It is unfortunate that WotC decided to throw away almost 50 years of goodwill for profits and it backfired so much that a lot of people who would have watched the movie did not due to moral reasons
@ShankMugen yep, I watched the film on release because I wanted to encourage popularizing of tabletop games, but it wasnt without some serious soul searching. Fuck wotc, even after their retraction they are still doing shady shit
The world of D&D is huge. It’s not really a story, per se, but rather it’s a setting with built in history, lore, and mythology for people to play in and creat their own stories. Baldurs Gate 3 takes place in this setting, and even mentions some of the places and political factions mentioned here in this movie. Thayans are mentioned, waterdeep, neverwinter, harpers, the underdark, and a lot of other places and groups are incorporated into both stories. That’s the real beauty of TTRPGs like D&D, they allow you to play in this incredibly rich world without having to do all the heavy world building necessary to create a setting from scratch.
All the DnD mechanics were subtext. Right after their goodbyes with Xenk, they go to sleep, or long rest, which is when Edgin improves his stats at which point he is later able to convince (Charisma) Simon to try to attune to the helmet again. When they fail to sneak past the guards when going to the castle, Simon gets his foot stuck. He failed his Sneak attempt. Stuff like that.
i didn't even pick up on those things. i mean, i know a pretty large amount of stuff about D&D but the things i got were the more nerdy things like specific spells and abilities and stuff like that.
8:22 BG3 n this takes place in Faerun. They make reference to location and events that happen on that continent. If you know absolutely nothing of dnd, it can sound like they are talking nonsense. But yeah they are referencing stuff from dnd. Even in BG3 the tieflings that are in the grove are refugees from the event of the dnd campaign book “Baldur’s Gate: Decent into Avernus” This movie is a love letter to the fans, you can watch without knowing anything but if you are a fan of dnd you get way more out of it.
It also plays off in a way to make the world feel lived in rather than words tossed off of a script. Which would hopefully make anyone unaware of the lore, look into it to satisfy their curiosity. The characters are just going about their lives at the whims of the Rolls and DM.
Seen this posted a lot, but it isn't very likely. Forgotten Realms was created by Ed Greenwood, and by the time TSR (owner/publisher of DnD before being bought by Wizards) bought the IP Gygax was gone from the company.
Themberchaud the Red Dragon is an actual Forgotten Realms character. His background is that as an egg he got kidnapped by Duergar (dark dwarves) and basically kept fed and sated with food and loot so he could light their forges for them with his dragonbreath. By the time he got old enough to have plans of his own he was already too fat to ever leave. He managed to get his replacement 'stolen' by heroes and got revenge on the dwarves that took him but he also more or less condemned himself to a life forever trapped in the Underdark.
@@captainotters He was neat. Unfortunately in DnD dragons have a preset alignment and red dragons are always evil, greedy and crave power. (Although I suspect you might already know this)
My next campaign I make for the forgotten realms with totally be finding a way to let Themberchaud see the sky and live his life as he wants where he wants.
@@chainsawboy2388if that is the case, I recommend picking up the module “Out of the Abyss”. It’s about escaping the underdark and Themberchaud makes an appearance
The intellect devourerers wouldn't have attacked any of the party because their intelligence stat wouldn't be the highest for their classes. Wisdom is the highest stat for druids, charisma for bards and socercers, strength for barbarians and paladins(though they can use charisma too). Lots of little dnd Easter eggs like that 😁😁 Like Balders Gate, Neverwinter, and Water Deep are all locations in campaign books where you can have games. The books set up each location with all the info a DM would need to lead players through a game.
Most official D&D stories take place in Faerun, if you look up a map of it Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep, and Neverwinter are located on the North West part of the map along the Sword Coast.
11:29: to answer your question, the storyline takes place in Feyrun (a plane of existence in the D&D universe) it’s commonplace for campaigns, storylines and games based off of D&D because of how vast it is with the possibilities
The Bard of the group Edgin does have a power, it's called inspiration! (And his charisma) It might not be as flashy or obviously magic but he inspires the group by the campfire to rally, he supports Helga through a tough time, convinces Doric to join, and convinces Simon to keep trying to attune to the helmet. It's the power that holds the group together and allows them to push just that bit farther, which is what Bardic Inspiration does in the mechanics of D&D.
The setting that this movie takes place, alongside Baldur's Gate and numerous other games, books, comics, etc., is called Forgotten Realms. Its the "official" setting for DnD, but really any setting can be used or created to use the DnD rulesets.
Dungeon's and Dragons has various official maps with various locations, currently the most well known one is the Forgotten Realms with iconic Locations such as Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep and Neverwinter, these all can be found on the Sword Coast, the games are based after these cities
“The Highsun Games? Is that from a book? They’re saying it like I should know.” No worries I do believe the Highsun Games were a concept created for this movie so they’re just doing some old-fashioned foreshadowing no need to know any lore ^^ This movie is great because it does feature lots of really cool things from the lore of the game but you aren’t required to know any of it going in ^^
No, the Highsun Games was a thing. HIghsun is one of the yearly holidays (they fall in between months) and the Games were a way to celebrate them, but they were too brutal and were ceased when the Lord that Forge replaced took power. For those not steeped in the depths of the campaign setting, it's enough to know that it's a holiday event, which is what it sounds like, right? Don't let yourself get too tangled up in the details, just enjoy the movie.
