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by David Kushner. Music

1:27

by David Kushner.

1:30

But you gotta tell me, mama, how

1:33

to make Texas my home. You

1:38

wanna be real, Texas cowboy. Don't

1:44

eat a horse with my silver horse

1:47

that's in on your head.

1:51

Greetings, new player,

1:53

adventurer, seeker

1:57

of enlightenment, hero of

1:59

this world. campaign. I

2:02

am your dungeon master. Though

2:06

thou cannot see or hear me, I

2:09

am the master of your game. And

2:12

you? Your name is

2:15

William Charles Deere. Your

2:18

race, human, Texan,

2:21

class, world-famous private

2:24

investigator. Abilities?

2:27

Let's roll 4d6 and find out,

2:29

shall we? Okay,

2:32

we're going to take the total of

2:34

the highest three dice. So let's throw

2:36

to determine the old strength you got

2:38

there. Strength

2:43

12. Not bad. Not

2:45

great, but not bad.

2:47

Okay, dexterity. Hmm, okay,

2:49

that's a 14.

2:53

Constitution 15. Intelligence

2:57

16. Well, you are

2:59

dashing and smart. Hmm,

3:03

charisma and 18.

3:05

Let's find out what your wisdom

3:07

is. Ooh,

3:11

5. You

3:13

got some learning to do there, but

3:15

don't we all? It

3:18

is August 22nd 1979

3:22

in the storied hamlet

3:25

of Fort Worth, Texas. You

3:27

have traveled the world in your

3:30

private jet, solving mysterious murders, cracking

3:33

confounding kidnappings, excising

3:36

elusive extortionists. It's

3:39

no wonder that Howard Cozell called you,

3:41

ladies and gentlemen, the real-life

3:43

James Bond, William Deere.

3:46

That would be me. Or

3:49

that none other than Playboy

3:52

named you Playboy magazine's outstanding

3:54

man of Dallas. Congratulations,

3:57

detective. Thanks, have

3:59

fun. And I promise you right

4:01

now when they finally do allow me to exhume

4:03

the body of Lee Harvey Oswald You'll

4:06

be watching me live on TV promise

4:09

delivered as you say As

4:15

I stand here about to exhume Lee Harvey

4:17

Oswald's grave on national live television I remind

4:19

my detractors this a William

4:22

Deere promise is a promise that's dear

4:27

Yes You are

4:30

legend with all the

4:32

fortunes that such conquests bring Now

4:36

you have returned home to the

4:38

warm embers of your most Devoted

4:42

clan your beloved wife

4:44

and your valiant boy Bets

4:48

bill jr. Break out the shoe fly

4:51

pie daddy's home Colombo

4:56

as my boy Oh

5:00

Hear about this case soda pop Paris

5:02

family felt she was gone forever kidnapped

5:05

Cops were as smart as mashed potatoes as per

5:07

usual So I come in tell them the deer

5:10

promises a promise that's dear and guess what?

5:12

Yes, sir, 27 hours later detective dear cracks the

5:14

case miss soda pop is fine and her mom

5:16

saying gee You really are the real life James

5:21

That's it. Where's the shoe fly? Where's junior at? alas

5:25

There is trouble in

5:28

your castle It

5:30

seems not everyone thinks

5:33

you're such a hero after all Bitch

5:41

in your wire the glum face going

5:44

to practice with Marvin Oh

5:51

What's up his crawl he wants you to come

5:53

to his chess tournament, but he's

5:55

afraid you'll be working That's

5:58

detectives can't turn down big cases

6:00

for games. Honey,

6:03

it may seem trivial to

6:05

you, but it's important to him. And

6:07

I will be there if work allows. Bill,

6:10

half the time you're going on Dina's Shore Show or

6:12

something. Going on television is part of my job.

6:15

And the Merv Griffin show? Press wants

6:17

to talk with me. I can't just say no. And

6:19

filming a cameo on BJ and the Bear.

