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Path: pdxgate!ogicse!uwm.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!wharton.upenn.edu!millerl
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From: millerl@wharton.upenn.edu (Loren J. Miller)
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Newsgroups: rec.games.frp
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Subject: ADMIN: The FRP Net.*.Books
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Message-ID: <1991Oct15.164100.1@wharton.upenn.edu>
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Date: 15 Oct 91 21:41:00 GMT
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Expires: 1 Nov 91 21:41:23 GMT
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Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu
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Organization: Moss and Fern, Inc.
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Lines: 139
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Posted: Tue Oct 15 14:41:00 1991
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Nntp-Posting-Host: wilma.wharton.upenn.edu
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NET BOOKS
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One class of article which is typically not posted to rec.games.frp is
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the net.*.book. Todd South <tsouth@techbook.com> has offered to
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coordinate the net.*.books and to send them out to anybody who asks him.
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Additionally, quite a few other maintainers of archives have decided to
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place one version or another of different net.*.books on their archive
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servers. Here is a list of net.*.books, along with the names of the
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designated compilers, names of archive sites where known, and a short,
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no pulled punches, description.
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Contents:
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Net.Spell.Book
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Net.Prayer.Book
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Net.Plots.Book (1 volume complete, 2nd in progress)
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Net.Traps.Book(s) (two different collections)
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Net.Fantasy.Character.Book
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Net.AD&D.Character.Book
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Net.GURPS.Spell.Book
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Net.Resources.Book
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Net.Forgotten.Realms.Book (Tome of the Forgotten Realms)
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ADND-L Lists of Net.*.Books
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Net.Sphere.Book(s)
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Todd South's Net.Net-Book.Book
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Name: Net.Spell.Book
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Compiler: Boudewijn Wayers <wsbusr1@urc.tue.nl>
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Description: A collection of D&D like spells for magic users. They
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are stored in Zoo'ed, uuencoded format if you get them from
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Boudewijn, so unless you are an old pro at BBS play you better
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look in one of the other archives for them.
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Name: Net.Prayer.Book
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Compiler: Boudewijn Wayers <wsbusr1@urc.tue.nl>
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Description: A collection of D&D like spells for priests. They
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are stored in Zoo'ed, uuencoded format if you get them from
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Boudewijn, so unless you are an old pro at BBS play you better
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look in one of the other archives for them.
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Name: Net.Plots.Book (1 volume complete, 2nd in progress)
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Compiler: Aaron `Phrixus' Sher <ars3_cif@uhura.cc.rochester.edu>
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Description: A list of plots for roleplaying games in order
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from shortest plots to longest ones. some of them are pretty
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good. An overabundance of liches in the early ones.
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Name: Net.Traps.Book(s) (two different collections)
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Compilers: David A Lamb <dalamb@umiacs.umd.edu>
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Michael Sloves <grms@marist.bitnet>
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Description: A list of traps for dungeons. includes these
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categories, maybe more, Creator, Location type, Trigger
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Type, Trigger Description, Effect Type, Effect, Disarming,
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Game system if necessary.
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Name: Net.Fantasy.Character.Book
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Compilers: Gary Weiner <weiner@bnlls1.nsls.bnl.gov>
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Kevin Spenser <kevin@ncc.telecomwa.oz.au>
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Description: A list of characters in the format of the game from
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which the characters come.
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Categories include Stats, Personality / Attitudes / Favorite
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Line, Physical Description, Origin / Background / Race,
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Occupation / Profession, Skills / Proficiencies, Special
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Abilities, Weapons / Equipment, Magic, Wealth, Other stuff
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Name: Net.AD&D.Character.Book
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Compilers: Gary Weiner <weiner@bnlls1.nsls.bnl.gov> and
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Kevin Spenser <kevin@ncc.telecomwa.oz.au>
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Description: A list of characters in AD&D v2 format. categories
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are same as in the other Net.Book compiled by these two.
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Name: Net.GURPS.Spell.Book
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Compiler: Raven <bfwong@tsunami.berkeley.edu>
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Archived: eklektik.cs.pitt.edu
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Description: A list of spells for the standard GURPS magic system.
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the first collection is pretty well done, with only a few
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munchkin bait spells. the second collection is under way now.
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Name: Net.Resources.Book
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Compiler: Bruce Schneier <schneier@ihlpl.att.com>
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Description: The net.resources.book is designed as a universal,
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system independent sourcebook for all fantasy GMs, with lots of
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people, places, things, and ideas for fantasy roleplaying.
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Name: Net.Forgotten.Realms.Book (Tome of the Forgotten Realms)
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Compiler: Chris <CMK113@psuvm.psu.edu>
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Description: All things forgotten from the Realms. As such,
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plotlines, folklore, new places, NPCs, monsters, and even
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PSEUDO-Fluff are all acceptable submissions. The
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compiler is also looking for information to put in
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Net.books for Greyhawk, Dragonlance, Ravenloft, and
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Spelljammer.
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Name: ADND-L Lists of Net.*.Books
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Compiler: Freeman MacCleane <ADP89.msu.edu>
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Description: A list of projects begun and/or announced fairly
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recently on the ADND-L mailing list, all centered around the
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*D&D game(s).
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Name: Net.Sphere.Books
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Compiler: Christopher M. Knuth <cmk113@psuvm.psu.edu>
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Description: A *HUGE* project covering: Non-Player Characters, New
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Deities, New Countries, or Buildings (Towers, Castles,
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Etc.), New Spells (special to sphere), New Prayers, New
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Monsters, New Weapons & Armor, New Classes & Races,
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Miscellaneous Information, Extended Time Lines, etc. For
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all the different TSR-published settings for the D&D and
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AD&D games.
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Name: Net.Net-Book.Book
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Compiler: Todd South <tsouth@techbook.com>
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Description: Todd has offered to coordinate and distribute the
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Net.Books of which he knows, including:
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Item Date Archive Format
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Great Net Spellbook v3.0 May 91 .tar.Z.uu
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Great Net Prayerbook v3.0 May 91 .tar.Z.uu
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Gurps Net Spellbook 5/16/91 ASCII
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Munchkins Handbook 4/18/91 ASCII
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Net Monster Manual 12/18/90 ASCII
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Net Names List #1 6/19/91 ASCII
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Net Plots Book 5/12/91 ASCII
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Net Traps Book Beta 7/1/91 ASCII
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Net Stupid Character Book 5/30/91 ASCII
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--
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whoah,
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Loren Miller internet: MILLERL@wharton.upenn.edu
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