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Poll: What is the worst depection of "true DnD"?
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doghead
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I went with the movie cos if the cartoon was worse, it would have to carry a health warning.
I don't remember much of it (fortunately) but what seemed really broken was the levels of the characters. If they were high level, they should of had Handy-Haversaks O-Holding (tm) with Loads-O-Loot (tm) and Magical-Good-O-Ness (tm). Cos every high level does. If they were low level, the thief shouldn't have been able to do that trapwalk thing that no one else in the guild could do. And everyone know that high levels and low levels don't travel mingle. It just not the done thing. If I gotta alive with the level system, so should everyone else.
*pant pant pant*
Much better now I got that off my chest. Funny what you keep all locked up inside.
the head of the dog.
I don't remember much of it (fortunately) but what seemed really broken was the levels of the characters. If they were high level, they should of had Handy-Haversaks O-Holding (tm) with Loads-O-Loot (tm) and Magical-Good-O-Ness (tm). Cos every high level does. If they were low level, the thief shouldn't have been able to do that trapwalk thing that no one else in the guild could do. And everyone know that high levels and low levels don't travel mingle. It just not the done thing. If I gotta alive with the level system, so should everyone else.
*pant pant pant*
Much better now I got that off my chest. Funny what you keep all locked up inside.
the head of the dog.
Accurate versus Enjoyable
The cartoon was more enjoyable and entertaining than the movie.
But as far as a depiction of D&D goes, the movie was slightly more accurate.
In the cartoon:
each character was a one-trick wonder.
each character was commoner-with-a-magic-item.
no character advanced in ability.
In the movie:
each "character" had multiple skills and abilities.
each character improved over time.
each character had skills independent of items.
That said, I still have a great fondness for the cartoon.
Entertainment over accuracy (like the evening news)
The cartoon was more enjoyable and entertaining than the movie.
But as far as a depiction of D&D goes, the movie was slightly more accurate.
In the cartoon:
each character was a one-trick wonder.
each character was commoner-with-a-magic-item.
no character advanced in ability.
In the movie:
each "character" had multiple skills and abilities.
each character improved over time.
each character had skills independent of items.
That said, I still have a great fondness for the cartoon.
Entertainment over accuracy (like the evening news)
I didn't see the cartoon, so I can't vote against it. But when somebody can explain how humanoid soldiers would put a Beholder with Disintigrate at Will on a freakin' leash... and then some guttersnipe kid can snap-identify it in character at 100 paces as if they regularly parade them down main street?... then I can lay the film to rest.
As it stands, that's the only part of the film that's too big for me to put mental blocks around.
As it stands, that's the only part of the film that's too big for me to put mental blocks around.
Tarondor
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I notice that the only folks here saying nice things about the cartoon saw it -as kids-. I was an adult when that cartoon came out and let me tell you there was no comparison. As utterly horrible as the D&D movie was, the cartoon delved a whole new level of excrementatious. It makes my skin crawl to even think of it.
The movie was BAD but it was a least related to D&D. The cartoon was both bad and unrelated to D&D in any way but the name and the monsters. It should have it's own EPA superfund cleanup. Good God, but I can't find the words adequate to express my marrow-deep loathing of that insipid tripe.
The movie was BAD but it was a least related to D&D. The cartoon was both bad and unrelated to D&D in any way but the name and the monsters. It should have it's own EPA superfund cleanup. Good God, but I can't find the words adequate to express my marrow-deep loathing of that insipid tripe.
Klaus
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The cartoon was one of the best cartoons ever, and it gets reruns regularly here in Brazil (being the cartoon most-clamored-for by the viewers).
No demons? What about Venger, or that half-demon chick in the "Son of the Stargazer" episode, or the clock-keeper in "The town at the edge of midnight"?
As far as cartoons went, Uni was far less annoying than similar "pets" (HERBIE, anyone?), and even served a purpose in several episodes (like the one with the Black Unicorn).
The plots constantly misled the audience (the Merlin, Skeletal Warrior or Shambling Mound episodes) and surprised every now and then. Plus the settings were amazing (Venger's prison built on top of a volcano? Very cool!)
So what the weapons never killed? G.I. Joe was far worse in that regard. Plus we got to see the remnants of dead soldiers (the Labiryth), undead (zombies!!! where can you get zombies in a kid show?) and falled heroes (the Hall of Bones). We also had the heroes consciously decide NOT to kill the main villain (the Dragon Graveyard).
The D&D cartoon was my first experience with D&D (I only started playing a couple of years later) and it was very, very good.
No demons? What about Venger, or that half-demon chick in the "Son of the Stargazer" episode, or the clock-keeper in "The town at the edge of midnight"?
As far as cartoons went, Uni was far less annoying than similar "pets" (HERBIE, anyone?), and even served a purpose in several episodes (like the one with the Black Unicorn).
The plots constantly misled the audience (the Merlin, Skeletal Warrior or Shambling Mound episodes) and surprised every now and then. Plus the settings were amazing (Venger's prison built on top of a volcano? Very cool!)
So what the weapons never killed? G.I. Joe was far worse in that regard. Plus we got to see the remnants of dead soldiers (the Labiryth), undead (zombies!!! where can you get zombies in a kid show?) and falled heroes (the Hall of Bones). We also had the heroes consciously decide NOT to kill the main villain (the Dragon Graveyard).
The D&D cartoon was my first experience with D&D (I only started playing a couple of years later) and it was very, very good.
jester47
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I'm not voting, but I am going to chime in on the cartoon. I watched it again when it aired on fox a while back expecting it to be really really bad. And I found it to be a lot better than I expected. Some of the episodes were just stupid, but others were very cool. Especially a lot of the locations. The best characters in that cartoon were Presto and Eric the Cavalier. Eric develops into a true hero over the course of the series and by the last episode I think he actually is brave. Presto eventually starts to figure out that the hat gives him not what he asks for but what he needs. With the scene where they are getting attacked by creatures and Presto does his "...ala-can-avy... united states navy" line, he is given a wall to block the oncoming monsters, this wall comes in the form of an aircraft carrier. Everything he pulls out of his hat winds up being useful to the situation in some way. You just have to think about it. Everyone else is just a boring kid. Cept maybe Bobby. But I can't remember... just know that Eric was a character that was inserted into the show to promote the whole groupthink of the agenda of watchgroups. But they drop that.
Gorilla726
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I happened to like both. But that's for entertainment. As for depeicting the game...
The cartoon was good for depicting a campaign, as well as having PCs of all sorts.
The movie was good as like a one shot adventure, but only had one main character (which I don't think happens too often in the real game).
Gorilla
The cartoon was good for depicting a campaign, as well as having PCs of all sorts.
The movie was good as like a one shot adventure, but only had one main character (which I don't think happens too often in the real game).
Gorilla
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