6:22

They needed a real life private eye when the chimp

6:24

goes missing. I can't say no to that. Being

6:27

the great detective William Deere is a full

6:29

time job. Being a father is your

6:31

job too. Well, you don't think I

6:33

try. I don't get these kids today,

6:35

1979. They won't go hunting. Won't

6:38

throw darn football. All they

6:40

want to do is stay indoors, read their

6:42

comic books, smoke their reefer, loiter at those

6:44

electronic game arcades with all the dropouts and

6:46

druggies and Satanists and freaks. Bill

6:51

Junior, I thought you went to Marvin's. Forgot

6:53

my chess board. Look,

6:57

I'm very sorry, son. I've been so busy

6:59

and the stress of it all, I don't

7:01

mean to. Right. Whatever, dad.

7:04

Got to go loiter with the druggies, dropouts,

7:06

Satanists, and freaks now. Have fun

7:08

being the great detective. But

7:12

Junior, you dropped one of your chess pieces. In

7:14

your hand, you hold

7:16

a pawn wrought from

7:18

plastic as black as

7:20

the very night. You

7:23

slip the pawn into your pocket and

7:26

save it in your inventory. William,

7:31

come to his next tournament. It's next Saturday.

7:34

Be here for it. Show

7:36

him you care, OK? Well, of

7:38

course I care. Then promise,

7:41

a real promise. What

7:45

are you afraid of? Bets, how can I make

7:47

a promise I can't well keep? These

7:49

cases are what they are. You know that. Bill,

7:56

don't you answer your sad live phone. That

7:59

means another day. another job and you don't need

8:01

another job, you need to be home and-

8:04

And so, player, you have come to

8:06

your first choice in this

8:08

adventure. Will you

8:10

let the phone ring? Or

8:13

answer the clarion call to be

8:15

a hero again? Let's

8:18

roll a d20, our 20-sided die. A

8:22

20 is the highest attainment and a 1

8:24

is the lowest. Your

8:28

resistance is a mere 2, I'm afraid. Alas,

8:32

the phone's power seduces you again.

8:35

Sorry, Betts. Duty calls. You

8:39

watch, bewildered, as your

8:41

wife storms away, just

8:44

as your son hath left before. Why

8:48

don't your beloved see

8:51

you the way you see

8:53

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quest begins with these

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two elder humans. Eight

11:50

days ago, their 16 year

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old son, James Dallas Egbert

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III, a sophomore here

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at Michigan State University, walked out

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of his classroom. Dormitory and

12:01

hasn't been seen since The

12:04

police well, they have no

12:06

lids and the parents They

12:09

fear the worse Mr..

12:13

Dear, please help us our

12:15

sweet boy Dallas. He could have drowned

12:17

in a lake or been killed by

12:19

some Some junkie Anna

12:22

now the police told us that the police

12:24

the police haven't told us anything mr. Dear that's

12:27

why I called you. I saw

12:29

you unfilled on a you Mr..

12:31

Mrs.. Egbert I'm what we call in Fort

12:33

Worth a straight shooter and I must shoot

12:35

straight with you after someone's missing a week

12:37

odds of finding Them head further south in

12:39

Brownsville, Texas our boy now

12:41

hang on William dear

12:43

ain't never been to Brownsville, Texas and William

12:46

dear don't plan on going yes The

12:48

case is a puzzle, but odds don't mean a

12:50

damn thing. It's how you play the game Now

12:53

let's consider the quest here and who

12:55

were chasing did Dallas have any reason

12:57

to run away of course not He

13:00

had everything is there anywhere. He might have driven to

13:03

He doesn't have a car What

13:06

if he was kidnapped well that would

13:08

seem like a good possibility given your

13:10

resources. I see your eye doctor practice

13:12

is doing well You

13:14

see a Submariner date stainless

13:16

steel 40 millimeter Rolex

13:19

Shining on the wrist of

13:21

the elder human male, but have there been

13:23

any ransom calls threats Even

13:26

though whistling the win not one No,

13:29

but detective if he didn't run away and wasn't kidnapped.

