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Side Quest 147: Horsepocalypse Now

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The group debates whether a porno theater is for art or for jerking off.

1. Authors & Dragons Comedy DnD Podcast names the episode Side Quest 147: Horsepocalypse Now and frames it as an Interlude question session. 2. Emily Kaplan, Rick Voltaire, M.K. Gibson, and Steve Weatherall are the named cast members, and they matter because each takes part in the question-driven group banter. 3. The episode is for listener questions, Patreon plugs, and character-comparison jokes rather than a single plot or dungeon run. 4. M.K. Gibson plugs Villains Academy, Shadowmaster Book 6, and says the e-book and paperback are out. 5. Gibson says the audiobook recording is expected to start in late April or May, after checking with the narrator. 6. He also says the book briefly reached number one in parody e-books for about an hour and took a screenshot. 7. Another plug mentions Chilling Reflections audiobook arriving on June 24 as Build Code number three. 8. Rick Voltaire mentions the audiobook of Boar War and says Time Chaser is still being proofed before release. 9. The Patreon pitch says $2 gets Discord access and higher tiers unlock voice channels, merch, and ad-free episodes. 10. The group also says Spotify may soon deliver ad-free episodes to Patreon supporters through login linking. 11. The first major question asks what backup characters the cast would build if their current characters die. 12. One answer is a pixie with the spell sniper feat and either sorcerer or warlock levels, kept a thousand feet in the air for Eldritch Blast attacks. 13. Another answer is a gnome cleric concept from EverQuest days, including the names Tesbur and Tesbur Trenalds. 14. Steve Weatherall says his fallback would be a dwarf squared or a tabaxi that is really a middle-aged man in a cat suit. 15. Rick Voltaire proposes a fifth- or sixth-generation evil heir who keeps failing at evil and accidentally becomes heroic. 16. The cast then compares current characters with older ones like Stan, Brandon, Moog, Silas, Claudie, Scarecrow, and the original Lady of Layers. 17. The tone stays loose, self-aware, and heavily improvisational, with running jokes about Bevan, backup Bevan, and who should be left out of the room. 18. Several passages spiral into absurdity, including the claim that a seagull in the house already means something has gone wrong. 19. Listeners who enjoy improvised D&D banter, character theory, and Patreon-driven chaos would fit this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a tightly structured campaign recap probably should skip this one.

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A loose, joke-heavy hangout that turns retro game talk and cozy hangout ideas into a steadily stranger, funnier run of bits.

This interlude stays loose from start to finish, moving from plugs and housekeeping into a long, very funny run through retro arcades, pay-by-the-hour nostalgia, and the appeal of a coffee-shop take on a barcade.

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If you want a loose side quest that keeps harmless ideas turning into weirder banter.

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