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<blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 8198768" data-attributes="member: 10148">If D&amp;D encouraged writers to enjoy fantasy, doesn't that still count as inspiring them? Just because their novels don't have direct copies of stuff from their D&amp;D campaign or the like doesn't mean it wasn't an influence.Also, don't underestimate how D&amp;D grew the market for fantasy fiction among its (generally young) audience, which surely gave a lot of fantasy authors a shot at publication they wouldn't have had otherwise.As for Pratchett specifically, <a href="https://rec.games.frp.dnd.narkive.com/fF8Zdbpi/terry-pratchett-and-d-d" target="_blank">he ran D&amp;D games</a>, and there are D&amp;D references in his works. Would he have have written fantasy without D&amp;D? Probably. But it also wouldn't look quite the same.Ultimately, though, all I'm saying is that &quot;the alternate D&amp;D would resemble my favorite works of fantasy fiction&quot; is a line of thought that should be carefully considered. The less like D&amp;D it is, the more likely it would still exist without it. But the closer it is to D&amp;D, the more cautious you should be. Even if D&amp;D is never directly cited as an influence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JEB, post: 8198768, member: 10148"] If D&D encouraged writers to enjoy fantasy, doesn't that still count as inspiring them? Just because their novels don't have direct copies of stuff from their D&D campaign or the like doesn't mean it wasn't an influence. Also, don't underestimate how D&D grew the market for fantasy fiction among its (generally young) audience, which surely gave a lot of fantasy authors a shot at publication they wouldn't have had otherwise. As for Pratchett specifically, [URL='https://rec.games.frp.dnd.narkive.com/fF8Zdbpi/terry-pratchett-and-d-d']he ran D&D games[/URL], and there are D&D references in his works. Would he have have written fantasy without D&D? Probably. But it also wouldn't look quite the same. Ultimately, though, all I'm saying is that "the alternate D&D would resemble my favorite works of fantasy fiction" is a line of thought that should be carefully considered. The less like D&D it is, the more likely it would still exist without it. But the closer it is to D&D, the more cautious you should be. Even if D&D is never directly cited as an influence. [/QUOTE]

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