Harmonquest
| HarmonQuest | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Live improvisation Adult animation |
| Composer(s) | Ryan Elder |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Dan Harmon Spencer Crittenden Joe Russo II James A. Fino |
| Producer(s) | David Ichioka |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Harmonious Claptrap Starburns Industries |
| Distributor | Seeso |
| Release | |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 |
| Original release | July 14, 2016 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
HarmonQuest is an American adult animation/live improvisation television show created by Dan Harmon. The show is part animated, part live action. Dan Harmon and comedians Erin McGathy, Jeff B. Davis, along with game master Spencer Crittenden, perform a fantasy roleplaying campaign in front of a live audience. Each episode of the show also features a special guest player. The content of their stories is then animated by Starburns Industries, and the episodes feature a mix of live and animated footage. On October 19, 2016, Seeso renewed HarmonQuest for a second season.
Dan Harmon and Spencer Crittenden have been including a Dungeons & Dragons style game (Pathfinder) segment at the end of Harmontown episodes for a while with great success, when Harmon pitched the idea of Harmonquest, originally conceived as low-budget, online-only show. Evan Shapiro, NBC Universal executive vice-president of digital enterprises, took the idea seriously, and when Seeso was developed as an NBC-owned comedy channel, an order for ten episodes of Harmonquest was confirmed.
The Manticore has crossed over from its dimension, and making its way back to Earthscar Village to tear open a new portal between worlds. As the party watches the Manticore fly off into the distance, they discover the runestones were left behind. They take them and use them to open another portal which takes them back to Earthscar, ahead of the Manticore. As they exit the portal they find themselves face to face with Fondue's father, Chadge (Matt Gourley), who joins the group, hoping to make up for abandoning Fondue as a child. They search the village to warn the chief, as Chadge regales them with war stories of questionable truth. Reaching the village square, they discover that an elf named Tedder Spice (Nathan Fillion) has replaced the original Orcish chief. The party warns Tedder of the Manticore's plans, who joins the group in searching for the original chief, Sandy Michael, who knew more about the power of the runestones. Chadge is hesitant to seek him out at first since he owes the old chief $6000, but they seek him out anyway. Sandy Michael comes up with a plan to use the runestones to open a portal, force the Manticore through it, and then re-seal the demon seal so it cannot be re-opened. As the plan unfolds, the Manticore arrives early, leaving the party, with Chadge and Tedder to distract the Manticore, while Sandy Michael prepares the seal. Amidst the battle, the Manticore tackles Boneweevil and drags him away from the seal. Though the party fights valiantly, they can't bring the Manticore back towards the portal. In the middle of the chaos, Chadge, who had been distracting Fondue throughout the battle, prepares to sneak off into the shadows, but Fondue castigates him for his history of cowardice, and excuses of having fought in various wars as his reason for abandoning him. Chadge finally breaks down and admits that he never fought in any wars, and that he left because he was afraid of being a good father. Determined to make it up to him, Chadge decides to drag the Manticore into the portal himself, charges headlong at the beast, and starts to drag it closer to the seal. Through Chadge and Boneweevil's combined efforts, and the arrival of the blue dragon the party saved in the Temple of Dragons, the Manticore is forced into the portal, which closes, trapping not just the Manticore behind it, but Boneweevil, Chadge, and the dragon as well. Though the monster was vanquished, it's a shallow victory for Fondue and Beor, who are left to mourn the loss of their friend.
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