If this new version existed would you still buy the old Players Guide to Faerūn? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Klyden

11-09-04, 11:00 PM
If the following material including new artwork (for the addtional features not found in the original) and 3.5 revisions were available in a new edition of Players Guide to Faerūn, would you still buy the old version?

Or would you go with the brand new version? Please feel free to speak your mind and express your opinions. Please don't be rude or mean though. Being rude and mean will result in bad karma and nobody likes bad karma.

Faerūnian Prestige Classes:

Arcane Devotee
Arachne
Auspician
Divine Champion
Divine Disciple
Divine Seeker
Doomguide
Dreadmaster
Dweomerkeeper
Elemental Archon
Evereskan Tome Guardian
Eye of Horus-Re
Forest Master
Goldeye
Guild Thief
Hammer of Moradin
Harper Agent
Hathran
Heartwarder
Incantatrix
Justiciar of Tyr
Monk of the Long Death
Morninglord of Lathender
Nightlcloak
Purple Dragon Knight
Runecaster
Shaaryan Hunter
Shadow Adept
Shadow Thief of Amn
Silverstar
Spellguard of Silverymoon
Stormlord
Strifeleeader
Sword Dancer
Techsmith
Waveservant
Wearer of Purple
Zhentarim Spy

Faerūnian Monsters

Banedead
Baneguard
Direguard
Banelar
Beast of Bane
Beast of Malar
Chosen One
Crawling Claw
Deep Spawn
Demon, Ghour
Demon, Nishruu
Demon, Yochlol
Devil, White Abishai
Devil, Black Abishai
Devil, Green Abishai
Devil, Blue Abishai
Devil, Red Abishai
Doppelganger, Greater
Dragon, Brown
Dragon, Deep
Dragon, Song
Dreadwarrior
Flameskull
Foulwing
Giant Velvet Worm
Giant, Firbolg
Giant, Fog
Giant, Formorian
Giant, Phaerlin
Giant, Wood
Golem (Gemstone), Emerald
Golem (Gemstone), Ruby
Golem (Gemstone), Diamond
Goryntch
Gulguthydra
Helmed Horror
Ixzan
Lycanthrope, Werebat
Lycanthrope, Werecrocodile
Lycanthrope, Wereleopard
Lycanthrope, Wereshark
Metalmaster
Nighthaunt
Phaerimm
Planetouched, Aasimar
Planetouched, Genasi
Planetouched, Tieflings
Stinger
Tome Trapper
Tressym

Psionic Faerūnian Prestige Classes:

Cognition Thief
Norothor

Exalted Faerūnian Prestige Classes:

Alaghor
Celebrant of Sharess
Circle Singer
Faernor
Harper Paragon
Martyred Champion of Ilmater

Vile Faerūnian Prestige Classes:

Aetharnor
Blackblood Hunter
Bloodstalker
Maiden of Pain
Slime Lord
Yathrinshee
Kuje31

11-09-04, 11:29 PM
If it's FR. I'd buy it. I'm a FR junkie. :) I might complain about it but I'd buy it!
chme

11-10-04, 12:28 AM
If it's FR. I'd buy it. I'm a FR junkie. :) I might complain about it but I'd buy it!

I'm a junkie too, so I guess I'd buy it.

I would never ever recommend my players to get it though, which is the more interesting question imo. What each of my players need is an appetizing, non-spoiler book of Realmslore, rich with images of faerunian culture, not a pile of rules. The older 'Player's guide to the Forgotten Realms Campaign' is *much* more like it.

Why would you want monster stats in a player's guide?

I was very disappointed in the first Player's guide to Faerun, and recommended to my players that they do *not* buy it. I would be outraged if wizards spent time on making yet another, similar one.
Lashan

11-10-04, 07:00 AM
I think I would be a fool and buy a book of all the prestige classes that were updated. Of course, what they need to do is wait for all the class splat books to come out, and then release one that has all the old FR ones and some of the newer ones changed to match FR.
Kazzaroth Pan'theon

11-10-04, 09:29 AM
Well, I would buy newer version for as quick referee book. But I would buy the old one because of the seek information in it. But if all is combined into single book and better art work, then I quess buy the single book than half dozen others :P.
maynardjkeenan

11-10-04, 11:36 AM
I would buy PGtF if it had short info about important sites and regions a native of the realms would know about. I would not buy a "player's" guide to faerūn if it had prestige classes, monsters and crap like that. That would be the DM's Guide to Faerūn...