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<blockquote data-quote="Jacob Lewis" data-source="post: 8579221" data-attributes="member: 6667921"><p>I agree. There is an important distinction between the games that are being played and the game itself. D&D has always lacked a singular identity or theme, which is why you see so many opinions and takes on so many aspects. There is no one setting or world or even subgenre that accurately describes the game being played because D&D has always pushed to be all of them. That has been both its greatest strength and its greatest flaw.</p><p></p><p>So when you look towards an upcoming movie or show or script wanting to tote about the game itself, its only natura that some decisions must be made beforehand much like when starting a campaign. Where is it set? What is the theme? What does the audience (i.e. your players) expect? </p><p></p><p>Look at it another way. If the movie was about Forgotten Realms, or Dragonlance, or Dark Sun, then it would be about those places and those stories. But any show or movie specifically about D&D the game is rightfully appropriate to include the meta aspects of the game, the activity, and even the people behind the characters and the story on the table.</p><p></p><p>This is why I don't look at The Witcher, or any other movie or series as a D&D thing, even if I would consider bringing those stories, characters, and elements into my game. (And it wouldn't necessarily be D&D, either. So there's that.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jacob Lewis, post: 8579221, member: 6667921"] I agree. There is an important distinction between the games that are being played and the game itself. D&D has always lacked a singular identity or theme, which is why you see so many opinions and takes on so many aspects. There is no one setting or world or even subgenre that accurately describes the game being played because D&D has always pushed to be all of them. That has been both its greatest strength and its greatest flaw. So when you look towards an upcoming movie or show or script wanting to tote about the game itself, its only natura that some decisions must be made beforehand much like when starting a campaign. Where is it set? What is the theme? What does the audience (i.e. your players) expect? Look at it another way. If the movie was about Forgotten Realms, or Dragonlance, or Dark Sun, then it would be about those places and those stories. But any show or movie specifically about D&D the game is rightfully appropriate to include the meta aspects of the game, the activity, and even the people behind the characters and the story on the table. This is why I don't look at The Witcher, or any other movie or series as a D&D thing, even if I would consider bringing those stories, characters, and elements into my game. (And it wouldn't necessarily be D&D, either. So there's that.) [/QUOTE]
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