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SilasleCake 03-20-05, 01:12 PM	I am somewhat new to D&D and I am the DM in my group. I have the 3 core rulebooks and was wondering what books you people think are useful and interesting that I should check out. Thanks.
colm_l 03-20-05, 01:22 PM	Depends what you want really: The complete series are pretty good (with the exception of complete divine). The expanded Psionic Handbook is good (but probably not what you want if you're only starting + it's material is in the SRD) Fluffwise try some of the older 2nd ed. stuff (for free on the wizards site). It's generally better than the 3rd ed. versions. However the 2nd ed. rules are useless to you
thasis 03-20-05, 02:57 PM	Go with Complete Warrior, cause of the total awsome Warrior stuff, The Complete Arcane, cause the Warlock mainly, Dracanomican, cause it was written so well, Libris Mortis, cause it's the best book in exsistince, and Fiend Folio, cause the monsters in it rock (especialy the Ethergaunts). I almost forgot, Manual of the Planes. Totally awsome book. It goes into detail about all the diffrent core planes. They should have included the Elemental Plane of Cheese though :P .
weasel fierce 03-20-05, 03:02 PM	If you have all the core stuff, I'd suggest a library trip, and as many fantasy novels, as you can get your hands on. Not just licensed D&D stuff either, but all kinds of fantasy. The more you read, the more ideas for games Of particular interest is Jack Vance, the Conan series (I forget the author), Moorcock and of course Tolkien. THrow in a Lovecraft or three, just for good measure
Aricandor 03-20-05, 03:05 PM	As Colm said, the Complete series (with the exception of Complete Divine) is quite good (with Adventurer being my favorite). Complete Arcane is awesome too (Warlock!). I don't have Draconomicon, but many say it's very cool so it might be worth a shot. I mean, haven't you wanted to play a dragon PC sometime, hm? It's definitely on my list for the next time I go buying books, that's for sure!
SilasleCake 03-20-05, 03:38 PM	I had seen the Complete series and now maybe I'll buy one of them. Those books look really cool. As you said, Psionics seems somewhat advanced, but maybe I'll check that out later. WHat's bad about complete Divine? I do read quite a few fantasy novels as well, but not as much as I would like to, because I live in France, hate reading in French, and am in lack of a decent library. I buy some from Amazon every now and then but I don't always know what to get either and I don't want to waste my money. Thanks for the recommendations though. :)
SilasleCake 03-20-05, 03:50 PM	by the way, the Complete series is 3.5 right? And if I get one, which one do you think I should get first?
Aricandor 03-20-05, 03:53 PM	Indeed, Complete is 3.5, and for the first book I'd recommend either Complete Arcane (just the Warlock is worth the $30) or Adventurer (many cool PrC's). Divine is just so... Boring... Not many interesting PrC's or anything IMO. And quite a few things are more than a little overpowered.
Archus Forix 03-20-05, 05:02 PM	all in all, you should go with what you're interested in. If you like fighting, go with complete Warrior. If you like magic, go with comp. Arcane. Also, if you like all the background stuff, the Planes book is kool and even all the Dragonlance (TM) novels are fantastic for alternate adventure ideas