Influences on Falnorian

The following are stories that have influenced Falnorian’s game world and the game as a whole. The stories that have had a particularly significant impact have been marked with an asterisk(*).

Books
-The Pellinor Series*, by Alison Croggon
-The Vlad Taltos Series, by Steven Brust
-The Unicorn Chronicles*, by Bruce Coville
-The Belgariad*, by David Eddings
-The Poetic Edda, by Snorri Sturlson
-The Immortals Series*, by Tamora Pierce
-The Protector of the Small Series, by Tamora Pierce
-The Circle of Magic Series, by Tamora Pierce
-The Ship of Magic Series, by Robin Hobb
-The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkein

Movies
-Quest for Camelot (1998)*
-The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001, 2002, 2003)

Board & Tabletop Games
-Dungeons & Dragons (Editions 2, 3.5, & 5)*
-Dawn of Worlds
-The Quiet Year

Video Games
-Ocarina of Time
-Breath of the Wild
-Pillars of Eternity I & II
-Tyranny
-Amazon Trails

Music & Art
-The Mystic’s Dream, by Loreena Mckennitt (Music)
-Lights, by Ellie Goulding (Music)
-You Don’t Know What King We Serve, Boy; by ToTheInfinity (Art)

Indirect Influences
These stories were major influences in stories that in turn influenced Falnorian; later, I discovered that most of what I drew from those stories ultimately came from this source material.
–Books: The Sword of Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
–Books: The Earthsea Cycle, by Ursula K. Leguin