Path: pdxgate!ogicse!uwm.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!wharton.upenn.edu!millerl From: millerl@wharton.upenn.edu (Loren J. Miller) Newsgroups: rec.games.frp Subject: ADMIN: The FRP Net.*.Books Message-ID: <1991Oct15.164100.1@wharton.upenn.edu> Date: 15 Oct 91 21:41:00 GMT Expires: 1 Nov 91 21:41:23 GMT Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu Organization: Moss and Fern, Inc. Lines: 139 Posted: Tue Oct 15 14:41:00 1991 Nntp-Posting-Host: wilma.wharton.upenn.edu NET BOOKS One class of article which is typically not posted to rec.games.frp is the net.*.book. Todd South has offered to coordinate the net.*.books and to send them out to anybody who asks him. Additionally, quite a few other maintainers of archives have decided to place one version or another of different net.*.books on their archive servers. Here is a list of net.*.books, along with the names of the designated compilers, names of archive sites where known, and a short, no pulled punches, description. Contents: Net.Spell.Book Net.Prayer.Book Net.Plots.Book (1 volume complete, 2nd in progress) Net.Traps.Book(s) (two different collections) Net.Fantasy.Character.Book Net.AD&D.Character.Book Net.GURPS.Spell.Book Net.Resources.Book Net.Forgotten.Realms.Book (Tome of the Forgotten Realms) ADND-L Lists of Net.*.Books Net.Sphere.Book(s) Todd South's Net.Net-Book.Book Name: Net.Spell.Book Compiler: Boudewijn Wayers Description: A collection of D&D like spells for magic users. They are stored in Zoo'ed, uuencoded format if you get them from Boudewijn, so unless you are an old pro at BBS play you better look in one of the other archives for them. Name: Net.Prayer.Book Compiler: Boudewijn Wayers Description: A collection of D&D like spells for priests. They are stored in Zoo'ed, uuencoded format if you get them from Boudewijn, so unless you are an old pro at BBS play you better look in one of the other archives for them. Name: Net.Plots.Book (1 volume complete, 2nd in progress) Compiler: Aaron `Phrixus' Sher Description: A list of plots for roleplaying games in order from shortest plots to longest ones. some of them are pretty good. An overabundance of liches in the early ones. Name: Net.Traps.Book(s) (two different collections) Compilers: David A Lamb Michael Sloves Description: A list of traps for dungeons. includes these categories, maybe more, Creator, Location type, Trigger Type, Trigger Description, Effect Type, Effect, Disarming, Game system if necessary. Name: Net.Fantasy.Character.Book Compilers: Gary Weiner Kevin Spenser Description: A list of characters in the format of the game from which the characters come. Categories include Stats, Personality / Attitudes / Favorite Line, Physical Description, Origin / Background / Race, Occupation / Profession, Skills / Proficiencies, Special Abilities, Weapons / Equipment, Magic, Wealth, Other stuff Name: Net.AD&D.Character.Book Compilers: Gary Weiner and Kevin Spenser Description: A list of characters in AD&D v2 format. categories are same as in the other Net.Book compiled by these two. Name: Net.GURPS.Spell.Book Compiler: Raven Archived: eklektik.cs.pitt.edu Description: A list of spells for the standard GURPS magic system. the first collection is pretty well done, with only a few munchkin bait spells. the second collection is under way now. Name: Net.Resources.Book Compiler: Bruce Schneier Description: The net.resources.book is designed as a universal, system independent sourcebook for all fantasy GMs, with lots of people, places, things, and ideas for fantasy roleplaying. Name: Net.Forgotten.Realms.Book (Tome of the Forgotten Realms) Compiler: Chris Description: All things forgotten from the Realms. As such, plotlines, folklore, new places, NPCs, monsters, and even PSEUDO-Fluff are all acceptable submissions. The compiler is also looking for information to put in Net.books for Greyhawk, Dragonlance, Ravenloft, and Spelljammer. Name: ADND-L Lists of Net.*.Books Compiler: Freeman MacCleane Description: A list of projects begun and/or announced fairly recently on the ADND-L mailing list, all centered around the *D&D game(s). Name: Net.Sphere.Books Compiler: Christopher M. Knuth Description: A *HUGE* project covering: Non-Player Characters, New Deities, New Countries, or Buildings (Towers, Castles, Etc.), New Spells (special to sphere), New Prayers, New Monsters, New Weapons & Armor, New Classes & Races, Miscellaneous Information, Extended Time Lines, etc. For all the different TSR-published settings for the D&D and AD&D games. Name: Net.Net-Book.Book Compiler: Todd South Description: Todd has offered to coordinate and distribute the Net.Books of which he knows, including: Item Date Archive Format ------------------------ ------- -------------- Great Net Spellbook v3.0 May 91 .tar.Z.uu Great Net Prayerbook v3.0 May 91 .tar.Z.uu Gurps Net Spellbook 5/16/91 ASCII Munchkins Handbook 4/18/91 ASCII Net Monster Manual 12/18/90 ASCII Net Names List #1 6/19/91 ASCII Net Plots Book 5/12/91 ASCII Net Traps Book Beta 7/1/91 ASCII Net Stupid Character Book 5/30/91 ASCII -- whoah, +++++++++++++++++++++++23 Loren Miller internet: MILLERL@wharton.upenn.edu Metal-boy go sky high dropping hat flowers asunder firmament