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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7931975" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>I would disagree with that... </p><p>see, any non-objective measure is inherently incapable of true consensus. I, for my part, would put the best RPG books totally away from D&D. WEG SW 1E and SW Sourcebook 1E are the ones I like best as reading material. Marvel Heroic RP as the best in terms of readability. And for best D&D books? I most enjoyed Council of Wyrms, Birthright, Dark Sun and DLA as reading material, and 5E PHB and the D&D Cyclopedia as best cores, Dark Sun and Spelljammer as best 2 settings for D&D by TSR... I can't even come up with a best subjective category. </p><p></p><p>And for objective measures? </p><p>We can see best selling in real numbers. It's probably the most objective measure available... in two styles. Number of sales - for which 5E core 3 is the top 3. And money made - probably the first three are probably still D&D 5E. We know that 5E is the best seller, having sold more cores than any other edition by year 2.</p><p>Most cited as inspiration is definitely going to go to original edition D&D, but second place is not so clear. (I'd argue that second place is probably the 3E SRD.)</p><p>Most played is pretty clearly 5E D&D. Ravenloft wouldn't even make the top ten.</p><p></p><p>Claims of what's best are so subjective as to border flame-bait.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7931975, member: 6779310"] I would disagree with that... see, any non-objective measure is inherently incapable of true consensus. I, for my part, would put the best RPG books totally away from D&D. WEG SW 1E and SW Sourcebook 1E are the ones I like best as reading material. Marvel Heroic RP as the best in terms of readability. And for best D&D books? I most enjoyed Council of Wyrms, Birthright, Dark Sun and DLA as reading material, and 5E PHB and the D&D Cyclopedia as best cores, Dark Sun and Spelljammer as best 2 settings for D&D by TSR... I can't even come up with a best subjective category. And for objective measures? We can see best selling in real numbers. It's probably the most objective measure available... in two styles. Number of sales - for which 5E core 3 is the top 3. And money made - probably the first three are probably still D&D 5E. We know that 5E is the best seller, having sold more cores than any other edition by year 2. Most cited as inspiration is definitely going to go to original edition D&D, but second place is not so clear. (I'd argue that second place is probably the 3E SRD.) Most played is pretty clearly 5E D&D. Ravenloft wouldn't even make the top ten. Claims of what's best are so subjective as to border flame-bait. [/QUOTE]
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