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<blockquote data-quote="GameDoc" data-source="post: 6386083" data-attributes="member: 53915"><p>One could also argue that a fantasy adventure slapped with the D&D logo and scripted with D&D lingo isn't enough to get people gaming because it portrays the characters but not the players. When you just see the characters you may not be having any different an experience than watching Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, or Conan the Barbarian. It's just another fantasy setting.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if an adventure comedy along the lines of the Princess Bride would be better with framing and cut scenes portraying the DM and players. Don't just make fantasy adventures look entertaining, make fantasy gaming look entertaining.</p><p></p><p>its been done, I know, but always as a parody of the hobby, mostly targeted at existing gamers willing to laugh at themselves. But what if they chose not to focus on the geekiness of the players and instead on the friendship, fun, and natural humor that pervades real gaming?</p><p></p><p>Imagine getting a group of young actors of the quality they did for Harry Potter to be the players and casting them alongside the type of adult actors we get for superheroes nowadays. Or better yet show a gaming group of a wide age-range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GameDoc, post: 6386083, member: 53915"] One could also argue that a fantasy adventure slapped with the D&D logo and scripted with D&D lingo isn't enough to get people gaming because it portrays the characters but not the players. When you just see the characters you may not be having any different an experience than watching Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, or Conan the Barbarian. It's just another fantasy setting. I wonder if an adventure comedy along the lines of the Princess Bride would be better with framing and cut scenes portraying the DM and players. Don't just make fantasy adventures look entertaining, make fantasy gaming look entertaining. its been done, I know, but always as a parody of the hobby, mostly targeted at existing gamers willing to laugh at themselves. But what if they chose not to focus on the geekiness of the players and instead on the friendship, fun, and natural humor that pervades real gaming? Imagine getting a group of young actors of the quality they did for Harry Potter to be the players and casting them alongside the type of adult actors we get for superheroes nowadays. Or better yet show a gaming group of a wide age-range. [/QUOTE]
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