@@Ironoclasty Ah I didn’t know that. I had never heard of the Highsun Games before the film. I do believe that Highsun is just another way name for the month of Eleasis or for the time of noon. There is a festival called the Festival of the Sun, though which is probably what you meant now that I think about it ^^
They did a good job at making this movie an easy watch without knowing a lot of D&D history. That said, Baldur's Gate is a city along the sword coast of Faerun, one of the continents of Toril (the D&D forgotten realms world). Neverwinter is a good deal north of Baldur's Gate on the same coastline. The movie also references nobles from Waterdeep, another large coastal city between the two previously mentioned. There is a rich backstory of D&D novels and campaign modules tied into the the areas that are mentioned in the movie. The "Lost Mines of Phandelver" starter module (I believe the first module published for fifth edition D&D) takes place in & around a small town a bit south of Neverwinter. And yes! Neverwinter was a series of videogames as well. Good catch. I hope you do get to play an IRL session at some point, it's crazy fun.
43:35 - "She can just stop [the spell] like that?" Yes. Basically every magic system necessarily has two casting methods: "fire and forget" (e.g. Fireball) where the caster only needs to _initiate_ the spell and can then turn their attention to other actions, vs. "concentration" spells which monopolize the caster's attention to sustain an ongoing effect. Sofina's casting of the Beckoning Death, animating the stone dragon statue, and that gruesome hand were all concentration-type spells. In the context of tabletop and gameplay systems specifically, concentration-type spells tend to be more powerful than fire-and-forget because of how they leave the caster "open" to attacks by other characters.
baldurs gate, neverwinter and waterdeep are three cities on the sword coast, which is a region in the forgotten realms, which is one of many possible setting for DnD. so the movie references these locations, and some of the factions that exist within that setting/universe. which is why baldurs gate is mentioned, since it is a city in the smame general region of that world.
This movie takes place on the continent of fearun. All of the orginizations, locations, and races are all established in the sword coasts adventurer's guide alone.
the Baldur's Gate games, and the Neverwinter games are both set in the setting they used for this movie, which is called Faerun, and is one of the more well known official settings that are part of many D&D games, which is also referred to as the Forgotten Realms. There are books from the setting as well....many books. Also, Dragons in D&D breath different things depending on the color of the Dragon's scales, acid, fire, lightning, etc.
There is nothing like playing a good campaign with a DM who knows what he's doing and a group of players who know how to have fun. You should definitely go for it.
This movie takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting in DnD. There are decades of books, shows, and video games that take place in it. So yeah, you would need some exposure to those to know all the nods to them in the movie.
Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter are both large metropolis-sized cities within the world of Faerun, also known as The Forgotten Realms; it is a campaign world/setting used by many D&D players and video game developers as a kind of "stage" to run adventures in. This movie takes place in that same world.
yeah, this movie is perfect as a D&D movie, we can clearly imagine the table of players and recognize every spell used, ability, monsters and even when the party fucks up and the Dm has to pull something out of his butt so they can still progress. (They fuck up the bridge puzzle and just happen to have a portal staff) Everything on this movie is recognizable from D&D, and yes Baldur Gate is based on D&D, and D&D is based on Tolkien's Lord of The Rings and Hobbit series. My only complaints with the movie are that the party is way too human, even the half-elf wizard and the Tiefling Druid are just humans with acessories to me. And also the Bard seemingly having no spells ? In D&D Bards are Spellcaster as well and so are Druids, but I guess they wanted to simplify it so the movie only had one person using magic, and one person being the muscles, and etc etc etc. Even then Xanc also used spells, like speak with animals and sense good and evil. Also he is also based on a real character of the D&D campaign that this movie is set in.
From what i have heard, Xenk was not originally planed , they wanted to use one of the most known characters in the D&D world , Drizzt , but they found using a drow elf a bit to edgy .
To answer your question at the end: D&D is not based on Baldur’s Gate, but the other way around. Baldur’s Gate is set in this D&D world far, far down the south of the same coast Neverwinter is on. ^^
I love this movie when it came out. As this movie feels like Dungeon Master is trolling the Players, as they must improvise their resources of their classes. As I enjoy those situations
For the uninitiated, Mordenkainen was the player character created and used by Gary Gygax, creator of D&D. Lorewise, the character created several spells, and when you create a spell its name stays the same no matter what world you cast it in... And D&D has a multitude of settings, with Mordenkainen himself being from the Greyhawk setting and this being Forgotten Realms. Basically, Mordenkainen is one of the few characters that can canonically visit a random world, introduce bimself and immediately get a degree of respect from the locals (assuming said locals are mages).
So many things to love about this film like... aside from the names and references (also yeah the Fresh Cut Grass spell is a reference to FCG from Critical Role's Campaign 3 XD love it) but like, Chris struggling to break free of his bindings is him failing a check to escape, like you might in a game of D&D. Then the reason Doric took so long to change form as she was falling as a rat, a turn is basically 6 seconds, so she was falling for about 6 seconds after jumping before transforming again. Really love how much is in this game for D&D players to enjoy while still being clear enough for anyone else to enjoy the film.
