The Five Famous People you Would Most Like to Play D&D With

[Chainsaw Hobbit]

I thought it would be fun if everyone listed the five famous people they would most like to play D&D with, and why.

My five include (in no particular order):

• Gary Gygax. The father of RPGs.
• Allie Brosh. This is sort of cheating because I'm not sure if she's technically famous. She's comedian/blogger who I have a huge crush on.
• Stephan Colbert. He's really funny and he plays D&D.
• Johnny Depp. Because watching him roleplay a character would be a hell of a lot of fun.
• Niel Gaiman. He would be the best DM ever.

[slaydemons]

• Gary gynax (rip)
• monte cook
• the giant himself (I don't know much about him he seems awesome)
• Kamina (from gurren lagann)
• Vin diesel

no order

[Hiro Protagonest]

• Gary gynax (rip)
• monte cook
• the giant himself (I don't know much about him he seems awesome)
• Kamina (from gurren lagann)
• Vin diesel

no order

I know at least 4/5 of those actually have played D&D.

Who would I like to play with? I'm not sure.

[slaydemons]

I know at least 4/5 of those actually have played D&D.

Who would I like to play with? I'm not sure.

well Kamina is there because it would be funny see him jump on the table and scream then kill stuff XD

[Chainsaw Hobbit]

I just revised my list to include Gary Gygax.

[slaydemons]

I just revised my list to include Gary Gygax.

because everyone wants to meet the dude even if he doesn't like that version

[Chainsaw Hobbit]

because everyone wants to meet the dude even if he doesn't like that version

Exactly. I actually cried the day he passed away.

[slaydemons]

Exactly. I actually cried the day he passed away.

I found out a month later... then was like "seriously?" then for the first time I closed all my books and had a moment of silence

[The-Mage-King]

Must they be living? Or can they not? That's answered.

If the latter, the first slot is filled by He Who Invented It, Xagyg himself, as DM. No questions. I know several others think the same. Evidently including the others in this thread.

The second, Vin Diesel, because, really? A guy who can beat up jocks, in this party? AWESOME.

Sir Pterry, because I'm pretty sure he'd be awesome as a fellow player.

Stephen Colbert, due to reasons close to the above.

And finally... Probably Bill Amend. Because, hey, he's one of us, and I like Fox Trot.

So, a collection of geeks from all sorts of vocations.

[Chainsaw Hobbit]

And finally... Probably Bill Amend. Because, hey, he's one of us, and I like Fox Trot.

Awesome. I forgot about him.

[Honest Tiefling]

Oscar Wilde and Hunter S. Thompson. Probably not at the same time...

[Scarlet-Devil]

Taking a few liberties here (as far as being alive, playing D&D, and speaking a common language go), but, just off the top of my head:

-Carl Sagan; an absolutely beautiful person (from my impersonal knowledge of him) with an extensive knowledge of existence; my hero.
-Kentaro Miura; the mind that created Berserk.
-Hirohiko Araki; Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.
-ZUN; Touhou.
-Sean Connery or James Earl Jones; awesome actors with awesome voices.

Edit: They can all take turns DMing, 'cause I really can't decide who would be the most awesome at it.

Late second edit: I forgot to actually put reasons...

[Xyk]

I'd want Stan Lee to DM.

Other players would be Johnny Depp, Natalie Portman Demetri Martin, Jon Stewart, and Albert Einstein (with an American accent because I have trouble understanding German ones).

Edit: Also George Carlin. Can't believe I forgot him.

Stan Lee because of his unique way of describing things and overall fun personality.

Johnny Depp because of the above reasons; he seems quite silly.

I changed Natalie to Demetri Martin because he's one of the most intelligent and witty famous persons I know of.

Jon Stewart is really smart, funny, and has a way about him that just makes me think I'd love hanging out with a younger version of him.

Einstein is a personal hero of mine, was very imaginative, and of course was very very smart. He'd be fun to hang out with too.

I don't think I really need to explain how great Carlin was and how fun he would be to game with.

[zorba1994]

I'm going to challenge myself to pick people that haven't been picked yet, even if that means its not really the "top" five.

1. David Tennant (10th Doctor FTW. I'm guessing actors in general would be pretty awesome DnD players though)
2. Terry Pratchett Charles Stross
3. Ken Levine (Created Bioshock. PLEASE DM)
4. Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, among other things. Brilliantly witty)
5. Edmond Rostand (He wrote Cyrano de Bergerac, which is possibly one of the most one-liner filled sharp-witted books I have ever been made to read in school.


Honorable mention to all of the Silverclawshifter players. And to Nikolai Tesla, who would be a great tinker gnome.

[DraconicPaladin]

Jim Lee: Awesome to have him providing character art work
Heath Ledger(R.I.P): This man has been my favorite actor since 10 things I hate about you.
Robert Downey Jr.: He actually reminds me of one my friends.
Steve Buscemi: The way he talks and acts reminds me of Morte (PS:Torment).
Pete Postlethwaite(R.I.P): Loved to have seen him in a heroic paladin or fighter role...

Of course there are many more (Gary Gygax, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeff Bridges, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Black, Sean Bean, Leslie Nielsen, Matt Smith and David Tennant (the doctor/s and hope they bring they're companions) just to name a few...)

