I must be obsessive

[thullgrim]

We are getting ready to move back to the states, and here I am figuring out what books (both RPG and Novels) to pack in a box and take on the plane as carry on baggage. Now in my defense, what I choose has to last me about 3 months but still, it seems a little obsessive to me. My wife agrees. On top of that I am keeping a second box here at the house that I will mail to our permanent stateside address before we actually go. Lastly picking those books is tough.

Just had to share with someone and I figure you all at least had a bit of understanding...

Thullgrim

 

[Piratecat]

How many made the cut?

 

[diaglo]

yeah, what made the cut?

curious D&D minds want to know.

 

[Kyramus]

When I first moved into my present apaprtment, I didn't realize how many boxes were labeled "Books".
It was only until I opened them up and divied it out that I had too much stuff. So I ended up ebaying all the stuff that I didn't want to keep anymore.

Now all i have is barebones 2nd ed, and 3.0 and the 3.5 core rules. I think the only thing left that I may purchase in the future is the expanded Psi handbook, but only after I've peruse it's covers to see if it's really worth getting.

 

[MarauderX]

I am new to the book-selling club, and understand the pain. It's rough, but both my wife and I are getting rid of things that we don't use or need any longer. And now it's time to shamelessly plug the latest up for sale on ebay...

Elric Saga, circa 1972, the 300+ page hardcover.

It still pains me to sell it, but it was that or no more new books for me, and I gotta look out for the future.

See my sig if you interested in the book, 'cause otherwise it's going straight to the library (book prison) where it will await neglect and punishment. Oh the humanity!

 

[thullgrim]

since I am doing so much world design work right now instead of actually running a game, I don't have to keep alot of books I normally would. Thank heaven's for the SRD as it eliminates the need to keep the Core books around. Right now for sure I am keeping Book of the Righteous (using for the pantheons in both worlds I am working on), Airships, and maybe Swashbuckling Adventures. Other definites are Mongoose's Shaman book. Things I am considering include FFG's Path of xxxx series (Swords might end up staying), Manual of the Planes and a few other odds and ends. The other definites right now are Hero, and Fantasy Hero (some conversion work of powers into D20 magic system). Along with the big black notebook of 10 years of note scribbling....The game stuff can only take up 1/2 a bankers box, the rest has to be novels. The short list there includes Tad Williams Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Gotrex and Felix novels, Simon R Green's Hawk and Fisher books (I love having the anthologies instead of the individual books). Song of Fire and Ice is on the shory list but I only have them in HB so they might not make the cut. Harry Turtledove's World at War might go, as might David Wingrove's Chung Kou books. If I get really froggy it might be the whole WoT as it might take me a while to read them all. Problem is I am a stay at home dad right now and have alot of time on my hands and watching AFN television kills during the daytime kills alot of brain cells.

Thullgrim

 

[the Jester]

Where in the U.S. are you gonna end up?

 

[thullgrim]

Jester: Wichita Falls, TX my wife will be stationed at Sheppard AFB.

Novels that made box#1
Magic of Recluce
Dune
Destiny+Rhapsody+Phrophecy by Elizabeth Haydon
Neutronium Alchemist etc. by Peter F Hamilton
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams
Hawk and Fisher books by Simon R Green
World at War series by Harry Turtledove

Game Books
Hero 5th and Fantasy Hero
Cityworks FFG
Airships-Bastion Press
Swashbuckling Adventures
Shamans-Mongoose
Conjurations/Abjuration-Mongoose
World Builder's Handbook-TSR

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

good thing you don;t need to worry about mini's!

Best of luck on the trip/move!


edit: deleted original text beacuse I answered my own question by reading your post again!

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

I drove 1 1/2 hours (one-way) to get the 3.5 Core books when they first came out because I didn't want to wait a week until they came into my local game store. I delibertly bought a purse big enough to carry a paperback fantasy novel in.

I feel for you.

Have a safe trip!