DND Movie Trailer Breakdown | Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2022
- Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves is dropping next march and we finally have a trailer for it! Let's react and breakdown what DND secrets may be hidden throughout!
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I might of hated the more laid back and humorous tone in this movie if it released 3 or 4 years ago, but after that amount of time of actually playing DND… let’s just say it reflects the actual game more then a dark and gritty drama.
Yes, exactly.
Even in dark and gritty campaigns, most of the time the players are just screwing around and trying to make each other laugh.
I couldn’t agree more!
@@jkdubya85 be me
"i would like to seduce the door"
The line about "We didn't mean to unleash the greatest evil the world has ever known," seemed very on- brand for almost ever campaign I've ever been a part of.
Hahaha it is the way of things!
I thought it was funny that they mentioned how often the plans fail. True to form for most campaigns.
Haha very very accurate indeed!
We just need a pesky door refusing to open and they've nailed it.
They had me at the mimic
Or just like anything in real life lol
It could be really fun to have a small scene, like a post credit scene, where you see the players and it is all dm'ed by Matt Mercer
And have everyone say "wow that was a great session and see you next week"
A quick shot at the table will show a D&D game recreation of whatever the final battle scene of the movie will be, and the player of whoever ends up dealing the killing blow to the BBEG will throw a Nat 20. That's when the camera pans to the DM, who turns out to be Matt, and he asks "So, how do you want to do this?"
End of scene.
I'd pay to see Matt or Brennan as random npcs like a merchant or taverner. And the characters saying something like " didn't we just met in the shop down the street?", however i don't see that hapenning since people outside Dnd won't even get the joke.
yeah i was talking about a scene i wanna see, where theyre fighting the bbeg and before the last hit we cut to the players and they roll a nat 20 and matt mercer asking "how do you want to do this" then cut back to the fight
I just hope they don't bounce back and forth if they do that haha. Just a post credit scene like you mentioned would be enough!
From what I have heard from interviews, the inspiration for their tone was The Princess Bride. If so, I am less concerned as long as they can pull it off. It also sounds like it is more of a fantasy heist movie, which could be really fun.
Overall, I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic. As long as they can create some stakes, the characterization is good, and they don't lean too much into the comedy it could be a banger. We will see.
At this point, I don’t think it’s going to be bad. At worst, I feel like it’ll be something for dnd fans to enjoy!
@@ConstructedChaos Agreed. I don't think it will be terrible. It has some style. At worst I think it will be a generic popcorn movie which is light-years ahead of the previous D&D Movie
@@ConstructedChaos in an interview with the cast and directors they said that the trailer focuses more on the comedy but doesn't really show the heart of the movie so I think it may not be as lighthearted throughout.
@@phxbadash I guess we’ll have to wait and see to know for sure!
The Princess Bride was very high concept and stayed grounded to that tone. No way will this movie be anything close to that.
I think the red and spiders in the Neverwinter wood represent a corrupting nature/lair effect from the BBEG who has the Horn of Orcus.
Hmmm good chance of that!! Red is definitely a color that’s in theme with those elements!
@@ConstructedChaos That was my thinking. Red Wizards of Thay + Red glowing horn of Orcus = Red corruption in the area of their lair. Kind of the same continuity that you find in Marvel with magic being colored to match a character.(Wanda, Dr S, Agatha)
At the edge of the Neverwinter woods, close to the city of neverwinter, are the ruins of thundertree, a ruined village corrupted by the eruption of mount Hotenow and full of blights and giant spiders. That might be a reference to that place in the lore...
It could be why they need a druid in their party, to find the source of some corruption affecting the forest
Not into the lore unfortunately, but i play Neverwinter Online, there was a zone called Sharandar which had such red colored trees due to something evil happened there. And ofc we brave adventurer had to solve the issue :) cant wait to watch the movie
I'm so happy we get to see acid breath weapon representation. The BBEGs for my Upcoming streamed campaign are mostly black dragons, so that was great to see
Lol did you also enjoy the editing blunder that I just noticed? Forgot to resize that art 😂😅🤷🏻♂️
@@ConstructedChaos did you miss the warriors and horses running through the puddles of acid without any harm?
@@belegur8108 haha I guess I did! Perhaps at that point the ground had soaked up the acid! In dnd proper, the acid doesn’t stick around after the initial attack 😜
@@JediNiyte I might be missing something? What’s wrong with that statement? Haha
@@ConstructedChaos thank the gods, i have my dnd group tomorrow, so i have to show them this trailer ( strangely enough, i am the only one "wasting my time" with YT on DnD topics )
Side note. One of my characters I created (but never played) is a runaway Red Wizard of Thay apprentice Scribes wizard.
