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<blockquote data-quote="Jhaelen" data-source="post: 7463847" data-attributes="member: 46713"><p>MoI was weird. I agree that DMG2 was mostly uninspired. The Spell Compendium, though, was an excellent investment, just like the Magic Item Compendium. While they surely didn't make for an exciting read, both were great reference books.</p><p></p><p>1e favorite: 'Fiend Folio', hands down.</p><p>The worst? I cannot think of one.</p><p>'sleeper hit': 'Deities & Demigods'. Not much use for the actual game, but such a great inspiration. Also my first contact with Lovecraft's Mythos...</p><p></p><p>2e favorites: Plenty. My favorite setting was 'Dark Sun'. And my favorite supplement 'The Complete Psionics Handbook'.</p><p>The worst? Perhaps the 'Book of Artifacts'.</p><p>'sleeper hit': 'Planescape Campaign Setting': Such a great read with awesome artwork, but nothing I ever wanted to play.</p><p></p><p>My favorite 3e book was probably 'Elder Evils'. Such an excellent resource on how to bring a campaign to an exciting conclusion!</p><p>The worst 3e book was definitely 'Complete Psionic'. This piece of drivel should never have been published. They should have taken the best parts (there wasn't much) and turned it into a Dragon article.</p><p>My 'sleeper hit': 'Weapons of Legacy': Brilliant concept, badly implemented.</p><p></p><p>My favorite 4e book was probably 'The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos': slightly better than its companion 'The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea'.</p><p>The worst? Probably the Essential PHBs 'Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms' and 'Heroes of the Fallen Lands'. Obviously targeted at players who didn't care for 4e, and deservedly largely failing to change anything about that. Also, this should have been a single book.</p><p>My 'sleeper hit': 'Hammerfast: A Dwarven Outpost Adventure Site': This is how the 4e adventure modules should have looked like! A sandbox chock-full of cool story ideas and npcs.</p><p></p><p>My favorite 5e book: '13th Age Core Book'.</p><p>Dunno about the worst. I haven't bought any 5e books.</p><p>Therefore no 'sleeper hit' either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jhaelen, post: 7463847, member: 46713"] MoI was weird. I agree that DMG2 was mostly uninspired. The Spell Compendium, though, was an excellent investment, just like the Magic Item Compendium. While they surely didn't make for an exciting read, both were great reference books. 1e favorite: 'Fiend Folio', hands down. The worst? I cannot think of one. 'sleeper hit': 'Deities & Demigods'. Not much use for the actual game, but such a great inspiration. Also my first contact with Lovecraft's Mythos... 2e favorites: Plenty. My favorite setting was 'Dark Sun'. And my favorite supplement 'The Complete Psionics Handbook'. The worst? Perhaps the 'Book of Artifacts'. 'sleeper hit': 'Planescape Campaign Setting': Such a great read with awesome artwork, but nothing I ever wanted to play. My favorite 3e book was probably 'Elder Evils'. Such an excellent resource on how to bring a campaign to an exciting conclusion! The worst 3e book was definitely 'Complete Psionic'. This piece of drivel should never have been published. They should have taken the best parts (there wasn't much) and turned it into a Dragon article. My 'sleeper hit': 'Weapons of Legacy': Brilliant concept, badly implemented. My favorite 4e book was probably 'The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos': slightly better than its companion 'The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea'. The worst? Probably the Essential PHBs 'Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms' and 'Heroes of the Fallen Lands'. Obviously targeted at players who didn't care for 4e, and deservedly largely failing to change anything about that. Also, this should have been a single book. My 'sleeper hit': 'Hammerfast: A Dwarven Outpost Adventure Site': This is how the 4e adventure modules should have looked like! A sandbox chock-full of cool story ideas and npcs. My favorite 5e book: '13th Age Core Book'. Dunno about the worst. I haven't bought any 5e books. Therefore no 'sleeper hit' either. [/QUOTE]
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