(Fires cannon) (It's a cannon, pointed at Sheldon) This is for leaving me in the dungeon to be eaten alive by ogres! Amy: Thanks. Amy: The two of them? Amy: Why not? Bernadette: Sorry, Raj, it's girls' night out. I missed him and I wanted him back. I've always wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons. My character died. Penny: Of course he is. Raj: It's kind of nice to talk to someone who understands what it feels like to be alone. Raj: So, listen, I know we talked about getting a bite to eat in Silver Lake, and then seeing the Christmas lights in Griffith Park, but Leonard's talking about a big D and D game at his place. Santa: Better. Santa: Oh, it's better than a train. Santa: Oh. Scene: A bar. Sheldon: A Christmas gift? Sheldon: But first, I cast a spell of paralysis on Stuart and Howard. Sheldon: Pop-Pop was the only one in my family who encouraged me to pursue science. Sheldon: Santa? Stuart: How does he not hear that? That leader's name, Santa Claus. They must be insanely hot. Where and what his dwelling? Yonder peasant, who is he? You find yourselves in the smoking remains of Santa's village. Your task is to rescue their leader from a dungeon of ogres.
Plan: A: Stuart; Q: Who is the only person who plays Dungeons and Dragons without the women? A: Dungeon master Leonard; Q: Who sets up a Christmas theme? A: a Christmas theme; Q: What theme does Leonard set up for the men to play? A: players; Q: Who must rescue Santa Claus from a gang of ogres? A: Santa Claus; Q: Who does Sheldon have a nightmare about? A: Raj; Q: Whose character dies early in the game? A: Amy; Q: Who is the only woman in the gang to whom Raj was not yet attracted to? A: girls' night; Q: What is the name of the night Raj joins Penny, Bernadette and Amy for? A: a bar; Q: Where did Raj go after his character died? A: a partner; Q: What do Raj's friends want to find him? A: her partner; Q: Who did the woman who rejected Raj just split with? A: ; Raj laments; Q: What does Raj say about being single? A: loneliness; Q: What does Amy share with Raj? A: Santa's dungeon; Q: Where did Sheldon paralyze Howard and Stuart's characters? A: Pop-Pop (Sheldon's maternal grandfather; Q: Who is the only family member to encourage Sheldon's scientific pursuits? A: life; Q: What does Sheldon want Santa to bring back to Pop-Pop? A: a train set; Q: What did Sheldon think Santa was going to give him? A: panic; Q: What does Sheldon wake up in when Santa fires a cannon at him? Summary: The men and Stuart play Dungeons and Dragons without the women. Dungeon master Leonard sets up a Christmas theme where players must rescue Santa Claus from a gang of ogres, to Sheldon's chagrin as he hates Christmas. Raj's character dies early on, so he joins Penny, Bernadette and Amy for girls' night at a bar. They want to find Raj a partner. He is rejected by someone who just split with her partner; Raj laments remaining single despite otherwise being successful. The women sympathize, Amy even sharing her experiences of loneliness with him. This comforts him but also draws him to Amy, the only woman in the gang to whom he was not yet attracted. In the game, meanwhile, Sheldon paralyses Howard's and Stuart's characters in Santa's dungeon, berating Santa for not bringing Pop-Pop (Sheldon's maternal grandfather, the only family member to encourage his scientific pursuits) back to life, his childhood Santa wish. He abandons Santa to be eaten alive by the ogres. Sheldon later has a nightmare about Santa, who is sorry he can bring nobody back to life, but has a present for Sheldon. Anticipating a train set, he wakes in panic when Santa fires a cannon at him.