D&D Movie/TV Here Come The D&D Movie Gaming Tie-Ins!

While there has been no mention of any official sourcebook or adve nture which ties in to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves, with less than two months to go some news of licensed products have started to emerge. Of course, there will always be Funkopops and dolls and other merchandise, but Ultra PRO has announced some gaming accessories based on the movie.

From ICv2:

Dice Tower (MSRP: $49.49)

• Dice rolling and storage
• Holds 40+ standard RPG dice
• Strong magnetic closure

Foldable Dice Tray (MSRP: $24.99)

• Magnetic corners that close in, out, and upside-down
• Measures 8.5x11 when flat
• High quality materials ensure your gaming table is protected

Printed Leatherette Printed Book Folio (MSRP: $49.49)

• Inside of book folio features spot UV detailing
• Embroidered red ampersand logo and book name on binding
• Back cover is secured in a pocket while the front cover is secured with an elastic strap

Character Folio (MSRP: $10.49)

• 10 single-pocket pages for character sheets & notes
• Two 9-pocket pages for spell cards
• Inner pockets in front and back
• Sticker sheet for enhanced organization

Playmats (MSRP: $21.99)

• Soft fabric top helps protect cards during gameplay
• Non-slip rubber backing keeps the playmats shifting during use
• Approximately 12"x13.5" and lies flat
• Makes an excellent oversize mousepad for your home or office

 

[sevenbastard]

The trailer has some sort of maze in a arena battle. If i was marketing I would translate that to a board game that teaches 5e combat mechanics, with some simple monster AI, and a PVP element.

A gateway product that still has value to experienced gamers who want to try different charachter builds in the PVP or just score some sweet minis.

 

[Ibrandul]

I have a strong suspicion that this is tied up in the licensing agreements between Paramount and Hasbro and how much of a cut Paramount gets on explicit movie tie-in products.

Having to share a percentage on Starter Sets branded with the actors' faces might be less attractive than just assuming that folks in Target's game aisle will see the name "Dungeons and Dragons" and associate it with the movie without needing the explicit movie branding on it.

That’s a very reasonable hypothesis!

 

[Velderan]

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I can't wait for D&D: The Flamethrower! Kids are gonna love that one.

 

[payn]

I wouldnt drop 50 bucks on a dice tower, but I hope its at least of quality material. Every time some folks show up with plastic ones I want to grab them and smash them against the wall they are so annoying. The tray looks nice and I am a big fan of those.

 

[Oofta]

I can't wait for D&D: The Flamethrower! Kids are gonna love that one.

Maybe Musk still has some extra stock lying around.

 

[James Mishler]

Still don't plan on seeing the movie, but, I had an epiphany when getting my D&D Trivial Pursuit game ready to sell along with my 5E books...

Every monster on the cover, used as tokens, will be in the new D&D movie.

We've already seen the Mimic, Gelatinous Cube, and Owlbear.

Those of you who go see it, I am sure, will also see a Mind Flayer, Beholder, and Demilich...

 

[Jer]

They really do want to make that & branding happen, don't they? I noticed that with the 1.2 OGL stuff too - the new badges they were putting out there had the dragon & on them prominently, rather than saying D&D or Dungeons & Dragons.

I guess it works - it did get me to discover the D&D Yahtzee/Dice Tower set they were selling at Half Price Books the other day because I saw a big red & from a distance and thought "that has to be some kind of D&D thing".

 

[Nebulous]

Yeah, I went to see the first D&D film with friends back in college. . .22 years ago.

I remember leaving it thinking "what the heck was that?" It was a really mediocre, pretty low-budget fantasy film with the D&D name slapped on. . .promptly followed by two direct-to-video sequels that were even lower budget. . .with less-sucky writing but still were cheap B-movies at best.

I really am not seeing anything that makes me think this will be anything other than a fairly generic fantasy film with relatively low production values and bad writing. I mean, if it turns out to be a really good film, I'll be happy. . .but I've got very low expectations.

I don't know if this means anything, but I looked up the budget for the original 2000 film ($36 million) and plugged it into the inflation calculator. The 2023 movie has a budget of $45 million, for reference.

