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what's your celebrity character D&D adventuing party?

LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
edited September 2012 in Off-Topic
If you could assemble an adventuring party using celebrities, or more specifically characters they have played in films and TV, who would you assemble?

Here would be my Golden Age of Television party, lol:

Fighter--Hoss Cartwright ("Bonanza")
Mage--Samantha Stevens ("Bewitched")
Bard--Maynard G. Krebs ("The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis")
Ranger--Daniel Boone ("Daniel Boone")
Thief--Alexander Mundy ("It takes a Thief")
Druid--Fred Ziffel ("Green Acres")

to illustrate the point.

What would yours be?

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  • BrudeBrude Member Posts: 560
    edited September 2012
    Oh my god Lem. I'm older than most of the crowd here and a bit of a TV geek .. But man, you're really dating yourself with these references. I don't think I've thought about or heard anyone mention the name "Dobie Gillis" in *at least* twenty years. :D

    That said, I think Hoss Cartwright is an AWESOME pick for a fighter. I can't let that go, though, without asking you what his alignment might be.

    I'll be a little more current with my picks (*cough*):

    Jean Luc Picard - Paladin? Or maybe sorcerer? I'm thinking Chaotic Good.

    Worf - Gotta be a Lawful Good Berserker Fighter.

    Spock - True Neutral, of course. And I'm thinking sorcerer (pretty sure that nerve pinch is a level 2 Necromancer spell).

    Thinking about it a little more: I'm picking Hawkeye Pierce for my Cleric. And maybe picking up Grizzly Adams as a pure caster druid.

    For my Ranger, if you let me get away with it, I'm going for John McClane. One of the key class features of a Ranger (and it seems to exist in both BG games) is the ability to adapt quickly to your environment, whatever that is. McClane pretty much does that immediately and effortlessly in all the Diehard movies.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    edited September 2012
    @Brude

    Yep, and I remember those shows well too, lol. That was a repost from 2001 on the Ironworks forum to boot.

    More contemporary:

    Mage - hard not to pick Ian McClellan's Gandalf... but maybe Patrick Stewart's Professor Xavier from X-Men...
    Fighter-Thief - Vin Diesel's Riddick
    Fighter - Ron Perlman's Hellboy
    Monk - I still like David Carradine's 'Kung Fu' character best of all in this genre... so not current, but what the hey
    Cleric - hmm... this surprisingly not so easy...
    Swashbuckler - Mandy Patampkin's Inego Montoya from the Princess Bride
  • rufus_hobartrufus_hobart Member Posts: 490
    Lemernis said:

    @Brude

    Swashbuckler - Mandy Patampkin's Inego Montoya from the Princess Bride

    Well picked, Sir! Though i think i'd spend the whole game clicking on him just to hear his dialogue.
  • JolanthusJolanthus Member Posts: 292
    Brude said:

    Jean Luc Picard - Paladin? Or maybe sorcerer? I'm thinking Chaotic Good.

    Worf - Gotta be a Lawful Good Berserker Fighter.

    Spock - True Neutral, of course. And I'm thinking sorcerer (pretty sure that nerve pinch is a level 2 Necromancer spell).

    Thinking about it a little more: I'm picking Hawkeye Pierce for my Cleric.

    I don't think either of those classes work for Picard, but he'd definitely be Lawful Good. Unlike Kirk or Sisko, Picard was less a warrior and more likely to follow SF orders. First and formost Picard is a scientist, he wants to find out how things work, unlock the mysteries of the universe, with that in mind I would see him more as a mage. I could also see him as a bard... hear me out with this. I don't mean in the singing and lute playing but with his charisma. He is the face of the Federation being the captain of Star Fleet's flagship, this allows him to make first contact with new civilisations and as such and a good bard makes a good ambassador with their charisma scores.

    Spock is also most assuredly Lawful Good, or at least Lawful Neutral with good tendencies.

    P.S.
    Sign me up to any religion that has Hawkeye Pierce as a Cleric.
  • sandmanCCLsandmanCCL Member Posts: 1,389
    Spock is more Lawful Neutral, I think. It's about extreme adherence to logic. Logic is always correct and therefore must be followed. There's kind of a tacit understanding that Lawful Neutral is supremely diciplined.

    ...We are all a bunch of nerds, you guys. :)

    Maybe I could do a Breaking Bad themed party. Dunno what the classes would be, though. Alignments would be the fun part.
  • Awong124Awong124 Member Posts: 2,643
    edited September 2012
    The military spec-ops party:

    Barbarian - Sylvester Stallone (John Rambo)
    Barbarian - Arnold Schwartzenegger (John Matrix)
    Fighter Berserker - Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer)
    Fighter/Thief - Matt Damon (Jason Bourne)
    Fighter/Thief - Liam Neeson (Bryan Mills)
    Fighter/Thief - Jim Caviezel (John Reese)


    The Firefly party:

    Fighter - Nathan Fillion (Malcolm Reynolds)
    Fighter - Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb)
    Thief - Jewel Staite (Kaylee Frye)
    Bard - Morena Baccarin (Inara Serra)
    Cleric - Sean Maher (Simon Tam)
    Wild Mage - Summer Glau (River Tam)
  • rexregrexreg Member Posts: 292
    edited September 2012
    a slightly different take...

