A real challenge: Which 5 RPG books?

[VorpalBunny]

Non D&D:

1. Call of Cthulhu BRP 5.6 edition
2. Decipher's Lord of the Rings RPG
3. Star Wars d20 Revised
4. Gamma World 1st edition.
5. Alternity Dark*Matter Campaign Setting/Darwin's World 2 (it's a tie - I can't make up my mind )

D&D:

Freebies: 3.5 PHB and DMG

1. Third Edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
2. 1st Edition Dungeon Master's Guide
3. 3.5 Edition Monster Manual
4. The original Dark Sun Campaign Setting
5. Planescape Campaign Setting

 

[Wombat]

Okay, let's think...

1) Ars Magica
2) Nobilis
3) Paranoia
4) Jorune
5) Over the Edge

Seems like a good mix

 

[diaglo]

OD&D(1974) boxed set.

 

[Tsyr]

Shadowrun 3E Main Rulebook
BESM 2E Main Book
3E PHB (The only things I absolutely need from the DMG I can fudge)
D20 Wheel of Time
Fading Suns main book

DnD list:

Sov Stone campaign setting
Arcana Unearthed
Midnight
Wheel of Time D20
Fading Suns D20

 

[Paka]

1 - Sorcerer
2 - Unknown Armies
3 - Nobilis
4 - The Riddle of Steel
5 - Ars Magica



D&D?

1 - Arcana Unearthed
2 - Midnight
3 - Dawnforge
4 - Mutants & Masterminds
5 - Conan d20

#'s 4 & 5 of the d20 stuff came to me late...

 

[Gez]

1. Rêve de Dragon (3rd edition)
2. Ars Magica
3. Ars Magica: Covenants
4. Ars Magica: Faeries
5. Changeling (2nd edition)

1. Monster Manual
2. Oriental Adventures
3. (Expanded) Psionics Handbook
4. Manual of the Planes
5. Fiend Folio or Monster Manual 2

 

[francisca]

1) D&D Rules Cyclopedia
2) Gamma World 1st edition
3) Gaz 1: Grand Duchy of Karameikos
4) PC1: Wee Folk

And I'm actually going to stop there, since I can't decide between Gaz 5: Elves of Alfheim and Gaz 6: Dwarves of Rockhome.

 

[Paka]

too many posts

sorry

 

[Paka]

double post

 

[Davelozzi]

Any game:
1. PHB 3.5
2. DMG 3.5
3. MM 3.5
4. Spycraft
5. Star Wars d20 RCR

D&D only:
1. PHB 3.5
2. DMG 3.5
3. MM 3.5
4. Fiend Folio
5. Psionics Handbook (Expanded version if it's up to snuff)

With the DMG & PHB free, I'd throw I'd probably throw in the FRCS and MM2 (which I don't really like much overall, but at least get some use out of). Complete Warrioris a runner up, again more because it covers some useful ground than as a sign of its quality). Book of the Righteous, on the other hand, is also a runner up, but for the opposite reason. I didn't vote for as it, I don't get much use of it now, but if I was starting a new homebrew it would easily elbow its way in as I think the quality of the ideas and impementation are top notch.

As for the top 30, I didn't even bother, it would be so easy.