The Best & Worst of 3rd Edition: Nominate the best of the rest (closed)

[TerraDave]

Thanks for all the posts!

I have just done a compiliation in my op.

If you can, please note specific products, thanks!

 

[eric mcloins]

Ptolus

Book of Roguish Luck

Book of Hallowed Might

The Banewarrens

Oathbound

Arcana Evolved

 

[Altair]

I'm hearing a lot of people replying "Ptolus". What exactly is Ptolus? The preview doesn't really tell you a lot about it.

 

[eric mcloins]

Ptolus is a deluxe campaign setting describing a single city. But what a city! There are virtually infinite dungeons beneath the streets, the greatest evils in the worlds reside within the walls of the city, as well as the greatest good.

It is amazingly detailed, but not dull. I challenged my players to come out with a practical question I couldn't give an answer to from the book (e.g. "where can we get a massage?"). They couldn't. It is edited wonderfully with references, giving you an easier access to the material in the book.

It is very easy to create adventures just from the stuff that's inside the book, but a few great adventures are available: The banewarrens, Night of Disoolution and Queen of Darekness.

If you just get one more 3.x product ever, my suggestion is: get Ptolus.

 

[TerraDave]

EM thanks, I have added your picks.

One thing, I am not including stand alone games like Arcana Evolved/Unearthed in the poll.

 

[Bacris]

I'll second Hyperconscious. One of the few books for 3.5 I use for almost every character I play, be it powers, feats, items, or prestige classes.

I'd second my own book, but that's kind of cheesy (thanks, Deekin, for nominating it!)

I reserve the right to nominate some others after I've had a chance to go through my collection

 

[DMH]

Some pdf publishers first

Genjitsu's Metablades Expanded Edition and Shaping the Self (the latter is in my top 2 favorite rpg products)

En Publishing's The Fantastic Science

Primal Urge's Emerging Forms line, esp Esquam and Alathreen

Distant Horizon's Paths of Power (I & II), Eclipse and The Practical Enchanter

Bloodstone's Book of Broken Dreams

Ronin Art's Six Swarms and Campaign Planner (all 5 of them)

Print

Bastion's Wildwood, Alchemy & Herbalists and Ink & Quill

Atlas' Occult Lore

MEG's Foul Locals (all 3)

Troll Lord's Nation Builder

 

[eric mcloins]

Ooh, and how could I forget...

I second Midnight.

 

[kenobi65]

For settings, I'd nominate Codex Arcanis and the Player's Guide to Arcanis, by Paradigm Concepts.

 

[Knightfall]

I nominate Frost & Fur by MonkeyGod and Mythic Races by Fantasy Flight Games.