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Appendix N.: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons
| Author: | Peter Bebergal |
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Strange Attractor Press, 2020 |
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Synopsis
Drawing upon Gary Gygax's list of "inspirational reading" in the 1979 Dungeon Masters' Guide, Appendix N. presents a selection of short fiction and resonant fragments that shaped the world's most popular role-playing game.
Contents:
- Appendix N.: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons - interior artwork by Alex Crispin
- 3 - How Sargoth Lay Siege to Zaremm - (1972) - short story by Lin Carter
- 7 - Tales of the Hawk - novelette by Poul Anderson (variant of The Tale of Hauk 1977)
- 31 - Jewels in the Forest - [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] - novelette by Fritz Leiber (variant of The Jewels in the Forest 1939)
- 71 - Empire of the Necromancers - [Zothique] - short story by Clark Ashton Smith (variant of The Empire of the Necromancers 1932)
- 81 - Turjaan of Miir - [Dying Earth] - short story by Jack Vance (variant of Turjan of Miir 1950)
- 99 - A Hero at the Gates - [Cyrion] - (1979) - short story by Tanith Lee
- 115 - Tower of the Elephant - [Conan] - novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Tower of the Elephant 1933)
- 145 - Song of Swords - short fiction by Fred Saberhagen
- 151 - Dreaming City - [The Elric Saga] - novelette by Michael Moorcock (variant of The Dreaming City 1961)
- 185 - The Doom That Came to Sarnath - [Dream Cycle] - (1920) - short story by H. P. Lovecraft
- 193 - Tower of Darkness - [Marcus & Diana] - (1975) - novelette by David Madison
- 217 - Straggler from Atlantis - [Kardios] - (1977) - novelette by Manly Wade Wellman
- 245 - The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles - (1951) - short story by Margaret St. Clair
- 251 - Pit of Wings - [Ryre] - short story by Ramsey Campbell (variant of The Pit of Wings 1978)
- 267 - Black God's Kiss - [Jirel of Joiry] - (1934) - novelette by C. L. Moore
- 299 - The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth - (1908) - short story by Lord Dunsany
- 319 - Sword of Dragons - short fiction by Frank Brunner
- 327 - Afterword (Appendix N.: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons) - essay by Ann VanderMeer
- 331 - Notes on the Stories (Appendix N.: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons) - essay by Peter Bebergal
- 335 - Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading - essay by Peter Bebergal
- 337 - Acknowledgements (Appendix N.: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons) - essay by Peter Bebergal
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