Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - MOVIE REACTION!!

[@BlindWave]

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[@somestuff7876]

Damn, I was pleasantly surprised that part with reaction was unusually long.

[@christianschoff2490]

Re uploaded but I'm gonna watch it again anyway.

[@danielvezina5521]

A lot of "D&D" reference, but if you don't care about the rules of the "Universe" you're telling a story about. Is it really a D&D movie, really?

[@christianschoff2490]

@@danielvezina5521 Yes. The DM makes the rules, end of story.

[@danielvezina5521]

@@christianschoff2490 Never heard of a DM giving a Druid at-will wild shape, Harpers not taking care of their peoples, or a bard never doing a spell in his life. It's an Ok fantasy movies, absolutely nothing to do with D&D. Do you think Denis Villeneuve is breaking the rules of Dune, No. Because he respect the universe he's working in. You can spread names here and there, but if you don't care about the lore, what is it for ????

[@Helton_Moreira1]

The scene where the paladin walks over the rock was actually improvised, the director was recording the scene, but didn't say cut just to see what the actor would do, since there was no cut he just kept walking until he got to the rock and walked over it to keep going. No wonder why that scene made it to the final cut 🤣

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

They somehow knew they had gold. I think every reaction I've seen, and everyone I've watched it with in person has thought it was hilarious. The DnD players usually try to rationalize it too. He walks in a straight line because of the tile based nature of DnD. He keeps walking because it's just the DM's char. Etc.

[@pauld6967]

​@@ImAlsoMerobibaAs part of the etc.: "....he keeps walking a straight line because a paladin always knows the path his deity wants him to follow. There is no need to deviate, the path is the path."

[@jaspertjong6500]

Also, he ignores difficult terrain.

[@HollywoodandWine101]

Also Chris pines comments on it were also improvised in the moment.

[@wafercream5682]

I thought it was cause the actor didn't hear the director say cut 😆

[@mrv8r559]

In the movie they mention intellect devourers go for intelligence. In DnD rules none of the hero classes in the movie uses Intelligence as the primary stat. Bard, Sorcerer, and Paladin use charisma, Druid uses Wisdom and Barbarian usually prioritize strength. So them being "insulted" is a funny line but it's also a clever nod to the actual rules of DnD.

[@unknownbenefactor8029]

What is the difference between the Sorcerer and the Wizard? I am new to the dnd universe.

[@zap4th368]

@@unknownbenefactor8029sorcerers magic is innate and they learn to harness it better, wizard is learned from the ground up. Gives sorcerers fewer spells they can cast but more flexibility on how to cast them while wizards have the largest spell list in the game.

[@Igarappappa]

​@@unknownbenefactor8029Basically it's being born with magic vs studying to use magic.

[@unknownbenefactor8029]

@@Igarappappa but why using Charisma? Not Wisdom or Intelligent?

[@Igarappappa]

@@unknownbenefactor8029 Because for Sorcerers it's not about study it's most instinct and will. It's just part of what they are.

[@briandalke5946]

Loved how you can tell in the movie when the players got bad rolls and when the DM had to step in to keep the story going.

[@christopherplummer1299]

And how predictable the story plot is to anyone who has run games for 10+ years. Still a generally fun movie. At least better then WotC last attempts

[@niero4201]

And when the players get high rolls. I swear that potato throw to save kira was a joke move that rolled a nat 20.

[@kaki476]

@@niero4201 Damm never rly thought of that ! Need to rewatch thi movie now haha

[@donkeyteethbites]

Everyone in the party knowing about xenk was some good history or religion checks.

[@minhuang8848]

@@christopherplummer1299 lmao you make it seem like it's just ok

[@isaacdixon3289]

I love the joke that Bradley Cooper is a halfling aka a mini cooper.

[@JackOfClubsXIII]

That. Is. Perfect. I didn't even think about that lol

[@Xone9]

Or that he's playing another character the same size as Rocket.

[@s91wallace]

Though a part of me still wanted a mini Vin Diesel talking about family 😂

[@HaydrogenBomb]

I don't get it

[@sokar_rostau]

@@HaydrogenBomb A Mini Cooper is an iconic British car.

[@Dat_Ruski]

The portal stick was an improvisation! It was the DM making up something on the spot to allow the party to progress because the party destroyed the bridge on accident!

[@Heiryuu]

I can see it now “I walk over to inspect the bridge.” “Okay how far are you moving?” “Uh… 10 feet?” “Uh… roll perception?” “That’s a… 10 total.” “Oh god, make a dex save.” “Ah crap, that’s a nat 1.” “… damn it. so as you walk closer to the bridge you step on a stone that retracts into the ground. The entire bridge collapses into the lava. Congrats.” “… so does the bridge reset after a certain amount of time or…?” “No, no it doesn’t. God damn it that bridge puzzle is all I had planned for today.”