13:31

What if he was I? Can't

13:34

say now now as for

13:36

murder from what I gather there's no

13:38

indication that anyone would want him dead

13:41

of course not That leaves

13:43

death by suicide Dallas

13:46

though didn't have a car which means the

13:48

police likely would have found his body by

13:50

now Please detective

13:52

you're the only one who can help

13:54

us Detective

13:57

deer will help you mr. Mrs.. Edward rest assured

14:00

But there's one thing I need in return. I need

14:03

you to tell me everything about Dallas, the good and

14:05

the bad. There is

14:07

no bad with our boy. Well, with

14:09

all due respect, ma'am, he's

14:11

part of the sex, drugs, and rock and

14:13

roll generation, and there's all kinds of trouble

14:16

they're getting in. Mr. Deer, if

14:18

I may, our boy is very... unusual.

14:22

He's a genius. Every

14:25

parent thinks their kid's brilliant, though. Ain't that true? Not

14:27

like Dallas Detective. Reading at

14:29

three, graduated high school at 12, got

14:32

a full college scholarship at 13. He's

14:35

so shy, just a small, quiet boy.

14:38

But his mind? It is extraordinary.

14:42

What about vices? Compulsions? Our

14:44

boy? He spends his

14:47

time and money on computers. Can

14:49

you believe he actually made his own computer

14:51

game? I told him with those skills he

14:53

should be working for our military, not Atari.

14:56

Yes, those video games I understand are

14:58

contributing to deviance and even Satanism. Detective,

15:01

that's what makes this such a mystery.

15:04

Dallas is an angel. Every

15:06

angel has his demons, though. Don't

15:09

they, Mr. Deer? You

15:12

sense that the elder

15:14

humans may be withholding something from you after

15:16

all. Would you like to roll

15:18

the d20 to cast your mind

15:20

reading spell on the elder female human? Very

15:24

well. Ah,

15:27

you rolled but an eight, and

15:29

the information you read in her mind

15:32

is that she

15:34

thinks your mustache resembles the

15:36

man in the oatmeal commercial. I'll deliver your son as

15:38

if he were my own, and

15:41

that's a promise that's dear. Oh,

15:43

thank you. Thank you. You're

15:46

our hero. Happy to oblige, ma'am. Now,

15:48

if you'll excuse me, time to starch my collar and

15:50

put on the cologne. It's time to give the people

15:52

what they want. Detective,

15:57

Detective! Mr. Deer, Mr.

15:59

Deer, please. Over here. Mr. Dear, we wanted

16:01

to ask you. You

16:05

find yourself standing before a

16:07

venue of scribes. You

16:10

look dashing and

16:12

you're tailored gray, double breasted

16:15

suit with pinstripes and

16:17

three diamond rings. Two

16:20

more than James Bond, as you

16:22

like to say. Okay.

16:24

Ladies and gentlemen of our great American press, I don't have

16:26

much time here to spare the police have done what they

16:28

can, but we got a missing fellow who's missing more by

16:30

the minute. But I need to get

16:32

some basic information out to you. Good people so that

16:34

hopefully we can get some tips finding this boy once

16:36

and for all. One

16:40

at a time. One at a time. Detective Dear may have

16:42

two ears, but he's only got one mouth for blabbing. Was

16:44

the boy kidnapped or did you run away? No

16:46

comment at this time. Is Dallas alive? That's

16:49

Ditto. No comment. Are you going to solve

16:51

the case? Well,

16:53

I smell what you're stepping in, but detective dear

16:55

is going to solve this case. Like he has

16:58

every other. Do all Texans wear cowboy boots like

17:00

that? Sure we do. I'm

17:03

not here to tip my hand. I'm here

17:05

to do the job that Dallas has distraught parents have hired

17:07

me to do. How does detective dear

17:09

do it? You surely will ask. Well, I'll tell

17:11

you the dear method. It's

17:14

always essential to think myself into the mind

17:17

of that person in the way a good

17:19

actor thinks himself into character. When

17:21

I am most successful, I begin to

17:23

reason like the person I'm looking for,

17:26

anticipate his moves to be conditioned by

17:28

his past experiences. I

17:30

begin to walk like him in

17:32

some instances. You become them. Indeed.

