Buy me something! (Or, More accurately, find me something to buy)

[Mr. Mud]

Okay, so, I have next to no time to post this, as I am losing laptop battery power, but tonight at 12:00am my $30 giftcard to Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com), expires... and I have no idea what to get...

Useful Info... I have..:
Yet to read any of Pratchett
An Xbox 360, and a Wii... and a game reviewing blog...
A Gaming Computer that can basically run anything out, thus far...
DVD player.
A girlfriend... >.> <.<.
A need for more D&D 4E books.

I was thinking getting Guild Wars and a band tee maybe, or something, but I turn to YOU to post your wacky, and insanely awesome ideas for what I should buy, Now! :smallbiggrin:

[Alteran]

A need for more D&D 4E books.


I would recommend buying the Adventurer's Vault and a Martial/Arcane/Divne Power book for whatever character you're playing. The first two are out now, Divine Power is out on July 21st, and I think Primal Power comes out sometime in September.

[Mr. Mud]

I would recommend buying the Adventurer's Vault and a Martial/Arcane/Divne Power book for whatever character you're playing. The first two are out now, Divine Power is out on July 21st, and I think Primal Power comes out sometime in September.

I'm the DM :smallbiggrin:.

And my group sort of wants to switch to Star Wars d20 (also by WOTC) which I'm kind of dreading... so unless I find a great deal, that's a no-no.

[mikeejimbo]

I was thinking getting Guild Wars and a band tee maybe, or something, but I turn to YOU to post your wacky, and insanely awesome ideas for what I should buy, Now! :smallbiggrin:

As much as I loved Guild Wars back in the day, I would actually recommend against that. With GW2 coming out (eventually), the original is kind of dying down.

[RS14]

Reminds me of when Circuit City filed for bankruptcy and I had a gift certificate sitting around. :smallbiggrin:

Amazon doesn't yet... Oh wow, they do sell ammunition! Poor selection though; get something else.

World of Goo is cool. I hear good things about the Combat Mission series, if you like RTT games.

[Knaight]

And my group sort of wants to switch to Star Wars d20 (also by WOTC) which I'm kind of dreading... so unless I find a great deal, that's a no-no.

Its actually a really good system, and it can be retooled to fit fantasy really easily. I would recommend using the gift card on it. Otherwise if your interested in role playing games beyond 4e at all (and you should be, there are some really good ones, D&D isn't the be all end all of role playing anymore), you could pick up both Burning Wheel and Savage Worlds. Burning Wheel is two books for $20, all you need to play, Savage Words is one book for $10, also all you need to play. Barring character sheets in both cases.

[billtodamax]

Useful Info... I have..:
Yet to read any of Pratchett
:eek:
Get yourself a terry pratchett book, right now! I suggest guards guards and men at arms.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I would actually start with Small Gods. It's one of his best, and it is a good read stand-alone, to get a feel for his writing style.

[Mr. Mud]

Hmm... okay. Well, let's try and answer everyone...

On Starwars: I mean, to me, all roleplaying is fun, but we have just started D&D. I'm not exactly sure if we're even doing initiatives right... But leaving our about to level (to level 2...) characters, for a whole new system almost feels like I'd be cheating on D&D... I at least want to get a feel for it, before I sell it used... I mean, the original - in almost all cases - is one of the best.

On Terry Pratchett: I sort of want to start with Color of Magic, which I can easily borrow from my neighbor... and I don't wanna risk $30 on his books, even if there is a 1% chance of dissatisfaction.

On the Games: I have The Combat Mission Series. it's epic. And... what's world of Goo like? I think I can't go wrong with Guild War as a few friends have it... and some of you :smalltongue:.

Can anyone find me something super wacky to buy?

[RS14]

In World of Goo, you use gooballs to construct bridges and towers and such to reach an exit point.

Gameplay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A_JfkzPwww).
Demo (http://www.worldofgoo.com/dl2.php?lk=demo).

[Mr. Mud]

Hmm... It seems like Fantastic Contraption.

