Gary Gygax included Appendix N in the Advance Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) Dungeon Master (DM) guide as further reading for DMs wanting to get inspiration for running their own campaigns. I've only...
Gary Gygax included Appendix N in the Advance Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) Dungeon Master (DM) guide as further reading for DMs wanting to get inspiration for running their own campaigns.
I've only read a handful of the books included in here, but this has been a list of books I've been meaning to visit for some time, and actually plan to pick up one of them (Jack Vance's Dying Earth books) after I finish the current Malazan book I'm reading.
Being reminded of this list this morning I was curious if any other Tilders have explored it or these authors and I wanted to share it for those who haven't heard of it before. With how big of an influx DND has gone on to have it feels like diving back in to the works that inspired Gary Gygax would be a fun exercise.
...i've really gotten into appendix N (and genre-adjacent) material over the past couple of years; currently working my way through clark ashton smith's oeuvre at eldritchdark.com, one story cycle...
...i've really gotten into appendix N (and genre-adjacent) material over the past couple of years; currently working my way through clark ashton smith's oeuvre at eldritchdark.com, one story cycle at a time...
Thanks for sharing that link! I've bookmarked that and will probably start cracking away at some of the short stories. It's always nice having something quick and easy to read between other works.
Thanks for sharing that link! I've bookmarked that and will probably start cracking away at some of the short stories. It's always nice having something quick and easy to read between other works.
If you haven't yet, you should check out some of the entries from this year's Appendix N Game Jam. Some of them are really good and really well done. Others are more amateur, but there are some...
If you haven't yet, you should check out some of the entries from this year's Appendix N Game Jam.
Some of them are really good and really well done. Others are more amateur, but there are some nuggets of interesting game play ideas hidden in almost all of them (at least the ones I've read).
Gary Gygax included Appendix N in the Advance Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) Dungeon Master (DM) guide as further reading for DMs wanting to get inspiration for running their own campaigns.
I've only read a handful of the books included in here, but this has been a list of books I've been meaning to visit for some time, and actually plan to pick up one of them (Jack Vance's Dying Earth books) after I finish the current Malazan book I'm reading.
Being reminded of this list this morning I was curious if any other Tilders have explored it or these authors and I wanted to share it for those who haven't heard of it before. With how big of an influx DND has gone on to have it feels like diving back in to the works that inspired Gary Gygax would be a fun exercise.
...i've really gotten into appendix N (and genre-adjacent) material over the past couple of years; currently working my way through clark ashton smith's oeuvre at eldritchdark.com, one story cycle at a time...
Thanks for sharing that link! I've bookmarked that and will probably start cracking away at some of the short stories. It's always nice having something quick and easy to read between other works.
If you haven't yet, you should check out some of the entries from this year's Appendix N Game Jam.
Some of them are really good and really well done. Others are more amateur, but there are some nuggets of interesting game play ideas hidden in almost all of them (at least the ones I've read).