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

[J-H]

On the question of whether Edgin is a bard or not: it's curious how he's the only one of the party who's never heard of Xenk. As a bard, you'd expect him to know some tales.

That was the other players at the table piling on with made-up lore because Edgin's character rolled a natural 1 on his knowledge check.
Looking at the movie from a meta perspective like that excuses almost all of the nitpicks and it's kinda fun.

 

[Undrave]

I like that they don’t spell it out for the audience that Kira already has a mother figure in Holga. Even if Edgin had succeeded in his goal, he’d just have brought back his wife and not Kira’s mom. They let us understand it by ourselves. They also don’t waste too much time between Holga’s death and pulling out and using the tablet. At that point we all realized it was gonna happen and the movie didn’t play coy.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I like that they don’t spell it out for the audience that Kira already has a mother figure in Holga. Even if Edgin had succeeded in his goal, he’d just have brought back his wife and not Kira’s mom. They let us understand it by ourselves. They also don’t waste too much time between Holga’s death and pulling out and using the tablet. At that point we all realized it was gonna happen and the movie didn’t play coy.

Edgin saying he was trying to bring back his wife, rather than Kira's mother, felt like he had a breakthrough in therapy in a deleted scene.

I remember nodding in the theater and saying "good for you, man, good for you!"

 

[Undrave]

Edgin saying he was trying to bring back his wife, rather than Kira's mother, felt like he had a breakthrough in therapy in a deleted scene.

I remember nodding in the theater and saying "good for you, man, good for you!"

Same!

 

[David Howery]

just got back from seeing it. Not exactly a masterpiece, but definitely a lot of fun.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

What is the source of the hanging city that Themberchaud was living in? I love that location, and would like to use it at some point...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

What is the source of the hanging city that Themberchaud was living in? I love that location, and would like to use it at some point...

This article has all the relevant books listed:

The D&D movie’s big-boi dragon has a massive backstory

We went deep into Themberchaud lore to answer all your Underdark questions from Honor Among Thieves

www.polygon.com

 

[Zaukrie]

What is the source of the hanging city that Themberchaud was living in? I love that location, and would like to use it at some point...

I read that it was inspired by one of the writers games.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I read that it was inspired by one of the writers games.

Oh, well I hope it shows up in a future adventure then

 

[Eyes of Nine]

This article has all the relevant books listed:

The D&D movie’s big-boi dragon has a massive backstory

We went deep into Themberchaud lore to answer all your Underdark questions from Honor Among Thieves

www.polygon.com

I read the linked article for Dolblunde on Fandom, and the D&D:HaT lore is already documented in there. Cool!

Dolblunde

Dolblunde was a gnomish city located in the Underdark beneath the Sword Coast North. It was abandoned as of the mid-to-late 14th century DR, and had become the lair of Daurgothoth, a mighty black dracolich known as the "Creeping Doom". Dolblunde was located in the upper Northdark under the hills...

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