I own every hardback Pathfinder book there is to own. Now I'm looking to expand into the supplemental paperbacks. What, in your mind, is REALLY worth having? What do you feel are the "must haves?"
I'm particularly interested in crunch, material that can be used (archetypes, feats, magic items, prestige classes, spells, etc.).
Adventurer's armory.
The Cheliax Companion. Though finding a print copy can be difficult, which is probably why my friends whine that I won't sell any of my copies to them.
Of the Pathfinder Campaign Setting/Chronicles series (mainly for GMs), Inner Sea Magic has a lot of crunch. Other good ones include Seekers of Secrets, Gods and Magic, the Faction Guide, and maybe the Books of the Damned.
Obviously, the guide to any region in which the campaign is active will be useful (mostly for setting needs). The various city and dungeon books are also more setting-related. Depending upon the monsters that you want to use, the monster books can be good (warning: apparently the Dragon book is somewhat "out of synch" with the rest of Golarion and the final version of PF dragons).
The Player's Companion series is more spoiler-free, but generally contains useful crunch.
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I own every hardback Pathfinder book there is to own. Now I'm looking to expand into the supplemental paperbacks. What, in your mind, is REALLY worth having? What do you feel are the "must haves?"
I'm particularly interested in crunch, material that can be used (archetypes, feats, magic items, prestige classes, spells, etc.).
Rise of the Runelords
Rise of the Runelords Map Folio
Rise of the Runelords Players Guide
Burnt Offerings
The Skinsaw Murders
The Hook Mountain Massacre
Fortress of the Stone Giants
Sins of the Saviors
Spires of Xin-Shalast
Curse of the Crimson Throne
Curse of the Crimson Throne Map Folio
Curse of the Crimson Throne Players Guide
Edge of Anarchy
Seven days to the Grave
Escape from Old Korvosa
A history of Ashes
Skeletons of Scarwall
Crown of Fangs
Second Darkness
Second Darkness Map folio
Second Darkness Pathfinder Companion
Shadow in the Sky
Children of the Void
The Armageddon Echo
Endless Night
A Memory of Darkness
Decent into Midnight
Legacy of Fire
Legacy of Fire Map Folio
Legacy of Fire Players Guide
Howl of the Carrion king
House of the Beast
The Jackals Pride
The Edge of Eternity
The Impossible Eye
The Final Wish
Council of Thieves
Council of Thieves Map Folio
The Bastards of Erebus
The Sixfold Trail
What Lies in Dust
Mother of Flies
The Infernal Syndrome
The Twice-damned Prince
Kingmaker
Kingmaker Map Folio
Stolen Lands
River Runs Red
The Varnhold Vanishing
Blood for Blood
War of the River Kings
Sound of a Thousand Screams
Serpent Skull
Serpent Skull Map Folio
Soul for the Smugglers Shiv
Racing to Ruin
City of Seven Spears
Vaults of Madness
The Thousand Fangs Below
Sanctum of the Serpent God
Carrion Crown
Carrion Crown Map Folio
The Haunting of Harrowstone
Trial of the Beast
Broken Moon
Wake of the Watcher
Ashes at Dawn
Shadows of Gallowspire
Jade Regent
The Brinewall Legacy
Night of Frozen Shadows
The Hungry Storm
Forest of Spirits
Modules
Hollows Last Hope
Master of the Fallen Fortress
We be Goblins
Into the Haunted Forest
Crown of the Kobold King
Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale
Seven Swords of Sin
Gallery of Evil
Entombed with the Pharaohs
Carnival of Tears
Guardians of Dragonfall
Hangmans Noose
Crucible of Chaos
River into Darkness
The Demon Within
The Pact Stone Pyramid
Revenge of the Kobold King
Hungry are the Dead
Clash of the Kingslayers
Blood of Dragonscar
Beyond the Vault of Souls
Flight of the Red Raven
