I must've misremembered...

Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:17 am

...Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog.

I remember having a conversation a while back talking about an ideal equipment book. Some people mentioned Aurora's but I kind of dismissed it as being a little to cumbersome with extraneous equipment and a little verbose.

Well, in reacquiring my collection of yesteryear, I recently picked one up on eBay for $10. It arrived - it was in excellent condition - and I thumbed through it. Now I remember why my original copy was falling apart and why I had to Contac paper it. It's still a little too wordy (I would prefer something along the lines of the 2e Arms & Equipment Guide's text), but it really is a darn good equipment book. I always thought it was, I just hope I didn't come off that way before.
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Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:00 am

Have my copy right here next to my computer as I type. REALLY good book.
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:26 am

Go0gleplex wrote:
Have my copy right here next to my computer as I type. REALLY good book.

Yep, and the new equipment book by Paizo is supposed to be heavily inspired by this book. I hope I can tell when I finally get it in my hands, which won't be for a couple of weeks yet. But it has been released.
http://paizo.com/store/downloads/pathfi ... 48btpy88wi
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:54 pm

Treebore wrote:
Yep, and the new equipment book by Paizo is supposed to be heavily inspired by this book. I hope I can tell when I finally get it in my hands, which won't be for a couple of weeks yet. But it has been released.
http://paizo.com/store/downloads/pathfi ... 48btpy88wi

Cool! I didn't realize that Paizo was doing an equipment book. They put out so much I really start to lose track.
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:56 pm

I like the Whole Realms Catalog because it is a lot of fluff, allowing the game world to "come alive" in a sense. Also, it has given me ideas, like the ear razors and folding ladders which I had not considered before reading it... now, I do, but make them magic/technical items so they're not as easy to get.
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Aladar · Post by **Aladar** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:50 pm

In addition to Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog, I also really enjoyed the various Volo's Guides, which always seemed to bring the Realms alive. Plus they provided quite a few adventure hooks too.
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:09 pm

Aladar wrote:
In addition to Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog, I also really enjoyed the various Volo's Guides, which always seemed to bring the Realms alive. Plus they provided quite a few adventure hooks too.

Those were fabulous, indeed. I liked them tremendously mainly because it detailed some of the more little known thorps and settlements in an area.
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