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Looking back at the d20 boom...

Started by Piestrio, June 30, 2012, 05:32:44 AM

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Libertad

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July 21, 2012, 09:22:40 PM Last Edit: July 21, 2012, 09:37:46 PM by Libertad
Quote from: Piestrio;562593One book that always looked cool but I never investigated was "Redhurst: Acadamy of Magic".

Anyone ever use it?

I haven't, but I feel your pain.

I planned on buying a copy off of Amazon before realizing that it was $150 at its cheapest (used, even!).

I heard lots of good things about it.  It's kind of a Hogwarts-lite setting, with a well-detailed faculty, students, magical classes, and popular sports and campus traditions.

Some of the sample adventures I saw looked interesting and offbeat.

Some free stuff here.  Check it out.

As for d20 sourcebooks I like, I really enjoyed Tome of Battle.  I like how it gave melee guys a bunch of interesting and unique abilities beyond "I attack, I charge and attack, I full attack, etc."

I also loved the Magic Item Compendium.  Really helped me diversify the loot I handed out to PCs, and they enjoyed a lot of the stuff I gave them (hello, Healing Belt!).

I'm a big fan of 2nd Edition Mutants & Masterminds by Green Ronin.  I know it's more of a d20 spin-off, but it takes a lot of the mechanics and is the best superhero RPG that I've played.

I really enjoyed the Traps & Treachery books (I and II) by Fantasy Flight Games, and the d20 adaption of Grimtooth's Traps by Necromancer Games (The Wurst of Grimtooth's Traps).  Very neat and ingenious designs.

Justin Alexander

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July 22, 2012, 06:21:59 PM
Quote from: Libertad;562752I planned on buying a copy off of Amazon before realizing that it was $150 at its cheapest (used, even!).

It's going for $11 on Amazon in the U.S.
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