For your question about "is it from a book?", there are a ton of books set in the Forgotten Realms, as well as several game rulebooks that define the setting and major Non-Player Characters. I don't believe this is an adaption of any previous book directly, but the city of Neverwinter was in a lot of previous books and game supplements. Same way a lot of spells and people mentioned come from lore, but aren't important to this story so it just feels lived in and is a nice nod to those of us that do know the setting.
13:25 I think that is a spell casting focus of some sort, he is a wild sorcerer though if you go by the book based on that scene, so he can invoke some wild magic, but it is unpredictable, random effects in game, which is why he didn't expect it. Also yea Baldurs Gate and Neverwinter are places in Forgotten Realms, a specific D&D setting, the games are based on those areas. Pretty sure Icewind Dale, the place the prison is located, has a game too, I know I have at least heard the name before in a game.
Baldaer's Gate and Neverwinter are citys in the same world that many of D&D's stories/games take place in known as the Forgoten Realms. I my self perfered the realm of Grayhawk though. But to be honest I played the game backin the 1980s to now. There are several realms or univers for D&D like Spelljammer (D&D in space), Dark Suns (post apocaliptic D&D), Dragonlance (Romance & Daragons), Ravonloft (gothic horor), Eberon (steampunk), and so on.
So Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter, Waterdeep, they're all in the same world of D&D. When we were in the Underdark and the Intellect Devourers went past, we don't have any INT users in the group. We have a Bard (or rogue) which is Charisma (dexterity), a Barbarian using Strength and Constitution, a Druid using wisdom, a Sorcerer using Charisma, and a Paladin using Strength, Constitution, Wisdom. So it's wasn't a slight on the group, just that none of them are INT focused :B And yes, D&D is a tabletop game first and foremost, but this is absolutely just a D&D campaign played out by real players, thus quite a bit of the shenanigans.
Baldurs gate and neverwinter are located on the same coast and are pretty close to each other, neverwinter is mentioned in bg3 too, and the other city they keep mentioning: waterdeep, thats where gale is from
Baldur's Gate and Neverwiter are not close to each other at all. The two cities on the Sword Coast that are close (relative to each other) are Waterdeep and Neverwinter.
If you do find a game you can play in, and you're around that area, stop by and find that corpse that's still waiting for a question. You might get some XP . . . (That is so going in my campaign)
By the way bro as far as setting goes, there are some established areas in the D&D universe. Obviously you know of Baldur's Gate, a City in "Faerun", where BG3 takes place around. This movie takes place to the north of Baldur's Gate, beyond Waterdeep (Where Gale is from) in the next city to the north: "Neverwinter", which you seem to know there is an MMORPG for. Not every D&D story has to be told in this world, or an established area at all. But the lore for these things is spread across different D&D books, games, & pre-written adventures. Basically "The Default" setting for a D&D campaign if you just want to jump into an already fleshed out fantasy world instead of creating one from scratch with D&D ideas
You don't need to know named people or places unless they've been specifically introduced but all of them are canon to Faerun, the world in which Dungeons and Dragons canonically takes place. Baldur's Gate is a place in Faerun so yeah, that's why you recognised it (presumably from the name of the game). And yes, Holga is a barbarian
Dungeons and dragons has a ton of lore in the rule book and game sets along with all the different media that put out that is sometimes approved had made concrete
Neverwinter and Baldur's Gate are places in this realm of Dungeons & Dragons. Originally a tabletop roleplaying game. Also made into many PC games with above names. There are other realms in the franchise, but this realm is the most common. Correct me if I am wrong, rpgplayers. :)
Baldurs gate is a city, waterdeep is another then there is neverwinter. All 3 these cities are on the sword coast on faerun the same world of toril. Baldurs gate is way south from neverwinter
19:16 Either the shortfolk (gnomes and halflings) are heavily compensating for their lack of height, or they rely heavily on their hands. Tiny hands can get someone places few can like that, nuff said.
Baldur's gate is a part of the base D&D universe. You can change the campaign as much as you want really, but there are basics for quick and easy campaigns and new players that don't know much about the game.
Sofina is likely an archmage which would make her challenge rating 12. The rule of thumb for challenge rating is that challenge rating 1 = fair fight for 4 level 1 characters. In other words. She's very strong. Or you could just look at the fact that she cast time stop, a 9th level spell which is as high as spell levels go.
I'm not gonna lie, as someone who has played dnd for years, the scene where they waste all five questions in a stupid way for speak to the dead was pretty spot on for how my first group was lmao
"I've always wanted to do a Dungeons and Dragons game, but I don't know any Game Masters" - I've always been a big proponent of bringing new people into the hobby, and am very happy to run a single-session game if you are interested. Feel free to drop me a message if you feel like doing so.
Intellect devourers pass on by... Well we all know where they put their dump stats! Barbarian = Str+Con, Bard/rogue = Dex/Cha, Sorcerer = Pure Cha, Druid = Wis/dex (wrist rocket thing), And Fighter/Paladin = Str/Wis. All stats covered EXCEPT for Int.
