A show based on this 40-year-old setting in opportunities for studios to explore Dungeons & Dragons and the many modules that exist therein. However, only one option would keep the more familiar aspects of the game intact for both longtime players and newly interested audiences: Dragonlance.

Dragonlance is a classic campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons, containing many of the staples of the game: magic, monsters, and heroes who wish to stop the forces of evil from conquering their home. Dragonlance's modules were first released in the 1980s and span several adventures and novel trilogies, giving any studio who wishes to adapt a Dragonlance TV show plenty of material to work with. That being said, the module's main selling point may also cause audiences to have a hard time watching it and give it similar issues that House Of The Dragon still needs to contend with.

A TV Show Based On Dragonlance Would Be As Tragic For Dragon Fans As HOTD

The Main Point Of The Dragonlances Is To Kill Dragons

If a TV show based on Dragonlance were to be green-lit, then the Dungeons & Dragons property would likely be tragic for fans of the mythical creatures, much like House Of The Dragon, as the main premise focuses on their demise. The modules tell the story of the land of Krynn whose history has been besieged by wars between mortals and dragons since the beginning. As a result, the dragonlances were created, with the modules and novels detailing the characters' adventures in slaying the dragons and winning the War of the Lance once and for all.

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Due to this premise, audiences who love dragons or want a story focusing on draconic lore may not be satisfied, much like audiences who wanted something similar from House Of The Dragon. The dragons are some of House Of The Dragon's most underrated characters, with their roles mostly being that of simple mounts, bargaining chips, or easy casualties. A Dragonlance show will likely feature as many or more dragon deaths, making the series just as hard to watch. One piece of information, though, may lessen the blow of these deaths and keep to a cardinal rule from Dungeons & Dragons.

One Bit Of Dungeons & Dragons' Dragonlance Lore Would Make The Dragon Deaths Easier

The Dragons Of Drangonlance Follow A Common D&D Conception

Tiamat, a massive, five-headed dragon emerging from the clouds, attacks a castle in the Dragonlance campaign for Dungeon & Dragons.

The well-known idea that all chromatic dragons are evil in Dungeons & Dragons should make the deaths in a potential Dragonlance show easier as the modules keep to that same rule. In the world of Dragonlance, many of the dragons hate mortalkind and often resent being under their control, resulting in their brutal attacks against the protagonists. Their alignment is not very surprising, as the main evil goddess of Dragonlance, Takhisis, is a variation of Tiamat, the draconic goddess of Dungeons & Dragons and the mother of the chromatic strain of dragons.

A show based on Dragonlance would ultimately give audiences who love Dungeons & Dragons even more to learn and explore as the War Of The Lance truly unfolds.

These draconic alignments in Dragonlance could allow a show based in this Dungeons & Dragons setting to work and avoid alienating audiences, as the dragon's horrible actions would justify their destruction. Not only that, but several of the dragons of Dragonlance do assist the mortals, adding complexity to the overall plot and sparing some of the creatures a grisly fate. A show based on Dragonlance would ultimately give audiences who love Dungeons & Dragons even more to learn and explore as the War Of The Lance truly unfolds.

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The Dungeons & Dragons franchise is a fantasy adventure series based on the iconic tabletop role-playing game. The franchise includes both live-action and animated adaptations, with the most notable being the recent film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), which brought the fantasy world of D&D to a broader audience with its blend of humor, action, and classic D&D elements. The franchise explores themes of heroism, friendship, and the unpredictable nature of adventuring in a magical world filled with dragons, wizards, and mythical creatures.

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E. Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley
First Film
Dungeons & Dragons
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Dungeons & Dragons
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Bradley Cooper, Jason Wong