Which of WotC's 2004 D&D sourcebooks are you currently planning to buy?

[Wombat]

I, too, am None of the Above

Good grief, but I see nothing on the horizon even halfway interesting...

 

[thalmin]

So far, the Planar Handbook is the only choice that sounds appealing to me.

BTW, would anybody care to fill me in about Eberron? How does it differ from other fantasy medieval settings like Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, Scarred Lands, etc?

From the catalog

Eberron Campaign Setting
Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, James Wyatt
An entirely new campaign setting for the D&D roleplaying game.
This brand new setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game is an avenue for any D&D fan to experience swashbuckling adventure laced with intrigue and explore mysterious new territories ravaged by war. At its heart, the setting remains true to the D&D game, yet brings it to life in a way never before imagined.
Designed to introduce a fresh, new world with unlimited possibilities for exploration, the Eberron Campaign Setting includes everything needed to develop characters and run campaigns in this exciting new arena. It includes new character races, monsters, prestige classes, feats, organizations, and equipment to the world, and it introduces a new base class to the D&D game. It contains substantial information on new elements of magic, including spells, domains, items, artifacts, and more. Also included are historical and cultural details of the world, along with extensive illustrations and a wealth of maps that put the setting into vivid context. This title will also include both adventure hooks and a full adventure so players and Dungeon Masters can immediately begin enjoying everything this rich new setting has to offer.

The Eberron article in Dragon Magazine #315 gives more info on the setting. Keith Baker described his setting to WotC as being like "Lord of the Rings meets Raiders of the Lost Ark and Maltese Falcon."

 

[Cbas10]

From the catalog
The Eberron article in Dragon Magazine #315 gives more info on the setting. Keith Baker described his setting to WotC as being like "Lord of the Rings meets Raiders of the Lost Ark and Maltese Falcon."

Okaaayyy! After posting, I went back to look at another previous Dragon Magazine preview of the setting (3 or 4 issues back, i think). Combining the conceptual artwork with this tidbit of information, it is looking more like a Fantasy-Pulp setting than Steampunk. Steampunk = Bleh. however...Pulp = COOL!

This just piqued my curiousity more than the rest!

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

It has dinosaurs and trains, for starters.

Of course, Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk both have dinosaurs...

 

[Michael Tree]

There's nothing that I will buy sight unseen, but will probably buy Unearthed Arcana and the revised Psi book. Eberron looks promising, and if it continues to pique my interest, I will probably buy it.

 

[Feldrin]

I won't buy anything unseen but I'll take a look to the planar book (I run a Planescape campagin).

I won't buy Eberron unless there are great reviews and since I didn't upgrade to 3.5, Complete Divine & the revised PsiHB are useless to me.

As for Races of Stone, I already own several Green Ronin's race books and I love them. I prefer to stay true to this series and wait for GR Gnome & Halfling book...

 

[Dark Jezter]

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Races of Stone: Dwarves don't need any more help

Just pray that WotC dosen't release a 3.5e version of The Complete Book of Elves, or we will be returning to the days of invincible elf bladesingers and archers.

 

[Ranes]

I voted for two books: the new psionics book, because the last one was so much better than anything that had preceded it, and the Planar Handbook, because I like the planes as a cosmological model for fantasy games.

I will look at Eberron and Races of Stone. In the case of the latter, anything colourful it provides in terms of sverfneblin, derro, duergar and so on will be welcome.

Vancian magic is quintessentially D&D, to me, so I'm not into looking for a more 'sophisticated' (read: less idiosyncratic) magic system. Therefore, I'm not very interested in UA. I will still take a look but I'm far from convinced I'll be buying it.

I never bought any of the 3e 'splatbooks' and I haven't seen Complete Warrior, so I'll give the Complete line some thought later, when it's complete, perhaps. Which will probably be a few months shy of 4th Edition...

Er, is that it? Guess so.

 

[Buttercup]

I have no interest in yet another race or class book, so I won't even bother browsing those. I'll be looking over the Planar handbook and Unearthed Arcana, but certainly won't buy them sight unseen. At this point, I'll only do that with Necromancer's stuff. I trust Clark Peterson's taste more than I do WotC's.

 

[Buttercup]

Just pray that WotC dosen't release a 3.5e version of The Complete Book of Elves, or we will be returning to the days of invincible elf bladesingers and archers.

Not at my table. Elves aren't a playable race. Death-God worshiping, blood drinking, slave breeding elves make excellent BBEGs. Other than that, they suck. (IMO, YMMV and all that.)