What are you reading now?

[JoeGKushner]

Instead of asking what you're buying next, here's the what you're reading now thread.

1. Deathstalkers II: Huge book with some interesting bits from the d20/OGL field added.

2. Blue Rose: Just slugged my way through the background setting and just starting to read through the actual game mechanics. Looks fun so far. Good idea to divorce it from the 'Romatic' setting but I can see where they were going with this.

3. DMG II: Higher priced WoTC book but with lots of great art and some interesting ideas.

I've got some others that are on the table but because they're not in my genre/pool of games that I regularly run/play, like the excellent looking Dawning Star or Green Ronin's Red Star, they continue to mock me. Then again, others like Glade of Death are just waiting for the reviews...

 

[Psion]

Trying to get back on the reviews wagon with the likes of Unvieled Masters (yeah, it's old, but still has no review), Blue Rose, Cavalier's Handbook, Slavelords, and Agility & Athleticism.

Also reading DMG II and Metablades.

 

[Crothian]

here is what I have read so far this week:

Caverns of Thracia
Slavgelords of Cydonia
Beyond Countless Doorways
Exatled: Fair Folk
Exatled: Bone and Ebony
Exalted: Autochthonians
Everquest 2: Planes of Hate
Everquest 2
Black Company
Iron Kingdoms World Guide
Iron Kingdom Character Guide

Every Saturday I update my live journal specifically with everything I read that week and brief thoughts on the products.

 

[Turanil]

My rpg books have gathered dust lately. I don't read anything anymore, just forums and houserules / netbooks found here and there on the Internet...

 

[Desdichado]

The last few chapters of Eberron that I haven't read yet, so I can turn to Races of Eberron. That's sat on my shelf untouched for about a month or so, which is inexcusable.

And, as always, I often pick up the d20 Call of Cthulhu book to read over certain chapters. That book so rocks.

 

[loki44]

RPG related:
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
Warhammer 2E
Old World Bestiary
Plundered Vaults

Non-Fiction:
The First Crusade

Fiction:
The Sot Weed Factor

 

[mcrow]

See my sig.


WHFB: real cool updated version. great layout and looks. Would have liked more setting info. kind of price for the page count.

DMGII: lots of cool stuff in here for all levels of GMs. The best 40 bucks I have spent on an RPG book in a long time.

Talislanta: Big blue book. Cool read with very detailed world. not liking the whole template character generation thingy. I hear a 5th ed is in the works that will have a more traditional approach to character generation.

Midnight 2ed: never read the 1ed but I'm very impressed with the setting.

 

[ragboy]

I'm knee deep (and getting deeper) into various Eberron books and adventures. I have a stack of Dungeon magazines, the Races book, Sharn and the main rulebook, and two of the adventures. I'm ping-ponging between all of them.

Slavelords of Cydonia is on the way, though. I may be sliding all the Eberron stuff under my bed to read that all the way through.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Blue Rose
The latest Dungeon magazine
<--Here's where Grimtooth's Traps would be, if the FLGS had had it in stock!

I've really lost interest in buying new products, with the exception of Castles & Crusades and select products from Green Ronin and Necromancer Games. I imagine that when WotC's modules get released, I'll read those.

These days, I'd much rather read a fantasy novel that inspires me. I'm currently reading The Bloody Crown of Conan, from the recent series of unedited, pure R.E. Howard yarns. Absolutely amazing writing.

 

[GlassJaw]

Monsternomicon
Iron Kingdoms World Guide
Unearthed Arcana
Star Wars d20 RCR
Grim Tales (I'm always picking it and rereading stuff)

I'd much rather read a fantasy novel that inspires me. I'm currently reading The Bloody Crown of Conan, from the recent series of unedited, pure R.E. Howard yarns. Absolutely amazing writing.

The Conan stuff is awesome. I just finished the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen graphic novels and I just started reading the Steampunk series.