Value of $36,000,000 from 2000 to 2023​

$36,000,000 in 2000 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $62,048,153.31 today, an increase of $26,048,153.31 over 23 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.40% per year between 2000 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 72.36%.

 

[wingsandsword]

I don't know if this means anything, but I looked up the budget for the original 1994 film ($36 million) and plugged it into the inflation calculator. The 2023 movie has a budget of $45 million, for reference.

Value of $36,000,000 from 1994 to 2023​

$36,000,000 in 1994 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $72,096,437.25 today, an increase of $36,096,437.25 over 29 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.42% per year between 1994 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 100.27%.

The original D&D film was from 2000, it came out in November of 2000, not 1994.

I'm not aware of a live-action, theatrically released, D&D film from 1994.

 

[Vincent55]

pretty sure could get a cheaper one at Walmart and just print off a picture for that and be done.

 

[Nebulous]

The original D&D film was from 2000, it came out in November of 2000, not 1994.

I'm not aware of a live-action, theatrically released, D&D film from 1994.

oh yeah i'll fix that, changes the number

 

[Reynard]

I thought that's what they meant: this new film is campy fun like Xena, whereas the early ones were a terrible mess like House of the Dragon.

Shots fired!

 

[Reynard]

I don't know if this means anything, but I looked up the budget for the original 2000 film ($36 million) and plugged it into the inflation calculator. The 2023 movie has a budget of $45 million, for reference.

Value of $36,000,000 from 2000 to 2023​

$36,000,000 in 2000 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $62,048,153.31 today, an increase of $26,048,153.31 over 23 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.40% per year between 2000 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 72.36%.

Wait -- the film's budget is $45M and Pine's salary alone is $11.5M? Lol. This is going to be bad.

 

[Umbran]

Wait -- the film's budget is $45M and Pine's salary alone is $11.5M? Lol. This is going to be bad.

I think this is incorrect. BoxOfficeMojo lists the D&D movie from $2000 with a budget of $45 million.

Dungeons & Dragons

www.boxofficemojo.com

I don't know where that $36 million number came from, or where they got that number for the Honor Among Thieves budget. The only site I found with that number... is sketchy.

Cites folks!

 

[Reynard]

I think this is incorrect. BoxOfficeMojo lists the D&D movie from $2000 with a budget of $45 million.

Dungeons & Dragons

www.boxofficemojo.com

I don't know where that $36 million number came from, or where they got that number for the Honor Among Thieves budget. The only site I found with that number... is sketchy.

Cites folks!

Yeah, googling has that number come up but there is no actual reference to it's origin that I can see.

 

[Umbran]

Yeah, googling has that number come up but there is no actual reference to it's origin that I can see.

I'm guessing someone took it off of the BOM listing for the 2000 movie, and didn't really care if they had the right film.

 

[bedir than]

Yeah, there's no way Honor Among Thieves is just 45 million. That would basically pay for the cast and nothing else.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

The budget matters and I will get excoriated for saying this but really my enjoyment is more closely tied to a good script and the tone.

1000 CGI beholders floating around zapping…everything vs a shorter scene with one menacing the characters from the background are two different things.

I have no doubt I will see this with my kids at home anyway. I suspect just a hair under mediocrity but could be way way off. We shall see.

I just filled ina few holes in my mini collection…their product line is going to be so huge…it will be something for everyone.

I wonder what this means for D&D and gaming culture 10 years from now…

 

[Jer]

I'm guessing someone took it off of the BOM listing for the 2000 movie, and didn't really care if they had the right film.

Yes. A whole lot of "we do no editing we just publish clickbait" websites have used the $45M figure in their articles and so it's spread through the internet as fact. But it's actually the figure from the 2000 movie, and articles of a less clickbaity nature attribute it correctly and say basically we don't know the budget of the D&D movie yet.

If you google "D&D movie budget 2023" you find a nice mix of clickbaity articles with no fact checking proclaiming it to be $45M and other articles comparing it to the 2000 movie and using the $45M figure to describe that movie.

 

[jgsugden]

Wow. That is ... err ... underwhelming? I'd expect more action figures, toys, miniatures, games, etc... to be coming out. Hasbro's MOvie should have more game support.