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* BadassDecay: Berek is established to be suffering from this in the duel his former pupil allows him to win. It doesn't show in the rest of the movie, though.%%invoked?%%
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: The sailors sent to retrieve Ormaline whisper that she doesn't look very impressive as a wizard. She clearly overhears this, smiles to herself, and gestures subtly with her staff. In the background, her island disappears.[[note]]Probably a [[https://dungeons-and-dragons-35.fandom.com/wiki/Hallucinatory_Terrain ''Hallucintory Terrain'']] spell[[/note]]

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%%%* CampGay: Damodar comes off as this in his more ''subdued'' scenes.



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* DungeonCrawling: The party does a classic style (if shortened for time) dungeon crawl to find their goal, complete with solving puzzles, narrowly avoiding death traps, secret switches, etc.



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%%%* GhostTown* GhostTown: The goblin village at Kurtal is completely abandoned, leaving the heroes to have to search the place themselves.
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100 years ago, the evil mage Damodar (Bruce Payne) -- formerly TheDragon to Creator/JeremyIrons' BigBad in the previous ''Dungeons & Dragons'' movie -- fought against the people of Ishmir and was cursed with a century of suffering as one of the undead. Now he has returned, and with the Black Orb of Falazur, seeks to resurrect the dragon god to take his revenge on Ishmir.

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100 years ago, the evil mage Damodar (Bruce Payne) (Creator/BrucePayne) -- formerly TheDragon to Creator/JeremyIrons' BigBad in the previous ''Dungeons & Dragons'' movie -- fought against the people of Ishmir and was cursed with a century of suffering as one of the undead. Now he has returned, and with the Black Orb of Falazur, seeks to resurrect the dragon god to take his revenge on Ishmir.
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''Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God'' (also known as ''Dungeons & Dragons: The Elemental Might'') is a 2005 made-for-TV live-action movie set in the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' universe. Unlike the ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons'' film released in 2000, ''Wrath of the Dragon God'' is clearly based upon its source material -- to the point at which it often seems as if its characters are simply explaining various aspects of the Player's Handbook to one another.

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''Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God'' (also known as ''Dungeons & Dragons: The Elemental Might'') is a 2005 made-for-TV live-action movie set in the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' universe. Unlike the ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons'' ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons2000'' film released in 2000, ''Wrath of the Dragon God'' is clearly based upon its source material -- to the point at which it often seems as if its characters are simply explaining various aspects of the Player's Handbook to one another.
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* OrcusOnHisThrone: Unlike in the first movie, where Damodar was a skilled warrior and TheHeavy, here he spends his time holed up in his citadel, using his magic on the Black Orb to wake Faluzure up.
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* TruerToTheText: This one goes out of its way to be faithful to ''D&D'' lore, unlike the first movie, which was InNameOnly.
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* DVDCommentary: One of the {{MST}} variety, done by actors pretending to be 3 iconic [=D&D=] characters: Lidda, Krusk, and Jozan.
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* BadassDecay: Berek is established to be suffering from this in the duel his former pupil allows him to win. It doesn't show in the rest of the movie, though.%invoked?%

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* BadassDecay: Berek is established to be suffering from this in the duel his former pupil allows him to win. It doesn't show in the rest of the movie, though.%invoked?%%%invoked?%%
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* BadassDecay: Berek is established to be suffering fro this in the duel his former pupil allows him to win. It doesn't show in the rest of the mowie, though.

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* BadassDecay: Berek is established to be suffering fro from this in the duel his former pupil allows him to win. It doesn't show in the rest of the mowie, movie, though.%invoked?%
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* UnequalRites: The ritual to bind Falazure requires a caster proficient in both Arcane and Divine magic, which at the beginning of the film effectively means nobody can cast it.
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* BadassDecay: Berek is established to be suffering fro this in the duel his former pupil allows him to win. It doesn't show in the rest of the mowie, though.
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100 years ago, the evil mage Damodar -- formerly TheDragon to Jeremy Irons' BigBad in the previous ''Dungeons & Dragons'' movie -- fought against the people of Ishmir and was cursed with a century of suffering as one of the undead. Now he has returned, and with the Black Orb of Falazur, seeks to resurrect the dragon god to take his revenge on Ishmir.

