Running a campaign with 10-plus regulars AND several folks who show up whenever possible? That takes serious organizational and creative skills, even with talented, involved players who love roleplaying and worldbuilding as much as they do crushing their foes. Absolute respect for running this game.
@@bb8989-g4p Buddy, it's a zoom interview for Variety. You think they're gonna pull a Critical Role and film themselves? They're all millionaires. This is to relax and have fun.
Vince Vaughn has played the kinds of characters that would make fun of nerds mercilessly. It's so funny (and great) to see him indulging his inner nerd.
Guy can talk, bet he never shuts up. Peter Faulk on Jon Favreau's "Dinner for Five" was hysterical when talking about Vince's penchant for being a dialogue hog.
I started playing in 1976 but, stopped 5 years later when D&D was considered a "geek game". I was forced underground and spent decades just creating characters that would never be played. I have to thank Joe and Critical Role for bringing the cool back to D&D. I now DM for my son's friends who have fallen in love with the game the same way I did at 10 years old. Luckily, the characters I made did not go to waste. I have over 100 NPCs for my world. Thank you to all of you who kept the game alive!!
If you told me Dan & Dave, aka Dumb and Dumber were coming to my fantasy related event... I'd be like "Naw, I'm good. They butchered a perfectly good fantasy story already."
Yeah, when he talked about remembering his spell slots, I thought about him as a gnome wizard. Once the new book gets released, it will be interesting to more goliath wizards though.
People don’t understand how intense this can be and how much fun it is to use your imagination. Artists like all of these guys need a serious imagination to do what they do for work. This must be a bad ass game to be in.
Oh, hell yeah. Joe is OG and he plays hard. His couple of episodes on Critical Role showed us how serious he takes this game. You play dumb here, you die!
This is propaganda. No different than supermarket tabloids that have nonsense like "Celebs are just like us" Movies are down, TV is down, Hollywood is dying. This is them attempting to garner favor with actual normal people. Dont let them convince you they care or even have the same experiences as you.
I used to be in theatre growing up and always thought it was strange how none of the other actors ever seemed open to RPGs. I was always like, "it's literally what we're doing now except with more agency...and dice."
@@GreenFalcon926 lol literally hbo gave them the opportunity of more than 10 seasons with 10 episodes each (more than once) but they rejected it cause they were sure they could finish it with 8. They even rejected 10 episodes for season 8 xD
@@j_niuton Yeah that's true. Because they didn't have the time to finish it. They had taken up contracts years past. You can't break them, incase you didn't know. Plus, HBO do not need their permission to make further seasons. They own the brand. If HBO so wanted to, they could have made it 15 seasons. They should have hired more writers to finish what they couldn't. They are also to blame. And insulting D&D because of this, makes you all immature and pathetic. It's people like you lot, is why half the films and TV shows now are terrible.
During Operation Desert Shield while we were cooling our heels way out in the desert awaiting Desert Storm to begin, in our off time, we used to play Dungeons & Dragons. One of the guys in my platoon was a dungeon master and he set up the whole thing. It was really super fun and interesting. We had tried playing pictionary, trivial pursuit, and other games but those always broke out into fist fights! It was the D&D that kept everyone engaged and interested. Ah, a few nice memories from an unpleasant time. If you have not played D&D it is really fun!
@@nat1baby there's always that one a-hole who interjects in a conversation with the most pointless and inane s#!t, just to bring down the mood of the whole group for no other reason than to stroke his own inflated ego. That person doesn't get invited to parties and always wonder why all his friends make plans without him. I wonder who that person is in this comment chain?
@@ben_dover33 do you define an “a-hole” as someone who doesn’t agree with the principles of violence and oppression... I’m pretty sure which characters you play in this game. And good to know opinions on public platforms are accepted so readily on here!
it honestly doesn't surprise me. DnD is basically everything an actor loves to do, acting. But instead of some writer having written your character and lines you get to create yourself from scratch.
Amazing that Joe has all this 3D modeling going on, on the table, where players can actually see where they're at, see the things they're fighting, versus just having to imagine it all from the DM's narration. Gives me a kind of warhammer feel, but it feels right, like D&D should just be done that way all the time. Now, imagine the room is dark as the players enter the game room, except for a small reading light at each seat, with just enough light so they can see their character, dice, and flagon of ale, but the dungeon in the center of the table is dark and unknown. As they progress, small, dim LEDs light up sections of the table showing where they are in the environment, but not what lurks beyond. And maybe a sound effects sampler behind the DM's shield, with speakers under the table, to let players hear the environment.
This is really beautiful. The concept of a bunch of guys can taking time out of their week after being surrounded by a lot of insincerity to be surrounded by earnest, geeky dudes having a great time is really beautiful.
@@HOTD108_ no, you're wrong. being book smart is socially acceptable, in fact in most areas it's looked at as a very positive trait among people over the age of 16/17, but it is still 'nerdy'.
@@HOTD108_ dude nerdy is the socially acceptable thing. Anime,superheroes,dungeons and dragons all were considered nerdy and it still is. Now being nerdy is just a popular thing to be.
Just take a moment to realize that in a room filled with such creative talent the DM is flash thompson from the spiderman movies. I will forever be greatful to Joe for introducing me to dnd (force grey dmed by Matt mercer). It's thanks to him and Matt that i started playing and dming myself. Awesome adventures to you amazing folk!
The tally of D&D celebs is as follows: Flash Thompson/Deathstroke, Shaggy, Riddick, Popeye/Peter Pan, Rick & Morty, Waitress from The Avengers (she's in CSI now, I don't know her role in that, I don't watch it), Silent Bob/Lunchbox, Wesley Crusher, Michael Myers... no the other one/Austin Powers, Robin... or New Batman... I dunno Nolan left it vague, TRUE BLOOD! (I dunno, I've never seen it, I just call her TRUE BLODD!), Stephen Colbert as Stephen Colbert, and Vince Vaughn as Himself. Hopefully soon, Gloria Delgado-Pritchett.
I heard that too... Plus it is almost hilarious when you think about how a bunch of 40-something year old nerds are playing DnD down in the basement; meanwhile Sofia Vergara is upstairs probably working out in yoga pants. My God, what amazing world we live in.
