9 Top role playing games books like A Quick Primer for Old-School Gaming by Matthew J. Finch

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A Quick Primer for Old-School Gaming

By: Matthew J. Finch

4.04

Format: 13 pages, ebook

This booklet is an introduction to “old school” gaming, designed especially for anyone who started …

If you liked the role playing games plot in A Quick Primer for Old-School Gaming by Matthew J. Finch , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Session Prep by Phil Vecchione

1. Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Session Prep

By: Phil Vecchione

3.77

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Whether you re new to game mastering or have been running the same campaign since 1974, Never The … read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • nonfiction
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2. Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.27

Format: 539 pages, Paperback

Abaddon's Gate is the third book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series. For generati… read more

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"Partners,"

-James S.A. Corey, Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)

"Trashy people puke,"

-James S.A. Corey, Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)

"Tell me everything it explains,"

-James S.A. Corey, Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)

"No monkey ever reheated a frozen burrito."

-James S.A. Corey, Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)

Cover of Dungeons And Dragons Basic Set [Box Set] by None, John Eric Holmes, Dave Arneson

3. Dungeons And Dragons Basic Set [Box Set]

By: None , John Eric Holmes , Dave Arneson

3.31

Format: 267 pages,

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  • gaming
Cover of Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse, #6) by James S.A. Corey

4. Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse, #6)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.50

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

The Free Navy - a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships - has crippled the Earth … read more

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5. The Name of the Rose

By: Umberto Eco , Seán Barrett , William Weaver

4.14

Format: 552 pages, Paperback

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother Willi… read more

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"الكتب ليست مجعولة كي نؤمن بما تقوله ولكن لكي نتحرّى فيها."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"The people of God cannot be changed until the outcasts are restored to its body."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"How peaceful life would be without Love, Adso. How Safe. How Tranquil. And how Dull."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

6. The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4)

By: R.A. Salvatore

3.37

Format: 297 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Akar Kessel, weak-willed apprentice mage, starts events that find a magical device, the crystal sha… read more

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7. Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game: an essential d&d starter set (5th edition d&d)

By: James Wyatt , None

2.88

Format: None pages,

Explore subterranean labyrinths! Plunder hoards of treasure! Battle legendary monsters! The Dungeon… read more

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8. The Call of Cthulhu

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.44

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

One of the feature stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, H.P. Lovecraft's 'the Call of Cthulhu' is a harro… read more

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9. Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG

By: Goodman Games

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Youre no hero. Youre an adventurer: a reaver, a cutpurse, a heathen-slayer, a tight-lipped warlock … read more

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10. Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons

By: Ben Riggs

3.97

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Role-playing game historian Ben Riggs unveils the secret history of TSR ― the company that unleashe… read more

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11. Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Rules Tome

By: Gavin Norman

4.54

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Old-School Essentials is an adventure role-playing game of exploration, danger, monsters, and magic… read more

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  • gaming
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12. Into the Odd Remastered

By: Chris McDowall

4.50

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

A revised edition of the RPG originally released in 2014, Into the Odd Remastered is a 136 page boo… read more

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13. Cairn

By: Yochai Gal

4.29

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Cairn is an adventure game for one facilitator (the Warden) and at least one other player. Players … read more

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Cover of A Quick Primer for Old-School Gaming by Matthew J. Finch

14. A Quick Primer for Old-School Gaming

By: Matthew J. Finch

4.04

Format: 13 pages, ebook

This booklet is an introduction to “old school” gaming, designed especially for anyone who started … read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • nonfiction
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15. Dungeons & Dragons, Vol. 2: Monsters & Treasure

By: E. Gary Gygax

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

The second volume of the boxed set of 1974. "Rules for Fantastic Medieval Wargames Campaigns Playab… read more

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16. Dungeons & Dragons, Vol. 1: Men & Magic

By: E. Gary Gygax

3.96

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

The first booklet from the Dungeons & Dragons boxed set of 1974. "Rules for Fantastic Medieval Warg… read more

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9 Top gaming books like A Quick Primer for Old-School Gaming by Matthew J. Finch

Transform Your Habits

Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Session Prep

Phil Vecchione

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Dungeons And Dragons Basic Set [Box Set]

None , John Eric Holmes , Dave Arneson

3.31

Transform Your Habits

Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons

Ben Riggs

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Rules Tome

Gavin Norman

4.54

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7 Best fantasy books like Dungeons & Dragons, Vol. 2: Monsters & Treasure by E. Gary Gygax

Transform Your Habits

The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

Robert Jordan

None

Transform Your Habits

The Sunless Citadel (Dungeons & Dragons Adventure, 3rd Edition)

Bruce R. Cordell

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Monster of the Week

Michael Sands

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Blackmoor: Additional Rules for Fantastic Medieval Wargames Campaigns Playable with Paper and Pencil and Miniature Figures

Dave Arneson

4.04

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