The Best & Worst of 3rd Edition: R2:Best 3rd party (poll #6: You Can Still VOTE)

One in a series of polls marking the beginning of the new year and the end of 3rd ed as a supported setting.

Vote for, and let us know (maybe again) the best 3rd ed products released by 3rd parties.

This poll is based on nominations in this thread, plus some I seconded and added based on their strong reputation on these boards.

There's a crazy amount of good stuff on this list. Big reason I'm a third party D20 fan, I guess.

I'm surprised that the (SSS) Advanced Player's Guide didn't make the list. As a player it and (GR) Adavanced Player's Manual are my favorite third party products.

Yeah, there's quite a few things not on this list that I would still say are some of the best things from 3rd parties.

Nyambe.

Oathbound.

War of the Burning Sky.

Still, some real winners there.

I'm surprised that the Shaman's Handbook (Green Ronin), Witch's Handbook (Green Ronin), and Elements of Magic (either revised or Mythic Earth) did not make the list. These are all in my top 5 or 6 third party supplements.

I really feel like I should have voted for more stuff, but I just don't own all of that.

TerraDave said:

One in a series of polls marking the beginning of the new year and the end of 3rd ed as a supported setting.

Vote for, and let us know (maybe again) the best 3rd ed products released by 3rd parties.

This poll is based on nominations in this thread, plus some I seconded and added based on their strong reputation on these boards.

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Hey, you left Northern Crown out of the poll despite multiple mentions in that thread. Ouch, that hurts!

Hey, you left Northern Crown out of the poll despite multiple mentions in that thread. Ouch, that hurts!

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QUIET, SEYMOUR!

Wait, I take that back.

WRITE MORE STUFF.

I only voted for those that I actually own. Note that the only two books on this list that I do in fact possess a copy of and did not vote for were the Book of Iron Might and the Banewarrens. Both were merely "okay" IMHO.

*Denizens of Avadnu
*Complete Book of Eldritch Might
*Ptolus
*Tome of Horrors I
*Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords AP
*Creature Collection I (revised)

However, my favorite third party product is definately Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved, since I have used it as my primary PHB for the last four years. Sure, I have to replace a feat or two and re-allocate some skill points here and there, but for the most part anything compatible with D&D 3.x is compatible with AE. However, I assume it was not included in this poll because it also functions as a stand-alone RPG.

Robert "I Use All Of The Above Products For AE With Minimal Changes" Ranting

dougmander said:

Hey, you left Northern Crown out of the poll despite multiple mentions in that thread. Ouch, that hurts!

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I checked again, and found only one nomination for it.

I should note that my favorite product: Fiery Dragon's NeMoren's Vault, was also not nominated and not included.

But I figured 48 products was probably enough.