I was gonna say: ‘oh man, you gotta start filming this and making it a series on youtube!’ but actually, I bet it’s so nice for all these very busy and famous people who probably have 57 pending messages to just nerd out away from all the noise.
Imagine making fun of dnd nerds in then the big show busts through the wall and choke slams you Side note- i eas at ihop as a young lad and saw big show come in his head was nearly against the ceiling and he was about 9 pancakes deep by the time me and my family left
@@probationbird9786 Travis wouldn’t actually hurt anyone, he’d be too intimidated by every other celebrity in the room and would feel uneasy about actually hurting someone. He would also be fanboying internally.
I am cracking up cause I'm loving to see so many high profile people playing a wonderful game, and The Big Show reacting to that bird exactly like my friends and I do--in the middle of talking--is 10,000% something that made me smile. So often we forget that stories are an important core of humanity, and it brings me such joy to see people embracing that.
As someone who's gamed since the 80s in various RPGs from D&D to World of Darkness, seeing big personalities from Hollywood to WWE into the same creative hobbies is so very very cool :D
I found this video as I am learning to DM for my young family, I am the father and I am currently chewing through the DM 5e guide and I was looking for tutorials and examples of play. I wanted to take my young family on adventures when we are all sitting in doors ,wanting to connect and also distance ourselves from the technology. Like most we are not a millionaire family, but I found this video reassuring as it's nice to know that I am learning a game that millionaires will chose to play in their spare time, of all the things they could be doing and they chose to play D&D ,that really says something.
"I killed the dragon with a harpoon." "But, D.B., you rolled 1. You missed horribly." "Oh I kinda forgot about dice and whole concept or rules of this game."
"You see, she forgot that there was a whole fleet with dragon punchers down there. I mean, we did too, so we can't really blame her, but no it was definitely her fault and so was the coffee cup."
@@Rye_Toast This may blow yout mind, but I had to wait 17+ years to see ANY woman playing D&D. And no, that didn't give me some kind of smug self-satisfaction. It just sucked. We would have loved to have female players. These things change slowly. There are reasons for some of those stereotypes (even though that's apparently not what OP meant).
@@ezakustam -- you grew up in a strange environment -- I played D&D in the 80's as a teen and my sister and female cousin were always chompin' to play -- although my sister did think it was "nerdy" and finally quit when she was 16 LOL
This has got to be one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. Thank you for posting this example of how we are all just normal people trying to have a bit of fun together.
Cool things about Joe Manginello: -Did a movie with Pee Wee Herman - was an actual Roadie - played Deathstroke in Justice League - Married Sofia Vergara - Is an actual D&D fanboy along with the big show and Vince Vaughn (which i would never thought in a million years ) Overall I got to say this guy is super cool.
James Paton ....yeah I have gone outside, I have hobbies in fact men have hobbies all I’m saying is if this big dude can be a nerd for a day and play with his friends I see nothing wrong with that.
James Paton ...really dude you’re gonna pull this crap right now. If you don’t like the post just put the thumbs down no need to act like a little kid about it.
I have been gaming since 1978. Met some of the biggest names in gaming over the years. Went to some of the largest cons and played in so many RPGA tournaments. It does my heart good to know as my game time winds down that the game will still go on with the same enthusiasm all of us old timers had from the start.
It would be really cool to actually watch a full campaign they play. That will be an EPIC video! Most videos are about how they got together, start up the group and yes, never seem to see any videos of them actually playing!
Joe - we met briefly outside of a Pittsburgh hotel years ago and we chatted for a few minutes. I gave you massive props for all of this! Keep it up! Good work - and I’m always ready to join the group! Haha
Most people would consider themselves having ‘made it’ in Hollywood by doing x, y, or z.... I would consider being a made man if I was invited to this game.
I have never played D&D, but I've played MMORPGs and such with my friends, and I totally get the comradery and passion and all the fun that comes with it. All the respect for these guys and helping to remove the nerd-shame stamp
This is just so awesome. D&D was pretty big in the 80s and 90s when I played as a teen and 20-something, but now it seems huge! I've been DMing the same campaign for a year and a half now and love it!
Because onces you start streaming your sessions it becomes less about the game and more about the entertainment they put on. These people are etertainers for a living this is their way to unwind why would the want to ruin that?
Because not everyone wants to broadcast their lives to the world.....imagine turning every time you get to hang out with your friends into a production.
@@maxgoss5653 You mean, he co-''wrote'' the script, mostly directly from the book and then failed miserably to competently wrap it up with no material lmao.
“It’s my wife’s bird, not mine!” That’s where the Big Show draws the line. He openly admits to being a hardcore DND nerd but birds? Not a chance, jack!
Nevermind playing a giant barbarian in a D&D campaign, Big Show is a giant in real life. I could totally see him in war paint and wielding an axe at a ren faire.
It's insane to me that a game that you could be ridiculed for playing back in the 90s has achieved this level of mainstream acceptance and recognition. Just wow
I think gary Gygax would have been happy to see this. I use to run 20 member groups events back in the "Good'o days" and I am so happy to see this game come back to light with good fun and story telling. Keep it up and liberate your mind.
@@oldmanmarx6248 With laughs complaints arguments and books frantically being open pages turned as everyone works to get the most out of there character. Creative thinking critical analysis of movements actions and random effects of dice roll. NPC responses actions saving throws. Mean while Magic the gathering a new card is flipped quick read and turn ends. So yes your right. ;)
@@matt-lang Trick is setting up a dice event page on your DM events calendar. No one does it any more. But I use to have most of the die rolls ready before the game time started. Most of the players where put into groups as part of a larger story arch. But was younger then had more time and tones of paper work. One line on a note book was one day of events from random encounters to weather. Only slow up was good RP time. And a few creative players that worked events. We use to rp mechwarrior to. Using a combinations of Lancewarrior rule sets and Airospace system to make a grid for a invasion force. This let us do a wide range of battles and combat for flanking attacks with out having to do a normal Mech battle. Back then with some creative work math skills and some paper you can run large campaigns with one GM and a few helpers to fill in the gap.