So I'm VERY excited to be getting more Red Wizard of Thay lore
I wonder how much backstory they’ll give on the baddie or if it’ll just be more surface level stuff
My guess is that the artifact is the Draakhorn, which allows the user to communicate with chromatic (evil) dragons within a 2,000 mile radius - though its true powers are actually a bit vague and may be somewhat different in the movie. Would also help to explain the high number of dragons in the film.
Plus, Horn of Orcus was used in Critical Role (which WotC doesn't own the IP of); whereas the Draakhorn is already tied to the Forgotten Realms - it appeared in the Rise of Tiamat adventure
Ooooohhhhh, very good catch.
I don’t think CR using the Horn of Orcus matters, as Orcus is an old school D&D baddie. He was an established threat in the Realms decades (or well over a century by Dale Reckoning) ago.
However, I like your idea! It will be interesting to see in what direction they go.
The Draakorn is fairly large. The item describes itself as needing two medium sized creatures to hold it while a third blows into it.
I agree that the storyline is likely along the Tyranny of Dragons campaign seeing red wizards and obviously dragon cultists.
As others have mentioned, I think that CR using the Horn of Orcus doesn't rule it out since they have a great working relationship with WOTC and Orcus is a DND baddie to begin with. I still feel that's most likely it.
@@ConstructedChaos Szazz Tam is a Necromancer, THE NECROMANCER of the Forgotten Realms so Orcus does make a certain sense and the horn of Orcus makes sense if he's planning on trying again with his dread rings ritual.
3:50 That’s something that’s actually done for large statues, as well. It’s easier to carve them in parts and put them together where they’re wanted, than it is to make them as a whole then move them into place.
Ahhhh gotcha! That makes a ton of sense and I had no idea!
my thoughts of the portal scene:
1. Yup, the druid IS a tiefling.
2. Could that be a portable hole to the parties sectret stash, outfitted with chests and shelves? Would explain the entrance being on the ground...
Ohhh maybe so! It’d also explain the odd assortment of different treasures within! Nice observation there!
The space seems more like what a Demiplane spell would create but I could be wrong.
I like the potable hole ideas. It's also a nice stranger things nod to the upside down!
My original thought was that she's not red, so probably a faun or something. But, that tail in that scene... yeah, looks like a tiefling.
@@evilbob840 Tieflings can have "normal" skin tones. And I'm glad they can because it let the movie save money on body makeup.
You forgot to mention that the Floor tiles look to be like normal map grids of 5 ft
That kind of meta easter egg is cool. Would like to see real "in game tactics" used, like someone firing magic missiles at a bunch of chests and the only one that hits is on a Mimic b/c of the attack a "creature" rule.
Wow how did I miss that!! HAHAHA
I'm actually hopeful that they are setting up a new subclass for each of the characters. I think that would definitely pull in some player interaction and bring old and new players to the table on a fairly equal footing.
that would help account for the "owl-bear issue" that all the rules lawyers have been going on about. A Tiefling with it's infernal nature should be able to shift into monstrosities.
Ohhh a new sourcebook based on the movie would be a really interesting play by WOTC.
Most accurate breakdown out of all the reviews I have watched. Marvelous job! Great job nailing down the Wizards of Thay!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The problem with speculating this mysterious item as being the Horn of Orcus, is that the movie is being made with WotC, who owns the D&D film series. The artifact was a creation of Matt Mercer for Campaign 1 of Critical Role, thus it is owned by CR. Unless CR is partnering with WotC on this movie, I don't believe that to be Horn of Orcus.
Seeing as an official book for Widlemount came out, I wouldn't be surprised if CR and Matt are partnered with WotC enough now that they'd let them use things from Tal'Dorei
What if the horn we saw was Vengers missing horn……
@@codingwithculp Now this, I can get behind. And it's a theory I had in mind as well. I hope it's true.
@@Pengalor Taking the context from the trailer, it seems the Horn in the video is a major plot device. CR wouldn't just "let" WotC use it, they'd be credited for their IP (intellectual property). CR recently codified their content policy, stating what can and cannot be used in reference to their IP. At the end of the day, they are a company, not just "nerdy voice actors who play dungeons and dragons."
I can see where you're coming from but I think the collaboration between WOTC and CR is such that it wouldn't be hard to secure permission for something like that.
Post credit scene - Jeremy Irons appears bragging how he has the power of the immortals
Maybe it's a Helm of Brilliance? As an aside, I've always assumed Themberchaud is pronounced 'tem-ber-shaw' since chaud in French means 'hot'.
