History Podcast / TheAdventureZoneGraduation

* CourtroomAntics: The Thundermen engage in some hijinks during the Unbroken Chain tribunal, despite being informed that they aren't subject to the rights and procedures of a courtroom trial. Fitzroy even puts on a CountryLawyer act at one point and ends his impassioned defense by ''threatening to blow up the tribunal chamber.'' [[spoiler:It culminates with the three of them being judged worthy to join, whereupon Fitzroy immediately calls a second tribunal on the Commodore for causing the death of Argo's mother.]]

* TheLostWoods: The Unknown Forest bordering the school. It is variously described as extremely dangerous, and the faculty--and even a mysterious being ''inside'' the forest--sternly warn students away from it.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Travis introduces at least twenty named characters, each with personalities, descriptions, and unique voices, in the first episode alone. Per WordOfGod, he already had drafted over fifty [=NPCs=] ''before'' the campaign had begun.

* RealityEnsues: It turns out that pursuing a career in the type of heroism or villainy that is as spectacular but harmless as cartoons would lead you to believe involves a lot of bureaucracy and accounting to manage collateral damage.

** When Festo creates a familiar for Fitzroy, he exclaims that "It's a familiar! But not too familiar!" which also becomes the title of the episode. This is a reference to the other podcast's former theme song.

** When Festo creates a familiar for Fitzroy, he exclaims that "It's a familiar! But not too familiar!" which also becomes the title of the episode. This is a reference to the other podcast's theme song.

Our player characters are Sir Fitzroy Maplecourt (Griffin), a half-elf barbarian nobleman desperately clinging to dreams of knighthood despite his recent expulsion from his last school; Argo Keen (Clint), a water genasi rogue looking for a cushy gig after a years as a sailor; and a nameless firbolg druid (Justin) with no social graces, but a knack for the natural world. The season premiered on October 31, 2019.

* Travis' voice for Festo is basically his impression of ''Film/{{Amelie}}'' from the other podcast.
* Griffin's voice and personality for Fitzroy is very similar to his "little boy cakes and creams" character that he breaks out on his birthdays, though it turns out that some of this behavior is an affectation in-universe.
* When Festo creates a familiar for Fitzroy, he exclaims that "It's a familiar! But not too familiar!" which also becomes the title of the episode. This is a reference to the other podcast's theme song.

* ForbiddenFruit: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]; when Groundsy tells the party never to enter his hut, Fitzroy points out that he wasn't interested in it ''until'' Groundsy expressly forbade it.

* GratuitousLatin: The school crest includes a Latin motto, as seen in the page image. It roughly[[note]]"heroibus" and "ceteris" are in either the dative or ablative case, meaning they'd be more accurately be translated as "to/for/from [x]"[[/note]] translates to "Heroes, Villains, and the Rest".

Of course, not everyone is cut out to be a hero or villain, and there is a lot of logistical support that goes into these careers that heroes and villains simply don't have the time or skill for. And this is where the Sidekick and Henchperson's Annex comes in: a specialized section of the Academy run by Hieronymous's brother Higglemas to train the support staff of the heroes and villains on how to negotiate deals, take the fall, and balance the books--with a bit of town-saving or princess-kidnapping of their own on the side.

In the world of Nua, heroism and villainy aren't seen as moral and ethical codes, but as professions designed to bring notoriety for the places that these heroes and villains operate in. As such, all heroes and villains require accreditation and training to ensure that they don't cause unnecessary harm and destruction in the course of their professions. This is where [[AcademyOfAdventure Hieronymous Wiggenstaff's School for Heroism and Villainy]] comes in; an academy dedicated to training the best and brightest to harness their natural gifts on their rise to fame… or fall into infamy.

Of course, not everyone is cut out to be a hero or villain, and there is a lot of logistical support that goes into these careers that frankly the heroes or villains don't have the time or skill to complete. And this is where the Sidekick and Henchperson's Annex comes in: a specialized section of the Academy run by Hieronymous's brother Higglemas to train the support staff of the heroes and villains to make sure they don't forget to pay their laborers and keep all their paperwork up to code, with the odd bit of town-saving or princess-kidnapping on the side.

Our player characters are Sir Fitzroy Maplecourt (Griffin), a half-elf barbarian noble desperately clinging to dreams of knighthood despite his recent expulsion from Clyde Nite's Night Knight School; Argo Keen (Clint), a water genasi rogue looking for a cushy gig after a long time as a sailor; and a nameless firbolg druid (Justin) with no social graces, but a knack for the natural world. The season premiered on October 31st, 2019.

* RealityEnsues: It turns out that persuing a career in professional heroism or villainy involves a lot of navigating government beaurocracy and accounting to manage collateral damage.