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Watched the film today, thought it was great. Never really played the game (only once) so don’t know if it was true to the universe or not but throughly enjoyed

by rcarr 4y ago

Watched the film today, thought it was great. Never really played the game (only once) so don’t know if it was true to the universe or not but throughly enjoyed the film. Definitely had a Marvel vibe to it though (theres even some scenes that could be take for take from the first avengers movie just swapped for a fantasy setting) so if you don’t like the marvel movies then stay away.

Semaphor 4y ago
That sounds scary. While I liked the comics, I hate the movies. On the other hand, I love TTRPGs and CRPGs, including baby D&D based ones. Did you happen to watch Vox Machina? Because that was an RPG show that I very much enjoyed.
- rcarr 4y ago
  No I’ve not. I went through a board game phase a few years ago so watched an episode or two of critical role and pretty much every episode of Tabletop. Played a lot of console games growing up and some warhammer so it’s always been something I’m aware of and kind of adjacent to my interests but I’ve never really delved into it much outside of downloading a few dnd pdfs and skimming through them. Oh and the monster madness board game which is great.
  - Semaphor 4y ago
    I actually know next to nothing about critical role other than that it's some kind of D&D webserial and VM is based on it ;) FWIW, I love boardgames (especially those with 10s of pages of manual) and hate console games ;)
    - wlesieutre 4y ago
      While we’re recommending D&D media, I’m really enjoying Worlds Beyond Number. It just started last month with three episodes so far (every other Tuesday), available wherever you get your podcasts. Website is a bit out of date with the podcast having started, still reads as prerelease marketing but you get the idea: https://worldsbeyondnumber.com/ https://worldsbeyondnumber.com/
      - Semaphor 4y ago
        Alas, I have no interest in podcasts. TV shows or text are 99% of what I accept as possible consumption media.
        wlesieutre 4y ago
        You’re missing out! It’s better storytelling than most TV. And I think I’d include the Vox Machina show in that, though it’s little early to say. For anyone who wants to check it out without the commitment of looking it up in your podcast app, episodes are on the web here: https://worlds-beyond-number.simplecast.com/episodes https://worlds-beyond-number.simplecast.com/episodes
        Semaphor 4y ago
        But tv has a reason not to be text. As soon as it's a podcast, I'd be annoyed that it's not being a book.
        wlesieutre 4y ago
        The performers play their characters better than you would read it, not to mention the rest of the audio production
        Semaphor 4y ago
        You make a lot of assumptions about me. No one can play their role better than I can read it. I have aphantasia, so tv offers something over books, mainly how things and people look. Plays don't.
    - rcarr 4y ago
      I went and checked out Vox Machine because of your comments and absolutely loved it, binged it all in about 3 days and now I'm watching the Critical Role Vox Machina campaign from the beginning on YouTube. Thanks!
      - Semaphor 4y ago
        Okay, I'll now probably skip the movie ;)
Taywee 4y ago
There isn't really "the universe", but a handful of official universes and all the universes created by innumerable running and finished campaigns. D&D isn't a game, and doesn't have a single canonical universe. It's a game engine with a bunch of assets for making a game and universe. That said, the movie takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting. No idea how faithful it is to that.
- koboll 4y ago
  Forgotten Realms is definitely its own universe with its own canon and everything, and apparently the movie is pretty faithful to it.
- dragonwriter 4y ago
  > There isn’t really “the universe” There really is in that the explicit default setting for D&D/5e is the Forgotten Realms, though other settings are supported. There also really is in that all of the official D&D settings are part of a single connected multiverse (with interactions between them in the canon.) > D&D isn’t a game, and doesn’t have a single canonical universe. Yes it is, and yes, it has a single canonical multiverse. (It can also be used outside of canonical settings, and frequently is.) > It’s a game engine with a bunch of assets for making a game and universe. There are published TTRPG systems that take that approach in the core (GURPS, HERO system, FATE, FUDGE, …the list is actually quite long.) D&D, however, isn’t one of them in its current edition. Some versions have had a genre-tied core without an explicit default setting [0], but the current version isn’t one of them. [0] At least, on the level that the Forgotten Realms is for 5e. I think every version since AD&D/1e has had an official description of the multiverse, including the canonical inner and outer planes (the latter being the domains of the gods, etc.), so in that sense have had a “default setting” on the grandest level.
  - NoZebra120vClip 4y ago
    The Mann Shorts YouTube channel takes this to an absurd extreme by using the "D&D engine" to power any random scenario they want.
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by rcarr 4y ago

