OK /tg/, what were the gateway books that got you into /tg/ stuff? For me, it was the five-book Merlin series. My mom bought me the books at the book fair when I was in like 4th grade and I absolutely loved them.
>Comfy post-Roman Celtic mythological atmosphere
>Accessible style and themes
>Rad villain
>Mothafuckin' Shim
I actually ended up designing a card game based on them that I made for years and recently dug up again. The rules are a mess, but good memories.
How about you guys?
>>54752394
First one was probably Eragon, but one that really started it was the Ranger's Apprentice series.
>>54752394
The Last Apprentice inspired most of my low-magic campaigns. I just love how the occult was handled in those books.
>>54752442
My absolute nigga. So many of my campaigns have been direct rips from Rangers Apprentice.
>>54752442
Embarassingly, I remember kind of liking Eragon and the second one, but looking back, I realize how derivative they were.
>>54752394
Straight up 3rd Ed D&D Monster Manual. Saw the golems and fell in love with the hobby.