Red Box D&D.  I have the RC but still own all of the boxed sets except immortal.  

Star Frontiers would probably be my second.  I went through the hassle of procuring near mint boxes about a year ago.

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 But my favourite would probably be the first edition of Trollpak.

That's the one. Best splat ever.

One that hasn't been mentioned yet

Judge Dredd: the Roleplaying Game

Player's book, GMs book, maps and cardstock counters.  Lots of fond memories, particularly as Games Workshop published loads of fantastic adventures in White Dwarf

Incidentally, was it the earliest known sighting of the snacky special ability mechanic that became known as "Feats"?

I think it was called 'Champions of Mystara', but it was a boxed set of the Voyage of the Princess Ark material that ran in Dragon (1990-1993?).

The writers were ( I think Bruce Heard and Ann Dupuis, although it doesn't show up on her Pen & Paper credits). I think she also had something to do with the cartography for the poster-sized ship map as well.

The most important thing about this boxed set was the conversational tone used to convey the adventure accounts, and for that I mostly credit Bruce Heard, who wrote the Princess Ark articles. The adventurers in the Princess Ark didn't seem to take themselves too seriously, and articles were fun and cool without being too campy. During a period when everything was about Sturm and Drang and the tortured travails of being a Serious Roleplayer, this was like a breath of fresh air.

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I also loved the Al-Qadim sets too.

As I lurk this thread. All I can think when I see this is, this is the coolest looking boxset/book I've seen in forever.

As for my favorites I would have to go with

My second fav was the original Forgotten realms campaign set.

[edit] Why the hell are my pics not working. Stupid cursed computer!

Quote from: RoninAs I lurk this thread. All I can think when I see this is, this is the coolest looking boxset/book I've seen in forever.

It is.  One of the most amazing bits of cover art ever done.

...and it wasn't a period piece, either.  Hero Games actually commissioned it from an artist.

I don't know why, when they finally got around to re-doing Justice, Inc. as Pulp Hero, they didn't re-use the art (if they owned it), or payed to re-use it (if they don't own it)....because what they did use was COMPLETE ASS:



Jesus Christ -- it's not even in the same bloody league.

The first edition L5R "City of Lies" box.  Here's why I think it's good.
1) A big map of both the empire and the city.
2) A player book written "in character" as a series of journals & diaries.
3) A gm book that explained every mystery of the city.  No "find out in another book" junk.
4) An series of adventures to use in the city.

Quote from: RoninAs I lurk this thread. All I can think when I see this is, this is the coolest looking boxset/book I've seen in forever.

And the nice thing about Justice Inc is, the booklets inside are different but just as cool!

Quote from: GMSkarkaIt is.  One of the most amazing bits of cover art ever done.

...and it wasn't a period piece, either.  Hero Games actually commissioned it from an artist.

I don't know why, when they finally got around to re-doing Justice, Inc. as Pulp Hero, they didn't re-use the art (if they owned it), or payed to re-use it (if they don't own it)....because what they did use was COMPLETE ASS:



Jesus Christ -- it's not even in the same bloody league.

Wow.  That is just... just... hell I don't know how to describe it.  That looks like complete and utter crap.  I'm sure they own enough artwork that somewhere in it all they could have found something better.  Hell they could have looked around on Deviatart and found a cheap artist to something better than that in a week or two.

Quote from: jadarxThe first edition L5R "City of Lies" box.  Here's why I think it's good.
1) A big map of both the empire and the city.
2) A player book written "in character" as a series of journals & diaries.
3) A gm book that explained every mystery of the city.  No "find out in another book" junk.
4) An series of adventures to use in the city.

Yep, it's my favourite too.  Followed by the Everway, TORG, and Shatterzone box sets.

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Quote from: David RDeath on The Reik , well it was a boxed set A damn fine epic adventure with enough twist and turns, oozing with atmosphere, eccentric characters and just enough bad puns for a memorable campaign. Evocative writing and very moody artwork makes this set a classic.

And don't forget the map of the castle so you could assault it with your woodlands outlaws!

First time I'd seen large scale tactical combat in an RPG (I was use to dungeon crawls with hand-drawn maps on grid paper and no miniatures). It just blew my 17 year old mind!

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I thought Planes of Chaos was really inspired.  Planes of Order felt kinda rushed... I dunno, just not quite as solid and "giving you ideas for game sessions" as Chaos.

I know not as many PS afficiandos  dig Law, but it's one of my favorites to this day.

I also really liked Return to the Tomb of Horrors. Dragon Mountain had some nifty handouts and cardboard minis.