I got 100$ what books should I buy?
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I'll second the Dungeon magazine subscription if you are getting into DM'ing. Even if you don't use the adventures outright or even yank portions of encounters out of them it will really help give you some ideas floating around in your head.
If you like Eberron you may want to look at picking up another Eberron source book. That depends on whether you plan on using the campaign setting or not though.
If you like Eberron you may want to look at picking up another Eberron source book. That depends on whether you plan on using the campaign setting or not though.
Psion
Adventurer
I've been browsing overstock.com and they have had a lot of useful titles show up very cheap. If you have them missing from your collection, they have the likes of great books like:
Toolbox
Book of the Righteous
Necromancer's Legacy
Legends & Lairs: Portals & Planes
Legends & Lairs: Wildscape
Star Wars RPG
Frost & Fur
Monster Manual II
The Banewarrens
Manual of the Planes
Toolbox
Book of the Righteous
Necromancer's Legacy
Legends & Lairs: Portals & Planes
Legends & Lairs: Wildscape
Star Wars RPG
Frost & Fur
Monster Manual II
The Banewarrens
Manual of the Planes
Here is another recommendation for a subscription to Dungeon. It has been the best accessory for my DMing for the past 10 years--the best money I've spent on gaming aside from the core books for the last 3 editions. I have and could still run endless campaigns with just the magazines and the core books. I hated getting rid of about 40 old AD&D issues last month, but I'm not going back to AD&D and I feel like I ran all the adventures that I thought were the best ones. You might even pick up the 3 most recent issues to get 3 parts of a very cool poster map of Greyhawk as well as a nice-looking mid-to-high level adventure trilogy (part of the 3 adventures in the magazine every month). If you're really feeling bold, go to www.paizo.com and get the Dungeon Shackled City adventure path. It spans 11 issues. Spend your money on Dungeon and it will have been spent wisely (but you might want to check with the other DMs to make sure they aren't using it already).
An adventure & campaign setting that I picked up recently and really like is Mesopotamia. It's full title is Ancient Kingdoms: Mesopotamia. Necromancer Games publishes it. It is a nice adventure with some light setting information. I wouldn't use all the setting stuff (I don't use prestige classes, nor do I want a different magic system), but the adventure is all good.
Otherwise, judging from the books you have, my advice is to pick the setting you like best and start buying published adventures for it. If a setting doesn't have any modules, then the campaign is probably not worth the investment of your time & effort. If you're a player in a setting, then you might want to stay away from adventures in that setting. Eberron will probably be supported at least for a while, although I know little about it and even less about the others you list.
I'm also saving some of my future gaming purchasing dollars for The Horned God Complete Campaign from Mongoose Publishing. It is a conversion to 3.5 D&D of 4 modules from their Slaine d20 line. I think it could be a very good module for a celtic game. It's not due until April, though.
Those are the best picks I can give you today.
An adventure & campaign setting that I picked up recently and really like is Mesopotamia. It's full title is Ancient Kingdoms: Mesopotamia. Necromancer Games publishes it. It is a nice adventure with some light setting information. I wouldn't use all the setting stuff (I don't use prestige classes, nor do I want a different magic system), but the adventure is all good.
Otherwise, judging from the books you have, my advice is to pick the setting you like best and start buying published adventures for it. If a setting doesn't have any modules, then the campaign is probably not worth the investment of your time & effort. If you're a player in a setting, then you might want to stay away from adventures in that setting. Eberron will probably be supported at least for a while, although I know little about it and even less about the others you list.
I'm also saving some of my future gaming purchasing dollars for The Horned God Complete Campaign from Mongoose Publishing. It is a conversion to 3.5 D&D of 4 modules from their Slaine d20 line. I think it could be a very good module for a celtic game. It's not due until April, though.
Those are the best picks I can give you today.
Bastion just reduced the cost of their 3.0 books (via their online store) and many of them don't need much in converting. I am not sure if that includes Oathbound (their high magic and very high powered setting).
If you are looking for pdfs, I suggest you look at Genjitsu, ST Cooley, Plain Brown Wrapper Games, Ronin Arts, Silverthorne (the template people), Tabletop Adventures, Goodman Games and Mad Kaiser. Just out are the Advanced Bestiary and Advanced Player's Manual from Green Ronin.
If you are going to be designing a campaign in depth, Crime and Punishment and Dynasties and Demagogues from Atlas are excellent books (the latter is on politics).
For adventure/locations the Foul Locals from Mystic Eye are cool.
If you are looking for pdfs, I suggest you look at Genjitsu, ST Cooley, Plain Brown Wrapper Games, Ronin Arts, Silverthorne (the template people), Tabletop Adventures, Goodman Games and Mad Kaiser. Just out are the Advanced Bestiary and Advanced Player's Manual from Green Ronin.
