Zac Attempts To Redeem Himself With New Dungeon And Dragon Costumes

What this episode is about

Zac seeks to enhance his role-playing experience by introducing new costumes for Dungeon and Dragons, while the team discusses their week and plans for an upcoming social gathering. Amid playful banter about football and personal struggles, the group reflects on their dedication to supporting each other and staying optimistic about the future.

Key takeaways

• In the world of sports, disappointment is the universal language; fans bond over shared heartbreak.
• While team injuries can sink a season, innovative recovery practices may chart a course to unexpected comebacks.
• Casual banter among friends often disguises the deeper affection; often, toxic camaraderie is a sign of true friendship.
• Is it a D&D costume conundrum or a quest for identity? Even gamers crave a chance at decisiveness.
• Twisted Tea: when the best way to endure a bad season is kicking back with a refreshing drink.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Zac (Guest) · 7 min speaking
• Colton (Guest) · 5 min speaking
• Ben (Guest) · 2 min speaking
• Hank (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Tim Woods · 1 min speaking
• PFT (Host) · 2 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: Twisted Tea, Drake May, Stanford, Jaden
2. 10:00 – 15:00: Vinmo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Captain Planet
3. 15:00 – 20:00: Captain Planet
4. 20:00 – 23:58: Captain Planet, Obi-Wan Kenobi

Notable quotes from "Zac Attempts To Redeem Himself With New Dungeon And Dragon Costumes"

• Are you worried about Drake's shoulder?

  about Drake May · at 1:11

• No, they're practicing at Stanford at the John Ariyaga Center, which I think it's like very innovative on sports medicine and stuff. They have the best doctors in the world.

  about Stanford · at 2:02

• There's no better way to kick off the big game. Twisted Tea is a refreshing hard ice made tea with real brewed tea and 5% alcohol. Goes down smooth. There is no carbonation which makes it easy to drink all day long. Twisted Tea is the.

  about Twisted Tea · at 3:05

• Brought to you by Vinmo, where you can get in the game with your college branded Vinmo debit card. Earn up to 5% cash back at some of your favorite brands with Vinmo Stash…

  about Vinmo · at 12:29

• I wasn't sure if you wanted to be Obi-Wan Kenobi but Kevin I've never watched Star Wars.

  about Obi-Wan Kenobi · at 20:55

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Drake May — Person · Referenced athlete (quarterback) discussed by hosts · 2 mentions · first at 1:11
  Used as the focal point of a short injury/health discussion (shoulder/rotator cuff/labrum) and as a player one speaker says they actively root for.
• Jaden — Person · Referenced athlete (likely quarterback) tied to Washington Commanders discussion · 1 mention · first at 0:56
  Mentioned in a speculative/fan conversation about the Commanders rebounding next year and playing a Super Bowl in LA, described as 'Jaden's hometown.' The transcript does not provide enough detail to uniquely disambiguate which 'Jaden' (e.g., Jayden Daniels) with full certainty.
  No, I got sad. I really do. Well, it's all right. We'll be back. We'll be back. We'll be back. Next year, Commanders, Super Bowl, LA, Jaden's hometown.

Companies & orgs

• Stanford — Company · Referenced expert · 1 mention · first at 2:02
  Mentioned as a location with innovative sports medicine facilities.

Concepts & topics

• Captain Planet — Concept · Referenced concept · 6 mentions · first at 11:46
  Mentioned in passing as a childhood show and potential costume idea.
  Yeah. Kind of like the Captain Planet costume.

Media & podcasts

• Obi-Wan Kenobi — Media · Referenced media · 4 mentions · first at 10:12
  Mentioned as a potential costume idea and part of Star Wars lore.

Sponsors

• Twisted Tea — Product · Sponsor · 2 mentions · first at 3:06
  Promoted as a refreshing alcoholic beverage during the podcast, with detailed description of its features.
• Vinmo — Product · Sponsor · 2 mentions · first at 12:27
  Promoted as a college-branded debit card offering cash back and other benefits.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Team Panther, what's up? What's up, man? How we doing? Great to see you. How's the week, Ben? When did you get here?

0:06 I got here yesterday. Last night. Last night. Great to see you, man. Hey, man. We're trying to work trying to work. Not Not working as hard as job.

0:16 You're doing a good job everywhere. We drawing plays with coaching the house coaching.

