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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 3287469" data-attributes="member: 871">First, I didn't know about the Dragonlance animated movie before posting that.&nbsp; So, there's some hope on that front.However, there's always the (slight) chance that even the animated Dragonlance movie may not do well (even though it's good).&nbsp; Or worse, the (very extremely slim) chance that it'll totally suck.Second, as popular as Dragonlance is (and FR for that matter), it has backstory.&nbsp; A lot of backstory.&nbsp; A relatively recently given amount of backstory that would have the fans up in arms if it were swept under the rug (unlike big name characters in comics, IMHO, since many of them have a HUGE amount of backstory developed over decades).&nbsp; It'd be nice to see Dragonlance &amp; some FR storylines (Crystal Shard, Azure Bonds, etc.) on screen, but except for a few minor changes, we all know where the story will be going on this.Granted, I think that the DL movies, done well, can serve as a great starting point for a big boost for D&amp;D.&nbsp; But where DL is now compared to where it started from is a huge difference.&nbsp; And that could be a bit of a hindrance, IMHO.Also, the thing I'd really want to see is a movie/tv show (I'm leaning more toward TV show) that gives a huge boost in the arm for core D&amp;D/Greyhawk (since that's the default setting).&nbsp; Something that can easily integrate into the core stuff, and not have a lot of backstory/sourcebooks to impede interested potential players from jumping into the setting.&nbsp; Something that a person can see &amp; say &quot;I want to play one of those!&quot; and they can easily be able to using the core rulebooks--there shouldn't be a repeat of the Spellfire/saurial/&quot;new Macguffin&quot;&nbsp; phenomena that cropped up in AD&amp;D-FR.I mean, there's a lot of good brand naming scattered throughout just the core books.&nbsp; Think of how badass it'd be for the heroes to encounter Mordenkainen &amp; other members of the Circle of Eight, or have them seek out a legendary adventurer who survived the legendary Tomb of Horrors.&nbsp; Heck, how about having the adventurers having to fight/survive Warduke!The DL movie is a good start, but I think something closer to core D&amp;D would be really helpful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 3287469, member: 871"] First, I didn't know about the Dragonlance animated movie before posting that. So, there's some hope on that front. However, there's always the (slight) chance that even the animated Dragonlance movie may not do well (even though it's good). Or worse, the (very extremely slim) chance that it'll totally suck. Second, as popular as Dragonlance is (and FR for that matter), it has backstory. A lot of backstory. A relatively recently given amount of backstory that would have the fans up in arms if it were swept under the rug (unlike big name characters in comics, IMHO, since many of them have a HUGE amount of backstory developed over decades). It'd be nice to see Dragonlance & some FR storylines (Crystal Shard, Azure Bonds, etc.) on screen, but except for a few minor changes, we all know where the story will be going on this. Granted, I think that the DL movies, done well, can serve as a great starting point for a big boost for D&D. But where DL is [B][I]now[/I][/B][I][/I] compared to where it started from is a huge difference. And that could be a bit of a hindrance, IMHO. Also, the thing I'd really want to see is a movie/tv show (I'm leaning more toward TV show) that gives a huge boost in the arm for core D&D/Greyhawk (since that's the default setting). Something that can easily integrate into the core stuff, and not have a lot of backstory/sourcebooks to impede interested potential players from jumping into the setting. Something that a person can see & say "I want to play one of those!" and they can easily be able to using the core rulebooks--there shouldn't be a repeat of the Spellfire/saurial/"new Macguffin" phenomena that cropped up in AD&D-FR. I mean, there's a lot of good brand naming scattered throughout just the core books. Think of how badass it'd be for the heroes to encounter Mordenkainen & other members of the Circle of Eight, or have them seek out a legendary adventurer who survived the legendary Tomb of Horrors. Heck, how about having the adventurers having to fight/survive Warduke! The DL movie is a good start, but I think something closer to core D&D would be really helpful. [/QUOTE]

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