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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BiggusGeekus" data-source="post: 2630522" data-attributes="member: 1014">Diomin d20What's really amazing is that when I try to articluate why I don't like that book, people who've never seen it come out of the woodwork and defend it.  Folks, it really wasn't that good.Other selections that didn't win out....DraconomiconI actually really like this book, I've just never had occasion to use it.  Epic Level HandbookI don't think this book was as bad as people say.  Personally, I think it's perfectly average and I don't mean any insult by that.  I've had several discussions with people about the module at the end.  I think the ELH could have been a fine peice of work if they devoted some space on how to build characters post-20 and some more concrete advice on how to DM a high level game when such games are mostly baesed around the ability to teleport.PsionicsI'd dabble with psi more if I played more often.  I think psi is best used when you give it to one of your setting's cultures and remove another school of magic from that culture (ie divine or arcane).  Book of Vile DarknessUsed very little.  Vile damage makes a rare appearance.  The heart attack spell was used to wonderful effect and some terror in my d20 Modern game ("Mat, you feel a tingling along your left arm and your chest tightens up ... make a fortitude save")  .  However, it hasn't seen much use otherwise.</blockquote>