D&D General Which D&D World Would Make the Best TV Show

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

We are now in a situation where there are already a number of mainstream fantasy worlds in TV and movies, which means a whole lot of that list would be just another such one to general audiences, no matter how much gamers may feel otherwise.

A TV show would need to do something different.

So, yeah, Spelljammer.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

I guess the best option should be the mini-series, because maybe the story is too long for only a TV-movie or pilot episode.

Other option could be something like Star Wars Visions, a compilation of one-shot short movies. I feel curiosity about Hasbro talking with several animation studios from different Asian countries to show their own version of Kara-Tur. Dragonlance has got a lot of short stories.

Spelljammer is a good option if you want to show something really with a different touch.

Dark Sun could need a lot of work for artistic designers.

The TV show could show two modes, one +10y and other +16y.

I imagine a Ravenloft serie as an "isekai", with people from our world toward a dark realm with XX century technology. And this domain could be out the demiplane of dread.

Stryxhaven and Witchlight are good options if you are thinking about a family-friendly title.

 

[Parmandur]

Eberron by a wide margin. Like…a huge margin.

Followed by Dragonlance and then FR.

But Eberron is immediately understandable as a world on the verge of Industrial Revolution, with knights and dragons. It has Houses, each with its own Dragonmark, Arms, and even a mascot critter. It has brooding sad boy dad vampire king/not king that doesn’t want war and a shining beautiful Queen who does.

Further the monsters can be the good guys just as easily as the bad guys, and that’s literally the zeitgeist right now.

Oh and people can ship the cute elf character with the burly Minotaur character. It’s like Dragon Age with more types of stories you can tell.

Hmmmm, Eberron feels more like a Setting for a lush, painterly animated series where VFX budgets don’t hold it back.

 

[Reynard]

Hmmmm, Eberron feels more like a Setting for a lush, painterly animated series where VFX budgets don’t hold it back.

Eberron by way of Arcane FTW.

 

[Parmandur]

Eberron by way of Arcane FTW.

Exactly my thought. Basically perfect for such a thing, looking at the dynamic and very full art of Eberron.

I can't help but feel thar a live action Eberron would not quite live up to the book art and vibe. Whereas with Dragonlance, I feel there is room to improve and build in live action.

 

[fettpett]

On your list I chose Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance and Eberron because they have the most lore and/or are closest to the tastes of TV audiences.

That said, Ravenloft would be by far the best (one can make an argument for Dragonlance for sure) as
1. Horror- always popular no matter the rest of the TV's shifts
2. Strahd- go with above, Vampires are ALWAYS popular and people can easily see it as the Dracula rift it's intended to be
3. Flexibility- the ambiguity of the settings Dark Powers and the ability to move between different realms through the mist open up the story to basically be "Monster of the week" horror in the veins of Twilight Zone/Black Mirror episodic series or for long form storytelling.
4. Deep and wide lore- There are enough established characters like Strahd, Van Richten, Church of Ezra, Azalin Rex, Hazlik and others not only play on known and recognizable horror tropes, but have enough of their own identities to stand out as "new and different" to make it easily digestible by a wider audience.

 

[Reynard]

Ravenloft

DAMMIT

 

[Zardnaar]

With the success of Shadow & Bone and Carnival Row I think they'd have to get to work on Eberron. Both of those other shows ended before the audience wanted it and those audiences would seek similar not-quite-Victorian noir setting

Point I'm thinking that, Birthright or Darksun.

Darkson and Spelljammer might break the budget.

To generic would probably tank eg Realms, Dragonlance etc.

Fantasy movie probably want more PG TV show probably aim a bit more mature.

 

[Zardnaar]

On your list I chose Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance and Eberron because they have the most lore and/or are closest to the tastes of TV audiences.

That said, Ravenloft would be by far the best (one can make an argument for Dragonlance for sure) as
1. Horror- always popular no matter the rest of the TV's shifts
2. Strahd- go with above, Vampires are ALWAYS popular and people can easily see it as the Dracula rift it's intended to be
3. Flexibility- the ambiguity of the settings Dark Powers and the ability to move between different realms through the mist open up the story to basically be "Monster of the week" horror in the veins of Twilight Zone/Black Mirror episodic series or for long form storytelling.
4. Deep and wide lore- There are enough established characters like Strahd, Van Richten, Church of Ezra, Azalin Rex, Hazlik and others not only play on known and recognizable horror tropes, but have enough of their own identities to stand out as "new and different" to make it easily digestible by a wider audience.

You've convinced me add that to list.

Think you need something that's not generic anyway.

 

[jasper]

Eberron because all fantasy now days has tats.