Ted Star Max Burkholder Joins D&D’s Dungeon Masters Side Quest

Max Burkholder is bringing Ted into Baldur’s Gate, and Wizards of the Coast is pairing the cameo with a free D&D Beyond download so players can lift the crossover straight into their own campaigns. The official Dungeons & Dragons YouTube description frames the appearance as a “Side Quest,” and points fans toward ted-inspired characters for their next game, a clear signal that this is meant to be playable, not just promotional.

Burkholder’s guest spot lands inside Dungeon Masters, D&D’s new official actual-play series built from official game content. The show launched with Episodes 1 and 2 on April 22, 2026, and D&D says new episodes arrive weekly on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. The series is built around weekly encounters released after each episode, with a custom set, cinematic presentation, elevated production design, and an original score by five-time Grammy-nominated composer David Arkenstone.

The setting matters too. D&D says the Burkholder installment follows the cast’s campaign in Baldur’s Gate, and the company is selling the episode as part of a broader storytelling package that fans can immediately use at the table. That fits the larger Dungeon Masters pitch: watch the actual play, then pick up the encounters, maps, and content that extend the story beyond the episode itself.

The marketing push around the series has been hard to miss. The premiere upload for Dungeon Masters reached 1,042,319 views seven days after posting, a strong start for a new official actual-play property. The Burkholder-focused video, We Tried to Play D&D With ted, posted on May 1, 2026, reached 6,325 views in its first five hours, showing how quickly the crossover is being pushed to the D&D audience.

There is also a product tie-in on the D&D Beyond side. The company is promoting Ravenloft: The Horrors Within with pre-order bonuses tied to Dungeon Masters, including early access to monsters featured in the book, plus weekly ready-to-run encounters and quickplay maps inspired by the episode. Burkholder’s own credibility helps the whole package land; in a recent Ted season-2 interview, he said he is the biggest D&D fan on set. That makes the cameo feel less like a celebrity detour and more like part of Wizards of the Coast’s larger plan to make official D&D content feel social, watchable, and immediately usable for the next session.