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Title: Handbook Index
Post by: Garryl on November 07, 2011, 01:45:36 PM
This is the old index from MinmaxBoards. I'm not planning on maintaining it any more, but I figure this will be useful for anyone trying to save and port everything that was there. Although, all of the links to handbooks on GiantITP and other sites still work just fine.

The Handbook Index
A compilation of handbooks and resources. Now with a discussion thread (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=10065) (newest unread post (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=10065.new#new)).

This is just a listing of all the handbooks and resource threads we have here at BG. If there are any good handbooks on other sites, post a link and I'll add it.

This post will be revised as handbooks are moved over. Everything marked as "BG" is still on brilliantgameologists.com archive (http://bg-archive.minmaxforum.com/) and has yet to be ported over.

Note: If you're looking for something Pathfinder-specific, check out the Pathfinder Handbook and Handy Links Index (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=1932.0) as well. It has a lot of PF handbook links that aren't in here.

Note: Many old threads from Brilliant Gameologists have been ported, quickly and dirtily, in the Hatchet Job Port Thread (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=9625).

Last updated December 28, 2016.

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Title: (Continued) Handbook Index
Post by: Garryl on November 07, 2011, 01:45:46 PM
Character Building
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Races, Templates, and Monsters
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Spells and Other Magic Systems
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Items and Equipment
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Metagame Concepts
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DMing
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Title: (Continued) Handbook Index
Post by: Garryl on November 07, 2011, 01:45:56 PM
Handbooks to be sorted.

Base Classes
Paradoxes of Fighting Defensively: A Swashbucklers' Handbook (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?399424-Paradoxes-of-Fighting-Defensively-A-Swashbucklers-Handbook)
Incarnum and YOU: a reference guide (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?215723-Incarnum-and-YOU-a-reference-guide)
Master Psionics List (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=6317.0)
Sohei Handbook (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=18142.0)
Incarnate Handbook 2017 (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?536967-Incarnate-Handbook-2017)
The Warlockopedia: A Comprehensive Warlock Handbook (https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1xLnDuzhHsPCEz_eX0yTYIf7M5w6QnipN3lFSYmoPhbg/mobilebasic)
danzibr's Totemist Handbook  (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?287304-danzibr-s-Totemist-Handbook) (formerly "Another Totemist Handbook (WIP, input welcome!)")
Xenken's 3.5 Artificer Basics (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=19904.0)

Prestige Classes

Character Building
Minions, Servants, and Leadership - Unlimited Bone Works, a Guide to Skeletons and Zombies (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=17451.0) (incomplete, likely never getting finished)
[3.5] List of skill uses outside of the SRD (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?243417-3-5-List-of-skill-uses-outside-of-the-SRD)

Races, Templates, and Monsters

Spells and Other Magic Systems
3.5 Summoned Creature SLA Lists (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?518804-3-5-Summoned-Creature-SLA-Lists)

Items and Equipment

Metagame Concepts

DMing

Other

4E

5E

Unsorted
PBMC Meta-Compendiums (including 3e fully fixed) (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=16929)
Famous Optimized Character Builds (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=17550) - At the moment, just a straight link to Famous optimized character builds? (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?258580-Famous-optimized-character-builds) on GitP.
The Comprehensive Pathfinder Guides Guide (http://zenithgames.blogspot.com.br/2012/11/the-comprehensive-pathfinder-guides.html) - Note to self: Another index of PF guides and handbooks
The Redeemery: How to reliably turn evil to good on a large scale (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?410846-The-Redeemery-Saving-Souls-for-Good-and-Profit-Work-in-Progress)
Lots of Pathfinder class guides here (http://hubpages.com/@kcmorris)

To be Removed

Corrections
As of November 5, 2012, the WotC community forums shut down, rendering a great many handbooks inaccessible. Many of them have been preserved in other locations, listed here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?444041-Threads-from-the-Wizards-forums).

Recently ported from BG
Note: I left both links for BG guides that were ported over in MMB by posters other than the original author. This way, if the author ever decides to port it over him or herself, the link will still be available for easy access.
Title: (Continued) Handbook Index
Post by: Garryl on November 07, 2011, 01:46:05 PM
Reserved 4/4

If you've got a handbook you want added, just post a reply in the discussion thread (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=10065). If you're posting there, all you need is a link.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Tshern on November 09, 2011, 05:10:24 PM
Don't mind me, I am just posting the old Handy Links thread from the BG Min/Max It! subforum. It'll come here the way it was there, so any typos and other stupidities will remain. Sorry about that, try to take it with humour.

