Michigan State University Steam Tunnels by MSU Archives

Deadline shares that a new podcast from Mad Men star Jon Hamm will delve into the real-life missing person case which made Dungeons & Dragons and MSU steam & electric tunnels famous:

Set in 1979, the series gives listeners a behind-the-curtain look into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, told through the lenses of private investigator William Dear (Hamm), a swashbuckling style tough guy and creator of the game Gary Gygax (Wil Wheaton). The series follows Dear on his quest to find Dallas Egbert, a Michigan State student, who supposedly disappeared in the steam tunnels under his University while enacting a real-life version of D&D.

…Kushner said: “I’ve been obsessed with the disappearance of Dallas Egbert since I was a kid playing D&D. When I was interviewing the game’s co-creator Gary Gygax for Wired, he told me how influential Dallas’s disappearance was on the game. I always thought the real story of William Dear’s search for Dallas would be an amazing way to immerse people into the world of the game and the gamers who play it. And since the game is built on storytelling, it felt perfect for a podcast.”

I have no idea what this will be like, but as a person who played D&D at Michigan State University, you know I’ll be tuning in!

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