Edit: Stan Lee! How the hell could I forget about the guy who started all my favorite comic series!

[WitchSlayer]

Grant Morrison - Far plane adventures HO!
George R. R. Martin - Overdescriptive meals HO!
Simon Pegg - Funny guy who is not planning on betraying the party
Jeremy Clarkson - Funny guy who IS planning to betray the party. Also makes fun of us.
The Stig - Some say that his favorite tabletop game is FATAL and that he is actually a changling. All we know is he's called the Stig.

[The-Mage-King]

I'm going to challenge myself to pick people that haven't been picked yet, even if that means its not really the "top" five.

2. Terry Pratchett (Who wouldn't want the author of Discworld and co-author Good Omens? I wish I could see him at the table alongside Gaiman, but someone already said him.)

Sorry. Beat you to 'im.

See "Sir Pterry" in my post here.

[DraconicPaladin]

Grant Morrison - Far plane adventures HO!
George R. R. Martin - Overdescriptive meals HO!
Simon Pegg - Funny guy who is not planning on betraying the party
Jeremy Clarkson - Funny guy who IS planning to betray the party. Also makes fun of us.
The Stig - Some say that his favorite tabletop game is FATAL and that he is actually a changling. All we know is he's called the Stig.

Hah, Jeremy Clarkson in a roleplaying game. It's like roleplaying with your dad and he makes fun of your incompetence.

And eff yeah! Grant Morrison roleplaying Damian Wayne

Great list!

[Fhaolan]

Neil Patrick Harris
Will Wheaton
Vin Diesel
Lisa Foiles
Craig Ferguson

There are others, and they may even be higher on the priority list, but I was thinking people who I've not seen work together. So I'm curious as to the interactions.

In the same way I'm curious to see what would happen in a game with William Shatner, Bill Nighy, Christopher Walken, and Nicolas Cage. I'm having trouble thinking of a fifth person to stick in there...

[navar100]

Steven Crowder
Sarah Palin
William Shatner
Derek Jeter
Adam Baldwin

[Blisstake]

I probably wouldn't include Gygax. Just because... you know, he would be a completely brutal DM.

[Honest Tiefling]

See if you can convince him to be a player instead of the DM. Who would be the DM in most of these cases, anyhow?

[Drakevarg]

1) Gary Gygax
2) Terry Pratchett
3) The Giant
4) J.R.R. Tolkien
5) Thunt

Not sure how well the personalities would mesh, but it'd sure as hell be memorable.

[Throgg]

William Shatner, the daring Bard.

James Joyce, the enigmatic Loremaster.

George R.R. Martin, the ruthless Knight.

Sean "Day9" Plott, the good natured Cleric.

DM'd by the grandfather Dungeon Master, Gygax.

[Ramen&Malt Liqr]

In no particular order

1. Gary Gygax (it seem to be every ones first choice, for obvious reasons)
2. Lewis Carrol (great ability to make unique characters)
3. H.P. Lovecraft (great for CoC games)
4. Wil Wheaton (the only one other than G.G. who has played before)
5. And speaking of G.G. I'd say GG Allin (the ultimate comic relief).

[Elana]

1) Dave Arneson, the actual grandfather of RPGs
2) Gary Gygax, the guy who changed the first RPG system into early D&D(since they needed to come up with something to include all those extra dice)
3) Spoony (What do you mean he isn't famous..he has his own show on the internet)


And actually that is enough.
3 players is a nice sweet spot..more just turn things into too much work.

Oh and rotating DM of course.

[Kingscourt]

I've actually had this discussion before amoung friends, actually, and I think it's come down to:

1. Gary Gygax- This guy seems to be on everyone's list... but c'mon, why wouldn't he be?
2. Rich "The Giant" Burlew- Just, reading Oots and looking at all the stuff he's homebrewed/all the works he's done for Wotc, he seems like he'd be a lot of him.
3. Wil Wheaton- Watched him play at the PAX celebrity game, was a big fan of him before that
4. Mark Hamil- Luke Skywalker, did the voice of the Joker... I feel like if he really tried to learn and experiences D&D... he would be scarily good at it.
5. My friend Scott- Been playing D&D with him since the 7th grade... and if I got to play with all these people without him he would probably kill me.

[WitchSlayer]

Hah, Jeremy Clarkson in a roleplaying game. It's like roleplaying with your dad and he makes fun of your incompetence.

And eff yeah! Grant Morrison roleplaying Damian Wayne

Great list!

And if you didn't play with him he would stop by the table while you were playing and, with ful knowledge of what you were playing and how it worked would ask "Ya winnin' son?"

[Serpentine]

Heath Ledger(R.I.P): This man has been my favorite actor since 10 things I hate about you.

Screw that! Go watch Two Hands. Right now

Special Author Edition!

1. Tolkein.
2. C. S. Lewis.
3. Tamora Pierce.
4. K. A. Applegate
(sex equality ftw!)
And 5. Stephen King as Dungeon Master P:

[Kaun]

1. Gygax as the dm - just so i could say that i had.
2. Kevin Smith
3. Bill Hicks
4. Reggie Watts
5. And i couldnt go past Pratchett, but maybe a 10 years younger version.