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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 1744801" data-attributes="member: 3586">I was wondering (inspired by a few other threads): What are the D&D-related products you've bought this year, and what have you thought of them? What are the products you're looking forward to later this year?Here is my list: (and, yes, I'm a WotC junkie, primarily because it's very hard for me to find and acquire non-Wizards d20 products)Dragon Magazine: all issues this year - generally average to disappointing, though I'm looking forward to seeing how the "new" Dragon develops.Dungeon Magazine: all issues this year - generally average to good. I'm enjoying the new format and style.January:Deluxe PC Sheets - average to disappointing, although my players like them. A pity the skill total boxes are so small, otherwise the layout isn't that bad.Deluxe DM Screens - average. I use the new screen every session, and generally it just works as something to hide my notes.February:Unearthed Arcana - average to good. Love some of the options, though I don't use them in my standard-type of campaign - we used several of the optional rules in a swashbuckler mini-campaign, though, and they were great!March:Archfiends (D&D Minis expansion) - good, not exceptional - added a lot to the mini game and gave me several fun monsters for my D&D game, but overall I didn't find it as compelling or as useful as Dragoneye. (Much better for the Skirmish game, though).April:Map Folio I: - disappointing. Some of the maps are great (and I've used the Githyanki ones in a session to good effect), but others suffer greatly from the "I don't know how to use a grid" effect.Expanded Psionics Handbook - good to exceptional. It has provoked me to allow psionics in my game (and I've two players who have fallen in love with the Soulknife class). A stand-out product of the year.May:Complete Divine - average to good. Not as stunning as Complete Warrior, though a fairly worthy book. The Practised Spellcaster feat has been the most important to my campaign, but the expanded lists of domains and deities are also great. I haven't noticed a problem with the editing in play..., but I haven't used it that much.June:Giants of Legends Huge Packs - good to exceptional. The sculpting and painting has come a long way, and there are many stunning figures in the set. There are still problems, but the game keeps improving.July:Planar Handbook - average. The Player's Guide to the Planes interested my players in various options available, though it's not immediately useful to my game.Shadows of the Last War - good to exceptional. Great to see adventures again from Wizards, and I really look forward to running this one. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> The problems with it should be quickly solved by an experienced DM in play.August:Races of Stone - good to average. I'm not a big fan of dwarves and gnomes, but I appreciate this book. I really like the Racial Substitution levels and the new feats; one of these days I'll use this as the basis of an adventure in the dwarven or gnomish realms.Still to buy...Eberron Campaign Setting - out of stock in my FLGS; I haven't even seen it, but even for a Greyhawk fan like myself, this looks interesting.Frostburn - anything to help me with wilderness adventures. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Monster Manual III - more monstersWhisper of the Vampire's Blade - another adventure! D&D Basic Game - because I'm a D&D evangelistAberrations (D&D Miniatures) - becauseMap Folio II - hmm...Complete Arcane - as I prefer playing arcane spellcasters...Other products I'm still not sure about. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Cheers!</blockquote>

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