Even though it was impossible to attune to the hand and steal it AND teleport away in one turn lol. That shit couldn't be done in three turns, let alone one.
We had some epic campaigns in HS. At one time had so many players we had to split into two groups. The DM bless his soul ran one group Friday night and the other Saturday night. Somehow one group started turning darker and eviler. The two groups at the end before the majority moved to different places (Sucks being a military brat) had an epic final battle as the DM's best friend stopped playing and help co DM. Man those were the days. The characters all started off as friends but split and became enemies. Man, I miss those days
This is dope to see celebrities playing DnD. I was the only person in my hometown (that I knew of) that wanted to play, so I forced my friends 😅 Now they love it and one of them wants to DM next
Whether you have all the minis and massive miniatures or it is just dice with printed character sheets and a shared set of books. D&D is still a total and complete blast.
Absolutely love this. I love the geek/nerd life. Trekkies, D&D players, hardcore gamers, anime nerds, comic/book readers, as well as art, history, and science nerds.. We’re EVERYWHERE. If you’re not into something geeky, there’s something wrong with YOU
looked up this video after seeing the table delivered, Joe wasn't wrong, Big guys need a big table. Really hope to see how the setup looks with the new table. Thing is MASSIVE.
acquisitions inc would probably be a more "holy wood" fit, a LOT more quest stars. Or i f you currently have a spare 400+ hours , Critical role, season 1,
When I was a sophomore in high school in Tennessee I got sent to the school counselor because I brought an RPG related book (GURPS Magic) to my creative writing class. The same teacher ended up marrying a student in that class that I played D&D with...I need a t-shirt that says "I survived the bible belt during the satanic panic".
This brought back memories, Tennessee in the 80s, I was obsessed with DnD, my step mom saw a 700 Club episode where they talked about how satanic DnD was. She got super scared and talked to me.... 😅
Ah yes, fond memories of our youth!👑🗝🎲🙄My dad was cool with me playing D&D, even gave me rides to the library to meet with our local club. Do you guys remember The Atari D&D video game ?🕹MAN, I was SO excited when I saw the box. However, when I played it, I like, "What is THIS!?!"😲The "dragon" looked like a seahorse!🤣
I Love how popular DND has become in the main-stream media, shows like Critical role, dimension 20, and Naddpod really just, Sell how not only harmless dnd is, considering how everyone used to think it was immoral or something, But how, Beautiful it can be from a storytelling perspective.
I watched that video, reflecting on how cool it would be to be at that table. But then that table is cool because they can just be themselves while geeking out. And I thought, "I already have that." 🙂
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Got back into playing right before the pandemic with friends that are scattered across the country. Now we play regularly on line. Would be interested in seeing some gameplay in future videos.
“Dan, Dave... no... I know you guys want to end the game early, but you can’t do that... don’t you even remember the premise or the rules of the game?” “What?”
"You approach the final chamber gripping your weapons in anticipation of the final encount-" "Oops. We gotta go." "What? This is the last part of our year long campaign." "Yeah, we know. But a buddy of mine is running a Star Wars game and we promised to be there."
D&D has been my mental de-stress for years. I started playing in 1979 with AD&D and am still playing & DMing today. Our group isn't as highly recognizable as this one & we're still doing flat maps and terrain with different tokens representing character placement, but we have fun and enjoy ourselves - that's what matters.
OMG this is so amazing. i played this as a young teen years back and i remember it being so rad, like a story your'e part of and creating along the way!!! i forgot this even existed but like smell will take you back to a snapshot in time this immediately took me back to feeling in time. so crazy.
From this guy who was crucified by his parents for wanting to play D&D when he was a kid, and still loves the game thirty years later, I have just one word: beautiful.
Got into TTRPG games a year ago (SotDL not DnD) but I'm having a blast. For many of my friends this is a great creative outlet. No stress of playing competitive videogames and cool characters to draw and play. Loving every second of it!
You forgot the "all over the world" part...you may have 2 days off...but if you're in Japan and all your friends are in L.A. then your social life is gonna tank
It's rad Vince Vaughn plays d&d--that's a new one by me! There truly is a heartfelt camaraderie amongst tabletop role player's that connects us all! And now I know he's 'on the level' now too! Right on, sir! ;)
Love it, I miss playing DnD and other RPGs. I never played the board game version, we just had to picture it all in our heads (there was no dungeon or man cave to go and play in). My friends and I would always just play in our parent's living rooms or our small places. To this day I still think about ideas for missions and playing again.
I know what this is like. I play with a small group, but coordinating everyone's schedules to have a game day can be daunting. We just have regular jobs. For these guys to play on a regular is amazing. I bet it's also just a really good time.
Nah but Crocodile being Joe is amazing, not only can he bring out the classic DM mind of "plans within plans" but also the amount of nerdy connections!
The thought of the big show saying “save me a spot I’m bringing my dice” makes me feel so happy.
More funny that someone like big show is worried about spell slots like dude playing a wizard just wants to not be big for a minute
@@dangaMaushe also plays a Hunter in Destiny. Or he did at least. He might not play anymore.
Running a campaign with 10-plus regulars AND several folks who show up whenever possible? That takes serious organizational and creative skills, even with talented, involved players who love roleplaying and worldbuilding as much as they do crushing their foes. Absolute respect for running this game.
Especially with super busy a-list actors and directors
It just showed them talking about playing. Kinda sus.
Manganiello has said that he tried to keep the campaigns to only 4-6 players, but things blew up when more and more people insisted on joining in.
@@bb8989-g4p Buddy, it's a zoom interview for Variety. You think they're gonna pull a Critical Role and film themselves? They're all millionaires. This is to relax and have fun.
@@bb8989-g4p they do it for fun not to be filmed
Vince Vaughn hanging out with Tom Morello, the GoT guys, Big Show, and James Gunn playing D&D is just unbelievable
And people wonder why G_d made the universe.
It's either that or diddlin' kids. Richos need something to do and looks like they went down the path of good.
@@tomtitter5686omfg dude 😂🤣🤣🤣
@@heartofoddsGod?
why is it unbelievable? they like D&D
I love how Sofia Vergara talks about this in some interviews and saying how she goes there to leave refreshments. And then leaves them alone.