[evnafets]

Get
- something for the girlfriend
- think what birthdays are coming up and get something for that person
- this souvenir (http://www.amazon.com/Airport-Italy-Messenger-Yellow-Barcode/dp/B001TBYUNM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1246585329&sr=8-2) for the next time you're in Rome :smallbiggrin:

[Lupy]

1) No one dislikes Mr. Pratchett
2) Small Gods is the best place to start. Then Guards! Guards!

[billtodamax]

Looks like I'm outvoted. Get yourself small gods then guards guards. I don't like Rincewind as much as the other characters he has for some reason.

[reorith]

1) No one dislikes Mr. Pratchett
2) Small Gods is the best place to start. Then Guards! Guards!

i dislike mr. pratchett :/ my feelings, they are hurt.

[dish]

So, what did you choose?

While the Discworld books certainly don't have to be read in chronological order of publication, I feel that is a perfectly reasonable and rational choice. Just be aware that The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic are actually one book chopped into two, and while reading them you are observing the genesis of Discworld. The Colour of Magic starts off as a parody of other fantasy writers, but then, as he hits The Light Fantastic, Mr Pratchett starts to realise that the world he has created is more interesting that any of the parodies he's been doing, and he starts to run with it.

The books most people will list as their favourites don't start appearing until nearer the middle of the series - what I like to think of as the 'Golden Age' of Discworld - but that doesn't mean the earier books ('Silver Age'?) don't have merit. Many of them have very interesting premises, and are quite hilarious in their own right.

[Coidzor]

^: Nor are the later books bad either.

:smallconfused:Wait... don't you already have a girlfriend, and thus a more appropriate thing would have been a gift for her, possibly some kind of marital aid? :smalltongue:

Also, I too am curious as to what you settled on.

[Lord Loss]

TERRY PRATCHETT!!!

i reccomend, from land of disc
And at risk
of having Witch who will die,
in A hat full of sky
thrown at my head
until I turn red

I think you should get the one with the Miniature blue people. :smallbiggrin: First one i read. I liked it. Something about wee men.. can't remember the title...

[Coidzor]

TERRY PRATCHETT!!!

i reccomend, from land of disc
And at risk
of having Witch who will die,
in A hat full of sky
thrown at my head
until I turn red

I think you should get the one with the Miniature blue people. :smallbiggrin: First one i read. I liked it. Something about wee men.. can't remember the title...

Wee Free Men.

Then Hat full of Sky.

Then Wintersmith. That's her so far.

[HellfireLover]

Wee Free Men. I wrote a college dissertation on that one (Scottish stereotypes as portrayed by non-Scots.)

The dissertation didn't ruin the book for me, and that's rare.

Edit: Ninja'd.

[Coidzor]

Wee Free Men. I wrote a college dissertation on that one (Scottish stereotypes as portrayed by non-Scots.)

The dissertation didn't ruin the book for me, and that's rare.

Edit: Ninja'd.

Thought still interesting information. Dissertation, you say?

[Lord Loss]

Thanks. I didn't like wintersmith as much as the other though...:smallfrown:

[Mr. Mud]

I ended up getting...
Guild Wars: Nightfall,
The Color of Magic, AND
Small Gods. :smalltongue:.

[Coidzor]

I ended up getting...
Guild Wars: Nightfall,
The Color of Magic, AND
Small Gods. :smalltongue:.

Can't comment on the first one, but those last two are good choices in my book.

Then again, I liked Small Gods so much I bought two copies. Maybe 3... At least one ended up getting given as a gift though and the others are mostly for indoctrination purposes... :smallamused:

[mikeejimbo]

I didn't like Nightfall as much as Prophecies, but I liked it better than Factions.

[imp_fireball]

Okay, so, I have next to no time to post this, as I am losing laptop battery power, but tonight at 12:00am my $30 giftcard to Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com), expires... and I have no idea what to get...

Useful Info... I have..:
Yet to read any of Pratchett
An Xbox 360, and a Wii... and a game reviewing blog...
A Gaming Computer that can basically run anything out, thus far...
DVD player.
A girlfriend... >.> <.<.
A need for more D&D 4E books.

I was thinking getting Guild Wars and a band tee maybe, or something, but I turn to YOU to post your wacky, and insanely awesome ideas for what I should buy, Now! :smallbiggrin:

How about some... oh, I don't know... 3.5e books?! 4e sucks! *lights molotov and throws it*