Here's almost 70k views worth of links for you:

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Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Tshern on November 09, 2011, 05:11:30 PM
More coming:
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Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Tshern on November 09, 2011, 05:12:46 PM
Ignoring the third part, it had no links, because I got lazy.

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There you are, dear users.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 10, 2011, 12:52:29 PM
do we need to wait on the original thread poster to move a given thread, or can anyone (with writer privs) do it, so long as credit is maintained?
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: veekie on November 10, 2011, 01:15:46 PM
If the original author is unavailable I guess just move it and quote them on the matter?
We can revert the handbooks back to them if they arrive to claim it.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Mooncrow on November 10, 2011, 04:52:47 PM
If the original author is unavailable I guess just move it and quote them on the matter?
We can revert the handbooks back to them if they arrive to claim it.

Well, I've kind of just been waiting for the word to start copy/pasting them over^^
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 11, 2011, 02:10:34 AM
i suggest copy/paste/credit now, fix if needed later.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Tshern on November 11, 2011, 10:24:38 PM
Same here. If the user is known to be active here, then it is prudent to ask, but otherwise I guess there is no need. Inform if you can, give credit no matter what. That should work just fine.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Sobolev on November 11, 2011, 10:55:50 PM
I see my Sha'ir guide is already listed (I'm surprised, I assume I'm just talking to myself about it), and I hope to have a Binder guide up soon.  It was always my plan to actually write one, rather than just fix the formatting of the old one (as I did on BG) so hopefully that will be a reality with the new forums.  I find this thread incredibly helpful by the way, thank you for maintaining it.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Prime32 on November 12, 2011, 10:41:34 AM
I've already ported my (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=25) handbooks (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=26), and the Tier System has been transferred too (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=658).
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 13, 2011, 10:29:19 PM
moved the ghost guide. credited The_Mad_Linguist.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: InnaBinder on November 15, 2011, 09:58:34 AM
Moved the Shugenja Handbook over, if anyone's interested in the class.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 15, 2011, 06:41:05 PM
moved the immortality handbook.

moved the psionic tricks handbook.



unless anyone else wants to step up and join me, i'll call dibs on and move over all the psionics related threads of import.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Mooncrow on November 15, 2011, 06:53:35 PM
moved the immortality handbook.

moved the psionic tricks handbook.



unless anyone else wants to step up and join me, i'll call dibs on and move over all the psionics related threads of import.

All yours^^  I'm trying to work up the courage to move the cleric and the rest of the abandoned divine caster threads over - the thought of reformatting the cleric thread though... ugh :p
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 15, 2011, 09:43:16 PM
moved the immortality handbook.

moved the psionic tricks handbook.



unless anyone else wants to step up and join me, i'll call dibs on and move over all the psionics related threads of import.

All yours^^  I'm trying to work up the courage to move the cleric and the rest of the abandoned divine caster threads over - the thought of reformatting the cleric thread though... ugh :p

i know, right? i keep trying to ignore the typos and additions in-thread that were not added to the main post and so forth... but it keeps dragging me in! not to mention the formatting issues. i've been think of trying some of those online bbcode <--> html converters in the effort to port. if you beat me to it, let me know how it works.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Mooncrow on November 18, 2011, 09:38:24 AM
moved the immortality handbook.

moved the psionic tricks handbook.



unless anyone else wants to step up and join me, i'll call dibs on and move over all the psionics related threads of import.

All yours^^  I'm trying to work up the courage to move the cleric and the rest of the abandoned divine caster threads over - the thought of reformatting the cleric thread though... ugh :p

i know, right? i keep trying to ignore the typos and additions in-thread that were not added to the main post and so forth... but it keeps dragging me in! not to mention the formatting issues. i've been think of trying some of those online bbcode <--> html converters in the effort to port. if you beat me to it, let me know how it works.

Most of the online converters work for shit, btw at least for this purpose - I end up spending more time editing out errors than it would take just to format the whole thing myself. 
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 18, 2011, 11:08:54 AM
so i'm finding. even if it pulls the the text, font, color, tables and lists out correctly, (debatable) there are still all the meta tags and extraneous page links that still litter the passage.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Mooncrow on November 18, 2011, 11:16:51 AM
so i'm finding. even if it pulls the the text, font, color, tables and lists out correctly, (debatable) there are still all the meta tags and extraneous page links that still litter the passage.