As always, I’m certainly not a linguistics expert haha. I do my best but you’re probably right there.
As someone who is pretty new to the universe of DnD (I had my very first session as a DM today!), I must confess that I am pretty hyped about that movie. For most of the easter eggs and jokes or details hidden in the trailer I can't really join the discussion but generally speaking I do love all of it. I am so going to watch this with my party!
Thank you for all your research :)
Looking forward to more content about this.
Welcome to the wonderful world of DMing!! And I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
So, the red "crust" at the base of the trees looks very much like a flooding high-water mark. If we presume that there's periodic flooding that carries something nasty, that could well explain the trees.
Oh maybe so! I might be thinking too hard on it--thinking it has something to do with the story haha.
If the druid is a new subclass that can change into either monstrosities or owlbears specifically that would be an amazing way to launch a new class
Part of me feels like even if it wasn’t their intention, they might do it if the idea is received well enough!
I sort of love the idea of obese dragons being a thing now. I'm actually sort of surprised that it isn't it's own trope.
I saw a comment on another media that speculated that it could’ve eaten it’s treasure, might be why it’s chunky 😜
This particular chonky boi has a history in DND that explains his THICKNESS. But I'll definitely be implementing more "sturdy" dragons from here on out.
@@TheDennisjeppsson Yep! Seems like a very dragon-ish thing to do when their whole deal is greed.
@@TheDennisjeppsson Problem with that is what goes in must come out...So it couldn't hoard its treasure that way.
he was in the 5e module, out of the abyss.
With regards to the owlbear, the directors have stated that they wanted to make this movie feel like an actual D&D campaign, and so while all the spells used in this movie are actual D&D spells, they are playing it a bit fast and loose with the rules for a more "rule of cool"-type thing like you'd see with most D&D campaigns. While the owlbear is the most prominent example, there's also a character using Mage Hand as an attack, which technically isn't allowed. Also, there was a recently released clip where the characters use Speak with Dead and it is stated that once it is used, the corpse cannot be revived again. I don't mind this since, like I said before, most DMs will allow some "rule of cool" rule-bending, so it makes the movie feel more like an actual campaign.
Yep! And now it looks like they may even retroactively add some mechanic for it in OneDND!
i'm so glad you brought out your inner New Rockstars/Emergency Awesome for this vid and scoured this for all sorts of easter eggs that i personally missed even after countless re-watching. I'm so stoked and excited for this movie! WOTC should now release a revised druid who can shape to monstrosities so we can all be owlbears!!!
Chris Pine a sword's bard?
Hahaha that’s exactly the energy I was trying to channel!
As for the sword bard, I could see that but I find it interesting that there’s a complete change in his attire at one point. I think it had to be a disguise or something that changes his character in such a way within the story!
Love the vibe of the trailer! Great job….excellent vid as usual!
Thanks so much!! I’m glad you enjoyed it!!
We know from Sophia Lillis (who plays the druid tiefling) that there will be at least one cameo from a "prominent dnd personality" in the film. So I'm willing to bet that at the end, they'll zoom out to a shot where we see the actors around a table playing the game, with someone like Matt Mercer dm'ing.
That would be cool. I'd bet on Drizzt making a cameo, especially if they're anywhere around Icewind Dale or Menzobarranzen
@@silvergryphon5858 I will scream like a fan girl if I see Drizzt
Could be Elminster and/or Drizzt. Bonus points if it's Elminster played by Ed Greenwood himself
@@gyorgyor7765 I absolutely think that Ed Greenwood needs to have a cameo as Elminster in this movie.
I'm in full support of an idea like this as long as they don't keep jumping back and forth and ruining the immersion of the film!
My theory is (the paladin) is the juvenile Golden Dragon statue. And that it will join the party as that Paladin.
Oh that's super interesting! Now I can't imagine it any other way!
I think the more comedic, "band of bumbling badasses" formula worked well for Guardians of the Galaxy franchise to drastically widen the Marvel audience and those are super fun, awesome movies. I don't blame WotC or whoever greenlighted this to go in that direction at all. It looks like it's gonna be a great movie, and honestly, if there is a silly-factor to it, it represents just about every table out there.
I couldn't agree with you more!
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Hahaha welcome to the chaos!! Glad to have ya along!
Really enjoying your videos. Your enthusiasm, knowledge and general high charisma score make me smile.
