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<blockquote data-quote="toucanbuzz" data-source="post: 8496720" data-attributes="member: 19270"><p>In no particular order, my top picks for TSR era D&D books:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong><em>Homeland </em></strong>(origin story of Drizz't, a visual feast into the unforgiving realm of Lolth's people and the Underdark).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong><em>Verdant Passage </em></strong>(first Dark Sun novel, Denning brings the brutal and morally-gray world of Athas to life...the 5 book series goes downhill from there but still worth a go; if you're going to DM in Dark Sun, this one is a must-read).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><strong>Legends trilogy </strong></em>(Dragonlance's best involving the relationship between twin brothers Caramon and the infamous Raistlin as Raistlin goes back in time to become a god, you'll love and hate during this journey; of course, you really need to read the <strong>Chronicles</strong> first to fully get it).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong><em>Finder's Stone trilogy </em></strong>(Forgotten Realms, starts with Azure Bonds (waking up with tattoos that compel the main character) and may seem full of fantasy cliches, but that's because this trilogy came up with many of them; it's pure RPG adventure and high fantasy with a clever storyline, D&D at its best).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><strong>The Cleric Quintet </strong></em>(FR, the cleric Cadderly, who is more complex than most D&D characters get, and friends have cool D&D adventures with an awesome premise...it's just a fun read with a little exploration into understanding one's faith).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><strong>Vampire of the Mists & Knight of the Black Rose </strong></em>(Ravenloft's first two novels following the tortured elf Jander and getting a glimpse at the nature of Strahd, and next Dragonlance's great villain Soth makes his way, both capture the heart and soul of the setting...<strong>I, Strahd</strong> gets an honorable mention because if you're going to run Strahd as more than a stat block, you really should read it).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong><em>The Moonshae Trilogy </em></strong>(early FR high fantasy, it's not going to win awards for character development but it's just epic fun with save-the-world tropes that make you think that'd make for an awesome campaign).</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toucanbuzz, post: 8496720, member: 19270"] In no particular order, my top picks for TSR era D&D books: [LIST=1] [*][B][I]Homeland [/I][/B](origin story of Drizz't, a visual feast into the unforgiving realm of Lolth's people and the Underdark). [*][B][I]Verdant Passage [/I][/B](first Dark Sun novel, Denning brings the brutal and morally-gray world of Athas to life...the 5 book series goes downhill from there but still worth a go; if you're going to DM in Dark Sun, this one is a must-read). [*][I][B]Legends trilogy [/B][/I](Dragonlance's best involving the relationship between twin brothers Caramon and the infamous Raistlin as Raistlin goes back in time to become a god, you'll love and hate during this journey; of course, you really need to read the [B]Chronicles[/B] first to fully get it). [*][B][I]Finder's Stone trilogy [/I][/B](Forgotten Realms, starts with Azure Bonds (waking up with tattoos that compel the main character) and may seem full of fantasy cliches, but that's because this trilogy came up with many of them; it's pure RPG adventure and high fantasy with a clever storyline, D&D at its best). [*][I][B]The Cleric Quintet [/B][/I](FR, the cleric Cadderly, who is more complex than most D&D characters get, and friends have cool D&D adventures with an awesome premise...it's just a fun read with a little exploration into understanding one's faith). [*][I][B]Vampire of the Mists & Knight of the Black Rose [/B][/I](Ravenloft's first two novels following the tortured elf Jander and getting a glimpse at the nature of Strahd, and next Dragonlance's great villain Soth makes his way, both capture the heart and soul of the setting...[B]I, Strahd[/B] gets an honorable mention because if you're going to run Strahd as more than a stat block, you really should read it). [*][B][I]The Moonshae Trilogy [/I][/B](early FR high fantasy, it's not going to win awards for character development but it's just epic fun with save-the-world tropes that make you think that'd make for an awesome campaign). [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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