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<blockquote data-quote="RyanD" data-source="post: 3643036" data-attributes="member: 3312">The first Swords &amp; Sorcery/Necromancer monster book that came out before the 3E Monster Manual I carried around the halls of Wizards of the Coast like a proud father.&nbsp; I did not hand out cigars, but I was sorely tempted.The signed copy of 3 Days to Kill from Atlas Games, which was one of two OGL licensed 3rd party products on sale at GenCon when 3E released (the other was from Green Ronin).AEG's D20 Toolbox was for years the only 3rd party book I carried to my regular D&amp;D game.I think that AEG's Spycraft 2.0 is about the most complete &quot;contemporary world&quot; roleplaying resource in one book imaginable, d20 or no d20.Ptolus from Monte Cook is the last D20 fantasy RPG product I purchased, and it was very worth the price.&nbsp; (I just bought the Star Wars Saga book a week or two ago, so that would be my most recent D20 purchase outright).Testament, from Green Ronin is one of the most interesting sourcebooks I own, and I have a real interest in running a bronze age campaign eventually, for which I think it will be critical.A Game of Thrones from Guardians of Order both perfectly captures the world of George Martin's &quot;Song of Ice &amp; Fire&quot;, and that world is pitch-perfect for high fantasy roleplaying, making a killer 1-2 combination.I'm not home as I write this, so I can't look over at my game shelves and remind myself of the other several dozen books I should probably put on this list.I'll finish by saying that the outpouring of adventure content from so many publishers, in so many form-factors, has really been its own reward.&nbsp; If the OGL had accomplished nothing but enabling that material to be commercially published, I would consider it a success.&nbsp; When I was 12, I dreamed of someday publishing my own &quot;D&amp;D adventures&quot;.&nbsp; The adventure is, to me, the real &quot;art form&quot; of roleplaying games.&nbsp; It is the place where all the parts have to come together to work as a whole, and where the entertainment locked up in the rulebooks is unleashed.&nbsp; Done right, it can be a life-changing experience.&nbsp; So to all those people who wrote, edited, illustrated, playtested, published, bought &amp; played the wonderful OGC adventures, you all have my deepest gratitude for realizing the vision of Open Gaming.Ryan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RyanD, post: 3643036, member: 3312"] The first Swords & Sorcery/Necromancer monster book that came out before the 3E Monster Manual I carried around the halls of Wizards of the Coast like a proud father. I did not hand out cigars, but I was sorely tempted. The signed copy of [i]3 Days to Kill[/i] from Atlas Games, which was one of two OGL licensed 3rd party products on sale at GenCon when 3E released (the other was from Green Ronin). AEG's [i]D20 Toolbox[/i] was for years the only 3rd party book I carried to my regular D&D game. I think that AEG's [i]Spycraft 2.0[/i] is about the most complete "contemporary world" roleplaying resource in one book imaginable, d20 or no d20. [i]Ptolus[/i] from Monte Cook is the last D20 fantasy RPG product I purchased, and it was very worth the price. (I just bought the [i]Star Wars Saga[/i] book a week or two ago, so that would be my most recent D20 purchase outright). [i]Testament[/i], from Green Ronin is one of the most interesting sourcebooks I own, and I have a real interest in running a bronze age campaign eventually, for which I think it will be critical. [i]A Game of Thrones[/i] from Guardians of Order both perfectly captures the world of George Martin's "Song of Ice & Fire", and that world is pitch-perfect for high fantasy roleplaying, making a killer 1-2 combination. I'm not home as I write this, so I can't look over at my game shelves and remind myself of the other several dozen books I should probably put on this list. I'll finish by saying that the outpouring of adventure content from so many publishers, in so many form-factors, has really been its own reward. If the OGL had accomplished nothing but enabling that material to be commercially published, I would consider it a success. When I was 12, I dreamed of someday publishing my own "D&D adventures". The adventure is, to me, the real "art form" of roleplaying games. It is the place where all the parts have to come together to work as a whole, and where the entertainment locked up in the rulebooks is unleashed. Done right, it can be a life-changing experience. So to all those people who wrote, edited, illustrated, playtested, published, bought & played the wonderful OGC adventures, you all have my deepest gratitude for realizing the vision of Open Gaming. Ryan [/QUOTE]

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