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1	!!Plot
2	When the guys learn about Will Wheaton's celebrity ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game, they use deception and betrayal to fight over the one empty spot.
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4	See also: the ''Series/YoungSheldon'' episode [[Recap/YoungSheldonS4E05AMustyCryptAndAStickToPeeOn "A Musty Crypt and a Stick to Pee On"]].
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6	!!Tropes:
7	* AsHimself: "The D&D Vortex", along with recurrers Creator/WilWheaton and Creator/KevinSmith, also includes Creator/WilliamShatner, Creator/JoeManganiello, and Creator/KareemAbdulJabbar forming a CameoCluster.
8	* 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 him to meet other celebrities.
9	* ContinuityNod: The girls recall [[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS6E23TheLoveSpellPotential the last time they played D&D]].
10	* 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''.
11	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Wil Wheaton gives one to the guys (see CelebrityIsOverrated above for further details).
12	* RecognitionFailure:
13	** Leonard doesn’t know who Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is.
14	** 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''.
15	* RPGEpisode: Wil's secret ''Dungeons & Dragons'' sessions are the focus of the episode.
16	* SwearJar: During Wil Wheaton's ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game.
17	-->'''Wil Wheaton:''' Okay, where were we?\
18	'''William Shatner:''' I was about to go all "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Wrath of Khan]]" on the ogres.\
19	'''Kevin Smith:''' Oh, man, that's it. Put another dollar in the Star Trek jar, Bill.\
20	'''William Shatner:''' {{Worth it}}!

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