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General Category => RPGs => : Sean-o-tron June 03, 2009, 04:25:04 AM

: POST YOUR GAMER PENI- I MEAN LIBRARY!
: Sean-o-tron June 03, 2009, 04:25:04 AM
I know, I know, boring thread is boring.  I'm just curious what games everyone has bought as opposed to actually played.

I might as well whip it out first (HUR HUR I'M A COMEDIC GENIUS).

     (* denotes played)

A single tear rolls down my cheek when I think of all the games I've yet to play.
: Re: POST YOUR GAMER PENI- I MEAN LIBRARY!
: Phelanar June 03, 2009, 11:29:24 AM
Let's see.


I also have a handful that I got in free PDF form like Scion, Deadlands, and Ars Magica.
: Re: POST YOUR GAMER PENI- I MEAN LIBRARY!
: Tadanori Oyama June 03, 2009, 11:50:57 AM

There's probably more I'm forgetting.

Updated to include played games. An astrorik denotes simple play while a cross represents a structured, successful campaign.[/list][/list]
: Re: POST YOUR GAMER PENI- I MEAN LIBRARY!
: Dawnsteel June 03, 2009, 02:45:50 PM

Someone now please tell me that size doesn't matter?
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: Tadanori Oyama June 03, 2009, 02:51:01 PM
Someone now please tell me that size doesn't matter?

Size matters so very, very much. We're just measuring raw material ownership rather than skill. Of course, this doesn't really account for source books and the like. I mean, if I stack all of my RPGs books on top of each other, the stack is taller than I am. Likely 2/3 of that is source books rather than core.
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: JonHook June 03, 2009, 03:38:04 PM
Physical RPG Books:
Savage Worlds

PDF RPG Books:
Call of Cthulhu
Chaosium's BRP

Board Games:
Wings of War
Carcasone
Sword & Skull

These are just the ones I can think of while here at work.
: Re: POST YOUR GAMER PENI- I MEAN LIBRARY!
: Sean-o-tron June 03, 2009, 04:34:41 PM
Size matters so very, very much. We're just measuring raw material ownership rather than skill. Of course, this doesn't really account for source books and the like. I mean, if I stack all of my RPGs books on top of each other, the stack is taller than I am. Likely 2/3 of that is source books rather than core.
Same here.  Oh man, I sunk so much money into DnD 3.5 books.  If I wasn't constantly fellating WotC in high school I probably could have bought a car :P.

Still, I'm wanting to know how much of everyone's investment into this hobby has been returned in entertainment value, like a paid-to-played ratio, or something like that.
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: Tadanori Oyama June 03, 2009, 04:40:46 PM
My paid to played would be quite low. Luckily I get my own entertain out of the books by spending my time reading them as if they where novels. I find books of basically random facts and rules to be interesting and that's what RPG manuals are.
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: Setherick June 03, 2009, 08:09:25 PM
Iron Heroes
CoC
AFMBE

My main library is over 300 books of American literature, philosophy and theory. All of which has come in handy as a player.
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: clockworkjoe June 03, 2009, 10:37:44 PM
* means I played or ran it

*D&D 3.X
*D&D 4e - core plus a few sourcebooks
numerous 3E sourcebooks both WOTC and third party
*CoC
*Delta Green - main, countdown, eyes only
at least 20 CoC books
*twilight 2000
*M&M 2nd edition - and first edition
*AFMBE
Promethean
*The entire Hunter the Reckoning line
Wraith plus 3 sourcebooks
*Mage oWoD
Dark Heresy
*a bunch of planescape boxed sets
warhammer fantasy roleplay - both editions
several boxes of bargain bin finds
*unknown armies
wild talents essential edition
*monsters and other childish things - entire line thus published
*prime time adventures
sorcerer
CoC d20
*Gurps 3rd edition
*GURPS 4th edition
Fading Suns
*Scion - hero only
*Fates Worse than Death - actually ran this crazy fucking game - things a phonebook packed with all kinds of neat shit
WORLD OF SYNNIBARR
*Reign
*Colonial Gothic
Cthulhu Live
Dozens of Dungeon and Dragon back issues
Mutant City Blues
*Fear Itself
*Esoterrorists
Trail of Cthulhu
Alpha Omega
Dogs in the Vineyard
*Some assorted palladium books - prolly at least Heroes Unlimited and the rifts corebook I might still have Nightbane

Engel
True20
*d20 modern
SLA Industries
Tribe 8
Gear Krieg
Heavy Gear
Underground
*Dark Conspiracies
Chill
Inquisitor
Pandemonium
Conan - d20 mongoose version
Elric
*Paranoia
*Hackmaster - all the monster books plus a few others
Castles and Crusaders
Orpheus - entire product line
Changeling - oWoD
Marc Miller's Traveller

That's all I can find, not counting war games, board games, card games and the like. I also have a library of assorted academic, filmmaking, and esoteric books that I will not list here because this has already wasted enough of my time as is.  There's a decent stack of various sourcebooks that I won't list either.

EDIT: more games added.
: Re: POST YOUR GAMER PENI- I MEAN LIBRARY!
: Sean-o-tron June 03, 2009, 10:46:11 PM
Not quite long enough, keep going.  How much of that have you played?

My paid to played would be quite low. Luckily I get my own entertain out of the books by spending my time reading them as if they where novels. I find books of basically random facts and rules to be interesting and that's what RPG manuals are.
I thoroughly agree.
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: clockworkjoe June 04, 2009, 01:22:12 AM
updated list. The rest of my stuff is in storage. not going to drive out to get it either.
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: Sean-o-tron June 04, 2009, 02:53:54 AM
Pardon me as I openly weep.  I hope you enjoy my deliciously salty tears.
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: Maze June 04, 2009, 06:42:39 AM
And apparently, I've got a vagina.

I lost my D&D books during a move last summer, and bought M&M 2e but my friends have it most of the time (as they keep fucking changing their characters). I also used to have a bunch of esoteric rpg books that I eventually gave away or lost.
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: Tadanori Oyama June 04, 2009, 11:12:50 AM
And apparently, I've got a vagina.

I lost my D&D books during a move last summer, and bought M&M 2e but my friends have it most of the time (as they keep fucking changing their characters). I also used to have a bunch of esoteric rpg books that I eventually gave away or lost.

Looks like we found the omega nerd of our little pack.
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: Maze June 04, 2009, 12:16:40 PM
Oh well, I guess I'll go play football or have lots of unprotected sex with dumb women.  :'(
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: Tadanori Oyama June 04, 2009, 12:35:45 PM
Oh well, I guess I'll go play football or have lots of unprotected sex with dumb women.  :'(
Damn right you will. The rest of us will be in here with our piles of books.