0:21 We were uh Yeah, we play with Yeah, we're going to go right after this. We're going to go to the bar live and whoever's outside. I heard I heard Dave going to be there too.

0:30 Oh, I can't wait to meet him. Good to see you. What's up? Hey, man. Not bad. How you doing?

0:35 Good. Good to see you. Fun week for you. How's it going? How you doing? Good. I was so mad. I got sad. I got genuinely sad when commanders suck this year. Jesus, shut up. Get this guy out of here.

0:49 No, I got I got sad. I really do. Well, it's all right. We'll be back. We'll be back. We'll be back. Next year, Commanders, Super Bowl, LA, Jaden's hometown.

1:00 That'll be awesome. Okay. A lot of people forgot about Jaden this year. A lot of people forgot about Jaden.

1:04 We got to stay healthy. We do have to stay healthy. Yeah. We'll see. No, I'm I'm dead out dead serious. I I'm I want this.

1:11 Are you worried about Drake's shoulder? I'm not. Not yet. Two weeks. He's doing one of those.

1:15 Two weeks. You know how should you know how rotator cuffs and labrooms go, though?

1:18 I do. You do? I don't know if it was Was it rotator cuff? It looked like it. The way the way he was winging it out. You You've done that before. Didn't he have Didn't he have the flea flicker after

1:28 the one day he threw 35 yards? I mean, it was right there in a dime. It was a great pass, but I'm just saying like 35 yards like you don't need your full labor to do that.

1:36 Yeah, but if you can get them 35 yards, then you can catch your runs after that. You can get seven yard touchdowns. Heard I heard the warm air is doing wonders for it.

1:44 That is true. But I'm saying this like I root for Drake May. You know that they're

1:48 I'm a Drake May fan. And when you have a run first quarterback like Drake and you're taking hits on your right shoulder, that could affect his longevity. So, I'm just worried about his health moving forward.

1:56 Well, I'm not worried about his health anymore because they're You didn't hear where they're practicing, right?

2:01 Away from the substation. No, they're practicing at Stanford at the John Ariyaga Center, which I think it's like very innovative on sports medicine and stuff. They have the best doctors in the world.

2:12 It's pretty close to Balco, right? No. No. I think that's in the city. This is more South Bay.

2:18 You would know. You would know. I wouldn't know. I wouldn't know. GOOD TO SEE YOU, YOU [ __ ] [ __ ] SEE YOU LATER, JOEL. That's how guys talk to each other. That's how when when a guy loves another guy, that's what they say. They have a thinly veiled conversation be like, "Fuck you. I hate you." And the other guy being like, "Fuck you. I hate you. We're better than you." And then we we we leave as friends.

2:57 We just got back from San Francisco. It was big game weekend. And how did we spend that weekend? You know, we were drinking Twisted Te's the entire time. There's no better way to kick off the big game. Twisted Tea is a refreshing hard ice made tea with real brewed tea and 5% alcohol. Goes down smooth. There is no carbonation which makes it easy to drink all day long. Twisted Tea is the perfect drink to keep the good times going all day and all season long. Whether you're hanging out with friends at the house, catching a game at the stadium or at the bar, or day drinking with friends, Twisted Tea is there to turn your day up a notch and make a good time a great time. Grab a refreshing Twisted Tea today.

3:34 How do you turn it on? It's so sick. It's so sick. Do Have we not tested it? Do we don't know? We don't know how to turn it on. Does anyone know when this got installed?

3:49 I think last week. Did you Did they Did anyone tell you anything? I did. We don't know anything.

3:54 There's an on switch. Where? Turn it on. It's like keys. Oh. That doesn't sound great.

4:04 It doesn't. Wait. I have to go. I have to stand up to turn it on. That's pretty sick. That's pretty sick. Woo! You can do multiple walls. It's like a real lottery machine. Dude, this is to think this all started because I was I saw the NHL lottery, thought it was rigged and bought uh 3,000 $4,000 one from China. Now we're here. Number three. God, it's so sick. I love the blue balls. That was so satisfying.

5:27 66. That would be beautiful. The first number ever was 99. God damn it, that's exciting.

