Take a look at this teaser trailer for the new Dungeons & Dragons movie in the style of the 80s cartoon

[wolfman_al2]

OK, the DM CAN allow the druid that they can transform not only in beasts but also monstrosities, right?

[anon59592690]

Go on, say that to her face.

[strokeybeard]

The DM can allow anything they want, but it’s not RAW

[DukeTrout]

@strokeybeard

Stat block still says monstrosity, though

[knoxblox]

[Brainspore]

@almighty_bob

It’s only superficially like Guardians of the Galaxy.

I just saw it and it was fun but I do think it was tonally pretty similar to GotG. It’s basically about a ragtag group of outlaws with varying motivations and talents coming together to steal something important from a bad guy who turns out to be a puppet of an evil force that threatens the planet. Along the way they form a surrogate family and ultimately become celebrated heroes.

If they’d swapped in Chris Pratt for Chris Pine halfway through the movie I honestly can’t say I’m sure I would have noticed.

[almighty_bob]

I agree with the tone being very similar but what I was peeved about was this:

You know, even though the new Dungeons & Dragons movie looks like a soulless cash grab in the vein of the Marvel cinematic universe(and, more specifically, Guardians of the Galaxy…
-Devin Nealy

It’s Hollywood. This is how Hollywood works. That was tantamount to calling “Outland”, 1981 a soulless cash grab of “High Noon”, 1952.

[DukeTrout]

@Brainspore

If they’d swapped in Chris Pratt for Chris Pine halfway through the movie I honestly can’t say I’m sure I would have noticed.

I would have. Chris Pine was credible and empathetic as a father in a way that I’m fairly certain Chris Pratt doesn’t have range for at this point in his career.