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Do you guys think Mind Flayers are slimy? Let's find out as we muck about in the Mind Flayer Colony.

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• Legends and Lore: The Netherese

• Fiend Folio: Devourers

Before we attack Castle Ensis, there’s more ground we need to cover on the far side of the Great Ellac Bridge. This week’s episode introduces a brand new kind of mini dungeon, the Ruined Forge, full of big goofy golems with obvious weak points on their butts. We also meet sleepy, insecure Thiollier before ascending the Suppressing Tower and speculating about what exactly is going on with that thing.

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The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and you find out who is right and who is dead.

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

After the harrowing experience that was covering Wing Commander last month, we needed a palate cleanser. So enter a new kind of episode: a survey of video game-related episodes of popular cartoons! We assure you this isn’t just an excuse to talk about things we already like.

First we discuss three episodes of Adventure Time: “Guardians of Sunshine”, “Card Wars”, and “Dungeon Train.” Then we talk about one of the best Simpsons episodes of all time, “Marge Be Not Proud.” Finally, we hit up the live action cartoon that is It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and its episode “Charlie Rules the World”. Let us know if you like this experiment. We’ll be back with something more standard next month.

Wouldn't it be nice to run around and pretend like you had the superpowers you always read about in comic books? City of Heroes takes the pen and paper daydreams of children and translates them to a much-beloved cult MMO. Does it stand the test of time? Or are you better off just fucking around with the character creator?

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We only cover half of a monster on this one, it's kind of a problem

Gonna be honest, it’s weird to record an episode that stays on topic like this one does. Everyone remembers the Eternal Champions, right? A franchise beloved enough that it got two character-specific spinoffs before Mortal Kombat got even one? X-Perts (unrelated to the X-Men) is in the running for one of the worst beat-em-ups we’ve covered for the show, which is really saying something.

The Great Ellac Bridge crosses a dividing line in the Gravesite Plain, a large canyon that stands between the ground we’ve already covered and Castle Ensis. The far side is fortified and narrow, but has many mysteries to explore before we head into the castle itself. This week we tackle castle-front encampment before heading north into a misty valley to delve into the Fog Rift Catacombs, where Godwyn and his forces are working toward mysterious ends.

It would be really hard for me not to just go grab a velociraptor when somebody asks me to speak to the manager.

Whether you’re a goodie-goodie or a ne’er-do-well, Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate III will culminate with some massive battles at Moonrise Towers. This week we talk about dealing with Ketheric’s forces on the ground floors before ascending to the roof to fight the man himself… with or without the help of Dame Aylin.

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• Sage Advice: Camp Clerics and Camp Wizards. Win the tedious way!

• Combat and Tactics: Doors and Toughness

• Fiend Folio: Sirens. Better late than never!