Scarred Lands: Best Books?

[Knightfall]

I just bought a copy of the Scarred Lands: Ghelspad campaign book and I'm interested to find out which of the other Scarred Lands books are worth getting. I also have the following:

• Creature Collection: Revised
• Creature Collection III: Savage Bestiary
• Secrets & Societies
• Shelzar: City of Sins

I'm more interested in any of the Scarred Lands books that are v.3.5 rather than v.3.0, but if there is a great v.3.0 Scarred Lands book that is just too good to pass up, I want to know about it. (Note that I did once owned Relics and Rituals, but I sold it as I didn't really like it. Plus, as far as I know its never been updated to v.3.5.)

I'm already keen on getting the Termana campaign setting book since I know that book is v.3.5. Still, I'm not very familiar with the Scarred Lands product line.

Cheers!

Knightfall

 

[Oni]

Hollowfaust: City of Necromancers, very evocative setting book and my favorite part of the Scarred Lands.

 

[SkidAce]

Hollowfaust: City of Necromancers, very evocative setting book and my favorite part of the Scarred Lands.

Seconded.

 

[Knightfall]

Hollowfaust: City of Necromancers, very evocative setting book and my favorite part of the Scarred Lands.

Seconded.

I've been considering Hollowfaust for some time, but I have balked at getting it due to the fact it is a 3.0 book.

 

[Oni]

I've been considering Hollowfaust for some time, but I have balked at getting it due to the fact it is a 3.0 book.

I recommend it based on the strength of the setting, there really isn't that much crunch anyway.

 

[Knightfall]

These are the ones I'm most interested in hearing about:

• Blood Bayou
• Blood Sea: The Crimson Abyss
• Echoes of the Past: The Slarecian Legacy
• Edge of Infinity: The Scarred Planes *
• Hornsaw: Forest of Blood
• Strange Lands: Lost Tribes of the Scarred Lands *
• Vigil Watch: Secrets of the Asaatthi

* Especially these two.

 

[catsclaw227]

I am a big SL fan, but not as much the newer books. I would say that, for me, the best books were Hollowfaust, Burok Torn, Calastia, Hornsaw, and the two Vigil Watch books.

Shelzar was good too, but I need to tweak a few things to make it work.

The Ghelspad Campaign book is good, so you have a good start.

 

[ggroy]

Anybody know why exactly the Scarred Lands line was discontinued back in 2004?

 

[catsclaw227]

Oh... jeez.

I can't believe I forgot to add in Divine and Defeated. That is a key Scarred Lands book. Moreso than the players' guides that came out.

 

[catsclaw227]

Anybody know why exactly the Scarred Lands line was discontinued back in 2004?

Good question, I am not sure. I think the Sword & Sorcery imprint and White Wolf may have decided that Scarred Lands wasn't selling enough, and quite frankly, the quality dropped after the 3.5 change over.