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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alaxk Knight of Galt" data-source="post: 5497419" data-attributes="member: 4129">Goodman's DCC is focused on creating an RPG experience in-line with Appendix N.  I think this is a fantastic idea.  DnD, to me, seems to be evolving from the previous edition rather then from any literary or film sources.My question is two fold, what would a modern day Appendix N contain and how would it influence DnD today?Here are some of my suggestions for what a modern Appendix N should hold • Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan • The Dark Tower - Steven King • A Song of Ice and Fire - George RR Martin • The Gentlemen Bastards - Scott Lynch • Mistborn - Brandon SandersonHow might these influence a modern fantasy RPG (or even a 5th Edition of DnD).  Let's just look at the Dark Tower (a non-traditional fantasy) • The idea of the Ka-Tet fits perfectly with an adventuring party • A vast multi-verse that is falling apart, with a centeral focus holding what remains together • Guns as ancestral weapons and a Knightly Order that uses them • Technology is falling apart • Lowmen, Demons, Lobstrocities, and all sorts of nasties • The Black 13 as an artifact of doomObviously this just scratches the surface of possibilities of what the Dark Tower might bring (let alone what other writers, movies, comics, and TV shows might add).  What would you have in a Modern Appendix N and what gaming mechanics would you import from it?</blockquote>