    Blackguard - The Kurgan (Clancy Brown)...although maybe he's a Barbarian; either way, he's my meat-shield...CE
    Sorcerer - Darth Vader (David Prowse/James Earl Jones)**NOT Anakin**...LE
    Ranger - Staff Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger)...LE
    Aristocrat - Tyrion Lanister (Peter Dinklage)...I know Aristocrat isn't a BG class, but I so love this character & Dinklage is great as Tyrion; maybe he could be considered a Rogue?...LN(E)
    Artificer/Wizard - Sauron (CGI)...LE
    Cleric - Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones (again))...NE

    @SandmanCCL I have no idea what you are talking about...**snorts** nerd...indeed!!
  • triclops41triclops41 Member Posts: 207
    All Arnold Schwarzenegger party:

    Barbarian: Conan
    Rogue: Harry Tasker (True Lies) or John Kruger (Eraser)
    Figher: T-101
    Conjuration (Ice) Mage: Dr. Fries (Mr. Freeze)
    Ranger: Dutch (Predator)
    Fallen Palladin: Jericho (End of Days)
    Cleric of Ehlhonna: Dr. Alex Hesse (Junior)



    A Liam Neeson one would also be good.
  • Awong124Awong124 Member Posts: 2,643
    edited September 2012
    triclops41 said:

    A Liam Neeson one would also be good.

    Giant Liam Neeson party:

    Fighter - Ra's Al Ghul (Batman Begins)
    Kensai/Mage - Qui Gon Jinn
    Fighter/Thief - Bryan Mills (Taken)
    Ranger - Ottoway (The Grey)
    Mage - Zeus (Clash of the Titans)
    Shapeshifter Druid - Aslan (Narnia)
    Thief - Hannibal (A-Team)
    Necromancer - Eliot Deacon (After.Life)
    Paladin - Godfrey (Kingdom of Heaven)
    Thief - Jean Valjean (Les Miserable)
    Barbarian - Rob Roy (Rob Roy)
    Berserker - Darkman (Darkman)
    Cleric - James your father (Fallout 3)
  • HeinrichHeinrich Member Posts: 188
    Fighter (Kensai) - Connor McLeod (Highlander)
    Thief (Swashbuckler) - Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)
    Paladin (Undead Hunter) - Father Anderson (Hellsing)
    Fighter - Benjamin Martin (The Patriot)
    Druid (Shapeshifter) - Holo (Spice and Wolf)
    Cleric - Jesus


  • CheesebellyCheesebelly Member Posts: 1,727
    Did a no reload challenge once with celebrities from shows I used to watch as a kid.

    Chuck Norris - Ranger (pretty darn obvious)
    David Hasselhoff - Cleric (he *did* save lives)
    Tom Selleck - Fighter (I can't see him as anything else really)
    Richard Dean Anderson - Bard (Jack of all trades)

    Fun times :')

    (David Hasselhoff's avatar had an epic smile. Every time he leveled up or killed something, it became bigger XD )
  • sandmanCCLsandmanCCL Member Posts: 1,389
    rexreg said:


    @SandmanCCL I have no idea what you are talking about...**snorts** nerd...indeed!!

    I mean, games in general are pretty nerdy, but when we start having intelligent discussions about the alignments of various members of Star Fleet?

    Yeah, that's next level geekery right there. (And I love it.)
  • Permidion_StarkPermidion_Stark Member Posts: 4,861
    Paladin - Buffy Summers
    Thief - Norman Stanley Fletcher
    Bard - Gram Parsons
    Fighter - Muhamad Ali
    Wizzard - Roy Wood
    Cleric - Gregory House
  • BrudeBrude Member Posts: 560
    @Awong124 Oh man, River Tam as a Wild Mage is absolutely perfect.
  • HaHaCharadeHaHaCharade Member Posts: 1,644
    Paladin - Detective John Kimble (Kindergarten Cop)
    Fighter - The Hound (Game of Thrones)
    Fighter/Thief - James Bond (James Bond)
    Cleric - Mola Ram (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
    Bard - Leonard Cohen
  • DragonspearDragonspear Member Posts: 1,838
    Inigo Montoya is required

    Herm, after that it becomes a little more questionable.

    I think Dave Chappel as Ahchoo
    Viggo Mortenson Aragorn

    Ok that covers the front line methinks.

    Now for the back. Herm.

    Actually one last one who can double on front line or back line (yay double roles)

    Cary Elwes as Robin Hood (Men in Tights) and Westley (Princess Bride)

    Now to be crucified by my fellow geeks on these hallowed forums. For my wizard I am going to eschew Both Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Alan Rickman (Snape) and instead choose Maggie Smith as my wizard.