I'm not sure if it's the same where you live, but here, if you want to play Dungeons and Dragons, you can go to a comic book shop and get connected. Some shops host their own sessions and some just are familiar with local groups. Either way, if it's the same there, they could probably hook you up.
Any tips for others who might want to try the same thing? Like, are there online forums or such where newbies can get matched up with an experienced DM to learn the ropes?
Man, if there's anything I've learned since I started playing DnD a year and a half ago, it's that you're more likely than you think to know someone who plays. Seriously, the sheer number of people who have perked up when I've said "DnD" is nuts, and I never would have known beforehand.
21:09 Yes that acid black dragons breathe acid plus they are also canonically the most evil of all the dragons maybe even more so than Demons and that’s saying something
Don, how you don't know dungeons and dragons? Lmao it's basically an rpg(role playing game) with an extensive lore. Obviously you know baldurs gate 3, baldurs gate 3 is in the world of DND
Watch the series The Legend of Vox Machina seasons 1-2. The 3rd one will be released this year. An animated series from Critical Role, about their game in D&D and with voice acting of the characters from the actors who played them.
the reason why you felt like you were missing context is because dungeons and dragons has it's own universe. The cities, items and spells are all part of the dungeons and dragons universe. Of course you can create your own worlds, items and other things (it's called homebrew) but for those who do not want to there is already a premade world with it's own rules. This movie kind off expects you to already have some knowledge about dungeons and dragons, which is why not everything is explained.
Magic is very versitile but there are only so many spells in the game. There's no way to be a spell for everything. (Unless you're creative enough. For example if Simon had the right spell he could have made a copper coin look like a gold one)
You should totally make a reaction video where you watch Puss in Boots the last wish! Super awesome, amazing, fantastic and hilarious movie! Best movie I watched in many years. Just do not watch spoilers before watching! Enjoyed his reaction with DnD honor amoung thieves
I'm glad you enjoyed the movie so much - it really should have done better and I hope we get a sequel at some point. I get the struggle with keeping up with Critical Role, but have you tried The Legend of Vox Machina? It's an animated adaptation of their first campaign and stars some characters you met in campaign 3 (Orym and Laudna's backstories are intricately tied to Vox Machina)
I'm a GM if you want to invite some of your friends I can cook something for you guys. But I'm pretty sure there are a lot of one shots available on Roll20 (you play one session with a character created or adapted for that session). People are usually kind with new players
One of the most underrated movies from last year
Agreed I love this movie specifically the fat dragon
@@captainottersyep Themberchaud
It is unfortunate that WotC decided to throw away almost 50 years of goodwill for profits and it backfired so much that a lot of people who would have watched the movie did not due to moral reasons
@ShankMugen yep, I watched the film on release because I wanted to encourage popularizing of tabletop games, but it wasnt without some serious soul searching. Fuck wotc, even after their retraction they are still doing shady shit
@@ShankMugen😂
The world of D&D is huge. It’s not really a story, per se, but rather it’s a setting with built in history, lore, and mythology for people to play in and creat their own stories. Baldurs Gate 3 takes place in this setting, and even mentions some of the places and political factions mentioned here in this movie. Thayans are mentioned, waterdeep, neverwinter, harpers, the underdark, and a lot of other places and groups are incorporated into both stories. That’s the real beauty of TTRPGs like D&D, they allow you to play in this incredibly rich world without having to do all the heavy world building necessary to create a setting from scratch.
This is the very first D&D movie that is set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
its wild because an animated Drizzt: Homeland series on streaming would be so fuckin good
@@LightStreak567
Neverwinter is actually also a d&d video game
All the DnD mechanics were subtext.
Right after their goodbyes with Xenk, they go to sleep, or long rest, which is when Edgin improves his stats at which point he is later able to convince (Charisma) Simon to try to attune to the helmet again.
When they fail to sneak past the guards when going to the castle, Simon gets his foot stuck. He failed his Sneak attempt.
Stuff like that.
Simon basically failed his con check when he got his foot stuck. Lmao
i didn't even pick up on those things. i mean, i know a pretty large amount of stuff about D&D but the things i got were the more nerdy things like specific spells and abilities and stuff like that.
8:22
BG3 n this takes place in Faerun. They make reference to location and events that happen on that continent.
If you know absolutely nothing of dnd, it can sound like they are talking nonsense. But yeah they are referencing stuff from dnd.
Even in BG3 the tieflings that are in the grove are refugees from the event of the dnd campaign book “Baldur’s Gate: Decent into Avernus”
This movie is a love letter to the fans, you can watch without knowing anything but if you are a fan of dnd you get way more out of it.
Elminster Aumar is also the ancestor of Simon. You first see him in Act 2 in BG3.
@@BobbyMucka yes Elminster Aumar is Simon Aumar’s great great…great…grandfather 👀 i think, someone correct me plz lol
It also plays off in a way to make the world feel lived in rather than words tossed off of a script.
Which would hopefully make anyone unaware of the lore, look into it to satisfy their curiosity.
The characters are just going about their lives at the whims of the Rolls and DM.