17:35

A prosecutor once told me that I'd taken

17:37

on a real physical resemblance to a suspect

17:39

in an extortion case. The top

17:42

flight investigator becomes the person he

17:44

hunts. Detective Thelma

17:47

James disruptor magazine. You

17:49

see before you an unusual

17:52

being. The human

17:54

scribe wears a jacket made of leather, dark

17:57

black sunglasses, brandishing.

18:00

pen as if it's the magic sword of the Daikatana.

18:02

You've said you're the real-life

18:04

James Bond. Well, now, others

18:06

have said that, but uh... And you've said

18:08

you've, quote, solved more cases

18:11

than Sherlock Holmes and made a lot

18:13

more money. Sweetheart, if you're looking to be

18:15

my new publicist, you've got the job. A

18:17

criminal lawyer I spoke with in Dallas says

18:19

you're more styled than substance, and, I quote,

18:23

the thing is that Bill Deere is

18:25

presented as some kind of Mickey Spillane

18:27

character, or something out of a comic

18:30

book. But he just

18:32

doesn't accomplish very much. Your response? Well,

18:35

ma'am, I don't think them producers in Hollywood,

18:37

California, would put yours truly on a hit

18:39

show like BJ and the Bear if I

18:41

hadn't risen to the heights of the private

18:43

investigative profession as a world-class dick. Mmm, yeah,

18:46

you can say that again. Well, well, we got

18:48

a regular Woodward and Bernstein here, don't we? Sir,

18:51

you suggested many times to the media that

18:53

the father of one missing teen was involved

18:55

in a satanic cult and that his daughter

18:57

could be sacrificed if you didn't get to

18:59

her in time. Wasn't

19:01

that a bit sensational? Well, now

19:03

listen here, Miss. I don't know what kind of horse

19:06

flop you intended right for that magazine of yours. Unlike

19:09

the police, private eyes can say anything they want

19:11

if it helps to keep them in the papers.

19:14

Isn't that correct, detective? Ooh, I

19:17

dare disrespect you. She must

19:20

be neutralized before she sullies

19:22

any impressionable minds. You

19:24

consult your spells and choose the

19:27

power word, stun. Casting

19:29

time, one action range, 60 feet. Target,

19:32

one creature you can see within range.

19:34

Duration, instantaneous. Let's roll the die. Ah,

19:37

well done, 18! You speak words of power. Man, this

19:39

case isn't about William Deere. It's about a

19:41

real boy. A smart boy. A genius. Leaves

19:43

his dorm and vanishes seemingly in thin air.

19:53

No signs of struggle, no known enemies. And

19:55

with the future so bright, I mean, this kid

19:58

built his own computer technology machine. I had

20:00

no reason to run away, so where is he? I

20:02

beg my pardon, Miss James, but if you're such

20:04

an ace reporter, maybe you should be trying to

20:07

find the boy, like I am. Instead of impressing

20:09

your editor with some recycled trash about William Deere.

20:13

Overwhelmed by the human

20:15

scribe leaving her dumbfounded.

20:19

And yet, the human scribe sees

20:21

a glint in your eye. A

20:25

sign that perhaps even you,

20:28

the great detective, are

20:30

fallible after all. No more

20:32

questions. You

20:37

return to your hotel room and unlock your

20:39

briefcase. Before you begin

20:41

your quest, let's check the

20:44

inventory, shall we? For

20:46

snapping secret photos? Last sub, miniature camera

20:48

smaller than a pack of cigarettes. And

20:52

for seeing in the dark? A waterproof

20:54

Soviet commissioned SRN night vision goggles.

