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#1 zombiegleemax May 17, 2004 14:11:11	Which movies do you draw inspiration for your Dragonlance campaign from ? ~~~
#2 Dragonhelm May 17, 2004 15:38:56	Fire and Ice. It’s an animated flick, and is where my old DM gained inspiration for the idea of Icewall Glacier moving rapidly north (ala Darklance).
#3 zombiegleemax May 19, 2004 11:48:43	Bits and pieces from different movies have inspired me throughout the campaign I've run over the last 8 months or so. A lot of times its not so much plots as visual images that I can recall and then describe to my players to make things more real. The Two Towers: The capital of Rohan was the inspiration behind my layout for the town of Barter. In my campaign Barter consisted of three districts: a muddy Palisade built between the old town and a recently erected wooden wall, the High Hill patterned almost directly after the Rohan capital, and a slate quarry pressed up against the foothills that served as a Neidar ghetto of sorts. Note: In my campaign the Neidar town of Barter was conquered by tribal mercenaries following the Chaos War. The Return of the King: When Barter was overrun by the Knights of Neraka I used the action sequences of the battle of the White City to help describe the events of the conquest to my players (both the siege with catapults and the storming of the city), who where in the thick of it being stampeded by fleeing citizens and dodging pots of Nerakanese Fire as they exploded across wooden buildings. Gangs of New York: The opening fight between the Natives and the Dead Rabbits served as inspiration for my campaign's opening cut scene, wherein a group of rag-tag Neidar tired to defend their mining town from an onslaught of Hobgoblins loyal to the Knights of Neraka. Not that I could play it for my players but I love the music in that sequence and I did my best to play it in my mind as I described the battle. Van Helsing: The scene where the werewolf and heroine’s brother tumble off the edge of the cliff and into the river far below served as inspiration for a dramatic fight scene between a character who ran away from conscription by the Knights of Neraka and the Knight of the Skull who was send to track him down. The Skull Knight reduced the character to 0 HP and then threw him off the snow-covered cliff. I was very shocked when another character dove over the cliff after him to save him. It was the most heroic thing that has happened in my campaign thus far. Star Wars Episodes IV, V, & VI: I've mentioned cut-scenes already, but this is where I get most of my inspiration. I love the cut scenes in these movies because they show you just enough of the villain's schemes to evoke a sense of fear and wonder. Also, Darth Vader is just a cool villain, the ultimate Black Knight, and I always like to base a villain or two on him. Conan the Barbarian: This is a largely visual film, so its perfect for finding scenes that enhance my descriptive abilities. I really like young Conan's little snowy village and I always try to include it in a campaign somehow--so long as the players haven't seen it before. There's also a very good blacksmithing scene and the crucifixion scene has encouraged me to make use of crow’s cages and crucifixions in my fantasy games more. Cheers, Maglaurus
#4 valharic May 19, 2004 14:22:19	All of the movies mentioned above. But if you look at my sig. you'll see that I draw from The Thirteenth Warrior. Though not highly touted in it reviews, I think it's a great movie in it's depiction of warriors. It has a good variety of characters and warrior types, also good battle scenes. Whenever I see it on Sci-Fi channel I have to stop and watch it, Even though I own it on DVD...hehe