This week I was introduced to two videos about Dungeons & Dragons. The first details a fundamentalist Christian take on D&D suggesting that it's actually a cult activity:
I never get to be Lord of the Little People.
The second video is an interview with Vin Diesel in which he discusses playing D&D. The part where he talks about a player's demeanor changing about two hours in? That's right on target:
Coming from a theatre background (as you, of course, well know) I always viewed table-top and LARP as really great tools for character crafting, improvisation, you name it. Improv, in fact, was always my weak point, but after I started roleplaying, I felt so much more confident in that part of my performance.
In uni/conservatory when my fellow actors would hate on my hobby, I'd just roll my eyes. So yeah, I now have some mad respect for Vin Diesel. We clearly need to hang out sometime.
Coming from a theatre background (as you, of course, well know) I always viewed table-top and LARP as really great tools for character crafting, improvisation, you name it. Improv, in fact, was always my weak point, but after I started roleplaying, I felt so much more confident in that part of my performance.
ReplyDeleteIn uni/conservatory when my fellow actors would hate on my hobby, I'd just roll my eyes. So yeah, I now have some mad respect for Vin Diesel. We clearly need to hang out sometime.