20:58

Secret recorder pen? God

21:01

bless America, one, two, three. God

21:04

bless America, one, two, three. Now

21:07

the good stuff. Weapon? 380

21:11

automatic. Boot

21:14

knife. Umbrella

21:17

that can shoot poisoned darts

21:19

developed by the KGB. That's

21:24

a bit extra, but okay. Ammo?

21:30

What in the... You

21:34

hold in your hand a

21:37

chess piece. It

21:40

is small, made

21:42

of plastic. Dull

21:44

from play. It's

21:48

Bell Jr.'s pawn. The

21:51

one he dropped. At whom? It

21:54

was in your pocket to return

21:56

to the boy. You

21:59

unwitting... packed it in your bag.

22:02

But now the totem emits

22:05

a certain power. Let's

22:08

see the strength of its spell. A

22:12

17? The

22:14

power is quite strong. What

22:17

would you like to do? You

22:20

choose to call home. You

22:23

haven't spoken with them since

22:25

your abrupt departure, but I'm

22:28

afraid there is no answer. Whatever

22:31

redemption you seek will not

22:33

be granted. What is

22:35

your move, detective? Welcome

22:41

to Case Hall. Visiting a son or daughter

22:43

today? I'll just need your ID. Not

22:46

visiting ma'am investigating. Name's

22:48

Deer. William Deer. Oh my

22:51

stars! Of course you are! A

22:54

deer promise is a promise that's

22:57

deer. I seen

22:59

you on the Tonight Show. After you

23:01

saw the case of that celebrity grave

23:03

robbery, that satanic young man. The bone

23:06

smuggler. I remember him well. A

23:08

charming boy it seemed, but

23:10

a devil in private. I gotta tell you,

23:13

Mr. Deer, I see it every

23:15

day. These teenagers coming in and

23:17

out of this dorm with their

23:19

haircuts and their tight pants, smelling

23:21

like drugs and erections. The devil

23:24

is after their souls! Yes

23:26

he is ma'am and that's why I'm in this business.

23:28

Now, you knew the Egbert

23:30

boy? Dallas? Kept

23:33

to himself, mostly brainy-seeming.

23:36

A genius, they say. Any

23:38

incidents or disciplinary problems? No

23:41

sir, just quiet. Or

23:44

up to something. It's a fine line.

23:47

Room 101. You

23:59

walk down the dark darkened windowless

24:01

tunnel, a most

24:03

mysterious notion. You

24:05

train your expertly honed senses to

24:08

the clues. You

24:11

inhale deeply. Through

24:14

your silken mustache, you smell a

24:17

simmering rum conjured

24:19

from a silvery pouch and a brick

24:21

of the finest noodles entwined as if

24:24

by wizards. What

24:26

beast lurks behind these

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doors? You train

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your micro telescopic microphone, picking

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the faint sounds from within.

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Would you like to approach or continue

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on your way? You

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choose to disturb the beasts. Dude,

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hide that, hide that. I

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don't like, uh, who is it? You

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choose to use your minor illusion spell,

25:04

allowing you to alter your voice for

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one minute. Let's roll.

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It's just a three. And

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so? Pizza

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pie here, pizza pie

25:19

delivery here. Whoa,

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you're not a pizza

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dude. No

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son, it's deer, William Deer. I'm

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a private investigator. Is

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your mustache like real? Real

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as this pistol? You

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open your jacket. And

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as real as those drugs of yours that I could

25:44

report to the police. Now tell me what you know

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about this boy on your hall who vanished. Bro,

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I told the cops I didn't hang with that

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dude. No one did. Most

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college students are social creatures, but you're

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saying Dallas was some kind of outlier,

25:59

a deviant loner. I don't know dude.

