16 must-read role playing games books like Fate Core System by Ryan Macklin, Leonard Balsera, Mike Olson, Brian Engard, Jeremy Keller

Fate Core System

By: Ryan Macklin , Leonard Balsera , Mike Olson , Brian Engard , Jeremy Keller

3.00

Format: None pages, ebook

CHARACTERS LIVE AT THE CORE OF FATE! A High Priestess of the barbarian hordes, an undead Wild West…

If you liked the role playing games plot in Fate Core System by Ryan Macklin, Leonard Balsera, Mike Olson, Brian Engard, Jeremy Keller , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Microscope: A Fractal Roleplaying Game of Epic Histories by Ben  Robbins

1. Microscope: A Fractal Roleplaying Game of Epic Histories

By: Ben Robbins

4.35

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

What is Microscope? Humanity spreads to the stars and forges a galactic civilization... Fledg… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
Cover of Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying (Call of Cthulhu RPG) by Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis

2. Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying (Call of Cthulhu RPG)

By: Sandy Petersen , Lynn Willis

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

CALL OF CTHULHU is Chaosium's classic roleplaying game of Lovecraftian horror in which ordinary peo… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
  • reference
Cover of Restoration of Faith (The Dresden Files, #0.5) by Jim Butcher

3. Restoration of Faith (The Dresden Files, #0.5)

By: Jim Butcher

3.97

Format: 12 pages, ebook

A short story of the Dresden Files which introduced Harry Dresden and his world for the very first … read more

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"Whenever it gets too dark, think of the good things you have, the good times you've had. It will help. I promise."

-Jim Butcher, Restoration of Faith (The Dresden Files, #0.5)

"There are people who love you, Faith. Or who one day will. Even if you can't see them beside you, right here, right now, they're out there. But if you let the dark get into your eyes, you might never…"

-Jim Butcher, Restoration of Faith (The Dresden Files, #0.5)

Cover of Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra, Adam Koebel

4. Dungeon World

By: Sage LaTorra , Adam Koebel

3.80

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

Combining high-action dungeon crawling with cutting-edge rules, Dungeon World is a roleplaying game… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
  • reference
Cover of Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) by Jim Butcher

5. Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)

By: Jim Butcher

4.14

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover edition with a different page count exists here. Harry Dresden - Wizard Lo… read more

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"Bob,"

-Jim Butcher, Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)

"Murphy,"

-Jim Butcher, Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)

"God save me from idealists."

-Jim Butcher, Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)

"Ease off the martyr throttle."

-Jim Butcher, Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)

Cover of The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

6. The Return of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.41

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

The Return of Sherlock Holmesis a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in… read more

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Cover of Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) by Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Robert J. Schwalb, Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee

7. Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)

By: Mike Mearls , Jeremy Crawford , Robert J. Schwalb , Rodney Thompson , Peter Lee

4.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Everything a Dungeon Master needs to weave legendary stories for the world's greatest roleplaying g… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
  • reference
Cover of Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Edition 3.5) by Skip Williams, Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet

8. Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Edition 3.5)

By: Skip Williams , Monte Cook , Jonathan Tweet

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Core Rulebook I Tools and options to create characters for Dungeons and Dragons Role Playing Game. … read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
  • reference
Cover of The Giggler Treatment by Roddy Doyle, Brian Ajhar

9. The Giggler Treatment

By: Roddy Doyle , Brian Ajhar

4.11

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Booker Prize winning author Roddy Doyle is rude, silly and infectiously funny in this book for chil… read more

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Cover of Fairy Tail, Vol. 1 (Fairy Tail, #1) by Hiro Mashima, William Flanagan

10. Fairy Tail, Vol. 1 (Fairy Tail, #1)

By: Hiro Mashima , William Flanagan

4.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

THE WICKED SIDE OF WIZARDRY Celestial wizard Lucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most… read more

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11. Monster of the Week

By: Michael Sands

4.19

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

There are monsters out there And you are mean enough, smart enough, crazy enough, or hurt enough, t… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games

12. Fate Core System

By: Ryan Macklin , Leonard Balsera , Mike Olson , Brian Engard , Jeremy Keller

3.00

Format: None pages, ebook

CHARACTERS LIVE AT THE CORE OF FATE! A High Priestess of the barbarian hordes, an undead Wild West… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • reference
  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games

13. The Wandering Earth

By: Liu Cixin , Holger Nahm , None , None

3.73

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

First published in Science Fiction World, July 2000. I've never seen the night, nor seen a star; I'… read more

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Cover of Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons) by James Wyatt, Bruce R. Cordell, Robert J. Schwalb

14. Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons)