My wife is also hot and cool ... tomorrow night she’s making us nachos
Probably healthy space to maintain a good relationship.
Pffft I’d be jumpin in to play lol
Shes a keeper
Well it’s better than having the hot husband who’s out of the night clubs and “working late” 😀
Vince Vaughn has played the kinds of characters that would make fun of nerds mercilessly. It's so funny (and great) to see him indulging his inner nerd.
Not in Dodgeball.
What a fun group of people.
He's a Libertarian so it all makes sense that he's involved.
Vaughn's rogue: It's money, baby.
Guy can talk, bet he never shuts up.
Peter Faulk on Jon Favreau's "Dinner for Five" was hysterical when talking about Vince's penchant for being a dialogue hog.
I started playing in 1976 but, stopped 5 years later when D&D was considered a "geek game". I was forced underground and spent decades just creating characters that would never be played. I have to thank Joe and Critical Role for bringing the cool back to D&D. I now DM for my son's friends who have fallen in love with the game the same way I did at 10 years old. Luckily, the characters I made did not go to waste. I have over 100 NPCs for my world. Thank you to all of you who kept the game alive!!
Can one play this online, with a group?
You should make a youtube series about it.
Very cool sir👍
@@tbprofile1295try baldur's game mate
@@tbprofile1295 there are ways to play online using steam games and what not
"Who's your friend?"
"Oh, THAT guy, yeah he can play."
hasn't changed since 3rd grade.
You just said exactly what I thought when I heard him say THAT GUY, yah he can play ..lol
Please explain 👉🥺👈
@@nickmeyer238 Everyone knows that one person that no matter how full the table is they are a welcome participant and a pleasure to have on board.
If you told me Dan & Dave, aka Dumb and Dumber were coming to my fantasy related event... I'd be like "Naw, I'm good. They butchered a perfectly good fantasy story already."
@@redseaford9426 exactly. I bet his character was copy and pasted.
There’s just something poetic about the Big Show choosing to play as a Half-Giant
Yes
Yeah, when he talked about remembering his spell slots, I thought about him as a gnome wizard.
Once the new book gets released, it will be interesting to more goliath wizards though.
Probably has to roll an intimidation check every time he speaks.
I seriously think Halfling Bard would have been a better choice for him, but it's hard to step away from one's comfort zone sometimes!
It'd be hilarious if he played a dwarf or halfling XD
People don’t understand how intense this can be and how much fun it is to use your imagination. Artists like all of these guys need a serious imagination to do what they do for work. This must be a bad ass game to be in.
Oh, hell yeah. Joe is OG and he plays hard. His couple of episodes on Critical Role showed us how serious he takes this game. You play dumb here, you die!
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Spoken like a true pretentious theatre nerd
@@prestige515🤦♂️
This is wholesome. Every person needs a group of friends to do something fun and social on a regular basis.
That's true. They really do
This is propaganda.
No different than supermarket tabloids that have nonsense like "Celebs are just like us"
Movies are down, TV is down, Hollywood is dying.
This is them attempting to garner favor with actual normal people.
Dont let them convince you they care or even have the same experiences as you.
Must be nice
@@liamgarfield7934 Ikr😟
Loneliness is *literally* killing me.
Cheesy but true 😞
Im 38 and never had friends ,unless you count my drinking buddies i see at the bar
I used to be in theatre growing up and always thought it was strange how none of the other actors ever seemed open to RPGs. I was always like, "it's literally what we're doing now except with more agency...and dice."
Well, it's more like improv. And not all actors are into improv.
I'm of the firm belief that every improv club out there should just morph into a D&D group and they'd all be even happier
Every acting troupe ive even known of had D&D knowledge. You're lurking in the wrong dungeon
@Bla bla bla it's very similar.
Hearing the big show talk about spell slots is something I needed today. Smile from ear to ear
I'll bet it was super awkward at that table for a couple weeks after the GoT finale came out.
Awkward ? I don’t see why it would have be been.
Because it was fucking shite 😂
@@Jackholiday1025 because they through away 7 seasons of story telling and character development because they were "bored"
@@GreenFalcon926 lol literally hbo gave them the opportunity of more than 10 seasons with 10 episodes each (more than once) but they rejected it cause they were sure they could finish it with 8. They even rejected 10 episodes for season 8 xD
@@j_niuton Yeah that's true. Because they didn't have the time to finish it. They had taken up contracts years past. You can't break them, incase you didn't know. Plus, HBO do not need their permission to make further seasons. They own the brand. If HBO so wanted to, they could have made it 15 seasons. They should have hired more writers to finish what they couldn't. They are also to blame. And insulting D&D because of this, makes you all immature and pathetic. It's people like you lot, is why half the films and TV shows now are terrible.
During Operation Desert Shield while we were cooling our heels way out in the desert awaiting Desert Storm to begin, in our off time, we used to play Dungeons & Dragons. One of the guys in my platoon was a dungeon master and he set up the whole thing. It was really super fun and interesting. We had tried playing pictionary, trivial pursuit, and other games but those always broke out into fist fights! It was the D&D that kept everyone engaged and interested. Ah, a few nice memories from an unpleasant time. If you have not played D&D it is really fun!
I'm just trying to imagine the circumstances of a fist fight involving pictionary...
I’m sorry you joined armed forces to fight for rich people to be rich under the facade of freedom
Crazy I literally watched Jarhead a few hours ago and then I see this comment. Break me out this fucking simulation
@@nat1baby there's always that one a-hole who interjects in a conversation with the most pointless and inane s#!t, just to bring down the mood of the whole group for no other reason than to stroke his own inflated ego. That person doesn't get invited to parties and always wonder why all his friends make plans without him. I wonder who that person is in this comment chain?
@@ben_dover33 do you define an “a-hole” as someone who doesn’t agree with the principles of violence and oppression... I’m pretty sure which characters you play in this game. And good to know opinions on public platforms are accepted so readily on here!
it honestly doesn't surprise me. DnD is basically everything an actor loves to do, acting. But instead of some writer having written your character and lines you get to create yourself from scratch.
Joe absolutely needs his own D an D tv series where it's just him an his mates playing.
Agreed, but I don't think they'd want to.
