City State of the Invincible Overlord - worth it?

[Mark CMG]

Is this the edition in the store for MSRP -

City State of the Invincible Overlord | eBay

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[Treebore]

Wow! I need to sell one of my three sets of Necromancers Games collections I have! One of my three kids will just have to do without their own copies.

 

[KJSEvans]

I lucked out and got one of these on Ebay for maybe $40... I really love Judges Guild and think it's absolutely worth it.

 

[Mark CMG]

When we were in our first really full campaign, back in the mid-seventies, the original came out right about when one of our GMs was expanding his homebrew setting (which had started as a village with a dungeon nearby, as many did) and it was a perfect addition. We had a blast exploring the many nooks and crannies, becoming involved in the political machine, and setting up a head quarters to use between more typical adventures (though there were adventures enough between adventures, to be sure).

 

[Thanael]

Is this the edition in the store for MSRP -

City State of the Invincible Overlord | eBay

Amazon.com: City State of the Invincible Overlord (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying) (9781588469908): Patrick Lawinger, Bob Bledsaw, Bill Owen: Books

Wow, Necromancergames really sold a few of those at $ 115. Must be the seller's rep. Other seller's copies go for much less on ebay atm. I had trouble selling my spare for $ 45.

Amazon marketplace prices are as always to be taken with a big grain of salt.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

It is indeed cool.

Morally bankrupt.

Filthy.

Dangerous.

But very, very cool.

The Auld Grump

 

[WayneLigon]

I found this book (Necromancer Games edition) in my FLGS. They still sell it for the original price but I am unsure whether I should get it. So now I´m wondering:.

Keep it. You'll be hard-pressed to find a better city map.

 

[catsclaw227]

Don't think in terms of making money - you're just not going to do much of it with RPG books. Maybe a bit, but not much (e.g. you might find Knights of the Old Republic at a bookstore for cover price and then be able to sell it for $60 or $70, but so what?).

I've seen Ptolus listed for well over $250 in the past (and it looks like in April, on ebay, there were 4 sold for between $148.50 and $285) and I sold a numbered Rappan Athuk Reloaded boxed set for $175 last year.

 

[Keith Robinson]

Keep it. You'll be hard-pressed to find a better city map.

Personally I prefer the Ptolus map, though the City State map is damn fine too. The style is more a throw back to 1ed city maps, whereas Ptolus is more contempory IMO.

 

[Keith Robinson]

Look... As far as I am concerned, this is a great buy for any reason. I don't care if my copy is worth money. It's worth GOLD for an awesome, detailed, D&D city, with amoral leaders and a ton of influence.

I love this book (though I love even MORE they're Bard's Gate hardback), and you can always play it straight or strip it for ideas.

Resale value? I have no idea.

Personal value? Off the charts. It's been a linchpin in two of my campaigns.

I think this pretty much sums up my feelings too. Buy it and enjoy it