Was Me Even Eating Thyroid

## Description

A dinner with a vampire is predictably awkward. Freezo tries to cope with his friends’ many betrayals. Dave gets mad at Ben too.

## Synopsis

They enter, Freezo leading the way. As the passes, the torches sputter to light. He sees a suit of armor and puts on the helmet and foot pieces that fit perfectly. He also takes the greatsword that is too heavy for him. The rest follow and they can hear organ music coming from downstairs.

They arrive at a dining room set beautifully for six with plates of sweetmeats and glistening thyroids. There are glasses full of amber liquor. They see at the end of the room, playing the pipe organ, a figure in a black cloak. This seems to be the vampire Strahd von Zarovich. They banter back and forth, Philge is gobbling down on thyroid. Freezo tries to attack Strahd. He throws a boot at him, which misses and hits a mirror. Bobby realizes that Strahd's reflection is visible, which, as a vampire, it should not be. Bobby questions the man and accuses him of not being a vampire. Baston charges to attack with a knife. The image of Strahd shatters. His figure was but a mirror.

A mocking laugh fills the air and the room is revealed to be what it truly is: neglected, old, the food is soil and the body of a giant Minotaur. The figure of the Minotaur rises to attack, and two skeletons emerge. They begin combat and Freezo summons Bushu. Philge uses Dilge's Magic Wand to cast another spell, and hits the Minotaur with the wand/club. During the combat, Philge rages. Freezo continues to struggle with having no weapons or spell book. He picks up his longsword that Bobby was using and dropped. When the sword touches flesh it begins to glow with powerful magic.

After killing the Minotaur, they see a chamber beyond the mirror. They see a puppet dressed in fine clothes and a filthy Deep Gnome, cowering from the light. This is Keeeith, who has been pretending to be Strahd.

## People

### Dragon Friends

* Philge
* Freezo
* Bobby Pancakes
* Baston

### Non-Player Characters (NPCs)

* Keeeith
* Cedar
* Bushu

### Bestiary

* undead Minotaur
* Skeleton
* Deep Gnome

## Themes, tropes and running jokes

* Hanna-Barbera Voice Reel - Much to Dave's chagrin, the "Strahd Puppet" speaks in a Droopy voice. This is later revealed to be the dialect of all Deep Gnomes. The audience chants "Snagglepuss" against Dave when he protests this.
* Possibly Not So Baffling Reference for our International Listeners — Dave alludes to an incident in which a journalist threw a shoe at U.S. President George W. Bush in Iraq in 2008.
* After Baston identifies Strahd's music as "Bee Bop A Dee Diddly Bop for Organ in F Minor", Benny quickly adjusts what he's playing and declares "*now* it's in F Minor".

## Quotes

* "I want to kick somebody in the dick... probably Bobby, I reckon." - Freezo
* "Dave, it wasn't going to be good no matter what." -Benny Davis, about Ben's Strahd voice.

## Table Talk

* The episode opens with Hing in a bewildered state after seeing all the changes that were made to his character sheet while Ben was playing Freezo in the previous episode, including all of his things being given away and several injuries.