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TIL Terry Pratchet was a huge Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion fan, and based his Discworld book "Snuff" on his dungeon crawling adventures. Additionally, he collaborated with modders in the midst of his battle with Alzheimers. Link is a very interesting article that goes into detail about it all.

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