dungeons and dragons

In case you forgot that Vin Diesel was a big geek, he shamelessly reminded you on his Facebook page July 19.

The big man was celebrating his 48th birthday in his own style with this gorgeous cake shaped like Dungeons & Dragons books.

Diesel has long been open about his fandom with the table top role playing game and about how it helped him shape his identity and build confidence

He also said as much to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.

Last Sunday when a Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Master couldn't track down a by-the-book approach for an in-game specific scenario: chugging a potion underwater, one-handed, he decided to post to a forum for advice on what to do:



Dungeon Master Eikre, who calls himself a 'huge dumb nerd' decided to put the scenario to the test, in real life...

You start with the top left panel and zigzag down. I thought the speech bubbles were quite effective in conveying that's how it should be read, but I know someone in the comments is going to complain they didn't know how to read it.

"If I rolled this, anything could happen. Our faces could melt into jelly, the world could turn into an egg, or... you could just roll an 8. Who knows?"

It's got to work eventually. Just give me a few more rolls... I haven't gotten a 1 yet

A yoga studio in Brooklyn is allowing you to do just that, combining Dungeons and Dragons with yoga for a unique adventure which is apparently so popular some are struggling to get in:

D&d yoga. It was so crowded i couldn't get a mat or dice. pic.twitter.com/qTAHDTpanx

— Ana Hurka-Robles (@AHR) January 25, 2014