Thus far, I am liking what I see. We're getting some good monsters, but what about non-main protagonist non-human humanoids? I note that the tiefling and dwarf are normal human skin tone. Wonder if (and how) we'll see orcs or hobgoblins or ogres (both because of the movement away from them as designated villains, but also that those are the effects which can make a moderate budget film look bad).
I suspect that the bard (and if there ends up being a cleric, them too) will only cast spells in a really constrained way (the cleric healing-- exactly once, the bard having a 'I've picked up a few tricks along the way' surprise moment). Mapping D&D directly to the cinema would always be a losing proposition.
Oh, they better be sure to make sure everyone knows that they know that longsword doesn't mean predominantly one-handed sword, that katanas aren't really all that and a bag of chips, that studded leather didn't exist, that spears really are very good weapons, and that a black belt in martial arts doesn't imply mastery. How else will people know that they took 8 years of fencing or martial arts, 3-4 of SCA or HEMA, and totally know everything about historic combat (and would be really good at it, if they lost some weight).
Oh, and when someone doesn't agree, better drop some latin formal logic fallacy names and yell strawman. How else will other nerds know that they are the big dog in the theater?
