Join Jack Black, Seth Green and Patton Oswalt at Dungeons & Dragons Live 2021
Other stars in attendance include comedians Reggie Watts, Kevin Smith and Tiffany Haddish
Thursday 15 July, 2021 —This weekend, celebrity stars of the likes of Jack Black and Seth Green will join Wizards of the Coast to host Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Live 2021, a two-day virtual event in collaboration with G4 running from Saturday 17 July to Sunday 18 July, from 5am to 1pm AEST across both days.
Celebrating the world’s original and best roleplaying game, D&D Live 2021 will feature a range of exciting new announcements and will be broadcast across G4TV and D&D’s official channels, and available as videos to view after. Movie stars, influencers and musicians will band together to play D&D with tons of fans expected to tune in to the spectacle. This comes off the back of D&D’s best year ever in 2020 with record-breaking digital sales.
The live event will showcase a thrilling series of D&D campaigns frontlined by top Dungeon Masters and celebrity cast members. Most notably, acclaimed DM Kate Welch is hosting a swashbuckling investigation into dragons, krakens and sea giant queens titled The Lost Odyssey: Last Light Table. The roster for this table includes Jack Black, Reggie Watts, Tiffany Haddish, Lauren Lapkus, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. The star-studded cast selected children’s hospital fund Extra Life as the charity they’ll be raising money for during the event. Donations will be accepted leading up to and during the live-stream via Extra Life’s donation page.
Wizards has also announced WWE Superstars will be entering the dungeon in The Chaos Carnival. Hosted by Dungeon Master Aabria Iyengar, the campaign will unite WWE Superstars Xavier Woods, Ember Moon, MACE and Tyler Breeze as they overcome deadly adventures and high-flying attractions to reclaim something precious lost to them.
See the full roster of D&D Live 2021 tables below:
· The Lost Odyssey: Last Light Table: Jack Black, Reggie Watts, Lauren Lapkus, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, and Tiffany Haddish. Hosted by Dungeon Master: Kate Welch.
· The Chaos Carnival Table: Xavier Woods, Ember Moon, MACE and Tyler Breeze. Hosted by Dungeon Master: Aabria Iyengar.
· The Palace of the Vampire Queen Table: Patton Oswalt, Nick Peine, Allisyn Snyder, Jacob Houston, and Marisa Baram. Hosted by Dungeon Master B. Dave Walters.
· The Flubbybonks and Guzzleshucks Table: DrLupo, Negaoryx, and Ify Nwadiwe join G4’s Kevin Pereira, Adam Sessler, and Fiona Nova. Hosted by Dungeon Master Amy Vorpal.
· Beadle & Grimm’s Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill! Table: Seth Green, Deborah Ann Woll, Xander Jeanneret, and B. Dave Walters. Hosted by Dungeon Master Jon Ciccolini.
Included in D&D Live 2021 will be more information on highly anticipated upcoming D&D products with several surprise announcements in the line-up. Fans can also tune in to panels featuring lead designers behind the annual D&D storyline The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, the D&D sourcebook set in a Magic: The Gathering plane Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos and much more.
For more information on the live event and broadcast channels, please visit https://g4tv.com/dndlive.
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About Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., is an award-winning developer and publisher of tabletop and digital games that ignite a sense of adventure in passionate players around the globe. Best known for publishing groundbreaking fantasy franchises, MAGIC: THE GATHERING® and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®, Wizards is dedicated to bringing together world-class talent to create unforgettable play experiences at its headquarters in Washington and studios in Austin and Montreal. Learn more at www.wizards.com.
About G4
G4 is the next-generation network created for every gamer. Authentic to its legendary roots, G4 returns in 2021 with classic shows and brand-new original content driven by a passion to entertain, unite and inspire gaming’s enthusiastic and diverse communities. Based in Los Angeles and available everywhere gamers congregate, G4 is committed to bringing the industry together through content, commerce, and experiences that set a new standard for gaming innovation, inclusion, and accessibility. Reinvented by Spectacor Gaming, owner and operator of a growing portfolio of gaming and esports assets – including Overwatch League’s Philadelphia Fusion and T1 Entertainment & Sports – G4 is also connected to and inspired by the technology and creativity of Comcast NBCUniversal. Please visit us at http://www.g4tv.com and find us on Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Twitch, Discord, and Instagram.
