Books My D&D Character Would Love

The Ravens has excellent witchy vibes and I loved the magic system so much! But the real reason I chose it for this post is this: Vivi reminds me a lot of Narissa!

Mostly, because she too is the daughter of a somewhat shady seeming fortune-teller who finds out she has real magic! Honestly, when Vivi’s backstory unfolded, I screamed at my book because it reminded me so much of Narissa!

However, Vivi is much less chaotic than Narissa. But still, I think Narissa would find this backstory parallel absolutely delightful. I also feel like she would appreciate the strong friendships and sense of sisterhood the witchy sorority in this book has, something Narissa herself hasn’t really experienced much in her life yet.

Victories Greater Than Death is one of the most chaotic books I’ve ever read. So obviously, it’s absolutely perfect for Narissa! Additionally, I think she would very much appreciate the largely purple cover.

This book is a queer space epic with lots of adventure and a great found family. I can just imagine Narissa being so fascinated by all of the alien species and strange planets in this book. There’s no magic, but plenty of wonderous things to keep my little witch hooked.

In our campaign, Narissa is very busy planning a kidnapping/rescue during a giant gala. Victories Greater Than Death features lots of clever teamwork to trick enemies and solve problems and Narissa could certainly take some inspiration from the characters.

Bree, the main character of Legenborn, is incredibly headstrong and resourceful. While Narissa is definitely stubborn, I think Bree’s story would inspire her to maybe take a breath before making a decision, but always help her friends.

Plus, Legendborn has cool magic and monsters (Narissa has fought plenty herself)! A big theme throughout the book is the idea of legacy and legends – who gets to be a legend? Who gets to be connected to their ancestors in a way that affords them privileges?

Narissa is trying to find out why she has magic which is inevitably also an attempt at feeling connected to something bigger than herself. So ultimately, I think Narissa would love this book as much as I did. I can totally see her carrying around a very beat-up copy of it because she keeps rereading it.

Narissa has grown up with tarot cards and prophecies. And while her house was not filled with as many magical women as Blue’s house is, the vibes are similar. Tarot cards play a huge role in this book series and Narissa’s own tarot deck has come in handy more than once.

In the entire Raven Cycle, the lines between real magic and less-real magic are blurred, which reminds me a lot of how Narissa is experiencing the world right now!

Additionally, I can totally see Blue and Narissa being best friends! And I would love to know what Narissa thinks of all the characters. Seriously, I would pay good money to experience her reactions to the twists and turns in this series.

Finally, a book that’s very gay and filled with shenanigans (kind of like Narissa). Aideen, the main character of Not My Problem, is a great problem solver. That is for everyone’s problems but her own.

Not My Problem is a very funny book with some great friend group adventures that have slight heist vibes. That alone reminds me a lot of our D&D game! I mean, we’re about to sneak into a gala and I just know that our plan is going to go catastrophically wrong…

However, this book also tackles some more serious themes like alcoholism, difficult parent relationships and loneliness. While those aren’t necessarily directly applicable to Narissa’s life, I think she would relate enough to Aideen to root for her and devour this book in one sitting.