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| ====== My personal “Appendix N” ====== | ====== My personal “Appendix N” ====== |
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| Much has been made of "[[http://www.digital-eel.com/blog/ADnD_reading_list.htm|Appendix N]]," the appendix in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons //[[wp>Dungeon_Master's_Guide|Dungeon Masters Guide]]// citing influences on the development of Dungeons & Dragons. It defines the soul of the game created by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax|Gygax]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Arneson|et]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR,_Inc.|al]]. | Much has been made of “[[http://www.digital-eel.com/blog/ADnD_reading_list.htm|Appendix N]],” the appendix in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons //[[wp>Dungeon_Master’s_Guide|Dungeon Masters Guide]]// citing influences on the development of Dungeons & Dragons. It defines the soul of the game created by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax|Gygax]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Arneson|et]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR,_Inc.|al]]. |
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| It's also not unusual for a DM to be asked what his personal influences are that shape the campaign, so here is a list of some of my influences: | It’s also not unusual for a DM to be asked what his personal influences are that shape his gaming views, so here is a list of some of my influences: |
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| ==== Television ==== | ==== Television ==== |
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| * Saturday morning cartoons from the late '70s and the early '80s like [[wp>Thundarr_the_Barbarian|"Thundarr the Barbarian"]], [[wp>Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles|"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"]] and [[wp>Jason_of_Star_Command|"Jason of Star Command"]] | * Saturday morning cartoons from the late ’70s and the early ’80s like [[wp>Thundarr_the_Barbarian|“Thundarr the Barbarian”]], [[wp>Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles|“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”]] and [[wp>Jason_of_Star_Command|“Jason of Star Command”]] |
| * Monster-of-the-week syndicated TV from the '80s and early '90s | * Monster-of-the-week syndicated TV from the ’80s and early ’90s |
| * Nineties long-arc nerd classics like [[wp>The_X-Files|"The X-Files"]], [[wp>Millennium_(TV_series)|"Millennium"]] and [[wp>Babylon 5|"Babylon 5"]] | * Nineties long-arc nerd classics like [[wp>The_X-Files|“The X-Files”]], [[wp>Millennium_(TV_series)|“Millennium”]] and [[wp>Babylon 5|“Babylon 5”]] |
| * Westerns like [[wp>Gunsmoke|"Gunsmoke"]], [[wp>Wagon_Train|"Wagon Train"]], [[wp>Bonanza|"Bonanza"]], [[wp>Kung_Fu_(1972_TV_series)|"Kung Fu"]] and [[wp>Rawhide_(TV_series)|"Rawhide"]] | * Westerns like [[wp>Gunsmoke|“Gunsmoke”]], [[wp>Wagon_Train|“Wagon Train”]], [[wp>Bonanza|“Bonanza”]], [[wp>Kung_Fu_(1972_TV_series)|“Kung Fu”]] and [[wp>Rawhide_(TV_series)|“Rawhide”]] |
| * ...I watch a lot of TV... | * ...I watch a lot of TV... |
| * Classic, horrible-special-effects [[wp>Doctor_Who|"Doctor Who"]] | * Classic, horrible-special-effects [[wp>Doctor_Who|“Doctor Who”]] |
| * Classic, morally-ambivalent [[wp>Blake's_7|"Blakes 7"]] | * Classic, morally-ambivalent [[wp>Blake’s_7|“Blakes 7”]] |
| * Classic [[wp>Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series|ST:TOS]] and [[wp>Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine|ST:DS9]]; [[wp>Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation|ST:TNG]] is great, but I don't think it informed my gaming that much | * Classic [[wp>Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series|ST:TOS]] and [[wp>Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine|ST:DS9]]; [[wp>Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation|ST:TNG]] is great, but I don’t think it informed my gaming that much |
| * As much as I hate that damn show, I hate to say it... //[[wp>Lost_(TV_series)|Lost]]// | * As much as I hate that damn show, I hate to say it... //[[wp>Lost_(TV_series)|Lost]]// |
| * If anything has influenced my thoughts on grasping, dark characters with lots of moral ambiguity, it's definitely [[wp>Breaking_Bad|"Breaking Bad"]] and [[wp>Better_Call_Saul|"Better Call Saul"]] | * If anything has influenced my thoughts on grasping, dark characters with lots of moral ambiguity, it’s definitely [[wp>Breaking_Bad|“Breaking Bad”]] and [[wp>Better_Call_Saul|“Better Call Saul”]] |
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| ==== Movies ==== | ==== Movies ==== |
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| * Saturday afternoon kung-fu movies on [[wp>UHF_television_broadcasting|UHF channels]] in the '80s | * Saturday afternoon kung-fu movies on [[wp>UHF_television_broadcasting|UHF channels]] in the ’80s |
| * [[wp>Conan_the_Barbarian_(1982_film)|"Conan the Barbarian"]], [[wp>Conan_the_Destroyer|"Conan the Destroyer"]], [[wp>Krull_(film)|"Krull"]]... basically, any of those movies from that period | * [[wp>Conan_the_Barbarian_(1982_film)|“Conan the Barbarian”]], [[wp>Conan_the_Destroyer|“Conan the Destroyer”]], [[wp>Krull_(film)|“Krull”]]... basically, any of those movies from that period |
| * The [[wp>Indiana Jones]] franchise | * The [[wp>Indiana Jones]] franchise |
| * The [[wp>Alien_(franchise)|Alien]] franchise | * The [[wp>Alien_(franchise)|Alien]] franchise |
| * The [[wp>Blade_Runner_(franchise)|Blade Runner]] franchise | * The [[wp>Blade_Runner_(franchise)|Blade Runner]] franchise |
