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* AsHimself: "The D&D Vortex", along with recurrers Creator/WilWheaton and Creator/KevinSmith, also includes Creator/WilliamShatner, Creator/JoeManganiello, and Creator/KareemAbdulJabbar.

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* AsHimself: "The D&D Vortex", along with recurrers Creator/WilWheaton and Creator/KevinSmith, also includes Creator/WilliamShatner, Creator/JoeManganiello, and Creator/KareemAbdulJabbar.Creator/KareemAbdulJabbar forming a CameoCluster.
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'''William Shatner:''' {{Worth it!}}

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'''William Shatner:''' {{Worth it!}}it}}!
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'''William Shatner:''' {{Worth it}}!

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'''William Shatner:''' {{Worth it}}!it!}}
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When Leonard is talking about Wil Wheaton's guests to Penny, she is shocked that he has no idea who Creator/KareemAbdulJabbar is. Played with Creator/JoeManganiello, whom Leonard recognizes from ''Series/TrueBlood'', while Penny and (especially) Amy know from ''Film/MagicMike''.

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See also: the ''Series/YoungSheldon'' episode [[Recap/YoungSheldonS4E05AMustyCryptAndAStickToPeeOn "A Musty Crypt and a Stick to Pee On"]].
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* CelebrityIsOverrated: When the group discovers Wil Wheaton has a D&D night with a variety of celebrities (including William Shatner) they immediately start pestering him to let them in on the game. Wil ends up giving them a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech because the biggest struggle with being a celebrity is sycophants trying to use you to meet other celebrities.

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* CelebrityIsOverrated: When the group discovers Wil Wheaton has a D&D night with a variety of celebrities (including William Shatner) they immediately start pestering him to let them in on the game. Wil ends up giving them a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech because the biggest struggle with being a celebrity is sycophants trying to use you him to meet other celebrities.
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* RecognitionFailure:
** Leonard doesn’t know who Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is.
** Played with regarding Joe Manganiello; Leonard recognizes him from ''Series/TrueBlood'', while the girls — Amy in particular — are more familiar with his work on ''Film/MagicMike''.
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* RPGEpisode: Wil's secret ''Dungeons & Dragons'' sessions are the focus of the episode.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Wil Wheaton gives one to the guys in "The D&D Vortex" (see CelebrityIsOverrated above for further details).

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* ContinuityNod: The girls recall [[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS6E23TheLoveSpellPotential the last time they played D&D]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Wil Wheaton gives one to the guys in "The D&D Vortex" (see CelebrityIsOverrated above for further details).
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* AsHimself: "The D&D Vortex", along with recurrers Creator/WilWheaton and Creator/KevinSmith, also includes Creator/WilliamShatner, Creator/JoeManganiello, and Creator/KareemAbdulJabbar.
* CelebrityIsOverrated: When the group discovers Wil Wheaton has a D&D night with a variety of celebrities (including William Shatner) they immediately start pestering him to let them in on the game. Wil ends up giving them a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech because the biggest struggle with being a celebrity is sycophants trying to use you to meet other celebrities.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Wil Wheaton gives one to the guys in "The D&D Vortex" (see CelebrityIsOverrated above for further details).
* SwearJar: During Wil Wheaton's ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game.
-->'''Wil Wheaton:''' Okay, where were we?\\
'''William Shatner:''' I was about to go all "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Wrath of Khan]]" on the ogres.\\
'''Kevin Smith:''' Oh, man, that's it. Put another dollar in the Star Trek jar, Bill.\\
'''William Shatner:''' {{Worth it}}!
* VomitDiscretionShot: Done with Sheldon throwing up on Creator/WilliamShatner. The ColdOpen shows the scene leading up to it, then cuts to the guys watching a video of it on a phone, followed by the sound of Sheldon vomiting.
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When the guys learn about Will Wheaton's celebrity ''TabletopGames/DungeonsAndDragons'' game, they use deception and betrayal to fight over the one empty spot.

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When the guys learn about Will Wheaton's celebrity ''TabletopGames/DungeonsAndDragons'' ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game, they use deception and betrayal to fight over the one empty spot.
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When the guys learn about Will Wheaton's celebrity ''TabletopGames/DungeonsAndDragons'' game, they use deception and betrayal to fight over the one empty spot.

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