I dont read blogs, but this would at least get me checking in on campaign progress, and from that someone could animate it.
He occasionally Shows up on the critical role channel.😉🤙
They could twitch it but this is really family time
@@RentRaider I really just wanna see Tom Morello playing that would be a blast.
I’m just happy to see DnD rising in popularity it’s a amazing game and brings friends and strangers together
Amazing that Joe has all this 3D modeling going on, on the table, where players can actually see where they're at, see the things they're fighting, versus just having to imagine it all from the DM's narration. Gives me a kind of warhammer feel, but it feels right, like D&D should just be done that way all the time.
Now, imagine the room is dark as the players enter the game room, except for a small reading light at each seat, with just enough light so they can see their character, dice, and flagon of ale, but the dungeon in the center of the table is dark and unknown. As they progress, small, dim LEDs light up sections of the table showing where they are in the environment, but not what lurks beyond. And maybe a sound effects sampler behind the DM's shield, with speakers under the table, to let players hear the environment.
Sounds amazing. Fun to imagine! Where money is no object. Only the experience.
I just watched a video of him getting a massive custom tabletop made especially for dnd
“ ... I have spent my money the wrong way, why didn’t I do this!” Yesssss.
"“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." - Thorin Oakenshield
Hello gorgeous
Thanks for the utmost love and moral support💐🙏
What I'd give to live a wealthy nerd life
You noticed all that stuff too? XD
You’re a nerd... which means you can figure out how. “You know, if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything” 🤓
To be able to buy all the custom heroforge miniatures you want
Trust me you don't need a wealthy life. You need good friends, and a reasonable amount to buy just what you need.
Gen X nerds, yeah!!!!
This is really beautiful. The concept of a bunch of guys can taking time out of their week after being surrounded by a lot of insincerity to be surrounded by earnest, geeky dudes having a great time is really beautiful.
So awesome to see this. Its no longer “nerd culture” its just fun. People are being less self conscious and just doing what they enjoy.
It is nerdy but it’s been accepted
@@anniebell6846 You're wrong. If it's socially acceptable, then it's not nerdy.
@@HOTD108_ do I have to debate this? I am happy it accepted so sue me I enjoyed hearing about it when it wasn’t too .
@@HOTD108_ no, you're wrong. being book smart is socially acceptable, in fact in most areas it's looked at as a very positive trait among people over the age of 16/17, but it is still 'nerdy'.
@@HOTD108_ dude nerdy is the socially acceptable thing. Anime,superheroes,dungeons and dragons all were considered nerdy and it still is. Now being nerdy is just a popular thing to be.
Just take a moment to realize that in a room filled with such creative talent the DM is flash thompson from the spiderman movies. I will forever be greatful to Joe for introducing me to dnd (force grey dmed by Matt mercer). It's thanks to him and Matt that i started playing and dming myself. Awesome adventures to you amazing folk!
"the DM is flash thompson from the spiderman movies"......took me a second to remember that!
Ha, I never realized that was him.
The tally of D&D celebs is as follows: Flash Thompson/Deathstroke, Shaggy, Riddick, Popeye/Peter Pan, Rick & Morty, Waitress from The Avengers (she's in CSI now, I don't know her role in that, I don't watch it), Silent Bob/Lunchbox, Wesley Crusher, Michael Myers... no the other one/Austin Powers, Robin... or New Batman... I dunno Nolan left it vague, TRUE BLOOD! (I dunno, I've never seen it, I just call her TRUE BLODD!), Stephen Colbert as Stephen Colbert, and Vince Vaughn as Himself.
Hopefully soon, Gloria Delgado-Pritchett.
I have a feeling that Tobey Maguire is more of a Flash Thompson IRL.
Great job Joe. I'd give almost anything to see Big Show play a Halfling.
that would be bloody hilarious!
In real life, he'd be the one yeeting the halfling at the dragon.
He’s on the Jox machina one shot. I think he’s a half giant.
His version of a halfling is a normal size human
Sofia Vergara says she makes snacks and coffee for Joe's games.
Shit gets surreal when Sofia Vergara isn't the most striking thing about your household
Colombianas take hosting a party very seriously. I’d bet the food and drink and atmosphere are exquisite.
F ormula awesome comment!!!! Made my day, seriously!
I wish Sophia WAS the snack at my game...
I heard that too... Plus it is almost hilarious when you think about how a bunch of 40-something year old nerds are playing DnD down in the basement; meanwhile Sofia Vergara is upstairs probably working out in yoga pants. My God, what amazing world we live in.
I was gonna say: ‘oh man, you gotta start filming this and making it a series on youtube!’ but actually, I bet it’s so nice for all these very busy and famous people who probably have 57 pending messages to just nerd out away from all the noise.
Imagine making fun of dnd nerds in then the big show busts through the wall and choke slams you
Side note- i eas at ihop as a young lad and saw big show come in his head was nearly against the ceiling and he was about 9 pancakes deep by the time me and my family left
And Terry Crews, and Vin Diesel, and Travis Willingham
@@probationbird9786 And TJ Storm, and Damion Poitier
@@probationbird9786 Travis wouldn’t actually hurt anyone, he’d be too intimidated by every other celebrity in the room and would feel uneasy about actually hurting someone. He would also be fanboying internally.
@@ASquared544 Lol very true! I also feel like he would be fanboying externally! XD
"oh, yeah!"
I am cracking up cause I'm loving to see so many high profile people playing a wonderful game, and The Big Show reacting to that bird exactly like my friends and I do--in the middle of talking--is 10,000% something that made me smile.
So often we forget that stories are an important core of humanity, and it brings me such joy to see people embracing that.
"It's my wife's bird" I lost it
"Fried chicken" lol I think he loathes that bird lol
As someone who's gamed since the 80s in various RPGs from D&D to World of Darkness, seeing big personalities from Hollywood to WWE into the same creative hobbies is so very very cool :D
Big Show geeking out over D&D is so wholesome! Glad to see more celebrity nerds enjoying this great hobby.
The GoT guys are part of this? This DnD game is going to end badly.
Yeah I wouldn't let either of those fuckers join after what they did to Game of Thrones season 8.