While I enjoy running a much more serious and gritty game personally, I agree with you about them taking the right angle here. Getting more people into the game is better for the whole community, and showing the more serious side can be a turn off for some. Not to mention much more difficult to pull off, so higher chances of them screwing up the feel of the whole movie. Maybe the majority of the people it attracts may not be the kind of players that I enjoy at my table; but some of them will be, and with more people having fun rolling dice it'll be easier for us all to settle into the groups we enjoy playing with.
Glad you’re enjoying the content!! And I’m hoping this movie becomes something to enjoy for current members of the hobby and all those that might roll the dice after seeing it!
1. I get the feeling we'll still see plenty of death, grit, and danger. The film makers have listed The Princess Bride, Indiana Jones, and Guardians of the Galaxy as their tonal influences. Indiana Jones definitely has its share of harrowing moments and gruesome deaths, while still staying in the PG-13 realms, so I can see this being true here as well. It won't be gory, but supporting and even maybe a main character might die by the end. I'd expect it to find a balance between those tones.
2. I don't want a "generic" D&D movie that's supposed to emulate the FEEL of a D&D game to be too overtly dark and dramatic, bc that's just not how most (not all) tables play games. The drama and tension will be there, but there will be quite a bit of brevity as well.
3. There's a rumored live action Drizzt series being developed at one of the streaming platforms by Hasbro, so I assume the appearance of that one particular Underdark city to be a lead in to that.
I'm with you all the way here on all three points!
D&D has the potential to be so much more diverse in themes than comic movies. Sure, this may be a humorous, no-so-serious, action/adventure popcorn movie. That is fine. BUT, hear me out.... if this is successful, this could lead to other variations of themes. Examples being; A horror themed Ravenloft movie, a gritty Dark Sun themed movie, an epic trilogy akin to LOTR perhaps based on Rise of Tiamat, a Drizz't series, more animated content, many modules and campaign settings over the years brought to life. The possibilities are endless. From Planescape to Spelljammer, if the community doesn't eat itself over one film that appears to have a lot of care to the lore, mechanics, and typical table banter/play, then we could see a lot of content that goes way beyond what Disney could ever do since they limit themselves and their content.
Just my two coppers.
yes that is my thinking as well, if this movie does well it could open the doors for more serious stories in these universes
That would be really cool! (I really want a Drizzt series!)
@@silvergryphon5858 Same!
Animated Drizzt series sounds too good.
I think there's definitely room for more! But, if there was ever a time to try this in the fantasy genre, it's now and it's with the DND IP.
5:44 if you were a fan of the 1980's D&D cartoon ... this sort of looks like VENGER's missing horn
True! And the old characters from that cartoon do make a cameo!
If you took the D&D survey for the movie you might be able to match items and magic based on the question. YT algorithm got me here.
Welcome to the channel!! That’s not at all a bad idea! I might try posting a poll on it in a day or two!
In reality 5e especially has so many magic attack type spells it could be a lot of things. Plus, they made many Cantrips so you can deal out Firebolts and all sorts of other stuff. Scorching Ray shoots like 3 blasts, but in the end, its something and most of those attack spells require an attack roll so they can miss.
Right! I just figured ray of frost due to the blueish color of the beams. I'm pixel peeping here and I could still be wrong but that's my best guess!
@@ConstructedChaos Jims magic missile does more damage but requires rolls.
@@BigFootTheRealOne Oh true enough! I hadn't really considered it since it's not from the core books.
That dragon is the victim of the EBT system where you can buy lots of candy, junk food and soda with the food stamp money. The technical name for that is a Chubba Bubba Dragon, otherwise known as a Red Lizzo Dragon.
Would love Ed Greenwood getting a Cameo, possibly as Elminster :)
Hahaha fingers crossed!!
Having dm-ed in 2nd, 3rd and Pathfinder editions, I like that they seem to have intergrated elements of different editions to the looks of the creatures. I immediately recognized the 3rd ed black dragon when it appeared. Even the druid has a look that ressembles 3rd Ed elements of tieflings. She has a tail that we see briefly in the trailer. As for the wildshaping, I've allowed my players to take on the forms of owlbears, pegasi, dinosaurs as long as we associated it with a template, feat or background.
For sure! If the owlbear is just rule of cool, that's fine. But I'd really like a way to wild shape into one RAW haha.
The soilders following the black dragon appear to be cult of the dragon cultists.
I wonder how much that'll play into the overarching story or if it's just a texture piece near the beginning of the adventure.
Those "warlock looking Drow" are most likely Thayan knights, the soldiers that protect the Wizards of Thay. They've got the shaved heads and tattoos and everthing. Drow (of the Cult of Lolth variety) have traditionally jet black, or ashen/gray skin, with white/silver hair.
