What pre-3E D&D book are you using most in your 3.X game?

[reanjr]

I'm currently running a Ravenloft game, so I am finding good use out of several old Ravenloft products that cover certain things in more depth or breadth than the 3e material. Right now, I am using material from the Evil Eye adventure and updating it for 3e and the current timeline.

 

[Shemeska]

I use pre-3E books all the time, particularly FR and Planescape ones.

Yep, virtually the entire PS product line, plus a large number of the 2e FR regional books, and one or two of the 2e Monstrous Compendium books. Add in 'Secrets of the Lamp' from Al-Qadim from when I was doing a big plot arc in the inner planes.

 

[Merifluous]

FR dieties Trilogy is a must for any Realms DM in any edition. I also continue to get a lot of mileage out of Cloak and Dagger.

 

[the Jester]

1e Fiend Folio, mostly for some of the art. Yeah, it's terrible, but it's way atmospheric and some of the new art just doesn't do it like the old stuff did (dark creeper, I'm looking at you).

 

[Wombat]

Considering the only pre-3e books of a D&D nature that I own are the Three Little Books and their friends, I'd have to say ... Eldritch Wizardry...

 

[Psion]

• Dragon CD Rom Archive - A treasure trove of ideas and resources.
• World Builder's Guidebook is a great "element" resource and contruction kit for worlds.
• Planescape series, especially Planes of Law, Planes of Chaos, Planes of Conflict, Faces of Evil, Hellbound. A great set of resources for planar adventures and denizens.
• Complete Book of Villains - Probably the best "GM advice" resource on the topic to date.
• Ruins of Undermountain I & II (Yeah, I like II, except for that stupid Tyr adventure. You got a problem with that?)

 

[Emirikol]

For our 3.5E CONAN D&D game, I still reference several out-of-date things:

D&D 1981 Expert Set (wizard and brazier cover) - Adventure idea sections
1E Deities & Demigods (babylonian and sumerian) as well as sections on legends
Book of Names (1980's)
2E AlQuadim

Dragon CD ROM
Old DUNGEON issues

3.0E Nyambe
3.0E Oriental Adventures
3.0E Deities & Demigods (Egyptian and Norse)
3.0E Manual of the Planes

CONAN RPG - Original print - Gazetteer Races, monsters, lotus, poison and magical items

jh

 

[Emirikol]

RUINS OF ADVENTURE. Best. Adventure. Book. Ever.Ruins of Adventure (the Pool of Radiance adventure)

OK, stop. I played these computer games, but what makes the printed adventure so special. Is it actually a good adventure or is it just for FR content?

JayH
Lakewood, C0 USA

 

[smootrk]

Not sure it qualifies as a book, but I am using OD&D Keep on the Borderlands as the basis for some low-level play right now.

 

[Darrin Drader]

OK, stop. I played these computer games, but what makes the printed adventure so special. Is it actually a good adventure or is it just for FR content?

It's probably just the nostalgia, though it has its strengths - see my response in your other thread.