They aren't the DM. Heh but they did give us the dragon fights.
The game goes off track when major players start behaving wildly out of character.
Yes, Bran will cast a spell of suck.
Fortunately, they aren't running it.
Though, I suppose you could say they have an influence on where the story goes... uh oh.
I found this video as I am learning to DM for my young family, I am the father and I am currently chewing through the DM 5e guide and I was looking for tutorials and examples of play. I wanted to take my young family on adventures when we are all sitting in doors ,wanting to connect and also distance ourselves from the technology. Like most we are not a millionaire family, but I found this video reassuring as it's nice to know that I am learning a game that millionaires will chose to play in their spare time, of all the things they could be doing and they chose to play D&D ,that really says something.
"I killed the dragon with a harpoon."
"But, D.B., you rolled 1. You missed horribly."
"Oh I kinda forgot about dice and whole concept or rules of this game."
Yes. This.
We must never forget.
"You see, she forgot that there was a whole fleet with dragon punchers down there. I mean, we did too, so we can't really blame her, but no it was definitely her fault and so was the coffee cup."
Sounds like something Mac from Its Always Sunny would say...
"I scream at the dragon"
Imagine getting to be with Sofia Vergara and getting to play Dungeons and Dragons with the boys? That’s gotta be the best life.
I know this may blow your mind, but beautiful women play DnD too.
@@Rye_Toast
This may blow yout mind, but I had to wait 17+ years to see ANY woman playing D&D. And no, that didn't give me some kind of smug self-satisfaction. It just sucked. We would have loved to have female players. These things change slowly. There are reasons for some of those stereotypes (even though that's apparently not what OP meant).
@@ezakustam Every D&D campaign I've ever been in has included at least one woman, so... 🤷♂️
@@ezakustam -- you grew up in a strange environment -- I played D&D in the 80's as a teen and my sister and female cousin were always chompin' to play -- although my sister did think it was "nerdy" and finally quit when she was 16 LOL
He rolled a 20 on life goals
This has got to be one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. Thank you for posting this example of how we are all just normal people trying to have a bit of fun together.
Cool things about Joe Manginello:
-Did a movie with Pee Wee Herman
- was an actual Roadie
- played Deathstroke in Justice League
- Married Sofia Vergara
- Is an actual D&D fanboy along with the big show and Vince Vaughn (which i would never thought in a million years )
Overall I got to say this guy is super cool.
He was also Flash Thompson in the Raimi Spiderverse
OK, Sofia and the roadie bit I get, but the rest?? You think that's cool ?? Have you tried going outside ??
James Paton ....yeah I have gone outside, I have hobbies in fact men have hobbies all I’m saying is if this big dude can be a nerd for a day and play with his friends I see nothing wrong with that.
@@edercortes1960 You know when you go outside ?? What's it like ???
James Paton ...really dude you’re gonna pull this crap right now. If you don’t like the post just put the thumbs down no need to act like a little kid about it.
I have been gaming since 1978. Met some of the biggest names in gaming over the years. Went to some of the largest cons and played in so many RPGA tournaments. It does my heart good to know as my game time winds down that the game will still go on with the same enthusiasm all of us old timers had from the start.
Hello gorgeous
Thanks for the utmost love and moral support💐🙏❤️
It would be really cool to actually watch a full campaign they play. That will be an EPIC video! Most videos are about how they got together, start up the group and yes, never seem to see any videos of them actually playing!
Then the propaganda photos wouldnt work.
I can imagine Big Show wanting to play DnD, but I cannot imagine him being able to grab those tiny dice with his massive hands.
They make big dice too. 😉
I imagine him rolling like wooden yard dice instead. lol
Let the Wookiee win!
@@cristiaolson7327 It'd be hilarious to see him with rubiks cube sized dice. 🤣
@@cristiaolson7327that wink seems sus
This really shows how you can never guess who is into this game and how far it reaches!
I played my first game of dungeons and dragons yesterday
doomslayer plushie welcome to the adventure
@@doomslayerplushie6662 i wish i had people to play with, or at least knew someone who understood it to help
Joe - we met briefly outside of a Pittsburgh hotel years ago and we chatted for a few minutes. I gave you massive props for all of this! Keep it up! Good work - and I’m always ready to join the group! Haha
It’s kinda nice seeing all these big stars just kinda nerd out lol.
...you clearly don't know what the word "nerd" means...
Most people would consider themselves having ‘made it’ in Hollywood by doing x, y, or z.... I would consider being a made man if I was invited to this game.
I have never played D&D, but I've played MMORPGs and such with my friends, and I totally get the comradery and passion and all the fun that comes with it.
All the respect for these guys and helping to remove the nerd-shame stamp
This is just so awesome. D&D was pretty big in the 80s and 90s when I played as a teen and 20-something, but now it seems huge! I've been DMing the same campaign for a year and a half now and love it!
Jesuschrist... why aren't they streaming their play? Or having a youtube channel!
Cuz otd get the same amount of likes and views as your comment
Because onces you start streaming your sessions it becomes less about the game and more about the entertainment they put on. These people are etertainers for a living this is their way to unwind why would the want to ruin that?
Yeah they're too busy actually enjoying themselves
Because they aren't Critical Role and know it.
Because not everyone wants to broadcast their lives to the world.....imagine turning every time you get to hang out with your friends into a production.
This could be a television show, just watching these guys play D&D.
I think that would ruin it for them: seems like an outlet.
There are games with Joe on TH-cam. This is the video which linked me in.
th-cam.com/video/HClkGL4yFXg/w-d-xo.html
@@mvsliceYeah, you’re right.
Dan and Dave would be the guys to text at the table.
Strangely, that wouldn't 'subvert my expectations' at all.
Yeah he was going through the list and I was like "Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Satan" when he got to Dan Weis. Dude straight up ruined Game of Thrones.
@@devinbaird2470 That's assuming it was good to begin with.
@@commandercaptain4664 Have you read the books?
"7 is pushing it, whose your friend again?" The guy who made GOT "Ya no problem"
yea... LEAD WITH THAT NEXT TIME TOM!
He didn't make got lmao
@@labradude no he technically adapted it to television, FOOL of a took
@@maxgoss5653 You mean, he co-''wrote'' the script, mostly directly from the book and then failed miserably to competently wrap it up with no material lmao.
