale; the addition of [[BloodKnight Beacon's aggression]] to the HiveMind causes the net aggression of the system to reach unacceptable levels, triggering the failsafe that deletes Reconciliation's inhabitants.]]
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* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: In the intro to episode 36, the usual series of recaps becomes distorted and faded, indicating [[spoiler: that the protagonists have been captured by the aliens and are having their memories searched]].
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* AnimalThemeNaming: Several bird-based names are associated with various characters, starting with "Duck" (though it's a nickname), a member of city administration called Pigeon, an astronomer working at the Green Bank telescope named Drake, and Billy the goat-man's human form, an exact likeness of Ryan Gosling.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler: The aliens]] try to create a duplicate of Duck's little sister to help them parley. Duck is so squicked by this that he immediately destroys the device before it can complete the process.
* FantasticFruitsAndVegetables: During an expedition in Sylvain following [[spoiler: the victory over the light beings]], Aubrey starts magically growing plants to feed the group, and decides to get fanciful, creating a pudding tree, a carrot tree, and a cheese bush.
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* FunctionalMagic: According to Janelle all magic in the Amnesty universe basically boils down to theurgy, but with the planet itself acting as the deity. Due to this, a magic user's ability is based on how well they can communicate with the planet. Aubrey is an anomaly because she can conjure magic instinctively without a need to learn the planet's "language".
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* FunctionalMagic: According to Janelle all magic in the Amnesty universe basically boils down to theurgy, but with the planet itself acting as the deity. Due to this, a magic user's ability is based on how well they can communicate with the planet. Aubrey is an anomaly because she can conjure magic instinctively without a need to learn the planet's "language". [[spoiler: This is because she was born with the planet's spirit inside her, giving a uniquely strong connection.]]
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* LastEpisodeThemeReprise: The show's main theme blares while [[spoiler: Duck uses Beacon to finally destroy the hivemind of aliens who have been orchestrating the show's events]].
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The Fly Master, a magically powered and extremely fragile jet pack that may explode any moment. [[spoiler: Which it does when Ned uses it in Episode 14, nearly killing him.]]
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The Fly Master, a magically powered and extremely fragile jet pack that may explode any moment. Despite asking for it to be made, Duck insists he will never under any circumstances actually wear it. [[spoiler: Which it does It rapidly careens out of control when Ned uses it in Episode 14, nearly killing him.]]
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-->'''Janelle''': [[[spoiler: Aubrey, you're not from Sylvain. You ''are'' Sylvain]].
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-->'''Janelle''': [[[spoiler: [[spoiler: Aubrey, you're not from Sylvain. You ''are'' Sylvain]].