Although, if you can find one that does tables right, I would use it just for that  :shakefist $%*^& tables
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 18, 2011, 06:42:08 PM
this one seems to have potential... though i'm still figuring out how to use it. especially since the old board was bb and the new one is smf.

http://www.seabreezecomputers.com/html2bbcode/
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Prime32 on November 18, 2011, 07:28:26 PM
especially since the old board was bb and the new one is smf.
...bb is "bulletin board". The old board used SMF 1.0, this one uses SMF 2.0.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 18, 2011, 10:49:29 PM
especially since the old board was bb and the new one is smf.
...bb is "bulletin board". The old board used SMF 1.0, this one uses SMF 2.0.

ah, i meant to say phpbb, but i was wrong in any case, so... thanks.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 19, 2011, 12:30:25 AM
it would be nice if we could login to the old boards with the ability to edit the posts, as say, mods.... not for the purpose of editing, but so that we could see the code in the edit field. that way we could simply copy the code directly over, rather than having to try to filter it through several convertors.... =p

i don't suppose there is any chance of something like that happening?

Even if just one of us was granted it, then they could much more easily and swiftly port the threads over!
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Bastian on November 21, 2011, 09:11:40 PM
it would be nice if we could login to the old boards with the ability to edit the posts, as say, mods.... not for the purpose of editing, but so that we could see the code in the edit field. that way we could simply copy the code directly over, rather than having to try to filter it through several convertors.... =p

i don't suppose there is any chance of something like that happening?

Even if just one of us was granted it, then they could much more easily and swiftly port the threads over!
Huh, I was able to modify my handbook. That's how I ported it so perfectly.

Edit: It appears Handbook Writer has mod powers (or possibly only limited mod powers) since it is able to edit any post in a thread started with it (but not posts in other threads).

Edit2: Speaking of Handbook Writer should we have one for this forum? It would be especially useful since we could put all/most of the ported handbooks under its control.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Garryl on November 21, 2011, 09:18:08 PM
Everyone can edit threads that they themselves have started on the old boards. This includes other peoples' posts.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 22, 2011, 01:14:54 AM
that's awesome. but unless i can get the original author to edit post, copy paste into a word doc or something, and send it to me, it's still a challenge to port a thread one did not start.

i was not aware of the edit other posts in a self started thread, so thanks for that . unfortunately, i only have one i think in the handbooks section. *^^*
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: phaedrusxy on January 16, 2012, 02:24:40 PM
I ported several of mine over here over the weekend
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: SleepyShadow on January 16, 2012, 11:02:32 PM
I noticed that there was not a handbook for ninjas. So I wrote one  :D

http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=2823.0 (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=2823.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Prime32 on January 18, 2012, 02:28:25 PM
Ported Eldariel's Archery Handbook
http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=2892
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Sobolev on January 21, 2012, 03:56:07 PM
Working on a Binder handbook here. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=2942.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Garryl on January 21, 2012, 04:39:00 PM
There we are. I finally got around to putting all those links in the right places.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on January 24, 2012, 10:43:00 PM
Handbook of Official D&D Content (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=2100.msg22533#msg22533)

and the accompanying discussion thread (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=3007.0)...
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Garryl on January 25, 2012, 12:40:42 AM
You're already on the list (under "Other"), don't worry. I added that a while ago when you first posted it.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on January 25, 2012, 01:15:41 AM
ah, my bad. must have missed it.

and thank you!
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Waazraath on February 07, 2012, 01:13:34 PM
This one isn't in the list, it's the anima mage handbook from the WotC site: http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19866226/Anima_Mage_Handbook

Or maybe it can be incorporated in the new binder handbook?
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Psyren on February 12, 2012, 10:24:13 AM
DM updated the 2007 Paladin handbook linked above - can we replace it with this one? http://dictummortuum.blogspot.com/2011/08/paladins-handbook.html (http://dictummortuum.blogspot.com/2011/08/paladins-handbook.html)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: SleepyShadow on February 19, 2012, 06:29:30 PM
The Marvelous Marshal Handbook is more or less finished and ready to be listed: http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=3475.0 (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=3475.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Psyren on March 05, 2012, 11:08:18 AM
My Psychic Rogue Handbook (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=234327) is about 90% complete and ready for listing here. I'd also appreciate any feedback from the BG community. Thanks!