@@labradude this is the way
“It’s my wife’s bird, not mine!” That’s where the Big Show draws the line. He openly admits to being a hardcore DND nerd but birds? Not a chance, jack!
this comment is so underated!
Nevermind playing a giant barbarian in a D&D campaign, Big Show is a giant in real life. I could totally see him in war paint and wielding an axe at a ren faire.
I've been DMing the same group for over 30 years. It is a magical bond the group of friends share at the table rolling dice.
Glad the Big Show found a social outlet, I did the 'all my life is work' for a couple years, I can't even imagine twenty-five years of that.
Real talk! 😂😂😂😂
It's insane to me that a game that you could be ridiculed for playing back in the 90s has achieved this level of mainstream acceptance and recognition. Just wow
I think gary Gygax would have been happy to see this. I use to run 20 member groups events back in the "Good'o days" and I am so happy to see this game come back to light with good fun and story telling. Keep it up and liberate your mind.
1 round of combat = 4 hours
@@oldmanmarx6248 With laughs complaints arguments and books frantically being open pages turned as everyone works to get the most out of there character. Creative thinking critical analysis of movements actions and random effects of dice roll. NPC responses actions saving throws.
Mean while Magic the gathering a new card is flipped quick read and turn ends.
So yes your right. ;)
Old Man Marx i would have to set up a 60s egg timer for each players turn description to keep things moving if I was a DM for a 20 person game lol
@@matt-lang Trick is setting up a dice event page on your DM events calendar. No one does it any more. But I use to have most of the die rolls ready before the game time started. Most of the players where put into groups as part of a larger story arch.
But was younger then had more time and tones of paper work. One line on a note book was one day of events from random encounters to weather.
Only slow up was good RP time. And a few creative players that worked events.
We use to rp mechwarrior to. Using a combinations of Lancewarrior rule sets and Airospace system to make a grid for a invasion force. This let us do a wide range of battles and combat for flanking attacks with out having to do a normal Mech battle.
Back then with some creative work math skills and some paper you can run large campaigns with one GM and a few helpers to fill in the gap.
Joe managed to do something crazy enough to his character entered into official DnD lore. He tends to gloss over that
Best example of having class
There are plenty of other interviews where he's asked about that and talks about it. It would be weird if he brought that up here too.
Yeah! He stole the hand of Vecna 😯 and is now official lore
Even though it was impossible to attune to the hand and steal it AND teleport away in one turn lol. That shit couldn't be done in three turns, let alone one.
@@RainAndCo Eh sometimes you bend the rules to tell a story
We had some epic campaigns in HS. At one time had so many players we had to split into two groups. The DM bless his soul ran one group Friday night and the other Saturday night. Somehow one group started turning darker and eviler. The two groups at the end before the majority moved to different places (Sucks being a military brat) had an epic final battle as the DM's best friend stopped playing and help co DM. Man those were the days. The characters all started off as friends but split and became enemies. Man, I miss those days
"i have spent my money the wrong way" -big show lulz
This is dope to see celebrities playing DnD. I was the only person in my hometown (that I knew of) that wanted to play, so I forced my friends 😅 Now they love it and one of them wants to DM next
Many of these celebrities were once just the only people laying DnD in their hometowns too. They have their hobbies
Yes! Dominant gaming is the only way to progress the hobby. 😁
Whether you have all the minis and massive miniatures or it is just dice with printed character sheets and a shared set of books. D&D is still a total and complete blast.
In case Joe Mag doesn’t seem impressive enough with his abs and hot wife he turns out to be the worlds best dungeon master, wtf!
K Hill pretty sure that’s Brendan Lee Mulligan
Nah, Matt Mercer
When being Deathstroke and friends w/ Tom Morello isn’t enough. 😩
Jacques Moise They’re both Deathstroke.
- Matt Mercer has entered the chat -
Next ask SAMUEL L JACKSON to his Hentai club with Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, Spielberg, Ryan Reynolds, Henry Cavill and De Caprio.
Absolutely love this. I love the geek/nerd life. Trekkies, D&D players, hardcore gamers, anime nerds, comic/book readers, as well as art, history, and science nerds.. We’re EVERYWHERE. If you’re not into something geeky, there’s something wrong with YOU
Yeah ,you forgot about the extreme porn buffs and the "eyes wide shut party's"I hear Hollywood is full of them perverts
"If you’re not into something geeky, there’s something wrong with YOU" what a sad way of thinking
@@Ben-ql6hc 😂
Now they need Henry Cavill to join
Henry Cavill is a Warhammer 40k lad. Get some Dark Heresy going with that man.
Oh my god yessssss
Henry Cavill is a Witcher. He would kill everyone
He is a pc guy
He's Superman
The fact that D&D play D&D, makes season 8 that much more disappointing.
They probably rolled the dice to see what with happened and kept getting 1s
I’m honestly shocked they’re playing DnD. Season 8 feels like a slap in the face all over again.
There's only one D&D, and it ain't of the Benioff and Weiss.
Actually, it makes total sense, they're just terribly crappy dungeon masters.
Shut the fuck up cry baby.
looked up this video after seeing the table delivered, Joe wasn't wrong, Big guys need a big table. Really hope to see how the setup looks with the new table. Thing is MASSIVE.
This is awesome. They need to develop a show around this. Like Hollywood Squares, except it’s DnD.
It would have to be TVMA and be in 2 hour increments.
They did. It's called Critical Role.
Ya man critical role. Its pretty amazing
Dimension 20 pretty much already does that
acquisitions inc would probably be a more "holy wood" fit, a LOT more quest stars. Or i f you currently have a spare 400+ hours , Critical role, season 1,
When someone ask you for how long you're going to keep playing that stupid game, show them this.
I always say, I'm an my 30s, I will do as I damn well please and if you don't like it, off is the general directions and which you can fuck.
they should make a short film of the story with joe narrating
It's cool to see the Big Show playing a spell caster
Yea I assumed he was going to be a goliath barbarian . . .
