Freaking Awesome 3rd Party Books That Don't Get Enough Praise

[Edheldur]

The Monster Handbook, Mike Mearls(Man, is he heading up the list or what!)
I've been addicted to this mofo since Christmas. Please make one for 3.5 with Magical Beasts, Mikey, I'm beggin' yah!

There's a Magical Beasts chapter PDF on the Fantasy Flight Games site that should've been in the Monsters Handbook. Here's the link.

 

[Rawhide]

Dragon Compendium. Paizo may be officl but their not WotC, so this should count. Great stuff, much of it later turned into more complicated rules by WotC. Stick with the roiginal. Shackled city comes a very close second

Arcana Evolved. Ignore the earlier and confusingly names Arcana Unearthed. The ritual warror alone is worth the price of entry. easily ported to another settg too if you prefer

Advanced Gamemasters Guide. By far my very favorite GM advice book. The stuff inside is best for fantasy, but i've used it for modern and science fiction two. from rules on making rules to guidleines for creating artifact (which make sense, and unbalance bothing). Pure gold.

 

[catsclaw227]

Thank you. This means a lot to me (and your timing is perfect, considering the announcement coming the first week of April).

I am a huge fan of your work too, Phil. I have just about every d20 fantasy thing you've put out. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that too.

I always suggest your "A Dozen..." series to GMs and your 101 stuff is great too.

 

[philreed]

I thought your excellent PDFs were too well known for this thread . . .

Possibly. With tens of thousands of PDFs sold there's a good chance any D20 fan that buys PDFs has at least one PDF that I worked on.

I am a huge fan of your work too, Phil. I have just about every d20 fantasy thing you've put out. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that too.

Thank you. I hope you get lots of opportunities to use the stuff in your games.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

I take it that this planned announcement will be a good thing rather than a bad thing Phil?

Olaf the Stout

 

[JeffB]

Hmmmm....under the radar..most of my stuff is 3.0 and adventures..but..

Kenzer: Dangerous Denizens
Kenzer: Lost Tomb of Kruk Ma Kali
Kenzer: Fury in the Wastelands (Orcs of tellene)

Necromancer: Necropolis
Necromancer: PGTTW
Necro/TLG: Barakus
Necro: Demons & Devils

Fiery Dragon: OSM
Fiery Dragon: NeMorens Vault

SSS: Mithril: City of the Golem

FFG: Legends & Lairs series...many of these were VERY good..T&T, Planes & Portals, DungeonCraft, etc...

 

[Ceresco]

SSethregore: In the Coils of the Serpent Empire, Paradigm Concepts.

Blows WotC's Serpent Kingdoms out of the water with an excellent evil reptilian culture, made extra believable by the addition of a herpetologist to the writing crew. For players interested in playing lizard races, the book has an excellent collection of feats, PrCs, and spells for them, too.

I love the love for Arcanis!

Respectfully,

Edward Kopp: Arcaniac at Large

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Fiery Dragon's Battle Box.

Jack

WINNAH!!!!

 

[Orryn Emrys]

Thank you. This means a lot to me (and your timing is perfect, considering the announcement coming the first week of April).

And I mean it...! "101 Mundane Treasures" was one of the very first PDFs I purchased, and I loved it (and the sequel) so much, that I quickly started snatching up your products on general principle. Thank you for producing so much quality material that's easily ported into any game.

 

[Edheldur]

I wont do another one unless I have a really good idea for one and its something that a ton of other products haven't covered.

And that's why I like Magesmithing 101 so much -although I also enjoyed Golemcraft 101-. Both are concise, not expensive and good products.

I take it that this planned announcement will be a good thing rather than a bad thing Phil?

I wouldn't mind if it involved more products in any of the "101 ..." series (specially a product about zones).

And on topic, someone else already recommended the "Book of Broken Dreams" which I second. Mechanically,it's not the best product out there, but the information about mental disorders and personality is just awesome. Unfortunately I can't find it for sale on RPGNow.

And there's also Nature's Wrath which deals with poisons and diseases. Many of them are based on real world diseases, so it might not be for everyone's tastes.