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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8772463" data-attributes="member: 6796661">Like [USER=177]@Umbran[/USER] D&D influenced my reading more than the other way around. I see some differences between folks that started in the 70s and 80s versus those who started with 5e, but I think that has to do more with the fact that the middle of the Venn diagram between war gamers and role players was much fatter in the 70s and 80s than it is today. There are some things like spell slots that were influenced by those books (e.g. Jack Vance's Dying Earth series for D&D's magic system), but these are baked into the mechanics of the game and it is the mechanics, not the familiarity with the novel that inspired it that affects how players play. The one book series that I feel has certainly influenced how people play the game is the Lord of the Rings.  That's crosses generations and game styles. How most players see elves and dwarves is heavily influenced by Tolkien. I think it is starting to change a bit with younger generations who are as--or more--influenced by anime tropes than Tolkien. But this is the only example I can think of from my personal experience.</blockquote>