Hope you're right.
If they do drow, do them right.
Drizzt and other drow are too popular to F them up so bad like this. Please pay proper respect to source material or quickly get out of the underdark and don't do it.
I think you're right on that! Can't believe I missed that one haha!
9:53 the AoE radius on that *definitely* looks more like a Fireball than a mere Firebolt. It's likely being blocked by Globe of Invulnerability, Wall of Force, or Otiluke's Resilient Sphere? Probably Wall of Force though.
Yeahhhh I think you may be right about that. I think I was too stuck on the whole "Shield is a reaction and Wall of Force isn't" line of thinking. But, likely, it isn't that deep lol.
I just clicked on the bell because of the "Who are Thay?" joke. It made my day.
Haha you'll be happy to know that I added that joke after my first bout of recording just for viewers like you haha. It wasn't in there originally.
Two great cameos they could throw in: Matt Mercer as Drizzt and Travis Willingham as Minsc.
interesting.... but i would like to see a scene were matt walks into a room during a fight and time freezes matt is dressed in a red robe DM name tag, walks around the room changing the loot in there pockets, rolles some dice on a attack thats almost going to hit and move the enemy into the blow after rolling low. then he walks out and the scene resumes. OOOOOORRRR as zorth the armless gobbo.
Definitely would love to see some cameos from prominent D&D people. Seeing CritRole as some background characters would be really neat.
That fits well, Grog was 80% Minsc already...
Here’s my other idea- if there is a sequel and it visits Waterdeep, the voice of the Xanathar should be done by Jeff Goldblum. He could make it scary in a hilarious way.
Mercer as Drizzt? No ty. Although it would be cool to see Drizzt appear in the movie! At the same time I would rather someone else from the Companions appear and sort of tease Drizzt as a future film. So, setting up the D&D cinematic universe as it were. Guenhwyvar like sitting outside of a building or something, since you don't have to cast the character necessarily.
Horn of Orcus, an airship in the Neverwinter shot, I think we might be getting some Penny Arcade references, I know they consuled Chris Perkins so he may be getting some call outs here
Oh nice!! I didn't know about the Penny Arcade stuff!
@@ConstructedChaos it would explain the horn of Orcus too, as this was their first campaign I believe if the guys listened to the Dungeon Delve Podcast for inspiration, that would bleed in
The Helmet is called a Helm of Brillance. go look it up. It is super-cool and grreat for a Paladin.
It doesn't exactly seem to match up with how we see it being used later in the film so I'm not positive. But it still could be!
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Great video!
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I assume it's the Helm of Supreme Wizardry they find, it's from 3.5s Dragons of Faerun. And considering A if a druid multiclasses with the Shifter Prestige class in 3.5 they can wild shape into an Owlbear RAW. Themberchaud, is in 3.5 too... I'm starting to assume that it might be using 3.5 as a main basis at this point
Very wise observation. I'm inclined to agree with you but I'd REALLY love a druid subclass that allows you to change into monstrosities so I'm holding out hope haha!
I love the idea about plans not working because that is quintessential D&D.
Haha it certainly is!
Don't know if it was answered yet; but maybe the trees are red from Zugutmoy.
I have a theory, that CR has a similar thing happening in their wildmount.
But I went down a rabbit hole of campaign creativity rather then read the entire campaign book.😅 ya'll got to ask the other critters for if it has been confirmed.
Haha it could be! I'm not really sure, personally! In the film I don't think it was answered either.
This is the best video about the trailer I've seen so far.
Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The druid changing in to an owl bear is actually exactly what dnd is like. It's player who liked owlbears so much that they asked the dm if they could homebrew owlbears in to the wildshape
Yep! That's what I figured at first--rule of cool! But I may be reading too far into things now haha.
Also I think the all plans fail witty joke could be a reference to how most modules and campaigns go in totally different ways than the DM imagines
Oh it is definitely a reference to that and how most plans the players come up with fall apart in no time hahaha
This was very informative
I'm glad you enjoyed it!! :D
Looks like a fun popcorn flick. I'm in.
Same here!!
I would love the horn to be the one of Venger. the villain from the cartoon
Now that would be one hell of a callback!!
Neverwinter is also very near to the Mere of Dead Men, home of the twin Black Dragons that are trying to obtain a set of crowns that we previously discussed lol.
Hey friend!! Yeah that is definitely true! I wonder if that’s one of the black dragons we’re seeing and maybe that’s what the helmet is!! It did appear to have two dragons or snakes on it! 🤔🤔🤔
Being a Harper would explain a lot actually great catch!
