REC.GAMES.FRP.DND FAQ
第7部
資料その2:インターネット外

  1. I1: What magazine resources are there for *D&D?
  2. I2: 参考になるようなおすすめの書籍はありませんか。
  3. I3: Where should I start looking in a library for more information?
  4. I4: What are some good fantasy movies to watch to get good ideas?
  5. I5: What is some good background or inspirational music for *D&D games?

インターネット外

I1: What magazine resources are there for *D&D?

TSR publishes two (aptly named) in-house magazines, Dungeon and Dragon, both commonly available at most stores where role-playing games are sold. Dragon concentrates more the role-playing industry, with news, reviews, and new rules and additions to various games, but especially *D&D. Dungeon includes new adventures and modules, usually for use with *D&D, but adventures for other games are often included as well. A third magazine, Polyhedron, is published exclusively for members of the RPGA, and contains articles written by members for members. Most issues of Polyhedron contain several articles similar to those found in Dragon, as well as information on various RPGA events and activities, and membership information.

Here is a short list of subscription addresses for a few fantasy role-playing magazines (prices are subject to change):

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I2:参考になるようなおすすめの書籍はありませんか。

ファンタジーの本を全部リストアップするのはどう考えても自殺行為です。しかし,D&Dのもとになった書籍をいくつか挙げておくことにします。さらに,古典作品や,このジャンルにおいてとくに標準的といえる作品もリストに載せておきます。一般的に,この中のどれかの作品があなたの想像力を刺激してくれるようなことがあれば,その作者はおそらくほかにもたくさんのファンタジー小説を書いているはずです。彼らの多くはきわめて多作です。そして,それらの小説を紹介するのは,その見所を挙げていくだけでもとてつもない仕事になります。

D&Dの基礎

なお,上記のリストはDMG第1版の224ページから抜粋したものです。さらに,DMG第1版の執筆者たちの言によると,ゲームの方向性により直接的な影響を及ぼしたのはディ=キャンプとプラット,ロバート・E・ハワード,フリッツ・ライバー,ジャック・ヴァンス,H・P・ラヴクラフト,エイブラハム・メリットらであり,他はそれほどでもないとのことです。

*1 いずれも「エルリック」シリーズの初期作品。D&Dが出たころは6巻セットのシリーズはまだ発売されていません

その他の読み物

ここで,たいへんすぐれた参考書籍を紹介しておきます。題名は『What Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next?: A Reader's Guide To Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction』で,内容は読んで字のごとくです。たいていの図書館で貸出・閲覧が可能です。これは非常に分厚い本で,あまり包括的とは言いがたく,間違いもあるのですが,みなさんがよくご存知の小説と似たものがリストアップされており,さらに「ファンタジー的」要素のある多くの本について簡単な紹介文が載っています。

このほかにも,Internet Speculative Fiction Database, Recommended Fantasy Authors List, Speculative Fiction Authors Bibliography, Authors Listといったページを見てみるとよいでしょう。

また比較的最近の,あるいは発売予定のファンタジー関連書籍について調べたければ,以下の出版社のサイトをごらんになるとよいでしょう。

The Official Website of Tor and Forge Books
Tom Doherty AssociatesのSF・ファンタジーレーベル「Tor Books」のサイト
Science Fiction & Fantasy from Baen Books
SF・ファンタジー専門の出版社Baen Booksのサイト
Del Rey Online
Ballantine Books/Random HouseのSF・ファンタジーレーベルDel Ray Booksのサイト
Spectra Pulse
Bantam Bookx/Random HouseのSF・ファンタジーレーベルBantam Spectraのサイト
Eos
HarperCollinsのSF・ファンタジーレーベルEosのサイト

さらに,中世における日常生活の歴史についてのノンフィクションも数多くあります。詳しくは地元の図書館で聞いてみてください。しかし,特に以下に挙げるシリーズが,みなさんが知りたいであろう中世の武器,防具,生活についてよくまとまっています。

神話に登場する怪物についての情報をお探しなら,Monsters of Mythologyというシリーズがよくできています。これはChelsea House Publishersから80年代の半ばに発売されていたもので,1冊につき1種類の怪物が詳しく説明されています。

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I3: Where should I start looking in a library for more information?
The sections of your average library to look in to find reference material for a medieval setting:
Dewey    Library of
Decimal  Congress            Subject
398.2    GR72-79         Folk tales, legends, fairy tales, tall tales
         PN683-687       "
         PN1341-1347     "
398.204* PJ*, PL*,       "
         PQ*, PT*        "
398.208* PN905-1008      Folk tales of a specific ethnic group
398.209* PA3285          Folk tales of a geographic area
         PN905-1008      "
         PT6200-6230     "
         PT9509-9542     "
398.4*   GR81, GR500-615 Literature of folk tales, horror stories
         GR700-860       "
133.*    BF1001-1999     Occult
016.2*   Z7721-7865      Religion
         Z6876-6880      "
291.13   BL300-325       Mythology
940.1    CB351-355       Medieval history
623.441  U800-897        History of arms & armor (pre-firearms)
623.1    UG400-442       Fortifications
725.18   NA490-497       Military use of walls, gates, etc.
728.81-2 NA 7710-7786    Castles, palaces
355.009  U29-42          History of military science
723      NA 350-489      Medieval architecture
709.02   N5940-6311      Medieval art
321.14   JC101-126       Medieval government
909.07*  D111-203        Medieval history
         CB351-355       "
340.55   K140-165        (Medieval) History of law
780.0902 ML170-190       Medieval music
759.02   ND140-146       Medieval painting
181      B121-163        Ancient (Medieval) Eastern philosophy
189      B720-765        Medieval Western philosophy
615.0902 RM44            Medieval medicine
615.50902                "
734      NB170-180       Medieval sculpture

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I4: What are some good fantasy movies to watch to get good ideas?

As above, it would be suicidal to attempt to list every single fantasy movie ever made. However, what follows is a fairly good listing of the movies most indicative of the genre, as well as a number of turkeys which are fun to watch and get ideas from.

Warning: Some of these movies are intended for children, some are definitely not intended for children, and a couple are almost guaranteed to rot your brain. I take no responsibility for any damage done to your sanity by the watching of some of these films.

All of these are available on video.

You can use the Internet Movie Database or the AllMovie Guide if you wish to search for information on movies not listed here or which don't already have a pointer to one of these two sites.

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I5: What is some good background or inspirational music for *D&D games?

As with books and music, the total list of possible musical selections is vastly larger than will fit in this document. What follows is a selection of the most commonly-suggested answers to this question, as well as some other possibilities, included to round out the list.

Note that, while fantasy movies or classical music would seem to be the "most appropriate" areas to look in, music can often cross "genre" boundaries in ways books or movies cannot; thus, while the following selections do include a significant number of suggestions culled from fantasy movies and classical composers, there are also a number of rock musicians, science fiction movies, and so forth represented.

For the music purists among us, please note that I use "classical" here not as a technical musical term, but rather in the music-store sense of a catch-all term for medieval, renaissance, baroque, rococco, classical, romantic, modern classical, etc. music.

For those albums which have not generally been recorded so frequently that endorsing one version over another would be difficult at best, and are not single-movie soundtracks, the publisher has been given (where known), to hopefully make it easier to find the album and know when one has found the right album.

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