treasured OOP gaming book

[Agback]

G'day

Every now and again a gaming book comes along that does something better than it has ever been done before. After a while, the publishers stop supporting it. The copies on your shelves get tatty. You search second-hand shops and stalls. You look for copies on eBay. You light candles to St Jude Thaddeus….

I take great care my copies of DragonQuest (2nd edition), James Bond 007 (best game design EVAH!!!), and Bushido. But the game book I use at nearly every game is ForeSight (1st edition), and that's been out of print since 1987. Thank St Jude for really strong bindings, eh?

What is your treasured out-of-print workhorse? What do you crave to see re-printed?

Regards,


Agback

 

[Ottergame]

Planescape boxed set. I'd love to see this remade, but how to do it while giving enough information to actually do adventures in the planes is a problem. The core rule Planescape material was all about Sigil!

 

[Crothian]

Thieves Box set from 81. It has the whole city of Sanctuary, all the NPCs stated out in like a half dozen different systems, random encounters for each of the different sections of the city, a true masterpiece in RPG city design.

 

[Piratecat]

2nd edition Paranoia. I love it!

 

[EricNoah]

My old Dungeon Magazines. Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog. The Forgotten Realms Atlas. These are a few things that have not gone to the basement for storage.

 

[Death_Jester]

How many of you remember the old Mystara setting books? I loved those things back in the day. I played with mine and as a result they fell apart in short order.

I had the whole set up til the shadow elves but they disintrigrated and some got water damaged. While trying to get replacements on e-bay the prices are out of this world expensive. I mean the price they they are asking for these books is crazy but I guess people pay that for them. Man I would love to have them again. If nothing else just for old times sake.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Free City of Haven, from the early 80's. I may be one of like 5 people to own it, it's an awesome city supplement.

 

[Richards]

The first edition Gamma World boxed set, with the fluffy bunny-wabbit Hoops wielding laser rifles.

Johnathan

 

[roytheodd]

Ghostbuster RPG
Fantastic Treasures
Fantastic Treasure II

Magical Medieval Socities is on my list of books that I hope never deteriorates.

 

[Tetsubo]

4th Edition Gamma World
MagiTech from the Amazing Engine rules system