Which WotC books use the 3.5edition rules?

[SoulsFury]

I have been out of D&D for far to long and I'd like to pick up some of the books that use the 3.5 edition rules. Which ones would you suggest using?

Nik

 

[Asmo]

Our group don´t use 3.5 (still enjoying 3.0), but Players Handbook, Dungeon Master Guide and Monster Manual all using 3,5 core rules seems like a reasonable suggestion.

Asmo

 

[Ottergame]

Other than Asmo's rather obvious suggestions, Complete Warrior is a fantastic book. Minitures handbook has a lot of great stuff in it, and Book of Exaulted Deeds does to, but that might add a level of religion that not everyone in your group is comfortable with.

 

[johnsemlak]

Probably best to avoid the early line of splattbooks:

Sword and Fist
Masters of the Wild
Tome and Blood
Song and Silence
Defenders of the Faith

The above are being replaced by a 3.5 compatible line beginning with the Complete Warrior and continuing with the Complete Divine in May and the Complete Arcane later, a presumably one more book.

Also, the Psionics Handbooks will be replaced by the Expanded Psionics Handbook in April.

Otherwise, you can buy most books with no particular problem; it just depends on your interests. WotC released a conversion document (the link is on the main D&D page) that updates the following: Dieties and Demigods, Epic Level Handbook, FIend Folio, Monster Manual II, and Manual of the Planes. In any event Fiend Folio is virtually 3.5e compatible as is.

One interesting question is Manual of the Planes. Will material in that book largely be replaced by the Player's Planar Handbook this summer?

 

[Silveras]

One interesting question is Manual of the Planes. Will material in that book largely be replaced by the Player's Planar Handbook this summer?

I seem to recall seeing several statements that the books will be complementary... the new does not replace the old, but expands on it.

 

[BrooklynKnight]

Every book starting with Races of Faerun in the FR line was 3.5 compatible.

Savage Species was also mostly 3.5

 

[ManicFuel]

The Arms and Equipment Guide has very few rules mechanics, and is fine as-is in a 3.5 campaign.

 

[Sammael]

Fiend Folio and Races of Faerun are "3.25," on the verge between 3.0 and 3.5
Book of Exalted Deeds, Complete Warrior, Draconomicon, Underdark, and Player's Guide to Faerun are fully 3.5 products.

 

[SoulsFury]

Thanks guys! Might have to pick up a few of those books.

Nik

 

[Alzrius]

Dragonlance Campaign Setting is all 3.5E also. WotC are the publishers of it, despite the fact that the Sovereign Press people wrote it (and are the writers and publishers of all the products that build on it).