[@ThanatoselNyx]

*by

[@mrcroob8563]

@@ThanatoselNyx What

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

@@Heiryuu That is so accurate, anyone who has ever run a pen & paper tabletop RPG just felt called out. 🤣 That'S why GMs learn to 1. plan in alternative paths of progress, 2. improvise and to fudge NPC die rolls. Although sometimes pure insane luck allows players to completely bypass or overcome the planned combat. I remember, in my old d20 D&D 3.5/Pathfinder campaign the characters had managed to get their hands on drow slaver sleep poison (basically a sedative, to catch human peasants alive). At their level it was basically useless as it's Constitution save DC was only 11 or 14 or something, so enemies suitable to their level usually would make the CON save with easy. The players diligently played it out that their characters had zero clue about it (and they'd failed all rolls to analyse it so I hadnt told them the DC) but in-character thought Drow were badass, so the characters totally trusted in that poison. The final fight for the evening was supposed to be three Barghests (those fiendish shapeshifting soul-devouring goblin/wolf hybrid creatures from the Lower Planes), one Greater Barghest with levels who could transform into a Bugbear or Dire Wolf and two standard Barghests. So when the Barghests appeared and taunted the group, the rogue declared, "I'm gonna shoot them with the drow poison crossbow bolts!" Okay. I check the stats, and they're not immune to poisons. He hits.... I roll the save for the Barghest even though their save bonus was already higher than the DC... and roll a natural "1"! Barghest #1 keels over. The rogue goes, "Awesome!" and fires his other hand crossbow. _Natural 1._ Our bounty hunter sees this and also fires one of the drow bolts... and I roll _another_ natural 1!! Three crit fumbles in a row. Seriously. All Barghests are unconscious and the Paladin goes and slays them all. Fastest combat ever. And now their characters were utterly convinced that the drow poison was some sort of superweapon. 🤭🤣

[@drdestrukt1367]

how? She got that one from her Husband.

[@VoidVintage]

The pudgy dragon was honestly just a fat cat interrupting a dnd campaign, trying to play with the character figures. 🐈

[@Seeingeyepig]

He's from Out of the Abyss! My friends and I just finished the campaign and he was our favorite part, we lost our collective shit when we saw him make an appearance here

[@VoidVintage]

@@Seeingeyepig I understand the lore but it's just funnier imagining it being a cat on the table.

[@Seeingeyepig]

@@VoidVintage oh 100%, the first miniature I had my cat immediately pounced and started knocking around the house, god knows where it is now 🤣

[@alexdavis-mann8513]

from my understanding that's exactly how this dragon came about.

[@VoidVintage]

@@Seeingeyepig Villian origin story right there.

[@pixel_pillow]

I cackle at how they made the Paladin a literal NPC

[@jlinkous05]

The DM knew nobody at the table could pull off a Lawful Good character!

[@yunisverse]

I love Aaron shaking his head in disgust as Hugh Grant's character talks about his "parenting." Fantasy evil is one thing, but being a bad father is unacceptable.

[@briandalke5946]

Regarding the 'lack' of bard magic, they put out character sheets and his spells are stuff like Friends, Charm, etc. So all spells that wouldn't seem like flashy magic being used and just seems like someone talking. So he likely was using magic, it's just wasn't noticed on screen.

[@Ragdefender]

Spamming vicious mockery throughout the fights!

[@JaneXemylixa]

@@Ragdefender Almost definitely hitting Sofina with it when he said her breath smelled like old clothes

[@drudle]

Also, being able to make Holga go from sad to happy in like two lines of song. Sure, music can help people but .. her entire attitude in that short of a time? MAGIC.

[@camiart_casual]

He also inspired them several times and messed with enemies to make them miss which could be interpreted as the Cutting Words ability

[@drudle]

@@camiart_casual Exactly. You COULD write this off as just being charismatic. Plenty of people in our world can inspire people with speeches and tilt people enough to throw them off. BUT I'd like to think that his ability in doing so to such a high degree shows some level of magic.

[@tatsu280]

The continuous walking of the Paladin was left in because the actor didn't hear cut, so he kept walking, Chris Pine started ad-libbing, and thus an amazing, hilarious scene was made! Also, one of the two extra parties in the maze, the ones who made it in the cage with the green wizard and gold knight, were the characters from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon show from the 80's.

[@shawnadams1460]

I was hoping someone else said this! Loved that cartoon growing up.

