Mediography

The following works directly inspired Stonetop to information design.

  • Dungeon World
  • Apocalypse World, D. Vincent Baker & Meguey Baker, lumpley games, 2010
  • Storming the Wizard's Tower
  • Dungeons & Dragons the Coast, 2008
  • Blades in the Dark, John Harper, Evil Hat Productions, 2017
  • Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures
  • The Perilous Wilds, Jason Lutes, Lampblack & Brimstone, 2016
  • 20 Dungeon Starters
  • Trilemma Adventures, Michael Prescott, Trilemma Adventures, 2019
  • Ars Magica, Mark Rein-Hagen & Jonathan Tweet, Lion Rampant Games, 1987 You can find a lot of writing about Stonetop (2018-2023). Additionally, the following essays and series either influenced techniques and approaches presented in this game or demonstrate the game in action.
  • "Apocalypse World: Crossing the Line," John Harper,
  • "Paint the Scene," Jason Cordova, The Gauntlet Blog
  • "The 7-3-1 Technique," Jason Cordova,
  • "A 16 HP Dragon," Stras Acimovic, reposted by Sage LaTorra, Latorra.org, 2012
  • "Powered by the Apocalypse" (12-part series), D. Vincent Baker,
  • A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry Polytheism" series and the "Iron, How Did They Make It?" series)
  • "Xandering the Dungeon," Justin Alexander,
  • "Dungeon Checklist," Arnold K., Goblin Punch
  • "PTFO: Stonetop" (solo actual-play series), SGH, There's no one thing you can point at and say "Stonetop might look to for vibes.
  • Barbarians (TV series), Andreas Heckmann et al, Gaumont Germany, 2020-2022
  • The Bear and the Nightingale Katherine Arden, Del Rey, 2017
  • The Chronicles of Prydain
  • The Dark is Rising Sequence
  • The Demon Cycle
  • Farseer (book trilogy), Robin Hobb, Spectra, 1995-1997
  • The First Law (book series), Joe Abercrombie, Orbit Books, 2006-present
  • The Hobbit (book), J.R.R. Tolkien, George Allen & Unwin, 1937
  • King of Dragon Pass the Glorantha setting by Greg Stafford (so I'm told))

Immediate game influences

's mechanics, techniques, setting, themes, and approach

, Adam Koebel & Sage LaTorra, Sage Kobold Productions, 2012

, D. Vincent Baker, unpublished, 2008 (4th Edition), Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, and James Wyatt; Wizards of , John Cocking & Peter S. Williams, Flatland Games, 2013

, Marshall Miller & Mark Tygart, Lampblack & Brimstone, 2016

Blogs

and its development at Jeremy's blog, Spouting Lore

The Mighty Atom, 2010

, 2018

The Gauntlet Blog, 2018 lumpley games, 2019-2025

, Bret Devereaux, 2019-present (especially the "Practical

The Alexandrian, 2010

PTFO on Substack, 2022-present

Touchstones

is just like this." But here's some stuff that you (book; and to a lesser extent the whole Winternight trilogy), (book series), Lloyd Alexander; Holt, Reinhart, and Winston; 1964-1968 (book series), Susan Cooper, Random House, 1965-1977 (book series), Peter V. Brett, Penguin Random House, 2010-2017 (video game), David Dunham, A Sharp, 1999 (or anything else related to

  • The Last Kingdom
  • Nausica• of the Valley of the Wind
  • Northlanders (comic book series), Brian Wood, Vertigo, 2008-2012
  • Princess Mononoke (film), Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, 1984
  • Redwall (book series), Brian Jacques, Penguin Books, 1986-2011
  • Rome (TV series), John Milius et al, HBO, 2005-2007
  • The Secret of Kells
  • The Sharing Knife
  • Shattered Sea (book trilogy) Joe Abercrombie, Del Rey, 2014-2015
  • Vikings (TV series), Michael Hirst, TM Productions et al, 2013-2021
  • A Wizard of Earthsea (book), Ursula K. Le Guin, Parnassus Press, 1968
  • The Driftless region of Wisconsin, and Texas Hill Country The following influenced or inspired certain specific elements of some of its themes. Maybe they'll inspire you, too.
  • At the Mountains of Madness (novella), H.P. Lovecraft, stories by Lovecraft)
  • The Black Company (book series), Glen Cook, 1984-present, Tor Fantasy
  • Black Spot (TV series), Mathieu Missoffe, Ego Productions et al, 2017-2019
  • Chronos (film), Guillermo del Toro, Fondo de Fomento Cinematográfico et al, 1992 Carter; various publishers, 1950-1977 (especially "Red Nails")
  • Deadwood (TV series), David Milch, Roscoe Productions et al, 2004-2006
  • Discern Realities
  • Gentleman Bastard (book series), Scott Lynch, Bantam Books, 2006-2013
  • Gladiator (film), Ridley Scott, DreamWorks Pictures et al, 2000
  • Heart Shaped Box (book), Joe Hill, William Morrow, 2007
  • Hillfolk (RPG), Robin Laws, Pelgrane Press, 2013
  • A History of Violence (film), David Cronenberg, BenderSpink et al, 2005
  • Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
  • Legacy: Life Among the Ruins
  • Little House on the Prairie
  • Low Country (album), The Sword, Razor & Tie, 2016
  • The Magnus Archives
  • Mouse Guard
  • Monster Man (podcast), James Holloway, 2018-present
  • No Country for Old Kobolds
  • Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Pan's Labyrinth (film, 2006), Guillermo del Toro, Estudios Picasso et al, 2006
  • Prey (film), Dan Trachtenberg, 20th Century Studios et al, 2022
  • The Revenant
  • The Ritual (film), David Bruckner, The Imaginarium, 2017
  • Sagas of the Icelanders (RPG), Gregor Vuga, 2013
  • The Secret of NIMH (film), Don Bluth, United Artists, 1982
  • Under Hollow Hills
  • The Wardstone Chronicles caveat emptor

All of the above are relevant and potentially useful as inspiration, but they're not necessarily all good.

done or been accused of terrible things. People, like art and our consumption of it, are complicated.

(TV series), Stephen Butchard et al, Carnival Film and Television, 2015-2017 (film), Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, 1984 (film), Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey, Les Armateurs, 2009 (book series), Lois McMaster Bujold, HarperCollins, 2006-2019

And also...

Stonetop, or resonate strongly with Astounding Stories, 1936 (and other The "Conan" stories (books and adaptations); Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp, and Lin (podcast), Jason Cordova & David LaFrieniere, The Gauntlet, 2015-2019 (book), Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury, 2004 (RPG), Minerva McJanda, UFO Press, 2015 (book series), Laura Ingalls Wilder, Harper & Brothers, 1932-1971 (podcast), Jonathan Simms & Alexander J. Newall, Rusty Quill, 2016-2021 (comic book series), David Petersen, Archaia Studios Press, 2006-present (RPG), Steve Wallace, Steve Wallace Art, 2016 (podcast), Steve Shell & Cam Collins, Deepnerd Media, 2019-present (film), Alejandro González Iñárritu, Regency Enterprises et al, 2015 (RPG), Meguey Baker & D. Vincent Baker, lumpley games, 2021 (book series), Joseph Delaney, Greenwillow Books, 2004-2013 And some of the creators held and espoused hurtful beliefs, which permeates their work. Others have