Olaf the Stout
Hero
I'm surprised that the Epic Level Handbook is the worst book for so many people. I thought I would be alone in that being people's worst books, especially given how many horrible 3rd party books were released during the 3.0E era (looking at you Fast Forward Entertainment!). Thankfully I was wise enough at the time to not actually buy any of those books.
Yeah, Unearthed Arcana would be up there for me as well. I quite liked how they pulled back the curtain on some of the rules and explained why they worked they way they did.
Complete Thief's Handbook was the first ever splatbook I bought for D&D and, with my first ever D&D character being a thief, I remember it quite fondly. The kits were good fun.
I own the PDF of this and agree wholeheartedly about it being a very fun and flavourful book. Definitely one of my favourites. The 3.5E Magic Item Compendium is it's crunchier that I also love. It has added a lot of diversity to my 3.5E game, but I also love also the descriptions and illustrations of the items in the book.
Best Book? It depends.
Rules: Unearthed Arcana
Class (2e): Complete Thief's Handbook
Yeah, Unearthed Arcana would be up there for me as well. I quite liked how they pulled back the curtain on some of the rules and explained why they worked they way they did.
Complete Thief's Handbook was the first ever splatbook I bought for D&D and, with my first ever D&D character being a thief, I remember it quite fondly. The kits were good fun.
Best: Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog. 2E-era but really setting and edition independent; it's just a really fun flavorful book.
I own the PDF of this and agree wholeheartedly about it being a very fun and flavourful book. Definitely one of my favourites. The 3.5E Magic Item Compendium is it's crunchier that I also love. It has added a lot of diversity to my 3.5E game, but I also love also the descriptions and illustrations of the items in the book.