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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 ==== |
| * 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, even if the movie was shit | * 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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