Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thieves is one of the most anticipated films of the next comic year, as demonstrated by the reactions of fans of the popular fantasy setting to the presentation of the trailer. Based on the famous world created by Wizards of the Coast, the film will see as protagonists a band of adventurers led by the histrionic bard Edgin (Chris Pine), who after having stolen a precious and powerful artifact on commission, will have to get back into its possession to stop their patron from destroying the world. As shown by the recent trailer, the film is proposed as a comedic adventure set in this famous fantasy universe, but this intention should leave no room for doubt as to how Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thieves will respect the lore Of Dungeons & Dragons.
The lore of Dungeons & Dragons will be best respected in Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thieves
As other famous franchises that have approached the world of cinema or seriality know well, preserving the authentic spirit of the original work is one of the greatest challenges in this kind of operation. The universe dthe Dungeons & Dragonsby its naturehas one lore and an incredibly rich narrative layeringwhich if on the one hand offers various suggestions on which to build an exciting story, on the other has become so rooted in the affection of enthusiasts as to push the production of Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thieves to perform a careful work of enhancing and respecting the lore of the original game.
Perhaps mindful of the previous film adaptations of Dungeons & Dragons, far from memorable, to have the certainty of making a film that is as faithful as possible to the original world, the production of the film directly involved Wizards of the Coast. In this capacity, the experts of Dungeons & Dragons were able to offer impeccable advice on various aspects of the film, thus ensuring that details such as the spells cast or the creatures present were accurate and used as presented in the manuals of the role-playing game of the same name. An achievement of which Jeremy Lacham, producer of Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thievesenthused during an interview with Colliderswhere speaking of the consultants of Wizards of the Coast he showed a deep admiration for their work, especially in supporting the creation of dragons:
They are kind of real wizards. They were directly involved in the final design of the dragon. It’s a creature that’s dealt with in a ton of detail in the manuals, we were faced with a lot of extremely specific lore, like exactly where the wings attach to and how the legs work in detail.
If for a spectator approaching a Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thieves just because attracted by an entertaining adventure set in a fantasy context it may seem superfluous to respect their original of Dungeons & Dragons, for the most intransigent fans of the popular RPG this is an essential aspect. A request that certainly did not go unnoticed by the production of the film, considering how all the mechanics linked to the narrative dynamics were carefully based on the role-playing game of Wizards of the Coast: the system of classes, spells and creatures are all faithfully taken from the dozens of manuals that make up the lore of Dungeons & Dragons.
However, it should not be overlooked that the transition to a different medium still required the adaptation of some typical elements of the tradition of Dungeons & Dragons to this film version, a choice that led Wizards of the Coast not only to accept these variations, but also to insert some modifications within the manuals themselves. For example, Doric (Sophia Lillis) is a tiefling, a race that in the manuals has always been presented with a green, blue or purplish complexion, while in the film it has the typical human coloring of the skin. It’s about minimal changes that have not affected the essence of the lore of Dungeons & Dragons, which would otherwise have represented a significant problem for the film itself.
Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thieves will arrive in Italian theaters on March 30 and tells the story of a band of villains made up of the bard Edgin (Chris Pine), the druid Doric (Sophia Lillis), the magician Simon (Justice Smith), the barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez), by the paladin Xenk (Regè-Jean Page) and by the thief Forge Fitwilliam (Hugh Grant).