[@zkeletonz001]

Yeah I never watched the cartoon, but have seen some stills from it, so I didn't recognize them at first. Then when I saw them closer when they were in the cage it hit me what they were from.

[@Easy_Skanking]

I even had the figures for the party back then.

[@graphiccreek]

I came here just to point out the cartoon characters are in this scene ❤ blind wave how did you miss this Easter egg? 😂

[@danielramsey6141]

Feels like that Director Story is kinda running one of two Ways. Either he Called “Cut”, or didn’t. Honestly, I just liked that it was such a funny joke.

[@kingofbudokai]

The breaking down of the bard illusion is the hardest I've laughed in a long time. The way his face melts and then everything just flops is hilarious.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

The one guard's genuine horror 😂

[@brunolapointe66]

For a small moment it turned into Mr Bean face

[@Lilpenguino1028]

It was a horrifically hilarious scene and I loved it so much. It was a great way of explaining concentration spells to the uninitiated viewers too.

[@knightofarkronia9968]

@@motorcycleboy9000”What madness is this?”

[@atarithepaladin1821]

I was rolling.

[@thedarkbard]

One of my favorite portrayals of a mechanic is Simon’s spell casting being tied to his self confidence. Because sorcerers use charisma as their casting stat, one way to play low charisma is to have low self confidence.

[@prathapkutty7407]

I know its unlikely but i would really like a sequel to to this movie. It had an amazing cast with some incredible production value in terms of practical sets and creature design as well as well constructed action sequences.

[@christopherplummer1299]

That was apparently the plan, until WotC went all corporate crazy on their customers the past 6 months. 😥

[@CuidightheachODuinn]

If they did do that I'd like to see a different party instead of the same one, maybe have them pop in as legacy NPCs or something. I honestly wouldn't mind following Xenk a little bit more as it feels everyone was kind of momentarily bummed when we leaves the part (I get why and the meta reasoning behind him, but still).

[@darkamora5123]

​@@CuidightheachODuinn nah same cast different characters. They had a tpk and had to roll new characters.

[@ieyke]

Oh no, it's SUPER likely. Entertainment One only exists to make Hasbro movies, and D&D is the only successful one they've ever made.

[@CuidightheachODuinn]

@@darkamora5123 Lol, that'd be pretty funny tbh but that would confuse the ever loving fuck out of 2/3rds of the viewing audience.

[@KyleC30845]

Barbarians can use all weapons. Also yes, the hand spell is the same spell that Scanlan uses: bigby's hand

[@shaskusmas]

The other hand spell is Maximilian's Earthen Grasp.

[@juliodavila424]

This barbarian had some sort of improvised weapon or brawler feat, though. She has better than average unarmed damage and is pretty handy with detritus at no disadvantage.

[@atomicsquid9836]

​@@juliodavila424yeah, the official character sheet had improvised weapons as one of her feats.

[@shaskusmas]

@@atomicsquid9836 Tavern Brawler

[@SilverScribe85]

Otherwise known as Scanlan's Hand

[@SuperiorPosterior]

So often when a character dies (or "dies") in a movie, only to be brought back less than a minute later, it feels cheap and terrible. This movie pulls it off well. They have One (1) Back to Life Token. They spent a good deal of the movie hyping it up, trying to get it, and laying out exactly who it would be used on, and I love that the twist actually turns one of Edgin's white lies into a truth: "I want to use it to revive your mom." He wanted his wife back, the woman his daughter had never really known, but now he actually _is_ using it to bring back his daughter's _mom._ It's somehow a twist despite being the most obvious response one could imagine in a story.

[@HaydrogenBomb]

Agreed. I really like how they did that.

[@Merilirem]

Yeah its great. He makes promises and ends up keeping them.

[@pika1222]

Fun fact: that scene where the Paladin walks over the rock was actually improv. He was walking in such a straight line and the director noticed him walking towards the rock, so instead of signaling when the scene was supposed to end, he just.. waited to see what happened. And when the actor didn’t hear the signal as he coming up to the rock, he just decided to walk over it. That is how you commit to a role

[@BramLastname]

Yeah, the writers and directors apparently said that the jokes around the paladin actually turned out better than expected, Especially since he wasn't as well established as the other characters before they started filming. Also as expected the comments the party makes while he's walking away were mostly improved remarks that were spliced together.

[@manicms]

The intellect devourers passed them by because they want to eat high Intelligence folks. Simon the Sorcerer uses Charisma, as would a Bard. Barbarian doesn't care about Int, Druid uses Wisdom, Paladin doesn't use Int either. None of them, assuming they went with 'proper' stats, would have had a very high int.

