Movies that make you want to game...

[Wik]

So, I just finished watching Conan The Barbarian. Which is, of course, one of the best "fantasy" movies ever made. While watching it, I kept thinking "This would be a great campaign... I want to run an all-martial one shot adventure!"

When the movie finished, I wanted to game right away. And I already had some ideas in my head how I'd stat up someone like Conan (I'm thinking he's a multi-class Fighter/Rogue?)

Anyways, the title of the thread sums it up. What are those movies that, when you watch them, makes you want to call up your gaming buddies and play a game or two? I'm thinking I'd add Pathfinder, Deep Rising, and Aliens to my list, off the top of my head.

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

Just movies? What about TV series? Most of my examples would be anime.

EDIT: Or video games.

 

[Erywin]

Hey Wik,

Love the idea for this thread. Some classics include, LotR, Willow and Jason and the Argonauts. Though, I just watched Wolfhound the other night and really wanted to game after it was over, think LotR meets Conan the Barbarian but in Russian! Classic D&D themes, I highly suggest you check it out.

Cheers,
E

 

[S'mon]

Pathfinder the movie did actually inspire me to start a 3.5 D&D campaign, after several years away! The vikings in the movie became the evil-tinged Trosk Viking barbarians in the campaign setting, while Rogue PCs were called Pathfinders.

 

[jdrakeh]

Stardust. It has ghosts, rune magic, witchcraft, voodoo, sword dueling, sky pirates, and all manner of other things that are really cool (e.g., flowers as protective wards, stars as living beings, etc). Every time that I see it, I think "Gee! I wish there was a RPG like that!"

John Carpenter's The Thing (and the short story that it is based on). For horror gaming, I think that it gets the isolation element perfect and presents a very alien threat that ratchets up the paranoia to great effect. Frankly, the short story still creeps me out.

Krull, though it has less to do with the film as a whole than it does with individual pieces of it. First, the musical score is astoundng — it's easily my favorite fantasy film score. Second, the Glaive as a rare artifact weapon is handled very well, in that it's truly a unique item. Finally, I really like the giant slugs in body armor with their laser-shooting staves as bad guys.

 

[Bisquet]

13th Warrior always sets me in a mood to game.

 

[Vorput]

The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Every time I watch it.

 

[Asmor]

This could be a fun activity to take a break from your normal game, as a one shot.

Set aside at least 6 hours with your group for game night.

Watch movie, 1.5-2 hours.
Discuss adapting movie to game system of choice, .5-1 hours.
Play game, 3-4 hours.

Might work best if the DM watches the movie ahead of time and makes some preparations. Also seems like it would work best in some funky indie system, or at most Savage Worlds.

 

[Oryan77]

The D&D movies part 1 and part 2. Mostly part 1 though...

They are so bad, that when I start to watch one, I think, "What the hell am I doing watching this abomination? I need to be doing something constructive, like gaming..."

 

[Erywin]

13th Warrior always sets me in a mood to game.

This was actually filmed about an hour and a half away from my hometown. My mom and a few of her riding friends are extras in the mass battle scenes with horses. Good movie.

Cheers,
E