◌ Heists

Ant-Man (2015)

Army of the Dead (2021)

This movie has everything a DM needs to run a compelling, high stakes heist: a team of experts, a glorious payload, a ticking clock, and a horde of zombies in between them and their prize. But what really ratchets up the stakes is that the team quickly realizes that some of the zombies within Vegas are as intelligent as they are vicious, capable of using weapons, tools, and armor. If you want to put a hoard of semi-sentient undead (like the Karrnathi undead soldier from Eberron) in between your players and their payload, this movie is for you.

Mission: Impossible

Star Wars: Rogue One

Rogue One could serve as inspiration for a one-shot, where all the player characters sacrifice themselves to finish the heist. Then, it could be followed by an ongoing campaign where the new player characters protect the MacGuffin stolen in the one-shot.