That pudgy dragon was allegedly inspired by Gary Gygax's cat, who had a habit of jumping on the game table and knocking all the pieces over
I love that and refuse to accept any other explanation
Seen this posted a lot, but it isn't very likely. Forgotten Realms was created by Ed Greenwood, and by the time TSR (owner/publisher of DnD before being bought by Wizards) bought the IP Gygax was gone from the company.
@@DeukishStill, the idea makes sense; when you think about it...because a lot of cats ARE pudgy
Themberchaud the Red Dragon is an actual Forgotten Realms character. His background is that as an egg he got kidnapped by Duergar (dark dwarves) and basically kept fed and sated with food and loot so he could light their forges for them with his dragonbreath.
By the time he got old enough to have plans of his own he was already too fat to ever leave. He managed to get his replacement 'stolen' by heroes and got revenge on the dwarves that took him but he also more or less condemned himself to a life forever trapped in the Underdark.
Aw that sad I really loved that dragon in the movie
@@captainotters He was neat. Unfortunately in DnD dragons have a preset alignment and red dragons are always evil, greedy and crave power.
(Although I suspect you might already know this)
@@TarossBlackburnno I did not so thanks
My next campaign I make for the forgotten realms with totally be finding a way to let Themberchaud see the sky and live his life as he wants where he wants.
@@chainsawboy2388if that is the case, I recommend picking up the module “Out of the Abyss”. It’s about escaping the underdark and Themberchaud makes an appearance
The intellect devourerers wouldn't have attacked any of the party because their intelligence stat wouldn't be the highest for their classes. Wisdom is the highest stat for druids, charisma for bards and socercers, strength for barbarians and paladins(though they can use charisma too).
Lots of little dnd Easter eggs like that 😁😁
Like Balders Gate, Neverwinter, and Water Deep are all locations in campaign books where you can have games. The books set up each location with all the info a DM would need to lead players through a game.
Which works awesome with Simon, too. Charisma being a catch-all that also includes confidence...
Xenk is also wise, but not unfortunately not intelligent because he knows wise sayings but not snappy remarks like son of a bitch
The movie faithfully depicts the "Forgotten Realms" campaign setting from DnD. Many of the people and places they visit exist in the setting.
Most official D&D stories take place in Faerun, if you look up a map of it Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep, and Neverwinter are located on the North West part of the map along the Sword Coast.
The reason Edgin doesn’t trust Thayans is because the nation of Thay is led by Red Wizards, like Sofina
11:29: to answer your question, the storyline takes place in Feyrun (a plane of existence in the D&D universe) it’s commonplace for campaigns, storylines and games based off of D&D because of how vast it is with the possibilities
The Bard of the group Edgin does have a power, it's called inspiration! (And his charisma) It might not be as flashy or obviously magic but he inspires the group by the campfire to rally, he supports Helga through a tough time, convinces Doric to join, and convinces Simon to keep trying to attune to the helmet. It's the power that holds the group together and allows them to push just that bit farther, which is what Bardic Inspiration does in the mechanics of D&D.
The setting that this movie takes place, alongside Baldur's Gate and numerous other games, books, comics, etc., is called Forgotten Realms. Its the "official" setting for DnD, but really any setting can be used or created to use the DnD rulesets.
Dungeon's and Dragons has various official maps with various locations, currently the most well known one is the Forgotten Realms with iconic Locations such as Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep and Neverwinter, these all can be found on the Sword Coast, the games are based after these cities
“The Highsun Games? Is that from a book? They’re saying it like I should know.”
No worries I do believe the Highsun Games were a concept created for this movie so they’re just doing some old-fashioned foreshadowing no need to know any lore ^^
This movie is great because it does feature lots of really cool things from the lore of the game but you aren’t required to know any of it going in ^^
No, the Highsun Games was a thing. HIghsun is one of the yearly holidays (they fall in between months) and the Games were a way to celebrate them, but they were too brutal and were ceased when the Lord that Forge replaced took power. For those not steeped in the depths of the campaign setting, it's enough to know that it's a holiday event, which is what it sounds like, right? Don't let yourself get too tangled up in the details, just enjoy the movie.
@@Ironoclasty Ah I didn’t know that. I had never heard of the Highsun Games before the film. I do believe that Highsun is just another way name for the month of Eleasis or for the time of noon. There is a festival called the Festival of the Sun, though which is probably what you meant now that I think about it ^^
Bro doesn't understand the idea of a lived-in world.
They did a good job at making this movie an easy watch without knowing a lot of D&D history. That said, Baldur's Gate is a city along the sword coast of Faerun, one of the continents of Toril (the D&D forgotten realms world). Neverwinter is a good deal north of Baldur's Gate on the same coastline. The movie also references nobles from Waterdeep, another large coastal city between the two previously mentioned. There is a rich backstory of D&D novels and campaign modules tied into the the areas that are mentioned in the movie. The "Lost Mines of Phandelver" starter module (I believe the first module published for fifth edition D&D) takes place in & around a small town a bit south of Neverwinter. And yes! Neverwinter was a series of videogames as well. Good catch. I hope you do get to play an IRL session at some point, it's crazy fun.
We need the CONJURING 😂 We ain't forgot
LOOOOL
43:35 - "She can just stop [the spell] like that?"
