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D&D 5E Who are the famous characters of D&D
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TwoSix
Dirty, realism-hating munchkin powergamer
To be honest, I can't even think of 3 Forgotten Realms novel lines, let alone characters in them. Drizz't and something and something?
halfling rogue
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I think all of the negatives folks are pointing out are not only real, but is precisely the reason D&D movies flop. I've made the argument before, but the heart and soul of D&D isn't the IP characters or the worlds, it's the RPG itself. And so it's hard to take that and turn it into a movie with the expectation that it will be received in the same way the RPG is received. That's why I think any movies or shows need to have the RPG at the core. Include all the IP characters/places you want, but not to the exclusion of the RPG. Just as the LEGO movie embraced LEGOs for what they are. The father/son building legos and the balance of structure/creativity was the engine that drove the movie. Everything else is cake. I bought my son a Wyatt mini-fig after the movie because the way they told the story made me enjoy the character all the more. They took a generic construction worker minifig and made him a hero that could be marketed and bought.
Make a movie about the RPG, let that be what drives the story, and then whatever you throw into the mix, be it an everyman hero or an IP villain, that's when you make a connection and create iconic IP characters that go beyond the tabletop.
If D&D wants to create a multiplatform brand, they can't follow the Marvel path, they have to follow the LEGO brick road.
Make a movie about the RPG, let that be what drives the story, and then whatever you throw into the mix, be it an everyman hero or an IP villain, that's when you make a connection and create iconic IP characters that go beyond the tabletop.
If D&D wants to create a multiplatform brand, they can't follow the Marvel path, they have to follow the LEGO brick road.
There you go that is more then 3 novel lines right there: Drizzt, Further adventures of Drizzt and Drizzt Wacky Sword Coast Adventures (Or Dude, where is my Abandoned Dwarven Mine?).
TwoSix
Dirty, realism-hating munchkin powergamer
Heh. I'm totally seeing Drizz't Wacky Sword Coast Adventures as a take-off of Teen Titans Go!, with Drizz't filling in for Raven, Bruenor as Cyborg, Catti-Brie as Starfire, Wulfgar as Beastboy and Artemis as Robin.
All of those, except for Aleena, Bargle and Gord, obviously, are from the AD&D toy/merchandising line from the 80's. Everything from action figures to puffy stickers and coloring books. Strongheart, Kelek, and Warduke get special props because they were actually "big" enough to have single episode cameos on the Saturday morning cartoon.
Gruumsh, actually, is fairly well a direct rip-off, erruhmm, "copy/inspired by" of Balor, the king of the Formorians, in ancient Irish mythology. He had a single evil [poisonous/destructive/magical] eye and was eventually slain by the Tuatha de Danann hero-turned-king, Lugh "the Bright One" or "Light Hand" with his magical spear. Parallels to Aule and Sauron can certainly be made...but as far as the origins of Corellon/Gruumsh go, they is not the starting point.
TerraDave
5ever, or until 2024
I am actually curious on the original premise...but I do think you are really just looking at familiarity among the hard core fans.
And its kind of built in. Who are the most famous characters in all the land? Those sitting at the table.
And its kind of built in. Who are the most famous characters in all the land? Those sitting at the table.
