tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post8338902308482499927..comments2024-02-28T01:11:56.474-08:00Comments on THE LAND OF NOD: Best D-n-D Movie Ever?John Matthew Staterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-56209585789005131162012-11-26T16:31:20.765-08:002012-11-26T16:31:20.765-08:00We can all stop commenting on blogs now, because r...We can all stop commenting on blogs now, because <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323" rel="nofollow">richard</a> just posted the best comment ever.S. P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18219512413362952481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-28746510532256108112011-05-30T02:28:32.625-07:002011-05-30T02:28:32.625-07:00Grace Jones is awesome. Can you see Tyra Banks doi...Grace Jones is awesome. Can you see Tyra Banks doing that?<br /><br />Also, secretly she is Seal.<br />She remote-controls David Bowie and Brian Eno from her undersea torture-garage.<br />Grace Jones is the reason for D&D.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-90960767771546144952011-05-26T13:56:06.098-07:002011-05-26T13:56:06.098-07:00John - Absolutely. It just seemed like some of the...John - Absolutely. It just seemed like some of the specific tropes of D&D appeared in this movie - mostly the thief stuff. But, at its heart, REH is surely one of the grandfathers of the game.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-66096220540403753432011-05-26T12:39:05.323-07:002011-05-26T12:39:05.323-07:00How about instead of D&D influencing Conan you...How about instead of D&D influencing Conan you go back further and say that Conan influenced D&D?<br /><br />Robert E Howard was writing Conan stories long before D&D was ever published. Sword & Sorcery as a fantasy genre has been around forever, and D&D owes much more to the sword & sorcery genre of fantasy than it does to Tolkien and his imitators.John Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768771014487413321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-19993557033097764812011-05-25T21:53:56.346-07:002011-05-25T21:53:56.346-07:00Crap - If I've lost Joesky I'm sunk.Crap - If I've lost Joesky I'm sunk.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-12543322411904221222011-05-25T19:59:36.255-07:002011-05-25T19:59:36.255-07:00Yes, very D&D-ish. A fun movie, not great Con...Yes, very D&D-ish. A fun movie, not great Conan but fun fantasy. I enjoy it for what it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-81359272510725930402011-05-25T19:59:25.310-07:002011-05-25T19:59:25.310-07:00A CARISMA OF ONLY 10??!?!?!?!?! THJIS IS OF OUT-RA...A CARISMA OF ONLY 10??!?!?!?!?! THJIS IS OF OUT-RAGED!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-83000035295936663832011-05-25T15:49:31.420-07:002011-05-25T15:49:31.420-07:00I still remember seeing this in the theater back i...I still remember seeing this in the theater back in High School and my friend Erik noting that Conan made his bend bars/lift gates roll at one point...Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652611193354218021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-56741230292342329452011-05-25T13:26:41.398-07:002011-05-25T13:26:41.398-07:00Brian - Good point on Akiro - cleric or druid migh...Brian - Good point on Akiro - cleric or druid might be better. If there's any part of D&D that doesn't align well with movies and books, it's the magic.<br /><br />Trey - Yeah, I was using the 15-14-13-12-10-8 array, and then moved a few points around for Conan. If you're just assigning stats, and especially if you're using the written Conan, Intelligence would probably goJohn Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-62155016818441582532011-05-25T13:22:31.835-07:002011-05-25T13:22:31.835-07:00Int 9 seemed a bit low, but recalling this is the ...Int 9 seemed a bit low, but recalling this is the movie Conan, that might be about right.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-91142004994520653602011-05-25T13:17:03.025-07:002011-05-25T13:17:03.025-07:00Conan is a great D&D movie. I keep meaning to ...Conan is a great D&D movie. I keep meaning to show it to my newer players for some inspiration.<br />I reckon Akiro is a druid or cleric though. He does cast raise dead in the previous movie, after all, and his spells tend to be of the supporting rather than ass-kicking variety.Dangerous Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494853825931603065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-80729971113116142962011-05-25T13:02:47.981-07:002011-05-25T13:02:47.981-07:00Conan was statted in the back of TSR's 1984 CB...Conan was statted in the back of TSR's 1984 CB1 module (if not also elsewhere). I dug it out to compare... Here's how David Cook has him:<br /><br />Fighter 13 / Thief 7 ; Str 18 (90), Int 14, Wis 10, Dex 18, Con 18, Cha 17. HP 100<br /><br />Special: Only surprised on a 1 in 8<br /><br />Thought you might find of interest! I love that silly movie.ze bulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603716850479808633noreply@blogger.com