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The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal! is the third volume in a series of planned graphic novels that adapt The Adventure Zone. It is preceded by The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! It is an adaptation of The Balance Arc's third story arc, Petals to the Metal. It is written by the McElroy brothers and their father, and illustrated by artist Carey Pietsch.
Blurb[]
START YOUR ENGINES, friends, Clint McElroy and sons Griffin, Justin, and Travis hit the road again with Taako, Magnus and Merle, the beloved agents of chaos from the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels illustrated by Carey Pietsch, The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins and The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited.
Our boys have gone full-time at the Bureau of Balance, and their next assignment is a real thorny one: apprehending The Raven, a master thief who’s tapped into the power of a Grand Relic to ransack the city of Goldcliff. Local life-saver Lieutenant Hurley pulls them out of the woods, only to throw them headlong into the world of battle wagon racing, Goldcliff’s favorite high-stakes low-legality sport and The Raven’s chosen battlefield. Will the boys and Hurley be able to reclaim the Relic and pull The Raven back from the brink, or will they get lost in the weeds?
Based on the beloved blockbuster podcast where three brothers and their dad play a tabletop RPG in real time, The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal has it all: blossoming new friendships, pining for outlaw lovers, and a rollicking race you can root for!
Summary[]
- Main article: Ep. 17: Lunar Interlude 1 - Carnival Chaos
- Main article: Story 3: Petals to the Metal
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Tres Horny Boys
- Bureau of Balance
- Steven
- Griffin McElroy
- Goldcliff Militia
- Captain Captain Bane
- Hurley
- Sergeant Detective Strawberry
- Trent the Treant
- Sloane
- Hammerhead Gang
- Maarvey
- Leonard
- G'Nash
- Garyl
- Barry Bluejeans
- Lup (indirectly mentioned)
- Bogard Stoneseeker (mentioned)
- Magic Brian (mentioned)
- Jenkins (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Bureau of Balance Headquarters
- Chug N Squeeze (mentioned)
- Fantasy Cameras
- Bureau of Balloons
- Bureau of Talents
- Robbie's Mojitos-A-Go-Go
- Fantasy Gachapon
- Fantasy Costco
- The Director's Office
- Fantasy Georgia (mentioned)
- Goldcliff
- Trust Building
- Goldcliff Hospital
- Hurley's
- Hammerhead Gang's Headquarters
- Fanta-Sea Kayak Rentals (flashback)
- Goldcliff Hardware (flashback)
- Captain Captain Bane's Office
- Haverdale (indirectly mentioned)
- Jenkins's Garden (mentioned)
- Rockport (mentioned)
Items[]
- Bureau Bucks
- Merle
- Bracer of Balance
- Slippies of Haste
- Decoder Ring
- Eclipse Glasses
- Extreme Teen Bible
- Smoosher
- Adamant Spanner
- Owl Mask
- Safety Harness
- Magnus
- Bracer of Balance
- Phantom Fist
- Fletcher's Mitt
- Eye Spy
- Eclipse Glasses
- Railsplitter
- 2 Crowbars
- Rope
- Grappling Hook! Kind of. (made from the crowbars and rope)
- Bear Mask
- Safety Harness
- Taako
- Bracer of Balance
- Umbra Staff
- Gustmaster 5000
- Pocket Spa
- Eclipse Glasses
- Mongoose Mask
- Safety Harness
- Wand of Switcheroo
- Sloane
- Raven Mask
- Stone of Farspeech
- Hurley
- Ram Mask
- Arcane Core
- Stone of Farspeech
- Shield of Unbreakable Will
- Fantasy Nos
- Grand Relics
- Gaia Sash
- Phoenix Fire Gauntlet (mentioned)
- Bulwark Staff
Battlewagons[]
- Sloane's Battlewagon (speed: 3, attack: 3)
- Hurley's Battlewagon (speed: 4, attack: 2)
- Gerbil Wheel Battlewagon (speed: 5, attack: 2)
- Dol-Funs Battlewagon (speed: 4, attack: 1)
- Octopus Battlewagon (speed: 2, attack: 4)
- Velociraptor Battlewagon (speed: 3, attack: 4)
- Cricket Battlewagon (speed: 3, attack: 2)
- Boar Battlewagon (speed: 4, attack: 4)
- Shark Battlewagon (speed:4, attack: 5)
- G'Nash's Battlewagon (speed: 5, attack: 1)
Cantrips[]
- Merle
- Taako
- Blast of Fire
- Magic Rope
- Shufflejump
- Sleep
- Clair Vision
- Crown of Madness
- Enlarge/Reduce Size
- Spirit Steed
- Levitate
- Concussive Force
- Gout of Flames