The Orb of Faluzure

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God is the first forgotten sequel to the terrible Dungeons & Dragons movie. After 5 years, Wrath of the Dragon God first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel. A TV budget meant even worse CGI than the already awful CGI from the original. Yet Wrath of the Dragon God is actually a minor improvement. It’s still a bland fantasy that barely lives up to the popular role-playing game, but several problems are fixed. The only returning actor is Bruce Payne as the villain’s right hand man Damodar.

Damodar doesn’t wear goofy blue lipstick, but he does seek revenge after 100 years of being undead. The titular dragon god is the poorly rendered Faluzure that Damodar plans to awaken with the powerful Orb of Faluzure. Payne’s performance is more over-the-top compared to the rest of the unknown cast. This time the central party actually reflects nearly every attribute from the game. Lord Berek is a fighter married to Melora the mage.

Though it seems like she’ll join the party, Melora is cursed and seeks answers alongside head mage Lord Oberon. Lux is a beautiful barbarian, Dorian is a wise Cleric, Ormaline is a lovely elf wizard, and Nim is a roguish thief. They’re not exactly three dimensional, but their campaign is more believable. Damodar is aided by a deceptive lich and several other creatures with terrible effects. Izmir is saved from the dragon god, but he’s no Smaug. Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God isn’t worth it for what little effort was put into it.

Dungeons & Dragons Wrath of the Dragon God

Dorian fights the white dragon

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