Dungeons & Dragons - The Weekly Planet Podcast

[@skilledwarman]

For any non D&D players who are curious about the magic classes: Druid-power comes from nature Wizard-learns magic via years of intense study Sorcerer (which is what Simon is in the movie) - magic bloodline. Usually cause someone in the past banged something magical like a demon or dragon in human form Warlock-magic from a pact with a powerful entity

[@dillonleavitt6477]

I love Mason being such a dnd member that when James asks "what's the difference between a wizard and a druid?" Mason just gives up on James.

[@unforgiven_91]

While tarantino was working on his movie, they would print scripts on blue paper that an intern would have to collect at the end of the day. This job was nicknamed the Blue Harvest. which is also the working title of Star wars

[@rjdruhan]

I still hear the menacing music even when you just say Ike Perlmutter's name.

[@revrabia]

My daughter writes for Pathfinder

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

And the picture, oh god, the picture.

[@matthewdecamp2737]

Roflmao that erie noise

[@austinsavage5962]

This is oficially the fastest james has started bullying mason in theweeklyplanet history

[@mrsundaymovies]

First

[@BrickKing1011]

You proud of this?

[@mrsundaymovies]

@@BrickKing1011no

[@Tymbus]

Who cares?

[@Dr_Congo_WoW]

cant believe you've done this mate

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

I don't believe you.

[@clintmcbride7830]

DnD was a great movie. Not too heavy for people new to the world but definitely respects the game that it came from. Not too many meta style jokes. I really hope this does well so we can get more like this. Also, all the actors recorded a bit thanking people for seeing this in theatres. It was really cool. Keep seeing movies in theatres people.

[@tylergee3043]

Movies are real!

[@robertban871]

i havnt seen it, but im anticipating that i wont like it because they are aiming for the guardians of the galaxy vibe, i think i'd just prefer if they went for lord of the rings vibe instead.

[@clintmcbride7830]

@@robertban871 expectations will do that I guess.

[@Adamdidit]

​@Robert Ban I wish several campaigns I've played went closer to LOTR too but that never works out either.

[@tomnook1929]

this guy is a wealthy billionaire with stock in amc! get him!

[@benphillips2947]

I've loved this podcast for a long time, but hearing you guys talk mad shit on that absolute diaper gobbler Ron DeSantis makes me love it even more. Keep doing what you're doing boys!

[@Lezzyboy87]

​@stroncal how so?

[@adoniscreed4031]

Diaper gobbler 🤣🤣🤣 I am fucking stealing that m8!!! That is too good

[@Ryan-vi5mz]

oh shut up

[@CYeoung]

aka meatball ron

[@trancedoutkid]

aka Tiny D

[@TheEnmity]

“What came out in 1977, James?” “Drugs” 😂😂😂

[@BackJack450]

Mason's description of the Disney/Florida situation is comedic gold. And pretty much how it feels reading any article about that. I had to do a full stop when I got to the King Charles' descendants part.

[@SkyMonke_]

It is ridiculous that a company has more power than a state in the US.

[@fbrume]

Screen Crush had a good insight regarding the walking stick being a magical maguffin. If this were a DM's campaign, the bridge would be a big puzzle the DM designed that the players immediately messed up. But since progress depended on the players getting past the bridge, the DM would have to quickly come up with some way to get past it.

[@wbennin]

I can't believe they finally did the Snake Eyes review. And snuck it into a Dungeons and Dragons review, no less. Well done, boys. Well done.

[@louisvictor3473]

I think the portal staff's reveal was absolutely plot convenience (though a bit of a nod to the games, when sometimes the DM just goes "fine, here is an way out to your stupidity"), but the main point of that scene was to emphasize that the wizard is in fact more knowledgable and capable than he believes himself to be. This thing has been around with other people and people just assumed it was a fancy walking stick, including people with knowlege of magical items like the bard himself, and he knew exactly how it worked and how to make use of it instantly. That is what made the scene work for me, it isn't just a "oh we have this here" it is a "we have this guy actually" scene.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

*sorcerer

[@davidblank420]

Can't wait for Batmans ultimate villain, Hushface.

[@alexanderford3831]

I think the third film will involve a multiverse battle with Corn of Coblin.

[@kingfield99]

That's MR Hushface to you.

