YOU'VE SEEN MY FIRST GUEST IN "TRUE BLOOD," "MAGIC MIKE," AND
THE POST-CREDIT SEQUENCE OF "JUSTICE LEAGUE."
PLEASE WELCOME, JOE MANGANIELLO!
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>> Stephen: NICE TO HAVE YOU ON.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON.
>> Stephen: I HAD A LOVELY DISCUSSION WITH YOUR LOVELY
WIFE-- I THINK I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE TWO OF YOU, YOU TWO LOVE
BIRDS BACK HERE.
THERE'S YOU AND YOUR LOVELY WIFE, SOFIA VERGARA, RIGHT
THERE.
YOU TWO ARE-- IN ALL RESPECT-- WEAPONS GRADE SEXY TOGETHER.
DANGEROUSLY SO.
SHE SAYS, THOUGH-- SHE TOLD ME SOMETHING THAT TAKES A LITTLE
BIT OF THE SHINE OFF YOUR SEXINESS-- IN SOME CIRCLES, NOT
MINE.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: WHICH IS YOU ARE A LONGTIME AND INTENSE FAN OF
"DUNGEONS & DRAGONS."
IS THAT TRUE?
>> THIS IS VERY TRUE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, BROTHER,
LET'S GET INTO IT.
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> Stephen: WHEN DID YOU START?
IS THIS A RECENT THING BECAUSE IT'S HIP TO BE A NERD NOW?
OR WAS THIS BACK WHEN NERD MEANT SOMETHING?
>> OH, I'M O.G. NERD.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> BACK WHEN IT WASN'T COOL.
I WAS A LITTLE KIT KIDYOU KNOW I HAD THE "HOBBIT" PICTURE BOOK
WITH THE CHIME TO TELL YOU TO TURN THE PAGE AND FROM THERE IT
WAS THE GATEWAY DRUG INTO BASIC "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS."
LIKE THE RED BOX WITH THE DRAGON ON THE FRONT.
>> Stephen: OF COURSE, OH, SURE.
>> I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TO PLAY WITH.
>> Stephen: I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TO PLAY WITH.
THE WHOLE POINT IS TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO PLAY WITH.
>> IT WASN'T COOL THEN AND IT WAS KIND OF SECRET.
AT THE TIME WHEN I WAS A KID, THERE WAS A WHOLE SATANIC PANIC.
SO EVERYONE WAS BLAME SATAN -- >> Stephen: I STARTED PLAYING
WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
I STARTED PLAYING WHEN I WAS 13, I THINK.
I STARTED PLAYING WHEN I WAS 13, AND THERE WAS A FEELING AT THE
TIME-- IT WAS, AS YOU SAID, A GATEWAY DRUG TO-- TO SERVING OUR
LORD SATAN.
( LAUGHTER ) AND WE'RE OLD ENOUGH NOW, WE'RE
COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO ADMIT THAT THAT'S TRUE, RIGHT?
WE WERE ALL-- IT WAS ALL A SATANIC CULT.
>> HIDE YOUR CATS.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
ALSO, HAIL HYDRA.
SO WHAT'S THE LEVEL-- WHAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL-- AND THIS MIGHT
ALIENATE SOME AUDIENCE MEMBERS HERE, BUT I DON'T CARE.
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL CHARACTER YOU EVER HAD?
>> HIGHEST LEVEL IS PROBABLY THE ONE I'M PLAYING NOW.
>> Stephen: WHAT CHARACTER CLASS.
>> HE'S A PALLADIN, BUT HE'S AN OATH BREAKER.
>> Stephen: A PALLADIN, IS A LAWFUL GOOD WARRIOR,
ESSENTIALLY.
>> GENERALLY.
>> Stephen: GENERALLY SPEAKING WHAT IS AN OATH BREAKER, LAWFUL
EVIL.
BOHAMOS SURE.
YOU DON'T COME INTO MY HOUSE-- >> I WAS JUST CHECKING.
>> Stephen: WHAT RACE?
