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From: millerl@wharton.upenn.edu (Loren J. Miller)
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp
Subject: ADMIN: The FRP Net.*.Books
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Date: 15 Oct 91 21:41:00 GMT
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NET BOOKS
One class of article which is typically not posted to rec.games.frp is
the net.*.book. Todd South <tsouth@techbook.com> 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 <wsbusr1@urc.tue.nl>
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 <wsbusr1@urc.tue.nl>
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 <ars3_cif@uhura.cc.rochester.edu>
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 <dalamb@umiacs.umd.edu>
Michael Sloves <grms@marist.bitnet>
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 <weiner@bnlls1.nsls.bnl.gov>
Kevin Spenser <kevin@ncc.telecomwa.oz.au>
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 <weiner@bnlls1.nsls.bnl.gov> and
Kevin Spenser <kevin@ncc.telecomwa.oz.au>
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 <bfwong@tsunami.berkeley.edu>
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 <schneier@ihlpl.att.com>
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 <CMK113@psuvm.psu.edu>
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 <ADP89.msu.edu>
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 <cmk113@psuvm.psu.edu>
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 <tsouth@techbook.com>
Description: Todd has offered to coordinate and distribute the
Net.Books of which he knows, including:
Item Date Archive Format
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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
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