D&D Movie/TV Polygon: Who is Hugh Grant playing in the D&D movie, and is it secretly Dagult Neverember?

Ralif Redhammer · Nov 15, 2022

There will never be a time when I don't chuckle and struggle to say "Mount Hotenow" with a straight face.

Tales and Chronicles said:
The Alagondar line who held the crown for most of the city's modern history disappeared in 1451 when the city was destroyed by Mageara the Hot-Pocket Titan.

Neverember came under the pretense to pacify and rebuild the city who was the shadow of itself in 1467.

The city in the trailer does not look like a ravaged city.

So it would seem he's a new lord from the most up-to-date lore, or he's a lord from way before the Alagondar, somewhen around the Orcgate and the whole magic war between Thay and Neverwinter.

Whizbang Dustyboots · Nov 15, 2022

Ralif Redhammer said:
There will never be a time when I don't chuckle and struggle to say "Mount Hotenow" with a straight face.

The mountain range my campaign began near in the Ptolus setting is called the "Hotash," which made me grimace a bit, but I just leaned into the literalism of it all.

Ralif Redhammer · Nov 15, 2022

In defense of these names, it's not like we don't have worse names for places in the real world. Case in point, "Boner Knob Mountain."

Whizbang Dustyboots said:
The mountain range my campaign began near in the Ptolus setting is called the "Hotash," which made me grimace a bit, but I just leaned into the literalism of it all.

Whizbang Dustyboots · Nov 15, 2022

Ralif Redhammer said:
In defense of these names, it's not like we don't have worse names for places in the real world. Case in point, "Boner Knob Mountain."

Yeah, that was part of how I leaned into things. The major mountain that the starting barony was based around was "Green Mountain." I just said the locals -- who included a lot of dwarves, for the record -- were a literal bunch.

"That green mountain is Green Mountain. That river with mossy banks is the Moss River. That village by the waterfall that used to be a goblin settlement is Goblin Falls. That range of volcanic mountains that periodically spew hot ash are the Hotash Mountains."

bedir than · Nov 15, 2022

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EthanSental · Mar 13, 2023

We know the answer to this now…from the prequel novel. Wasn’t what I was thinking from the initial trailer.

pukunui · Mar 13, 2023

EthanSental said:
We know the answer to this now…from the prequel novel. Wasn’t what I was thinking from the initial trailer.

Care to spoil it for those of us who haven't read the prequel novel (and have no intention of doing so)?

EthanSental · Mar 13, 2023

Since it comes up on a google search for cast members, Forge Fitzwilliam. He’s a fellow con man that chris pines character meets in the prequel novel before the movie time frame is set in.

pukunui · Mar 13, 2023

Oh right. I thought maybe the novel explained how he took over from Dagult but I guess not? I read elsewhere that Dagult isn't mentioned in the book, but I see that he has an actor listed for the movie, so maybe we'll get an explanation in the movie.

Jolly Ruby · Mar 13, 2023

pukunui said:
Oh right. I thought maybe the novel explained how he took over from Dagult but I guess not? I read elsewhere that Dagult isn't mentioned in the book, but I see that he has an actor listed for the movie, so maybe we'll get an explanation in the movie.

FR wiki have an explanation at Dagult's page. I didn't check their source, but it makes sense.