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A Dicebag of Dungeons and Dragons Documentaries
Jason Scott writes "While we're celebrating 30 years of Dungeons and Dragons, Slashdot readers might as well sit back with their DVD players and enjoy a few documentaries that have recently popped up; all of them done by independent filmmakers, too!
Uber Goober: The Movie calls itself 'A Film About Gamers' is a not-taking-itself-too-seriously overview of the life of RPGs and LARPs. Life With the Dice Bag, a 'Documentary about Role Playing Games and the people who play them' looks to take itself a bit more seriously as it covers the last GenCon held in Milwaukee. And finally, who can resist the pull of The Dungeons and Dragons Experience?"
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If you don't know how to roll a d3, you don't get to watch a documentary. Sorry, house rules.
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FYI this is a reference to a well-known account of a paladin and his dangerous run-in with a gazebo.
Short, but funny read.
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A friend of mine knows the guy making this, and I got to see a not-quite-done-with-editing version of it a while ago.
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It's an entertaining watch if you're a gamer, if at times in a oh-my-god-is-THAT-what-we-seem-like-to-normal-peo
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I hope I make this lame joke before all the other Slashdotters beat me in initiative and post it first!
I enjoyed the movie... saw it at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX about a month ago. The show sold out and there was a long line of people waiting to get in in case some ticket holders were no-shows. ^_^ Much of the show was filmed in or around Austin (the filmmaker was at the University of Texas). Steve Jackson was in attendance, and there was a funny exchange at the show- apparently, he had been invited to be in the documentary, but he said that it sounded horribly boring and wanted nothing to do with it. The crew of the movie kept that email around for angry inspiration, and they also mentioned it in the credits. ^_^ (SJ was in the bathroom at the time, so missed those, though...)
It takes an interesting look at miniature gamers, roleplayers, and LARPers, how they feel about each other, how random people on Sixth Street (Austin party/bar street) feel about D&D... One of the funnier bits was that they were filming on 6th between midnight and 2AM, getting people's thoughts. One of the questions they asked passer-bys was, "Which would you prefer, a basketball player, a something-I-forget, or a D&D playing girl?" The guys chose the D&D player , "because she would be freaky." ^_^
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A D&D related baitbaitbaitbaitpunchline story: we were playing with a MERP inspired critical damage setup and I attacked something (damned if I can remember what) and the exchange went like this:
me: I swing my sword! (roll a natural 20)
DM: You swing with all your might...
me: (another 20)
DM: ...and align the blade perfectly...
me: (another 20)
DM: ...through a crease in the armor...
me: (another 20)
DM: ...and between two vertebrae...
me: (a one- critical fumble)
DM: And slice your own head off.
We revised our critical damage rules for the next game.
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