Yes. Basically every magic system necessarily has two casting methods: "fire and forget" (e.g. Fireball) where the caster only needs to _initiate_ the spell and can then turn their attention to other actions, vs. "concentration" spells which monopolize the caster's attention to sustain an ongoing effect. Sofina's casting of the Beckoning Death, animating the stone dragon statue, and that gruesome hand were all concentration-type spells.
In the context of tabletop and gameplay systems specifically, concentration-type spells tend to be more powerful than fire-and-forget because of how they leave the caster "open" to attacks by other characters.
baldurs gate, neverwinter and waterdeep are three cities on the sword coast, which is a region in the forgotten realms, which is one of many possible setting for DnD.
so the movie references these locations, and some of the factions that exist within that setting/universe.
which is why baldurs gate is mentioned, since it is a city in the smame general region of that world.
This movie takes place on the continent of fearun. All of the orginizations, locations, and races are all established in the sword coasts adventurer's guide alone.
the Baldur's Gate games, and the Neverwinter games are both set in the setting they used for this movie, which is called Faerun, and is one of the more well known official settings that are part of many D&D games, which is also referred to as the Forgotten Realms. There are books from the setting as well....many books. Also, Dragons in D&D breath different things depending on the color of the Dragon's scales, acid, fire, lightning, etc.
There is nothing like playing a good campaign with a DM who knows what he's doing and a group of players who know how to have fun. You should definitely go for it.
This movie takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting in DnD. There are decades of books, shows, and video games that take place in it. So yeah, you would need some exposure to those to know all the nods to them in the movie.
Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter are both large metropolis-sized cities within the world of Faerun, also known as The Forgotten Realms; it is a campaign world/setting used by many D&D players and video game developers as a kind of "stage" to run adventures in. This movie takes place in that same world.
yeah, this movie is perfect as a D&D movie, we can clearly imagine the table of players and recognize every spell used, ability, monsters and even when the party fucks up and the Dm has to pull something out of his butt so they can still progress.
(They fuck up the bridge puzzle and just happen to have a portal staff)
Everything on this movie is recognizable from D&D, and yes Baldur Gate is based on D&D, and D&D is based on Tolkien's Lord of The Rings and Hobbit series.
My only complaints with the movie are that the party is way too human, even the half-elf wizard and the Tiefling Druid are just humans with acessories to me.
And also the Bard seemingly having no spells ? In D&D Bards are Spellcaster as well and so are Druids, but I guess they wanted to simplify it so the movie only had one person using magic, and one person being the muscles, and etc etc etc.
Even then Xanc also used spells, like speak with animals and sense good and evil.
Also he is also based on a real character of the D&D campaign that this movie is set in.
From what i have heard, Xenk was not originally planed , they wanted to use one of the most known characters in the D&D world , Drizzt , but they found using a drow elf a bit to edgy .
To answer your question at the end: D&D is not based on Baldur’s Gate, but the other way around. Baldur’s Gate is set in this D&D world far, far down the south of the same coast Neverwinter is on. ^^
I love this movie when it came out. As this movie feels like Dungeon Master is trolling the Players, as they must improvise their resources of their classes.
As I enjoy those situations
For the uninitiated, Mordenkainen was the player character created and used by Gary Gygax, creator of D&D. Lorewise, the character created several spells, and when you create a spell its name stays the same no matter what world you cast it in... And D&D has a multitude of settings, with Mordenkainen himself being from the Greyhawk setting and this being Forgotten Realms.
Basically, Mordenkainen is one of the few characters that can canonically visit a random world, introduce bimself and immediately get a degree of respect from the locals (assuming said locals are mages).
That thing on simon's side is a component pouch. It holds any material components he might need for a spell.
So many things to love about this film like... aside from the names and references (also yeah the Fresh Cut Grass spell is a reference to FCG from Critical Role's Campaign 3 XD love it) but like, Chris struggling to break free of his bindings is him failing a check to escape, like you might in a game of D&D. Then the reason Doric took so long to change form as she was falling as a rat, a turn is basically 6 seconds, so she was falling for about 6 seconds after jumping before transforming again.
Really love how much is in this game for D&D players to enjoy while still being clear enough for anyone else to enjoy the film.
One of the other teams during the Games was actually the cast of an old Dungeons and Dragons cartoon from the 80s!
For your question about "is it from a book?", there are a ton of books set in the Forgotten Realms, as well as several game rulebooks that define the setting and major Non-Player Characters. I don't believe this is an adaption of any previous book directly, but the city of Neverwinter was in a lot of previous books and game supplements. Same way a lot of spells and people mentioned come from lore, but aren't important to this story so it just feels lived in and is a nice nod to those of us that do know the setting.
13:25 I think that is a spell casting focus of some sort, he is a wild sorcerer though if you go by the book based on that scene, so he can invoke some wild magic, but it is unpredictable, random effects in game, which is why he didn't expect it.
Also yea Baldurs Gate and Neverwinter are places in Forgotten Realms, a specific D&D setting, the games are based on those areas. Pretty sure Icewind Dale, the place the prison is located, has a game too, I know I have at least heard the name before in a game.
