D&D General Joe Manganiello's D&D Campaign Includes a Game of Thrones Creator & Vince Vaughn

The entertainment magazine Variety has joined the long list of mainstream publications who have published articles about D&D in recent years. They take a look at Joe Manganiello's home game, which includes Vince Vaughn, plus the guitarist from Rage Against the Machine, and one one of the Game of Thrones creators!

Inside Joe Manganiello’s Epic Dungeons & Dragons Campaign

Go inside Joe Manganiello's Hollywood Dungeons & Dragons campaign, which includes Vince Vaughn, Tom Morello, The Big Show and more.

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[Ruin Explorer]

...I can already imagine Vince Vaughn being a "That's what my character would do!" player.

Right? The very thought of DMing Vince Vaughn fills me with a creeping dread. Hopefully Joe can keep him under control.

 

[Seramus]

Pretty sure this is where those guys go to get away from the ladies.

I can understand them wanting to get away from specific individuals, but not an entire class of people as a category. More generally, I doubt it's intentional. Just something I was sad to see.

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

@Morrus

This seems relevant...

Meet Joe Manganiello for a Game of Dungeons & Dragons

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[Eyes of Nine]

Pretty sure this is where those guys go to get away from the ladies.

And can we all safely bet that Tom Morello is playing a barbarian?

First read, that sounds like racism (Lone POC dude playing the savage barbarian). But maybe you meant something else.

Fwiw, Morello's playing a Mountain Dwarf Champion/Forge Cleric.

 

[Tiles]

Everyone groans when the wife comes in during combat........wait no one would do that

 

[RangerWickett]

I hope they have fun, I guess?

I wonder if any of them are Game of Thrones fans, and what that table discussion was like.

 

[Raith5]

First read, that sounds like racism (Lone POC dude playing the savage barbarian). But maybe you meant something else.

Fwiw, Morello's playing a Mountain Dwarf Champion/Forge Cleric.

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Pretty sure that is a reference to Tom's band "Rage against the Machine"!

 

[R_J_K75]

I just found a page out of Tom Morellos spellbook.

 

[3catcircus]

I think this is a great illustration that people from all walk of life can gather to engage in a social activity. Rewind 20 years+, and these famous people were uncoordinated high school dorks like everyone else. For famous people, this is a "safe" way to enjoy getting together without having to be "on" for the media (or the inevitable star struck fan) - they just happen to have a larger amount of disposable income than most people.

And that's really what it is about - being able to engage in activities like normal non-famous people. The average person forgets that being rich and famous doesn't provide any stress relief - the job is different and has it's own set of stresses; if you are raising a family (and haven't fallen victim to a diva attitude) you have the added challenge of ensuring your kids aren't spoiled lazy, and there are always people who want your time, attention, or money. Being able to blow off steam in a non destructive manner is important. Doing it by playing D&D beats the excesses of high stakes poker games or going out to night spots where the temptations of drugs, opportunistic groupies, or dangerous behaviors.

 

[Mistwell]

First read, that sounds like racism (Lone POC dude playing the savage barbarian). But maybe you meant something else.

Pretty sure this is you not knowing who he is as an obvious Rage joke goes right over your head. That was a pretty rude assumption for you to make.