There was a time when Dungeons & Dragons was considered a satanic game that was being used to recruit devil worshipers. There were also several lawyers who tried to connect Dungeons & Dragons to violent crimes, claiming that💞 the game was responsible for changing the behavior of no👍rmal people.

The hysteria surrounding Dungeons & Dragons has faded away and the Internet has allowed the game to flourish in ways that it had never done before, which has in🍒cluded attracting high-profile celebriti♌es to the game.

One celebrity who has been vocal about his love for Dungeons & Dragons is Joe Manganiello, who recently visited the UPMC Child𝓡ren's Hospi⛦tal in Pittsburgh to teach sick children .

The intention of the visit was to inspire a love for Dungeons & Dragons to children who𒁃 may ne🙈ed to stay at the hospital for a long period of time.

Joe Manganiello and his brother ran a game of Dungeons & Dragons for three of the kids🍌 at the hospital using 💜the Starter Set for the current edition of the game, which means that he likely ran them through the opening of the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure.

🐽Joe Manganiello mentioned o▨n Twitter that the group consisted of two barbarians and a rogue, which is a terrible line-up for a starting party, as the lack of spellcasters would have put them at a serious disadvantage. Then again, they're just kids, so maybe Manganiello went easy on them.

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Joe Manganiello is best-known for appearing in projects such as Magic Mike, True Blood, and Justice League, but he is connected to Dungeons & Dragons through shows such as CelebriD&D and Critical Role. Manganiello is a life-long player of Dungeons & Dragons and is rumored to be linked to ✨the upcoming movie based on the game that is due to be rel🗹eased in 2021.

Joe Manganiello also has his own line of tabletop RPG-themed clothing, called . Thꦆe clothing is bran🦄ded with D&D inspired artwork and writing, but you may need to have actually slain a dragon and stolen its hoard in order to be able to afford any of it.