History Film / TheGamersHandsOfFate

* FictionalCounterpart: Romance of the Nine Empires is basically a viewer-friendly version of LegendOfTheFiveRings, including the players controlling the metaplot and being made by AEG.

* AmbiguousSyntax: Invoked by the ShowWithinAShow ''Ninja Dragon Riders''; the Dragon Riders and Dragons are both ninjas.

* DidNotGetTheGirl: Part of Cass' character development.

** The name and general behavior of The Legacy is probably one to Magic's Legacy format, despised by the wider Magic playerbase for being dominated by cheesy game-breaker deck builds and dickish munchkin players.

* During the final duel, [[spoiler:Louis]] seems to forget the small rule that a player may give away the reward for a quest they just completed to their opponent, who has no way of refusing it.

* TheCameo: Joanna Gaskell of ''StandardAction'' appears briefly at the end as [[spoiler: Myriad's new husband's lover.]]

** The ''The Shadow's Dungeon'' Pathfinder adventure reveals that the Shadow is [[spoiler:Shad-Hujem the God King, the previous BigBad from Countermay, who [[TrappedInAnotherWorld escaped to the RPG world]] following his defeat.]]

** The ''The Shadow's Dungeon'' Pathfinder adventure reveals that the Shadow is Shad-Hujem the God King, the previous BigBad from Countermay, who escaped to the RPG world following his defeat.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the opening roleplaying sequence, Gary's cellphone ringtone is the ''Ninja-Dragon Riders'' theme song.

The third feature-length movie in ''Franchise/TheGamers'' series, ''Hands of Fate'' brings back many of the characters from ''Film/TheGamersDorknessRising'', though the focus of the film is on {{Collectible Card Game}}s rather than {{Tabletop RPG}}s. We do briefly see the party from the second film and find out that Lodge is now running ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' instead of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' (also seen in WebVideo/TheGamersLive). The plot focuses on Cass, who begins playing the story-based CCG ''Romance of The Nine Empires'' in an effort to impress GamerChick Natalie. At the same time, across time and space in the mystical land of Countermay, BadassPrincess Myriad is troubled by visions of her own death and the destruction of her kingdom - visions that seem more like long-forgotten memories than simple nightmares...

* CallBack: At the end of ''Dorkness Rising,'' Cass admitted, "I'm a dick." At the end of ''Hands of Fate,'' he tells Natalie, "I'm a dick, not an asshole."

** Also the [[ChekhovsSkill ability to give one of your quest rewards to your opponent's characters]], which Leo stresses ''might'' (he said ''might'') be useful in some circumstances. [[spoiler: It foreshadows the way Cass wins the final by giving the Apple of Life to the undead army]].

* CrossOver: The genie from ''WebVideo/JourneyQuest'' makes an appearance in ''Hands of Fate''.

* GameBreaker: In ''Hands of Fate'' Romance of the Nine Empires has A) a food mechanic where you have to keep your forces fed, B) an undead faction that gets to ignore A, and C) cards that destroy all the food production on the board. Decks that exploit this are almost totally unbeatable unless their opponent has a deck full of lesser game breaking tricks. In fact every card and combination we see appears to be massively overpowered, since in-universe the game is designed as much more roleplaying-focused than competitively balanced.

* [[RecruitingTheCriminal Recruiting The Power Gamer]]: In ''Hands of Fate'' Leo equips and trains Cass to win the nationals and save the game from The Legacy, who view the game more like he does than the rest of the player base.

-->Osric: You will release the princess at once!
-->The Shadow: And what in our long relationship suggests I would do this?
-->Brother Silence: There is but one way this can end: with your death and us departing with our prize.
-->The Shadow: For women are prizes to be won, yes?

** Also, this is Lodge's explanation for why he feels like he has to do something to deserve Joanna--he grew up on literature where the heroes won their love interests by doing great deeds.

** [[spoiler:"My quarrel's never been with you, rather it's been with those that have continuously thwarted my plans. Now *you*, I have quite the quarrel with."]]

** The ''The Shadow's Dungeon'' Pathfinder adventure reveals that the Shadow is a villain from Countermay who went to the RPG world following his defeat.

