D&D Book Organization
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Okay, it’s time for the crazy to set in…
I meticulously organize my D&D books on my shelf.
Take a gander:
You may notice, if you’re as crazy as I am, that on the spines of many of the D&D books there is a kind of triangualar edge below the D&D logo, and above the pictures at the bottom. They all match up well. Except for a few: Open Grave, the Power books, Revenge of the Giants, and the campaign settings. Ergo, I’ve put those ones on the end, so that the ones with matching spines go together.
Also, following the 3.5 ordering of the core books (PHB, DMG, MM) I’ve placed those books at the beginning with their corresponding sequels. This is followed by the Adventurer’s Vaults (a player’s resource), then Dungeon Delve (a DM resource). Two more DM related books follow, Underdark and Manual of the Planes, both setting books. Chromatic Dragons and Metallic Dragons are next, being a monster resource, as well as Open Grave, since we’ve run out of matching spines. The Power books follow, as their spines don’t match. If Revenge of the Giants spine matched, it would probably end up next to Dungeon Delve, but it doesn’t.
There is a bit of method to my madness, you see, but madness it is. I’m not a very OCD person, but when it comes to my books, they have to be in exactly the right place. Whenever I look at a new book on the shelf, I always check its spine to see where it would go amongst my books. Bridget just sighs and laughs. It is a bit ridiculous, I know, but I like my books like I like my books.
And this is just my 4e books. I’ve got an entire shelf of this, every book organized for a reason.
How about you? Are you insane? Do you do the same with your books? How are they organized?
I always organize mine by subject matter.
On the far left are player resources – PHB 1 & 2 (soon 3) and the Power books (alphabetically, of course). Next is the Dragonborn race book.
Right of this is the in-between books. Things that are meant for both players and DMs. The Adventurers Vaults are here and I imagine there will be a few others in the future.
In the center are DM “crunchy” books. Monster Manuals dominate this section, along with the printed adventures and Dungeon Delve. I haven’t picked up the Giants super adventure yet but I hear it’s good.
To the far right are the DM “fluffy” books. Dungeon Master Guides are located here, along with the campaign guides. The exception to my normal order is that the FRPG and EPG are kept next to their campaign counterparts.
Not crazy at all. That’s pretty much the same order as mine.
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*Whew!* That’s a relief to know I’m not the only crazy one out there. I may follow this up with another one showing the rest of my shelf and the reasoning behind it.
All right, I’ll say it. You’re crazy! You’re a loon! Detective Monk is your mentor!
But , then again, there is nothing wrong with that either. To each his own, I say.
As for me, I don’t keep my books on a shelf, so they aren’t in any particular order.
CHAOS RULES!!
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Sadly, this level of OC-ness would be more socially acceptable if you replaced “D&D books” with “graphic novels.”
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Dude, you should see my graphic novels. They’re in the same condition.
The difference between the 3.5 PH and PHII drove me nuts. They design the PHII to look like one of the Complete Books. The same goes for the 3.5 DMGII. I still cringe everytime I see my 3.5 Races of Eberron sitting next to the rest of my 3.5 Eberron collection. (Why WotC?! WHy?!?!?! The original cover was beautiful!)
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