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Welcome to the references department of the Dungeons & Dragons WikiProject. The goal of this department is to provide a guide to references which are commonly used, or aren't used much but probably should be, including information on their reliability and ready-to-use citation templates which can just be copied and pasted into the proper article.
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Overview
Articles related to Dungeons & Dragons need reliable sources like any other Wikipedia article—content must be verifiable. Due to the nature of gaming journalism, however, editors writing articles within the scope of this project may encounter problems finding or citing sources. Other releated projects additional guidance as well as discussions on sources may be useful when reviewing a source. You may be able to access sources such as academic journals, books, out-of-print magazines and paywalled articles through the The Wikipedia Library, by adding a request at the Resource Exchange, or asking on the main talk page.
Because the fields of games journalism, research, criticism, and commentary are relatively new compared to similar coverage of traditional media, traditional sources can be somewhat rare. In addition, the simultaneous development and expansion of Internet-based sources alongside the modern gaming scene has led to a much higher degree of exclusive online coverage than is the case with other media. These factors make the determination of reliable game sources a complex issue.
The following is a list of sources where reliability in the field of gaming has been reviewed per past consensus. This list is not meant to be exhaustive. If you know of a source that is not listed and you cannot find any previous discussion regarding a source's reliability, start a discussion on the main talk page before adding them below. Remember to examine the limitations listed for each situational source in the tables below. "Media" refers to the publication's principal means of content delivery. Consensus can change, so any sources on this page may be upgraded or downgraded based on further discussion.
Academic Journals
Many academic articles now discuss specific aspects (creatures, locations, etc.) of Dungeons & Dragons.
Websites
- Wired.com search for Dungeons Dragons
- Wired.com search for D&D
- Wired.com search that turns up a number of module reviews, also go here and change the "1" in the URL to a 2,3,4,5, or take off the "-1" to find other module reviews
Books
Previews typically use either Google Books or Amazon.com. Many more sources can be found at this search of Google Books; any useful sources found there should be added here.
| Name | Publisher | Year | Reliability | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible, The (2nd edition) | Obsidian Studios | 1999 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="FRPGB">{{cite book|last=Fannon |first=Sean Patrick |year=1999| title=The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible |edition=2nd |publisher=Obsidian Studios |ISBN=0-9674429-0-7}}</ref> |
| Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games (preview) | Prometheus books | 1991 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Schick">{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 }}</ref> |
| Game Inventor's Guidebook, The (2003) | Krause Publications | 2003 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="GIG">{{cite book|last=Tinsman |first=Brian |year=2003 |title= The Game Inventor's Guidebook |publisher=[[Krause Publications]] |ISBN=0-87349-552-7}}</ref> |
| Game Inventor's Guidebook, The (2008) (preview) | Morgan James Publishing | 2008 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="GIG2008">{{cite book |last=Tinsman |first=Brian | year=2008 |title= The Game Inventor's Guidebook |publisher=Morgan James Publishing |ISBN=978-1600374470}}</ref> |
| Dungeons & Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Chic to Geek (preview) | McGraw-Hill | 2003 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="King & Borland">{{cite book| last=King |first=Brad |coauthors=Borland, John |year=2003 |title=Dungeons & Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Chic to Geek |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill]] |ISBN=0-07-222888-1}}</ref> |
| 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons (preview) | Wizards of the Coast | 2004 | Primary source | <ref name="30 Years">{{cite book |last=Johnson| first=Harold |coauthors=''et al'' |year=2004| title=[[30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons]] |publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] |ISBN=0-7869-3498-0}}</ref> |
| Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies (preview) | For Dummies | 2005 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="D&D for dummies">{{cite book |last=Slavicsek |first=Bill |authorlink=Bill Slavicsek | coauthors=[[Rich Baker|Baker, Rich]] |year=2005 |title=Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies |publisher=[[For Dummies]] |ISBN=978-0764584596}}</ref> |
| Dungeon Master For Dummies (preview) | For Dummies | 2006 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="DM for dummies">{{cite book |last=Slavicsek |first=Bill |authorlink=Bill Slavicsek | coauthors=[[Rich Baker|Baker, Rich]], [[Jeff Grubb|Grubb, Jeff]] |year=2006 |title=Dungeon Master For Dummies |publisher=[[For Dummies]] |ISBN=978-0471783305}}</ref> |
| Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition For Dummies | For Dummies | 2008 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="D&D4E for dummies">{{cite book |last=Slavicsek |first=Bill |authorlink=Bill Slavicsek | coauthors=[[Rich Baker|Baker, Rich]]; [[Mike Mearls|Mearls, Mike]] |year=2008 |title=Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition For Dummies |publisher=[[For Dummies]] |ISBN=978-0470292907}}</ref> |
| Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies | For Dummies | 2008 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="DM4E for dummies">{{cite book |last=Wyatt |first=James |authorlink=James Wyatt (game designer) | coauthors=[[Bill Slavicsek|Slavicsek, Bill]]; [[Rich Baker|Baker, Rich]] |year=2008 |title=Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies |publisher=[[For Dummies]] |ISBN=978-0470292914}}</ref> |
| Dicing with Dragons: An Introduction to Role-Playing Games (preview) | Routledge | 1982 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Dicing with Dragons">{{cite book| first=Ian | last=Livingstone | authorlink = Ian Livingstone | year=1982| title=Dicing with Dragons, An Introduction to Role-Playing Games | edition=Revised| publisher=[[Routledge]] | isbn=0710094663 }}</ref> |
| Shared Fantasy: Role-playing Games as Social Worlds (preview) | University of Chicago Press | 2002 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Shared Fantasy">{{cite book| first=Gary Alan | last=Fine | year=1983| title=Shared Fantasy: Role-playing Games as Social Worlds | publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]]| location=[[New York]] | isbn=0226249441 }}</ref> |
| Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Religion, Folklore, and Popular Culture (preview) | ABC-Clio Inc | 2001 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Satanism Today">{{cite book |last=Lewis |first=James R. |year=2001 |title=Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Religion, Folklore, and Popular Culture |publisher=ABC-Clio Inc |ISBN=978-1576072929}}</ref> |
| Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend (preview) | Open Court Publishing Company | 1993 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Satanic Panic">{{cite book |last=Victor |first=Jeffery S. |year=1993 |title=Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend |publisher=Open Court Publishing Company |ISBN=978-0812691924}}</ref> |
| Evil Influences: Crusades Against the Mass Media (preview) | Transaction Publishers | 1989 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Evil Influences">{{cite book |last= Starker |first=Steven |title=Evil Influences: Crusades Against the Mass Media | publisher=Transactions Publishers |ISBN=978-0887382758}}</ref> |
| Game Development and Production (preview) | Wordware Publishing | 2003 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="GD&P">{{cite book| last=Bethke |first=Erik |year=2003 |title=Game Development and Production |publisher=Wordware Publishing |ISBN=978-1556229510}}</ref> |
| Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction (preview) | MIT Press | 2005 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Twisty">{{cite book |last=Montfort |first=Nick |year=2005 |title=Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction |publisher=MIT Press |ISBN=978-0262633185}}</ref> |
| Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry (preview) | Career Press | 2006 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Dragonlore">{{cite book |last=DeKirk |first=Ashley |coauthors= Zell-Ravenheart, Oberon | year=2006 |title=Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry |publisher=Career Press |ISBN=978-1564148681}}</ref> |
| Satanism Scare, The (preview) | Aldine Transaction | 1991 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Satanism Scare">{{cite book |last=Richardson |first=James T. |coauthors=Best, Joel; Bromley, David G. |year=1991 |title=The Satanism Scare |publisher=Aldine Transaction |ISBN=0202303799}}</ref> |
| Sports & Recreation Fads (preview) | Haworth Press | 1991 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Fads">{{cite book |last=Hoffmann |first=Frank W. |coauthors=Bailey, William G. |year=1991 |title=Sports & Recreation Fads |publisher=Haworth Press |ISBN=1560240563}}</ref> |
| Designers & Dragons: The '70s | Evil Hat Productions | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Designers70">{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '70s |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |ISBN=9781613170755}}</ref> |
| Designers & Dragons: The '80s | Evil Hat Productions | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Designers80">{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '80s |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |ISBN=9781613170816}}</ref> |
| Designers & Dragons: The '90s | Evil Hat Productions | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Designers90">{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '90s |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |ISBN=9781613170847}}</ref> |
| Designers & Dragons: The '00s | Evil Hat Productions | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Designers00">{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '00s |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |ISBN=9781613170878}}</ref> |
| The Fantasy Role-Playing Game: A New Performing Art | McFarland | 2001 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="RPGPerforming">{{cite book |last=Mackay |first=Daniel |coauthors= |year=2001 |title=The Fantasy Role-Playing Game: A New Performing Art |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786408153}}</ref> |
| Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Raiding the Temple of Wisdom | Open Court | 2012 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="DnDPhilRaiding">{{cite book |last=Cogburn |first=John |coauthors=Silcox, Mark |year=2012 |title=Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Raiding the Temple of Wisdom |publisher=Open Court |ISBN=9780812697964}}</ref> |
| Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Read and Gain Advantage on All Wisdom Checks | Wiley-Blackwell | 2014 | Reliable secondary sourcea | <ref name="DnDPhilAdv">{{cite book |last=Robichaud |first=Christopher |coauthors=Irwin, William |year=2014 |title=Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Read and Gain Advantage on All Wisdom Checks |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |ISBN=9781118397626}}</ref> |
| Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds | University of California Press | 2015 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="DangerousGames">{{cite book |last=Laycock |first=Joseph P. |coauthors= |year=2015 |title=Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds |publisher=University of California Press |ISBN=9780520284920}}</ref> |
| Dungeons & Dreamers: A Story of How Computer Games Created a Global Community | ETC Press | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="DungeonsDreamers">{{cite book |last=King |first=Brad |coauthors=Borland, John |year=2014 |title=Dungeons & Dreamers: A Story of How Computer Games Created a Global Community |publisher=ETC Press |ISBN=9780991222728}}</ref> |
| The Creation of Narrative in Tabletop Role-Playing Games | McFarland | 2010 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="CreationNarrative">{{cite book |last=Cover |first=Jennifer Grouling |coauthors= |year=2010 |title=The Creation of Narrative in Tabletop Role-Playing Games |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786444519}}</ref> |
| Gaming as Culture: Essays on Reality, Identity and Experience in Fantasy Games | McFarland | 2006 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="GamingCulture">{{cite book |last=Williams |first=J. Patrick |coauthors=Hendricks, Sean Q.; Winkler, W. Keith |year=2006 |title=Gaming as Culture: Essays on Reality, Identity and Experience in Fantasy Games |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786424368}}</ref> |
| Playing at the World | Unreason Press | 2012 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="PlayingWorld">{{cite book |last=Peterson |first=Jon |coauthors= |year=2012 |title=Playing at the World |publisher=Unreason Press |ISBN=9780615642048}}</ref> |
| Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It | Scribner | 2013 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="DiceMen">{{cite book |last=Ewalt |first=David M. |coauthors= |year=2013 |title=Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It |publisher=Scribner |ISBN=9781451640502}}</ref> |
| The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games | McFarland | 2010 | Reliable secondary sourceb | <ref name="EvolutionFantasy">{{cite book |last=Tresca |first=Michael J. |coauthors= |year=2010 |title=The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786458950}}</ref> |
| The Tropes of Fantasy Fiction | McFarland | 2015 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="TropesFantasy">{{cite book |last=Lissauer |first=Gabrielle |coauthors= |year=2015 |title=The Tropes of Fantasy Fiction |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786478583}}</ref> |
| Dragons: The Myths, Legends, and Lore | Adams Media | 2013 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="DragonsMyths">{{cite book |last=Niles |first=Doug |coauthors= |year=2013 |title=Dragons: The Myths, Legends, and Lore |publisher=Adams Media |ISBN=9781440562150}}</ref> |
| The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="AshgateMonsters">{{cite book |last=Weinstock |first=Jeffrey |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |ISBN=9781409425625}}</ref> |
| Hobby Games: The 100 Best | Green Ronin Publishing | 2007 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="Hobby100">{{cite book |last=Lowder |first=James |coauthors= |year=2007 |title=Hobby Games: The 100 Best |publisher=Green Ronin Publishing |ISBN=978-1-932442-96-0}}</ref> |
| Dragons in the Stacks: A Teen Librarian's Guide to Tabletop Role-Playing | ABC-CLIO | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="DragonStacks">{{cite book |last=Torres-Roman |first=Steven A. |coauthors=Snow, Cason E. |year=2014 |title=Dragons in the Stacks: A Teen Librarian's Guide to Tabletop Role-Playing |publisher=ABC-CLIO |ISBN=9781610692625}}</ref> |
| The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters | Saga Press (imprint of Simon & Schuster) | 2018 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name="MonstersKnow">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1114284325|title=The monsters know what they're doing : combat tactics for dungeon masters|last=Ammann, Keith,|isbn=978-1-9821-2266-9|edition=First Saga Press hardcover edition|location=New York, New York|oclc=1114284325}}</ref> |
| Dread Trident - Tabletop Role-playing Games and the Modern Fantastic | Liverpool University Press | 2019 | Reliable secondary source | <ref name=Carbonell>{{cite book |last=Carbonell |first=Curtis D. |date=2019 |title=Dread Trident - Tabletop Role-playing Games and the Modern Fantastic |publisher=[[Liverpool University Press]] |isbn=9781789620573}}</ref> |
- ^a See also: Canavan, A. P. (2015). "Review of "Dungeons & Dragons" and Philosophy: Read and Gain Advantage on All Wisdom Checks, by C. Robichaud". Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts. 26 (3 (94)): 573–576. ISSN 0897-0521.
- ^b See also: Forest, Richard W. (2011). "Review of The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games, by M. J. Tresca". Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts. 22 (3 (83)): 412–417. ISSN 0897-0521.