A real challenge: Which 5 RPG books?

[ichabod]

Any:

1. 3.5 PHB
2. GURPS Basic Set, 3rd Ed. Rev.
3. Feng Shui
4. In the Labyrinth
5. DC Heroes

I'm not going to include a D&D only list. In any case most of it would be books that aren't out yet.

 

[TiQuinn]

1) F.A.T.A.L.
2) World of Synnibar
3) Killer
4) Dangereous Journeys
5) oD&D

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

1) d20 Modern Core
2) Menace Manual
3) Modern Player's Companion
4) Four Color to Fantasy
5) Urban Arcana

That'll easily handle pretty much any genre of game I am interested in playing. A couple of my favorites would require a little tweaking (Western, Post-Apoc), but I can work around them.

For D&D, with free PHB and DMG:

1) 3.5 Monster Manual
2) Mindscapes
3) Four Color to Fantasy
4) Oriental Adventures
5) Psionics Handbook (or Expanded Psionics Handbook, if it's up to snuff)