How Many...?

[stevekenson]

In fixing and reorganizing my bookshelf, I must ask myself, "Good gods, how many RPG books does one person need?"

Comments

[ogier30.livejournal.com]

From personal experience, the number must be between 50 and 150.

[xomec.livejournal.com]

Then I've got some work to do, since I'd estimate (at a rough guess) that I've got nearly a thousand (give or take a hundred).

[doccross.livejournal.com]

Within the hour, I will be moving our entire game room/library contents to a new home on the opposite side of the house. I'm sure I'll ask that same question many times:)

[thebitterguy]

I think they always need at least 10 more than they currently have, and should plan accordingly.

[utu-eros.livejournal.com]

I think you need just a few more.

Doesnt sound like you have enough

[eyeofnewt2000.livejournal.com]

My vote is that you move them next to the liquor cabinent.
Also, i'm curious, how many dice and little metal people do you have?

[xomec.livejournal.com]

Dice? Two sets of polyhedrals (six diceL 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 20), a few extra d20s (cuz of M&M and True20), handfuls of d10s (for Storyteller games like Aberrant and Exalted), a fair number of d6s (mostly from my Champions and Shadowrun playin' days), and a set of Fudge Dice (http://www.warehouse23.com/item.html?id=GGG9020MC).

Miniatures? Basically none. Oh, I've got a few I've gotten as gifts and freebies, all still in the original packaging and unused. I've never really used minis in playing RPGs. I do have a box full of plastic Mage Knight and HeroClix (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/) figures, though.

[eyeofnewt2000.livejournal.com]

wow, is that it? I was expecting something a bit more... spectacular. Careful, the D&D geeks will revoke your membership privileges. *wink*
Have a wonderful, productive day steve.

[littlestkobold.livejournal.com]

Umm, all of them?

[crothian.livejournal.com]

I used to number close to two thousand but it's just too many. I've really gotten rid of a lot of books this year. I think the number a person needs is not important. I look at it as I need a few good games and the books to make those games enjoyiable.,

[jrtheotter.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't think that's really a quantifiable thing... The real question is, how many of those RPG books do you need? My long-time DM has been reducing his collection (which also reached the shelf-collapse point) by selling some that he's not likely to reference or play on E-bay. He uses the proceeds, naturally, to buy new and different RPG books.

[foxbat.livejournal.com]

All of them, of course.

[pretentiousfool.livejournal.com]

The answer is "More"

;-)