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100 years ago, the evil mage Damodar (Bruce Payne) -- formerly TheDragon to Jeremy Irons' Creator/JeremyIrons' BigBad in the previous ''Dungeons & Dragons'' movie -- fought against the people of Ishmir and was cursed with a century of suffering as one of the undead. Now he has returned, and with the Black Orb of Falazur, seeks to resurrect the dragon god to take his revenge on Ishmir.
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* EvilIsNotAToy: Averted. Damodar releases Faluzure, but he holds no illusions as to who's the superior in this new relationship, immediately pledging his loyalty and asking to rule over Izmir "As [Faluzure's] thrall." Faluzure, probably grateful at being freed from thousands of years of imprisonment, is perfectly fine with this arrangement and even pauses to set a tithe rate.

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* EvilIsNotAToy: Averted. Damodar releases Faluzure, but he holds no illusions as to who's the superior in this new relationship, immediately pledging his loyalty and asking for him to destroy Izmir, then to rule over Izmir "As [Faluzure's] thrall." Faluzure, probably grateful at being freed from thousands of years of imprisonment, is perfectly fine with this arrangement and even pauses to set a tithe rate.
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* DragonsAreDemonic: The eponymous dragon god Faluzure is a creature of decay and undeath who the evil mage Damodar intends to awaken.

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* DragonsAreDemonic: The eponymous dragon god Faluzure is a creature of decay and undeath who whom the evil mage Damodar intends to awaken.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Ormaline's Dove familiar Ona gets killed by the lightning floor trap in Malek's vault, Nim can't help but laugh. Needless to say, everyone stares like he just cracked a dead baby joke, though Lux and Berek can be seen [[{{Corpsing}} stifling their own laughter]].

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Ormaline's Dove dove familiar Ona gets killed by the lightning floor trap in Malek's vault, Nim can't help but laugh. Needless to say, everyone stares like he just cracked a dead baby joke, though Lux and Berek can be seen [[{{Corpsing}} stifling their own laughter]].
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* ShoutOut: To more than one classic ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' module.
** "... stormed the Ghost Tower of Inverness." Module C2, ''The Ghost Tower of Inverness.''
** "What did your brother see at the Barrier Peaks that drove him crazy?" Module S3, ''Expedition to the Barrier Peaks,'' contains a great deal that [[OutsideContextProblem could]] [[EldritchAbomination drive]] [[HumanoidAbomination someone]] [[GoMadFromTheRevelation crazy]].
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* DungeonBypass: The plan to defeat Damodar and retrieve the orb is by using a combination of magical scrying and teleportation to bypass his defences and surprise him. In the Dungeons and Dragons gaming community, this is known as "scry and die". Ironically enough, this is usually frowned upon.
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* DragonAscendant: Damodar, Profion's right-hand man from the first movie, is the main villain of the sequel.

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* AnyoneCanDie
* AvengersAssemble
* BarBrawl: Lux's introduction.

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* AnyoneCanDie
AnyoneCanDie: The party's cleric dies in an encounter unrelated to the quest.
* AvengersAssemble
AvengersAssemble: When Berek is collecting party members, each gets a quick scene to show their stuff.
* BarBrawl: Lux's introduction.introduction is fitting for a barbarian.



* TheBerserker: Lux.
* BigBad: Faluzure, The Dragon God of Decay and Undeath.

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* TheBerserker: Lux.
Lux, true to D&D rules, is a berserker who can rage for battle advantages.
* BigBad: Faluzure, The Dragon God of Decay and Undeath.Undeath, the ultimate villain here.



* CampGay: Damodar comes off as this in his more ''subdued'' scenes.

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* %%%* CampGay: Damodar comes off as this in his more ''subdued'' scenes.



* TheDragon: Damodar, ''not'' Faluzure, who really ''is'' a dragon.

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* TheDragon: Damodar, Damodar is working for Faluzure and pledges himself as the dragon god's thrall. [[note]] It's ''not'' Faluzure, Faluzure himself, who really ''is'' a dragon.dragon. [[/note]]



* FireForgedFriends: [[TinyGuyHugeGirl Lux and Nim]] are much friendlier after overcoming a few dangers together.



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* HighFantasy: Would be HeroicFantasy except that [[spoiler:the BigBad has to be defeated with the [[MacGuffin orb]] instead of through any kind of combat skills.]]

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* HighFantasy: Would We have heroes coming together to go on a quest to defeat an evil dragon god. It would be HeroicFantasy except that [[spoiler:the BigBad has to be defeated with the [[MacGuffin orb]] instead of through any kind of combat skills.]]



