A real challenge: Which 5 RPG books?

[doghead]

Okay not limited to D&D, which 5 RPG books would you have on your desert island?

1. WHFRP
2. + one WFB book (for the stats).
3. Vampire: The Masquerade
4. SLA Industries.
5. Active Exploits (Diceless System) v2 Book.

I have been away from playing D&D for a long time - I don't recognise half of the names on the second list.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Without PHB and DMG:
1) 3.5e PHB
2) 3.5e DMG
3) 3.5e MM
4) FRCS
5) Unearthed Arcana (I know it won't be out for a month, but I'll take it anyway. )

 

[Cedric]

Ok...I want the best bang for my book..so I'm only going with games that are mostly complete with just one week. It doesn't have to be anything new...because after 2 months, nothing on that island will be new.

1. Hero 5th ed
2. Shadowrun 3rd ed
3. Mage: The Ascension 3rd ed
4. Vampire: The Masquerade 2nd ed
5. Ars Magica 4th ed

For my D&D list...

1. 1st ed PHB
2. 1st ed DMG
3. 3rd ed PHB
4. 3rd ed DMG
5. 3rd ed MM

Cedric

 

[MrFilthyIke]

5. Ars Magica

Anyone else notice how often Ars Magica has made this list?

 

[Michael Tree]

1) Ars Magica
2) Fading Suns 2nd edition
3) Riddle of Steel (even without roleplaying, just dueling with the combat system could be hours and hours of fun)
4) Arcana Unearthed
5) Mutants and Masterminds (and smuggle in the random character generation tables from the original Marvel Superheroes game)

I would be tempted to bring Amber, but the rules are dead simple. Likewise the original Marvel game.

D&D books:

1) Arcana Unearthed (I'd also use some D&D races and classes, but I have inadvertently memorized the details of most of those)
2) D&D Monster Manual 3.5
3) Mutants and Masterminds
4) Unearthed Arcana (what better way to waste time on a desert island than tinkering in search of the ultimate set of house rules. )
5) Testament

If the MM was a freebie, I'd include d20 Modern too.

 

[Michael Tree]

Anyone else notice how often Ars Magica has made this list?

Just imagine how many lists it will be on when the 5th edition fixes the combat rules and broken TeFo combinations.

 

[Acid_crash]

Non d20:

Exalted
Chaos Earth
Earthdawn
HERO 5
Alternity

With PHB 3.5 and DMG 3.5 for free:
Dawnforge
Psionics HB
MM 3.5
Arcana Unearthed
RA Demon Wars setting

 

[Teflon Billy]

Ars Magica
Mutants and Masterminds
Feng Shui
GURPS
D&D 3.5 E

 

[CRGreathouse]

1. DMG 3.5
2. MM 3.5
3. ELH
4. PH 3.5
5. Spycraft


(DMG 3.5)
(PH 3.5)
1. MM 3.5
2. ELH
3. Book of Eldritch Might (complied, if allowed; otherwise III)
4. MotP
5. Draconomicon

 

[johnsemlak]

1. The d20 How to Make Oars out of Sand
2. The Arms and Equipment Guide, with detachable flare pistol
3. The Complete(ly) Inflatable Ruleboat
4. The Edible Cyclopedia
5. Something big to read on the way

Hmm, this appears to be the only person who understood the point