ELIN, HALF-ELVIN, ORK, HUMAN.
>> WHEN WAS THE LAST EDITION YOU PLAYED?
>> Stephen: I HAVE NOT PLAYED SINCE COLLEGE.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: SO THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> OKAY, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I PLAYED A RACE THAT CAME ALONG IN FOURTH EDITION, SO IT'S
CALLED DRAGON BORN.
LIKE A DRAGON MAN.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE THERE WAS SOME DRAGON FOOLING
AROUND THAT WENT ON WITH A HUMAN, CREATED A DRAGON, A RED
DRAGON, YOU GET TO BREATHE FIRE.
>> Stephen: WAIT, YOU START OFF BEING ABLE TO BREATHE FIRE?
THAT'S NOT FAIR.
>> IT'S NOT VERY POWERFUL FIRE.
IT'S BIC LIGHTER FIRE.
YOU SHOULD COME TO MY HOUSE AND WE WILL PLAY THAT GAME.
>> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE TO.
MY PRODUCER GAVE ME A COUPLE OF PHOTOS WHEN SHE CAME OUT HERE.
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS IN YOUR BASEMENT RIGHT THERE?
>> THIS IS MY-- THIS IS THE GARY GIGAK MEMORIAL DUDGEON IN
BEVERLY HILLS-- A.K.A., MY BASEMENT.
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOUR BASEMENT.
>> IT WAS THE ONLY ROOM IN THE HOUSE WE DIDN'T RENOVATE WHEN WE
MOVED IN, AND MY WIFE WANTED TO TURN IT INTO A PILATES DANCE
STUDIO, AND AS THE WOOD FLOORING WAS ABOUT TO GO IN, I STARTED
PLAYING "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS" AGAIN AFTER A LONG HIATUS,
PRETTY SUCH SINCE I WAS A KID.
AND I SAID, "WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, "WHOA.
I NEED THIS ROOM."
AND I STARTED MOVING BIG DRAGON HEADS IN AND HANGING THEM ON THE
WALL -- >> Stephen: DID YOU ALREADY
HAVE DRAGON HEADS OR DID YOU GET THEM TO CLAIM THE SPACE?
>> I ORDERED THEM SPECIAL.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT-- THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.
OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T HAVE TO TELL THE AUDIENCE THIS IS A BEHOLDER
HANGING FROM YOUR CEILING.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?
>> WHIZ KIDS.
THEY SENT IT TO ME IN A GIANT CRATE.
MY WIFE WAS STOKED.
>> Stephen: SHE MUST HAVE BEEN THRILLED TO SEE THIS HEAD OF A
MIND FLARE ON YOUR WALL.
IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE KATHOLU.
DID YOU GET INTO FANTASY LITERATURE.
ELRICK OF MELNIBIMY.
>> IT WAS A REMAKE OF STORMBRINGER.
>> Stephen: THE COUNTER-PART TO STORMBRINGER IS, MORNBLADE,
OKAY?
YOU MAY BE SEX YOUR THAN I AM, BUT I AM NERDIER THAN YOU ARE.
I GOTTA GO WITH MY STRENGTHS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
NOW, TELL ME-- TELL ME ABOUT-- WHAT IS DEA DEATH SAVES?
YOU HAVE GONE SO DEEP INTO NERD-DOM, ARE YOU MONETIZING IT.
>> I WANTED COOL STUFF TO WEAR.
IF YOU PLAYED "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS," YOU LISTENED TO
METALLICA, READ STEPHEN KING, HAD AN IRON MAIDEN T-SHIRT, HUNG
OUT AT THE ARCADE, READ COMIC BOOKS, IT ALL WENT TOGETHER.
SO I'M COMBINING THEM ALL UNDER ONE BANNER AGAIN.
SO I HAVE THIS HEAVY METAL, FANTASY-THEMED CLOTHING LINE,
STREETWEAR.
THAT IS THE DEATH SAVE SHIRT.
THIS IS THE FIFTH EDITION.