[@bradleyogilvie8869]

I want a sequel to this movie with the same actors, but everyone is playing a different character. Like they started a new campaign

[@gingerbeardedone3318]

Would be dope to subvert expectations by making Simon a Barbarian this time. His backstory could even be that he was bullied out of his tribe for being "too puny". But of course he's still a barbarian, so he still has all the expected traits; just in a much smaller than usual package for a male barbarian. Doric would also subvert expectations because she's the smallest in the party, but they already did two barbarian women in this film, so going femme barbarian again could potentially feel formulaic/stale. And Simon just seems so harmless. It would be cool but also hilarious watching him kicking wholesale ass and just ragdolling dudes who are wearing full armor.

[@HaydrogenBomb]

​@@gingerbeardedone3318I love this idea

[@Merilirem]

@@gingerbeardedone3318 Imagine instead Simon just bulks up and gets jacked lol.

[@remonkewl6598]

I don't know if it was mentioned, but the pudgy dragon is a "real" dragon in Forgotten Realms, not something created for the movie.

[@LlorDrei]

You have to wonder if D&D invented him after the red dragon story told in the casino in Rush Hour 2. Where the villagers fed the red dragon to keep him strong, to guard their treasure in a cave, except he got too big, and no one could get to it anymore.

[@laserpanda94]

​@@LlorDrei It was created by D&D creator Gary Gygax several decades ago when he was playing a game and a chubby cat jumped onto the table and started knocking all the miniatures about 😂 He explained the cat's antics in-game as a fat dragon, gave it a name (Themberchaud) and made it official within D&D. The story you mentioned does have some similarities though. In the D&D universe, Themberchaud lives in a city in the Underdark where he is used to light the forges that the city's industry uses. He's constantly fed and pampered to keep him under control and he grows to be so fat that it's practically impossible for him to leave.

[@alexoniscenko1233]

At 58:20, that's the finger of death spell. Love the little details they put into this movie.

[@TriXJester]

This movie really feels like a high level party took a campaign break after "The Big Heist" and decided to do a time skip when coming back and honestly thats one of the most relatable d&d moods Edit to add: My own tabletop group has done this but our "Big Heist" was blowing up a moon. With mixed results.

[@mileshill7196]

Was it a party comprised entirely of Ratmen? Skaven even? As “blowing up the moon with mixed results” is the most skaven sentence I’ve ever read.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

Well, I hope Elminster sitll got the receipt for that moon so he can take it back to the Outer Planes store...

[@robertphillips213]

@@mileshill7196 Could be Dark Elven. Or maybe I'm just a racist old wood elf.

[@daniellanctot6548]

One of the parties in the maze-arena was a representation of the six characters from the old 80's Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon (Amongst the top 10 80's cartoons on anyone's list; and probably one of the top cartoons of all time!), in which 6 teens are transported to the Realm of Dungeons & Dragons by the Dungeon Master. If you haven't seen them, I highly recommend you watch them: The Episodes still stand up today (Seasons 1 & 2 are great; season 3 waivers a bit but is still watchable)

[@christopherplummer1299]

It would appear they may have been collateral damage though. 😢

[@WyldstaarStudios]

The series finale of Dungeons & Dragons was written, but never animated. It's on KZbin as Dungeons & Dragons Requiem in a couple of different fan produced formats.

[@weldonwin]

And the main villain was voiced by Peter Cullen, so you have the strange experience of the voice of Optimus Prime coming out of The Lord of Evil

[@NTLBagpuss]

I like the little details like Simon has the bag of holding so he keeps getting given stuff to carry. The Paladin clearly being a DMPC (probably the DM's retired 20th level character) just there to look after them in the Underdark then has to disappear. Players not remembering the name of the helm they are after. The helmet under lead shards to stop locate spells.

[@Shadow-Wolf-]

33:09 - When I went to see this movie, I was expecting a lot of things. A Pudgy Dragon was not one of them. I had the same reaction when I saw this part (lol). I am so glad you guys are reacting to this movie. It was pure hilarity, and I dearly hope more like this is being made for the future! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Aureilia]

Pudgy Dragon was immediately my dad's favourite part too, he was fully on the dragon's side and as soon as the scene ended we immediately rewatched it 😅

[@helloemma]

I have never so quickly turned on a movie’s group of heroes than I did when that wonderful Chonky Boy appeared; I was so immediately and 1000% on his side. How dare they hurt him! I love him! Just look at him, he’s so chonky and ridiculous!!!!

[@MercenaryMuse]

Right?!

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

I mean.... if you saw a chubby cat that was also the size of a house and breathed fire, would you still want to keep it around?

[@dane1317]

@@TF2CrunchyFrogIs this supposed to be a gatcha???? Because yes, I absolutely would.

