What are your top 5 D20 Companies

[Jürgen Hubert]

1. WotC. For making it posible.

2. HDI. While I'm not sure that d20 is appropriate for every genre, it works for Fading Suns. I mean, FS, practically is fantasy in space. And their new core classes are just plain beautiful - finally, a decent "Noble" class that isn't disadvantaged like the aristocrat - and a "Priest" class that centers on the social impact of religion instead of any mystical powers...

3. Sword & Sorcery Studio. I still haven't read much of the SRCS - reading Nobilis has a higher priority right now - but I like what I have read so far.

And that's the breadth of my exposure to d20...

 

[Sir Trent]

Wotc, naturally.
I don't really have a top five, but based on what I've seen lately I think Bad Axe Games will soon be on a lot of people's lists. Elmore Publications have some stuff coming out that looks interesting. Green Ronin, Mongoose, Soveriegn Stone, all good.

 

[Buttercup]

1. WotC
2. Kenzer
3. Fantasy Flight
4. Atlas
5. S&S.Necromancer
6. Green Ronin


Now that I have so many books that I have to be much more selective, I doubt I'll purchase much from any company other than the above. I regret a number of purchases I've made in the last two years, but none of them are from the folks I listed above.

 

[Psion]

1. Green Ronin
2. Sword & Sorcery
3. WotC
4. Malhavoc
5. This position in being vied for by Necromancer Games (who have had some very good recent releases and promise only to get better with Tome of Horrors), Mystic Eye (has been showing some sparkle lately, and brought some great material on board with Ambient, THG, and Nat20), FFG and AEG (good books but spotty conistency for both).
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[Wulf Ratbane]

1) FFG (my favorite hardbacks-- my only complaint it the scattergun approach with so many contributing writers per product, but Wil Upchurch is a fantastic lead developer and makes it all work)
2) Fiery Dragon (unbeatable counters and solid adventures)
3) WOTC (hardbacks/core stuff, you have to have them, and obviously the "prettiest" in terms of production value)
4) Monte Cook (consistent quality)
5) Bad Axe Games (low price, high value, and their lead designer is one handsome stud)


Wulf

 

[Arnwyn]

In order:

1) Necromancer Games
2) AEG (their Rokugan stuff)
3) Sword & Sorcery
4) Fiery Dragon (their adventures)
5) WotC

Honorable Mention: Malhavoc, Green Ronin, and Kenzer.

 

[Garmorn]

Besides WoTC I only own books form two other companies. FFG and S&S.

WoTC is still a solid choice for nice and conservitive approaches and they (mostly) have good stuff.

FFG is a great inovative company that puts out lots of neat stuff. The Path books and Dragonstar are just great.

S&S, well I only own two of the Sarred Lands stuff is just not my style so I cannot do a fair assistment of them yet.

 

[JeffK1966]

Well, Wizards and Kenzer are a cut above the rest. I haven’t seen enough of everybody else to pass judgement, but Green Ronin’s stuff is not bad, and Mongoose is pretty good, too.

 

[jester47]

1. WotC (Manual of the Planes, Core Rules, FRCS)
2. Necromancer Games (Rappan Athuk, Abysthor, Tome of Horrors, Grimtooths)
3. Malhavoc Press (BOEMs, Ranger, adventures)
4. Green Ronin (freeport, legions and armies were great, character folio)
5. FFG (Traps and Treachery 1 & 2, Mythic Races)

The order keeps rearranging itself with WotC always on top.

Honorable mentions are Fiery Dragon, Atlas, and AEG. Pretty much in that order.

Aaron.

 

[Bendris Noulg]

1. S&S Studios
2. Bastion Press
3. Malhavoc Press (great flavor, even if I have to adjust the prereqs)
4. Atlas (Nyambe!!!)
5. Mongoose (overall coverage of multiple areas, despite some retooling)