ON THE BACK YOU CAN SEE, IF YOUR CHARACTER GOES TO ZERO POINTS,
YOU WILL START ROLLING FOR DEATH SAVES.
THIS INCLUDES MEAT GRINDER MODE WHICH IS ROUGHER.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS MEAT GRINDER?
>> IT'S WHEN YOU NEED TO ROLL 15 OR HIGHER TO CONTINUE LIVING, TO
STAY IN STABLE CONDITION 3.
ARE WE GOING TO GET-- LET'S GET DOWN.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE.
WE'LL SEE HOW MUCH LONGER THIS INTERVIEW IS GOING TO GO ON
HERE.
>> WE'RE DOING MEAT GRINDER RIGHT NOW.
>> Stephen: WE'RE GOING STRAIGHT TO MEAT GRINDER.
BEFORE WE DO MEAT GRINDER.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO-- WHEN YOU DO CHARACTER-- WHEN YOU'RE COMING
UP WITH YOUR CHARACTER, YOU ROLL SIX ROLLS OF THREE SIX-SIDED
DICE TO WILL COME UP WITH YOUR CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES.
>> THAT'S GENERALLY THE ADDITION-- THERE'S A NEW WAY TO
DO IT NOW WHERE YOU ROLL 46 AND TAKE AWAY THE LOWEST.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S FOR CHILDREN.
WHY WOULD YOU-- YOU DO FOUR SIX AND TAKE THE TOP THREE.
>> YOU PICK WHERE YOU WANT IT TO GO.
IF YOU WANT TO PLAY A FIGHTER YOU CAN SAY THIS IS FOR
STRENGTH.
THAT'S HIGHER.
THIS ONE'S LOW, I'M GOING TO DONALD TRUMP IT OVER HERE.
>> Stephen: IF WE ROLLED THREE SIX-SIDED DICE AND NONE WERE 15
OR ABOVE, WE WOULD SAY MY CHARACTER DECIDES TO GO BE A
FARMER, AND WE CALLED IT DEATH BY FARMING AND YOU WOULD ROLL A
NEW CHARACTER.
>> LOVE THIS.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
>> BUT THE REAL WAY.
YEAH, THAT'S THE OLD-SCHOOL WAY.
>> Stephen: LET'S ROLL.
>> WE'RE GOING TO ROLL DEATH SAVES?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> IF YOU ROLL UP A 20, POP UP WITH ONE HIT POINT, YOU'RE GOOD
PUP ROLL ONE, YOU LOSE TWO.
>> >> Stephen: BUT I'M ALREADY AT
0 HIT POINTS.
>> BUT YOU GET THREE.
IT'S BEST OUT OF THREE.
>> Stephen: 20!
DAMN!
>> LOOK AT THIS!
( APPLAUSE ) I MEAN--
>> Stephen: I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO ROLL A 20, BECAUSE
WE'RE GOG END THE INTERVIEW ANYWAY.
>> OKAY, FINE.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE THEY'RE TELLING MOO TO WRAP OVER THERE.
>> AND THAT'S A SUCCESSFUL DEATH SAVE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO GET TOGETHER AND PLAY.
WHO DO YOU PLAY WITH?
>> YOU KNOW THE BIG SHOW FROM WWE?
HE JUST JOINED THE GROUP.
>> Stephen: VIN DIESEL PLAYS.
YOU PLAY WITH HIM?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
HE SAYS HE DOES BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY WHO PLAYS WITH HIM.
>> Stephen: DID YOU HEAR THAT.
>> I WOULD KNOW.
MY HOUSE IN L.A. IS THE HUB, AND ALL THE WRITERS, DIRECTORS,
COMEDIANS, ACTORS, WE ALL STARTED PLAYING AGAIN.
>> Stephen: I'MING OUT THERE IN SEPTEMBER, MAYBE WE CAN PLAY.
>> ARE YOU KIDDING.
>> Stephen: LET'S DO IT.
"DEATH SAVES" IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE NOW.
JOE MANGANIELLO, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SENATOR CORY BOOKER.