Thanks!! Can't wait to see how it plays into the overarching story!
I think the comedic feel to the movie is going to represent an actual campaign as most I've played and seen have lots of laughs and good times. Even when you're trying to stop the end of the world lol
Haha abso-freaking-lutely
I like every Idea of it i mean really, every DnD sessions have a comedic shenanigans at some point and honestly I'm all for it. and if the druid is really a teif then I rest my case but I'm kinda leaning on the fey elf/ or somewhere in the fey realm.
and chonker boy is a nice touch to SPECIFICALLY note the there are MANY size of dragons not just one.
Ohhh yeah! I guess she could also be some odd variation of fey!
Probably the best analysis video of the trailer despite the low views
Thank you much! And thank you for being one of that number! I'm happy all the same that you enjoyed it!
- the statues have some protrusions that remind [you] of what done multi part prints have
These are also common in mult-part stone statues, all the way back to the ancient world. Interlocking parts are good design.
I had no idea but that totally makes sense! Thanks for that!
I'm pretty sure the Druid is a Wood Elf.
(Methinks that if a tiefling is introduced, it'd be only in a few scenes, as that would put extra strain on the budget.)
wood elf have horns and tail ?
@@kjarllan7097 antlers actually. I've seen em portrayed like that in allot of places (not all of em tho)
@@kelqka it's more a fan fantasy, because in the PHB they're is nothing about antlers (or horns).
And The druid in the movies it's clearly horns.
It certainly could be but I still think it's a tiefling on account of the tail.
I think the lighter tone might open it up to a wider audience, which is good for maybe getting more...
The previous DnD movies are so cringey, this actually looks good
"lighter tone".... yeah, because you need a comic relief in every movie to destroy it.
GoT had a large audience without a "lighter tone".
GOT is a different IP, though. DND has a history of being a bit goofy around the game table. Trust me, I don't really like the "Marvel" archetype but I think this is a good fit.
The Helmet could be a magic item giving him Counterspell (Edit: looks a bit more like shield pardon me) as a cantrip like you saw earlier when he used it against a fireball / bolt 🤣🤣
Maybe so! I guess we don't have to wait much longer to find out for sure!
I was wondering if the green-flame blade person could be a Thayan knight? Since they also do have the bald, tattooed head look the Red Wizards have? But the center forehead tattoo looks so much like the Warlock symbol that I'm not so sure now.
Hmmmm maybe so! The tattoo on the head is what made me guess warlock as well!
Could you do a trailer breakdown for the other two films?
I’d love to but I may not be able to considering the lack of interest and my lack of time! Too many videos I want to make and not enough time!
I'm so glad they have the more spiny like wings for the golden dragon instead of the bat like wings, always find that cool
Have you seen the new Dragon stat block in Radiant Citadel? The Bakunawa certainly looks more unique than most and I can really appreciate that!
Looks like it will be good fun movie respectful to the source material and I am looking forward to watching it upon release
I'm pretty stoked for it too!
The city I think is Luskan and they fight in the Prisoners Carnival. (thats the arena scene)
I think the little archipelago may be the purple rocks and link to the kraken society also note the kraken motifs on the paladins armor
I think its the spiderhaunt wood in the dales
potential helm of brilliance ( I know there are no gems but it may have been changed just for this)
I think the underdark city is Gracklstugh because of the location of Themberchaud (the chonky dragon)
The main reason I feel that the city is Neverwinter is that WOTC specifically mentioned it in a recent video while displaying that same opening shot. For me, that might as well confirm it.
@@ConstructedChaos I hadn't heard that. Good catch
It looks amazing, I love the party banter and the comedy, fairly interpreted as a dnd party 😜
Also hoping you are right with the Druid subclass!
I’m holding out hope that they nailed it because this trailer certainly seems to imply that they did!
Another possibility that came to mind, if it's not a subclass, is maybe they are loosening up how polymorph works, so the spell doesn't have class restrictions (like druids only being able to use animal forms, since CR had Keyleth using it to polymorph into a Planetar near the end of their Vecna storyline)
@@richardyoung3462 Hmmm maybe! Someone else did point out to me that it looks as if they could transforming from being a horse prior to the owlbear.
This trailer made me say, "So that's what would happen if Star Lord lived in Middle Earth".
Lol but he doesn’t play star lord 😂
@@ConstructedChaos its more like in the comment i read "Guardians of the Forgotten Realms" ;o)
@@ConstructedChaos My comment has nothing to do with casting. It's all in the characterization
@@42ndLife haha I see! I just thought there was some confusion but I totally agree with that take.
