The Best & Worst of 3rd Edition: R2:Best 3rd party (poll #6: You Can Still VOTE)

[Psion]

I dropped the current vote into excel and sorted them, and I was nodding my heads at the results. Even titles I don't care much for (Psychic's Handbook) I can see why they were there.

But why Book of Iron Might. My experience with it was "neat idea, a bit too hard to use in play." Have people out there actually been using it? So, folks who voted for it, give me your impressions.

 

[Greg K]

But why Book of Iron Might. My experience with it was "neat idea, a bit too hard to use in play." Have people out there actually been using it? So, folks who voted for it, give me your impressions.

I chose it, because I like the maneuver system and the inclusion of rules for building new maneuvers. I consider it vastly superior to TOB which is both mechanically and aesthetically horribly implemented- at least for what my friends and I were looking over.

 

[Evilhalfling]

Im afraid my choices are more based on what I bought than knowledge of all the books listed.

I only had experiance with 6 of them. I thought only 2 were poor, and one that I borrowed from a friend (for 1 session) was perfect at the time, but I am not sure about the bulk of the book.

Tournaments and Fairs (ENP) was exactly what I needed, and with <15 min prep I ran a fighitng tournament sponsored (to my suprise) by the party.

 

[WhatGravitas]

But why Book of Iron Might. My experience with it was "neat idea, a bit too hard to use in play." Have people out there actually been using it? So, folks who voted for it, give me your impressions.

Because it contains more than just the manoeuvres. I like the manoeuvres as a reader, not in a game, so... they're more of a "toolbox" I can use for monsters. Furthermore, the feats were pretty interesting. Not the best, mind you, but very interesting and helped to close the "arcane fighter" gap without going the PrC route. And the scaling feats were also quite neat and allowed one of my players to go without armour - which is certainly a nice accomplishment.

It's one of the books that never shine, but you often slip it some stuff from it into your games, hence it still deserves being seen as "good" - even if it's unobtrusive.

Well, at least that's my stance on it.

Cheers, LT.

 

[FATDRAGONGAMES]

Wow...looking at the list I just realized how much money I've spent over the last eight years. Ouch.

 

[TerraDave]

Top 15 with 87 votes

Tome of Horrors I (rev.) (NG) 47.13%
Ptolus (MP) 45.98%
Complete Book of Eldritch Might (MP) 39.08%
Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords (Pz) 37.93%
Advanced Bestiary (GR) 34.48%
Book of the Righteous (GR) 34.48%
A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe (XRP) 34.48%
Shackled City Adventure Path (Pz) 33.33%
Freeport Trilogy (GR) 31.03%
Midnight (FF) 29.89%
City of Brass (NG) 29.89%
Freeport, City of Adventure (GR) 28.74%
Rappan Athuk Reloaded (NG) 28.74%
The Banewarens (MP) 25.29%
Book of Fiends (GR) (out of order) 25.29%

Definately some good products. Necromancer has 3, Malhavoc 3, Green Ronin 5, Paizo 2, Fantasy Flight 1 and Expeditious Retreat Press 1.

 

[diaglo]

Wilderlands of High Fantasy. i don't see it on the list. but i do see a bunch of stuff i bought that i regret.

 

[TerraDave]

No one nominated it...inspite of the fact that seems to be having a huge influance on 4thed

 

[Angel Tarragon]

but i do see a bunch of stuff i bought that i regret.

For someone that has a hat of d20 I don't think that is at all surprising.

 

[TerraDave]

Tome of Horrors I (rev.) (NG) 47.13%
Ptolus (MP) 45.98%
Complete Book of Eldritch Might (MP) 39.08%
Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords (Pz) 37.93%
Advanced Bestiary (GR) 34.48%
Book of the Righteous (GR) 34.48%
A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe (XRP) 34.48%
Shackled City Adventure Path (Pz) 33.33%
Freeport Trilogy (GR) 31.03%
Midnight (FF) 29.89%

Looking at the top ten compared to last time...

Ptolus (MP) 46.22%
Tome of Horrors I (rev.) (NG) 42.02%
Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords (Pz) 38.66%
Complete Book of Eldritch Might (MP) 35.29%
Midnight (FF) 31.93%
A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe (XRP) 31.93%
Book of the Righteous (GR) 31.09%
Shackled City Adventure Path (Pz) 31.09%
Freeport Trilogy (GR) 30.25%
Advanced Bestiary (GR) 29.41%

Ptolus has taken the lead and Advanced Bestiary has dropped. Could it drop out, and City of Brass (now 11) make the top ten?