Tower of the Last Baron
Treasure of Chimera Cove
Crypt of the Everflame
Carrion Hill
Mask of the Living God
Realm of the Fellnight Queen
City of golden Death
From Shore to Sea
Curse of the Riven Sky
The Witchwar Legacy
The Godsmouth Heresy
Cult of the Ebon Destroyers
Tomb of the Iron Medusa
Academy of Secrets
The Harrowing
Feast of Ravenmoor
Pathfinder Companion/Players Companion
Elves of Golarion
Osirion Lands of the Pharaohs
Taldor Echos of Glory
Quadria Gateway to the East
Cheliax Empire of Devils
Dwarves of Golarion
Andoran Spirit of Liberty
dventures Armry
Gnomes of Golarion
Sargava the Lost Colony
Orcs of Golarion
Inner Sea Primer
Halflings of Golarion
Humans of Golarion
Faith of Purity
Faith of Balancer
Goblins of Golarion
Faith of Corruption
Pathfinder Chronicles/Pathfinder Campaign Seting
Gazeteer
Guide to Korvosa
Classic Monsters Revisited
Guide to Darkmoon Vale
Gods and Magic
Into the Darklands
Guide to Absalom
Dragons Revisited
Dark Markets a Guide to Katepesh
The Great Beyond
Dungeon denizens Revisited
Book of the Damned Volume.1 Princes of Darkness
Cities of Golarion
Cities of Golarion Map Folio
Classic Horrors Revisited
Guide to the River Kingdoms
Classic Treasure Revisited
NPC Guide
Faction Guide
Heart of the Jungle
City of Strangers
Book of the Damned Volume.2 Lords of Chaos
Misfit Monsters Revisited
Lost Cities of Golarion
Rule of Fear
Rival Guide
Undead Revisited
Dungeons of Golarion
Pathfinder Society Field Guide
Inner Sea Magic
Land of the Linnorn Kings
Book of the Damned Volume.3 Horseman of the Apocalypse
@RD: Avoid any of the revisited line. They're all GM-oriented, and as I recall you're primarily looking for player material.
The biggest bang for your buck will be in the Pathfinder Player Companion line (though the earlier volumes are just Pathfinder Companion; they changed the name in 2010).
As for which ones specifically? Personally I'd avoid the Adventurer's Armory; it has known issues, some of what's in there has been errataed and replaced, and Ultimate Equipment is coming out later this year. According to my records, the full line is:
Pathfinder Companion: Adventurer's Armory
Pathfinder Companion: Andoran - Spirit of Liberty
Pathfinder Companion: Cheliax - Empire of Devils
Pathfinder Companion: Dwarves of Golarion
Pathfinder Companion: Elves of Golarion
Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion
Pathfinder Companion: Osirion, Land of Pharaohs
Pathfinder Companion: Qadira, Gateway to the East
Pathfinder Companion: Sargava, The Lost Colony
Pathfinder Companion: Taldor, Echoes of Glory
Pathfinder Player Companion: Faiths of Balance
Pathfinder Player Companion: Faiths of Corruption
Pathfinder Player Companion: Goblins of Golarion
Pathfinder Player Companion: Halflings of Golarion
Pathfinder Player Companion: Humans of Golarion
Pathfinder Player Companion: Inner Sea Primer
Pathfinder Player Companion: Faiths of Purity
Pathfinder Player Companion: Orcs of Golarion
Typically the race-based ones are mostly good for that race, though some have new spells. You might not be interested in the Humans one; as I recall there's virtually no new mechanics in it. The Faiths ones are usually best for clerics, etc.
The Inner Sea Primer, if I recall, pretty much just has traits. On the other hand, the regional sometimes don't require you to be of that region - those are probably your best bet. Be careful, some of the early ones are 3.5e and not Pathfinder.
I'd have to take a look to see if any of the Chronicles/Campaign Setting books would be good for you; they're typically GM oriented.
The 3 Faiths books, especially 'Faiths of Purity' for Paladin codes (a must have).