[@rustyrobots426]

I really enjoyed Honor Among Thieves. I liked how some of the smaller characters were puppets (or at least made to look like it) it gave it some lo-fi charm. I laughed hard when the council said their pardon had been granted 😂

[@jamma.77]

Yeah, it was that, and then Hugh Grant's attempt failing when he just goes straight into the wall at the end that cracked me up

[@domhuckle]

The bit where he says "can anyone else ride alongside this guy?" 😂

[@socialcommentary]

James: "I don't know how the rules works, I haven't played it in 20 years." He's 100% correct on how the Weave and wizards still work in the current iteration of D&D.

[@grennbalze]

Had an absolute blast with DnD. Even fo rpeople who know nothing about DnD, this is just a fun adventure movie with some magic and monsters. But, a lot of namedrops, references, and style that I think will please fans. There are so many instances that make it feel like an actual game of DnD from character decisions, to NPC characters controlled by the DM to drop in and out of the party, and very lucky coincidences that can be attributed to the DM giving the party a little help. Probably my favorite thing is Hulga's last name being Killgore. Such a player character name for a barbarian. The only criticism i could really give is no rogue shenanigans and not enough roll checks for traps/history/knowledge. But even that is a nitpick. Lot of fun, and good family movie i would argue.

[@Taurusus]

I took literally everyone but the "Bard" (he does zero magic, isn't particularly book-smart, I think he might actually be a Mastermind Rogue? It's pointless to speculate, so let's not) knowing about Xenk to be a "Roll... History?" and him getting a natty 1. "Oh, it was a DC5, everyone knows about Xenk Yendar (incidentally, a very DMy name :p). Except... you, I guess."

[@grennbalze]

@@Taurusus actually i agree. Even Helga coming in after everyone is like her rolling last. Good call.

[@LoveReacts]

34:10 “The Druid would make a portal out of a tree” is less of a joke than you think it is. PLEASE WATCH LEGENDS OF VOX MACHINA

[@RandomMan_1]

I'm at work and started yawning while you guys talked about how your yawning made someone yawn. It's contagious from our hunting/gathering days. If one member of the group is tired. Chances are others are as well. Yawning rushes oxygen to the brain to alleviate tiredness.

[@Itabouttodo]

You get the like for “The lava touch”. Well done.

[@grennbalze]

Minor Spoilers I can wave asway the convenience of the portal weapon to one of the player characters ruining the DM's bridge puzzle, and then the DM just saying "Okay heres a portal weapon. continue"

[@edwardmarker4371]

I love this channel, and I especially love this channel's attempt to gaslight us into thinking star wars original star wars's working title was blue harvest.

[@JoshuaSkummer]

You guys could talk about anything and I’d still listen to it

[@qwertyferix]

Maybe even _Snake Eyes!_

[@Genshion]

D&d is definitely my movie of the year. At least so far

[@alexanderford3831]

Telling your work spouse that you prefer your actual spouse over them at work is abuse. Plain and simple. We love you, Nick Mason!

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Is this a typo? Did you mean Nickelback Masonry?

[@alexanderford3831]

@@shinobi-no-bueno well, I did just look at his photograph, and every time I do it makes me laugh. So...maybe?

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

RE: The cast of the new Wes Anderson movie. Imagine having so much money you take a 40-million dollar paycut because the director is a nice guy.

[@CYeoung]

that should be normal. the wealthier you become the less money should matter

[@alexanderford3831]

There are a few indie directors with that kind of clout; Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, Jason Reitman, off the top of my head. Oftentimes, the actors act as producer as well. They don't really have to make money. It's more like a showcase of their talents, like doing theater.

[@mokhan8934]

is that Mason singing the Letters big ? 😂😂 whys that good lmao👌🏾👌🏾

[@thebarbiter4644]

16:53 "He says from an iPhone" Those iPhone are made by workers, who also exist under the same exploitative systems!

