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''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.
''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 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/tales-from-the-table here].
It can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20140711121025/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/tales-from-the-table here].


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=== This series contains examples of: ===


* [[Action Girl]]: Ceredwyn.
* [[Action Girl]]: Ceredwyn.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Falcore, Thordin, Ceredwyn...and Rufus.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Falcore, Thordin, Ceredwyn...and Rufus.
* [[Aw Look They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Falcore and Ceredwyn get moments like these.
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Falcore and Ceredwyn get moments like these.
* {{spoiler|[[The Bad Guy Wins]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Bad Guy Wins]]}}
* [[Bag of Holding]]: One of the [[MacGuffin|MacGuffins]].
* [[Bag of Holding]]: One of the [[MacGuffin|MacGuffins]].
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* [[Bounty Hunter]]: Seen in episode 12.
* [[Bounty Hunter]]: Seen in episode 12.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: {{spoiler|The entire band of heroes}} in the final episode.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: {{spoiler|The entire band of heroes}} in the final episode.
* [[Call a Rabbit A Smeerp]]: An eccentric elf's "tea cozy" is actually armor.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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.
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* [[Dump Stat]]: Rufus has a Wisdom score of 2.
* [[Dump Stat]]: Rufus has a Wisdom score of 2.
* [[Enthralling Siren]]: Seen in Episode 14.
* [[Enthralling Siren]]: Seen in Episode 14.
* [[Everythings Better With Princesses]]: Ceredwyn; her player wears a crown.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[Fallen Hero]]: Falcore, who cuts off his magic hair to get a stat-enhancing potion.
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: In the very first episode, The DM says {{spoiler|"Oh please, there are no robots in fantasy adventures."}} Might also double as him being a [[Straw Hypocrite]].
* [[Foreshadowing]]: In the very first episode, The DM says {{spoiler|"Oh please, there are no robots in fantasy adventures."}} Might also double as him being a [[Straw Hypocrite]].
* [[Green Thumb]]: Thordin, but only in the final episode.
* [[Green Thumb]]: Thordin, but only in the final episode.
* [[I Know You're in There Somewhere Fight]]: Ceredwyn tries this {{spoiler|but the others are too busy fighting to hear her}}.
* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Ceredwyn tries this {{spoiler|but the others are too busy fighting to hear her}}.
* [[Its Up to You]]: The other players beg Ceredwyn to kill Cryson for them {{spoiler|as they die}}.
* [[It's Up to You]]: The other players beg Ceredwyn to kill Cryson for them {{spoiler|as they die}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Kill Em All]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killer GM]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killer GM]]}}
* [[Killer Robot]]: Seen in episode 1 as a gag {{spoiler|and for real in episode 16}}.
* [[Killer Robot]]: Seen in episode 1 as a gag {{spoiler|and for real in episode 16}}.
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* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: Between Ceredwyn and Falcore.
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: Between Ceredwyn and Falcore.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Thordin can use lightning as an attack.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Thordin can use lightning as an attack.
* [[Shout Out]]: The Googolplex Gauntlet is one to the Infinity Gauntlet.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The Googolplex Gauntlet is one to the Infinity Gauntlet.
* [[Similar Squad]]: Ceredwyn's female friends, {{spoiler|who also roleplay}}.
* [[Similar Squad]]: Ceredwyn's female friends, {{spoiler|who also roleplay}}.
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Inverted with Rufus, funnily enough. He is just barely clothed. Justified in that he's a berserker and does better without armor anyway.
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Inverted with Rufus, funnily enough. He is just barely clothed. Justified in that he's a berserker and does better without armor anyway.
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* {{spoiler|[[Sudden Downer Ending]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Sudden Downer Ending]]}}
* [[Three Minutes of Writhing]]: Rufus's [[Music Video]] idea of what the female roleplayers are like complete with [[Erotic Eating]].
* [[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 {{spoiler|the minstrel}}.
* [[Treacherous Quest-Giver]]: The potion seller and {{spoiler|the minstrel}}.
* [[Tron Lines]]: Seen on the robot in the first episode.
* [[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.
* [[The Un-Reveal]]: Ceredwyn ''almost'' reveals her real name, but is cut off by her phone.
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifter]]: Thordin, {{spoiler|though he can only turn into a cat}}.
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifter]]: Thordin, {{spoiler|though he can only turn into a cat}}.
* [[Wandering Minstrel]]: The group encounters a very campy one.
* [[Wandering Minstrel]]: The group encounters a very campy one.
* [[Wanted Poster]]: Seen in episode 8; Rufus can barely read the "Wanted" portion of it.
* [[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.
* [[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. {{spoiler|By the time the others snap out of it they're dying}}.
* [[Women Are Wiser]]: Ceredwyn's the only one to resist Cryson's brainwashing. {{spoiler|By the time the others snap out of it they're dying}}.
* [[Wretched Hive]]: "Kreller's Keep is a hive for scum and villainy, known across the land for its brave adventurers and busty wenches."
* [[Wretched Hive]]: "Kreller's Keep is a hive for scum and villainy, known across the land for its brave adventurers and busty wenches."
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[[Category:Tales From the Table]]

Latest revision as of 10:35, 18 January 2022

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.

Tropes used in Tales From the Table include:


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