The Good: This movie is just plain fun. It's full of great humor, beautiful effects, and some amazing fight scenes. The cast are stellar, even if Mamoa is the "Aquabro," and I loved them all. In particular, I really liked that his dad was played by favorite Kiwi, Temuera Morrison. The movie has a great pace and doesn't drag at all. Orm was a great villain, as was Black Manta (who looked absolutely badass). Finally, I love the concept of the Seven Kingdoms and the Trench were fantastic!
The Bad: I really don't have anything bad to say about this one. While Mamoa doesn't look or act like classic Arthur Curry, I tend to like this version more (and I've dug Aquaman since elementary school).
Final Thoughts: This is definitely the most fun of the current DCEU and I have to admit, I like it even more than Wonder Woman. Also, there's a nod to Lovecraft early on in the film (who when you think about it would have hated the film's diversity). In the Lighthouse, there's a copy of The Dunwich Horror.
In Your Game:
I thought about making a Deep One and Atlantean class for Vigilante City, but after seeing the Seven Kingdoms of Atlantis, I think I might do a whole aquatic sourcebook for it when it releases. I'm not ready for classes yet, so here are some game stats for the Trench.
The Trench
Armor Class: 12 Attack Damage: Claw or Bite 1d6
Hit Dice: 3 Special: Blood Frenzy, Fear of Light
Move: 12/20 (swim) Bonus: +3 to Hit, +1 to Damage
Attack: 1 per round HDE: 3
The smell of blood will cause the Trench to frenzy, giving them advantage on attack rolls, but giving them a -2 AC penalty. Additionally they are afraid of bright light and will flee from it. When in the presence of a bright light source, they suffer disadvantage on all rolls.
Cool! I hope you still plan to expand on this!
ReplyDeleteI kind of forgot about it, but I definitely would like to. I'll talk to my publishing partner and get to work on it.
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