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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HeapThaumaturgist" data-source="post: 3765161" data-attributes="member: 12332">Oh, I mean, the movie had issues from top to bottom, really.  Even had it been something as simple as pulling an M.Night Shamalyan switcheroo on the tried-and-true Goblin Infestation or something.  A simple 1st level adventure would have made for a good storyline.Open with plot-hooks.  The Cleric is the youngest son of A Local Farmer returned home for a visit, and his younger sister is The Beautiful Maiden.  The Rogue is the brash and braggarty No Good Kid that is in love with The Beautiful Maiden but doesn't admit it.  He becomes our main character, perhaps.  The Fighter is The Mysterious Veteran who has returned home from a war to find his wife moved off with his best friend, and has taken to drinking his troubles away in the bar.  The Wizard is a childhood friend of The Rogue, and he's the apprentice of the Old Wizard in the tower at the edge of town.  Cue some otherwise major kingdom event that creates a reason for people to be active, and calls The Old Wizard away.  Then Goblins Invade! and The Beautiful Maiden is kidnapped and taken to The Abandoned Dwarven Mine.  The Rogue enlists the aid of his friend The Wizard, near the bar.  As part of Goblins Invade, they are jumped by some Goblins and the Fighter comes and rescues them, but then needs rescuing himself as more Goblins arrive.  The Fighter is wounded in the fight and The Cleric arrives to heal him and entreat them to help find his sister (though we were headed that way anyway).Cue a little dungeon crawl, a minor magical item or two, a tomb with a magic sword.Then we find out that the goblins are mercenaries hired by the The Local Farmer who didn't pay the goblins for the assassination of the Mayor or some good twisty ending.Boom.D&D Movie.--fje</blockquote>

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