By: James Wyatt , Bruce R. Cordell , Robert J. Schwalb

4.57

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

 Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for the world’s greatest roleplaying game Th… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
  • reference

15. Fate Accelerated

By: Amanda Valentine , Clark Valentine , Leonard Balsera , Fred Hicks , Mike Olson

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

With only a few minutes of prep, you could be exploring the universe with your favorite sci-fi char… read more

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16. A Silent Voice, Vol. 1 (A Silent Voice, #1)

By: Yoshitoki Oima

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

LEARNING TO LISTEN Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary schoo… read more

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17. My Hero Academia, Vol. 01 (My Hero Academia, #1)

By: Kohei Horikoshi

3.33

Format: 153 pages, Paperback

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"… read more

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18. Blades in the Dark

By: John Harper

4.11

Format: 14 pages, ebook

Blades in the Dark is a tabletop role-playing game about a crew of daring scoundrels seeking their … read more

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19. Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game, 2nd Ed.

By: Luke Crane , David Petersen

4.28

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

David Petersen'sMouse Guard Roleplaying Gameis finally back in print! For Mouse Guard fans who own … read more

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Cover of The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History by Edward Brooke-Hitching

20. The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History

By: Edward Brooke-Hitching

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reach… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • reference
Cover of The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6) by Matt Dinniman

21. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)

By: Matt Dinniman

4.70

Format: 694 pages, Kindle Edition

A pantheon of forgotten gods. An old grudge between a talk show host, an heiress, and the man they … read more

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Cover of Four Against Darkness: A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game by Andrea Sfiligoi

22. Four Against Darkness: A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game

By: Andrea Sfiligoi

4.14

Format: 90 pages, Paperback

Four Against Darkness is a solitaire dungeon-delving game that may also be played cooperatively. No… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
Cover of Pathfinder: Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 2nd Edition) by Logan Bonner

23. Pathfinder: Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 2nd Edition)

By: Logan Bonner

4.38

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Advance Your Game This comprehensive 640-page guide to the Pathfinder roleplaying game provides … read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
  • reference
Cover of Scum and Villainy by Stras Acimovic

24. Scum and Villainy

By: Stras Acimovic

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Scum and Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game about a spaceship crew trying to make ends meet unde… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
Cover of Troika! Numinous Edition by Daniel Sell

25. Troika! Numinous Edition

By: Daniel Sell

4.39

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Troika! Numinous Edition is the new edition of our popular Troika! RPG, a complete science-fantasy … read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
"Necromancers, known for their social inadequacy, often find themselves having to make friends."

-Daniel Sell, Troika! Numinous Edition

Cover of So You Want to Be a Game Master?: Everything You Need to Start Your Tabletop Adventure—For Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder and Other Systems by Justin  Alexander

26. So You Want to Be a Game Master?: Everything You Need to Start Your Tabletop Adventure—For Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder and Other Systems

By: Justin Alexander

4.45

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

USA Today Bestselling Book ENNIE Award-nominated More people than ever are discovering Dungeons… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games
Cover of Fate Condensed by P.K. Sullivan

27. Fate Condensed

By: P.K. Sullivan

4.33

Format: 64 pages, ebook

The Essence of Fate Fate Condensed is a compact, stand-alone version of the Fate Core System str… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • nonfiction
Cover of Spire: The City Must Fall by Grant Howitt

28. Spire: The City Must Fall

By: Grant Howitt

4.46

Format: 220 pages, ebook

You are a dark elf. Your home, the towering city of Spire, was occupied by the high elves two hundr… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
Cover of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Rulebook by Dominic McDowall

29. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Rulebook

By: Dominic McDowall

4.19

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Can’t put it down, can you? You know what’s in here. You’ve seen them. The twisted ones, the arroga… read more

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  • role playing games
  • gaming
  • games

5 best-selling nonfiction books like Fate Core System by Ryan Macklin, Leonard Balsera, Mike Olson, Brian Engard, Jeremy Keller

Transform Your Habits

Microscope: A Fractal Roleplaying Game of Epic Histories

Ben Robbins

4.35

Fate Core System

Ryan Macklin , Leonard Balsera , Mike Olson , Brian Engard , Jeremy Keller

3.00

Transform Your Habits

The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History

Edward Brooke-Hitching

4.25

Transform Your Habits

So You Want to Be a Game Master?: Everything You Need to Start Your Tabletop Adventure—For Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder and Other Systems

Justin Alexander

4.45

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7 best-selling adult books like The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History by Edward Brooke-Hitching

Transform Your Habits

The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History

Edward Brooke-Hitching

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items

J.W. Ocker

3.70

Transform Your Habits

Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

Megan Rosenbloom

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Bettany Hughes

4.02

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