So rolling things around in my head after finishing the Balance arc of The Adventure Zone... Griffin very definitely had a good recovery from a rocky start.

There were things that weren't great and there are things that he didn't handle well at all, but by the time we hit the last 10 or so episodes I was solidly emotionally invested enough for things to start hitting hard.

And I cried my eyes out at the ending too.

It's inspirational in a way. As much as I might criticize some of the presentation, the emotional impact is something that I want to be able to bring out in my games. Even before the endings, I want to tell stories with my players that make us all _feel_ things.

It's why I game - for story and for emotion. You could say for story and song.