Arms and Equipment Guide: still worth it?

[francisca]

I think that From Stone to Steel from the good folks at Monkeygod Enterprises is superior in every way (except maybe for art).

What he said.

I owned both since GenCon last year. Stone to Steel is a great book. I sold A&EG on ebay.

 

[adwyn]

I've had it (actually one of my players left it) since it came out and the only thing we've used have been the alchohol rules.

 

[DragonLancer]

I bought it when the book came out, but I don't think I have ever used anything from it.

 

[Vascant]

Yo all. I have an opportunity to buy a shiny new Arms and Equipment Guide for a great deal...is the book worth having, seeing as how I'm now in my 3.5/Eberron phase? Or is the book an outdated 3.0 dinosaur?

If you can pick it up for a good price, like under half off. Get it, because there are some nice little tid bits in there. If you are looking for items and such concerning topics, there is a series of books on RPGNow, "Mad Kaiser's Bazaar Book". So far he is on book B. They have proven to be a valuable aide to filling in alot of small item details for me. As far as the Monkey God product goes, haven't seen it nor felt the need for it.. A&EG plus the RPGNow books have handled all my needs. Mongoose Publishing also has an Equipment book, I would suggest waiting until someone sends it to you for free. I got it for 5 dollars on ebay and still feel like I was taken for a ride.

If you can clarify what your needs are or the gap you are searching to fill, that might be a better way to find out what books would fill it, otherwise take a look at the reviews and take a gamble.

 

[johnsemlak]

For me the value of the A&EG is the gaps it fills in the rules, stuff thta's come up in my games. Rules on ship travel, mounts, etc.

It has a number of useful magic items. as well.

I've used it as much as any other non-core WotC/D&D sourcebook.

 

[James McMurray]

I love it. The magic items in there are great: both flavorful and useful.

 

[Axegrrl]

There are some pretty neat useful magic items in there, depending on your campaign setting. (Though it would have been nicer had they taken some of the special weapons' extra abilities and abstracted them and listed them separately, rather than making the reader do the work to figure out whether something is a +1, +2, or +3-equivalent ability.)

There are a few more weapons for monks and racial weapons, some odd but interesting types of armor, a chart of what types of weapons and armor were used in which historical periods, and other bits and pieces I've found useful.

If you want do add more details to your campaign, you might find it useful.

 

[Psion]

I just never had much of a use for it in 3.0

Nor did I. This was one of those books that has a few ideas in it that might add a little variety, but in practice I never found that useful.

 

[ivocaliban]

I have to go with the consensus here and say that this book is basically parsley. It looks good on the plate, but you throw it away at the end of the meal, regardless. That's how I found this book. I have an elven ranger NPC who uses the moon-ivy armour and...that's about it.

 

[Krieg]

Despite my snide comment above....if the price is right (ie cheap) go ahead & pick it up. It isn't completely useless, just nearly so.