5:37 Today we're at the costume store. A little bit of redemption arc. We We previously shoed for costumes for Dungeons and Dragons in the past. Things did not go as planned. There may have been some indecisiveness. Today the word of the day is decisiveness, Colton. We're about to get so decisive in this costume store. We're going to get some good outfits for the guys. We're so excited to play D and D. Big ups Tim Woods. Let's go. Let's get costumes. We got this. Let's do it. Oh, I thought it was over.

6:06 We're going to do some browsing. Try to find some costumes. That's okay. Let me know what you mean.

6:09 We'll do if we I may have a couple of questions and if I do, I I'll I'll shoot right this way.

6:16 Down here. Vintage costumes. We spent some time down there last time. That place Pandora's box. We're not going vintage. We're going up top. I think we go we go one at a time. So, first on this list is Nick Tarini. He's an XL. We're going to give Nicki an XL costume. We're going to stay away from this wall. It's a little religious. We don't want any problems. All right. We're also going to make sure we go uh we're going to go full male cast this time. Um I accidentally put Hank in Britney Spears outfit last time. That was that was that was bad. And I still feel bad about that. And I think he still hates me, but it'll be okay. These are kids costume. We also put Nick in a tiny Pikachu last time, so no kids costumes.

7:11 Night. Night could be kind of fun. This is tough. This is like This is aggressive. This is This is save a princess from a castle. This is drinking the finest of wine with the finest of weaponry. Sword, shield, crest. We got a crest. What size we got here? Doesn't say. Not good. This is adult costume. How big do you This guy looks regular standard size adult.

7:44 Last time, Colton, I laid out some costumes and forgot about them. We're keeping them on body this time. We're keeping them close. This one's in.

7:51 It's a great first choice. I appreciate that. Thank you so much. That means way more than you know. Even if you don't mean it, it still felt good. We're going to probably stay away from the inflatables cuz you can't talk. Peter Pan. Like maybe Peter Pan with the Glock. Like if Peter Pan had a switch. You think that could play like Peter Pan if he like really just had weapons? That feels like it could be fun. All right. These are like slice them up. Slice them and dice him weapons. We're looking for like extended mag weapons.

8:23 Need a grenade. Oh man. Okay. I don't hate Aladdin. Nobody wants to go toes out though.

8:36 You know what I mean? Nobody wants their feet out. It's not what it's not about what they want. It's about what the people want.

8:42 No, it's about the It's a little bit Everybody can win. You know, there's a world.

8:48 Yeah, we're all about it. This is medium. So maybe a PFT Aladdin. I'm thinking PFT could be Aladdin. We'll get him a weapon, too. Aladdin with a weapon. Maybe like a dynamite stick. Oh, we do. Got to keep it on body. Got to keep it on body. But they also have the needler from Halo, which we should incorporate into a costume. That's That's Oh, that's so good. Again, Night with Nunchucks. And then we'll do Aladdin

9:49 with We'll do Aladdin with a Glock hawk. The Knight can either be depending on sizing cuz it just says adult size on the night. So that thing can either Hank or Big Cat or maybe Nick. I want to try to stay away from the mask so they can talk. You know what I mean? She didn't get audible on the mics. Oh, Darth is out of here. Darth Vader. It's Obi-Wan Kenobi. Like Big do damage with a lightsaber. I like I do like Big Cow with a lightsaber. I do. I like that. What is this? [ __ ] This is Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi. It comes with hooded robe, tunic, pants, collar piece, lightsaber, and then it has it comes with a robot kabuche to pur.

10:52 Oh, that's okay. That's just the Spanish. Okay, it's the translation. That's all me house. That's the last time you saw houseful. We're going to get Aladdin semi-automatic pistol. Oh, so we need five costumes cuz it's six total with But Tim Woods is the dungeon master. He's got his own kit. He's a professional. He wouldn't d he's probably coming full custom. You know, Tim Woods is he's

11:25 he Everybody's got guys. He's the D and D guy. He's D and D runs through Tim Woods. You know what I mean? runs through Tim Woods. I got to I got to go hang something cool, man. I got to redamp here. Like I big up shout out Britney Spears. No hate on Britney Spears, but you know there's a time and a place to be dressed as Britney and that wasn't the time and place. You ever watch Captain Planet as a kid?

