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<blockquote data-quote="Belen" data-source="post: 2513580" data-attributes="member: 1405">Influences for my gamesThe fantasy literature I read definitely influences my current games.&nbsp; That literature does not include Howard, Vance, or Lieber.&nbsp; Instead, it is the books I am reading at the moment that gives me the ideas I use to run games.&nbsp; If D&amp;D does not model some of the items that I love from the books I read, then I will create rules to help silmulate those aspects.&nbsp; Here are my current influences:Michael A. Stackpole: The man can write!&nbsp; He is one of the best fantasy authors I have ever encountered.&nbsp; His novel &quot;Dark Glory War&quot; and the sequel trilogy are major influences on my games.&nbsp; Katherine Kerr: &quot;Daggerspell&quot; and the subsequent series set in the land of Deverry has been a HUGE influence in my latest campaign world.&nbsp; I love her world and her concept of Wyrd.Mercedes Lackey: Valdemar.&nbsp; You can definitely find the influence from D&amp;D within the pages of her books.&nbsp; Her new books starting with &quot;The Outstretched Shadow&quot; are spectacular and will find a way into my games!Elizabeth Moon: &quot;The Deed of Paksennarion.&quot; This trilogy has been a major influence on me.&nbsp; It is obvious that the woman plays D&amp;D.&nbsp; I have even imported some of her deities like Achyra and Liart into my games.&nbsp; I have never seen anyone write a better Paladin character.&nbsp; Heck, I even ported the Marshals of Gird into my last two campaign worlds.Terry Brooks: I love the Shannara series.&nbsp; The latest books are especially good.&nbsp; James Clemens: He wrote &quot;Wit'ch Fire&quot; and the accompanying series.&nbsp; These books are amazing.&nbsp; Elizabeth Haydon: &quot;Rhapsody.&quot;&nbsp; She wrote a wonderfully amazing Bard.&nbsp; The story is compelling and may have the best prologue sequence of any novel I have ever read.Robbin Hobb: The Assassin trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy.&nbsp; These have been big influences on me of late.&nbsp; Tad Williams: &quot;Dragonbone chair.&quot;&nbsp; I loved this trilogy.&nbsp; The first campaign world I made from scratch was heavily influences by these books.&nbsp; I even had summer and winter elves as races in that world.J.R.R Tolkien: Enough said.These are the authors that serve as the greatest incluences on me and on the games that I run.&nbsp; I could care less about Lovecraft, Howard, or Burroughs.&nbsp;&nbsp; For me, the modern fantasy authors are amazing.&nbsp; If D&amp;D incorporated these newer authors into the mix, then I would be sold.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Belen, post: 2513580, member: 1405"] [b]Influences for my games[/b] The fantasy literature I read definitely influences my current games. That literature does not include Howard, Vance, or Lieber. Instead, it is the books I am reading at the moment that gives me the ideas I use to run games. If D&D does not model some of the items that I love from the books I read, then I will create rules to help silmulate those aspects. Here are my current influences: [B]Michael A. Stackpole:[/B] The man can write! He is one of the best fantasy authors I have ever encountered. His novel "Dark Glory War" and the sequel trilogy are major influences on my games. [B]Katherine Kerr:[/B] "Daggerspell" and the subsequent series set in the land of Deverry has been a HUGE influence in my latest campaign world. I love her world and her concept of Wyrd. [B]Mercedes Lackey:[/B] Valdemar. You can definitely find the influence from D&D within the pages of her books. Her new books starting with "The Outstretched Shadow" are spectacular and will find a way into my games! [B]Elizabeth Moon:[/B] "The Deed of Paksennarion." This trilogy has been a major influence on me. It is obvious that the woman plays D&D. I have even imported some of her deities like Achyra and Liart into my games. I have never seen anyone write a better Paladin character. Heck, I even ported the Marshals of Gird into my last two campaign worlds. [B]Terry Brooks:[/B] I love the Shannara series. The latest books are especially good. [B]James Clemens:[/B] He wrote "Wit'ch Fire" and the accompanying series. These books are amazing. [B]Elizabeth Haydon:[/B] "Rhapsody." She wrote a wonderfully amazing Bard. The story is compelling and may have the best prologue sequence of any novel I have ever read. [B]Robbin Hobb:[/B] The Assassin trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy. These have been big influences on me of late. [B]Tad Williams:[/B] "Dragonbone chair." I loved this trilogy. The first campaign world I made from scratch was heavily influences by these books. I even had summer and winter elves as races in that world. [B]J.R.R Tolkien:[/B] Enough said. These are the authors that serve as the greatest incluences on me and on the games that I run. I could care less about Lovecraft, Howard, or Burroughs. For me, the modern fantasy authors are amazing. If D&D incorporated these newer authors into the mix, then I would be sold. [/QUOTE]

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