If you are going to be designing a campaign in depth, Crime and Punishment and Dynasties and Demagogues from Atlas are excellent books (the latter is on politics).
For adventure/locations the Foul Locals from Mystic Eye are cool.
jester47
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Subscribe to dungeon.
Save the rest and invest it. If you are 20, $300 a month will make a nice nest egg come your 40th birthday. At your 60th birthday you will be able to retire. I put away at least a twice that, but I am fortunate and plan on taking over the world with my progeny.
If you can, start saving for your children and your granchildren before they are born. Think about it, your grandchildren are at least 20 years away. If you saved even $100 a month for those twenty years with compound interest you would have put in 24000, but due to compound interest you would have @ $67000. That might pay for college. And it only cost you 24k. $300 a month over 20 years is @ 200,000. Over 30, $100 a month is @ $180,000, $300 a month is @ $550,000.
2 Words: Compound Interest. (at least last time I checked).
In any case, like all advice that could ruin your life, check with a professional first.
In this case they are called financial planners.
Aaron.
Save the rest and invest it. If you are 20, $300 a month will make a nice nest egg come your 40th birthday. At your 60th birthday you will be able to retire. I put away at least a twice that, but I am fortunate and plan on taking over the world with my progeny.
If you can, start saving for your children and your granchildren before they are born. Think about it, your grandchildren are at least 20 years away. If you saved even $100 a month for those twenty years with compound interest you would have put in 24000, but due to compound interest you would have @ $67000. That might pay for college. And it only cost you 24k. $300 a month over 20 years is @ 200,000. Over 30, $100 a month is @ $180,000, $300 a month is @ $550,000.
2 Words: Compound Interest. (at least last time I checked).
In any case, like all advice that could ruin your life, check with a professional first.
In this case they are called financial planners.
Aaron.
ivocaliban
Explorer
I think the Dungeon investment could be a great one, but I'd check out a few issues first to see if it's to your liking. I don't run very many pre-made adventures, but I did pick up the Maure Castle issue as well as those including the Greyhawk maps. They certainly are well done and worth the money, just make sure they're the kind of thing you're looking for before you spend your cash. I generally prefer sourcebooks to adventures.
Draconomicon is a beautiful and worthwile book if dragons and their kin play any part in your campaign. It works on many levels, being a fun read, an art book (of sorts), and containing great details and in-depth information on the big boys of D&D. If you look up the title on Amazon.com you can take a look at sample pages. The cover price is $39.95, but Amazon.com offers it for $26.37 with a free shipping option!
Swashbuckling Adventures from AEG is a great book if you're looking for a low-magic/high-adventure setting. It's 3.0e but much of it's fairly easy to adapt. It contains nice mix of inspiring Classes, PrCs, Feats, and background information blend together nicely. It's essentially a fantasy version of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (although the Asia portion has its own book). It's a great book for doing anything from The Three Musketeers to The Princess Bride. Outside of the core books, I've used SA more than any other 3.0/3.5e product I own. $34.95 ($23.07 at Amazon.com).
I'll probably be lynched for saying it, but take a look at the Complete series from WotC. There's been tons of feedback about these books (both for good and bad), but you should make the call. I'd recommend looking at Complete Warrior or Complete Adventurer first and seeing if what you find inspires or repels you. Of course, if you favor a particular class (or expect to use one more than others in your campaign), take a look at the book that most interests you. Obviously, this stuff isn't for everyone, but it could be for you! $29.95 each ($19.77 at Amazon.com).
Draconomicon is a beautiful and worthwile book if dragons and their kin play any part in your campaign. It works on many levels, being a fun read, an art book (of sorts), and containing great details and in-depth information on the big boys of D&D. If you look up the title on Amazon.com you can take a look at sample pages. The cover price is $39.95, but Amazon.com offers it for $26.37 with a free shipping option!
Swashbuckling Adventures from AEG is a great book if you're looking for a low-magic/high-adventure setting. It's 3.0e but much of it's fairly easy to adapt. It contains nice mix of inspiring Classes, PrCs, Feats, and background information blend together nicely. It's essentially a fantasy version of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (although the Asia portion has its own book). It's a great book for doing anything from The Three Musketeers to The Princess Bride. Outside of the core books, I've used SA more than any other 3.0/3.5e product I own. $34.95 ($23.07 at Amazon.com).
I'll probably be lynched for saying it, but take a look at the Complete series from WotC. There's been tons of feedback about these books (both for good and bad), but you should make the call. I'd recommend looking at Complete Warrior or Complete Adventurer first and seeing if what you find inspires or repels you. Of course, if you favor a particular class (or expect to use one more than others in your campaign), take a look at the book that most interests you. Obviously, this stuff isn't for everyone, but it could be for you! $29.95 each ($19.77 at Amazon.com).
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