[@lorettabes4553]

Yess

[@Gorfinhofin]

The scene of the squad of fully armored guards trying to tackle a tiny mouse was just delightful.

[@TotoisLostInOZ]

Doric's flip through the portal into the treasure cart was also practically done, and then just touched up with CGI to smooth it out.

[@hawkthorn33]

My favorite little nod is at 45:57. The group running in the background is the party from the 80's D&D cartoon.

[@YPinkie]

One of the most fun thing of this entire movie is that if you're an actual d&d forgotten realms DM playing all the modules and seeing the npc's you've DM'd come into this movie and you pointing to your friends that you DM'd these characters to them is. just. awesome. Themberchaud ♥

[@4sakend1]

This movie is very underrated and it was done no favors by coming out when the Super Mario Bros was being released as well. hope for a sequel.

[@PungiFungi]

And bad PR with Hasbros and the directors talking about emasculating the male characters.

[@captainbirch2.079]

​@@PungiFungi I found that really weird because I didn't get that from the movie at all.

[@Merilirem]

@@captainbirch2.079 I haven't seen the directors talk but emasculating characters isn't inherently bad. Just depends how you do it. Someone doing it out of negativity will often do it badly on purpose.

[@krisbrown6692]

I was going to say... Is this a fever dream? Was the code of the Matrix altered and I'm having "déjà vu"?

[@ladyhotep5189]

I know I've watched a couple of D&D reactions, including this one. But I definitely was questioning myself for a few minutes. 😂

[@hbk-hotboy713]

Me too lol

[@DCComicsGamer]

Yes to both.

[@joeanello5816]

When Calvin did his "And Draaagons" I was feeling the same way

[@123haninhk]

I was like, is it deja vu?

[@wolfpack_104]

Really glad I saw this movie in theaters. Went on a whim with my buddy and had a blast despite knowing little about D&D outside a few video games/shows. Also, I'm a sucker for a fun portal weapon.

[@hipiticlivi7400]

Man, people not recognizing the old d&d cartoon characters make me feel so old.

[@biocapsule7311]

Yeah... I didn't pay attention to the other team until the second viewing, but yeah, I like they added the old characters.

[@alucard624]

It was great to see them again but at the same time kinda sad as it meant they never were able to get back to the real world.

[@shawnadams1460]

This movie amazingly worked so dayum well. Nods to players, inside jokes, NPC's controlled how DM's do!, and despite it all a story that non players could keep up with, enjoy, and it just ended up being a IMO really good movie!! I absolutely hope they do a sequel because this was AWESOME. I only had one complaint....in my 30+ years of playing I have never....like EVER gotten this much done in two hours!! Just sayin....lol

[@gingerbeardedone3318]

Yeah this feels like at least a nine or ten-hour day, if not a second session or more in any party I've ever been in.

[@SONICgokuverine]

I love this movie so much for being able to both treat the world and its fiction with respect while also allowing for the kind of shenanigans that occur in an actual DnD session. It helps that it executes on so many areas like humor, effects, and action exceptionally well.

[@mirnuky]

I can't wait to see it with audio description, apparently it's super enjoyable and feels like an actual session!

[@wynnyx7071]

Hulga always making her perception checks. 😁

[@TabbyQ.9563]

He totally had bardic inspiration. I believe he inspired everyone in his party at some point.

[@toonman5099]

As far as the different parties in the maze, the group that made it to the cage are actually based on the party from the old D&D cartoon from the 80's. Also fun fact, there were actually OTHER D&D movies after that first one. Two in fact, so yeah, there are actually THREE D&D movies prior to this one.

[@theeternalshade2981]

What I love about this movie is that it actually FEELS like DnD, right down to you can even tell when the players are failing their rolls. XD @42:23 - "Are Barbarians one of the classes that can use every weapon?" Basically. Barbarians have proficiency in both Simple AND Martial Weapons.

[@adam1third]

I love that simons spell slots are in that rotating dial. Perfect way to translate a spell list into a prop

[@willcline5918]

When I first saw this, I loved that there were so many moments that were clearly meant to be the DM getting frustrated with the players or just messing with them. It's not explicitly stated at any point, but as a long time player, I could tell

[@shaskusmas]

The cat people are called Tabaxi.

[@brunolapointe66]

Well, if they are cat people, they probably want to be called "Your Meowjesty"

[@SilverScribe85]

There are two other types of catfolk in D&D, the Leonin and Tigerfolk

[@brunolapointe66]

@@SilverScribe85 What about a half-leonin half-tigerfolk

[@shaskusmas]

@@SilverScribe85 actually, I think Catfolk may be yet another race of cat people in d&d. I think they're small iIrc. And I suppose an argument could be made to include Rakshasa on that list. Regardless, I think the specific cat people in question are likely Tabaxi. Edit: scratch that, not small. They're roughly the same size as humans. Introduced in Races of the Wild, Catfolk were the first official playable cat race, although Tabaxi were the first mentioned.

