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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 5299529" data-attributes="member: 1210">Well, while the mechanics are better in later books (and that's pretty much the case in any edition- look at the mechanical improvements in monsters over the lifespan of 3e), 4e's early stuff is both adequate mechanically and in terms of its flavor. Some of the later stuff is better, but that's not always true.Personally, I'd arrange my 4e DM supplements, from best-at-top to worst-at-bottom (with ties on the same line), about like this:Monster Manual 3 -- Adventurer's Vault -- Tomb of HorrorsOpen GraveDungeon Master's Guide 2Dungeon Master' GuideManual of the PlanesMonster Manual 2 --- Draconomicon I --- UnderdarkMonster Manual The Plane Above -- Dungeon DelveThat's not quite the order I would recommend buying them in, though- that would really depend on whether you were running something in particular (if you're running ToH, OG moves up the list, while if you're doing a homebrewed campaign focused on lizard folk Draconomicon moves up).Also, there are a number of DM books I don't own (AV2, Drac2, etc).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 5299529, member: 1210"] Well, while the mechanics are better in later books (and that's pretty much the case in any edition- look at the mechanical improvements in monsters over the lifespan of 3e), 4e's early stuff is both adequate mechanically and in terms of its flavor. Some of the later stuff is better, but that's not always true. Personally, I'd arrange my 4e DM supplements, from best-at-top to worst-at-bottom (with ties on the same line), about like this: Monster Manual 3 -- Adventurer's Vault -- Tomb of Horrors Open Grave Dungeon Master's Guide 2 Dungeon Master' Guide Manual of the Planes Monster Manual 2 --- Draconomicon I --- Underdark Monster Manual The Plane Above -- Dungeon Delve That's not quite the order I would recommend buying them in, though- that would really depend on whether you were running something in particular (if you're running ToH, OG moves up the list, while if you're doing a homebrewed campaign focused on lizard folk Draconomicon moves up). Also, there are a number of DM books I don't own (AV2, Drac2, etc). [/QUOTE]

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