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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 7980865" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p>We've known for some time now that <strong>Dungeons & Dragons </strong>has become a much larger part of the pop-culture fabric, thanks in no small part to streaming, parents introducing the game to their kids, and the pandemic encouraging social games while maintaining social distance. D&D reached a new milestone when it became the inspiration for a Pixar movie, <strong>Onward</strong>. Please note that this review contains spoilers.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]121693[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>For the uninitiated, <strong>Onward </strong>takes place in a fantasy universe that has been modernized. Think <strong>Shadowrun </strong>but with less guns and more suburbia. In a world populated by elves, centaurs, cyclops, trolls, pixies, and goblins, magic has been forgotten. Centaurs drive to work instead of gallop; pixies ride motorcycles instead of fly; dragons are pets and alicorns are pests. In the middle of this happy confluence of modernity and fantasy are two brothers, younger Ian (Tom Holland) and older Barley (Chris Pratt). They have one opportunity to see their deceased father thanks to a magic spell, but getting it to work will require tapping into the brothers' shared fantasy heritage.</p><p></p><p>In a twist on typical "make fun of D&D" tropes, it's the cooler older brother, Barley, who is seriously invested in his tabletop game, <strong>Quests of Yore.</strong> It has several similarities to D&D, but its importance goes beyond that as Barley swears that the key to seeing their father again is in a strict interpretation of <strong>Quests of Yore's</strong> rules as written. <a href="https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/onward-the-rpg-and-gaming-easter-eggs-in-pixars-latest/" target="_blank">It's pretty clear what Quests of Yore was based on</a>:</p><p></p><p>And of course, the obligatory licensed board game inspired by D&D <a href="https://theop.games/products/game/quests-of-yore-barleys-edition/" target="_blank">is on its way</a>. Barley isn't just a fan; he's a rules lawyer. Although this might seem annoying at first (Ian certainly thinks so), all that knowledge comes in handy when it's time to apply hard-won fantasy knowledge to real life challenges:</p><p></p><p>Onward is as much about learning about what it means to be a family as it is about cherishing your passions. And it uses the <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/6/21209711/onward-pixar-disney-tabletop-rpg-gamemaster-tips-dungeons-and-dragons" target="_blank">typical D&D quest structure as a template</a>, with a power struggle between Ian and Barley as they argue over following the obviously dangerous but exciting path (Barley) and the safest, sanest, most direct route (Ian):</p><p></p><p>In the end, the two brothers learn a lot about what really matters when it comes to family, facing down a manticore and a dragon along the way. Also, there's an appearance of a few monsters unique to D&D, <a href="https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/onward-post-credits-after-ending-dungeons-dragons-spoilers-wizards-of-the-coast" target="_blank">courtesy of Wizards of the Coast</a>:</p><p></p><p>Although the official D&D movie is still a ways off, it seems younger gamers already have a movie they can claim as their own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 7980865, member: 3285"] We've known for some time now that [B]Dungeons & Dragons [/B]has become a much larger part of the pop-culture fabric, thanks in no small part to streaming, parents introducing the game to their kids, and the pandemic encouraging social games while maintaining social distance. D&D reached a new milestone when it became the inspiration for a Pixar movie, [B]Onward[/B]. Please note that this review contains spoilers. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="onward.jpg"]121693[/ATTACH][/CENTER] For the uninitiated, [B]Onward [/B]takes place in a fantasy universe that has been modernized. Think [B]Shadowrun [/B]but with less guns and more suburbia. In a world populated by elves, centaurs, cyclops, trolls, pixies, and goblins, magic has been forgotten. Centaurs drive to work instead of gallop; pixies ride motorcycles instead of fly; dragons are pets and alicorns are pests. In the middle of this happy confluence of modernity and fantasy are two brothers, younger Ian (Tom Holland) and older Barley (Chris Pratt). They have one opportunity to see their deceased father thanks to a magic spell, but getting it to work will require tapping into the brothers' shared fantasy heritage. In a twist on typical "make fun of D&D" tropes, it's the cooler older brother, Barley, who is seriously invested in his tabletop game, [B]Quests of Yore.[/B] It has several similarities to D&D, but its importance goes beyond that as Barley swears that the key to seeing their father again is in a strict interpretation of [B]Quests of Yore's[/B] rules as written. [URL='https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/onward-the-rpg-and-gaming-easter-eggs-in-pixars-latest/']It's pretty clear what Quests of Yore was based on[/URL]: And of course, the obligatory licensed board game inspired by D&D [URL='https://theop.games/products/game/quests-of-yore-barleys-edition/']is on its way[/URL]. Barley isn't just a fan; he's a rules lawyer. Although this might seem annoying at first (Ian certainly thinks so), all that knowledge comes in handy when it's time to apply hard-won fantasy knowledge to real life challenges: Onward is as much about learning about what it means to be a family as it is about cherishing your passions. And it uses the [URL='https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/6/21209711/onward-pixar-disney-tabletop-rpg-gamemaster-tips-dungeons-and-dragons']typical D&D quest structure as a template[/URL], with a power struggle between Ian and Barley as they argue over following the obviously dangerous but exciting path (Barley) and the safest, sanest, most direct route (Ian): In the end, the two brothers learn a lot about what really matters when it comes to family, facing down a manticore and a dragon along the way. Also, there's an appearance of a few monsters unique to D&D, [URL='https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/onward-post-credits-after-ending-dungeons-dragons-spoilers-wizards-of-the-coast']courtesy of Wizards of the Coast[/URL]: Although the official D&D movie is still a ways off, it seems younger gamers already have a movie they can claim as their own. [/QUOTE]
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