Lucy Lawless as Goldmoon in animated DL

[Mad Mac]

To be fair though, a lot of the character read as cliche because they became the cliche. Raistlin is easily the most copied wizard after Gandalf, Tanis spawned a legion of brooding half-elves, and Tas, well, Tas is the entire kender race. Every other kender character came across as a cheap knock-off.

 

[Ranger REG]

Ranger,

You really need to seek help. Or better yet read a real epic story.

What's more epic than LOTR?

Meh. I'd rather read something enjoyable rather than something refined.

 

[Ranger REG]

Tanis spawned a legion of brooding half-elves,...

Oh, please, I've been playing half-elf PCs before Tanis came into the picture.

Tas, well, Tas is the entire kender race. Every other kender character came across as a cheap knock-off.

Like every other D&D halflings or MERP hobbits are cheap knockoff of Frodo (or Bilbo)?

 

[Mad Mac]

Half-elves, sure. But Tanis was so darn angsty about his parentage. Course, in 2nd edition, everyone "roleplayed" Half-Elves because they were uber. Now, Half-Elves suck, and apparently that "roleplaying" potential dried up like magic.

 

[Klaus]

Half-elves, sure. But Tanis was so darn angsty about his parentage. Course, in 2nd edition, everyone "roleplayed" Half-Elves because they were uber. Now, Half-Elves suck, and apparently that "roleplaying" potential dried up like magic.

Now they DO have something to angst about!

"+2 Diplomacy... Why couldn't I get, like, a free feat? (broods)"

 

[Ranger REG]

Half-elves, sure. But Tanis was so darn angsty about his parentage.

Yeah, the angst is so not like him. I mean, what's wrong with being a product of a rape? He should be proud even if he's being looked down upon his Silvanesti peers. His daddy did good!

 

[Tinker Gnome]

I mean absolutely no disrespect to Margaret Weiss or Tracy Hickman; I enjoyed Dragonlance well enough when I read it.

But please tell me that's sarcasm. DL isn't on par with LotR; it's not even on the same course.

Bah, Chronicles is far better than that longwinded tripe that is LotR.

 

[KenM]

Bah, Chronicles is far better than that longwinded tripe that is LotR.

Quoted for truth.

 

[KenM]

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=36881

That says the DL movie will only be 90 minutes. I was hoping it would be at least 2 hours.

 

[Ranger REG]

That says the DL movie will only be 90 minutes. I was hoping it would be at least 2 hours.

Sighs.

I'm trying hard not to be disappointed by Weis and Hickman right now, but ... fine.