Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
I've got the core rules. What to buy next?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="MoogleEmpMog" data-source="post: 1723530" data-attributes="member: 22882"><p>Campaign settings only, here.</p><p></p><p>I'm leaving off 'variant core books' like Arcana Unearthed, Conan the RPG, Midnight and d20 Modern/Future/Urban Arcana, because someone new to 3.5 D&D probably wants to, y'know, try out 3.5 D&D. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>WotC's <em>Eberron</em> and Privateer Press's <em>Iron Kingdoms</em> are the shiny new kids on the block here, and there's something to be said for benefiting from the experience of settings past - or just doing a dashed good job of making new ones. Go for Eberron if you want something closer to core D&D, IK if you want a grimmer, grittier feel. Both are very good.</p><p></p><p>WotC's <em>Oriental Adventures</em> and Alderac Entertainment Group's <em>Rokugan</em> provide some solid rules and setting information that you can use to run a variety of medieval Japan-themed campaigns. OA isn't really a campaign setting, but Rokugan is, the same one as the multitude of other Legend of the Five Rings games.</p><p></p><p>For more traditional fantasy, Sovereign Press's <em>Dragonlance</em> and WotC's <em>Forgotten Realms</em> each offer a classic feel. I prefer DL to FR, but that's at least partly due to nostalgia.</p><p></p><p>Personally, if just starting out with 3.5 D&D (or D&D in general), I would buy Eberron. It's new, it's designed specifically for 3.5, and it's quite good.</p><p></p><p><strong>Eberron products:</strong> Eberron Campaign Setting, Shadows of the Last War (adventure), Monster Manual III (monster book)</p><p></p><p><strong>Iron Kingdoms products:</strong> Iron Kingdoms Character Guide, Monsternomicon (monster book), Lock and Load character primer (arguably no longer needed), Witchfire Trilogy (adventures)</p><p></p><p><strong>Rokugan products:</strong> Oriental Adventures (core book), Rokugan (campaign guide), Way of the Samurai/Shugenja/Ninja series (splatbooks), Magic of Rokguan (book 'o spells), Monsters of Rokugan (... yeah, a monster book)</p><p></p><p><strong>Dragonlance products:</strong> Dragonlance Campaign Setting, Age of Mortals (campaign guide), Bestiary of Krynn (monster book), ??? (adventure - I don't recall the name)</p><p></p><p><strong>Forgotten Realms products:</strong> Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, Player's Guide to Faerun, Monsters of Faerun, Monster Manual 3, others too numerous to mention...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoogleEmpMog, post: 1723530, member: 22882"] Campaign settings only, here. I'm leaving off 'variant core books' like Arcana Unearthed, Conan the RPG, Midnight and d20 Modern/Future/Urban Arcana, because someone new to 3.5 D&D probably wants to, y'know, try out 3.5 D&D. ;) WotC's [I]Eberron[/I] and Privateer Press's [I]Iron Kingdoms[/I] are the shiny new kids on the block here, and there's something to be said for benefiting from the experience of settings past - or just doing a dashed good job of making new ones. Go for Eberron if you want something closer to core D&D, IK if you want a grimmer, grittier feel. Both are very good. WotC's [I]Oriental Adventures[/I] and Alderac Entertainment Group's [I]Rokugan[/I] provide some solid rules and setting information that you can use to run a variety of medieval Japan-themed campaigns. OA isn't really a campaign setting, but Rokugan is, the same one as the multitude of other Legend of the Five Rings games. For more traditional fantasy, Sovereign Press's [I]Dragonlance[/I] and WotC's [I]Forgotten Realms[/I] each offer a classic feel. I prefer DL to FR, but that's at least partly due to nostalgia. Personally, if just starting out with 3.5 D&D (or D&D in general), I would buy Eberron. It's new, it's designed specifically for 3.5, and it's quite good. [B]Eberron products:[/B] Eberron Campaign Setting, Shadows of the Last War (adventure), Monster Manual III (monster book) [B]Iron Kingdoms products:[/B] Iron Kingdoms Character Guide, Monsternomicon (monster book), Lock and Load character primer (arguably no longer needed), Witchfire Trilogy (adventures) [B]Rokugan products:[/B] Oriental Adventures (core book), Rokugan (campaign guide), Way of the Samurai/Shugenja/Ninja series (splatbooks), Magic of Rokguan (book 'o spells), Monsters of Rokugan (... yeah, a monster book) [B]Dragonlance products:[/B] Dragonlance Campaign Setting, Age of Mortals (campaign guide), Bestiary of Krynn (monster book), ??? (adventure - I don't recall the name) [B]Forgotten Realms products:[/B] Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, Player's Guide to Faerun, Monsters of Faerun, Monster Manual 3, others too numerous to mention... [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
I've got the core rules. What to buy next?
Top