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Għar Gremxul @ghargremxul.mt · 08/09/2025

I’ve jumped on @prismaticwasteland.com’s blogwagon and written a blog post about my own personal Appendix N; the different sources of inspiration that inform my game creation process. You can read the full blog post here: ghargremxul.mt/blog/persona..., but here’s a quick summary in this thread:

Photo of a page from the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Player's Handbook titled "Appendix E: Inspirational Reading"

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Għar Gremxul @ghargremxul.mt · 08/09/2025

If you’ve read my previous blog post, it should come as no surprise that Maltese books would be a significant influence in my work. Stephan D. Mifsud’s The Maltese Bestiary is probably my biggest inspiration, exploring different mythical creatures in Maltese folklore with a phenomenal bibliography.

Photo of the book The Maltese Bestiary by Stephan D. Mifsud, published by Merlin Publishing in 2014.

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Għar Gremxul @ghargremxul.mt · 08/09/2025

I take a lot of inspiration from Maltese folk tales, folklore, and legends. Manwel Magri’s Ħrejjef Missirijietna is my go-to collection of evocative local folk tales, while for folklore, I turn to Joseph Cassar Pullicino’s Studies in Maltese Folklore or Tarcisio Zarb’s Folklore of an Island.

Photo of a pile of books. From top to bottom, the titles are as follows: Joseph Cassar Pullicino’s Studies in Maltese Folklore, Mid-Dinja tas-Seħer u tal-Folklor by Anton F. Attard, Ħrejjef Missirijietna by Manwel Magri, Mill-Gżira tal-Ħolm - It-Tieni Ġabra ta’ Leġġendi Għawdxin by Ġorġ Pisani, Għawdex Joħlom fil-Leġġendi by Ġorġ Pisani, Folktales of Malta and Gozo by Ġużè Cassar Pullicino, Stumme’s Folktales from Malta by Hans Stumme and translated by Lily Grima, Karattri tal-Fantasija Maltin by Ġużi Gatt, and The Maltese Bestiary by Stephan D. Mifsud.

Photo of a pile of books. From top to bottom, the titles are as follows: Il-Kultura Maltija by Fiona Mallia, Mediċina Popolari ta’ l-Imgħoddi fil-Gżejjer Maltin by Guido Lanfranco, Mill-Ħajja tal’ l-Imgħoddi: Tagħrif Folkloristiku minn Għawdex by Anton F. Attard, Folklore of an Island by Tarcisio Zarb, Qwiel u Qaddisin by Victor J. Galea, and The Maltese Islands & the Sea edited by Timmy Gambin.

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