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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 6369484" data-attributes="member: 8243">I watched the movie Snow White and the Huntsman recently. I am sure that I have seen it before (parts of it seemed familiar) but I didn't really remember it. While parts of it were a little heavy handed (the entry into Sanctuary and the coronation off the top of my head) overall I thought that it wasn't too bad. I also found myself thinking that it was a pretty good representation of the sort of world I am looking to create when running a regular fantasy game. Although, perhaps a little less mud. The next time I start a new fantasy game, I might tell the players to go and watch it.However, the movie also served to reinforce my feeling that, while 5E seems like a pretty good game, its not going to be my system of choice. I'm not intimately familiar with 5E. I have the Basic Rules and have been browsing the 5E threads here since the release of them. From what I have seen, WotC have created a fairly robust set of rules that does a good job bringing together the best of the previous editions and that seems to have garnered broad support among D&D players.Upon reflection, it seems boils down to the high magic quality of D&D PC's (and the system generally). IN the movie, few of the characters exhibit any sort of overt magical or special abilities, and its not like they are just young and inexperienced. The old dwarf does seems to have some form of supernatural insight, Snow White has some form of positive life energy. The Queen's brother does seem to have some sort of magical strength and healing buffs going, and the Queen herself is obviously a user of magic. Although even there, it seems that her magic is both slow and exhausting. Its not really a big issue of course, there are plenty of 'low magic' systems out there i can use. But I still have a hankering to give 5E a try. It should just be a simple matter of adjusting my expectations or mental image a bit. But of late I have been struggling a bit with the creative spark, instead feeling a little flat and uninspired (just ask my players). So I thought I would ask; what movie or show would you use to give new players a feel for what playing a 5E game, playing your 5E game if you want, was like?thotd</blockquote>

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