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The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! is the second volume in a series of graphic novels that adapt The Adventure Zone podcast. It is an adaptation of The Balance Arc's second story arc, Murder on the Rockport Limited. It is written by the McElroy brothers and their father, and illustrated by artist Carey Pietsch.
Blurb[]
Welcome back to... The Adventure Zone
ALL ABOARD the hotly anticipated sequel to The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins, the #1 New York Times-bestselling debut of Taako, Magnus, and Merle!
JOIN our hero-adjacent sort-of-comrades-in-arms on their second adventure, a wild careen through a D&D railroad murder mystery that has a little of everything: a genius child detective, an ax-wielding professional wrestler, a spell-stingy wizard, multiple deadly magical artifacts, and a pair of meat monsters.
YOU KNOW, the usual things you find on a train.
Based on the beloved blockbuster podcast where three brothers and their dad play a tabletop RPG in real time, Murder on the Rockport Limited! is a raucous, freewheeling campaign of fantasy freelance gigs, reluctant heroism, and work-sanctioned pieces of flair.
Summary[]
- Main article: Ep. 8: Moonlighting - Chapter Two
- Main article: Ep. 9: Moonlighting - Chapter Three
- Main article: Story 2: Murder on the Rockport Limited
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Tres Horny Boys
- Bureau of Balance
- Griffin McElroy
- Leeman Kessler (mentioned)
- Thomas
- Hudson
- Jenkins
- Jess the Beheader
- Angus McDonald
- Pan (mentioned)
- Graham the Juicy Wizard
- Alton (mentioned)
- Nigella (mentioned)
- Greg the Bed-Wetter (mentioned)
- Patrick Humongousbeard (mentioned)
- Meat Monster
- Artemis Sterling
- Barry Bluejeans
- Lup (indirectly mentioned)
Locations[]
- Bureau of Balance Headquarters
- Voidfish's Quarters
- Fantasy Gachapon
- Fantasy Costco
- Quad
- Taako, Magnus, Merle, and Robbie's Dorm
- Main Hanger Bay
- The Director's Office
- Rockport
- Museum of Industry
- Rockport Train Station
- And My Snax
- Rockport Limited
- Cargo Car
- Passenger Car
- Pleasure Chamber
- Kitchen
- Sleeper Car
- Dining Car
- Eversummer
- Eversummer Train Station
- Goldcliff (mentioned)
- Minsker Pool Hall (mentioned)
- Sword Beach (mentioned)
- Jenkins' Mom's House (mentioned)
- Jenkins' Garden
- Letterman's Gap
Items[]
- Merle
- Bracer of Balance
- True Heart Clasp
- Scuttle Buddy
- Stone of Farspeech
- Extreme Teen Bible
- Smoosher
- Lil' Choppy
- Magnus
- Bracer of Balance
- Railsplitter
- Phantom Fist
- Stone of Farspeech
- Bean of Heft
- Taako
- Bracer of Balance
- Umbra Staff
- Ring of Chilling Frost
- Wand of Switcheroo
- Unlimited Pasta Pass
- Stone of Farspeech
- Angus McDonald's Grandfather's Silverware collection
- Killian
- Crossbow
- Bracer of Balance
- Angus
- Book of Interception
- Magnifying Glass
- Crossbow
- Fancy Lad Disguise Kit
- Fancy Lad Fruit Leather
- World's Greatest Detective Badge
- 3 forks from his grandfather's silverware collection
- Jenkins
- Teleport Rod
- Gold-ish Compass
- Jess
- Jess' Soulbound Ax
- Grand Relics
- Phoenix Fire Gauntlet
- The Oculus
- Bulwark Staff
Cantrips[]
- Merle
- Zone of Truth
- Shield of Faith
- Healing Word
- Discernment of Magicks
- Locate Object
- Flames of Holiness
- Spare the Dying
- Taako
- Charm Person
- Detect Magic
- Levitate
- Rain of Scorching Oil
- Discernment of Magicks
- Ray of Frost
- Jenkins
Trivia[]
- All mentions of Neverwinter are replaced by 'Eversummer' throughout the book.