D&D III movie trailer

[Fifth Element]

Not totally true! There is a scene somewhere in there near the end (no timer on the thing, so not sure the exact time) where our dashing young swordsman is stalking something with his band of compatriots: The Pirate, The Old Man, and some other guy I cant come up with a cheesy name for at the moment

Oh yes, I considered that but they seem more like henchmen than fellow party members, considering the amount of solo action Mr. Blondy Man gets.

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

Oh yes, I considered that but they seem more like henchmen than fellow party members, considering the amount of solo action Mr. Blondy Man gets.

But he's also clearly a Bard. So he's the one telling the story, and mostly just talked about the parts he was involved in, "writing the others out of the script," so to speak. Doesn't mean they did nothing.

In Suikoden I (video game), there's a narcissistic character who does little at a major event end-game, yet then in Suikoden III, you can find a play manuscript written by him. According to the play, he was the big hero that saved the day, and the main characters who did all the actual work were portrayed as nearly helpless side-kicks of his.

Video totally reminds me of that.

Remember kids: Bards are the most powerful class, because history is written by the winners, and Bards just happen to be the ones who write the history.

 

[hopeless]

So the guy who blew up the boat was just an excuse to explain why he swing off the boat in the middle of the storm after this event?!

Yes I have always wondered why that doesn't happen more often with bards!

 

[hopeless]

Okay...

So is there any chance if these talks Scott Rouse was rumoured to be having with Warner regarding a new d&d animated series to be shown on cartoon network next year or so will be using this as inspiration?

Come on Sword Mages are a must if they do, I wonder whether they'll use the original as a guide (ie: kids stuck in the Realms) or have an actual series where the stories have an arc?

 

[Remathilis]

Ok, as campy as it was, you gotta admit the visuals gave all your inner DMs some ideas...

Next game; ice bridges, evil witches, and exploding boats!

 

[Webby140]

The pencil moustache does all the heavy lifting for the actor. Award-winning!

Made of win!

That's probably what went wrong for the previous films... distinct lack of pencil moustaches.

 

[Ulrick]

That song is catchy enough that now I can't get the chorus out of my head!

 

[hopeless]

And yes there is a rule in the book that prevents PCs gaining a villain's weapon after seeing him pull off that stunt and be able to reproduce it themselves!
But being hired to hunt down someone that turns out to be your missing wife will eventually be worked in tot the campaign if only so we can have a former ally turned rival become an enemy purely because he's protecting your wife and then have a masked character as a nemesis!
Well that last part if a definite! Been watching way too much Gundam series to avoid figuring that one out!

 

[El Mahdi]

That song is catchy enough that now I can't get the chorus out of my head!

Ha haaaah! Another one fails there Will Save. Sweeeeet!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

If there ever truly is a 3rd movie, I hope they spend money on finding a director who is known for having a love of strong and haunting visuals. That way, even if the movie sucks, I'll like watching it.

I nominate Tarsem Singh (The Cell) or Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, the Hellboy movies). Perhaps Clive Barker, he of Hellraiser fame.

Of course, to get any of those, we'd probably have to go for something in the Planescape setting, just to have a background capable of matching their taste in visuals.

OTOH, if Tim Burton is available...