D&D Movie/TV D&D: Honor Among Thieves Open Discussion [Full Spoilers]

[DarkCrisis]

He just needs to take a long rest.

Would be hilarious if they showed a guy horribly mauled going to sleep and then the next day he’s 100% fine.

Well not really because that would put to much “game” into the movie

 

[DarkCrisis]

Oh, the movie made the mistake the old movie did, it had no dungeon in the dungeons and dragons movie.

 

[Hussar]

Oh, the movie made the mistake the old movie did, it had no dungeon in the dungeons and dragons movie.

What? What would you call the whole Underdark sequence and the blood sport maze? How are those not dungeons?

 

[DarkCrisis]

What? What would you call the whole Underdark sequence and the blood sport maze? How are those not dungeons?

2 areas in the Underdark and a “maze” where they are running through the whole time is not “a dungeon”.

The old movie had a maze and a 2 room cavern as well.

 

[Remathilis]

I’ll admit, I’d probably not know if something was Elizabethan or Victorian.

And if you move into another culture, like say the difference between 18th century and 16th century clothes in India, I’d pretty much just take your word for it.

Then again it’s funny when you have Samurai using a katana standing beside a fighter from the Crusades.

Otoh I get picky about ships, so we’ve all got our things.

History is weird.

 

[Hussar]

History is weird.

Now that I’ll totally agree with. And it gets weirder by the minute with new information coming to light all the time.

 

[DarkCrisis]

Finished the Doric prequel novel just now. At no point does Simon try to court her or her call him "sad". The end of the book is just a few days before Simon and the crew show up to meet her in the film.

But loved the book. A very light read which is mostly just Doric's birth and past and coming into her powers.

Would really like a solo Doric movie or show.... fun character

 

[Seramus]

Now that I’ll totally agree with. And it gets weirder by the minute with new information coming to light all the time.

My favorite is the Aztec Empire making blood sacrifices to empower their gods to battle star monsters every night while students sit prim and proper over in Oxford University, making great use of their new printing presses to distribute the famous findings of Copernicus.

This is funny because they both involve the sun!

 

[Undrave]

See, she reads to me as lesbian or asexual and getting pestered by someone who, at best, she regards as a friends, but probably just as a comrade in arms. That's also very true to life, IMO.

'Pestered' seems exagerated no? He only asked her once during the entire movie and prior to that had respected her disinterest while still bringing her on board on this caper.

Yeah this is though I think something difficult for audiences, because it's really a contrivance in D&D, and if virtually everyone is finger-wiggling wizards it gives things a very different tone. So I respect that they avoided this.

For sure! We can just pretend she has a feature that lets her trade spell slots for new extra wildshapes

Those simply guarding the door into the keep.

Note that they locked out a bunch of guards when they sneak in with the failed illusion. They only engage those who apparently recognize them on sight.

 

[DarkCrisis]

See, she reads to me as lesbian or asexual and getting pestered by someone who, at best, she regards as a friends, but probably just as a comrade in arms. That's also very true to life, IMO.

In any case, it hardly wrecked the film for me.

If you read her book, she’s just very guarded and it takes her a while to get used to new people. She’s had a lot of trauma.

Not to mention she’s very focused on her Druid job. No time for love, Dr Jones.