B. Dave Walters Interview: A Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Adventure
The cast of Stranger Things is teaming up again this week, to play a game of Dungeons & Dragons as part of Netflix's Geeked Week. The game is being DM'd by author B. Dave Walters, who regularly appears in a number of tabletop RPG streaming shows in the past, including the Black Dice Society and Legends of the Multiverse. Walters also recently costed the first D&D Direct, which gave fans their long-awaited update on the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves film.
Stranger Things has had a close relationship with D&D since the beginning and there was never a better time for a mainstream show to include the game so prominently. The current edition of D&D is the most popular one in history, with the game seeing unprecedented levels of success around the world. The rise of video streaming has allowed people to engage with D&D in ways that weren't possible in the past, with games being available online at all hours of the day, through the aid of a webcam and a microphone. Stranger Things has featured a number of D&D monsters and villains in the show, introducing beings like Demogorgan to TV audiences. The most recent season has featured Vecna: one of the most terrifying D&D villains of all time, as the foe who is cursing the town of Hawkins.
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Several cast members from Stranger Things will be taking part in Netflix's Geeked Week, in a D&D session called «The Hellfire Club: A Stranger Things Dungeon & Dragons Adventure». The kids of Stranger Things are no strangers to D&D, which means that the DM doesn't need to hold back. The DM running the session is B. Dave Walters, who recently spoke to Screen Rant about his plans for the Stranger Things game, his ideas for the
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