The Adventure Zone Balance: The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Three - Script excerpt

Oct 6, 2026

The Adventure Zone: Balance - The Eleventh Hour, Chapter Three follows the party as they awaken after the timeline’s destructive paradox and find Refuge standing intact. They confront a gate-bound clay elemental onion knight named Roswell, then seek an appointment with Sheriff Isaac. Through banter and roleplay, the heroes negotiate entry, discuss security concerns involving renegades, and attempt persuasive action checks, culminating in a decisive Nat 20 moment that shapes the encounter.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages65

Reading Time1 h 40 min

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Previously

Awakening at Refuge

Meeting Roswell and requesting entry

Persuasion roll and Nat 20 outcome

The Adventure Zone Balance: The Eleventh Hour, Chapter Three Published on June 30, 2016 Listen [on TheMcElroy.family](on TheMcElroy.family) [theme music plays] Griffin: Previously, on The Adventure Zone: Director: The fifth Grand Relic, the Temporal Shalice... or Chalice, depending on just sort of what region you're from. We discovered this anomaly several weeks ago. It is— it is a force field. Griffin: This town, just to kind of give you an idea of the aesthetic, is very. . . old Western. And it says on this gate, "By their sacrifice our home is made safe. " And this statue depicts three figures. A small human girl. She is holding hands with a large, broad, bearded human man. This figure standing behind them is wearing a robe, a bright, crimson red. Travis: Oh! Roswell: Uh, I'm called Roswell. Taako: Ooh, great! Is Roswell the name of you, the bird? Or the— the— the big fella that you're ridin' on? Roswell: I don't see why it's important that you distinguish between the two. Merle: Have you heard the word of Pan today? Cassidy: No, what's a pan?! Griffin: It is an explosion. You see smoke coming through the windows of the bank. As the clock strikes noon and you're being crushed by the shattered earth as it— it compresses down into the ground, and all three of you. . . have died. And see that old woman again. Old Woman: Well, you'll have to do much better than that, loves. Announcer: Okay, campers. Rise and shine! And don't forget your booties,'cause it's cold out there today! It's The Adventure Zone! [theme music plays] Griffin: You wake up, and you're not dead. . . anymore. If— if you— Justin: Hooray! Travis: Yay, we did it! Griffin: —if you were dead, you were dead for just a—just a bit. Just a second. Um. . . but you have woken up from that white space, and you are laying on the ground. And when you look up, there's Refuge. [guitar strum] Griffin: And it's un-destroyed. Travis: We did it! Clint: [wheezes] Griffin: You did in a— in a very circuitous way, I guess, save the town. Um, but— Travis: A— another victory for the—for the. . . we don't have a cool nickname, do we? Clint: We really need a cool nickname. Travis: Yeah. Griffin: I also— I also don't think "another" works. Travis: What about the thrifty three? Griffin: That doesn't make any sense. Justin: Tres Horny Boys. Travis: Yeahhh! Griffin: Uh, Tres Horny Boys. Justin: No one say that aloud ever again, please. [laughs quietly] Griffin: Well, no— Clint: Tres Horny Boys? You don't wanna say that aloud again? Justin: Nope! Griffin: That's— it's un— it's unfortunate, Justin. Everything you say on this show becomes canon. Justin: Okay. Griffin: Um, Tres Horny Boys, you have woken up, and there's Refuge. It's not destroyed. You're in front of the entry gate, where you woke up. . . yesterday, I guess? And standing under that gate [is a big... red](is a big... red) clay animated earth elemental onion knight. Uh, with a bird on its shoulder. Who says— Clint: Now, do we still remember everything that happened the last time? Travis: Good question. Griffin: You absolutely remember everything that happened. And this, uh—Roswell says. . . Roswell: Hello, visitors! Please identify yourselves! Taako: Hello, Roswell. Uh, not much time to talk. We're here for an appointment with Sheriff Isaac. Roswell: How did you know— Taako: Do you think you could— Roswell: How did you— Taako: Sorry? Roswell: How did you know my name, and Sheriff Isaac's name? Taako: Sheriff Isaac, we spoke with him beforehand, uh, and he, uh, imported us to come here. He helped open the way, and he would like us to, uh, uh, uh, meet with him at the— the sheriff's office, if you could take us there. Merle: We did it on LinkedIn. Travis: I would like everyone to know, while this happening Magnus is just, like, slowly turning and staring at Taako. [through laughter] This is the most competent thing Taako has do

FAQs

What happened in the previous segment according to the narration?

They explain that the party discovered a temporal anomaly tied to a force field and that the town’s safety depended on earlier events involving the fifth Grand Relic and a crushing noon scenario.

Who is Roswell, and what does the gate scene establish?

Roswell introduces himself as a gate guardian and demands identification. The scene also confirms the party wakes up and Refuge remains un-destroyed.

What is the party trying to accomplish when they speak with Roswell?

They want to meet Sheriff Isaac at the sheriff’s office, claiming they were brought here beforehand to address problems with renegades.

How does the persuasion attempt affect the situation?

The group runs a persuasion-related check for Taako, resulting in a Nat 20, which leads to a strong conversational success and changes how Roswell interprets the request.

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