Musings of a Virgin

Remember the horror that was The Dungeons & Dragons Movie? Well, the Sci-Fi channel just created a made for TV special called Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God.

Its good. I mean like worlds better than the movie. This one actually had a decent plot and used theory and terms from DnD lore. If you're not into D&D its probably a 6/10 but if you like D&D and Sci-Fi then this is about 8/10 all things considered. Hmm... also perhaps the British are better at doing period/fantasy films. After all Lord of the RIngs and Harry Potter, 2 of the most successful fantasy films are predominantly British.Inconsistent with D&D:

• White Dragons can be killed by a Lighting Bolt, a vial of purple worm acid and a sword thru its tail
• Minor fire elementals can be defeated with a spout of water
• Casting spells can be done 1 handed (technically this is possible with feats)

Cute things :

• My personal Fave: Elect a leader and say lead the way, we trust you.
• When you see a lich... RUN!!! (This one I happen to agree with)
• Evey thief should have a Gem of True Seeing
• The female mage and barbarian held off the horde of bandits while the males deciphered the puzzle. Talk about woman's lib
• A universal law - Captain of the Guard are idolts.
• Never send your familiar into a corridor to check for traps
• Its ok to physically handle an orb that contains the essense of an evil dragon god (All the DM's I've had must be wrong)
• If you have a Council of mages - make sure they actually attack when a Dragon invades
• Divine Magic is more powerful than Arcane magic

D&D Specific Lore they threw into the Film:

• The Fiend Jubelex is mentioned
• Ring of the Ram
• Gem of True Seeing
• Purple Worm Acid
• Teleport only works if you've been to a location
• Always go single file in dungeons
• Spells need components

Posted by emyln on Saturday, October 15, 2005 at 7:46 PM | Permalink