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These handbooks, guides, and lists can be used for a variety of role playing games. Some of the guides which are specifically designed for AD&D might be contradictory to TSR's Code of Ethic and thus might not be allowed on TSR approved servers.

The Net Book of Plots

The Net Book of Plots is a collection of adventure ideas. These ideas are classified by length, genre, type, and setting to make it easier to find the right plot for your game.

ASCII Versions

• The Net Book of Plots, Volume 1 (gzip, 25K).
• The Net Book of Plots, Volume 2 (gzip, 32K).
• The Net Book of Plots, Volume 3 (gzip, 63K).
• The Net Book of Plots, Volume 4 (gzip, 44K).
• The Net Book of Plots, Volume 5 (gzip, 59K).
• The Net Book of Plots, Volume 6 (gzip, 70K).
• The complete edition of the Net Books of Plots (volumes 1-6) in one archive (pkzip, 301K).

HTML Version

All of Volumes 1-6 (with a total of 307 plots) are in a new format which made it possible to convert them to a HTML-Version. The HTML files are also available as a one archive (pkzip, 580K).

Handbooks

• An outdated version of The Complete Net Handbook Version 1.0, May 1993, (gzip, 80K).
• An old version (1991) of the Net Book of Traps from Oct. 1991 (gzip, 8K).
• The Net Book of Psionics from 1993 (gzip, 112K).
• A system for a mage-to-mage magical combat in general (gzip, 19K).
• And for the Windows/Netscape users who cannot read gzip-files, all of the above books in one pkzip archive (287K).
• There is also the Book of Cantrips (Word 6, pkzip, 33K) or (ASCII, gzip, 22K).
• Mark J. Carrasco uploaded The Great Net Equipment List Version 2.0 (gzip, 13K) that contains many items from various sources.
• Skills & Powers Highlander Net Book 2.0 (pkzip, 507KB) by Kevin Webb. This book includes the fonts need to view it and will need MS Word 6.0 to view it or a Word viewer. The original version is stored on http://www.netrpg.com.
• DM's Netbook by Daniel Laux

Cesar's Netbook

This is a description of the game world of Jean Junior BeLand. It contains new rules, races, spells, monsters, and anything else you would expect for a campaign. There are two versions available (Jan. 1996):

• Cesar's Book in WordPerfect format (pkzip, 92K)
• Cesar's Book in WinWord format (pkzip, 62K)

Guides

• The Guide to Alcohol (zip, 224K). (hips)
• The guide to the Highlander
• The guide to hygiene (gzip, 15K). When to adventures go to the bathroom?
• A guide to poisons (gzip, 28K).
• The famous Carnal Guide (zip, 124K, formerly Sex Guide). Special thanks to John Olsson for pointing out the latest version.
• The guide to Star Trek (gzip, 39K).
• The guide to technology (gzip, 39K).
• The Guide to Herbs for RPGs, 4th edition (gzip, 35K).
• And for the Windows/Netscape users who cannot read gzip-files, all of the above guides in one pkzip archive (471K).

Appendices

• Appendix A: Drugs (37K)
• Appendix B: Dice Games (19K)
• Appendix C: Bowling (17K)
• Appendix D: Comedy (19K)
• Appendix E: Receipt for Gruel (2K)

Miscellany

• The Penultimate Magic User Spell List (gzip, 14K) dated 1991, that lists the name, school, and source of (propably) every spell known in the AD&D worlds. The list is sorted by spell level and alphabetically.
• The Book of Random Encounters (gzip, 21K). This book is designed to hold random encounters. Once enough encounters are added, you will be able to select an area, and then roll for random encounters. It is more detailed than just plain monsters, and gives leads into more adventures if the party wants to pursue the possibilities.
• The Net Rogues Gallery from Aug 1, 1993 (gzip, 66K) is a collection of NPCs available for a DM to use in his/her game to help or hinder the players.
• And for the Windows/Netscape users who cannot read gzip-files, all of the above files in one pkzip archive (102K).
• The Gallery of Magical Blades (dated February 1996)
  • Word for Windows 2.0 format (pkzip, 185K)
  • Word for Macintosh 5.1 format (binhex, stuffit, 256K)

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