Suggested Reading

[Ravenmantle]

Okay, so during our talks regarding the manifestation of my AGCB-related curse, Nick Logue was kind enough to mention that, if I hadn't done so already, I should definitely read Malleus Maleficarum (the nature of my curse has to do with Mendevian inquisitions).

My question to you guys is, what oher Real-World resources would you recommend I get a hold of for my Pathfinder Chronicles games? I'm looking for anything concerning mythology, folklore, real-world events (such as the inquisitions), stuff about monsters (demons, devils, vampires, dragons, etc. etc.), and just about anything else that might enhance my GMing.

Also, what resources have you guys at Paizo used for your research?

[Black Dow]

I use a bunch of stuff - key begin my The Sagas of the Icelanders and Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway are pretty invaluable to me [as I love Viking/Norse settings & PC's]

Also use a wide range of the Osprey books on warrior culture [the Wayne Reynolds illustrated books are excellent] - gives me some great ideas for real world equivalent weapons/armours/tactics/warrior codes - even just "dressing" etc for roleplaying and characters - but they've paid their dues tenfold.

Apart from that - have several mythology books and reference works on dinosaurs, ancient cultures and folklore that have all drifted into my games and characters over the years... I'll try to dig out the exact titles once I'm home.

Cool thread idea though - will be interested to see what others reference

[Cpt_kirstov]

See This thread I started about a year ago... has a few suggestions of what some of us keep with our RPG material (the mythology book i meantion was just republished by Barnes and Noble, and is on their bargin rack for 19.99)

[Ravenmantle]

I'll see if I can find the dictionary. Sounds like a pretty nifty resource.

[Jarik]

This might not fall into the realm of what you're thinking but Wikipedia is invaluable.. most recently I used http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_gladiator_types to make give an arena games encounter more depth.

But, like many things on the internet (StumbleUpon comes to mind) there's the danger with Wikipedia of finding yourself at the computer 4 hours later reading about subjects so far removed from what you started out looking for that you can't figure out how you got there.

[Ravenmantle]

Yeah, I always keep a browser open with Wikipedia when GMing. As long as one remembers to take the site's contents with a grain of salt, it's an invaluable resource.