Baldaer's Gate and Neverwinter are citys in the same world that many of D&D's stories/games take place in known as the Forgoten Realms. I my self perfered the realm of Grayhawk though. But to be honest I played the game backin the 1980s to now. There are several realms or univers for D&D like Spelljammer (D&D in space), Dark Suns (post apocaliptic D&D), Dragonlance (Romance & Daragons), Ravonloft (gothic horor), Eberon (steampunk), and so on.
So... that baby was a legitimately a great actor. Ate every scene she was in.
So Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter, Waterdeep, they're all in the same world of D&D.
When we were in the Underdark and the Intellect Devourers went past, we don't have any INT users in the group. We have a Bard (or rogue) which is Charisma (dexterity), a Barbarian using Strength and Constitution, a Druid using wisdom, a Sorcerer using Charisma, and a Paladin using Strength, Constitution, Wisdom. So it's wasn't a slight on the group, just that none of them are INT focused :B
And yes, D&D is a tabletop game first and foremost, but this is absolutely just a D&D campaign played out by real players, thus quite a bit of the shenanigans.
Also, there is an after credit scene. Just one final joke.
Small correction: Paladins don't use wisdom, they use charisma.
Baldurs gate and neverwinter are located on the same coast and are pretty close to each other, neverwinter is mentioned in bg3 too, and the other city they keep mentioning: waterdeep, thats where gale is from
Baldur's Gate and Neverwiter are not close to each other at all. The two cities on the Sword Coast that are close (relative to each other) are Waterdeep and Neverwinter.
@@edwinvanooijen7749 just go a little lower and bam, baldurs gate, they are close if you consider the whole map
@@edwinvanooijen7749 that depends on your definition of close. they are certainly closer to each other than either is to the Sea of Fallen Stars.
If you do find a game you can play in, and you're around that area, stop by and find that corpse that's still waiting for a question. You might get some XP . . . (That is so going in my campaign)
By the way bro as far as setting goes, there are some established areas in the D&D universe. Obviously you know of Baldur's Gate, a City in "Faerun", where BG3 takes place around. This movie takes place to the north of Baldur's Gate, beyond Waterdeep (Where Gale is from) in the next city to the north: "Neverwinter", which you seem to know there is an MMORPG for. Not every D&D story has to be told in this world, or an established area at all. But the lore for these things is spread across different D&D books, games, & pre-written adventures. Basically "The Default" setting for a D&D campaign if you just want to jump into an already fleshed out fantasy world instead of creating one from scratch with D&D ideas
You don't need to know named people or places unless they've been specifically introduced but all of them are canon to Faerun, the world in which Dungeons and Dragons canonically takes place. Baldur's Gate is a place in Faerun so yeah, that's why you recognised it (presumably from the name of the game). And yes, Holga is a barbarian
Such an unexpected surprise! I love this lil movie!
Dungeons and dragons has a ton of lore in the rule book and game sets along with all the different media that put out that is sometimes approved had made concrete
neverwinter is from forgotten kingdoms, a d&d world, but there's books and video games ;)
Neverwinter and Baldur's Gate are places in this realm of Dungeons & Dragons. Originally a tabletop roleplaying game. Also made into many PC games with above names. There are other realms in the franchise, but this realm is the most common.
Correct me if I am wrong, rpgplayers. :)
This was DELIGHTFUL to watch!
🔥🤘😆🤘🔥
@don townsend if you like this, you might also like "Harmon Quest". As an outsider to DnD the show really got me into it.
side note, I got to work with Michelle Rodriguez on set, they didnt keep the scene but was super awesome working with her.
I didn't see anyone mention it, but the creature in the maze is a displacer beast. They are a favorite of mine. :)
I loved this movie. Really captured the chaotic nature of DnD Perfectly!
Baldurs gate is a city, waterdeep is another then there is neverwinter. All 3 these cities are on the sword coast on faerun the same world of toril. Baldurs gate is way south from neverwinter
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Either the shortfolk (gnomes and halflings) are heavily compensating for their lack of height, or they rely heavily on their hands. Tiny hands can get someone places few can like that, nuff said.
Baldur's gate is a part of the base D&D universe. You can change the campaign as much as you want really, but there are basics for quick and easy campaigns and new players that don't know much about the game.
Sofina is likely an archmage which would make her challenge rating 12. The rule of thumb for challenge rating is that challenge rating 1 = fair fight for 4 level 1 characters. In other words. She's very strong.
Or you could just look at the fact that she cast time stop, a 9th level spell which is as high as spell levels go.
and while they are this, in the same timeline Drizzt, bruenor, wulfgar, regis and catti brie is preparing to take back Gauntlgrym from the Drow
The undead with the green glowing sword just used the spell green flame blade
I'm not gonna lie, as someone who has played dnd for years, the scene where they waste all five questions in a stupid way for speak to the dead was pretty spot on for how my first group was lmao
I’ve played dnd once a week with my mates for the last 2 years
"I've always wanted to do a Dungeons and Dragons game, but I don't know any Game Masters" - I've always been a big proponent of bringing new people into the hobby, and am very happy to run a single-session game if you are interested. Feel free to drop me a message if you feel like doing so.
