Watch Joe Manganiello Play DUNGEONS & DRAGONS in New Celebrity D&D Series
There's a new celebrity Dungeons & Dragons series CelebriD&D streaming on Nerdist and Geek & Sundry's Alpha. The premiere episode features Joe Manganiello (True Blood), and we've provided the first seven minutes of the series for you to watch below. The actor is actually really into and is apparently a big fan of the game! Manganiello’s character is named Arkhan the Cruel. He's is a 5th level Dragonborn Paladin with a Medusa head in a bag and a battleaxe named "Bonecleaver". Here are the details on the show:
Celebrities… They’re just like us. Many of them grew up playing role-playing games, and even remain avid fans and participants to this day. While excelling in their careers, they’ve put their love for imaginary sword-wielding and potion-making on hold… until now. CelebriD&D puts D&D-playing celebrities into a small, mini-campaign where they are paired with some of the best role-players in the world. The 45-minute premiere episode features Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike XXL, One Tree Hill), who has played D&D since childhood and still plays to this day. His episode will air on Alpha on Thursday, March 23 at 6 am Pacific (9 am Eastern), with additional episodes to be announced at a later date.
In this first episode, Manganiello joins forces with Geek & Sundry’s Critical Role cast members Matthew Mercer (Dungeon Master), Marisha Ray, and Taliesin Jaffe along with Nerdist's Dan Casey and Jessica Chobot on a mission of life and death as they enter an abandoned temple in search of an ancient relic. Spells are cast, damage is done, and more than a few hit points are lost; the group emerges worse for the wear, but with an epic story to tell. Did the party acquire the artifact? At what cost? Watch this tale of heroism, and laugh along with Manganiello and his adventuring party on projectalpha.com to find out.
D&D looks like it would be a ton of fun. I've never played, but if I can find a group of people to play with I might have to check it out!