History YMMV / TalesOfTheDrunkenPaladin

** The Save Realm Temple is EASILY the most difficult dungeon in the game. [[BigLabyrinthineBuilding It's essentially one giant maze]] with a grave-oriented puzzle right before a [[ThatOneBoss very difficult boss battle.]] Then there's [[DemonicSpiders the enemies, which are some of the most dangerous you've faced up to this point.]] If you're not figuring out where the hell you're supposed to go, you're likely just barely scraping by after a rough fight against a Savegoyle or Save Drowner. Three Leaf Clovers (items that prevent the random encounter meter from turning red) are practically ''necessary'' in order to get through this place in one piece.

** It's not clearly specified why Theodore needed to let Anebriate kill him instead of simply running away or non-lethally defeating Anebriate. However, Anebriate's party was technically under arrest by the Save Council and unwittingly helped Theodore in his plans. If Theodore remained alive, it's possible that the rest of the Save Realm would assume Anebriate is in cahoots with Theodore, leading to a lot of obstruction. It's implied he let Anebriate kill him in order to make the latter look like a hero, making it easier to explore the non-Hobotropolis parts of the Save Realm without rousing suspicion.

** It's not clearly specified why Theodore needed to let Anebriate kill him instead of simply running away or non-lethally defeating Anebriate. However, Anebriate's party was technically under arrest by the Save Council and unwittingly helped Theodore in his plans. If Theodore remained alive, it's possible that the rest of the Save Realm would assume Anebriate is in cahoots with Theodore. It's implied he let Anebriate kill him in order to make the latter look like a hero, making it easier to explore the non-Hobotropolis parts of the Save Realm without rousing suspicion.

** It's not clearly specified why Theodore needed to let Anebriate kill him instead of simply running away or non-lethally defeating Anebriate. However, Anebriate's party was technically under arrest by the Save Council and unwittingly helped Theodore in his plans. If Theodore remained alive, it's possible that the rest of the Save Realm would assume Anebriate is in cahoots with Theodore. By letting Anebriate kill him, this clears the former's name in the eyes of the citizens and makes them less likely to obstruct Anebriate if/when he goes to investigate the Old One, at least outside of Hobotropolis, which is still run by Groobs.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: When Anebriate found the pile of gold in They’s old hideout, he and Palmer excluded Steve because they believe he is a TokenEvilTeammate. Of course, Steve himself claims that Anebriate and Palmer were guilty of betraying him and that he was just [[DisproportionateRetribution getting even]]. Later, [[spoiler: The Old One]] calls him a "misfit king", implying that Steve was insecure about being alienated by the group and became bitter as a result. Thanks to the nonexistence of Books I and II, it's unclear whether he was alienated for being evil, or [[ThenLetMeBeEvil became evil]] because of alienation.

* ThatOneBoss: The game has quite a few of these, [[ThatOneBoss/TalesOfTheDrunkenPaladin to the point where a separate page is needed to cover them all.]]

* ThatOneBoss: The game has quite a few of these, to the point where a separate page is needed to cover them all.

* DifficultySpike: Starting from the [[ThatOneBoss Deep Crow fight,]] the game starts to step up in difficulty little by little. It reaches it's apex once the third story arc kicks off, with hard bosses and [[DemonicSpiders tough enemies]] coming out of the wood-work.

** The Ram Stables, due to you having to [[StealthBasedMission sneak past the stable guards]] in order to escape. The problem is that the guards are [[ArtificialBrilliance smart enough]] that even a little bit of noise or disruption within the area will catch their attention, forcing you into a hide-spot until they're a significant distance away from Anebriate. The second room you need to sneak out of it is even worse, considering that at least one of the guards has an annoying tendency to linger RIGHT BY that room's hide-spot unless you manipulate the light switch and various other objects enough to drive him away. Without a clever route planned out, or knowledge of how to get the guards off your tail, you're going to spend a while in here.
** The Save Realm Temple is
* ThatOneSidequest: Any sidequest that requires a rare item from digging or Freeport's auction certainly counts due to the randomness involved. The former situation is worse because there's only a limited number of dig spots while the auction is infinitely accessible.

** File Serpents, found in the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Underbelly,]] are probably the most dangerous enemies in the game, thanks to their Poison Barrage skill and massive Attack scores. Their [[GlassCannon low Defense]] and average Agility keeps them from being unbeatable, but only just.

* ThatOneLevel: The very first dungeon can be this because you cannot exit back into the bar if you need to leave and buy stuff, unlike most of the later dungeons that let you leave through the original entrance. If you forget to make preparations in town, like recruiting Emma or buying consumables, you will probably run out of MP and die.

* GoddamnedBats: Subzero Scorpions are this. They're ridiculously sturdy, can inflict a number of statuses on your sad little party, and are ridiculously common throughout the Bowdowin mountain trail.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: When Anebriate found the pile of gold in They’s old hideout, he and Palmer excluded [[spoiler: Steve]] because they believe he is a TokenEvilTeammate. Of course, [[spoiler: Steve]] claims that Anebriate and Palmer were guilty of betraying him and that he was just [[DisproportionateRetribution getting even]]. Later, [[spoiler: The Old One]] calls him a “misfit king,” implying that [[spoiler: Steve]] was insecure about being alienated by the group and became bitter as a result. Thanks to the nonexistence of Books I and II, it is unclear whether he was alienated for being evil, or [[ThenLetMeBeEvil became evil]] because of alienation.

*** For starters, his Burnished Throne move can copy ''any move'' a party member uses right before him, which busts the door wide open to a variety of broken tactics, if BT is used well.

** Dave can double the effects of healing items, which heal based on a fixed amount or percentage. Giving him an AGI build allows him to outspeed and outheal even the late game bosses, though his offensive capabilities will suffer as a result.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Making a page for this will be pointless.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Making a page for this will be pointless.

* ThatOneSidequest: Any sidequest that requires a rare item from digging or Freeport's auction certainly counts due to the randomness involved. The former situation is worse because there's only a limited number of dig spots while the auction is infinitely accessible.

* ThatOneSidequest: Any sidequest that requires a rare item from digging or Freeport's auction certainly counts due to the randomness involved. The former situation is worse because there are only a limited number of dig spots while the auction is infinitely accessible.

* ThatOneLevel: The very first dungeon can be this because you cannot exit back into the bar if you need to leave and buy stuff, unlike most of the later dungeons that let you leave through the original entrance. If you forget to make preparations in town, like recruiting Emma or buying consumables, you will probably run out of MP and die.

* GameBreaker: Dave can double the effects of healing items, which heal based on a fixed amount or percentage. Giving him an AGI build allows him to outspeed and outheal even the late game bosses, though his offensive capabilities will suffer as a result.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Making a page for this will be pointless.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: When Anebriate found the pile of gold in They’s old hideout, he and Palmer excluded [[spoiler: Steve]] because they believe he is a TokenEvilTeammate. Of course, [[spoiler: Steve]] claims that Anebriate and Palmer were guilty of betraying him and that he was just getting even. Later, [[spoiler: The Old One]] calls him a “misfit king,” implying that [[spoiler: Steve]] was insecure about being alienated by the group and became bitter as a result. Thanks to the nonexistence of Books I and II, it is unclear whether he was alienated for being evil, or [[ThenLetMeBeEvil became evil]] because of alienation.