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<blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1319780" data-attributes="member: 945"><p>I think this thread proves one thing - Abraham Lincoln was right.</p><p></p><p>And, I just love it - I see a post where someone doesn't like Bluffside, and 3 posts later, someone mentions loving it. Funny.</p><p></p><p>Books I regret (now, this isn't any indication of their quality, mind you, I've just never really used them to the extent that they paid for themselves:</p><p></p><p><strong>FRCS (WoTC)</strong> - yes, it's beautiful, yes, it's really well done, but I don't play in an FR campaign, and the mechanics are generally too powerful (spell prodigy, anyone? Order of the Bow Initiate, anyone?)</p><p></p><p><strong>Alchemy and Herbalists (Bastion)</strong> - yes, it's a well done book, but I've just never used it. I think they could have done *more* with it. As it is, it seems like it is mostly just fluff.</p><p></p><p><strong>Dungeoncraft (FFG)</strong> - It's a perfectly good book, but there's nothing in that I couldnt' have written myself.</p><p></p><p><strong>Manual of the Planes (WoTC)</strong> - I like it, I've just never gotten any use out of it. Fortunately, I got it at Hastings (think Borders, but smaller) for 50% off, so I don't really regret buying it for $15.</p><p></p><p>Things I've gotten a lot of use:</p><p><strong>Book of Templates (pdf/Silverthorne)</strong> - just an awesomely useful book, with lots of wicked cool templates. For the most part, these seem culled from other d20 sources, but it's a handy book if you don't have all the other sources. And, at $12, it's a steal.</p><p></p><p><strong>Requiem for a God (pdf/Malhavoc)</strong> - I just love this book. And while I agree with the poster above that some of the stuff should be *more* powerful, it's easy enough to modify. The fluff is quite good, and it's a great idea book. I just wish the OGC were more forgiving (my big complaint about all of Monte's stuff)</p><p></p><p><strong>Tome of Horrors (Sword and Sorcery)</strong> - just a great collection of monsters. Should be on every DM's shelf.</p><p></p><p>Others that see a lot of use: Bluffside, and Artificer's Handbook, but mostly because I wrote/co-wrote them. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="der_kluge, post: 1319780, member: 945"] I think this thread proves one thing - Abraham Lincoln was right. And, I just love it - I see a post where someone doesn't like Bluffside, and 3 posts later, someone mentions loving it. Funny. Books I regret (now, this isn't any indication of their quality, mind you, I've just never really used them to the extent that they paid for themselves: [b]FRCS (WoTC)[/b] - yes, it's beautiful, yes, it's really well done, but I don't play in an FR campaign, and the mechanics are generally too powerful (spell prodigy, anyone? Order of the Bow Initiate, anyone?) [b]Alchemy and Herbalists (Bastion)[/b] - yes, it's a well done book, but I've just never used it. I think they could have done *more* with it. As it is, it seems like it is mostly just fluff. [b]Dungeoncraft (FFG)[/b] - It's a perfectly good book, but there's nothing in that I couldnt' have written myself. [b]Manual of the Planes (WoTC)[/b] - I like it, I've just never gotten any use out of it. Fortunately, I got it at Hastings (think Borders, but smaller) for 50% off, so I don't really regret buying it for $15. Things I've gotten a lot of use: [b]Book of Templates (pdf/Silverthorne)[/b] - just an awesomely useful book, with lots of wicked cool templates. For the most part, these seem culled from other d20 sources, but it's a handy book if you don't have all the other sources. And, at $12, it's a steal. [b]Requiem for a God (pdf/Malhavoc)[/b] - I just love this book. And while I agree with the poster above that some of the stuff should be *more* powerful, it's easy enough to modify. The fluff is quite good, and it's a great idea book. I just wish the OGC were more forgiving (my big complaint about all of Monte's stuff) [b]Tome of Horrors (Sword and Sorcery)[/b] - just a great collection of monsters. Should be on every DM's shelf. Others that see a lot of use: Bluffside, and Artificer's Handbook, but mostly because I wrote/co-wrote them. :) [/QUOTE]
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