It's that time of the year again... DTRPG's biggest sale!
I've listed my OSR picks, with the best discounts I could find (30%), including Dark Fantasy Basic, GMing in SPACE! [BUNDLE], Low Fantasy Gaming Deluxe Edition, Monkey Business and many others.
Now, moving on to classic D&D, ALL my favorites (listed below) are 30% off! If if you follow this blog, you might know that already. Here is a short list, followed by a longer explanation:
* Dark Sun boxed set.
BTW, if your tastes are similar to mine, take a look at my books too - they are ALL included in the sale.
The D&D Basic Set Rulebook (B/X ed.) (Basic) [1981] is the best D&D book for its size (about 64 pages). It contains multitudes despite being so small. It is the book that inspired Dark Fantasy Basic.
The D&D Rules Cyclopedia (Basic) [1991] is my favorite "all in one" book in the history of D&D. If I could only choose one book to run a campaign, it would probably be this one.
The Dungeon Master's Guide (1e) [1979] is one of the best ever written. It has a few oddities, but it is amazing to see how much of 5e (and all editions) were already in here. Even the appendixes can generate lots of ideas... the one on demons inspired my Teratogenicon. Both the Monster Manual and the Fiend Folio are great too, but my favorite monster book comes from 2e (see below).
The Monstrous Manual (2e) [1993] is my favorite D&D monster book. Maybe because of the art, or nostalgia, or the huge amount of lore and relatively small stat-blocks. I think it is unsurpassed to this day.
And Dark Sun [1991] is my favorite D&D setting. All the iterations are good - even the 4e one! - but I'd pick the 2e box set if I had to choose.
I have physical copies from DTRPG of all these classics. They all look great, except for my Rules Cyclopedia, that looks slightly blurry for some reason, but still, I'm glad I have it.
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| All in my top 5! |
Ravenloft stuff is also on sale, although I don't own these books. I'm a big fan of Ravenloft (you already know that if you're following this blog...), and I considered buying them it the last sale but didn't. I ended up buying the 5e version which is... well, slightly better than I expected. But we will talk about that some other day.
I was looking for the 2e version, Domains of Dread, but I've heard that the 3.0 version (by
Swords & Sorcery Studios/Arthaus/White Wolf) is even better. There is also Realm of Terror (2e), the first boxed set for the Ravenloft campaign setting. Tim Brannan recommended this one to me. Maybe I should start with the original... Do you have any favorites? Let me know in the comments!
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