Which hardcover book is least chockful of goodness?

[Mercurius]

That said I disagree with you about Martial Power. You say there's nothing in there that couldn't be put in the PHB but if that's true what about Arcane Power or Divine Power? Would all that go in the PHB as well? If so then the book would be 700 pages long. Not everything can fit in one book.

I think the stuff in Martial Power is actually very useful, for my campaign anyway. I have a Battlerager in the game I DM and I play a Beastmaster Ranger in another game. For me it's been an incredibly useful book that is chockful of neat stuff.

As I said, I'm not just talking about utility, which Martial Power certainly has. For me an RPG book has to have a satisfying combination of crunch and fluff, to varying degrees depending upon the subject matter. For me, Martial Power is, well, rather boring...almost entirely crunch, very little fluff.

I hear you about FRCG. Unfortunately it is easy to compare it (poorly) to the 3E version, which is one of the most chockful RPGs every printed.