Most useless book ever?

[Ralif Redhammer]

I've gotten rid of a lot of my books of late. The one that I sold with the least amount of hesitation was probably Mongoose's Encyclopedia Arcane - Illusion book. It may have had some good ideas, but required one to re-wire the entire illusion system.

 

[demiurge1138]

Curse you, Deities and Demigods! Curse you!

I was going to mention Enemies and Allies, but I actually managed to use an NPC name and a weapon enchantment from that waste of trees. Deities and Demigods, though... I think the most use I got out of that was as a coaster.

Demiurge out.

 

[sniffles]

(Vile damage is awesome! Man, nothing cheeses players off like encountering swarms that deal vile damage. Try it. )

Agh!! Delete this post!! Quick, before one of my GMs sees it!!

I hate swarms.

I guess my Stargate book is pretty useless too, since the GM flaked after three sessions and no one else in my group is likely to run a Stargate campaign. Ditto for Mutants & Masterminds, especially since it's finally been updates. But it does have good art.

Do books I can't locate count? Unearthed Arcana and Urban Arcana are pretty useless when I don't know where they are, as is my Hero 5th edition book.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Do books I can't locate count? Unearthed Arcana and Urban Arcana are pretty useless when I don't know where they are, as is my Hero 5th edition book.

How the hell can you lose the Hero 5th Edition book? That thing is almost as big as my car!

 

[Evilhalfling]

Relics and Rituals - 10$ bought after 3.5 came out, I used a modified vigilent before buying it, since then nothing.

MMII - used in the BoAA - online moster battle royal, but in an actual game? no.

 

[Pseudonym]

So what's your most useless book ever?

My autographed FRCS. I think I have taken it out of the box is arrived in once. Pretty damn useless, especially since I don't play FR any more.

So many to choose from. The d20 Rokugan never got used, nor did Decipher's Lord of the Rings; so in a sense they were useless, though they did serve as bookends. MMII, MMIII and the Fiend Folio. Haven't used them either.

Enemies and Allies. I am so WotC's bitch. What was I thinking buying that one?

 

[Mark CMG]

The "Containers" product line had one two-pager that left me a bit cold; Belt Pouch (d20): More than Just a Pocket!. I think they could have easily rolled it into the four-page book on midriff accessories.

 

[Nomad4life]

Any RIFTS book ever.

Oh, are we limited to D20-only products here?

 

[S. Baldrick]

3e Deities and Demigods. No contest. Useless.

Amen. That get's my vote too.

 

[Crothian]

So, are these books useless becasuse:

1) they are just badly written
2) they assume a style of gaming that doesn't fit what you do
3) you are not creative enough to find a use for the book

there are lots of reasons a book can be seen as useless......