Dungeons and Dragons - Dungeon Master's Guide, 5th edition: Appendix D: Dungeon Master Inspiration

1.
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates 3.68 avg rating — 10,105 ratings
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Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It
Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It 3.72 avg rating — 5,014 ratings
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,162 ratings
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Grimtooth's Traps
Grimtooth's Traps really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need 4.02 avg rating — 21,037 ratings
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Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons
Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons
by: Ben Riggs
3.97 avg rating — 2,288 ratings
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century 4.01 avg rating — 25,926 ratings
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Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table 3.92 avg rating — 38,982 ratings
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Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction (Red Sneaker Writers Series #1)
Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction (Red Sneaker Writers Series #1) 4.21 avg rating — 475 ratings
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Creating Character: Bringing Your Story to Life (Red Sneaker Writers Books)
Creating Character: Bringing Your Story to Life (Red Sneaker Writers Books) 4.23 avg rating — 332 ratings
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Perfecting Plot: Charting the Hero's Journey (Red Sneaker Writers #3)
Perfecting Plot: Charting the Hero's Journey (Red Sneaker Writers #3) 4.21 avg rating — 312 ratings
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Gary Gygax's Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds Volume 4: Extraordinary Book Of Names (Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds volume IV)
Gary Gygax's Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds Volume 4: Extraordinary Book Of Names (Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds volume IV) 4.27 avg rating — 41 ratings
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A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe
A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe
by: Suzi Yee
4.12 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft 4.11 avg rating — 3,832 ratings
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Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course
Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course 4.14 avg rating — 757 ratings
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The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives 4.18 avg rating — 3,224 ratings
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Gary Gygax's Living Fantasy (Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds, #3)
Gary Gygax's Living Fantasy (Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds, #3) 3.77 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Master of the Game
Master of the Game 3.50 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Role-Playing Mastery
Role-Playing Mastery 3.38 avg rating — 137 ratings
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The Bones: Us and Our Dice
The Bones: Us and Our Dice 3.88 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Things We Think About Games
Things We Think About Games 3.61 avg rating — 123 ratings
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The New Dictionary Of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
The New Dictionary Of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know 4.16 avg rating — 652 ratings
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Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were: Creatures, Places, and People
Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were: Creatures, Places, and People 4.42 avg rating — 1,024 ratings
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The Medieval Fortress
The Medieval Fortress 4.13 avg rating — 93 ratings
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A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design 3.91 avg rating — 3,390 ratings
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Hamlet's Hit Points
Hamlet's Hit Points 3.77 avg rating — 333 ratings
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Castles
Castles
by: Alan Lee
4.28 avg rating — 380 ratings
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Castle
Castle 4.22 avg rating — 4,167 ratings
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting 4.27 avg rating — 17,108 ratings
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Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People, and Fantastic Adventure from Chess to Role-Playing Games
Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People, and Fantastic Adventure from Chess to Role-Playing Games 4.11 avg rating — 577 ratings
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Microscope: A Fractal Roleplaying Game of Epic Histories
Microscope: A Fractal Roleplaying Game of Epic Histories 4.35 avg rating — 446 ratings
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The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses 4.39 avg rating — 3,332 ratings
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Cities of the Renaissance World: Maps from Civitates Orbis Terrarum
Cities of the Renaissance World: Maps from Civitates Orbis Terrarum 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller 4.25 avg rating — 7,030 ratings
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Arms and Equipment Guide
Arms and Equipment Guide 3.56 avg rating — 435 ratings
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Dungeon Master's Guide Rules Supplement: Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition, Stock #2112)
Dungeon Master's Guide Rules Supplement: Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition, Stock #2112) 3.67 avg rating — 117 ratings
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Dungeon Master's Guide Rules Supplement: The Castle Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition, Stock #2114)
Dungeon Master's Guide Rules Supplement: The Castle Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition, Stock #2114) 3.52 avg rating — 128 ratings
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The Mapmakers
The Mapmakers 3.87 avg rating — 416 ratings
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The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic
The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic 3.85 avg rating — 672 ratings
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Play Unsafe
Play Unsafe 3.63 avg rating — 296 ratings