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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CRGreathouse" data-source="post: 1790124" data-attributes="member: 474">Welcome to the boards!When you're just starting, I don't think I'd recommend any other books yet -- you'll have enough of a time figuring out the core rules, I'd suppose.  Once you've played a few games and are starting to figure the rules out, you should have a better idea of what you'd like to expand on, and this will help you decide what other books (if any) to buy.For example, there are the alignment books (Book of Exalted Deeds and Book of Vile Darkness) if you like exploring moral issues or crusading against evil.  There are planar books (Manual of the Planes, Planar Handbook) if that aspect of the game is interesting to you.  Psionics (Expanded Psionics Handbook) provides a new system similar to magic that some players like, and so forth.  There are books for new spells, magic items, mundane items, traps, challneges, monsters, and any number of other things; just see what you want more of!Really, though, there are a lot of books out there, and I'd concentrate on learning the rules and playing the game long before I went into the jungle of other products.  Some people never find the need to buy more than the core books....</blockquote>