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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ogrork the Mighty" data-source="post: 2115497" data-attributes="member: 19042">I would agree that some DL novels are really good and some are really bad. I don't read much of the current storyline stuff so I'm not an authority on that. But some of my recent reads include the following:- The Kingpriest Trilogy: Awesome! Tells the story of Istar up to and including the Cataclysm. An absolutely excellent read with a wealth of background material and ideas for DMs and players alike. The story provides a lot of info on what happened to the Towers of High Sorcery. It also ties in nicely with the original Chronicles (e.g. showing how Fistandantilus' spellbook and the Disks of Mishakal got to Xak Tsaroth).- The Ergoth Trilogy: Another excellent series. Although a different style than the Kingpriest Trilogy, this series describes the ancient, pre-Cataclysm nation of Ergoth and really nails down the byzantine nature of court intrigue at the time. This is a pretty much stand-alone series, with no other DL knowledge necessary to enjoy it.- The Chronicles: though I haven't reread these recently, I plan to soon. What more can I say, the story that started it all!- The Elven Nations Trilogy: another must-read for any DL DM. The story provides a wealth of information about the founding of the different elven nations. Also ties in with Ergoth.- The Icewall Trilogy: written by Niles, these are excellently written novels that explore the history of Icewall in a very interesting way. It provided the basis for an entire campaign story-arc that took our campaign into the depths of the Icereach to the ogre undercity of Winterheim.As you can see, I prefer reading about DL's history as opposed to the current storyline (which just doesn't do it for me). A lot of the one-shot novels that I've read, to be honest, haven't been very good. It seems the trilogies are better thought out and explain a whole lot more. I can't begin to tell you how much my DL campaign has benefitted from reading these novels. I've read the original FR trilogy and they're a joke in comparison to the DL novels (I dunno what subsequent FR novels have been like). I highly recommend that any DM running a DL campaign at the very least read up on novels that relate to whatever region/aspect of DL you plan to run.</blockquote>

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