Castles and Cauldrons, Part 1

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122: Castles and Cauldrons, Part 1

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Summary[edit]

Jimmy Barclay begins to play a role-playing game with his cousin and is drawn into the strange experiences and occurrences associated with the game.

Plot[edit]

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The Barclays have a visitor for the summer: Len, George Barclay's nephew. Jimmy is excited to have his cousin stay with them, especially when Len shows Jimmy a new game called Castles and Cauldrons- it's even better than Zapazoids!

Castles and Cauldrons (C and C) is a fantasy role-playing game. The players become medieval characters who use battle skills and other means to conquer their enemies. Len is "Luthor the Magician," and he names Jimmy "Jondel the Apprentice." Jimmy thinks the game is harmless - until Len takes it a step further, and imagination starts becoming reality.

Plastic swords ring with the sound of steel; epic battles are fought against the forces of darkness and won. Jimmy is amazed by these things, but Len wants him to go further still, into incantations, spells, and conjuring - which sounds suspiciously like black magic. What's worse, Len swears Jimmy to silence. He's not to tell anybody about the game, especially his parents or Whit, because "they won't understand."

Discussion Questions[edit]

  1. Are all role-playing games bad?
    • Why can it be a bad idea to play games like Castles & Cauldrons?
  2. What should Jimmy have done when Len stopped Jimmy from telling his dad and Whit about the game?
  3. Why do you think Whit "felt" something was wrong in Odyssey?

Cast[edit]

Characters Actors
Connie Kendall Katie Leigh
Donna Barclay Azure Janosky
George Barclay Chuck Bolte
Jimmy Barclay David Griffin
John Whittaker Hal Smith
Len Barclay Nathan Carlson


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  • PARENTS: This is a story about fantasy role-playing games and how they can lure their participants into satanic activity. It is very intense in spots and not meant for listeners under 10 years of age. Parents should listen along with their older children.
  • This is the first (and only thus far) episode in which Dr. Dobson comes on the air with a personal warning.
  • The name of this episode is a reference to the real-life game "Dungeons and Dragons."
  • In this episode, Whit gets a headache and drops a glass when the powers of evil are near. This may be a reference to "Star Wars: A New Hope," in which Obi-Wan Kenobi feels a disturbance in the Force when the planet Alderaan is destroyed.
  • This two-part episode has been criticized for presenting a distorted and inaccurate picture of role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, depicting them as moving beyond the realm of fantasy and linking them to Satanic worship.
  • Katie Leigh, who plays Connie Kendall, also voiced Sheila The Thief, one of the main characters in the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon television show.

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