The third feature-length movie in ''Franchise/TheGamers'' series, ''Hands of Fate'' brings back many of the characters from ''Film/TheGamersDorknessRising'', though the focus of the film is on {{Collectible Card Game}}s rather than {{Tabletop RPG}}s. We do briefly see the party from the second film and find out that Lodge is now running ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' instead of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. The plot focuses on Cass, who begins playing the story-based CCG ''Romance of The Nine Empires'' in an effort to impress GamerChick Natalie. At the same time, across time and space in the mystical land of Countermay, BadassPrincess Myriad is troubled by visions of her own death and the destruction of her kingdom - visions that seem more like long-forgotten memories than simple nightmares...

* CallBack: At the end of the second movie, Cass admitted, "I'm a dick." At the end of the third movie, he has tells Natalie, "I'm a dick, not an asshole."

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"My quarrel's never been with you, rather it's been with those that have continuously thwarted my plans. Now *you*, I have quite the quarrel with."]]

Unlike the previous installments of the series, [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombieorpheus/the-gamers-hands-of-fate this one was]] Website/{{Kickstarte|r}}d.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: The (hallucination of the) main character of ''Ninja Dragon Riders'' delivers one to Gary: Is [[spoiler:harassing and even murdering an innocent man who dresses up a Chibi-chan to earn some cash]] really a proper way to honor the memory of the Ninja Dragon Riders?

** Similarly, Chibi-Chan seems to be one for Pikachu/Pokemon in general, and ''Ninja Dragon Riders'' seems to have some similarities to PowerRangers

The third feature-length movie in ''Franchise/TheGamers'' series, ''Hands Of Fate'' brings back many of the characters from ''Film/TheGamersDorknessRising'', though the focus of the film is on {{Collectible Card Game}}s rather than {{Tabletop RPG}}s. We do briefly see the party from the second film and find out that Lodge is now running ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' instead of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. The plot focuses on Cass, who begins playing the story-based CCG ''Romance of The Nine Empires'' in an effort to impress GamerChick Natalie. At the same time, across time and space in the mystical land of Countermay, BadassPrincess Myriad is troubled by visions of her own death and the destruction of her kingdom - visions that seem more like long-forgotten memories than simple nightmares...

* AmbiguousSyntax: Invoked by the ShowWithinAShow Ninja Dragon Riders; the Dragon Riders and Dragons are both ninjas.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: The Legacy to The Meach
* AxeCrazy: Gary when it comes to Chibi-Chan

* TheCameo: Joanna Gaskell of StandardAction appears briefly at the end as [[spoiler: Myriad's new husband's lover.]]

* ConvertedFanboy: Cass by the end of the film.

* DeadpanSnarker: Cass. So much.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Jase, the Displaced player that Cass beats early on, quickly becomes Cass' main supporter.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Cass is quick to correct the announcer that refers to him by full name, Sean Cassidy.
* EpicFail: When Cass was first learning Romance In The Nine Empires, he gets completely owned twice by some kid. Then he plays a different kid and gets completely owned. The kicker? With the latter, the kid was playing the Pokemon-{{Expy}} game. Somehow he didn't notice he was playing a completely different game.
* EvenNerdsHaveStandards: Cass makes it clear that Larpers are the lamest of the lame. Except for Furries. He also goes into a full-on nerd rage when he encounters card game players, to everyone else's confusion.

* FieryRedhead: Natalie

* GamerChick: Natalie, although she ''hates'' being perceived this way.
* GangOfBullies: The Legacy.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: The Meach is revealed in the end to be a hardcore storyline player who stayed out of the alliance simply because it's what his isolationist faction would do, and his conditions for backing Cass are also completely in-character. He even uses a hero that looks like him, presumably made after one of his previous tournament victories as they did for Cass.]]
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: For all their SmugSnake behavior throughout the movie, The Legacy are surprisingly graceful with their defeat at Cass's hands. Louis, the leader, even remarks that it was the best game he's ever played.]]
* TheHeart: Jase functions as this, especially when Natalie and Cass are at odds.
* HeyYou: Natalie has a habit of this.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Mark Meacham]], sort of. He [[spoiler: allies with Cass]] not because he's become a good guy, but because [[spoiler: Cass can beat a starvation deck and he can't]]. He's shown to be a nicer guy at the end of the movie, however, going to get a beer with Leo.
* {{LARP}}: Which Cass insists he's too cool for. This does not endear him to Natalie, who says it's one of the highlights of her year.
** Also features an in-universe BigLippedAlligatorMoment when a couple of impeccably dressed Ord cosplayers (or real Ord?) run in briefly and speak nothing but their native language.

