D&D Movie/TV Here's The D&D Movie Trailer!

"Who needs heroes when you have thieves?" The movie arrives March 3rd, 2023. Here's the trailer! When they said it was inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy, they weren't kidding! We have dragons, owlbears, mimics, gelatinous cubes, quips, and more!



There was also a clip shown at San Diego Comic Con where the party cast speak with dead, and got to ask five questions. Also, apparently, the D&D cartoon characters from the 80s have a cameo!

 

[OB1]

My bet is that’s one of the “not quite done” affects shots.

Or one they toned down for the trailer so as to ensure a greenband from the MPAA.

 

[darjr]

Or one they toned down for the trailer so as to ensure a greenband from the MPAA.

They do that? Huh. Learn something new everyday.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

My guess is that the Druid's wildshaping into an owlbear will be tied to a new subclass that comes out around the movie. In fact, I'd suspect all 5 mains get their own new subclass.

Druid - Circle of the Monster
Bard - College of Planning
Barbarian - Path of the Furious
Sorcerer - Noble Blood (couldn't think of a good one here)
Paladin - Oath of Honor

I can do better:

Druid - Circle of Cute Critters
Bard - College of Not Casting Spells
Barbarian - Path of the Were-Dwarf
Sorcerer - Like a Wizard, But Without the Hat
Paladin - Oath of Badassery

 

[darjr]

Bard - college of failed plans

 

[bedir than]

I know they keep referring to Pine as a Bard and there's reason to think he may not cast spells, but isn't that just bc a Rogue Mastermind with the Entertainer background?

 

[RuinousPowers]

My wife who knows nothing about D&D, much less about black dragons, figured out it was acid immediately. Her only knowledge of dragons was GoT. I think it'll be fine.

Your wife understanding it was acid has nothing to do with the fact that there will be some guy who needs to tell the audience that it's acid. Just like whenever the Mimic shows up, someone is going to say "It's a Mimic!", or when the tiefling shows up someone will have to say "You know what a Tiefling is, dontcha...", etc.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I know they keep referring to Pine as a Bard and there's reason to think he may not cast spells, but isn't that just bc a Rogue Mastermind with the Entertainer background?

That's how I would do it in the game, but Pine's character is advertised as a bard.

 

[Umbran]

Who needs escapist fiction to be about physical beauty?

So, with respect, what appears in a piece of media, and what that media is about are not directly linked.

The characters all appear to be bipedal. Is the show about bipedalism? Probably not. It just happens to include a lot of it.

 

[Umbran]

Your wife understanding it was acid has nothing to do with the fact that there will be some guy who needs to tell the audience that it's acid. Just like whenever the Mimic shows up, someone is going to say "It's a Mimic!", or when the tiefling shows up someone will have to say "You know what a Tiefling is, dontcha...", etc.

There will be some guy who needs to tell the audience that a dragon that breathes fire is "red" too. There's absolutely nothing the filmmakers can do to save us from performative pedants.

 

[jdrakeh]

This looks amazing!