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

[catsclaw227]

Oh, has anyone mentioned the city book, Streets of Silver? I just came by this one recently, and I am suprised I didn't know about it before. It's a really nice product.

Oh and Valus. That is an excellent product as well.

 

[Keldryn]

It's already received a fair bit of praise already, but The Book of the Righteous is one of my favourite RPG products of any line, by any publisher, since D&D started. Changed my entire outlook on Clerics and in-game religions and what they represent -- and it just makes the whole setup in Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk look pretty lame by comparison, for many reasons. Faiths & Avatars isn't even in the same league.

I love the mythology of the book so much that I'm building my whole campaign world around it.

Absolutely brilliant book. Ummm.... but for under-rated, under-praised books... The Unholy Warrior's Handbook makes a great companion piece for it!

 

[Ghendar]

Dynasties & Demogogues by Atlas Games where really good as well.

I'll throw in a vote for this book as well. <thumbsup>

 

[Ghendar]

I'm going to toot my horn:

Occult Lore from Atlas Games is one of the credits that I did. Most of my work is for Rolemaster's e-zine, the Guild Companion. But I teamed up with some of the best in the Industry to put out this book.

Occult Lore has rules for alchemy, astrology, sympathetic magic, dream magic, geomancy, Herbalism, and many others. Including my own Elementalism. Its available at Warehouse 23, and at e23.

Elton.

I'm a fan.
I particularly like the Geomancy rules.

 

[Ghendar]

#2:Denizens of Avadnu. This is the best Monster Manual since the original. It beats the Fiend Folio. Even if you don't count it's absolutely beautiful presentation and art (because opinions on art vary pretty widely), it's hundreds of unique and usable monsters that have an added bonus of not seeming derivative at all. Get the orignal MM for the goblins and the dragons and all the classic beasties. Then get Denizens when you want to give them something they ain't never seen before.

Just bought a copy of this book based on this thread and doing a bit of research.

By the way, GREAT thread idea. Kudos, my friend, kudos.

 

[Erekose]

Oh man ... I love Thieves' World. Recreation of the setting of fantastic short stories by celebrities of fantasy writing! City-setted game.

Thieves World gets another vote from me!

 

[DMH]

A couple more:

Adamant's Miracles and Wonders makes divine magic interesting and different.

Tangent's Ars Lingua adds a lot to the use of communication.

 

[Voadam]

Complete Minions.

3.5 pdf full color monster book by Bastion Press. Alien odd monsters, most with sharp claws and good descriptions as well as connections among some of the critters. My most used monster book outside of the srd in my game.

 

[Fishbone]

The Monster Geographica books.

 

[00Machado]

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!

I think FFG has the magical beasts section available as a free download.