11:50 Yeah. Kind of like the Captain Planet costume. That's good tech. That'll play. What size we got? Captain playing it. Padded jump. They use All right. Silly side note. They use several different fonts on all these packagings. None of the font ever. Padded jumpsuit with boot tops. Okay. And gloves. So you get this and the gloves. We'll get back to PMTV in a second. It's brought to you by Vinmo, where you can get in the game with your college branded Vinmo debit card. Earn up to 5% cash back at some of your favorite brands with Vinmo Stash Rewards. Upgrade your superfan status. They got special edition school design so you can pay for your game day wings and rep your team at the same time. You can add your Vinmo debit card to your mobile wallet as soon as you sign up. Pay online, pay in store right from your phone. And the best part is the card the card is tied right to your Vinmo account. So if you just got

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13:41 All right. H saving the planet. PFT stepping down on Jasmine. Nick's front lines. Think it has the Force. The Force is an exo. We pulled it out of the pack. It fits. This is an adult-siz night costume that we haven't taken out of the package. Do you think we run that that package playback?

14:09 No, you don't. Okay. It'll fit. I think it'll fit, too. I just don't Nobody should have to sit through an entire episode with a pillow over their lap. We put him in a Pik a Pikachu cameltoe situation. And that was just undeserving. Great guy. Never deserved that. Oh, dude. They got the flash. We got to get the flash. Dude, is it selfish? My favorite superpower is speed. Should I give speed to somebody else?

14:37 No. You think that's cool? Yeah, dude. Oh no. All right, we're good. We're good. It's a large. We may have to give Hank the super speed just based on sizing. I'm not There's a 0% chance I'm hopping in a big L. 0% chance. Super speed would have been so cool though. Flash doesn't have weapons. Does Captain Planet have weapons? What do we do? Like what's a like like a compactor or like a what what accessor how how does Captain Planet accessorize fruits and vegetables like compost? You know what I mean? Like dude, if all these costumes fit and we get enough costumes, it's such a win. It's this could be not even a win. It's it we have the potential to do moderately better than last time, Colton. Extremely moderately better. Yeah. Last time we had to hang a microphone. This time we can have him the most aggressive weapon we can find.

16:24 Oh man. Chainsaw. No, that's that could be inconvenient. Wait, they're not heavy enough to Yeah. I don't even know how you would He would like these. These are fun. He's I think we go with these ones. We need a backup.

16:57 Ooh, wait. So, the ninja costume comes with shirt, pants, vest, hood, big scissors. I don't hate big scissors. It's like it's they're comically big, but you you'd like to say you'd beat the guy with the big scissors, but if we if I show up to a fist fight with big scissors, you're worried. You know what I mean? You're like, you think it's funny, but that could be lethal. Do we get a backup gun or is that just is that weapon gluttony? like, "Hey, I we've we've like tried to customize your your load out, but if you want to go AK Gold's scar, you can go AK-47. What do we think?" And we're done. Love it. Let's do it.

17:35 Yeah, we're going Woodstock. Keeping it classic. Good to go, Colton. Thank you so much for your help today. I really appreciate it.

18:15 No problem. Thank you guys. Ready for my quest. What is this bit? Got a uh a brand new tracksuit yesterday. Arrived last night. Yeah, it's very like super 1980s aggressive.

18:35 Remember the episode Seinfeld where it was Tony the Mimbo? Mhm. Feel like this is a Tony the Mimbo outfit. If it was better looking, I could definitely be a Meimbo instead of just look dumb.

18:44 Look like you're in a hot tub time machine. You know I'll beat your [ __ ] ass, nerd. Get that nerd [ __ ] out of here.

18:51 Um, Zach, are those a costume? They are. Yes, sir. Okay. I'm excited. If uh if we have one costume that doesn't work, I also brought in the JMU full Duke dog mascot costume in

19:04 case there's anything in there that's not that we have a repeat of last time. Completely understandable. We have an we have an extra in here as well, but that full mascot costume pretty sick.

19:13 Yeah. Yeah. I like that shirt. Love that jumpsuit. Oh, your shirt's awesome. Look at that. Is that an eagle?

19:18 Uh it's a parrot. Oh, yeah. It's a pistol parrot. Yeah, that's a sick jumpsuit. That's a sick shirt. Insanely metallic.

19:27 That pair has a great hat. Look at the bandana and everything. Pair with talons.

19:33 How How'd you find the same purple in the shades as a suit? I already had the glasses. Yeah,

19:38 your eyes look great today. I appreciate you. I won. Yeah, I just won. I just won the cup. Got them. Here we go. PFD. Hey, how's it going? Good to see you.

