Archive-name: games/roleplay/part7ăLast-Modified: 3/23/93ăăNET BOOKSăăOne class of article which is typically not posted to rec.games.frp.miscăis the net.book. Though they are occasionally posted toărec.games.frp.archives, you may be more likely to find them at an ftpăsite or other archive. Here is a list of net.*.books, along with theănames of the designated compilers, names of archive sites where known,ăand a short, opinionated description.ăăContents:ă Net.Spell.Bookă Net.Prayer.Bookă Net.Plots.Bookă Net.Traps.Book(s) (two different collections)ă Net.Fantasy.Character.Bookă Net.AD&D.Character.Bookă Net.GURPS.Spell.Bookă Net.Resources.Bookă Net.Forgotten.Realms.Book (Tome of the Forgotten Realms)ă Net.Sphere.Book(s)ă Net.Bard.Songs.Book (V1 and V2)ă Net.Shadowrun.Bookă Net.Monstrous.Compendiumă Net.Fiction.Storyă ADND-L Lists of Net.*.BooksăăFAQ KEEPERSăăIn addition to the general FAQ (of which this is part 7, there are otherăFAQ (frequently asked question lists) which are maintained by other membersăof the net community.ăăContents:ăă** Shadowrun FAQă** GURPS FAQă** ADND FAQă** The General FAQăă=============== NET.BOOKS ==================================================ăq1) Where do I find these?ăa1) Check the FTP and Archive Sites FAQ. Many of these appear on Greyhawkă or CCOSUN (q.v.).ăăName: Net.Spell.BookăCompiler: Boudewijn Wayers ăDescription: A collection of D&D like spells for magic users. Theyă are stored in Zoo'ed, uuencoded format if you get them fromă Boudewijn, so unless you are an old pro at BBS play you betteră look in one of the other archives for them.ăăăName: Net.Prayer.BookăCompiler: Boudewijn Wayers ăDescription: A collection of D&D like spells for priests. Theyă are stored in Zoo'ed, uuencoded format if you get them fromă Boudewijn, so unless you are an old pro at BBS play you betteră look in one of the other archives for them.ăăăName: Net.Plots.Book (2 volumes complete, 3rd in progress)ăCompiler: Aaron `Phrixus' Sher ăArchived: GRASS-SERVER among othersăDescription: A list of plots for roleplaying games in orderă from shortest plots to longest ones. some of them are veryă good. An overabundance of liches in the first. No lichesă in the second.ăăăName: Net.Traps.Book(s) (two different collections)ăCompilers: James C Phillips ă Michael Sloves ăUpdated: 1-Jan-1992ăDescription: A list of traps for dungeons. includes theseă categories, maybe more, Creator, Location type, Triggeră Type, Trigger Description, Effect Type, Effect, Disarming,ă Game system if necessary.ăăăName: Net.GURPS.Spell.BookăCompiler: Raven ăArchived: eklektik.cs.pitt.eduăDescription: A list of spells for the standard GURPS magic system.ă the first collection is pretty well done, with only a fewă munchkin bait spells. The second collection is under way now.ă** eklektic is no longer available, watch for an update soon! **ăăName: Net.Forgotten.Realms.Book (Tome of the Forgotten Realms)ăCompiler: Chris ăDescription: All things forgotten from the Realms. As such,ă plotlines, folklore, new places, NPCs, monsters, and evenă PSEUDO-Fluff are all acceptable submissions. Theă compiler is also looking for information to put ină Net.books for Greyhawk, Dragonlance, Ravenloft, andă Spelljammer.ăăăName: Net.Sphere.BooksăCompiler: Christopher M. Knuth ăDescription: A *HUGE* project covering: Non-Player Characters, Newă Deities, New Countries, or Buildings (Towers, Castles,ă Etc.), New Spells (special to sphere), New Prayers, Newă Monsters, New Weapons & Armor, New Classes & Races,ă Miscellaneous Information, Extended Time Lines, etc. Foră all the different TSR-published settings for the D&D andă AD&D games. [Intended but not completed. Don't expect ită any time soon. --LJM]ăăăName: Net.Bard.Songs.BookăCompiler: Jeff Gostin ăArchived: sandman.cco.caltech.edu, greyhawk.stanford.eduăDescription: A bunch of mostly goofy bard songs. Pretty good. Absolutelyă fits the definition of "fluff". Versions 1 and 2 are availableă in ASCII only on the above sites.ăăăName: Net.Shadowrun.BookăCompiler: Jerry Stratton ăDescription: _The Annual Neo-Anarchists' Guide to Everything Else_ isă coming your way soon. Jerry is looking for Regională Descriptions (your home town, chummer!), New Spells,ă Spirits, Cyber, Equipment, Skills, Adventures, Creatures.ăă [29-Jun-1992] The First and Second Annual Neo-Anarchistsă Guide to Everything Else are now ready. You can get ită via ftp at teetot.acusd.edu in the directory /pub/Beelzebub/ă Role-Playing.ă These are in RTF.ă ăName: Net.Monstrous.Compendium (LaTeX only currently)ăCompiler: Robert Chrisitian ăDescription: A collection of AD&D monsters to be used with the 2nd Edă rules. Submissions and requests for the compendium alwaysă welcomed.ăăName: Net.Fiction.StoryăCompiler: mar@astrop.physics.su.OZ.AUăArchived: suphys.physics.su.OZ.AU rpghelper/net.fiction.storyăDescription: Up to the minute-proofread and edited version of theă Net.Fiction Story in LaTex format. Files are allofit.tex (foră the LaTex version) and allofit.tex.z for the compressed versionă of the same. ăă * * * * * * * * * * ăăName: ADND-L Lists of Net.*.BooksăCompiler: Freeman MacCleane ăDescription: A list of projects begun and/or announced fairlyă recently on the ADND-L mailing list, all centered around theă xD&D game(s).ăăă============= FAQ Keepers ===================================================ăăName: Shadowrun FAQăKeeper: Wordman (lward@husc.harvard.edu)ăPosting: Monthly (or more often when needed)ăăName: GURPS FAQăKeeper: Jim Duncan (duncanj@umd5.umd.edu)ăPosting: Every 4-6 weeksăNotes: Quoted from the Keeper:ăă I usually check in on the Illuminati BBS (Steve Jackson Games' BBS)ă once or twice a week. I may get some of my FAQs from there and addă them even if they have not been FAQ in rec.games.frp.*. ă Submissions should have GURPS FAQ in the subject line.ăăăName: ADND FAQăKeeper: Chris Warren (warren@Apple.COM)ăPosting: MonthlyăăName: The General rec.games.frp.* FAQsăKeeper: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt Watters)ăPosting: Biweekly, weekly at beginning of fall quarter.ăNotes: Email me with any changes to the 8 (soon to be 9) partă general FAQ. Typos, corrections, suggestions, submissionsă all cheerfully received by my automated mailer, thenă scowlingly inserted somewhere into the FAQ.ăă