The sandworm fits in right alongside other final-boss monsters like the dragons or tarrasque. Giganticism evolves in creatures that easily obtain energy from their environment and who benefit from giganticism as. And the larger-than-life super-monster thing is almost too perfect for a D&D setting. They’ve been borrowed by other stories so many times that some may not realize where they originated. Even people who’ve never read or seen any version of Dune know about sandworms. But the most iconic part of the entire series is the sandworms. There are a lot of characters in Dune, all portrayed by A-list superstars.

Where they originated is unknown, but were introduced to Arrakis before the events of. Let’s join the rest of the cast on Arrakis and figure out how to add a little Dune to our next D&D campaign with– Sandworms! The sandworm was an autotrophic animal that inhabited the planet Arrakis. The film’s release was popular enough that it was almost instantly greenlit for a 2023 sequel. The most recent take on the series came in the form of the gorgeous 2021 film. Dune has been referenced by everything and everyone from Star Trek to Fatboy Slim’s song “Weapon of Choice”. Few other pieces of media have had influence this lasting or widespread. It has inspiring five sequels, a miniseries, a multiple films, and has added to the general nerd zeitgeist in so many subtle ways. This week we’re going to Arrakis to take on the Sandworm as we figure out how to play D&D in the universe of Dune.ĭune has been a science fiction phenomenon since 1965.

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