[@matthew_thefallen]

Druids are connected with nature magic (that's why they transform into animals or talk to animals). Wizards use magic from reading them in books and study magic. I don't know if you get to be born wizard, but it's more like a genius of reading and knows lots about magic. Sorcerers are born with magic in them, so they can use whatever force they have in them. (In the italian version of the movie they called Simon a sorcerer, i don't know in english how they called him). This is what i understood from playing just one session of D&D last month 😅

[@strooba7035]

would absolutely LOVE to see a btas style Clayface in the next MR batman (matt reeves batman not mr batmin) also more supernatural characters would be fun to see, especially with how grounded this version of batman is

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I would only approve of that if Batman has Big Ears and has glued himself to things

[@qwertyferix]

I recently played the original _Final Fantasy_ (NES version) for the first time. That would be a fun game for the Caravan of Garbage let's play. And it's kind of thematically relevant while DnD is getting attention, as it's a party-based fantasy RPG.

[@kevinm5940]

I'm currently playing that. It's pretty good, but my god is there a lot of grinding.

[@qwertyferix]

@@kevinm5940 I cheesed it a little by grinding at the "Peninsula of Power" and the Eye in the Cavern of Ice.

[@CaptainJ62]

Hey, guys… um, did anyone else hear that ominous noise when the boys started talking about that one photo of Ike Perlmutter? It wasn’t just me, right? Right?!?

[@jonforgey8566]

My Matt Reeves Clayface fan theory: Clayface is a fading actor/actress famously know for their ability to play any character due to their knack for practical special effects makeup and prosthetics. Very much a Lon Chaney "The Man with 1000 faces" proxy. They've been fazed out of the industry due to CGI and technology essentially replacing their talents. Plus a reputation for ego and diva like behavior have left them essentially blacklisted. Obviously I don't know the plot of this film, but you weave their motivations for crime into it whatever way fits the narrative, but it allows for two cool things: 1 - It keeps it grounded in the "heightened but real" world that made the first film so strong, while giving Reeve's an ability to homage to those golden era of Hollywood figures and play with all the fascinating ins and outs of practical makeup that would just be cool to see and would play well in the noir tone. 2 - While the first movie was about Batman/Bruce Wayne's journey from vigilante madman to Dark Knight Hero (which it nailed btw) then introducing this type of antagonist would help establish the questions of "Identity" and the importance of both Batman AND Bruce Wayne as SEPARATE identities necessary to the salvation of Gotham City. Moving the needle of the first movie's theme even further and bringing us closer to the Batman/bruce Wayne we know and love from the comics. Just my two cents.

[@TheKingOfRooks]

Very interesting and likely idea tbh, but man I really hope this isn't another "Take the entire trilogy to get to a version of the character akin to what exists in the comics" because we prolly ain't getting any more outside of this trilogy

[@davidblank420]

It's the Blue Harvest boiz

[@genghisg]

I'm so glad Mason made the point @ 11:10 when people complain about a movie style from a director who only makes one movie every 3-5 years.

[@Vincent.Morreale]

I can still hear the somber sound from the Ike photo and I am not even looking at it ! Very sinister.

[@Renoistic]

D&D was good family fun - highly recommended.

[@NickCodyComedy]

Justin Hawkins Rides Again* (sung in the proper theme)

[@PokePub]

I had to stop listening at the beginning. Maso was just to jazzy for my British sensibilities.

[@henryglennon3864]

Little do you know, you Brits have been out-jazzing us Americans for twenty years or so.

[@inventsable]

Not quite my tempo

[@Thetruepianoman]

Too jizzy for me

[@oops6876]

*two jazzy

[@Draliseth]

DnD: Honor Among Thieves is solid.

[@hosaepalvin9795]

“Ike perlmutter is a billionaire, self made but I think a self made billionaire isn’t real..” “Ike was trying to bring in his billionaire activist friend- which I think is cool btw….” James plays both sides so he’ll always come out on top 👍

[@WeeklyPlanetPodcast]

Exactly

[@XXAM-BOI]

my weekly dose. keep up the good work!

[@andrewsammons9643]

Honestly I value the two of you as being very level headed and nuanced when it comes to these sorts of public incidents like JM. You’re not afraid to express your opinion and call it like it is, but you are always careful to remind people that we do not have all the facts, and that all we can do is react to what we are presented with. I agree wholeheartedly that this looks very bad on its face, and we will have to wait and see.

