Tales From the Table

Tales From The Table is a web series hosted by The Escapist about the adventures of a Dungeons and Dragons gaming group and their characters. Runs off of Rule of Funny, and is also character-driven.

It can be found here.


 * Action Girl: Ceredwyn.
 * Aerith and Bob: Falcore, Thordin, Ceredwyn...and Rufus.
 * Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other: Falcore and Ceredwyn get moments like these.
 * Bag of Holding: One of the MacGuffins.
 * Barbarian Hero: Rufus matches up with this exactly.
 * Beard of Evil: Cryson has one.
 * Big Bad: Sorcerer Cryson.
 * Big Eater: Thordin and Rufus.
 * Bounty Hunter: Seen in episode 12.
 * Brainwashed and Crazy:  in the final episode.
 * Call a Rabbit a Smeerp: An eccentric elf's "tea cozy" is actually armor.
 * Creator Breakdown: The DM slowly loses it as time goes on.
 * Critical Failure: Falcore tries to run superfast to dry off his clothes, and Ceredywn tries to cast a heating spell to do the same...and they both roll 1s.
 * The Dragon: Shows up at the end of the story as
 * Druid: Thordin.
 * Dump Stat: Rufus has a Wisdom score of 2.
 * Enthralling Siren: Seen in Episode 14.
 * Everything's Better with Princesses: Ceredwyn; her player wears a crown.
 * Evil Laugh: Whenever Cryson appears on screen, his evil laugh is sure to follow.
 * Fallen Hero: Falcore, who cuts off his magic hair to get a stat-enhancing potion.
 * Fandom Rivalry: In-universe; Rufus runs afoul of a group of LARPers. They settle the dispute by playing Realm Ball.
 * Fantastic Drug: Hero Win, seen in real life as beer.
 * Foreshadowing: In the very first episode, The DM says Might also double as him being a Straw Hypocrite.
 * Green Thumb: Thordin, but only in the final episode.
 * "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: Ceredwyn tries this.
 * It's Up to You: The other players beg Ceredwyn to kill Cryson for them.
 * Killer Robot: Seen in episode 1 as a gag.
 * Live Action Role Play: While we see the players rolling their dice and such, the characters are seen acting it out in reality.
 * A group of more traditional LARPers are seen in episode 9.
 * MacGuffin: There are four MacGuffin the heroes must collect before the final battle.
 * Mind Control Eyes: Seen on  in the last episode.
 * Music Video: Seen at the beginning of Episode 14.
 * No Name Given: The characters are named, but the players and dungeon master aren't.
 * Off the Rails: Seen as early as the very first episode.
 * Oh Crap: Falcore gets one when.
 * Only Sane Man: Ceredwyn.
 * Personality Powers: The characters' archetypes match up with their players' personalities..
 * The Power of Friendship
 * Real Life Writes the Plot: All over the place. The DM based the Big Bad's backstory on his own, and Falcore's quest for redemption is juxtaposed with his real-life mundane activities.
 * Rocks Fall Everybody Dies:
 * Screaming Warrior: Thordin in episode 16.
 * She Is Not My Girlfriend: Between Ceredwyn and Falcore.
 * Shock and Awe: Thordin can use lightning as an attack.
 * Shout-Out: The Googolplex Gauntlet is one to the Infinity Gauntlet.
 * Similar Squad: Ceredwyn's female friends,.
 * Stripperiffic: Inverted with Rufus, funnily enough. He is just barely clothed. Justified in that he's a berserker and does better without armor anyway.
 * Stylistic Suck: The DM's 'informative' video about the uses for a Bag of Holding.
 * Three Minutes of Writhing: Rufus's Music Video idea of what the female roleplayers are like complete with Erotic Eating.
 * Treacherous Quest-Giver: The potion seller and.
 * Tron Lines: Seen on the robot in the first episode.
 * The Un-Reveal: Ceredwyn almost reveals her real name, but is cut off by her phone.
 * Voluntary Shapeshifter: Thordin,.
 * Wandering Minstrel: The group encounters a very campy one.
 * Wanted Poster: Seen in episode 8; Rufus can barely read the "Wanted" portion of it.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: Falcore's called out for using drugs to get ahead.
 * Women Are Wiser: Ceredwyn's the only one to resist Cryson's brainwashing..
 * Wretched Hive: "Kreller's Keep is a hive for scum and villainy, known across the land for its brave adventurers and busty wenches."
 * You All Meet in An Inn: A tavern, but close enough.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: Falcore's called out for using drugs to get ahead.
 * Women Are Wiser: Ceredwyn's the only one to resist Cryson's brainwashing..
 * Wretched Hive: "Kreller's Keep is a hive for scum and villainy, known across the land for its brave adventurers and busty wenches."
 * You All Meet in An Inn: A tavern, but close enough.