Every one's classes are as follows:
Hulga: barbarian
Edgin: bard
Simon: sorcerer
Doric: Druid
Forge: rogue
Xenk: Paladin
neverwinter and baldurs gate are both cities in the world of dungeons and dragons
So happy you’re doing this I absolutely loved this movie
lmao at the time stop not making you blink twice but she puts an icy finger in some tea and it's 'she's THAT powerful?!' 😂
Those shards around the moon. Yeah. Gith live on those.
Intellect devourers pass on by... Well we all know where they put their dump stats! Barbarian = Str+Con, Bard/rogue = Dex/Cha, Sorcerer = Pure Cha, Druid = Wis/dex (wrist rocket thing), And Fighter/Paladin = Str/Wis. All stats covered EXCEPT for Int.
26:14 bro that was a funny laugh keep up the posts you inspire me to go further in the RUclips world
I want a Drizzt: Homeland animated series on streaming so freakin bad
this movie was surprisingly good when I watched it! I really hope they get a sequel but I'm not so sure how much they made in the box office
if you're gonna consider a D&D session, I'd suggest reacting to Jocat's Crap Guide to D&D series and maybe taking a shot at Baldur's Gate 3
Such a banger of a film. Crazy underrated
you definitely gotta react to the legend of Vox Machina that show was pure heat
I'm not sure if it's the same where you live, but here, if you want to play Dungeons and Dragons, you can go to a comic book shop and get connected. Some shops host their own sessions and some just are familiar with local groups. Either way, if it's the same there, they could probably hook you up.
He just ignored the baldurs gate mention lol
no the moon is not broken, those are the Tears of Selune, you mentioned you'd played Baldur's Gate, those asteroids are where La'zael is from
The Legend of Vox Machina is an amazing animated Adaptation of Critical Role.
Baseline resurection magic restores you to at least 1 hit point. To my knowledge the tablet of reawakening tops you off.
You could probably find some online games. I got a group that does online DnD.
Any tips for others who might want to try the same thing? Like, are there online forums or such where newbies can get matched up with an experienced DM to learn the ropes?
I don't think they heard the dude saying they approved their pardon
100% my fav dragon of all time lol
Shame we won't get a sequel. Hopefully a streaming service picks it up. There is definitely potential here.
I wish I was a producer.
Man, if there's anything I've learned since I started playing DnD a year and a half ago, it's that you're more likely than you think to know someone who plays. Seriously, the sheer number of people who have perked up when I've said "DnD" is nuts, and I never would have known beforehand.
Don pls continue the boys
Just watched the movie and really liked it tbh
21:09 Yes that acid black dragons breathe acid plus they are also canonically the most evil of all the dragons maybe even more so than Demons and that’s saying something
Marlamin is such a decent guy. I feel bad he couldn't stay in love with an adventurer. But I get it.
I wanted to hate him for breaking her heart, but he was a genuinely nice guy who wanted the best for her and had good reason to divorce her.
Baulder's gate is in the same setting.
Don, how you don't know dungeons and dragons? Lmao it's basically an rpg(role playing game) with an extensive lore. Obviously you know baldurs gate 3, baldurs gate 3 is in the world of DND
Watch the series The Legend of Vox Machina seasons 1-2. The 3rd one will be released this year. An animated series from Critical Role, about their game in D&D and with voice acting of the characters from the actors who played them.
the reason why you felt like you were missing context is because dungeons and dragons has it's own universe. The cities, items and spells are all part of the dungeons and dragons universe. Of course you can create your own worlds, items and other things (it's called homebrew) but for those who do not want to there is already a premade world with it's own rules. This movie kind off expects you to already have some knowledge about dungeons and dragons, which is why not everything is explained.
This is a great movie. :D One of my favorites, from last year. I've seen it like 5 or 6 times, already.
Just watched it in preparation for this
You're so underrated you deserve more than a mil with how many and how good the reactions are
Magic is very versitile but there are only so many spells in the game. There's no way to be a spell for everything. (Unless you're creative enough. For example if Simon had the right spell he could have made a copper coin look like a gold one)
There is an end credit lmao😭
Day 11 of begging don to continue Ninjago (Please I'm begging 🙏🏾)
From my understanding he has, but so far only on patreon. I too hope they will be uploaded on RUclips
Such a fun movie!
You should totally make a reaction video where you watch Puss in Boots the last wish! Super awesome, amazing, fantastic and hilarious movie! Best movie I watched in many years. Just do not watch spoilers before watching! Enjoyed his reaction with DnD honor amoung thieves
I'm glad you enjoyed the movie so much - it really should have done better and I hope we get a sequel at some point.
I get the struggle with keeping up with Critical Role, but have you tried The Legend of Vox Machina? It's an animated adaptation of their first campaign and stars some characters you met in campaign 3 (Orym and Laudna's backstories are intricately tied to Vox Machina)
drop the next lord of the rings I beg 😭 been genuinely so gassed for it
Don needs to get "Death by snu-snu" insurance A.S.A.P.! XD
I'm a GM if you want to invite some of your friends I can cook something for you guys. But I'm pretty sure there are a lot of one shots available on Roll20 (you play one session with a character created or adapted for that session). People are usually kind with new players
Neverwinter Knights 2 is good D&D game