[@g.bragion704]

At the maze those characters doesn't look like old school characters; they are! those costumes were taken straight out of the 1980's cartoon. It is weird to think that many d&d players in US doesn't recognized them on the fly since it was not in the main stream there. Here in Brazil it used to be broadcasted every morning during the 80's - 90's. Most people I've know here doesn't even realized that the cartoon was based on a game.

[@omgheytherewow]

Could it possibly be due to the 'Satanic Panic' during the 80's here in the U.S.? I can see that being a factor for it. Personally, thanks to Critical Role (and other such channels in KZbin) and a bit of Stranger Things opening with the kids playing D&D and now Baldur's Gate 3, I think its picking up some great momentum recently.

[@TTHBLOX_]

Saw this in theatres. With a friend big into DND we loved it. And now im in his 2 year running campaign!

[@MartySchmidt-cl1ug]

I like to believe that Ed is not even a bard but is actually a rogue with expertise in Performance and other Charisma-based skills. That would explain why he has many of the tendencies of a bard but none of the magic capabilities. Also, almost every time he hits an enemy with his lute it is when the enemy isn't expecting it (aka sneak attack). He seems most like a Charisma-based rogue than a bard to me.

[@Trashgoblin2003]

See I would believe that but his official character sheet he is listed as a bard and has no combat spells instead having things such as charm and the like so it wouldn’t be noticeable when he casts spells

[@emmasilver2332]

Idk, he do be using bardic inspiration a lot tho

[@OhThatRobin]

D&D is my special interest and I love this world so much. I take care of my grandma and I read novels set in this world to her (actually we read one that took place in Neverwinter about thirty years before this movie x3) and it makes me so freaking happy that there’s finally a movie set in the Forgotten Realms and that it’s *AMAZING*! Like the rest of the world gets to see how cool this world is now!

[@tyjames3339]

the chubby dragon is an actual character from D&D, He lives in a Gray dwarf city in the underdark called Gracklstugh. Hes the city's Wyrmsmith, which means he uses his fire breath to heat the giant forges they use to make the steel blades that the city's known for, and you will probably run into him if you play the "Out of the Abyss" campaign module. I loved seeing my party's reaction when we saw the movie together, because they had JUST gotten through the story arc in Gracklstugh so it was fresh in their minds

[@sun_daes]

the beginning felt like the player playing Edgin is insisting on escaping through the window using Jornathan and the DM wasn’t having until they got fed up and just let Jornathan appear last minute so they could proceed 😂😂😂

[@lorettabes4553]

Lmaooo true

[@user-rk3yb6nd1n]

And much to their disgust, Ed's character rolled successfully and so threw in the "But we approved your pardon!".

[@PerovNigma]

My cousins play D&D, and they took me to see it when I visited them earlier this year. It was a lot of fun, and an interesting experience to watch and think "those clams with tongues must have a story, that's probably a significant name, I KNOW that's a mimic, can you do that in the game, is any particular story being adapted, etc."

[@jmartin4396]

The characters in the cage during the contest was the characters from the D&D cartoon from way back.

[@YodaMan-420]

38:13 thats a practical effect too. its an infinity mirror.

[@jonathaneverson3673]

I just realized the portrait they use for portaling is Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm.

[@pyronuke4768]

28:45 I love that this is the exact thing a DM would pull out of his ass in a situation like this.

[@cheeseburger1293]

My favorite part of this movie is that it feels like it’s being played by an actual dnd group with how the characters interact with each other and how the different events play out. Like the dm of this game was allowing great freedom with their players

[@axhen]

this has to be one of my favorite movies of 2023 no questions asked i regret only seeing it once at the cinema, wanted to see it there at least 3 times the humor is so good and it's so on point with dnd games

[@Timeisaflat_O]

This was the first movie I went to see in theaters since the lockdowns. My buddy and I went to a theater with a bar, drank about 20 Guinness, and couldn't stop laughing at the fat dragon for the rest of the movie.

[@veselinnedkov643]

Absolutely amazing. I knew it was gonna be dumb, fun movie, but it was actually funny, the action was amazing and there was no boring moment. I was pleasantly surprised.

[@talmanes4589]

The point Eric had about cgi for fantastical elements vs cgi for real things was brilliant. I'd never thought of it like that before but he's right.

