Måste det vara D&D, eller kan det vara d20
Om det kan vara d20, köp följande (i köpvärdhetsordning):
1. Book of the Righteous (Green Ronin) - en helt ny panteon, klart en av de bästa rollspelsböcker som gjorts, alla kategorier
2. Tome of Horrors (Necromancer Games) - fast det är klart, den kan ju klassas som regelbjäfs
3. Swashbuckling Adventures (AEG) - precis vad som står, swashbuckling adventures! Pirater och aristokrater!
4. Necropolis (Necromancer Games) - megaäventyr i egyptisk tappning (varning! skriven av Gary Gygax, men bra ändå)
5. Rokugan (AEG) - Äventyr i orientalisk tappning ("fortsättning" på Oriental Adventures)
Och till D&D har man ju alltid (i köpvärdhetsordning):
1. Oriental Adventures (WotC)
2. Kingdoms of Kalamar (KenzerCo)
3. Player's Guide (KenzerCo)
4. Return to the temple of elemental Evil (WotC) - megaäventyr, superdödligt och mycket hyllat. Och hårt kritiserat.
5. Silver Marches (WotC) - kampanjmodul till Forgotten Realms.
Sen kan man ju alltid kolla på mitt kvalitetsindex, den senaste versionen ser ut sä här (samma som förra gången, inget nytt att se för er som sett det förr, alltså inget nytt har hänt, det kommer en ny om en månad). Om du verkligen, verkligen vill lära dig nya saker om hur man INTE ska göra när man skriver rollspel, köp de som har lägst betyg på listan. De är riktigt usla, och alltid lär man sig nått:
Skala
10… Mästerlig!
9… Wow! Cool!
8… Så ska det göras
7… Inspirerande
6… Bra
5… Godkänd
4… En besvikelse
3… Undermålig
2… Dålig
1… Usel
Förkortningar
D&D = Dungeons & Dragons
d20 = d20 system
SW = Star Wars
Femte listan:
10/10 The Last Dance – d20 adventure (Atlas Games). A beautiful and atmospheric tale of love and hate, and the magic of dancing. Focuses heavily on the role aspect of the game, and forces the players (yes, the players) to actively participate in the action. Well written, brilliantly designed and well edited.
10/10 Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting – D&D campaign setting (WotC). Stunning and beautiful book. Packed with solid writing, game design, and extra material, and the perfect primer for The Forgotten Realms.
10/10 The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game – d20 roleplaying game (WotC). A complete game in one book, and a solid implementration of the d20 system. Brilliant illustrations and an inspiring take on magic as it relates to the world of The Wheel of Time.
10/10 Call of Cthulhu d20 – d20 roleplaying game (WotC)
10/10 Requiem for a god – d20 supplement (Malhavoc Press). A fresh format and an inspiring discussion on how to deal with the death of a deity in a d20 campaign. Much of the advice can be used with any rules system. A bit dry and academic, but well written.
10/10 The Book of the Righteous – d20 supplement (Green Ronin). A complete pantheon and the details of the organisations associated with it. Good rules, excellent organisation and brilliant writing, you can easily drop the contents of this book into almost any fantasy campaign.
9/10 Players’s Handbook – D&D core rules (WotC)
9/10 Dungeon Master’s Guide – D&D core rules (WotC)
9/10 The Dark Side Sourcebook – SW sourcebook (WotC)
9/10 Traps & Treachery – d20 supplement (Fantasy Flight)
9/10 Oriental Adventures – D&D supplement (WotC)
9/10 Rokugan – d20 supplement (AEG)
9/10 Legions of Hell – d20 monster book (Green Ronin)
9/10 Monsters of Faerun – D&D monster book (WotC)
9/10 The Book of Eldtrich Might II – d20 supplement (Malhavoc Press)
9/10 Dungeon Master’s Shield – D&D accessory (KenzerCo)
9/10 Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Revised Core Rulebook – d20 roleplaying game (WotC)
8/10 The Gryphon’s Legacy – d20 adventure (Gaslight Press)
8/10 Creature Collection II – d20 monster book (Sword & Sorcery)
8/10 Monster Manual – D&D core rules (WotC)
8/10 Rappan Athuk – The Dungeon of Graves: the Upper Levels – d20 adventure (Necromancer Games)
8/10 Ravenloft Campaign Setting – d20 campaign setting (Arthaus)
8/10 Character Sheets – D&D accessory (WotC)
8/10 To Stand on Hallowed Ground – d20 adventure (Fiery Dragon)
8/10 Rappan Athuk 2 – The Dungeon of Graves: the Middle Levels – d20 adventure (Necromancer Games)
8/10 Monster Manual II – D&D monster book (WotC)
7/10 Book of Vile Darkness – D&D supplement (WotC). A well crafted and great looking book, with solid rules for using quantifiable evil to boost any campaign and the villains it contains.
