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BONUS - Dr. Ric's Arcane Advice Show

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"Now put a rope in it and go find an adventure": Dr. Rick coaches Kip Musclebrain through an empty bag.

1. Knights of the Rolled Table's bonus episode "Dr. Ric's Arcane Advice Show" is an in-character D&D talk show that runs about 58 minutes and combines a guest interview with live caller advice. 2. Dr. Arcandius Sturgeon, "PHB, that's Philosopher of the Beyond," hosts and calls himself a trained therapist and thaumaturgist, while guest Antonius Flamestrider is a flamestrider and barbarian author. 3. The central bit is Antonius's book "Unleashing the Inner Beast, Walking the Path of Power," whose method is to identify a "leash," remove it, and repeat key words such as "doubt, doubt, doubt" until they take effect. 4. Antonius says his parents were water striders, his leash was "a water-based leash," he learned bonfire magic in Frostwick, and he met his wife Frasorius Raspekin in a near-death arena fight in the demiplane. 5. Caller Fritz Whipsweek of Falcon Reach is literally tied to a cage and blames his patron, and Antonius responds by telling him to say "I can remove the leash" 7,000 more times. 6. Ilvani of Papalona asks whether to buy a houseboat after flooding, and Antonius answers "heck yes" and adds the advice to make the boat fire retarded in case a level-nine sorcerer's volcano erupts. 7. A tortle from the Zolor Spiral, brainwashed for about six months, asks how to forgive himself, and Antonius tells a story of burning down a village before the tortle says "I forgive myself" aloud. 8. Erdan the Eternal, an underground wrestling champion who says he is about a hundred years old, is advised to turn villain and then pursue a redemption arc, with a pointer to Chapter 32, "Oops, I Went Evil, What Now?" 9. Camillra's "Blood Maven" title came from a business-card typo for "Brood Maven" seven centuries ago, and the hosts tell her to rebrand, while Harp the bard is told to repeat "forest" and "bugbear" several times each in a song lyric. 10. Suited to listeners who enjoy improvised D&D-flavored comedy and absurd self-help parody.

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