Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax drew from many fantasy novels when writing his long-running tabletop roleplaying game. In a 2000 interview with Lord of the Rings fansite TheOneRing.net, Gygax noted that “Tolkien’s work…had a strong impact on A/D&D games,” adding: “A look at my recommended fantasy books…will show a long list of other influential fantasy authors, though.”