As the role-playing game inspires another Hollywood adaptation, we look at its enduring popularity.
Michelle Rodriguez and Chris Pine star in the latest Hollywood adaptation of 50-year-old roleplaying game Dungeons and DragonsNearly 50 years after the first copies of Dungeons and Dragons were sold, the role-playing game is still played in kitchens, living rooms and gaming clubs around the world.An estimated 50 million people have rolled dice and used their imaginations to go on a Dungeons and Dragons - or D and D - adventure since its inception.
The team behind Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves claim they're not exploiting the game's heritage to cash in on fans, but instead want to pay respect to the game's ongoing legacy.The cast of Oxventure, one of the UK's most popular Dungeons and Dragons YouTube channels Youtube channel Oxventure, subscribed to by thousands, is an example of how the game has maintained its relevance in the digital age.
It's a theme that was echoed by Mike Channel, another of Oxventure's founders, saying it's a "social experience all about working together and collaborating. I think it's important to as an adult to try and flex your imagination a little bit". For some, role-playing games like this are seen as non-inclusive boys' clubs where people are confined to play in dark rooms surrounded by complex rule books.
They're not the only ones taking advantage of the continued popularity of the game. For example, the YouTube channel Critical Role, of which Dungeons and Dragons is a key part, has nearly two million subscribers.Rege-Jean Page plays a Paladin in the movie and played his first game of D and D on set with the cast of the film
Chris Pine plays the thief Edgin in the film and says that he got into the role-playing game by watching his nephew play. He adds: "This gives you permission to walk into a room and let your imagination go, remind yourself what the light is inside that you fight through the rest of the world for. That sounds cheesy but it is exactly what this movie is peddling!"
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