[@olasarcasm]

my favorite part of d&d is when Michelle Rodriguez murderes like 10 guards in a castle they're breaking into in horrible ways as they are just doing their job of defending this peaceful land. I especially enjoyed it when she pushed that guys face into a pool of molten metal, giving him a death more painful than I could ever imagine. She's the good guy btw

[@thepurrpalace3506]

I’ve been turned on to Justin Hawkins recently too haha. The algorithm speaks wins again!

[@williamkrause5585]

Maybe the real clay-face was the batmen we made along the way.

[@rezzyk9097]

Really hoping you do an excerpt video on the Ike Perlmutter segment. *Ike Perlmutter music plays*

[@otrenigmaandy7443]

Bob Iegar being Mason’s dad 😂😂😂😂 22:00

[@QuixoteX]

Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves is the best movie I've seen this year. It's a shame it didn't do better. I hear some D&D players are boycotting it because they have beef with WotC. I'm not sure if that had any real effect.

[@JakeFromYoutube]

Speaking of Rob Schneider, Tom Scharpling wrote a Grown Ups 3 script a few years back, (unprompted he just liked his idea) but basically it's a horror movie where the actors play themselves 😂 very interesting, very weird but I think you guys shpuld check it out 😂

[@TheKingOfRooks]

Interesting

[@archangel1of7]

Funny how James yawned shortly after they were talking about yawning lol

[@nasecoo]

Love it when James gets a little political!

[@davelewis8270]

I won't personally be impressed until James beats lost levels tbh

[@althaz]

Weekly update: I still laughed literally out loud at the intro.

[@NessieJapan]

How lore-heavy is Dungeons and Dragons? It's a lore unto itself.

[@brianmckee2267]

I play dnd but I don't pay any attention to the "lore" I found the film to be good fun with some hints and nods to the game. Some parts were almost direct lifts from my partys game sessions.

[@JamesMichaelParry]

Hi in the comments! I've done it before but hey, still funny-ish. Enjoyed this episode as well 🙂 of course. It definitely is harder as you go through you aren't just imagining it! Hang in there and you will make it, no problem 👍 Have an amazing long weekend

[@dasvaki]

What about an animated series about the way they're painting Ike Perlmutter? Strikes me as hilarious. It'd be like The Prince, but...for Ike. ("The Prince" the cartoon, not the 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli...although, actually, a comparison to either would be impressive...)

[@NaedSdouza]

Does anyone listen to the reviews pre-watching the movie ? I haven’t seen D&D yet, so I’m gonna download this for later when I do

[@wbennin]

I don't, but I have definitely come back to hear their thoughts after I've seen a flick. Sometimes that's a year or more.

[@mmmghool]

I just watch around the review and come back to it when I've seen the movie. Except if I don't care about or ever plan on watching the movie. eg. Dungeons and Dragons (2023)

[@xavmanisdabestest]

I do but if you care about spoilers definitely best to avoid

[@Tymbus]

Sometimes, if I'm trying to decide whether or not to spend money going to see it. Honour Among Thieves is good fun. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it but the story and cast won me over.

[@arch1017]

I'll listen to the ones I don't care about, but if I'm at all bothered about spoilers, I skip over it and then return to it after I've seen it.

[@stealintomorrow]

So merge mansion is actually a pretty decent game and it isn't actually highway robbery like most app games tend to be

[@DangerDave-e7u]

Blue Harvest (1977)

[@michaelroque2662]

I well never understand why they got Harrison Ford to play Thunderbolt Ross when Sam Eliot was available. I love Harrison but for godsake let the guy retire. Also, I just think that Sam would just be a better Ross. He was probably the best part of 2003 Hulk.

[@SkyMonke_]

Idk why everyone is completely fine with a corporation having more power than a state. The fact it even has its own governing power should be terrify to everyone!

[@suitup46]

I believe in a thing called love

[@braindead684]

The film critic is Jay Sherman

[@sathrielsatanson666]

Nostalgia Critic movie, the masterpiece Tarantino wanted to do from the start of his career 😂

[@J.O.R.D]

His words mason 😂

[@maxjones503]

Very disappointed that Aunty Donna were only in the Australian cut

[@TheKingOfRooks]

Oh shit really? That sucks

[@vidalruiziii1245]

Ironman/xo manowar in heavy metal ...... let's f***ing play!!

[@RGBJR]

Rodney!!!!!