7/10 Star Wars Roleplaying Game – d20 roleplaying game (WotC)
7/10 Creature Collection – d20 monster book (Sword & Sorcery)
7/10 Backdrops – d20 accessory (Atlas Games)
7/10 Mythic Races – d20 supplement (Fantasy Flight)
7/10 Diablo II: To Hell and Back – D&D accessory (WotC)
7/10 Diablo II: Diablerie – D&D accessory (WotC)
7/10 Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game – D&D introductory rules (WotC)
7/10 Enemies and Allies – D&D accessory (WotC)
7/10 Gaming Frontiers 1 – d20 magazine (United Playtest)
7/10 Gaming Frontiers 2 – d20 magazine (United Playtest)
7/10 The Banewarrens – d20 mega adventure (Malhavoc Press)
6/10 The Slayer’s Guide to Hobgoblins – d20 monster book (Mongoose Publishing)
6/10 Death in Freeport – d20 adventure (Green Ronin)
6/10 Character Record Folio Version 2 – d20 accessory (Green Ronin)
5/10 Character Record Folio Version 1 – d20 accessory (Green Ronin)
5/10 The Giant’s Skull – d20 adventure (Fiery Dragon)
5/10 The Longest Night – d20 adventure (Privateer Press)
5/10 What’s That Smell? – d20 adventure (Wicked Press): Interesting idea for handling the presentation, let down by uninspired writing, a cliché plot and sub quality rules editing. Has a novel structure, and is reasonably simple to run, but the book suffers from the organisation and repeats information in several places.
5/10 The Bloody Sands of Sicaris – d20 adventure (Paradigm Concepts)
5/10 Hero Builder’s Guidebok – D&D accessory (WotC)
5/10 The Tuggarth Gauntlet Instant Adventure – d20 mini adventure (Fantasy Flight)
5/10 Dramatis Personae – d20 accessory (Archangel Studios)
5/10 d20 Dice – d20 accessory (WotC)
4/10 e-Tools – D&D accessory (WotC)
4/10 Thieves in the Forest – d20 adventure (Atlas Games)
4/10 The Pit of Loch Durnan – d20 adventure (Mystic Eye). Poorly organised and illogical adventure that railroads the player characters through the action. Flawed writing and editing, and bad art. Saved by at least a semblance of atmosphere.
4/10 A Lion in the Ropes – d20 adventure (Troll Lord Games)
4/10 The Last Days of Constantinople – d20 adventure (Avalanche Press)
4/10 Castle Dunmere – d20 adventure (Citizen Games)
4/10 Sundered Faith Adventure Booster – d20 mini adventure (AEG)
4/10 Voyage to Storm Isle Instant Adventure – d20 mini adventure (Fantasy Flight)
4/10 NeMoren’s Vault – d20 adventure (Fiery Dragon)
4/10 Interludes: Brief Expeditions to Bluffside – d20 adventure (Thunderhead Games)
3/10 Evil – d20 accessory (AEG). An evil sourcebook intended for both DM and PC. Ultimately disappointing, with poor and uninspiring rules, disastrous organisation and sloppy and unacceptable editing.
3/10 In the Depths of Blackwater – d20 adventure (Consortium Entertainment)
3/10 Diomin – d20 campaign setting (OtherWorld Creations)
3/10 Galal’s Grave – d20 adventure (Fiend Games)
3/10 Lost Hunt Instant Adventure – d20 mini adventure (Fantasy Flight)
3/10 The Black Stairs Instant Adventure – d20 mini adventure (Fantasy Flight)
3/10 The Thief’s Gold Instant Adventure – d20 mini adventure (Fantasy Flight)
3/10 A Thief’s Tale – d20 adventure (Guildhouse Games)
3/10 Dark Tower – d20 adventure (RPGRealms/Judges’ Guild)
2/10 Red or White – d20 adventure (Guildhouse Games)
2/10 Temple of the Troll God – d20 adventure (Fast Forward)
2/10 Fortress of the Ogre Chieftain – d20 adventure (Fast Forward)
1/10 The Horror Beneath – d20 adventure (Nightshift Games).
1/10 The Foundation: A World in Black and White – d20 roleplaying game (Nightshift Games). Superhero roleplaying done badly. Bad art, bad writing, bad ideas and lots of frustrating gender stereotypes. Light on rules and heavy on bad fiction.
Tjosan! OBS! Mina egna betyg, andra tycker annorlunda.
Och för att föregripa er som kommer att fråga "varför tipsade han helt enkelt inte om de som ligger först på listan, de han tipsade om är ju inte ens med på listan allihopa, och några har inte ens 10 poäng?" så vill jag säga att jag har ingen aning om varför jag gjorde som jag gjort, men det känns kul!
Magnus