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<blockquote data-quote="Caliburn101" data-source="post: 7698018" data-attributes="member: 6802178"><p>Between childish cartoons, popular parodies of the game and poor B-movies, the scope and depth of drama that can come from a game run with mature, experienced players with a good GM who knows how to craft a great story is entirely lost on most people.</p><p></p><p>The game is still seen a something of a joke by those unexposed to it.</p><p></p><p>Warner Brother's are complete idiots if they think a GotG formula is going to get them measurable success, and there is one exemplar of the approach they SHOULD take to make it vastly popular.</p><p></p><p>Game of Thrones...</p><p></p><p>Serious plot, depth of characterisation, non-pastiche/clichéd evil that everyone can understand would instil real fear if it existed, and dragons that NO-ONE equates with childish fantasy.</p><p></p><p>It is entirely, blaringly, ridiculously obvious that a Game of Thrones approach with sensitively applied well-balanced amounts of extra 'D&D fantasy factor' is the way to go with this.</p><p></p><p>That's the only way this isn't going to fall flat on it's face.</p><p></p><p>Moreover - Game of Thrones is STAGGERINGLY popular, and if WoTC want the game to be enhanced and increase sales off the back of a movie franchise, then there are very obvious lessons here.</p><p></p><p>Someone with <em>at least</em> half a brain needs to be engaged to redirect efforts on this. I am sure some of the writers on Game of Thrones would look favourably at a D&D movie proposal promising a more serious approach to this subset of the genre - and those people can <em>write</em>...</p><p></p><p>A group-dynamic based, character-led, gritty but D&D fantasy story with elements of GoT (without the explicit gore) would be fantastic.</p><p></p><p>I love Guardians - it's very well done space-opera with the right mix of music, jokes and over the top pseudo-science... but the first Star Lord quip from a Paladin or massively over the top Hobbit-style Goblin King antagonist will have me walk out of the cinema - it just doesn't fit...</p><p></p><p>Frankly I'd much rather see $50 million and top-flight AAA movie company support given to the producers of the Mythica films so they could realise the vision of their world as they would really like to - the tone of which already suits the D&D drama tropes far better than anything produced so far under the D&D banner. Plus, the idea of a Barbarian who says 'Groot' all the time 'because all Barbarians have Intelligence as a dump stat... right?' and that will be something 'audiences haven't seen before' is just crass.</p><p></p><p>Anyway - I've indulged in too many post edits at this point - I need to get off my soapbox and stop shaking my head and trying to type at the same time...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caliburn101, post: 7698018, member: 6802178"] Between childish cartoons, popular parodies of the game and poor B-movies, the scope and depth of drama that can come from a game run with mature, experienced players with a good GM who knows how to craft a great story is entirely lost on most people. The game is still seen a something of a joke by those unexposed to it. Warner Brother's are complete idiots if they think a GotG formula is going to get them measurable success, and there is one exemplar of the approach they SHOULD take to make it vastly popular. Game of Thrones... Serious plot, depth of characterisation, non-pastiche/clichéd evil that everyone can understand would instil real fear if it existed, and dragons that NO-ONE equates with childish fantasy. It is entirely, blaringly, ridiculously obvious that a Game of Thrones approach with sensitively applied well-balanced amounts of extra 'D&D fantasy factor' is the way to go with this. That's the only way this isn't going to fall flat on it's face. Moreover - Game of Thrones is STAGGERINGLY popular, and if WoTC want the game to be enhanced and increase sales off the back of a movie franchise, then there are very obvious lessons here. Someone with [I]at least[/I] half a brain needs to be engaged to redirect efforts on this. I am sure some of the writers on Game of Thrones would look favourably at a D&D movie proposal promising a more serious approach to this subset of the genre - and those people can [I]write[/I]... A group-dynamic based, character-led, gritty but D&D fantasy story with elements of GoT (without the explicit gore) would be fantastic. I love Guardians - it's very well done space-opera with the right mix of music, jokes and over the top pseudo-science... but the first Star Lord quip from a Paladin or massively over the top Hobbit-style Goblin King antagonist will have me walk out of the cinema - it just doesn't fit... Frankly I'd much rather see $50 million and top-flight AAA movie company support given to the producers of the Mythica films so they could realise the vision of their world as they would really like to - the tone of which already suits the D&D drama tropes far better than anything produced so far under the D&D banner. Plus, the idea of a Barbarian who says 'Groot' all the time 'because all Barbarians have Intelligence as a dump stat... right?' and that will be something 'audiences haven't seen before' is just crass. Anyway - I've indulged in too many post edits at this point - I need to get off my soapbox and stop shaking my head and trying to type at the same time... [/QUOTE]
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