Semaphor 4y ago

That sounds scary. While I liked the comics, I hate the movies. On the other hand, I love TTRPGs and CRPGs, including baby D&D based ones. Did you happen to watch Vox Machina? Because that was an RPG show that I very much enjoyed.

rcarr 4y ago
No I’ve not. I went through a board game phase a few years ago so watched an episode or two of critical role and pretty much every episode of Tabletop. Played a lot of console games growing up and some warhammer so it’s always been something I’m aware of and kind of adjacent to my interests but I’ve never really delved into it much outside of downloading a few dnd pdfs and skimming through them. Oh and the monster madness board game which is great.
- Semaphor 4y ago
  I actually know next to nothing about critical role other than that it's some kind of D&D webserial and VM is based on it ;) FWIW, I love boardgames (especially those with 10s of pages of manual) and hate console games ;)
  - wlesieutre 4y ago
    While we’re recommending D&D media, I’m really enjoying Worlds Beyond Number. It just started last month with three episodes so far (every other Tuesday), available wherever you get your podcasts. Website is a bit out of date with the podcast having started, still reads as prerelease marketing but you get the idea: https://worldsbeyondnumber.com/ https://worldsbeyondnumber.com/
    - Semaphor 4y ago
      Alas, I have no interest in podcasts. TV shows or text are 99% of what I accept as possible consumption media.
      - wlesieutre 4y ago
        You’re missing out! It’s better storytelling than most TV. And I think I’d include the Vox Machina show in that, though it’s little early to say. For anyone who wants to check it out without the commitment of looking it up in your podcast app, episodes are on the web here: https://worlds-beyond-number.simplecast.com/episodes https://worlds-beyond-number.simplecast.com/episodes
        Semaphor 4y ago
        But tv has a reason not to be text. As soon as it's a podcast, I'd be annoyed that it's not being a book.
        wlesieutre 4y ago
        The performers play their characters better than you would read it, not to mention the rest of the audio production
        Semaphor 4y ago
        You make a lot of assumptions about me. No one can play their role better than I can read it. I have aphantasia, so tv offers something over books, mainly how things and people look. Plays don't.
  - rcarr 4y ago
    I went and checked out Vox Machine because of your comments and absolutely loved it, binged it all in about 3 days and now I'm watching the Critical Role Vox Machina campaign from the beginning on YouTube. Thanks!
    - Semaphor 4y ago
      Okay, I'll now probably skip the movie ;)

Taywee 4y ago

There isn't really "the universe", but a handful of official universes and all the universes created by innumerable running and finished campaigns. D&D isn't a game, and doesn't have a single canonical universe. It's a game engine with a bunch of assets for making a game and universe. That said, the movie takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting. No idea how faithful it is to that.

koboll 4y ago
Forgotten Realms is definitely its own universe with its own canon and everything, and apparently the movie is pretty faithful to it.
dragonwriter 4y ago
> There isn’t really “the universe” There really is in that the explicit default setting for D&D/5e is the Forgotten Realms, though other settings are supported. There also really is in that all of the official D&D settings are part of a single connected multiverse (with interactions between them in the canon.) > D&D isn’t a game, and doesn’t have a single canonical universe. Yes it is, and yes, it has a single canonical multiverse. (It can also be used outside of canonical settings, and frequently is.) > It’s a game engine with a bunch of assets for making a game and universe. There are published TTRPG systems that take that approach in the core (GURPS, HERO system, FATE, FUDGE, …the list is actually quite long.) D&D, however, isn’t one of them in its current edition. Some versions have had a genre-tied core without an explicit default setting [0], but the current version isn’t one of them. [0] At least, on the level that the Forgotten Realms is for 5e. I think every version since AD&D/1e has had an official description of the multiverse, including the canonical inner and outer planes (the latter being the domains of the gods, etc.), so in that sense have had a “default setting” on the grandest level.
- NoZebra120vClip 4y ago
  The Mann Shorts YouTube channel takes this to an absurd extreme by using the "D&D engine" to power any random scenario they want.
4y ago