Best of Necromancer?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Well, now that Necromancer Games has announced they're shutting down, I clearly need to get off the fence and buy NG stuff I want before it's gone, starting with The Tower of Jhedophar.

What else should I not miss, either adventures or sourcebooks?

 

[green slime]

Holy crapola!

That is bad news indeed!

 

[Treebore]

How about a list of what you haven't gotten and I'll tell you which ones I think you'll like?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

How about a list of what you haven't gotten and I'll tell you which ones I think you'll like?

I think at the moment I only have Coils of Set.

Lost City of Barakus wasn't for me -- the city was too sketchy and it looks like Goodman's Into the Wilds captures more of the Keep on the Borderlands feel that I had wanted from this module.

I'm tempted by Eldritch Wizardry, Dead Man's Chest, Larin Karr and a number of other modules and sourcebooks. And, of course, by City of Brass.

 

[2WS-Steve]

I guess I'll be the one to get the two obvious ones out of the way: Rappan Athuk Reloaded and Tomb of Abysthor.

They can be a bit hard on players but are the exact opposite of rail-roading -- players have all sorts of different ways they can choose to go or explore and approach problems. They're free to climb down the well (though warned not to), explore down that sunken river, find a secret door bypassing a couple levels of dungeon, and so on.

They work best of the DM finds his own story to interweave with the adventures, but they're terrific locations.

 

[S'mon]

City State of the Invincible Overlord & Players's Guide to the Wilderlands are pretty fantastic. I've ordered the Wilderlands boxed set, no sign of it yet.

 

[Treebore]

I think at the moment I only have Coils of Set.

Lost City of Barakus wasn't for me -- the city was too sketchy and it looks like Goodman's Into the Wilds captures more of the Keep on the Borderlands feel that I had wanted from this module.

I'm tempted by Eldritch Wizardry, Dead Man's Chest, Larin Karr and a number of other modules and sourcebooks. And, of course, by City of Brass.

I don't think I'll be able to give you good advice then. I loved Lost City of Barakus. Still loving it in fact. Endhome has become a "campaign fixture" for me.

A variant on the City of Greyhawk with a castle ruins nearby. Just in this case its a long buried city.

 

[Festivus]

What about things like Tome of Horrors? I had been thinking about buying that series on DTRPG but money is tight for us currently. Are downloadable items going away as well?

I am a player in a Lost City of Barakus campaign and find it quite enjoyable, though I think that our DM has modified significantly from the module as printed.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

God, I hope they'll have PDFs up more or less indefinitely. Isn't it low or no cost to keep them up there?

 

[Baron Opal]

Wow, I've wanted to get a copy of Vampires and Liches, but never found a copy. Have to look harder, I guess.