Vin Diesel & D&D

Mark

CreativeMountainGames.com

• Apr 5, 2003

• #1

Of course there have been plenty of threads on the Vin Diesel/D&D connection, and he's even been mentioned now in WotC promotional materials (as given out at the Gama Trade Show in Vegas a couple of weeks ago), but he's just finishing up his interview on Conan O'Brien right now and they spent the majority of his time discussing D&D. He even told Conan about the tattoo that could be seen on him in XXX of the name "Melkor" which he says was the name of his Drow character in one campaign. He nows calls his 24 years of gaming sicne the seventies the "training ground for his imagination." That's being as open as any public figure on gaming as I have ever seen.

 

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John Crichton

First Post

• Apr 5, 2003

• #2

Can only be a good thing. He generally makes (or is in) entertaining movies. And he has more acting range than most people give him credit for. Now if he could put himself in some kind of fantasy movie, that would be a step further in the right direction.

 

nimisgod

LEW Judge

• Apr 5, 2003

• #3

Well, I've heard tell that Robin Williams is a wargamer or something. But then, he doesn't seem as open about it as Mr. Diesel is.

I wonder if his brother plays D&D too LoL

 

Mark

CreativeMountainGames.com

• Apr 5, 2003

• #4

Vin's brother? I don't know but I have a brother a year older and one a year younger and neither one of them were ever interested in gaming in any form. I'm forty, btw, and started gaming about when I was twelve, just like Vin Diesel. I only mention this because Vin mentions that back in those days there wasn't much of an electronic gaming alternative to D&D.

 

jdavis

First Post

• Apr 5, 2003

• #5

Next thing you know people are going to start thinking we aren't all geeks and nerds, he's ruining our image.

 

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Ranger REG

Explorer

• Apr 5, 2003

• #6

Trust me, jdavis, Vin is not going to make pocket protectors the new fashion trend like Michael Jordan did with Nike. Your geek status is federally protected.

 

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jdavis

First Post

• Apr 5, 2003

• #7

I'd hate for people to start thinking us gamers were hip and cool like Vin Diesel, next thing you know people will stop thinking we are all devil worshippers or that we don't commit suicide when our characters die in the game. Before you know it D&D will become a Xtreme sport and will start being covered by ESPN.

 

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KenM

Banned

Banned

• Apr 5, 2003

• #8

jdavis said:

Before you know it D&D will become a Xtreme sport and will start being covered by ESPN.

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ESPN has had a few shows covering the big Magic: the gathering tournaments, a few years back. Don't know if they still do.

 

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Hand of Vecna

First Post

• Apr 5, 2003

• #9

"Black Orchid?! SURGE!!!"

 

Darrin Drader

Explorer

• Apr 6, 2003

• #10

Another celeb who plays D&D - Wil Wheaton. Go to www.wilwheaton.net and check out the advertisement at the bottom right of the page. And yes, I shot him an email and he did confirm that he's a gamer.