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<blockquote data-quote="fanboy2000" data-source="post: 1708456" data-attributes="member: 19998"><p><strong>I'm suprised to hear that...</strong></p><p></p><p>I don't have the Planer Handbook just yet, but I've seen a number of WotC DM books this year. Also, I've seen inseration in both Complete books. </p><p></p><p>As a Dm I was glad they gave a sample character for all their PrCs. I don't allow all the PrCs in Complete Warrior for flavor reasons, but its nice to have an NPC for the one's I do allow. I also loved the Warrior Pantheon. It inspired me to write a creation mythology for them and utilize some of the guidelines in Deities and Demigods. The section on fantasy warfare was good for me, because I know nothing about real world and don't care to, but an overview of fantasy warfare for D&D is right up my ally.</p><p></p><p>Complete Divine wasn't a complete desaster for me for one reason, Other Greyhawk Deities and Monster Deities. I love the Greyhawk pantheon, and it's great for tinkering with, this section is worth $29.95 USD for that alone. I also liked the planer ally tables. I can do without the spells. (I still think Miasma is broken.) But, I don't care. </p><p></p><p>Map Folio, at $10, was worth the convience. I've used four of the maps in their already. Map Folio II says the maps are all new, so it should be even better. </p><p></p><p>Races of Stone <em>looks like</em> it has some great ideas in it. I just ran a Gnome wedding, and I would have liked Races of Stone's day in life of Gnomes section before running it. What I came up with wasn't as inspired as it could have been. </p><p></p><p>And of course, Monster Manual III is comming out, that's a DM only book if there ever was one. I don't know about you, but reading a monster entry gives me all sorts of ideas for great encounters. (Not nessary combat ones either.) </p><p></p><p>And if Unearthed Arcana didn't spark your imagination, I'm not sure what will. </p><p></p><p>From a non-WotC perspective Arcana Unearthed from Monte Cook was touted as an alternet PH, but really it's an idea generator for DMs and players alike. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well Nisarg, It looks like we agree on something after all. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fanboy2000, post: 1708456, member: 19998"] [b]I'm suprised to hear that...[/b] I don't have the Planer Handbook just yet, but I've seen a number of WotC DM books this year. Also, I've seen inseration in both Complete books. As a Dm I was glad they gave a sample character for all their PrCs. I don't allow all the PrCs in Complete Warrior for flavor reasons, but its nice to have an NPC for the one's I do allow. I also loved the Warrior Pantheon. It inspired me to write a creation mythology for them and utilize some of the guidelines in Deities and Demigods. The section on fantasy warfare was good for me, because I know nothing about real world and don't care to, but an overview of fantasy warfare for D&D is right up my ally. Complete Divine wasn't a complete desaster for me for one reason, Other Greyhawk Deities and Monster Deities. I love the Greyhawk pantheon, and it's great for tinkering with, this section is worth $29.95 USD for that alone. I also liked the planer ally tables. I can do without the spells. (I still think Miasma is broken.) But, I don't care. Map Folio, at $10, was worth the convience. I've used four of the maps in their already. Map Folio II says the maps are all new, so it should be even better. Races of Stone [i]looks like[/i] it has some great ideas in it. I just ran a Gnome wedding, and I would have liked Races of Stone's day in life of Gnomes section before running it. What I came up with wasn't as inspired as it could have been. And of course, Monster Manual III is comming out, that's a DM only book if there ever was one. I don't know about you, but reading a monster entry gives me all sorts of ideas for great encounters. (Not nessary combat ones either.) And if Unearthed Arcana didn't spark your imagination, I'm not sure what will. From a non-WotC perspective Arcana Unearthed from Monte Cook was touted as an alternet PH, but really it's an idea generator for DMs and players alike. Well Nisarg, It looks like we agree on something after all. :cool: [/QUOTE]
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