Resources
Reading Recommendations (Narrative & Description)
Doty, Mark. The Art of Description: World into Word. (Graywolf Press, 2010).
Elkins, James. The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing (Mariner Books, 1997).
Heller-Roazen, Daniel. The Inner Touch: Archaeology of a Sensation (Zone Books, 2007).
Jauss, David. “The Art of Description,” The Writer’s Chronicle. 50.4 (Feb 2018)
Scarry, Elaine. Dreaming by the Book (Princeton University Press, 2001).
Recommended RPG Books & PDFs
Worldbuilding
- Brennan, Marie. New Worlds, Year One: A Writer’s Guide to the Art of Worldbuilding (Book View Cafe Publishing, 2018).
- Browning, Joseph & Yee, Suzi. A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe, 3rd Edition (Expeditious Retreat Press, 2016).
- Browning, Joseph & Yee, Suzi. A Magical Medieval Society: Ecology and Culture (Expeditious Retreat Press, 2004).
- D’Amato, James. The Ultimate RPG Gamemaster’s Worldbuilding Guide: Prompts and Activities to Create and Customize Your Own Game World (Adams Media, 2021).
- Geertsen, Andrew. Spectacular Settlements (Nord Games, 2020).
- Gygax, Gary. Living Fantasy (Troll Lord Games, 2003).
- Gygax, Gary & Cross, Dan. World Builder (Troll Lord Games, 2004).
- Jaquays, Paul. Heroes of Legend, 2nd Edition (Central Casting/Task Force Games, 1995).
- Kleine, Joel. The Raconteur’s Lexicon Expanded Edition (pdf)
- Sassone, Robert L. Dungeons (Central Casting/Task Force Games, 1993)
- Varhola, Michael J. Nation Builder (Troll Lord Games, 2005).