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Which RPG is Best-Represented on Your Shelf?

Started by Zachary The First, November 14, 2008, 08:01:46 AM

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g026r

#30
November 14, 2008, 01:27:38 PM
Top 5:

White Wolf
Chaosium
TSR
Steve Jackson Games
West End Games

The last one might be replaced with GDW if I were to go through and count which of my GW books are actually just the UK-versions of various GDW ones.  (Edit: And Chaosium might eclipse WW if I were to go through again and include RQ3, which I had inventoried as AH, as Chaosium.)
 

Gunslinger

#31
November 14, 2008, 01:31:04 PM
TSR - The Box Set D&D, RC, Marvel Superheroes, Star Frontiers, AD&D, assorted modules, a half dozen or so years of a subscription to Dragon magazine.  

Palladium - even after giving away most of it.  Robotech, Heroes Unlimited, and Palladium Fantasy take up quite a bit of space.

WotC - 3.5, Eberron Campaign book.

I think the rest of the shelf is more representative of my current buying trends.  A large variety of games with 1-2 books.
 

Soylent Green

#32
November 14, 2008, 01:36:47 PM Last Edit: November 14, 2008, 03:04:13 PM by Soylent Green
I have pretty much everything Gamma World. Most of it is pretty terrible, but Gamma World has a special place in my heart.

I do have quite a few WEG books though, between Star Wars, Ghostbusters and a few D6 and Masterbook settings, it all adds up.
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Jaydee

#33
November 14, 2008, 01:43:05 PM
The most represented game on my shelf is Call of Cthulhu. I did a tally and discovered I have 98 individual game books and boxed sets. I know there is another old rulebook laying around somewhere so that will bring the number up to 99. I may have to go shopping this weekend just to bring that total up to 100.

Drohem

#34
November 14, 2008, 01:59:57 PM
Oops, I went with game companies.  As far as role-playing game systems are concerned, then first would be Dungeons & Dragons (in it's various editions and incarnations), and it would be a close tie between GURPS (mostly my 3e library), and Basic Role-Playing (in it's various Chaosium games) for the second place slot.

The Shaman

#35
November 14, 2008, 02:02:07 PM
Traveller. Good lawd I have a ton of stuff for that game.
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Seanchai

#36
November 14, 2008, 02:07:48 PM
D&D. Or, more specifically, AD&D 1st and 2nd editions, 3e, and 3.5. Although my oWoD and nWoD collections come close...

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g026r

#37
November 14, 2008, 02:20:53 PM
Quote from: Drohem;266442Oops, I went with game companies.

Well, the thing is that the title says RPG, but the first post says "RPG companies". ;)

For games, I think I'd probably be looking at:

AD&D
Call of Cthulhu
GURPS
 

Seanchai

#38
November 14, 2008, 02:22:40 PM
D&D. Or, more specifically, AD&D 1st and 2nd editions, 3e, and 3.5. Although my oWoD and nWoD collections come close...

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Koltar

#39
November 14, 2008, 03:01:52 PM
On my several shelves here:

1) GURPS, both 3rd edition and 4th edition. Multiple copies of some 3rd edition books, and back up 2nd copies of two or three 4th edition books that I've cut up , put in sheet protectors then inside 3 ring Binders.

2) TRAVELLER - the original classic version.

3) D&D 3.0 /3.5 ...with now the D&D 4th edition core books (all 3) and a Forgotten Realms campaign Guide.

originally I thought I had more D&D books than TRAVELLER books - then I compared number of books , not the shelf space they take up. Those little LB  TRAVELLER books being so small take up less shelf space - DO outnumber D&D  hardbacks here.


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#40
November 14, 2008, 03:06:14 PM
Chaosium followed by Eden Studios (AFMBE) and Atlas Games (UA) at a tie for 2nd place because all my 3.5 books are boxed up and not on my shelf.
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#41
November 14, 2008, 03:29:07 PM
Mine are as follows:

1) I.C.E.  MERP/Rolemaster
2) WotC  D&D 3.x and 4e stuff
3) TSR  AD&D 2e stuff
4) GURPS and GURPS:Traveller

I intentionally separated out TSR AD&D from the WotC versions since I feel that the two are distinct in my mind.  The G:T stuff is gaining on TSR's 2e pile and will probably pass it once I've got a couple of extra supplements in hand.

It's amazing just how many MERP/Rolemaster items I've acquired over a 10 year period from roughly 1986-1996.

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droog

#42
November 14, 2008, 05:05:55 PM
Strangely enough, I think it may be Avalon Hill, because I have almost every RQ3 book made. They must be fighting a close fight with Chaosium, though, because I also have lots of RQ2 and Pendragon.
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brettmb

#43
November 14, 2008, 05:12:08 PM
Lots of old school...

White Wolf (Storyteller series 1E/2E, Ars Magica, Street Fighter, Exalted 1E)
FASA (Star Trek, Battletech 1E, Shadowrun 2E, Earthdawn 1E)
WEG (Star Wars, D6, Shatterzone, Ghostbusters, Price of Freedom, Torg)
R. Talsorian (Cyberpunk 2020, Cyberpunk 3E, Cybergeneration, Mekton, Castle Falkenstein)
GDW (2300AD, Traveller, Megatraveller, Space 1889, Dangerous Journeys)
Pacesetter (Chill, Timemaster, Sandman, Star Ace)
Chaosium (Nephilim, RuneQuest, Call of Cthulhu, Prince Valiant, Pendragon)
TSR/WoTC (D&D 4E, oD&D, Indiana Jones, Star Frontiers, Top Secret/SI, Marvel Superheroes)

Zachary The First

#44
November 14, 2008, 07:00:01 PM
Quote from: HinterWelt;266338Zach, You could have HinterWelt at the top of the list if you are interested in doing reviews. ;)

If we discount HinterWelt (I mean, for me) then it probably goes MERPs, AD&D and oWoD tied then a ridiculous number of scifi games like Blue Planet, all Star Treks and Star Wars, Aliens RPG.

Bill (who owns obscure crap like Legacy ;)).

Well, I AM doing some Squirrel reviews for you, my good man.  I'm working on 'em!  

Of deadtree HinterWelt products, let's see...I have Roma Imperious, Roma True 20, and Nebuleon, in addition to several squirrel games. So, yes, you're well-represented--actually, you, clash, and Brett are all pretty well-represented. :)
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