Probably why he plays a spellcaster! Its the complete opposite from his Big Show "character"
The fact that my all time favorite guitarist by a landslide, plays d and d, makes me truly happy
I keep coming back to this. its so cool
I have always wanted to be in a D&D group, and seeing all of these people playing gives me hope that one day I will find a group.
When I was a sophomore in high school in Tennessee I got sent to the school counselor because I brought an RPG related book (GURPS Magic) to my creative writing class. The same teacher ended up marrying a student in that class that I played D&D with...I need a t-shirt that says "I survived the bible belt during the satanic panic".
Only in Tennesse can a teacher marry their former high school student
Did you eventually recover from GURPS at least? ;) ( I kid. I kid. Nerd humor.)
This brought back memories, Tennessee in the 80s, I was obsessed with DnD, my step mom saw a 700 Club episode where they talked about how satanic DnD was. She got super scared and talked to me.... 😅
Lmao 🤣
Ah yes, fond memories of our youth!👑🗝🎲🙄My dad was cool with me playing D&D, even gave me rides to the library to meet with our local club. Do you guys remember The Atari D&D video game ?🕹MAN, I was SO excited when I saw the box. However, when I played it, I like, "What is THIS!?!"😲The "dragon" looked like a seahorse!🤣
I Love how popular DND has become in the main-stream media, shows like Critical role, dimension 20, and Naddpod really just, Sell how not only harmless dnd is, considering how everyone used to think it was immoral or something, But how, Beautiful it can be from a storytelling perspective.
I didn't think Tom Morello could get cooler in my eyes.
.....I was SO wrong.
@J A I thought Vince vaughn was a libertarian
And he's a fan of Randy Rhoads. And he played on the last Chuck Berry album.
@@blackearl7891 libertarians are just conservatives who likes to smoke weed
@@pellejohansen lmfao. Not really. It's a bit more complicated than that.
@@blackearl7891 it really isnt.
I watched that video, reflecting on how cool it would be to be at that table. But then that table is cool because they can just be themselves while geeking out. And I thought, "I already have that." 🙂
Hello gorgeous
Thanks for the utmost love and moral support💐🙏
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Got back into playing right before the pandemic with friends that are scattered across the country. Now we play regularly on line. Would be interested in seeing some gameplay in future videos.
imagine Tom Morello playing bard
"i use Power Word Kill"
"KILLING IN THE NAME OF"
“Dan, Dave... no... I know you guys want to end the game early, but you can’t do that... don’t you even remember the premise or the rules of the game?”
“What?”
Gold.
"You approach the final chamber gripping your weapons in anticipation of the final encount-"
"Oops. We gotta go."
"What? This is the last part of our year long campaign."
"Yeah, we know. But a buddy of mine is running a Star Wars game and we promised to be there."
we've been playing D&D since 1987 and don't plan to stop. So keep up the good work Guys. Greetings from Belgium. 👍🏻
D&D has been my mental de-stress for years. I started playing in 1979 with AD&D and am still playing & DMing today. Our group isn't as highly recognizable as this one & we're still doing flat maps and terrain with different tokens representing character placement, but we have fun and enjoy ourselves - that's what matters.
Hello gorgeous
Thanks for the utmost love and moral support💐🙏❤️
OMG this is so amazing. i played this as a young teen years back and i remember it being so rad, like a story your'e part of and creating along the way!!! i forgot this even existed but like smell will take you back to a snapshot in time this immediately took me back to feeling in time. so crazy.
This brings back so many memories; after school playing at the town library. Epicness
I wish they’d stream some of their sessions or post them on TH-cam. I’d love to see this game.
It might be cool but there are enough D&D sessions on the internet
@@JacksonOwex There need to be more sessions of other games, like Genesys, Numenera, and Savage Worlds. I'd personally love to see more GURPS played.
Go see Critical Roles streaming then. It happens to have celebs coming in and play from time to time. Joe also frequenting the shows here and there.
From this guy who was crucified by his parents for wanting to play D&D when he was a kid, and still loves the game thirty years later, I have just one word: beautiful.
Got into TTRPG games a year ago (SotDL not DnD) but I'm having a blast. For many of my friends this is a great creative outlet. No stress of playing competitive videogames and cool characters to draw and play. Loving every second of it!
Big Show: I don’t have a social life because I’ve worked 5 days a week for 25 years.
99% of the world: blinking guy meme
You forgot the "all over the world" part...you may have 2 days off...but if you're in Japan and all your friends are in L.A. then your social life is gonna tank
5 nights a week. He doesn't get off for nights to socialise. He's at work when other people are going out for drinks or the movies.
So funny man! If he lived my life, he’d collapse.
@@joab757 how Many Tables do you get thrown through on a nightly basis?
@@MajesticDemonLord You understand that those tables are props and its fake, right?
It's rad Vince Vaughn plays d&d--that's a new one by me! There truly is a heartfelt camaraderie amongst tabletop role player's that connects us all! And now I know he's 'on the level' now too! Right on, sir! ;)
It's been 40 years since I have played, and it's amazing to see people playing like this.
Love it, I miss playing DnD and other RPGs. I never played the board game version, we just had to picture it all in our heads (there was no dungeon or man cave to go and play in). My friends and I would always just play in our parent's living rooms or our small places.
To this day I still think about ideas for missions and playing again.
Man I'd have a hard time DnD'ing with Dan. I wouldn't be able to contain questions like "How could you?" & "What where you thinking?"
Just watched the video of his new d&d table being delivered and set up. Pretty impressive.
This is pretty awesome. I never imagined Vince Vaughn to be a D&D player lol
The amount of Hollywood names that play D&D is just simply epic!
I know what this is like. I play with a small group, but coordinating everyone's schedules to have a game day can be daunting. We just have regular jobs. For these guys to play on a regular is amazing. I bet it's also just a really good time.
Big Shows cat photo bombing towards the end when his wife's bird was chirping.. priceless typical cat-attude!! Love it
I love that "Big Show" Paul plays. He's an awesome dude. Used to love hanging with him when we could working WWE stagehand calls.
Nah but Crocodile being Joe is amazing, not only can he bring out the classic DM mind of "plans within plans" but also the amount of nerdy connections!
wouldn't have imagined Tom Morello and Vince Vaughn were friends