[@penguindiego]

oooooh yeah I'm back ...!!

[@chainyrabbit]

I'm kinda insulted you picked your wife over your mate. What's next, your kids?

[@teddybearington3]

💕💕💕

[@eph6640]

23:55 weekly planet interrupting itself from talking about a genuinely fascinating part of how movies are made to go “boo!!” and do extended dad riffs (not jokes, riffs… EXTENDED riffs) so that by the time it gets back to talking about what you were interested in, you’ve pulled out all your hair and stuffed it all under your eyelids

[@eph6640]

It’s not the dad riffs in and off themselves, it’s just how they jump in the middle of a genuinely interesting statement that maybe or maybe won’t get picked up after five minutes of chumming and punnery

[@parkmannate4154]

Let's Play Q-Bert Gets Knocked Up

[@crashstarr6531]

You guys are already awesome, but I absolutely love hearing people say 'no self-made billionaires' in non-political settings. It's just a fact! Carry on you jazzy bastards. Edit: it got better!

[@danrandlehandle]

0th!!!!!!

[@SkyMonke_]

check

[@li-limandragon9287]

One day we’ll get a good Pathfinder film.

[@smacksalad]

DEFENDERS!

[@walk-in3193]

Identify magic item takes 24 hours. In game.

[@ColinLenehan]

Just cut the intro to the last 3 seconds (The Weekly Planet, The Weekly Planet!)

[@gavinrowlands2325]

3rd

[@Jack_Ss]

This may not be the reaction you wanted from the Ike Perlmutter thing but hilariously I think I like him more now than dislike him like I did at the start. Im almost always down for cutting costs in this ridiculous overbloated world and weird shit like going out in disguise and making new notepads out of trash is hilarious. Obviously some of his decisions werent good but just like when people like to shit on former DC publisher Dan Didio we always will hear more about the failures and potential mistakes than the successes. Sure Feige having control in 2015 and finishing Phase 3 turned out great but it also led to the mid to bad situation Marvel is in for Phase 4. If this dude still was in charge we probably wouldnt have gotten shit like Eternals or She Hulk and maybe gotten a smaller scale and fun Ant Man 3. IDK its just a weird time for Marvel and Disney in general.

[@largepurplemonkey]

God dammit, I yawned during the yawning segment...

[@ALEXANDERATTACK]

4th!!

[@davidblank420]

Did the dnd movie end with the strange thingys kids playing a game?

[@oops6876]

stoop

[@MrOtistetrax]

I bet the Pedro Pascal thing is a deep fake and whoever wrote in is just trying to draw attention to some shitty game marketing thing.

[@TheKingOfRooks]

No it's actually him, it's a freemium mobile game that makes millions of dollars a month they just tossed him 100 grand to shoot some commercials or something

[@AlBroMedia]

I’m really glad my girlfriend doesn’t strangle me when I try to grab her phone.

[@Danton1990]

inAPPropriate Comedy may be a future Caravan of Garbage movie. It is very very bad.

[@countpicula]

I have lost all respect for you guys for keeping the. Opening song but removing “shooting up your butt hole” Either do a new song and admit your wild or keep The old song snd be cool.

[@dimevomit]

god i hope they don't follow the trend of making minor villains the main protagonist. so dumb.

[@mignaultj]

No mention of Justin Roiland dropped charges?

[@jeddafakee91]

Sadly this sounds like roid rage for Jonathan

[@CHESSZILLA]

who even is jonathen majors he just popped into existance for loki vision lol blast him away

[@TimothyMReynolds]

ASTEROID CITY looks VERY white.

[@mr.dr0bot731]

"The Legend of Vox Machina" is better than any DnD movie Hollywood could come up with. Stop simping for mediocrity.

[@TheKingOfRooks]

Matt Mercer dickriders are so fucking annoying, and I've ever seen every God damn episode of all the podcasts and the show.

[@hollandscottthomas]

Vox Machina is great. Honour Among Thieves is also great. We have two different great DnD franchises. This is a good thing.

[@EmmaEquinox]

Whys Maso so Jazzy today tho??

[@AnthonyAnalog]

Goddamn, Hollywood still tryna make Chris Pine fetch? 🤣

[@KnialPiper]

First

[@s.5242]

First