| * The [[wp>Planet_of_the_Apes|Planet of the Apes]] franchise | * The [[wp>Planet_of_the_Apes|Planet of the Apes]] franchise |
| * [[wp>Big_Trouble_in_Little_China|"Big Trouble In Little China"]] is like, literally, the most old-school D&D movie I know | * [[wp>Big_Trouble_in_Little_China|“Big Trouble In Little China”]] is like, literally, the most old-school D&D movie I know |
| * ...I like movies... | * ...I like movies... |
| * Endless swaths of cross-country car chase movies of the '70s | * Endless swaths of cross-country car chase movies of the ’70s |
| * Any number of classic and modern horror movies, both shock and psychological | * Any number of classic and modern horror movies, both shock and psychological |
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| * //[[wp>Gödel,_Escher,_Bach|Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid]]// | * //[[wp>Gödel,_Escher,_Bach|Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid]]// |
| * The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons //[[wp>Dungeon_Master's_Guide|Dungeon Masters Guide]]//, which taught me that there is a lot of complexity to consider when running a game | * The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons //[[wp>Dungeon_Master’s_Guide|Dungeon Masters Guide]]//, which taught me that there is a lot of complexity to consider when running a game |
| * The //Basic D&D// and //Expert D&D// sets by Tom Moldvay and Dave Cook, respectively, taught me that you can get a lot of mileage out of something pretty simple | * The //Basic D&D// and //Expert D&D// sets by Tom Moldvay and Dave Cook, respectively, taught me that you can get a lot of mileage out of something pretty simple |
| * [[wp>Rolemaster#Second_edition_(RM2):_1984–1994|Rolemaster 2e]] | * [[wp>Rolemaster#Second_edition_(RM2):_1984–1994|Rolemaster 2e]] was a big deal for me |
| * (Almost) Anything by [[wp>Judges_Guild|Judges Guild]] | * (Almost) Anything by [[wp>Judges_Guild|Judges Guild]] |
| * //[[wp>The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy|HGttG]]//... well, at least the first four | * //[[wp>The_Hitchhiker’s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy|HGttG]]//... well, at least the first four |
| * Old [[wp>Robert_Heinlein|Heinlein]] and [[wp>Arthur_C._Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]] novels | * Old [[wp>Robert_Heinlein|Heinlein]] and [[wp>Arthur_C._Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]] novels |
| * ...I (used to) read a lot... | * ...I (used to) read a lot... |
| * In retrospect, the [[wp>Dragonlance#Novels|Dragonlance novels]] have told me what I //don't// want at the gaming table | * In retrospect, the //[[wp>Dragonlance#Novels|Dragonlance]]// novels have told me what I //don’t// want at the gaming table |
| * //[[wp>From_the_Mixed-Up_Files_of_Mrs._Basil_E._Frankweiler|From the Mixed-Up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler]]// (I'm not kidding; either you get it, or you don't) | * //[[wp>From_the_Mixed-Up_Files_of_Mrs._Basil_E._Frankweiler|From the Mixed-Up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler]]// (I’m not kidding; either you get it, or you don’t) |
| * Believe it or not, //[[wp>Mazes_and_Monsters_(novel)|Mazes and Monsters]]// was a pretty good book | * Believe it or not, //[[wp>Mazes_and_Monsters_(novel)|Mazes and Monsters]]// was a pretty good book, even if the movie was shit |
| * I'm serious about that Dragonlance thing; if you come expecting Dragonlance, I'm not the guy for you | * I’m serious about that //Dragonlance// thing; if you come expecting //Dragonlance//, I’m not the DM for you |
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| ==== Computer games ==== | ==== Computer games ==== |
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| * <del>Text adventures</del> Interactive fiction, especially [[http://www.infocom-if.org/index2.html|Infocom's]] and [[wp>List_of_Scott_Adams_Adventure_video_games|adventures by Scott Adams]], but most-most especially the //[[wp>Zork|Zork]]// and //[[wp>Enchanter_(video_game)|Enchanter]]// series | * <del>Text adventures</del> Interactive fiction, especially [[http://www.infocom-if.org/index2.html|Infocom’s]] and [[wp>List_of_Scott_Adams_Adventure_video_games|adventures by Scott Adams]], but most-most especially the //[[wp>Zork|Zork]]// and //[[wp>Enchanter_(video_game)|Enchanter]]// series |
| * By extension, several [[wp>MUD|MUDs]] back in the '90s when the Internet was a much different place | * By extension, several [[wp>MUD|MUDs]] back in the ’90s when the Internet was a much different place |
| * The //[[wp>Wizardry|Wizardry]]// series of games, especially the first couple | * The //[[wp>Wizardry|Wizardry]]// series of games, especially the first couple |
| * The //[[https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Main_Page|Ultima]]// series | * The //[[https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Main_Page|Ultima]]// series |
| * //[[wp>The_Bard's_Tale_(1985_video_game)|The Bard's Tale]]// | * //[[wp>The_Bard’s_Tale_(1985_video_game)|The Bard’s Tale]]// |
| * //[[wp>Phantasie|Phantasie]]// | * //[[wp>Phantasie|Phantasie]]// |
| * ...I (used to) play a lot of games... | * ...I (used to) play a lot of games... |
| ==== Podcasts ==== | ==== Podcasts ==== |
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| * [[http://tanispodcast.com/|Tanis]] <fs small>(it's... complicated)</fs> | * [[http://tanispodcast.com/|Tanis]] <fs small>(it’s... complicated)</fs> |
| * [[https://roleplayrescue.com/podcast/|Roleplay Rescue]], which finally convinced me to put a campaign together | * [[https://roleplayrescue.com/podcast/|Roleplay Rescue]], which finally convinced me to put a campaign together |
