Appendix N
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Appendix N: Inspirational and educational reading is one of the appendices in the 1979 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide.[1] In a more generic sense, "Appendix N" is used to denote a list of inspirations for the flavor, mood and themes of a setting or game.
AD&D Appendix N[edit | edit source]
Anderson, Poul. THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD
Bellairs, John. THE FACE IN THE FROST
Brackett, Leigh.
Brown, Fredric.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. “Pellucidar” Series; Mars Series; Venus Series
Carter, Lin. “World’s End” Series
de Camp, L. Sprague. LEST DARKNESS FALL; FALLIBLE FIEND; et al.
de Camp & Pratt. “Harold Shea” Series; CARNELIAN CUBE
Derleth, August.
Dunsany, Lord.
Farmer, P. J. “The World of the Tiers” Series; et al.
Fox, Gardner. “Kothar” Series; “Kyrik” Series; et al.
Howard, R. E. “Conan” Series
Lanier, Sterling. HIERO’S JOURNEY
Leiber, Fritz. “Fafhrd & Gray Mouser” Series; et al.
Lovecraft, H. P.
Merritt, A. CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE
MIRAGE; et al.
Moorcock, Michael. STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; “Hawkmoon” Series (esp. the first three books)
Norton, Andre.
Offutt, Andrew J., editor SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS III.
Pratt, Fletcher, BLUE STAR; et al.
Saberhagen, Fred. CHANGELING EARTH; et al.
St. Clair, Margaret. THE SHADOW PEOPLE; SIGN OF THE LABRYS
Tolkien, J. R. R. THE HOBBIT; “Ring Trilogy”
Vance, Jack. THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al.
Weinbaum, Stanley.
Wellman, Manly Wade.
Williamson, Jack.
Zelazny, Roger. JACK OF SHADOWS; “Amber” Series; et al.
Other lists of inspirational readings[edit | edit source]
RuneQuest (1978)[edit | edit source]
The 1978 publication of RuneQuest has a list, which "despite superficial similarities, <...> is actually very different in both its content and intention" from Gygax's.[2]
Influence[edit | edit source]
Activities like "reading Appendix N" have become popular in OSR circles as an exploration of the roots and influences of Dungeons & Dragons.[3][4][5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gygax G. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide. TSR, 1979, p. 224.
- ↑ https://grognardia.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-first-appendix-n.html
- ↑ https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/books/reading-appendix-n/the-100-book-appendix-n-reading-list/
- ↑ https://appendixnbookclub.com/
- ↑ https://grognardia.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-problem-with-appendix-n.html