* JerkAss: Nim.

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* JerkAss: Nim.Nim is rude, deceptive and sneaky.



* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: Klaxx]] does this to [[spoiler: Oberon]]

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* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: Klaxx]] does this to has been impersonating [[spoiler: Oberon]]Oberon]] ever since killing the person whose face they now wear.



* LiterallyShatteredLives: [[spoiler:Dorian, although he was supposed to have returned in the now-cancelled spinoff show.]]
* MrExposition: Damodar.

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* LiterallyShatteredLives: [[spoiler:Dorian, although [[spoiler:Dorian is turned to ice and shatters, dying. Although he was supposed to have returned in the now-cancelled spinoff show.]]
* MrExposition: Damodar.Damodar explains to his minions (for audience benefit) his EvilPlan.



* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Dorian. Pretty much required for the rest of the plot, since he had [[StoryBreakerPower healing magic and powerful anti-undead abilities.]]]]

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* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Dorian. Pretty much [[spoiler:Dorian dies soon after his introduction. It's required for the rest of the plot, since he had [[StoryBreakerPower healing magic and powerful anti-undead abilities.]]]]



** [[spoiler:Klaxx.]]

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** [[spoiler:Klaxx.[[spoiler:Klaxx makes tracks as soon as he sees the tide turning against him.]]



* SealedEvilInACan: Faluzure.
* ShipTease: [[TinyGuyHugeGirl Lux and Nim]], with a hint of SlapSlapKiss.

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* SealedEvilInACan: Faluzure.
* ShipTease: [[TinyGuyHugeGirl Lux and Nim]], with a hint of SlapSlapKiss.
Faluzure has been trapped for 3,000 years.



* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Played with when Nim and berek try to figure out the password to Malek's vault.

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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Played with when Nim and berek Berek try to figure out the password to Malek's vault.



* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Nim's expression after learning that Berek plans to take them to see a village of goblins.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Nim, who is officially stated to be ChaoticGood but comes across as ChaoticNeutral ''at best''. His ''introductory scene'' has him nonchalantly tricking a couple of fellow thieves into triggering a trap that roasts them alive, after which Nim steals their stuff. [[AssholeVictim Though, they did try to rip him off.]]
* TooDumbToLive: In Nim's introduction scene his partners announce they don't intend to pay his share while he's still clearing the traps. They inexplicably still trust him to do so.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The heroes' quest and the events back home. Actually not too badly done.
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:Lux, near the end. Subverted - she survives and pops up again to help Berek during the final battle.]]

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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Nim's expression does a HeadDesk after learning that Berek plans to take them to see a village of goblins.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Nim, who Nim is officially stated to be ChaoticGood but comes across as ChaoticNeutral ''at best''. His ''introductory scene'' has him nonchalantly tricking a couple of fellow thieves into triggering a trap that roasts them alive, after which Nim steals their stuff. [[AssholeVictim Though, they did try to rip him off.]]
* TooDumbToLive: In Nim's introduction scene his partners announce they don't intend to pay his share while he's still clearing the traps. They inexplicably still trust him to do so.
so. The result is him taking his pay (and then some) from their smoking corpses.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The story is split between the heroes' quest and the events back home. Actually not too badly done.
home with Melora doing magic research and fighting a curse.
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:Lux, near the end.end, goes into a rage to hold off enemies. Subverted - she survives and pops up again to help Berek during the final battle.]]
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Played for laughs with Ormaline's familiar, who she claims has been with her for many adventures and none of her adventuring team have ever seen before (dramatizing a common occurrence in the game where familiars are completely forgotten by their players). Poor Ona then gets immediately killed in the same scene.
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Rather than nattering—which Thou Shalt Not Do!—the accurate thing would have been to delete the post. The character in question wasn't Cast as a Mask; he was killed and another character took his place.


* CastAsAMask: [[spoiler:Klaxx]] disguised as [[spoiler:the old mage]]
** Less CastAsAMask since [[spoiler: Oberon]] was a separate character that [[spoiler: Klaxx]] killed and disguised himself as.

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* BigBad: Faluzure.

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* BigBad: Faluzure.Faluzure, The Dragon God of Decay and Undeath.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Nim keeps his dagger on a wrist-mounted spring mechanism for quick drawing.
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* TooDumbToLive: In Nim's introduction scene his partners announce they don't intend to pay his share while he's still clearing the traps. They inexplicably still trust him to do so.

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