Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers From: rg-frp-announce@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] Roleplaying net.*.books,faq keepers Followup-To: rec.games.frp.misc Originator: cwatters@top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Keywords: roleplaying games, net books, administrivia,faq keepers Nntp-Posting-Host: top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Organization: The Ohio State University Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1992 15:49:54 GMT Archive-name: roleplay/part7 Last-Modified: 10/23/92 NET BOOKS One class of article which is typically not posted to rec.games.frp.misc is the net.book. Though they are occasionally posted to rec.games.frp.archives, you may be more likely to find them at an ftp site or other archive. Here is a list of net.*.books, along with the names of the designated compilers, names of archive sites where known, and a short, opinionated description. Contents: Net.Spell.Book Net.Prayer.Book Net.Plots.Book 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) Net.Sphere.Book(s) Net.Bard.Songs.Book (V1 and V2) Net.Shadowrun.Book Net.Monstrous.Compendium Net.Fiction.Story ADND-L Lists of Net.*.Books FAQ KEEPERS In addition to the general FAQ (of which this is part 7, there are other FAQ (frequently asked question lists) which are maintained by other members of the net community. Contents: ** Shadowrun FAQ ** GURPS FAQ ** ADND FAQ ** The General FAQ =============== NET.BOOKS ================================================== 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 (2 volumes complete, 3rd in progress) Compiler: Aaron `Phrixus' Sher Archived: GRASS-SERVER among others Description: A list of plots for roleplaying games in order from shortest plots to longest ones. some of them are very good. An overabundance of liches in the first. No liches in the second. Name: Net.Traps.Book(s) (two different collections) Compilers: James C Phillips Michael Sloves Updated: 1-Jan-1992 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.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. ** eklektic is no longer available, watch for an update soon! ** 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: 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. [Intended but not completed. Don't expect it any time soon. --LJM] Name: Net.Bard.Songs.Book Compiler: Jeff Gostin Archived: sandman.cco.caltech.edu, greyhawk.stanford.edu Description: A bunch of mostly goofy bard songs. Pretty good. Absolutely fits the definition of "fluff". Versions 1 and 2 are available in ASCII only on the above sites. Name: Net.Shadowrun.Book Compiler: Jerry Stratton Description: _The Annual Neo-Anarchists' Guide to Everything Else_ is coming your way soon. Jerry is looking for Regional Descriptions (your home town, chummer!), New Spells, Spirits, Cyber, Equipment, Skills, Adventures, Creatures. [29-Jun-1992] The First and Second Annual Neo-Anarchists Guide to Everything Else are now ready. You can get it via ftp at usdcsv.acusd.edu (192.55.87.6) in the directory rpg/shadowrun. These are in RTF. Name: Net.Monstrous.Compendium (LaTeX only currently) Compiler: Robert Chrisitian Description: A collection of AD&D monsters to be used with the 2nd Ed rules. Submissions and requests for the compendium always welcomed. Name: Net.Fiction.Story Compiler: mar@astrop.physics.su.OZ.AU Archived: suphys.physics.su.OZ.AU rpghelper/net.fiction.story Description: Up to the minute-proofread and edited version of the Net.Fiction Story in LaTex format. Files are allofit.tex (for the LaTex version) and allofit.tex.z for the compressed version of the same. * * * * * * * * * * 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 xD&D game(s). ============= FAQ Keepers =================================================== Name: Shadowrun FAQ Keeper: Wordman (lward@husc.harvard.edu) Posting: Monthly (or more often when needed) Name: GURPS FAQ Keeper: Jim Duncan (duncanj@umd5.umd.edu) Posting: Every 4-6 weeks Notes: Quoted from the Keeper: I usually check in on the Illuminati BBS (Steve Jackson Games' BBS) once or twice a week. I may get some of my FAQs from there and add them even if they have not been FAQ in rec.games.frp.*. Submissions should have GURPS FAQ in the subject line. Name: ADND FAQ Keeper: Chris Warren (warren@Apple.COM) Posting: Monthly Name: The General rec.games.frp.* FAQs Keeper: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt Watters) Posting: Biweekly, weekly at beginning of fall quarter. Notes: Email me for any changes to the 8 (soon to be 9) part general FAQ. Typos, corrections, suggestions, submissions all cheerfully received by my automated mailer, then scowlingly inserted somewhere into the FAQ.