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The Candy House
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The Candy House

By Jennifer Egan ,

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Sufficiently Advanced Magic
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Sufficiently Advanced Magic

By Andrew Rowe ,

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World-Tree Online
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World-Tree Online

By E.A. Hooper ,

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The Unlikely Ones
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The Unlikely Ones

By Mary Brown ,

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We Hunt Monsters
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We Hunt Monsters

By Aaron Oster , Richard Sashigane (illustrator) ,

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Guardians of the Flame: The Heroes
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Guardians of the Flame

By Joel Rosenberg ,

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The Secret: a Treasure Hunt
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The Secret

By Byron Preiss , Sean Kelly , Ted Mann , John Palencar (illustrator) , John Pierard (illustrator) , Overton Loyd (illustrator) , JoEllen Trilling (illustrator)

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Flight from the Dark
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Flight from the Dark

By Joe Dever ,

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Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
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Homo Ludens

By Johan Huizinga ,

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Mage of the Hellmouth
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Mage of the Hellmouth

By John Wayne Comunale ,

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Dragons of Spring Dawning
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Dragons of Spring Dawning

By Margaret Weis , Tracy Hickman ,

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On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume 1
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On Writing and Worldbuilding

By Timothy Hickson ,

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The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters
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The Monsters Know What They're Doing

By Keith Ammann ,

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The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide: Role-Play the Best Campaign Ever-No Matter the Game!
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The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide

By James D'Amato ,

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Kobold Guide to Plots & Campaigns
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Kobold Guide to Plots & Campaigns

By Michele Carter (editor) , Wolfgang Baur , Clinton J Boomer , Zeb Cook , Jeff Grubb , James Jacobs , Kevin Kulp , Richard Pett , Robert J. Schwalb , Margaret Weis , Steven Winter

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Sly Flourish's Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
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Sly Flourish's Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

By Michael E. Shea ,

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Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People and Fantastic Adventures, from Chess to Role-Playing Games
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Playing at the World

By Jon Peterson ,

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Shared Fantasy: Role-Playing Games as Social Worlds
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Shared Fantasy

By Gary Alan Fine ,

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The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons and Growing Up Strange
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The Elfish Gene

By Mark Barrowcliffe ,

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Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It
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Of Dice and Men

By David M. Ewalt ,

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Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms
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Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks

By Ethan Gilsdorf ,

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Monster Manual: A Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook
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Monster Manual

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Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons
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Game Wizards

By Jon Peterson ,

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The Floating Castle
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The Floating Castle

By Craig Mills ,

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Die Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker
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Die Volume 1

By Kieron Gillen , Stephanie Hans ,

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Fantasy Life: The Outrageous, Uplifting, and Heartbreaking World of Fantasy Sports from the Guy Who's Lived It
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Fantasy Life

By Matthew Berry ,

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