Joe Manganiello Wants D&D Icons To Honor The Creator Of Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons has attracted several of the greatest storytellers of all time to the Forgotten Realms, and at Gen Con, Wizards of the Coast announced a new product line called D&D Icons to bring together creators to develop new stories for the tabletop franchise. True Blood actor Joe Manganiello has a long history with the franchise, and he serves as chief creative officer for the D&D Icons line. Speaking to GameSpot's Jessica Cogswell at Gen Con, Manganiello explained how he wants D&D Icons to continue the legacy of the game's co-creator, Gary Gygax. "I was asked one year ago today by [Head of Dungeons & Dragons] Dan Ayoub, 'What would you do if you had...' I brought up the possibility of there being this line within D&D, and he said, 'Okay, who would you want to work with?' I said, 'Margaret [Weis] and Tracy [Hickman] to re-establish Dragonlance would be number one.' The idea that Gary Gygax got pushed out of the world that he created back in 1985 never sat right with me, and always made me sad," Manganiello said, referring to how Gygax was ousted from his company, Tactical Studies Rules Inc., in the '80s. https://youtu.be/3xd5WVr_Ihc "Even with the 3rd Edition, he and Dave …