Best Five RPG Books You Own

[EditorBFG]

Here's some of the requested links.

1) Dogs in the Vineyard - Probably the best RPG ever published

You can buy it here:http://www.lumpley.com/games/dogs.html And there are a lot of really great free resources for it at that site, too.

2) Mutants & Masterminds - Just plain smart

From a company called Green Ronin that everyone here has heard of, right? If not, imagine a bunch of current and former WotC writers putting out better and more consistent stuff for another company. That company is Green Ronin. http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=487&products_id=6064&

3) Delta Green - Either version- just plain better than any other setting book

This is a link to the newest version, which contains conversion rules for d20 Call of Cthulhu/Modern/D&D: http://www.arkhambazaar.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=161

4) Pendragon - Underappreciated, thank God White Wolf has decided to revive it

Link to EN World Gamestore page: http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=11070&

5) The System Reference Document - The innovation wasn't d20, it was making it open

Runners-up: Warhammer FRP,

http://www.greenronin.com/warhammer_fantasy_roleplay/

Star Wars (Saga Edition), Dread

Interestingly, there are apparent two rpgs called Dread. You want the one that involves Jenga (seriously), available from Indie Press Revolution http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16200

True20 (wonderful, just not as good as M&M), and a little-known game called Carry that you can actually download for free-- it's not on this list because I don't own it in book form, but my first session was the single best role-playing experience I've ever had with strangers.

Carry is available for free here: http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/Carry.php and in a pay-the-author-for-all-his-hard-work version here: http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16181&js=y

 

[Agamon]

That's tough. I'd go with the following:

1. Mutants & Masterminds 2E
2. Magic Item Compendium
3. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
4. Scion: Hero
5. PHB II

Honorable mention to the Rules Cyclopedia and the original Dark*Matter.

 

[Acid_crash]

Pirates of the Spanish Main
Wild Talents
Promethean: the Created
Big Eyes, Small Mouth 3e
HERO System 5th edition Revised

no one on here said they had to be just d20 books

 

[Ulric]

no one on here said they had to be just d20 books

Right. Any system. Best RPG books, d20 or otherwise.

 

[EditorBFG]

And it'll be obvious I only buy WOTC books.

So, seen anything in anyone else's list yet to make you change your mind on that one?

 

[Corsair]

In no particular order

Mutants and Masterminds 2E

MnM: Ultimate Power

Draconomicon

Eberron Campaign Setting

Spell Compendium (though I would've preferred an explicit list of spells that changed from their original printings)

 

[Shining Dragon]

1. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
2. Shadowrun 4th Edition
3. Weapons of the Gods
4. Scion: Hero
5. Vampire: The Requiem.

No "honorable mentions" - if 5 were asked for I see no need to mention another 10...

 

[Teflon Billy]

No "honorable mentions" - if 5 were asked for I see no need to mention another 10...

Your restraint is admirable

I recall years ago I posted a request for folks' "Top 3 Characters from Fantasy Fiction" or something and kept getting lists posted from people who "just couldn't pick 3"

*salute*

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Let's see... here are my 5 favorites, but I'm considering sets as one book.

Original DnD Red Boxed Set: I still love flipping through this.

Ptolus: Beautiful book and a great work!

Wilderlands of High Fantasy Boxed Set: I don't like the history as written inside, but I do love the content and idea, especially when I think of making some changes and dropping in Ptolus along with some old dungeon crawls that heroes can venture to.

Castles and Crusades Set: Beats out Lejendary Adventures to make this list, and has an old school feel that can adopt many of the cool new ideas that have come out.

Mutants and Masterminds- Freedom City: I love the campaign ideas in this book and it almost makes me want to play the game over my current fantasy-themed ones... almost...

 

[Thyrkill]

This thread could become very expensive for me I just ordered Beyond Countless Doorways and I'm thinking about getting Dawnforge, Book of Artifacts, and the Spell Compendium...lol.

Thanks for all the "tips" on great books.