Best of Necromancer?

[S'mon]

I think Barakus plays better than it reads - my players certainly seemed to like it!

 

[Grimstaff]

That's too bad, Necro was great!

Unfortunate that WW got bought and bowed out of the D20 game, relying on Kenzer to distribute for them was definitely a bad move, they havn't even even been able to distribute their own stuff for 3 years at the least.

Grimstaff's Get'em while they last list?
1. Tome of Horrors - A must have for the "evil DM"!
2. Wilderlands Campaign Setting - Unbelievably awesome!
3. Crucible of Freya - Still the best 1st level module around

 

[FATDRAGONGAMES]

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.

If you started out playing 1E then Tome of Horrors is a must have. It gives you a lot of the original AD&D monsters that were left out of 3E/3.5E

 

[Napftor]

Hands down, my picks are any and all of their Tome of Horrors books. If you're a Gygax fan, you might like Necropolis as well. To be honest, I love most of their stuff. As a DM who writes his own adventures, Necro's adventures are the first ones I go to for pre-made maps (usually by the incomparable Ed Bourelle) and/or NPCs (Necro's stat people are top notch as well).

 

[blargney the second]

I get some very enjoyable gaming out of The Wurst of Grimtooth's Traps.

 

[Kunimatyu]

I started in 3.5E, but I <3 the Tome of Horrors nonetheless.

I've heard great things about the Wilderlands books.

I also had a ton of fun running their Aberrations module -- tons of Lovecrafty goodness!

 

[Mechanurge]

Wilderlands of High Fantasy makes for some fun reading, though I haven't run it yet.

 

[Celebrim]

I can't say I'm too surprised. They put out alot of product, but I never thought they had the creativity or professionalism of Green Ronin, and I really think Goodman Games has been kicking everyone else's buttocks with the DCC line.

Still, I'd recommend:

Tome of Horrors
Ravenloft Players Handbook

And a lukewarm recommendation to Lost City of Barakis only because I suspect that it does play better than it reads.

 

[Michael_R_Proteau]

Despite Clark's announcement, Bill Webb has said he intends to see everything already in the pipeline get into print if he can. There are a few new products coming out in the next few months-Elemental Moon by Lance Hawvermale, Ari's Tome of Artifacts through WW, Nate Paul's follow up to Greay Citadel-The Eamonvale Incursion, Greg Vauhn's Slumbering Tsar, and the City of Brass boxed set at Gen Con. Tegel is still possible if soemthigns can worked out. I don't think Necro is going to disappear overnight.

Bill has also started a series of sales at Drive Thru if you are interested in PDFs. Currently featured is A Family Affair by Carla Harker.

If Eldritch Sorcery is something you are interested, I would snag it when you see it, as it is sold out at the warehouse, so all copies are in the distribution chain currently.


As for what I would recommned, Jedophar is awesome as you mentioned. Modesty prevents me from putting my own Shades of Gray out there but I would look at:

Bard's Gate
Gray Citadel
Bonegarden
The 3 Tomes of Horror
Mother of All Treasure Tables
Vampires & Liches
The Wilderlands stuff
The Wurst of Grimtooth's Traps
Crucible of Freya
Tomb of Abysthor (if you can find it)
Mother of All Encounter Tables
Demons & Devils
Dead Man's Chest
Doom of Listonshire

and I know you said you didn't like it, but I liked Lost City of Barakus as well.

-M

 

[trancejeremy]

Hmmmm, if you didn't like Barakus, then I honestly don't think you'd like any of their other stuff, because IMHO, Barakus is probably their best. And if you thought Endhome was too sketchy, you'll likely be disappointed by their other stuff, because most have less detail about the cities/towns in them than that (since Endhome gets probably 1/4 of the book.).

You might try the combo of Bard's Gate and Tomb of Abysthor, since they are same location and the city gets an entire book.