Trench Wizard

***Trench Wizard*** is the two hundred and twenty-seventh episode of *Off Book: The Improvised Musical*. The episode follows a loose "jam sesh" format, wherein the hosts chat with one another and occasionally improvise standalone songs. Freshly melted from a musical about therapy, the FamBand is ready to talk sex appeal of celebs, discuss the size of Mario, and play a few rounds of Trench Wizard.

## Episode Description

Well, well, well looks like you've decided to listen to this Fam Band ep. Good going! This one's got Dana's hot take about Paul Rudd, Jess' take that Tim Meadows is sexy, and a video game! Come along as Zach and Jess play the famously hard video game, "Trench Wizard" in the arcade Brett set up in the studio. Thanks Brett, what a guy! Will Zach and Jess save the village from eternal darkness? Maybe!

## Cast

* Jessica McKenna
* Brett Morris
* Scott Passarella
* Zach Reino
* Dana Wickens

## Songs

* "You Can't Be Sexy AND Hilarious (Tim Meadows Can Get It)"
* "Make A Plan To Bang A Sexy Man"
* "Is Peach Really Tall Or Is Mario Small?"
* "A Song Zach Wrote"
* "A Song Jess Wrote (Free Fallin')

## Trench Wizard

Brett has an entire arcade set up in the studio! This episode, Zach and Jess decide to play the infamously difficult cabinet game Trench Wizard.

### Round 1 - Player: Zach

* Character Select: Sewer Mage
* Opening Cut Scene: An announcement of a quest to lift the endless night cloaking a small village.
* > Talk to villager.
* Meet Bracks, a young boy.
* > Follow Bracks up a tree.
* Bracks offers an acorn that allows night vision.
* > Give Bracks acorn.
* Bracks can now see in the dark, but there is still endless night.

GAME OVER

### Round 2 - Player: Jess

* Character Select: Rebellious Scribe
* Opening Cut Scene: Banished by the king to the village of endless night.
* > Meet and follow Bracks up a tree.
* > Try to take acorn.
* Denied! This acorn is for someone who does magic. Do you do magic? (No, the player is a scribe.)
* > Steal acorn.
* Now in combat with Bracks! Defeated Bracks with quill.
* Obtained acorn.
* Item Shop: Bronkman's Bakery.
* > Buy muffin.
* > Bronkman accuses theft. Town Guard Arrives.
* > Run

GAME OVER

### Round 3 - Player: Zach

* Character Selection: Constant Gardener
* Opening Cut Scene: Depart from royal family to lift darkness from a village.
* > Kiss princess.
* Obtained power to create muffins.
* Warped to Bronkman's Bakery.
* > Compete for best baker. Make muffin. (MINI GAME) Defeated muffin man.
* Obtained Muffin Shop.
* Bracks arrives, asks for muffin.
* > Trade 1 muffin for 1 acorn.
* Bracks is allergic! Now in combat with Bracks!
* > Give Bracks muffin. Defeated Bracks with muffin.
* Angry mob arrives.
* > Escape out the back.
* > Break through mountain with shovel.
* Bat sliding puzzle (MINI GAME)
* > Fell down pitfall.

GAME OVER

### Round 4 - Player: Jess

* Character Selection: Puzzle Bat (NEW)
* > Immediately travel to cave.
* > Fly up lava tube.
* > Realize that Bracks is the Trench Wizard!

YOU WIN

## Trivia

Did you know that, on April 20, 2022, an Off Book fan used the software program, RPG Maker, to create a play-through of *Trench Wizard?* Users are able to play as the characters in each round. The game is free for download to all who wish to experience this episode at home.

DOWNLOAD

You can also watch the play-through on YouTube HERE