Daroga finds himself in the very extra clutches of the Phantom, and his only hope for escape may be his personal Hell-- talking it out. Meanwhile, Raoul has a good news/bad news kind of day when he finds the perfect outfit in the labyrinthine hallways of the Opera Garnier... only to have his heart broken again. Christine tries to be a theatre kid again. Raoul gets a smaug look on his face. Daroga warms up.

• Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the ⁠⁠Abstract Adventures podcast⁠⁠ out and check out ⁠⁠her games⁠⁠! |
• Playing ⁠⁠Kids on Bikes⁠⁠ by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! |
• Soundtrack by ⁠⁠Keygen Church⁠⁠! |
• Sound effects by ⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠ |
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Things are getting weird at the Opera Garnier; "Daroga" explores the bizarre underground lake while Raoul and Christine make some tough decisions about their futures. Christine puts a blinger on her finger. Raoul learns the language of the most majestic beast on the Earth. Daroga makes a house call. |

• Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the ⁠Abstract Adventures podcast⁠ out and check out ⁠her games⁠! |
• Playing ⁠Kids on Bikes⁠ by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! |
• Soundtrack by ⁠Keygen Church⁠! |
• Sound effects by ⁠freesound.org⁠ |
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• Roleplay Retcon is part of the ⁠Nerdsmith Network⁠! |
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How about a date? Christine breaks a promise. Raoul decides on a reasonable number of horse-drawn chariots. The Patron makes contact.

• Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the Abstract Adventures podcast out and check out her games! |
• Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! |
• Soundtrack by Keygen Church! |
• Sound effects by freesound.org |
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Look, frankly, not a lot happens this episode until this one thing, and the one thing is A LOT. Raoul treats himself to a spa day. The Patron does some grilling. Christine discovers something tragic or happy, depending on who you ask.

• Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the Abstract Adventures podcast out and check out her games! |
• Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! |
• Soundtrack by Keygen Church! |
• Sound effects by freesound.org |
• Come talk about it in our Discord! |
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• Roleplay Retcon is part of the Nerdsmith Network! |
• Produced by Two Fish in a Jug |

If you play a TTRPG with Jensie, you will end up roleplaying a fancy dinner party 100 percent of the time. Christine isn't here, man. Raoul is vexed by this closet. The Patron is... vexed by the same closet.

• Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the Abstract Adventures podcast out and check out her games! |
• Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! |
• Soundtrack by Keygen Church! |
• Sound effects by freesound.org |
• Come talk about it in our Discord! |
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• Roleplay Retcon is part of the Nerdsmith Network! |
• Produced by Two Fish in a Jug |

Christine belts a practically divine solo, only to be pummeled by her newly-adoring public. Raoul to the rescue! Meanwhile, the mysterious Box 6 Patron uses the commotion as cover to look for clues in Box 5...

• Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the Abstract Adventures podcast out and check out her games! |
• Remick also performs "Moon River" in this episode! | 
• Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! |
• Soundtrack by Keygen Church! |
• Sound effects by freesound.org |
• Come talk about it in our Discord! |
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• Roleplay Retcon is part of the Nerdsmith Network! |
• Produced by Two Fish in a Jug |

Hey, we're featuring a few episodes of Tales from the Cryptid on Roleplay Retcon's feed, hosted by investigative journalist Gaston Leroux (who sounds a lot like Jensie, haha what a kooky coincidence). Leroux has proof of what happened at the Opera Garnier in Paris in 1992, and the real story is wilder than anything you think you know about it.

• Guest starring Remick! Check out her games and her actual play stream Tales From the Forgotten Troupe! |
• Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilmour and  Doug Levandowski! |
• Soundtrack by Keygen Church! |
• Sound effects by freesound.org |
• Come talk about it in our Discord! |
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• Roleplay Retcon is part of the Nerdsmith Network! |
• Produced by Two Fish in a Jug |

Phantom of the Opera will be back next episode, but for now let's make a Holiday special! You know, the ones that flood TV this time of year and are all about Santa and reindeer and dentists and such. For ours, we'll be playing Alex Roberts' And to All a Good Night, an adaptation of her storytelling game For the Queen that helps us process our weird feelings about Santa Claus. |

• Intro and outro music is "Santa's Tricks" by Myuu |
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Frankly, there hasn't been a good film adaptation Gaston Leroux's early 20th century novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, a.k.a. The Phantom of the Opera. Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical is good, but it's also a far walk from the original book, which is an absolute banger and hilarious to boot (and the 2004 Joel Schumacher movie was panned by both critics and Phantom fans alike). So, Jensie has decided we're not remaking just one movie, but all of them!

That's not the only wild choice we've made: We'll be telling our story using the TTRPG Kids on Bikes, except with no kids and no bikes, just to prove how flexible this game actually is. In this episode we'll go over Kids on Bikes and introduce our characters: Special Guest Remick from Tales From the Forgotten Troupe plays the up-and-coming Opera Diva Christine Daaé, Alex is the well-mannered and romantic Viscount Raoul de Chagny and Ben is... someone we don't know much about, yet. |

• Guest starring Remick! Check out her games and her actual play stream Tales From the Forgotten Troupe! |
• Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilmour and  Doug Levandowski! |
• Soundtrack by Keygen Church! |
• Sound effects by freesound.org |
• Come talk about it in our Discord! |
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• Roleplay Retcon is part of the Nerdsmith Network! |
• Produced by Two Fish in a Jug |

There's something wrong with Abraham Lincoln, and the toys must rally the rest of their army to liberate the charging station before they power down forever. They're hoping to do so without plastic-shed, but this is war, after all...

• Guest starring Jess Geyer from Wannabe Games!
• And we're playing their game, Some Assembly Required!
• Soundtrack by Jonathan Coulton! |
• Sound effects by freesound.org |
• Come talk about it in our Discord! |
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• Produced by Two Fish in a Jug |