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Ep 57 Dice! Astragalomancy pt 2 Mancy

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RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Astragalomancy. RJ discusses the history of loaded dice and cheating dice. RJ also comes clean about using loaded dice in games of Dungeons and Dragons. RJ then dives into some of the history of DnD, the good and the bad. A slight dive into the satanic panic that arose from the game in the 1980's. RJ goes over a very unique and specific case involving the disappearance of James Egbert and how some believed Dungeons and Dragons was responsible. Elle finishes the episode by performing Astragalomancy using a standard set of polyhedral dice, the likes if which would be used in games of Dungeons and Dragons. 
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RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Astragalomancy. RJ discusses the history of loaded dice and cheating dice. RJ also comes clean about using loaded dice in games of Dungeons and Dragons. RJ then dives into some of the history of DnD, the good and the bad. A slight dive into the satanic panic that arose from the game in the 1980's. RJ goes over a very unique and specific case involving the disappearance of James Egbert and how some believed Dungeons and Dragons was responsible. Elle finishes the episode by performing Astragalomancy using a standard set of polyhedral dice, the likes if which would be used in games of Dungeons and Dragons. 
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1 hr 4 min

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