* RealJokeName: It's revealed at the end that Leo's last name is [[spoiler:[=DaVinci=]]].

* SmugSnake: The leader of the Legacy tries so hard to be seen as a MagnificentBastard by Cass. [[ShutUpHannibal Yeah.]] Cass' total irreverence is not limited to [=NPCs=] in an rpg.
-->Weaver: [[AGodAmI A common theme one finds in classical mythology is the belief that all [...] outcomes have already been decided by gods weaving together the strands of fate. On a related note, you can call me... Weaver.]]
-->Cass: No. I'm gonna call you Louis - you look like a Louis to me.
-->Weaver: [[WorthyOpponent I see that we are evenly matched...]]
-->Cass: Not really, no. Is this going somewhere?

* StrawMisogynist: The Legacy intentionally play this up to help make themselves hated, although a few other players are shown as just as bad and Leo kicks one particularly offensive player out of his store in the very beginning. Cass (and Lodge in the extended cut) getting over their own sexism and double standards is also a major subplot.

* TokenEvilTeammate: The LARP for the alliance has one representative from Ixhasa, who talks about how the Undead are totally going to kill them all

* VillainSong: The Legacy has quite a catchy one.

Characters in the third movie include:

* Cass/Brother Silence: Still a {{Munchkin}} more concerned with winning than stories, though he manages to remain a LoveableRogue as the story progresses rather than a DesignatedHero.
* Natalie: Tough-as-nails GamerChick and the object of Cass' misguided affections.
* Leo/Flynn The Bard: Still managing the local game store. The OldMaster who trains Cass in the ways of the CollectibleCardGame.
* Gary/Male Luster: The star of the main subplot, which involves Gary's hatred of a particular member of the FurryFandom that was clearly inspired by [[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Pokemon&sa=U&ei=X48NUsaKA8GX2QXxhoDgDw&ved=0CAkQFjAB&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNHi6ATMnisjBJ0cMkKLucSF3TkmRA Pokemon]].
* Kevin Lodge/Sir Osric: Largely unchanged, his role is barely more than a cameo in the festival cut. In the extended cut, he and Joanna have a conflict over the status of their relationship.
* Joanna/Daphne: Now the DungeonmastersGirlfriend, but largely unchanged from what little we see of her in the festival cut. In the extended cut, she discovers an engagement ring in Lodge's backpack and freaks out about it.
* The Shadow: [[RunningGag The Shadow? The Shadow! The Shadow]]. The BigBad of Lodge's campaign.
* Mark: Has a cameo as a servant of... [[RunningGag The Shadow? The Shadow! The Shadow.]]
* Penelope (same actress plays Female Luster): One of the writers of the ''Romance of The Nine Empires'' storyline. Oversees the finals at [=GenCon=].
* Myriad: The main heroine of Cass's deck and, unbeknownst to him, a real BadassPrincess in another reality.
* Dundareel: Myriad's true love. An Elven hero of the same kingdom.
* The Emissary: The main villain of the fantasy part of the movie. Leader of an Army of TheUndead that seeks to destroy Myriad's homeland.
* Jase: A cheerful, friendly [=R9E=] player who becomes Cass's biggest supporter after playing against him in a qualifying match.
* The Meach (Mark Meacham): An InsufferableGenius elite player who is one of the obstacles on Cass's way to the championship.
* The Legacy: The main villains of the Real World part of the movie--a GangOfBullies who plan to win the finals at [=GenCon=] and use the influence they'll gain over the story to kill the game for anyone who prefers plots and diplomacy to non-stop combat.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The Romance of The Nine Empires Card Game featured in the movie later received a [[http://www.alderac.com/r9e/15th-anniversary/ ''15th Anniversary World Championship Edition'']] made by AEG following the release of the movie, and the game now also has it's first expansion: ''Romance of The Nine Empires Arcane Fire''.