Celebrity D&D Characters, Rolled by Readers

There’s a feature up on Wired of celebrities reinterpreted as Dungeons & Dragons characters by readers in honor of D&D co-founder Gary Gygax, who recently passed away. That sober note is the only one in this article that spares no one.

The victims featured celebrities are; “actress” Paris Hilton, George W. Bush, Ron Paul, Apple’s Steve Jobs, Dean Kamen, Steven Hawking, Richard Dawkins, Rick Astley, and Mr. T. Each Persona comes with their own set of stats and special abilities. My personal favorite is Rick Astley’s Special Ability profile:

Special Abilities: Uses Dex. bonus for all Dance-related checks due to years of training in the art of ’80s pop dancing. Can rickroll targets for 5d6 of humiliation damage.

Here are the class descriptions submitted for the celebrities by the readers:

• lvl9 Fighter / lvl7 Barbarian
• 43rd-Level Human
  (His exact origin/species is in dispute)
• 25th-Level Cosmologist
  Neutral Good Human
• 21st Level Paladin
• 20th-Level Bard
• Actress Chaotic Neutral Human
• 22th-Level Evolutionary Biologist
  Lawful Neutral Human
• 17th -level politician -Chaotic Neutral Human
• 23rd-Level Lawful Good Wizard

How many can you match correctly to the celebrity? Visit Wired for the full profile of each notable.