I'll gladly rehost it here once it's been finalized (I have a couple more things I wanted to add.)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on March 21, 2012, 03:28:34 AM
Handbook of the Exotic Practice of Feat Binding, plus discussion thread, is now available.

Handbook (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=4099.0)

Discussion and Suggestions (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=4098.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Nanshork on April 03, 2012, 06:14:27 PM
I've ported over the X Stat to Y Bonus thread since nobody had done it yet.  Link (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=4369).  Discussion Link (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=4368.msg60567).
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Prime32 on June 27, 2012, 06:24:13 PM
So, I notice that two versions of the same handbook are listed...
http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=1118
http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=2658
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on July 02, 2012, 03:04:58 AM
yeah, i could never get an answer to how to transfer control of the thread over to original author, so that's how it ended up. i've added the few actually useful things from ghostwalk to my thread.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on July 25, 2012, 02:25:05 AM
Master Psionics List Handbook (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=6317.0) added.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: SleepyShadow on September 08, 2012, 06:09:14 PM
I'm working on a Samurai Handbook. If you could add it to the index, I would appreciate it. Thanks  :D

http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=7060.0 (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=7060.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Garryl on September 09, 2012, 07:08:46 PM
I finally updated all those links I've been compiling for the last 4-5 months. Sorry for the delay.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Waazraath on November 20, 2012, 09:50:30 AM
The soulknife has a handbook as well: http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19872658/The_Soulknife_Handbook?post_id=338466522#338466522
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on November 20, 2012, 01:43:59 PM
The soulknife has a handbook as well: http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19872658/The_Soulknife_Handbook?post_id=338466522#338466522

anyone volunteering for copying it over here?

and modifying it to include the criminal lack of the athasian soulknife variant?
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Libertad on January 31, 2013, 12:00:10 AM
Here's some of the BG Handbooks I ported over:

Sword & Board Handbook, by juton (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8688.0)

Master of Shrouds Handbook, by Akalsaris (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8687.0)

The Bard's Handbook, by Dictum Mortuum (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8686.0)

The Factotum's Handbook, also by Dictum Mortuum (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8685.0)

The 3.5 Ranger handbook, by Antarx and many others (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8684.0)

Treantmonk's Guide to Pathfinder X (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8683.0)

The Hexblade's Handbook, by Dictum Mortuum (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8682.0)

The Duskblade's Handbook, by Dictum Mortuum (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8696.0)

The Arcane Duelist Handbook, by Ikeren (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8697.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Libertad on January 31, 2013, 09:01:15 PM
Ported over the Races Handbook. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8708.0)

And Warmage. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8709.0)

And Spirit Shaman. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8710.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Libertad on February 01, 2013, 01:04:01 AM
Ported over Alternate Class Features list. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8714.0)

And the Warblade Handbook. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8715.0)

And the Quickstart Druid. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8716.0)

And Breaking Down Inspire Courage Optimization, Handbook Edition. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8717.0)

And 8 Simple Rules For Selecting Sorcerer Spells. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8718.0)

Mystic Theurge Handbook. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8719.0)

A Quick Guide to: The Ruby Knight Vindicator. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8720.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Libertad on February 01, 2013, 02:12:31 PM
Red Wizard's Handbook. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8721.0)

The Swift Hunter's Handbook. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8722.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Larkas on February 03, 2013, 02:21:51 PM
I've just finished porting PlzBreakMyCampaign's Base Class Reference & Tier Information (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8740.0).

It took way longer than I thought to replicate the formatting exactly! :twitch You, Libertad, are a gifted man for doing this so fast!

EDIT: I've just ported over Dictum Mortum's The Quickstart Cleric Archer (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8756.0).

EDIT2: And Akalsaris' The Healer's Handbook (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8757.0).

PS: I recommend linking to the original Spirit Shaman Handbook (http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19865442/The_Spirit_Shaman_Handbook).
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Periaden on February 05, 2013, 02:40:05 PM
I ported the Fear handbook (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8759.0) by Caedrus

and the The Charlatan PrC Handbook: or Pretending to be a God (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8763.0) by Shigure
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Libertad on February 13, 2013, 05:22:22 PM
I ported over The Gish Handbook. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8881.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Endarire on February 17, 2013, 09:28:31 PM
I ported and updated these for MinMax!

