Starting in Basic and quickly moving my way through the ranks until finally getting to Advanced, I was hooked. I created characters based on movies I had watched. The Conan archetype was the first attempt, but wouldn't be my last. Here's some of the cast of TV and movie characters I remember making RPG characters for: [Mind you, this list is based on characters over the course of years and not just from D&D.]
- Conan (The original movies, but I think I'd like to make one based off of the re-imagining staring Jason Mamoa.)
- Madmartigan (Val Kilmer's character from the movie Willow.)
- Gen. Kael (Another character from Willow.)
- Bowen (Dennis Quaid's character from Dragonheart.)
- Azeem (Morgan Freeman's memoriable character from Robin Hood, Prince of Theives.)
- D (From Vampire Hunter D.)
- Leon (The Professional)
The 80's also brought me visions of my first love: Tiamat. That probably sounds real wierd, but I've had a horrible appreciation for the 5-headed chromatic dragon since I first laid eyes upon her animated version in the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. To this very day, Tiamat is close to my heart. Her's was the only D&D mini that I saved when I sold my collection and I have this printed signed and on the wall in my living room:
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