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Maybe he was just like shy or something. He

26:04

was younger than us stayed in his room a lot Doing

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what I? Don't know man something

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You continue to room 101 where

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you come to a wooden door

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with mysterious markings You

26:21

remove your ultraviolet light from your

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satchel No

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sign of blood or a

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struggle among the ancient carvings

26:30

of initials and a bumper

26:32

sticker that proclaims I

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break for Jawas Field

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notes Egbert case number two one

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one two dorm room

26:48

about twelve by eight cinder block

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prison like Baby

26:53

turd green got some posters one

26:55

for Star Trek, okay Another

26:59

showing a vampiric looking rock and

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roll band called Joy Division Another

27:05

one here the life of Brian kind

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of blasphemy is that And

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then I come to a poster in

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black felt neon colorings of dragon

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Yes, sort of so-called blacklight poster

27:19

adorned in sex halls and heroin

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palaces But

27:24

wait again the trained eye

27:26

of the detective always seeks

27:28

the margins checking inventory removing

27:31

75 millimeter 10x

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magnifying in vis-o-lens rolling

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for efficacy 15

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I can see a message almost

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indecipherable T

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like Texas I like

27:49

Irving a like Austin M is

27:51

in mesquite a like Austin and

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T Tiamat

27:57

must die Crowley's

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comics and games. But

30:03

wait, what's this? Looks

30:06

like he defaced his desk with said pen

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and wrote something. Joy

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Div Rules. Rules

30:14

of the Z. Purposely misspelled.

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But why? Nothing else,

30:18

just thumbtacks in a court board. These

30:22

thumbtacks, the way they're arranged, like some kind of

30:25

shape, a maze. Or

30:29

if I turn it upside down. Oh

30:32

my goodness. It's

30:34

the shape of a gun. Better

30:37

get photos. What's

30:40

that overhead? A ceiling tile that

30:42

has been almost imperceptibly moved? Would

30:46

you like to attempt to retrieve the

30:48

item? You

30:51

succeed. What's

31:01

this? A bag. Pills

31:08

of some sort. Oh boy,

31:10

the angel, huh? Something

31:13

else too, back here.

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A book. Hardback.

31:20

The tome seams of an ancient

31:22

birth. Tattered,

31:24

torn. But what

31:26

mysteries does it hold? On

31:28

the cover of a giant red demon with

31:31

red pointy ears and a mouthful of fangs.

31:34

Frightened people run from the terrorist torches burned.

31:37

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons players

31:39

handbook and reads. Compiled

31:41

information for players and dungeon

31:43

masters by Gary Gagax. Gagax,

31:47

actually. But that's for another

31:49

time. What sort of devilry is this?

31:52

If Dallas was a player in this satanic

31:55

ritual, then what was the game? And

31:57

did this game somehow turn out to be a game?

32:00

deadly. As you open the book one

32:03

possible answer floats to

32:05

the floor. What's

32:08

that some kind of note? Edges

32:11

are burned. Text is written in

32:13

some ancient script. Barely legible

32:15

strange language. Ed-at-ti-shi-we.

32:21

Danuf-eb-edobium.

32:27

Wait it is

32:29

in American English. A

32:31

mirror. Where's the mirror? Right

32:34

here inside the closet if I just hold it like

32:36

this. It's

32:39

a message written backwards.

32:43

To whom it may concern. Should

32:46

my body be found? I

32:48

wish it to be cremated. If this

32:53

is a game detective it

32:55

seems that you are now in the

32:58

hands of an

33:00

expert player. A

33:04

dungeon master if you will. And

33:07

where this DM will take

33:09

you. Only

33:13

he knows. Dungeon

33:37

Masters stars John Ham as

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William Deer and Wil Wheaton as

33:41

Gary Gygax. Zeke Alton

33:43

as Howard Cosell. Sean

33:45

Gambroni as Bill Jr. Mara

33:48

Schuster Lefkowitz as Betsy Deer.

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Deanna Russo as Mrs. Egbert.

33:52

Jason Charles Miller as Mr.

33:55

Egbert. Felicia Day as Thelma

33:57

James. With additional performances by