Cast the iconic D&D characters
Ranger REG
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Ignore the standard rule, or just let the others walk on soapboxes or elevated planks.Klaus said:Jolene Blaylock is way too tall (we're sticking to the D&D elf, which stands, on average, at 5' 5"... I am pushing the envelope with Ian Somerhalder at 5' 9"). Gina Torres is nice for *Ember* (), too.
Filby
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Firebeetle said:
Lemee see...
Eulad the maenad wilder
Ialdabode the human telepath (psion)
Mitra the human shaper (psion)
Ragnara the human psychic warrior
Rurik the dwarf egoist (psion)
Sandbarrow the half-giant psychic warrior
Taraneh the human seer (psion)
Xerxes the xeph soulblade
There's also a mess of others from the "Complete" books (Ferno the elf warmage, Morthos the human warlock, and so on), but I'd say they're more or less "non-canon."
Hypersmurf
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Ranger REG said:
I can't remember if it was you or not, but someone proposed Bettany for Raistlin about a year ago, and my jaw dropped. He's perfect
-Hyp.
sniffles
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Wow! You've been reading my mind, Claudio. I've often thought it would be interesting to see Asian performers as elves.Klaus said:Not *my* Mialee, obviously.
http://www.enworld.org/Pozas/Pictur...nics/mialee.jpg
I chose Kristin Kreuk for quite a few reasons: she has the correct build, the short height, dark hair and almond-shaped green eyes. Her Irish/Chinese descent gives her an exotic look that, IMHO, mimics the D&D elf. Ian "Freaky Eyebrows" Somerhalder as Soveliss only enhances that exotic look.
Want an unorthodox casting? I'd cast Daniel Dae Kim (Jin in Lost) as a drow, dying his hair white and his skin an unnatural shade of black. I even painted him once as a drow to see what he'd look like, and was quite pleased with the exotic look of it.
Kristin Kreuk does have the looks, but I still vote for talent over looks.
And that link didn't work for me. I got a 404 error. :\
@Justin - good choice for Vadania! Or Carol Kane, except she's a bit too old now. Back when she was in Groundhog Day she would have been perfect.
Klaus
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Hmm, let's try this again: http://www.enworld.org/Pozas/Pictures/Iconics/mialee.jpgsniffles said:Wow! You've been reading my mind, Claudio. I've often thought it would be interesting to see Asian performers as elves.
Kristin Kreuk does have the looks, but I still vote for talent over looks.
And that link didn't work for me. I got a 404 error. :\
@Justin - good choice for Vadania! Or Carol Kane, except she's a bit too old now. Back when she was in Groundhog Day she would have been perfect.
As for talent over looks, I believe Kristin Kreuk can deliver a decent performance as Mialee (hey, this ain't Shakespeare!
). The way I set up the cast above, you have one big star (Vin Diesel), needed to make a movie... er, move; a few known-enough talents (Kristanna Loken, Kristin Kreuk) and the rest you fill up with aspiring actors aiming for the big shot (most of the other from-TV-series actors).