Greenbound SNA Summonling List (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8937.0)

Anti-Antimagic (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8843.0)

Challenging D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder Parties in Practice (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8940.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: jywu98 on February 18, 2013, 08:28:54 AM
Added Complete MacGyver (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8944.0) since nobody has ported it yet.

And the Mole Handbook (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8961.0).

Added Mechonomicon (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8962.0), Collection of Necromantic Oddities (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8963.0), and Metamagic and You (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8965.0).

Ported the Ascetic Rogue's Mini-Handbook (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8982.0) + Innovating Party Design (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8983.0) + Guide to Proper Scouting. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8995.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Waazraath on February 22, 2013, 03:58:08 AM
Ported and updated the Paladin Build Compendium: http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8971.0
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Libertad on February 24, 2013, 03:35:27 PM
Why are all my Handbook ports in grey text?  I can't find out why this is!
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Libertad on March 21, 2013, 01:58:07 PM
Added new Handbook: Why Down 2 PrCs are Down 2 Tiers. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=9359.0)

Also, does anybody know of any easy ways to get the code of a BG message board post?  The read only thing makes Toggle View the only option I know of, and straight copy-paste is disastrous when spoiler text is involved.  I don't want the Handbooks to be lost forever, but I don't want the ported ones to be an unreadable mess.

BTW, can somebody port this Handbook over?  I can't really seem to to do it without turning it into a mess. (http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=6876.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Larkas on April 23, 2013, 09:49:05 AM
UPDATES: I've ported killercoffee's Illithid Savant Information (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=9739.0) thread, and brought over Gerdreg's Guide to the Soulborn (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=9735.0) from Gleemax's cache at Wayback Machine.

Libertad, I don't know about easy, but what I did when I ported all (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8757.0) of (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8756.0) these (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8740.0) was open all the spoiler tags, select everything in a single post, copy and paste it in a blank Word document, then copy and paste that in the WYSIWYG version of the boards' text editor. Doing that will go a long way to keeping formatting and all that stuff, but I went further to keep things neat. I previewed the post (so the boards would convert the pasted stuff into its own code), toggled the view again so I could get the pure text version, copied and pasted that into a computer-based text editor (my program of choice is Notepad++) and cleaned the code there. You don't need any tags defining font face and most defining font size, and there's a lot of redundant HTML code you can cut too. I use a PC-based text editor because I can make batch modifications to the text, deleting all "Verdana" tags at once, for example. After all that is said and done, I will go back to the boards' text editor and add back the spoiler tags and fix something that possibly broke. It can take some time, but it is certainly easier and faster than doing everything by hand. Just be careful: tables like the one found in the third thread I linked above are pure HELL to handle, and will take a LOT of time to fix. *shivers*

Anyways, related question: couldn't the board admins create a few users for us in the old boards with posting privileges in locked threads, but without post editing privileges? If we could only hit the "quote" button and copy the resulting text, our work would be so much easier...
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Libertad on April 23, 2013, 03:35:21 PM
Anyways, related question: couldn't the board admins create a few users for us in the old boards with posting privileges in locked threads, but without post editing privileges? If we could only hit the "quote" button and copy the resulting text, our work would be so much easier...

+1.  This would go a great way to helping the transition.

Also, thanks for the suggestions.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: 123456789blaaa on July 15, 2013, 11:22:53 AM
Another Totemist handbook has been made on Gitp here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287304). IMO this is the best and most detailed one. Under the Useful Links section it also has a bunch of handbooks that aren't in this list either.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Endarire on July 15, 2013, 09:41:54 PM
+1 BAB and +1 Caster Level or +1 Manifester Level at PrC Level 1 (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=10711.0) - Slightly updated from BG.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: zook1shoe on August 09, 2013, 01:37:22 AM
New handbook Frenzied Berserker (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=10962.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: zook1shoe on October 31, 2013, 01:07:10 AM
New HB http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=11680.0
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Waazraath on December 07, 2013, 05:57:52 PM
New one for either metagame concepts or character building (I guess): http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=11381.0