19:58 Oh my god. Good to see you. How you been? Excited. Excited. This is This is merch, baby.

20:05 I have exactly two one piece of merch. Two one t-shirt, two colors. I got you Aladdin.

20:13 Okay. And I've also got you a Glock. Aladdin with modern weapons. If that's something you're into, yes. If it's not, we defin we also have an alternate costume of uh uh golden ninja.

20:25 Okay. Or your third variant of June. I think I think it might do a lot. Okay. Who would you like to be? I think we we have a couple of options. I did have originally I had you as the uh uh night and shiny armor. That would be great, but a little bit more modernized because today you have a Halo needler.

20:40 Oh, yes. Perfect. Decent decent tech. Thank you so much. Yeah. So I think I when you text me I said I just want to be beautiful and so this I think this

20:48 I I went for handsome. Yeah. No, that's great. And I love the needler. What? Captain Plan.

20:54 What was the other one? I I I wasn't sure if you wanted to be Obi-Wan Kenobi but uh Kevin

20:59 I've never watched Star Wars. That would be that would feel a little disingenuous.

21:02 Oh, actually no, that is good cuz I can say [ __ ] that he would have said. Obi-Wan Kenobi as he always says.

21:09 Who's Captain Planet? Uh Captain Planet also up for grabs. There's also a golden ninja and flash

21:15 with nunchucks. What are you going to be? I was just I was just going to be whatever is

21:20 I think you should be the golden ninja. So, does everyone else have a costume? I uh Hank goes next. Hank, I got you a flash with nunchucks. If not, we have uh

21:28 What if I go Duke Flash? I was Can I do Captain Planet Obi-Wan? Uh yes. Okay. Yeah.

21:36 I'd like to do a combo. I'll do I'll do a combo. I'll do I'll do You be the You be the golden ninja. Okay. Okay.

21:43 Yes, certainly. Good job, Zach. Yes, sir. Everything should fit. We're all adult sizes. Flash. This felt like a fast weapon.

21:52 Yes. I'll be the Duke dog. Flash head nunchucks. What a combo. Yeah. Nobody likes their assigned weapon. We also have a a Freoo AK-47.

22:02 Can I use my own needler? Certainly. Okay. Yeah. Certainly. Cool. Thanks, man. You understand what I'm saying?

22:06 No, I No worries. No, the helmet looks good. The helmet looks good. Yeah. Yeah, it it looks like real quality.

22:13 Yeah, the whole thing is pretty nice. Oh, Captain Planet as Obi-Wan Kenobi. That looks good.

22:37 Feels good. Captain Planet has an AK or Oban has a lightsab. Captain Planet has an AK.

22:44 You got to protect the planet. Not actually, right? Uh, did I ever forget what that show used to be like?

22:49 No, he does a lot of So, in the show, he does a lot of recycling and composting right behind.

22:56 All right. All right. What else? And I'll take the lightsaber. What's all this [ __ ]

23:04 Those are Pulls up green up. No. Bolts up. You got to stop when you got to stop with the costumes and start just being yourself. You're a Patriots fan on on Thursday. You're Bolts fan on Friday.

23:20 I was a Patriots fan for like 20 minutes. Yeah. It was a pretty good 20 minutes. It's a very funny review. I felt like a last forever.

23:28 Congrats on your uh lobby win by the way. None of these other guys won this year.

23:35 No.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Zac Attempts To Redeem Himself With New Dungeon And Dragon Costumes"?

Zac (Guest), Colton (Guest), Ben (Guest), Hank (Guest), Tim Woods, PFT (Host).

What is "Zac Attempts To Redeem Himself With New Dungeon And Dragon Costumes" about?

Zac seeks to enhance his role-playing experience by introducing new costumes for Dungeon and Dragons, while the team discusses their week and plans for an upcoming social gathering. Amid playful banter about football and personal struggles, the group reflects on their dedication to supporting each other and staying optimistic about the future.

What is mentioned in this Pardon My Take episode?

7 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Drake May, Stanford, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jaden, Captain Planet. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Zac Attempts To Redeem Himself With New Dungeon And Dragon Costumes"?

The episode runs 24 min; the transcript is about 3,630 words in 85 timestamped sections.

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