What 3 WOTC books to buy????

[broghammerj]

I have $90 in gift certificates from participating in a survey to Barnes and Noble. What are the 3 best non setting specific WOTC books to buy. I already own MM 1+2, PHB, DMG, Libris Mortis, Eberron core book. Looking for Enworld's best recommendation.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Monster Manual 3, Fiend Folio, Lords of Madness [or maybe Book of Vile Darkness].

Players be damned.

 

[Kralin Thornberry]

Perhaps the PHB2, DMG2, some of the complete series (adventurer, divine, etc).

 

[Doug McCrae]

Magic Item Compendium and Sharn - City of Towers.

 

[Greg K]

if you must limit yourself to WOTC

Unearthed arcana
Fiendish Codex I
Fiend Folio
Dragonomicon
Lords of Madness
Book of Vile Darkness
Complete Warrior

 

[JustKim]

Best values for your money are probably Spell Compendium, Magic Item Compendium, and PHB2.

 

[Nepenthe]

Perhaps the PHB2, DMG2, some of the complete series (adventurer, divine, etc).

Either those or one or two of the compendiums, I'd say.

/N

 

[Bacris]

As a Player?

PHB2, Complete Mage, Complete Scoundrel (since they both have offerings for a variety of classes with Reserve feats and Skill tricks respectively), Spell Compendium

As a DM?

MM3 and Fiend Folio are both pretty sweet. DMG2 is pretty good, as well.

If you want to check out alternate systems by WotC for D&D 3.5 - Tome of Magic and Tome of Battle are nice, but limited in support.

 

[smootrk]

As DM, Fiendish Codex 1 & 2, and I recommend a non-WotC book Tome of Horrors 1.

As Player, PHB2, Spell Compendium, and whatever Complete book fits your most used characters. Alternatively instead of Complete X, add Races of X to fit.

 

[Drowbane]

player or DM

Tome of Battle: Bo9S
Expanded Psionics Handbook
Complete Arcane