15: The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride takes its genre and gives it a shake to see what happens questioning expectations along the way, while also adding to it. All of its heroes have stories - Buttercup is a lot less passive than the damsel in distress role, for one. Its villains are monstrous in many ways. The sword fights are all-timers. And in the film, directed by Rob Reiner, the critique of fairytales moves from the narration to the story being told from one generation to another.
“Grandpa? Maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow.”
“As you wish.”
The Fire Swamp
How to get across a legendarily dangerous land? You can probably assume one of the three dangers doesn’t exist.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
That PC with a revenge backstory finally gets their chance. In the middle of another adventure.
The Good Parts Version
The PCs discover someone is telling their story. And leaving some important stuff out.
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