The name of Simon is actually an easteregg - it's a reference to an old video game names Simon the Sorcerer. Thay is a country btw. Most of the Thayan population is s just regular people - farmers, craftsmen, merchants - just like anywhere else. The country is ruled by the Red Wizards which are a certain order of wizards (not all wizards are Thayans or members of the Red Wizards). Szass Tam is the most powerfull of them. And he is a Lich (a type of powerfull undead spellcaster) - that's why he looks that way, not as a reference to Harry Potter. In fact the character of Szass Tam was developed back in the 1980ties when the Forgotten Realms campaign setting was created, long before Harry Potter even existed. 43:22 Not really. She thinks about that they will be a great addition to her army of the undead.
I'm thinking that if House of the Dragon continues into the era of the Blackfyre rebellions, that they ought to cast Regé-Jean Page as Daemon Blackfyre. In the book he was a pale skinned blond like most of the other Targaryens and Targaryen bastards, but he is a direct descendant of Vaemond Velaryon whom (like Coryls) the show made a black guy so the show version of Daemon Blackfyre ought to be mixed race.
A Tiefling is like a cambion, a hybrid offspring of a mortal and a demon/devil/fiend, but a Tiefling may be a distant descendant whose devilish traits may have been dormant for generations.
The Gelatinous Cube is basically a giant single celled organism. It basically slowly digests whatever gets trapped inside it that doesn't manage to get out. They're typically found in (for lack of better terminology) man-made structures that have either been long abandoned or, as with the games, placed intentionally in a labyrinth as an obstacle.
Fun fact regarding the battle that Holga's people fought to protect the helmet over: Each of the flashbacks are six seconds long, the last six seconds of each warrior's life. According to the core rulebooks (the Dungeon Master's Guide, the Player's Handbook and the Monster Manual) one round of combat canonically takes place over the course of six seconds.
I love how they balanced this movie for non players and players, wothout it being super distracting(I’m a huge transformers nut and absolutely love the new movie since it’s a reboot following the bumblebee movie and treats them more like actual characters) so much love was poured into this movie
30:00 that's exactly what happened also 33:33 - it couldn't breathe fire before that as well. If you'll rewatch the chase closely you'll see he can only produce gas and needs an already existing flame to ignite it
Evil dead 1 and Evil dead 2 were quite similar, Evil Dead 3 was a significant change, but all had Ash as the maim character. This film followed the same theme but different lead and more serious than the predecessors , too. There was also a recent Evil Dead series, too, with Ash playing a major role in it.
The thing with D&D is that rules are secondary to the story. I have bent or ignored rules on multiple occasions because it made a better story for the players. Not played much for a while, but I started many years back when I was 12. It made for some memorable times. It is worth trying with your friends.
Do you have Prime? If you love magic, and fantasy and comedy, and aren't familiar with D&D, may I suggest Critical Role's animated series, "The Legend of Vox Machina?" They have a fantastic, helpful fan community who loves it when non-DnD folk get introduced to it.
The fact that you were able to identify that the Hither Thither Staff was something the DM would have made up on the spot because the group messed up the puzzle they planned tells me you would make a fine DM. A lot of other reactors just say that the staff was "very convenient" but don't really identify WHY it seemed so convenient.
When you said you shit your pants, I subscribed lol. I follow a few reaction channels and yours came up and I love your present, calm energy yet your commentary is so transparent and open-minded and I love that! BTW Danny's character is played by a trans guy (ftm). So he is also assumed to be a male character in this film. ❤
I never would have guessed English was not your first language, excellent accent! And yes, you were using "estranged" correctly. Most of the landscapes are real, filmed in Ireland.