    Actually ya know what, I think our good friend Gandalf might end up being my choice of "Cleric" as other than him all I can think of are Galadriel and Elrond. Kinda a shame really.
  • KhamillKhamill Member Posts: 226
    edited October 2012
    The "Man" Party

    Palladin - Batman
    Fighter - Superman
    Ranger - Ironman
    Thief - Catwoman
    Mage - SandmanCCL:)
    Priest - Spiderman

    Additionally there is Methodman & Redman in reserve.
    Post edited by Khamill on
  • JolanthusJolanthus Member Posts: 292
    Khamill said:

    The "Man" Party

    Palladin - Batman
    Fighter - Superman
    Ranger - Ironman
    Thief - Spiderman
    Mage - SandmanCCL:)
    Priest - CatwoMAN

    Additionally there is Methodman & Redman in reserve.

    How does a professional cat burglar miss out on not being the Thief? :p
  • JolanthusJolanthus Member Posts: 292
    Evil Star Trek DS9 Party

    Misc Jem'Hadar 1st LE Blackguard
    Gul Dukat LE Fighter
    Kai Winn LE Cleric
    Misc Changling LE Rogue
    Weyoun LE Bard


    Special guest Q CN Mage
  • KhamillKhamill Member Posts: 226
    @Jolanthus Shame on me!!:/How da hell I could missed that?! You are absolutely right, it has been corrected. Thanks:)
  • eksterekster Member Posts: 234
    Lemernis said:

    Swashbuckler - Mandy Patampkin's Inego Montoya from the Princess Bride

    Hmm, that makes me want to make a Princess Bride party!

    Kensai - Cary Elwes as Wesley
    Swashbucklet - Mandy Patinkin as Inego Montoya
    Barbarian - Andre as Fezzik
    Jester/Skald - Wallace Shawn as Vizinni
    Wild Mage - Billy Crystal as Miracle Max
    Cleric - Peter Cook as the Impressive Clergyman
  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    I'd have to raise half of my party from the dead, but it would be worth every gold piece:

    Blackguard - Bill Nighy
    Priest of Tharizdun - Brother Theodore (resurrected)
    Stalker - Linda Hamilton
    Necromancer - Vincent Price (resurrected)
    Assassin - Rebecca Romijn
    Dirgesinger (Bard) - Peter Steele (resurrected)
  • JalilyJalily Member Posts: 4,681
    edited October 2012
    Barbarian - Hercules (Kevin Sorbo)
    Kensai - Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat)
    Archer - Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence)
    Wild Mage - Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan)
    Sorcerer - Bastian Balthazar Bux (Barret Oliver)
    Thief - Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace)
    Post edited by Jalily on
  • BrudeBrude Member Posts: 560
    Chow Yun Fat as Li Mu Bai, sword saint. That's perfect. (And I can't believe he totally slipped my mind!)
  • ArkynomiconArkynomicon Member Posts: 52
    edited October 2012
    Vin Diesel - Ranger
    Sigourney Weaver - Fighter
    Jason Statham - Monk
    Peter Stormare - Thief
    John Cleese - Wizard
    Rowan Atkinson - Cleric

    Sean Bean - Gorion
    Post edited by Arkynomicon on
  • mungomunkmungomunk Member Posts: 63
    my Party would consist of only one man:
    Chuck Norris - Ranger
  • eksterekster Member Posts: 234
    mungomunk said:

    my Party would consist of only one man:
    Chuck Norris - Ranger

    Chuck Norris doesn't pick a class. Chuck Norris IS the class.

  • triclops41triclops41 Member Posts: 207
    ekster said:

    mungomunk said:

    my Party would consist of only one man:
    Chuck Norris - Ranger

    Chuck Norris doesn't pick a class. Chuck Norris IS the class.

    He is not only his own class, he is his own class kit!

    Texas Ranger.

    It is the THACO and HP of a Barbarian, weapon proficiencies of a Fighter, skills of a Thief, immunities of a Monk, and has a +10 bonus to all Total Gym sales checks.
  • SilySily Member Posts: 91
    Lemernis said:

    If you could assemble an adventuring party using celebrities, or more specifically characters they have played in films and TV, who would you assemble?

    There really aren't a lot of high fantasy films or series with magics and all, so...

    Tyrion, "The Imp" from Game of Thrones as Party's Face and speaker.
    That Wizard from Legend of the Seeker (Which was actually a pretty bad series - but god damn, he is a wonderful actor and the best character in the show.)
    Conan the Barbarian (Old Arnold Conan rather than this new Stargåte man with dreadlocks.)
    That Barbarian Lass (Lux?) from the Dungeons & Dragons 2 movie.

    That's four out of five.. now, it's a bit hard to find a Cleric (unless we go back into the Dungeons & Dragons 2 movie), so lets take an out of combat healer, and warrior from LOTR - Elrond.

    Now, since we've managed to avoid using the same show/movie twice here, and stayed in the theme of every character coming from a fantasy setting, lets take the last as a wild draw and pick - Natalie Portman's character - Isabel from "Your Highness".

    In the end we have:
    Tyrion - Diplomat (Bard without musical or magical prowess? And one mean shield bashing trait!)
    Zeddicus - Mage
    Conan - Barbarian? Fighter? Mix.
    Lux - Barbarian
    Elrond - Cleric/Druid without high fantasy magic and with awesome fighting skills.
    Isabel - Thief? Archer? Both.
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