WOTC books released after BO9S

[Sitara]

I'm looking at getting some new stuff so:

Can someone list the 3E WOTC books released right AFTER Book of 9 Swords, along with a
line or two detailing whether they are any good?

I only own the core MM. I'm thinking of getting another, which is the best? I was thinking mm5, since its supposed to be an influence on 4E, but I've heard great things about mm4 as well. Which is better?

 

[Echohawk]

I can't provide reviews, but here's the complete list of D&D books since Bo9S:

2006-08 Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords
2006-09 D&D Basic Game (revised)
2006-09 Dragon Magic
2006-09 Faiths of Eberron [Eberron]
2006-09 Twilight Tomb [Forgotten Realms]
2006-10 Complete Mage
2006-10 Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
2006-10 Monster Manual (Special Edition)
2006-11 Cityscape: An Essential Guide to Urban Adventuring
2006-11 Dragonmarked [Eberron]
2006-11 Scourge of the Howling Horde
2006-12 Fantastic Locations: The Frostfell Rift
2006-12 Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells
2006-12 Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde
2007-01 Complete Scoundrel
2007-02 Barrow of the Forgotten King
2007-02 Dungeonscape
2007-02 Secrets of Sarlona [Eberron]
2007-03 Magic Item Compendium
2007-03 Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave [Forgotten Realms]
2007-04 City of Peril
2007-04 Expedition to the Demonweb Pits
2007-04 Eyes of the Lich Queen [Eberron]
2007-05 Complete Champion
2007-05 Drow of the Underdark
2007-06 Expedition to Undermountain
2007-06 Forge of War [Eberron]
2007-06 Sinister Spire
2007-07 Monster Manual V
2007-07 Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land [Forgotten Realms]
2007-08 Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk
2007-09 Exemplars of Evil: Deadly Foes to Vex Your Heroes
2007-09 Fortress of the Yuan-Ti
2007-09 Grand History of the Realms [Forgotten Realms]
2007-10 Dragons of Eberron [Eberron]
2007-10 Rules Compendium
2007-10 Dungeon Survival Guide
2007-11 Anauroch: The Empire of the Shade [Forgotten Realms]
2007-12 Elder Evils
2007-12 Wizards Presents: Races and Classes
2008-01 Wizards Presents: Worlds and Monsters

 

[demiurge1138]

Of the listed above, my favorite was MMV (best monster book from Wizards since the Fiend Folio), with Complete Scoundrel and Mage and Magic Item Compendium also being pretty damn good. If adventures are your thing, go for Expedition to the Ruins of Castle Greyhawk. It's old-school fun of the first caliber.

Demiurge out.

 

[JustKim]

I only own the core MM. I'm thinking of getting another, which is the best? I was thinking mm5, since its supposed to be an influence on 4E, but I've heard great things about mm4 as well. Which is better?

I think MM3 is the best sequel, personally. I think I remember what you're talking about with MM5, it had stats for some creatures from Desert of Desolation (the miniatures set), which were in turn supposed to be a preview of 4E. I ended up getting off the plasticrack before Desert of Desolation, so I don't know how much of a preview it actually was. I suspect the preview was wholly visual, for instance the hideous new sphinx. In any case, MM5 is not notably different from MM4 and some of the feature monsters like the mind flayers of Thoon do not seem to be coloring 4E at all. If you want a preview monster book I think Worlds and Monsters is the closest you're going to find.

MM4 was very unpopular, I'm surprised you've heard great things about it. There were far fewer monsters in it than MM3, and a significant portion of them were either the spawn of tiamat or monsters with class levels. Most people seem to consider this a waste of space.

 

[danbuter1]

I also think MM3 was the best MM besides the main book. IV was HORRIBLE. Didn't get V, as I had a very strong feeling 4e was coming, and I immediately quit buying d20 books.

 

[Jack99]

Bold-faced those I really liked, while the ones in italic are not worth buying (IMO, ofc)

2006-08 Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords
2006-09 D&D Basic Game (revised)
2006-09 Dragon Magic
2006-09 Faiths of Eberron [Eberron]
2006-09 Twilight Tomb [Forgotten Realms]
2006-10 Complete Mage
2006-10 Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
2006-10 Monster Manual (Special Edition)
2006-11 Cityscape: An Essential Guide to Urban Adventuring
2006-11 Dragonmarked [Eberron]
2006-11 Scourge of the Howling Horde
2006-12 Fantastic Locations: The Frostfell Rift
2006-12 Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells
2006-12 Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde
2007-01 Complete Scoundrel
2007-02 Barrow of the Forgotten King
2007-02 Dungeonscape
2007-02 Secrets of Sarlona [Eberron]
2007-03 Magic Item Compendium
2007-03 Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave [Forgotten Realms]
2007-04 City of Peril
2007-04 Expedition to the Demonweb Pits
2007-04 Eyes of the Lich Queen [Eberron]
2007-05 Complete Champion
2007-05 Drow of the Underdark
2007-06 Expedition to Undermountain
2007-06 Forge of War [Eberron]
2007-06 Sinister Spire
2007-07 Monster Manual V
2007-07 Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land [Forgotten Realms]
2007-08 Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk
2007-09 Exemplars of Evil: Deadly Foes to Vex Your Heroes
2007-09 Fortress of the Yuan-Ti
2007-09 Grand History of the Realms [Forgotten Realms]
2007-10 Dragons of Eberron [Eberron]
2007-10 Rules Compendium
2007-10 Dungeon Survival Guide
2007-11 Anauroch: The Empire of the Shade [Forgotten Realms]
2007-12 Elder Evils
2007-12 Wizards Presents: Races and Classes
2008-01 Wizards Presents: Worlds and Monsters

 

[RichGreen]

Hi,

I also liked MMV which has some cool monsters in it; Elder Evils, Complete Mage and Magic Item Compendium are good too. However, the best of these books, IMHO, is Fiendish Codex II Tyrants of the Nine Hells, full of infernal badness!

Cheers


Richard

 

[Olaf the Stout]

I only own a few of those books in the list but I really like Complete Mage and the Magic Item Compendium. Complete Mage's reserve feats are a really nice addition to the game (I expect we'll see more of things like that in 4e. Magic Item Compendium introduces a lot of lower cost magic items and many which are only usable X times per day. That another thing which I think we might see more of in 4e.

I own a couple of others but I haven't really used them/read them enough to really say if they are worth getting or not.

I do plan on getting the Rules Compendium and Exemplars of Evil books soon. I don't know how much either of those books will tell you about 4e though.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Sitara]

Complete Mage: Does it offer any new base classes? What about complete champion? Whats that about?

Thanks for the replies btw, very helpful. I'm considering getting expedition to undermountian just for old school hack and slash goodness. (I have ravenloft, but its undead only. I want veriety).

Also, i hear Drow of the Underdark has some really good art.

 

[Pinotage]

Complete Mage: Does it offer any new base classes? What about complete champion? Whats that about?

No, it doesn't offer new base classes. It has new alternate class features ala PHB II if you want something a little different. Other than that, it's a typical splat book along the lines of the others in the Complete series. Much like Champion which is for divine characters, and offers, divine quests, feats, prestige classes, details on religion, etc.

Pinotage