Okay, so my birthday is coming up at the end of February, and I have not quite decided which gaming products I want yet. I'm also getting a few other things (a subscription to a magazine and some books), so my limit is about $80 (more if I contributed some of my xmas money to this). I'd like advice on which of the following items to get, I've included some pros and cons for each one. Your help is appreciated.
Item #1: EABA and supplements
Pros
- a universal game system is something I've wanted for a while
-There are cool settings for it
-the stuff supplement can be used for other systems as well
Cons
-Not sure how much I'd actually play this
-I'd have to print it myself
Item #2: Pathfinder
Pros
-I know this would get played a lot, since I'm in two D&D 3.5 campaigns right now and my group would switch to PF in an instant
-The books look nice (Seriously, they do!
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-I know and love D&D, so I'm pretty much guarenteed to like this
Cons
-Makes my 3.5 books obsolete
-More expensive than some of the other items
-Not much different from what I already have
Item #3: Traveller Supplements
Pros
-These would get used a lot, since I'm currently running a traveller campaign and playing in another campaign
-I only have a couple supplements for Traveller right now, so some more options would be useful
-Traveller is probably my favorite RPG, so naturally more stuff for it would be cool
Cons
-I don't really feel like I need more supplements to run a good traveller game or have fun playing it
-The books are about the same price as Pathfinder manuals bought on Amazon, which means I would get less material than buying Pathfinder
Item #4: Campaign Cartographer
Pros
-I'd use it lots for my traveller campaign
-The maps look awesome
-I want more 2d map tiles for traveller, as I haven't started building Titan yet
Cons
-It's expensive
-There are a lot of add-ons
-I don't have piles of free time to spend learning how to use it
Your feedback is appreciated! I gotta make a decision on this soon - I'm almost 16, after all
Thanks.