Bibliography: Random Adventures
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This bibliography includes references to additional resources that can support adventure design, mystery construction, and storytelling techniques in roleplaying. The sources listed here provide insight into narrative structure, investigative storytelling, and genre conventions. Whether you're looking for deeper theory or practical applications, these books and articles offer valuable perspectives for expanding your approach to structured adventure design.
Narrative Structure & Storytelling
Abbott, H. P. (2008). The Cambridge introduction to narrative (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Booker, C. (2004). The seven basic plots: Why we tell stories. Bloomsbury.
Campbell, J. (2008). The hero with a thousand faces (3rd ed.). New World Library.
McKee, R. (1997). Story: Substance, structure, style, and the principles of screenwriting. HarperCollins.
Vogler, C. (2007). The writer's journey: Mythic structure for writers (3rd ed.). Michael Wiese Productions.
Mystery & Investigation
Grafton, S. (2002). Writing mysteries: A handbook by the mystery writers of America. Writer’s Digest Books.
Knox, R. (1929). The ten commandments of detective fiction. In The Best English Detective Stories of 1928. Faber & Faber.
Symons, J. (1992). Bloody murder: From the detective story to the crime novel. Faber & Faber.
van Dine, S. S. (1928). Twenty rules for writing detective stories. American Magazine.
Roleplaying & Game Design
Edwards, R. (2001). GNS and other matters of role-playing theory. The Forge.
Laws, R. (2002). Robin’s laws of good gamemastering. Steve Jackson Games.
Mackay, D. (2001). The fantasy role-playing game: A new performing art. McFarland.
Nephew, M. (2006). Playing with power: The authorial consequences of roleplaying games. Peter Lang.
Peterson, J. (2012). Playing at the world. Unreason Press.
Genre Considerations
Attebery, B. (1992). Strategies of fantasy. Indiana University Press.
Cawelti, J. G. (1976). Adventure, mystery, and romance: Formula stories as art and popular culture. University of Chicago Press.
Eco, U. (1984). The role of the reader: Explorations in the semiotics of texts. Indiana University Press.
Todorov, T. (1975). The fantastic: A structural approach to a literary genre. Cornell University Press.
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