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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 5349524" data-attributes="member: 59082">These sorts of threads tend to get out of hand rather quickly, with people disagreeing over which 7th, 8th, and 9th book would be best (see above). So while I don't want to add yet another post with a slightly different perspective, I'm going to try to summarize what some have said and what I think to be the answer to your actual question.Core Package for a Dark Sun Campaign<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dark Sun Campaign Guide - awesome book, but you already know that ($26.37 on Amazon).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rules Compendium - handy reference book and saves you from buying a few other books ($13.57 on Amazon).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dark Sun Creature Catalog - not absolutely necessary but very useful($13.57 on Amazon).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">D&D Insider - The Monster Builder in particular is very useful for a DM and potentially saves you from buying all the Monster Manuals; Character Builder is great for your players, but they can get their own subscriptions(one month subscription $10).</li> </ul>So that's another $37 over what you've already spent. The next group is comprised of books that are helpful, especially for Dark Sun, but not necessary:Useful but not Necessary<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Marauders of the Dune Sea - official Dark Sun adventure</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Desert of Athas - Dungeon Tiles</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Core rule books - PHB, DMG, MM</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Monster Manuals 2 and 3</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Players Handbooks 2 and 3</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Psionic Power</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Essentials DM's Kit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Essentials Monster Vault </li> </ul>One final note: If you get D&D Insider for only a month, you will want to wait until it is updated for Dark Sun. I'm not sure when this will be, but probably in November. Again, I'd highly recommend getting a month subscription and downloading Character Builder and Monster Builder, which include every option from every book and other official publication source (e.g. Dragon and Dungeon) to date. Monster Builder is particularly useful for DMs because it allows you to take any monster and adjust it to an appropriate level.</blockquote>

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