Would you believe us if we told you that the Shadowfell is a place that sucks? Having just completed all of Shar’s exams, we plunge into her realm to confront Balthazar and figure out what to do with the Nightsong, aka Dame Aylin the Aasimar.

Other Segments:

• Complete Priest’s Handbook: Rate our favorite Cleric spells.

• Legends and Lore: Explain the Shadowfell

• Alternate Realities: What happens if you side with Balthazar?

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Tactical Breach Wizards, Scarlet Deer Inn, announcements from this week’s Nintendo Direct, and much more!

The Grind:

• Jala: Decarnation. Baldur’s Gate III. Scarlet Deer Inn. Dice Games.

• Kole: Tactical Breach Wizards. Conscript.

• Dennis: Beat Saber. iRacing.

• Ben: Above and Below. Beat Saber. Talos Principle 2.

The Multiplayer:

• What game needs its own big doofy peripheral?

The End Boss:

• Concord launches, flops.

• Balatro is getting crossover game content.

• Capcom Fighting Collection 2 contains one of Jala’s favorite games.

• Castlevania Dominus Collection collects the three amazing DS Castlevania games.

• Tetris Forever will tell the Tetris story in interactive form.

Because Walt put a "bug" (or tracking device, if you will) on Gus's car. He does not watch the 2007 film Bug starring Ashley Judd.

We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.

Games. Do they teach you things? What do they teach you? Let's find out.

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Guys, I'm too tired to think of crypt keeper puns. I'm sorry.

EPISODES COVERED:

• Television Terror

• The Ventriloquist’s Dummy

• Cutting Cards

In which the events of Watch Out For Fireballs No. 448 are sensitively discussed

I hate to say, but sometimes you just have to respect somebody with that many muscles.

This week's episode takes us into the highest reaches of Belurat, to fight the Divine Beast Dancing Lion and learn the sad tale of Hornsent Grandam. She just wants to make you some awful soup, as long as you catfish her enough.

Please sing to the tune of "Scar Tissue" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

blows harmonica

The Gauntlet of Shar we're in act two yeah

The Gauntlet of Shar we're in act twooooOOOOOOOO

It's time to deal with a devil and put Shadowheart’s Faith to the Test.

Other Segments: 

• Sage Advice: Round up the best spells for area denial and zone control

• Fiend Folio: Cloak

• Legends and Lore: Balthazar

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Conscript, The Talos Principle 2, Shadow Warrior 3, and much more.

The Grind:

• Moxie: Shadow Warrior 3.

• Ben: The Talos Principle 2.

• Kole: Conscript.

• Dennis: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Diablo IV. iRacing.

The Multiplayer:

• What media would you like to see get a video game adaptation?

The End Boss:

• New Indiana Jones game coming to PS5, weirdly.

• Video game anthology series announced at GamesCom.

• Black Myth: Wukong developers thought crazy streaming restrictions would fly.

• Maniac mods actual car to be racing game rig.