Baldur’s Gate 3 stars Neil Newbon and Samantha Béart played a game of D&D as their real-life characters

Dungeons & Dragons celebrated its 50th anniversary at Gen Con, the largest board game trade show in North America, by inviting Baldur’s Gate 3 stars Neil Newbon and Samantha Béart to participate in a one-shot campaign role-playing game in which they played the roles of their real-life characters from the game: Astarion and Karlach.

The adventure saw Critical Role alumnus Aabria Iyengar step in as Dungeon Master, while Anjali Bhimani and Brennan Lee Mulligan joined Newbon and Béart as players. “Hey soldiers, my name is Karlach Cliffgate,” the latter said as she introduced herself, to immense cheers from the audience.

“Tonight I’ve decided I’m going to play a certain pale vampire type for a good time,” Newbon said in turn. “So my name is Astarion. Hello, sweetheart.” The entire campaign can be viewed on the Dungeons & Dragons YouTube channel.

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