Appendix N
In the original publishing of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 'Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading' was a list of authors and works that were identified by Gary Gygax, the writer of Dungeons and Dragons, as the source of many concepts, tropes, spells, and monsters that were used in the development of D&D.
Many TTRPGs reference their own Appendix N or have an inspirational reading section. This is my list of works that inspire my Writing, game development and TTRPG refereeing.
- The Elder Scrolls
- The Hobbit
- The Lord of the Rings (and J. R. R. Tolkien in general)
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Terry Pratchett's books (Specifically Discworld)
- The Edge Chronicles
- Earthsea Cycle
- Game of Thrones (TV)
- Dark Souls
- Elden Ring
- Zelda
- Stephen Fry's Great Mythology Series (Mythos, Heroes, Sources/Troy, Odyssey)
- Adventure Time
- Conan the Barbarian
- The Dying Earth Books