Sent on a quest to rescue a princess, four clueless players must guide their players through dangerous forests, ancient ruins, and past the girl next door.
Writing
Script understands gamers better than gamers understand themselves.
Practical Effects
Broomstick swords and garage sets. DIY filmmaking at its finest.
Director
Matt Vancil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Matt Vancil made this for roughly $1000 while at university. It spawned a franchise including The Gamers: Dorkness Rising and Shadowfist films.
This single short film basically invented the 'D&D comedy' genre that Critical Role and Dimension 20 would later dominate.
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