The Best Splatbook Ever

[AvatarVecna]

I recommend checking out "Fire and Brimstone: A Comprehensive Guide to Lava, Magma, and Superheated Rock". It's a wonderful read that delves deep into the subject matter, and is comprehensive enough to satisfy any need for rules regarding situations involving these materials.

[Inevitability]

The material on lava and magma is alright, but I found the 'superheated rock' section lacking.

Also, what happens if someone with regeneration not bypassed by fire falls into lava? Do they die anyway, or do they regenerate after escaping the lava?

[Âmesang]

I was expecting the "Book of Erotic Fantasy." :smalltongue: Darn.

[AvatarVecna]

The material on lava and magma is alright, but I found the 'superheated rock' section lacking.

Also, what happens if someone with regeneration not bypassed by fire falls into lava? Do they die anyway, or do they regenerate after escaping the lava?

You are not immune to fire, so your body is essentially disintegrated; since there's nothing left to regenerate from, the regeneration doesn't occur. Of course, this is a ruling rather than RAW, but it's in line with the RAI of this splatbook.


I was expecting the "Book of Erotic Fantasy." :smalltongue: Darn.

That book is far too rules-y to be the best. To be the best, it would need to be a pamphlet reading "If you want sex stuff in your roleplaying game, roleplay it; attaching mechanics to sex stuff makes your game more like FATAL, and nobody wants that".

[Necromancy]

For those who are unfamiliar with FATAL, read this

http://www.somethingawful.com/dungeons-and-dragons/fatal-worst-rpg/1/

[Âmesang]

You are not immune to fire, so your body is essentially disintegrated; since there's nothing left to regenerate from, the regeneration doesn't occur. Of course, this is a ruling rather than RAW, but it's in line with the RAI of this splatbook.
Any way to remove the tarrasque's immunity to fire?

[Elricaltovilla]

Wouldn't the best splatbook be the one that details falling damage? :smalltongue:

[KillingAScarab]

Wouldn't the best splatbook be the one that details falling damage? :smalltongue:Complete Defenestration. :smallcool:

Don't forget to read the inspirational fantasy materials listed in the back. Through the Looking-Glass. "The Fall of the House of Usher." :smalltongue:

[The Insanity]

You spelled Tome of Battle wrong.

[digiman619]

You spelled Tome of Battle wrong.

I think you misspelled Spheres of Power. ^_^

[Yael]

You spelled Tome of Battle wrong.
I think you misspelled Spheres of Power. ^_^

I'm getting worried, as it seems everyone here can't type Unearthed Arcana properly :smalleek:

[Segev]

I'm getting worried, as it seems everyone here can't type Unearthed Arcana properly :smalleek:

Especially since it's spelled Libris Mortis
Okay, Heroes of Horror had a better necromancer CLASS in it...

[daremetoidareyo]

Especially since it's spelled Libris Mortis
Okay, Heroes of Horror had a better necromancer CLASS in it...

We all know libris Morris is terrible Latin that roughly translates to "serpent kingdoms"

[Eldan]

Serpent Kingdoms is a weird way to spell Uncaged.

[Tvtyrant]

The best splatbook ever is AD&D. How much of 3.5's community efforts were turned to converting the crunch from AD&D settings and modules over to 3.5 rules? Planescape, Spelljammer and Dark Sun especially stand out as being amazing fluff and crunch wise.

[Âmesang]

I can't imagine anything more fun than the Animated Series Handbook. :smallamused:

Look at Uni's eyes. Look at 'em! (And know despair.)

[Malimar]

something something Lords of Madness tho

[Necromancy]

You spelled Tome of Battle wrong.

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[daremetoidareyo]

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I had many responses to this:

But dem maneuvers tho

Careful buddy, round these parts, that's akin to hate speech. And the moderators ain't keen on hate speech, if ya know what I'm sayin.

lol.

[Tvtyrant]

something something Lords of Madness tho

I do love me some Lords of Madness. Although it isn't quite as exciting as the old Beyond the Setting Sun article with the Mindflayer world.

[AvatarVecna]

Careful buddy, round these parts, that's akin to hate speech. And the moderators ain't keen on hate speech, if ya know what I'm sayin.

I can second that. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=19924416&postcount=15)

[Necromancy]

Careful buddy, round these parts, that's akin to hate speech. And the moderators ain't keen on hate speech, if ya know what I'm sayin.

Hate speech against a book? Isn't that all we do in this forum?

[AvatarVecna]

Hate speech against a book? Isn't that all we do in this forum?

Most people hating on sourcebooks around here don't use actual hate speech to do so...and, as I've linked to already, when they do, it gets scrubbed, and for good reason.

[Necromancy]

Maybe you don't know what hate speech is? *shrug*

[daremetoidareyo]

Maybe you don't know what hate speech is? *shrug*

I think hatespeech may be a strong term for it, but at one point, there were young people here on the forum. [URL="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/weeaboo"] {Scrubbed}

[stack]

I think you misspelled Spheres of Power. ^_^

I have nothing more to add to this post.:smallsmile:

[Roland St. Jude]

Sheriff:Please drag this discussion away from the propriety of particular terms and back on an actual discussion about books.

[ekarney]

You all have incredibly odd ways of spelling Complete Arcana or Wow the Wu Jen really is the best class ever I'm so glad it got updated!



Alternatively, and to actually get onto the discussion part: Dragonmech Campaign Setting is very cool indeed is a post-apocalyptic steampunk setting that has mechs and travelling cities, plus it's compatible with most other 3.X stuff.

And also, not that I'd know because the game's only in closed beta and it's not like I'm the writer or anything :smallwink: but I've heard Mechaspirit: 2041 is going to be incredible, despite it not being too compatible.

[Tvtyrant]

Dragonmech is pretty awesome, although it has some problems synching with the normal game. Everyone basically needs to be on board with fighting from inside a mech, and the prices don't work at all.

[Gildedragon]

It is spelled
D R A G O N -space- C O M P E N D I U M
Not... Any of those things.
You're like the ghoti people...

[Waker]

To join in on this madness, my favorite splatbooks are Magic of Incarnum and the Tome of Battle. Both are great systems that mesh incredibly well with the rest of the game and each other, plus introducing five great new classes and a slew of prestige classes. Now if only MoI were edited a bit better.

[digiman619]

To join in on this madness, my favorite splatbooks are Magic of Incarnum and the Tome of Battle. Both are great systems that mesh incredibly well with the rest of the game and each other, plus introducing five great new classes and a slew of prestige classes. Now if only MoI were edited a bit better.

Then Dreamscarred Press will soon be your favorite 3PP, as they fixed those as Akashic Mysteries and Path of War respectively.

[Waker]

Then Dreamscarred Press will soon be your favorite 3PP, as they fixed those as Akashic Mysteries and Path of War respectively.

I've seen a bit of PoW and it has me curious. I know pretty much nothing about Akashic aside from it being the PF version of MoI.

[Sliver]

I love me some 3rd party, Chainmail Bikini and Bride of Portable Hole for example...

[Sun Elemental]

Well, there are many nominations for best splat.
Tome of 9 Swords and Expanded Psionics Handbook, for outstanding contributions to balance.
Lords of Madness, for excellent encounter design and villain motivations.
Planar Handbook, for all the funny races and prestige classes.
And the winner is...?
Dungeonscape, for its snazzy tier3 class, cheesy prestige class , fun templates for monsters, decent mundane gear for lowbies, many plot hooks, and containing more guidance on dungeon design than all Dungeon Master's Guides put together.