I love that Menzoberranzan is represented (?) here (or the possibility of it). I love the style for this movie & the tongue in cheek jokes, since that’s how our tabletop games typically run, but if this is tee-ing up for a Drizzt movie….man, if that’s not done Peter Jackson-style, it will piss off a huge fan base:(
I'd love some more Peter Jackson fantasy movies. Sadly, I think we're past that golden age of Hollywood. It's all done so differently now. :(
I saw Szass Tam holding up the horn of Orcus.. innit? Also, the druid is a tiefling you can see her tail when she does the dimension door through the ground thing, probably a fae ancenstory. Also, is that underground city skullport or possibly a drow city?
I think you’re right on all counts! And I guessed the city might be menzobarrenzan but I’m not positive. Some of the architecture looks like it could even be dwarvish.
@@ConstructedChaos The dungeon shot with the suspended rocks over lava could be Gauntlegrim
@@gnorley Hmmm maybe so!
I think the red stuff at the bottom of the trees are webs from the spiders - trip snares and sensors.
This feels like the most likely explanation to me--especially considering the color of the spider.
@@ConstructedChaos Yeah, thats just what I was thinking.
I think the red-ish color of the forest is Ruidium.
Ohhh that would certainly be an interesting twist to include something like that
Love the breakdown! Big fan/avid player/occasional DM. Movie will likely take some liberties but if it brings more people to the table, it’s all good.
Like most of my best times at the table, hoping this movie is a good mix of adventure & fun.
And no doubt that WOTC will release a new manual with movie related subclasses/magic items. I
Couldn't agree more! I don't necessarily feel they should adhere perfectly to the in-game rules. I was just using that as a guide to try and figure out what was happening haha.
And a new sourcebook with all the movie material would be incredible. I'd buy in a heartbeat.
@@ConstructedChaos Really looking forward to it.
Owlbears are a monstrosity in 5e, but they are a fey beast in 4e. Magic missiles needed an attack roll in the first version of 4e as well. The tiefling druid is not red either, but I don't think they were red until after D&D 3e. So... Can we just stop expecting this to be a 5e movie?
Other than that, great video
Hahaha well put! I agree with most of what you've mentioned here. But, seeing as 5e is the current edition that most people play I wanted to view the trailer through that lens. Anyway, thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
twinned ray of frost... maybe. my guess is its Jim's Magic Missile from acquisitions inc.
That spell could be meld into stone, but I don't know if it allows entry from one surface and exit from another.
I believe meld into stone just allows you to enter and exit from the same point. Probably to avoid being able to shortcut dungeons super easily with such a low level spell.
The Red Dragon is so CHONKY! I love it, lmao
Haha I WANT ONE!!!
I think the helm is the helm of brilliance
That's definitely Castle Never in Neverwinter. I'm also pretty sure that's a smaller but easier to carry version of the Draakhorn from the first 5e module. Lastly, the chonky dragon's name is "Themberchaud", wyrmsmith of Gracklstugh.
Did I say the dragon's name wrong? I was a bit worried about that but that was what I was trying to say haha.
I would just die of happiness if the party was walking through Neverwinter or Icewind Dale just heading to the next stop and Chris Pine bumps into a drow ranger with a pet panther, both of whom mean mug him before disappearing into the crowd.
Haha seems like a shoehorned scene but I would be equally happy. I've heard from other commenters that they're supposed to be setting up for a certain drow ranger movie/series so something similar could definitely happen!
Chonky Boy!!!! Love it. So excited for this movie! Couldn’t the Owlbear be polymorph? Either way…I prefer your idea! Or rule of cool. Love this preview.
It could be polymorph but if you look really close it appears she might be a horse before turning into the owlbear which means someone else would need to cast the spell on her and we don't see any spell effects. It could be the sorcerer using subtle spell but that doesn't fit with what we see of him in the scene. I'm inclined to say the DM went with rule of cool.
New subclass possibly but unlikely. Reclassification of owlbears as beasts also possible.
I don't really care it looked awesome.
@@nicka3697 Also don't forget that Polymorph only does beasts just like wildshape, so unless they're all lvl 17+ and the spell was True Polymorph or Shapechange it's more likely that it's rule of cool or a new subclass
Speaking of Neverwinter. The truth as to why the city is called that, at least, according to the books from R.A. Salvatore, is because there was an ancient artefact. One that is part of the reason Valindra attacked and allied herself to the Cult of the Dragon, but was later stolen and destroyed by Jarlaxxe and Drizzt.