[@vinnyc.1265]

THe Wild Shape chase scene is the most amazing part of the movie. All in one shot.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

"That staff is a nice item to have." (Staff proceeds to be the key component to nearly every plan from then on)

[@madeleinereads]

I Ioved this movie! My tabletop role-playing group saw this in the theater together. D&D was the first thing we played together. ❤ Then, eventually, we explored many other TTRPGs. But D&D has a special place in my heart. I love hanging out with friends, ordering food, creating characters, and going through the story together. The bard illusion made me laugh so hard, Simon totally failed his concentration check roll, LOL. As a player of D&D, it really did remind me of the game and how fun it can be, and sometimes, things don’t go according to plan on your adventures. Go with the flow and have fun!

[@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters]

Man, Paladin dude was awesome. Every moment he's on screen he looked like he's posing for GQ

[@RiskPig]

Hooray, happy to watch it again!

[@matthewcollins4157]

In the scene where Holga and Ed are about to get beheaded, you can tell that once they start fighting, Ed the first couple rounds fails his DC checks to get the ropes off so he uses Bardic Inspiration with "Oh! We got 'em now!" before finally in the last round succeeding and able to get one hit in finishing off the last guard.

[@Tar-Numendil]

I just realized that Bradley Cooper in this movie is about the same size as Rocket Raccoon.

[@lorettabes4553]

Mini cooper

[@bigyeticane]

When Holga was fighting the guards by herself in the castle forge, her use of the Longbow to blast those two knights in the face would be a creative way for a D&D character to use a weapon, but in an improvised way. What a nod to clever players. Some fantasy RPG's have a character design option that allows your avatar to grab literally anything swingable or cutty around the right size, and come at your foes with it.

[@TarossBlackburn]

So, the red dragon is a legacy character; Themberchaud. He's a red dragon and had been raised from an egg by dark dwarves to light their forges with his fire. And as such was kept happy, fed and regularly presented with gifts and more slaves to eat until he was too fat to even fly... He figured out that they were going to replace him at some point and actually managed to convince some folks to steal the egg that was supposed to be his replacement. But even as he was now 'free' from his captivity, his physical state would mean he was never going to be able to actually see the light of day. He also had problems breathing fire at the end, often only belching out flammable gases without being able to ignite it. So yeah. Actual representation of the chubbiest dragon ever.

[@MesozoicNerd]

24:12 This is a theory I have, I've seen the movie a couple of times now. I think the choice between practical and CGI was an active in-world choice. Obviously for a little bit more grand stuff you have CGI. But stuff that does not involve magic is practical, everything that involves magic (roughly) is CGI. I could be stretching though

[@Kasino80]

The scene in the Underdark went like this at the table. The Bard and barbarian were talking about the paladin behind his back. Pal: do I hear what they say? DM: oh, yeah, with your Passive Perception, easily Pal: cool. Bard: what?? Dude, what's your passive perception?? Pal: 17. Bard: DUDE?! Wth?

[@DraconimLt]

You know that other group in the arena? The ones that you laughed at and then made it to the cage. They are meant to look just like (or maybe even BE) the characters from the old DnD cartoons! And they had the option to leave the cage, Edgin left the door partway open. They just had no plan if they did.

[@moneylover318]

This movie was incredible

[@LoneTiger]

Guys, you really need to see the gag reel and bloopers of the movie, they are comedy gold. 😹

[@liamjohnston2000]

"In other words, Forge is a real asshole." "So you blame his anus for his corruption?"

[@ACriticalGeek]

The party in the cage were the heroes from the d&d cartoon.

[@kingpearlshine]

Fun fact: The painting of that guy they snuck into the vault was a picture of Volothamp Geddarm or just "Volo" like in Volo's Guide to Monsters lol.

[@AngelusX92]

Best surprise movie of the year

[@mikefoster6018]

Awesome film. I sobbed at the end. And, as a D&D player or general roleplayer (of, oh, 35 years), I've never seen a movie so brilliantly capture the bonkers plot development of a proper D&D game so well! The only thing I don't understand in this film is why the kender (hobbits) are SO tiny XD!

[@shelbyherring92]

Well, they're referred to as Halflings, and I figure if they're proportionally the same as humans just two or three feet tall, I guess it makes sense. They're the size of a four year old. Also, Holga explicitly having a thing for short guys feels entirely on brand with the Internet's um... fascination with fantasy races in general.

[@mikefoster6018]

@@shelbyherring92 They weigh about the same as a labrador dog. So I guess they are pretty close in the movie.

[@TheHighSorcerer]

"I hope it's a cursed chalice." It is my dude, the Chalice of Falling From Small Ledges.

