The Best & Worst of 3rd Edition: The Best Products AND Designers Are...

TerraDave

5ever, or until 2024

• Feb 13, 2008

• #1

As the ever more contentious voting for the "ultimate" of 3rd edition continues, I wanted to acknowledge those products that have already won in earlier rounds.

After 9 rounds of polls and the 3rd party nomination thread, vetting hundreds of products, the winners are:

Eberron Campaign Setting
Wizards of the Coast
Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, James Wyatt
Ultimate 3E

Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords (1-5)
Paizo
James Jacobs, Richard Pett, Nicolas Logue, Wolfgang Baur, Stephen S. Greer
Winner: “Single Best”; Final Three

Players Handbook II
Wizards of the Coast
David Noonan
Winner: Best of Wotc; Winner: Best Wotc Player Supplement; Final Five

Ptolus
Malhavoc Press
Monte Cook
Winner: Best 3rd Party; Final Five

Unearthed Arcana
Wizards of the Coast
Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Rich Redman
Winner: Best Wotc Core Rules; Winner: Final Five; Final Three

Complete Book of Eldritch Might
Malhavoc Press
Monte Cook
Final 12

Draconomicon
Wizards of the Coast
Andy Collins, James Wyatt, Skip Williams
Final 12

Magic Item Compendium
Wizards of the Coast
Andy Collins, Mike Mearls, and Stephen Schubert
Final 12

A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe
Expeditious Retreat Press
Suzi Yee and Joseph Browning
Final 12

Midnight
Fantasy Flight
Jeffrey Barber, Wil Upchurch, Greg Benage
Final 12

Spell Compendium
Wizards of the Coast
Matthew Sernett, Jeff Grubb, Mike McArtor
Final 12

Tome Of Horrors I (Rev.)
Necromancer Games
Scott Greene and Clark Peterson
Final 12

Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss
A D&D Supplement
James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Ed Stark
Cowinner WotC Locations and Adventures

Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
Forgotten Realms
Ed Greenwood, Sean K Reynolds, Skip Williams, and Rob Heinsoo
Winner WotC Settings

Red Hand of Doom
D&D Adventure
James Jacobs, Richard Baker
Cowinner WotC Locations and Adventures

Lets here it for all those great products and designers!

 

Last edited: Feb 25, 2008

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Deuce Traveler

Adventurer

• Feb 14, 2008

• #2

Good job products!

 

TerraDave

5ever, or until 2024

• Feb 14, 2008

• #3

I guess I could break down and actually list the creators...

 

Dr. Harry

First Post

• Feb 14, 2008

• #4

TerraDave said:

As the ever more contentious voting for the "best single product" of 3rd edition continues, I wanted to acknowledge those products that have already won in earlier rounds.

After 7 rounds of polls and the 3rd party nomination thread, vetting hundreds of products, the winners--so far--are:

Pathfinder (Winner: Round Three; Final Five)
Players Handbook II (Winner: Best of Wotc; Winner: Best Wotc Player Supplement; Final Five)
Ptolus (Winner: Best 3rd Party; Final Five)
Unearthed Arcana (Winner: Best Wotc Core Rules; Final Five)

Eberon Campaign Setting (Final Five)

Complete Book Of Eldritch Might (Final 12)
Draconomicon (Final 12)
Magic Item Compendium (Final 12)
A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe (Final 12)
Midnight (Final 12)
Spell Compendium (Final 12)
Tome Of Horrors I (Rev.) (Final 12)

Fiendish Codex I: Hordes Of The Abyss (Co-Winner, Best Wotc Location or Adventure)
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (Winner: Best Wotc Campaign Setting)
Red Hand Of Doom (Co-Winner, Best Wotc Location or Adventure)

Lets here it for all those great products!

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Happily, I own most of these products, even though my gaming purchases slowed down drastically in the last year. It would be really tough to choose between products at this stage, since many of these are the absolute best, at different things. I guess it comes down to what aspect of gaming is more important to the individual.

 

Aus_Snow

First Post

• Feb 14, 2008

• #5

I own 9/15 of those. I could easily do without half of the ones I do have, mind you.

Damn, these things are subjective.

Congrats to the publishers, writers and so on for each of them, anyway. I would agree that some of these books are truly worthy of attention and acclaim.

 

Last edited: Feb 14, 2008

Arnwyn

First Post

• Feb 14, 2008

• #6

Cool - I own 9 out of those 15 products.

 

TerraDave

5ever, or until 2024

• Feb 14, 2008

• #7

Starting with the first round winners:

Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss
A D&D Supplement
James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Ed Stark
Cowinner WotC Locations and Adventures

Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
Forgotten Realms
Ed Greenwood, Sean K Reynolds, Skip Williams, and Rob Heinsoo
Winner WotC Settings

Red Hand of Doom
D&D Adventure
James Jacobs, Richard Baker
Cowinner WotC Locations and Adventures

 

Woas

First Post

• Feb 14, 2008

• #8

You may want to edit your signature now that the voting is over Terra Dave, assuming the voting is in fact over.

 

TerraDave

5ever, or until 2024

• Feb 14, 2008

• #9

There is still a poll going...but many others are over. Its like the Oscars, or a dog show, or something.

 

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Dragonbait

Explorer

• Feb 14, 2008

• #10

Cool.. I own almost all of those best of books. Excepet for the Eberon Campaign Setting..

I have the EberRon campaign setting, but not one for Eberon..

Tongue 'n cheek comment aside, cool idea TerraDave.

The WORST list will probably be very volatile, and I look forward to that