A.K.A. Thom Vincent, I believe.
Anyone out there ever wonder what I'm wondering? That this brawny ex D&D devotee may have nicked his cool surname from Deisel, a cartographer brought on board at TSR some time back in the 80's.
I first saw the latter's work appear in I6 (was it?), the Ravenloft module. It was a mindblowing new take on the dungeon lay-out, 3-D and quite detailed.
A.K.A. Thom Vincent, I believe.
Anyone out there ever wonder what I'm wondering? That this brawny ex D&D devotee may have nicked his cool surname from Deisel, a cartographer brought on board at TSR some time back in the 80's.
I first saw the latter's work appear in I6 (was it?), the Ravenloft module. It was a mindblowing new take on the dungeon lay-out, 3-D and quite detailed.
The thought had occurred to me. It was interesting seeing all of the celebraties who have played or do play D&D in the 30th anniversary book. I wonder if they approached Mike Myers? Lothar of the Hill People was based on a character he played in High School. It would be great to see a group of celeb gamers get together and post their adventures. (Maybe even including Wil?) but I bet they would have as hard a time getting the group together as those of us in the real world do. Deisel was great! I wonder what happened to him?
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Properly edited that might be a heck of a lot more amusing to watch than celebrity poker. Watching a bunch of A-listers get their geek on.
Like IFC's Dinner For Five but with junk food and dice fights.
As for Vin, he's got some strong projects going, but the last big thing he was in had a duck as co-star. That might never be a good idea unless your name is Mickey Mouse.
I was suprised to enjoy the extended edition of The Chronicles of Riddick. They went much deeper into a unique mythology than movies ever bother to do these days. It was quite ambitious.
Anyone out there ever wonder what I'm wondering? That this brawny ex D&D devotee may have nicked his cool surname from Deisel,
Vin has stated officially that in the movie Triple X, one of the fake tattoos he was sporting bore the name of his favorite D&D character (the name escapes me). That was the basis for the sudden furor about Vin playing D&D. I'm not sure where his stagename comes from, but I doubt it's from a TSR employee's nickname.
Vin has stated officially that in the movie Triple X, one of the fake tattoos he was sporting bore the name of his favorite D&D character (the name escapes me). That was the basis for the sudden furor about Vin playing D&D. I'm not sure where his stagename comes from, but I doubt it's from a TSR employee's nickname.
Didn't know that about the movie tat. Worthy trivia. :)
I believe the tat was 'Melkior'.
If, for some reason, I find myself watching XXX a second time, the Diesel flick that is, I'll be on the look out.
I believe the tat was 'Melkior'.
Actually it was Melkor. It's from the Tolkien books.
IIRC, Melkior was buddies with Balthazar and Casper. They were also from an old book that dealt with good versus evil, and they too followed the will of a star. Close, but not the exact same.
IIRC, Melkior was buddies with Balthazar and Casper. They were also from an old book that dealt with good versus evil, and they too followed the will of a star. Close, but not the exact same.
Well, IIRC Melkior (or Melchior...spelling varies) wasn't mentioned by name in that old book but from folklore.
And as we all know, pilfering handy names from variety of sources is the D&D way.
I'm taking this from the coffee table book 30 Years of Adventure. Diesel wrote the forward:
"The most important milestone, for me, was the birth of Melkor Tar Morloth. He was the Half-Drow that would become the most interesting and longest lasting of all my characters" (Diesel).
Clearly, Melkor was taken from Tolkien, who was a big influence on Diesel as a boy:
"My brother and I spent our early years delving into the mythological worlds of writers like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis" (Diesel).
Not quite on topic but...
Are there Riddick novels? Just from watching the movies, I get the idea that Riddick is a Conan-type character; he has a lot of episodic, almost non-linear adventures in which he basically just kicks ass...
I know that there are a lot of Conan books, though I've never read any, so I'm just wondering if the same is true of Riddick.
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Not quite on topic but...
Are there Riddick novels? Just from watching the movies, I get the idea that Riddick is a Conan-type character; he has a lot of episodic, almost non-linear adventures in which he basically just kicks ass...
I know that there are a lot of Conan books, though I've never read any, so I'm just wondering if the same is true of Riddick.
No. Just two movies, an animated short film connecting them, and a video game. Novels would be awesome, though. :)
A.K.A. Thom Vincent, I believe.
Anyone out there ever wonder what I'm wondering? That this brawny ex D&D devotee may have nicked his cool surname from Deisel, a cartographer brought on board at TSR some time back in the 80's.
I first saw the latter's work appear in I6 (was it?), the Ravenloft module. It was a mindblowing new take on the dungeon lay-out, 3-D and quite detailed.
Actually when I was starting out as a bouncer I used the name Vin Deisel.
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Actually when I was starting out as a bouncer I used the name Vin Deisel.A.K.A. Thom Vincent, I believe.
Anyone out there ever wonder what I'm wondering? That this brawny ex D&D devotee may have nicked his cool surname from Deisel, a cartographer brought on board at TSR some time back in the 80's.
I first saw the latter's work appear in I6 (was it?), the Ravenloft module. It was a mindblowing new take on the dungeon lay-out, 3-D and quite detailed.
Hey wow! Nice to see you posting here. I enjoyed the Riddick movies. Heard you were planning something on Hannibal. That would kick ass.
Actually when I was starting out as a bouncer I used the name Vin Deisel.
Didnt you...like, you know...misspell your own name...or something? :[
Actually when I was starting out as a bouncer I used the name Vin Deisel.Didnt you...like, you know...misspell your own name...or something? :[
Lol... good catch. It's Diesel.
Hey wow! Nice to see you posting here. I enjoyed the Riddick movies. Heard you were planning something on Hannibal. That would kick ass.Actually when I was starting out as a bouncer I used the name Vin Deisel.A.K.A. Thom Vincent, I believe.
Anyone out there ever wonder what I'm wondering? That this brawny ex D&D devotee may have nicked his cool surname from Deisel, a cartographer brought on board at TSR some time back in the 80's.
I first saw the latter's work appear in I6 (was it?), the Ravenloft module. It was a mindblowing new take on the dungeon lay-out, 3-D and quite detailed.
LOL
No. Just two movies, an animated short film connecting them, and a video game. Novels would be awesome, though. :)
Hmm, maybe now's a good time to start... *scrambles to find pen and notebook*