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Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:13 am Interactive Movie Set in Greyhawk

I didn't know about this until recently. It surprised me that I hadn't seen anyone mention it here before:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375048/

There are several direct references to Greyhawk in it. And it's an interactive movie concept. It's all CGI.

Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:53 am

"Long ago in a land ravaged by strife, an ancient race of mages crafted the ultimate weapon to destroy their enemies, and end all wars. They called it the Aryx Orthian, the Scourge Of Worlds."

Is that supposed to be what brought down the Invoked Devastation?

Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:11 pm

I remember playing this for about five minutes. I lost interest fairly quickly.

Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:53 pm

I actually enjoyed it. There are several paths that can be taken, but only one of them will "win." Any of the others and your party dies. Shocked

It involves a Cleric of Pholtus, 3 characters from the T.H. Lain books and it speaks of traveling to Greyhawk. Cool

As to your question, Rasgon, in the movie an ancient elf druid and his elf apprentices are its guardians and the ancient elf speaks of being present -- and involved in the process -- when the Scourge was created. Were elves involved in the Twin Cataclysms? Confused

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Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:31 pm

Probably not. Maybe it was something to do with the war that banished the drow.

Still, it's possible that demi-humans were involved in the Twin Cataclysms. I mean, we can't rule it out. And the war with the drow might have been too long ago.

Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:49 pm

Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:37 pm

It's an officially produced work. That makes it part of the official canon.

Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:43 pm

Given that fact, I'll have to re-watch/play the movie and see just what -- and how much of -- a role the Scourge played in the Twin Cataclysms. Wink

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:52 am

Well... there's canon and there's canon. Whether it's part of the official body of Greyhawkana is one thing, and whether it's worth paying attention to is another. If people like it, and want to incorporate bits of it into their game, more power to them.

Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:07 pm

Its worth picking up if you're interested in obscure Sueloise history but if you're not a hard core GH fan its not worth it.

Also, the main antagonist is is a cleric of Iuz.

You should probably get it just for your personal collection just because it is kinda fun to go through a couple of times, however it was something of a failure in the marketplace so while there were supposed to be a whole series of them because of its poor performance SoW was the only one made.

Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:28 pm

Agreed.

There are Greyhawk connections throughout the movie so I'd say that its Greyhawk specific. And definitely worth having if you're a die hard Greyhawk fan. Wink

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Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:05 am Netflix

I got it through Netflix so I could try it and not have to buy and keep it. My choice got the party killed while fighting the beholder. Then it let me continue from that choice and I completed the adventure successfully.