[@TrackMaster844]

48:10 - The group in the cage is dressed like the characters from the animated Dungeons and Dragons series

[@LEE-kq9tq]

This was an unexpectedly fantastic movie. Husband and I watched it last night and we both laughed so much and had so much fun with it. I loved that they didn't take it too seriously and kept it mostly light-hearted.

[@jessicaslater4243]

My argument (regardless of the official sheets) is that Edgin isn't actually a bard, he's a rogue that dumped points into Charisma and has expertise in performance and persuasion. That's why he's so charismatic and persuasive without actually having any spells.

[@phntmthf5505]

42:30 as of 5e, not sure about other editions, Barbarians, Fighters, Paladins, and Rangers are all proficient in both simple and martial weapons

[@emilyrln]

The fight choreography is so good!!! Each combat encounter is an absolute joy to watch 😊 And the humor is on point!

[@c.taylorb.1612]

The castle from my hometown is in this movie lol, in the background at the port

[@eddmario]

46:40 Fun fact: That dwarf was played by Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello

[@KesinX]

Xenk makes the movie so much better, but not why you think. He's a DM-PC!!!!

[@rpgdiy3301]

The other crew, that make it to the cage, are live action versions of the Dungeons and Dragons animated series characters, from the 80s.

[@Vijay-tg7hf]

This movie truly surprised everyone, myself included. Such a fun one

[@angelastumbaugh2870]

Fun fact. The group in the cage of safety in the High Sun games was indeed a reference to the old 80's cartoon series and if you spot it, there a numerous references to R.A. Salvitor in the opening map. Places like ICEWIND DALE, THE SPINE OF THE WORLD, KELVINS CHARN, TEN TOWNS, and the route to MENZO BERENZZON. Kinda cool huh? As a 37 year long dice thrower in good standing, this was indeed by far the BEST, nay do I dare say it, the ONLY adaptation worthy of the D&D brand stamp. Nother fun fact, Matt Nerser, DM of Critical Roll, was not only the hired DM for the main cast for the long 2 1/2 year long pre production, but he also the man behind the bird Jornathan. Enjoy your mind being blown.

[@InkyPetrel]

This was fun :D I was surprised how much I enjoyed this movie honestly (given the last DnD movie, the bar was not high, to be fair.) The most unrealistic part of this DnD movie was "they had a plan, they stuck to it" lol. YES, it was BRIGHT! Please, filmmakers, for the love of all the gods LIGHT YOUR SCENES! I promise I don't need it to actually be pitch dark to understand it's nighttime or underground, my suspension of disbelief will stretch that far! And everyone wasn't wearing shades of "mud" just because it's "medieval" (not actually) fantasy. It was so NICE, it made the movie pleasant to watch, which is, y'know, kind of the point of a visual medium! (This is an ongoing pet peeve of mine, like, please, movie making folks, you DO know people have had some form of brightly coloured fabric dye for ...yeah, most of human history, even in the mundane world WITHOUT magic, right? And peasants DID still wash, because being covered in mud was as unpleasant in Ye Olde Past as it is now. ...[/rant] POINT IS, yes, less mud, more colour, GOOD. And scenes lit well enough to see facial expressions AND the entire image from edge to edge. More like this please! It was genuinely a lovely change from recent trends. I really enjoyed your reactions to the first season of Vox Machina too, I hope you catch up with season 2 soon! You saw the preview, don't you wanna know what happens next!? :D

[@Pepper_Jvck]

46:40 fun fact: that’s Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine.

[@pflanzenfr3ak]

My favorite movie this year ❤

[@PSXfiles]

The characters that are in "older" clothing in the maze are the original voice actors from the D&D cartoon from the 80s. A cameo "cosplay" of sorts. And in one short clip, you can see Bobby grab his axe out of a chest.

[@206Zelda]

If only Jarnathan could have been there to watch it with you. 🤣👌

[@aaroncruse7094]

I love how the good D&D movie has part of the climax featuring.....Mazes and Monsters

[@TheBrooklynite]

Such a good movie. This & M3GAN were both pleasantly great surprises.

[@poetryletter]

All right, time to re-watch this reaction!

[@y813lnJack]

The thing with the vestiges is that, in the game, they had different levels of power ups. You have domint, awakened, and exhaulted. As you do stuff you can get them to a next level. I don't know if going that way in campaign or having it being a boon from a Goddess. But the trial against Pervon was the Raven Queen giving him a chance to awaken it and Vax fully and willingly taking the mantal as her champion exhaulted it. But yeah he isn't getting more in debt it's more he learned what the terms to his deal was and going oh I willingly agree and happy with this and accept this.

[@Triskaan]

A bit out of topic but if there was any chance in hell the guys could enjoy the slowest rate of shows to come to watch His Dark Materials, I would absolutely love it. :)