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<blockquote data-quote="Maenalis" data-source="post: 9334067" data-attributes="member: 7040893"><p>My take on the question:</p><p>If somebody asked me to recommend 10 "something" to them, so that they can prepare for their first D&D game, what would I recommend. <strong>If I have an entry already on one list, I don't recommend it on another list</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Well known Authors:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">William Shakespeare</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">J.R.R. Tolkien</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">J.K. Rowling</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">C.S. Lewis</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Jules Verne</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Karl May</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Dante Alighieri: Divina Comedia</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Robert Graves: I, Claudius</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Homer: Iliad, the Odyssey</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Virgil: Aeneid</li> </ol><p>Historical Fiction Books:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Alexandre Dumas</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Walter Scott</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Bernard Cornwell</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Edward Rutherford</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Maurice Druon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ken Follett</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Patrick O'Brian</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Robert Merle</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Simon Scarrow</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Henryk Sienkiewicz - With Fire and Sword</li> </ol><p>RPG Book Series:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Dragonlance series (Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Forgotten Realms series (for example: R.A. Salvatore)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Eberron Books (Keith Baker)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Pathfinder (Golarion) series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">World of Darkness series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Legend of the Five Rings series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Fighting Fantasy series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Warhammer Fantasy series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Lone Wolf gamebook series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sorcery! Series</li> </ol><p>Fantasy Book Authors:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Raymond E. Feist</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Glen Cook</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">George R.R. Martin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Brandon Sanderson</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Terry Pratchett</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Joe Abercrombie</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ursula K. Le Guin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Jim Butcher</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Steven Erikson</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Patrick Rothfuss</li> </ol><p>Movies:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Princes Bride</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A Knights Tale</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Stardust</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Seventh Son</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Robin Hood, prince of thieves</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Indiana Jones series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Knights of the Roundtable / Excalibur</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Braveheart</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Pirates of the Caribbean</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">300</li> </ol><p>Animations:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Shrek</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Treasure Planet</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Black Cauldron</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Aladdin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Frozen</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Kung Fu Panda</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Adventures of Tintin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hercules</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Sword in the Stone</li> </ol><p>TV Shows:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Vox Machina</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Avatar the Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Samurai Jack</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Stranger Things</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Blue Eye Samurai</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Xena & Hercules</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Pirates of Dark Water</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gargoyles</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Merlin, Camelot, Mists of Avalon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spartacus</li> </ol><p>Video Games:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Baldurs Gate series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Icewind Dale series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Neverwinter Nights series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Divinity Original Sin series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Pillars of Eternity series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Dragon Age series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Planescape Torment & Torment Tides of Numenera</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Elder Scrolls series</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Pathfinder Kingmaker & Wrath of the Righteous</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Witcher series</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maenalis, post: 9334067, member: 7040893"] My take on the question: If somebody asked me to recommend 10 "something" to them, so that they can prepare for their first D&D game, what would I recommend. [B]If I have an entry already on one list, I don't recommend it on another list[/B]. Well known Authors: [LIST=1] [*]William Shakespeare [*]J.R.R. Tolkien [*]J.K. Rowling [*]C.S. Lewis [*]Jules Verne [*]Karl May [*]Dante Alighieri: Divina Comedia [*]Robert Graves: I, Claudius [*]Homer: Iliad, the Odyssey [*]Virgil: Aeneid [/LIST] Historical Fiction Books: [LIST=1] [*]Alexandre Dumas [*]Walter Scott [*]Bernard Cornwell [*]Edward Rutherford [*]Maurice Druon [*]Ken Follett [*]Patrick O'Brian [*]Robert Merle [*]Simon Scarrow [*]Henryk Sienkiewicz - With Fire and Sword [/LIST] RPG Book Series: [LIST=1] [*]Dragonlance series (Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman) [*]Forgotten Realms series (for example: R.A. Salvatore) [*]Eberron Books (Keith Baker) [*]Pathfinder (Golarion) series [*]World of Darkness series [*]Legend of the Five Rings series [*]Fighting Fantasy series [*]Warhammer Fantasy series [*]Lone Wolf gamebook series [*]Sorcery! Series [/LIST] Fantasy Book Authors: [LIST=1] [*]Raymond E. Feist [*]Glen Cook [*]George R.R. Martin [*]Brandon Sanderson [*]Terry Pratchett [*]Joe Abercrombie [*]Ursula K. Le Guin [*]Jim Butcher [*]Steven Erikson [*]Patrick Rothfuss [/LIST] Movies: [LIST=1] [*]Princes Bride [*]A Knights Tale [*]Stardust [*]Seventh Son [*]Robin Hood, prince of thieves [*]Indiana Jones series [*]Knights of the Roundtable / Excalibur [*]Braveheart [*]Pirates of the Caribbean [*]300 [/LIST] Animations: [LIST=1] [*]Shrek [*]Treasure Planet [*]Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas [*]Black Cauldron [*]Aladdin [*]Frozen [*]Kung Fu Panda [*]The Adventures of Tintin [*]Hercules [*]The Sword in the Stone [/LIST] TV Shows: [LIST=1] [*]Vox Machina [*]Avatar the Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra [*]Samurai Jack [*]Stranger Things [*]Blue Eye Samurai [*]Xena & Hercules [*]The Pirates of Dark Water [*]Gargoyles [*]Merlin, Camelot, Mists of Avalon [*]Spartacus [/LIST] Video Games: [LIST=1] [*]Baldurs Gate series [*]Icewind Dale series [*]Neverwinter Nights series [*]Divinity Original Sin series [*]Pillars of Eternity series [*]Dragon Age series [*]Planescape Torment & Torment Tides of Numenera [*]The Elder Scrolls series [*]Pathfinder Kingmaker & Wrath of the Righteous [*]The Witcher series [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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