Oh, I was actually unaware! I wonder if any of that will come into play in the film itself.
Could that be portable hole that she's dipping into. It looks like that's where they kind of keep their stash if their thieves.
I think that actually makes a ton of sense. It explains why there's so much random treasure in there too!
you got a like for me just for the starwars mini rant
As a massive star wars fan, I couldn't not rant a bit about that mess.
I think at SDCC they said the CR cast will cameo in the film. Not sure if it's all of them but I hope so!
Ohh!! Hell yeah!! Thanks for the info--I had no idea!
The Printing-Theory is absoluteley a Thing I say.
So whats the Problem with a collaboration? The mutual respect instead of only one side presenting and the other recieving?
Movie wants to have an iconic scene and asks the Writers to include this in their Way so all is smooth? Hell, I wish for that respect more often as soon as I get to the 9th Level Spells.
I love how they got in the Pathfinder-Style of the Barbarian and "Mercers" Design of the Horn (check the background to this item, it is heartwarming great) - they do not only get cheap references in, they took Time and efford to have them be meaningful by beeing nerdaliciously geeky.
The Helmet I am not sure about, but I have seen it somewhere - my mind screams something about 3.5.
I think trying to go dark and gritty means you miss out on so much of what makes D&D fun. Mimics, owlbears... all very quirky creatures that lends themselves easily to comedy. This gives me hope that maybe we could see a flail snail in this movie.
Maybe we can get the sorrowsworn in the next movie- which of course should be an adaptation of the Curse of Strahd. But you have to reel them in with the funny before you do the horror.
I couldn't agree more! A flail snail would definitely be a cool thing to see haha!
not to be a critical role simp by a Matt Mercer cameo would be... *chefs kiss*
Oh, you can be a CR simp all you want here haha. I'm definitely one as well!
I think that the comedic take on it makes it very similar to an actual game
It definitely does!
I disagree about timestopping effects/scenes. Did you see Community D&D episode#1? That moment when Pierce yelling "Time Stop!" was nuts. I expect timestop spell so hard.
Haha I would love to see it! And I guess we're going to find out pretty soon!
I think the helmet is the Helm of Brilliance.
It certainly could be but it looks like the sorcerer is casting something through/from the helm later.
My only concern is that there are a lot of location changes. It may lose the story if it feels too choppy and they have to go to 20 different places. Or it just loses people from being complicated with multiple location tie-ins. Overall, pretty excited
So, basically a Star Wars sequel movie where characters just speed run through eye candy and never take time to have any story develop?
@@rikconant1228 that is exactly what mean and hope doesn't happen
You do definitely have a point there! Although, those Star Wars movies have a lot more change in location than this appears to have. I’d guess that at least some of this plays more as “context flashbacks” for other scenes. But I guess we’ll see!
@@ConstructedChaos or let's go with a 4 hour movie! I'm good with that. About as long as a DND session haha
@@chrisforbus9794 hahaha I would also be down!!
The creature with the green flamed blade maybe a Shadar-kai? But possibly not as it is lacking a bit in the pointy-ear department...
Many people have speculated that they're Thayan Knights!
@@ConstructedChaos ooh yeah. That would make sense. Good call.
@@SamuraiRonin01 I can't take the credit since I did miss it on my first watch through but thanks! haha
I really hope they do the DnD world justice. I'll skip the spoilers though. Thanks for the heads up.
No problem!! I put that warning there for just such an occasion!
You’ll be happy to know that, overall, it looks like they’re doing the IP justice with a movie that represents DND pretty well and not just labeling “generic fantasy” as such!
just watch the panel and the interviews of the cast and production/director team from Comic Con. You have NOTHING to worry about ;o)
@@belegur8108 oh nice! Was that streamed somewhere? I’d love to catch that as well!
@@ConstructedChaos yup. there are severa YT clips with the interviews and the panel. just search YT for comic con honor among thieves panel
Chris Perkins and WotC are very closely involved with this film. It would be as if Disney asked Lucas how the SW universe worked and as if Lucas was kept on as Loremaster.
I would love a seen kind of like that Scanlan bit in The Legend of Vox Machinea only instead of saying "common", he says something like, "not again".
I don't anticipate too many inside jokes from CR making their way into the film but that would definitely be funny haha.
laughs and fun banter is what makes dnd good. there is no other way to make this movie
110% agree! I can see something more serious being made in the future if this does well but this needs to live in the quintessential vibe of most tables!
Could it be the druid a 20 level druid able to cast polimorph while being in wildshape?
Perhaps!!