For under prestige classes / Spellcasters, Manifesters, and Invokers / psionic: http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8145.0
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Waazraath on December 18, 2013, 11:26:24 AM
And another one: http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=12106.0
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Argent Fatalis on May 30, 2014, 09:50:12 PM
A new, if not highly specific handbook for the Shifter race:

Becoming the Beast - A Shifter Player's Guide (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=13383.0)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Darbius Maximus on October 11, 2014, 08:32:29 PM
Have any of the other dragon Compendium classes been given Handbook love? (I know the Sha'Ir has)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: zook1shoe on October 12, 2014, 01:34:54 AM
Most of the rest of those classes are forgettable, imho :P
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Darbius Maximus on October 12, 2014, 03:38:44 AM
Most of the rest of those classes are forgettable, imho :P

That is true. I kinda want someone to take a good look at the Savant though. Tt seems like a more streamlined Factotum. Jesters are OK too from what I know so far.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Heliomance on January 12, 2015, 05:52:10 AM
Can I get HeroForge Anew (https://sites.google.com/site/heroforgeanew/) added to the Handy Links index? It's not a handbook, but it is a really useful character building resource.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Garryl on January 16, 2015, 05:01:56 PM
For anyone keeping track, it's been just over a year since I last sorted the new entries. But now that that's been dealt with, it's all dealt with again, yay!
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Sobolev on May 17, 2015, 09:45:39 AM
The Consolidated Binder Handbook by jameswilliamogle was in the hatchet thread, but wasn't actually here.  So now it is. (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=15798)

Under Binder you have the "Trade Soul for Awesome" which I eventually just made the repost over on the old boards, and you have his original thread as well (if you want to keep that link for posterity, that's fine).  If you add the new one that is actually here rather than on BG you'll have three links that link to the same information.

I'm actually back to updating the Let's Make a Deal handbook, and it's coming along.  Not that it's been like 3 years or anything...

Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: PlzBreakMyCampaign on December 28, 2016, 07:00:15 PM
For anyone keeping track, it's been just over a year since I last sorted the new entries. But now that that's been dealt with, it's all dealt with again, yay!
Requesting another sort & cleaning any gleemax links due to WotC shutting down

All I can find that needs to be added after the slow lurching to bankruptcy that 4/5e did to 339:
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?444042-Legal-3-5-Summonable-Monster-List
http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=16433.0
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?471396-The-Dervish-Handbook-(Xanadu)
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?471440-The-Planar-Shepherd-Handbook-(Tweedledope)
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?448496-Alchemy-(content-from-Wizards-community-forum)
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?443076-Variant-Class-Feature-Chaining
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Endarire on August 09, 2017, 12:05:02 AM
Sneak Attacking Spellcasters: God's Shifty-Eyed Cousins
https://archive.is/3fELz
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Nifft on August 09, 2017, 02:38:57 AM
Sneak Attacking Spellcasters: God's Shifty-Eyed Cousins
https://archive.is/3fELz
The spoiler-blocks don't seem to open.

All the content is in spoiler-blocks, so I feel this is a significant decrease in utility.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Stratovarius on August 09, 2017, 07:50:38 AM
Why not use the BG Archive (http://bg-archive.minmaxforum.com), where the actual thread (http://bg-archive.minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=1240.0) exists?
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: TC X0 Lt 0X on November 15, 2017, 02:38:29 PM
So the 'Persist Handbook' in the Spell > Metamagic section links to a placeholder for a handbook that was never even started on. Can we remove this?
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Solo on January 31, 2018, 11:28:16 AM
My Completed Archery Handbook (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=18320.0) replaces The Archery Handbook.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Stratovarius on February 17, 2018, 10:31:34 AM
My Completed Archery Handbook (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=18320.0) replaces The Archery Handbook.

Replaces this handbook? (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269705)
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: nijineko on April 28, 2020, 09:21:29 AM
Any chance of adding The Archive from my signature in the handy links section?

Considering that it is a (pretty confident) complete saving of the all the 3.5 webpages from wotc's site before the 4th and 5th ed updates.
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: entropia on August 09, 2020, 01:45:11 PM
missing anima mage from archive
quick print to pdf

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dS9uZ6Ck1UBO0VwZA3uZpUycSv7hDjVb/view?usp=sharing
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: entropia on August 10, 2020, 12:07:48 PM
Black blood cultist archive print
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CobTSNKob-aZFC2MEE944hr-o0LgooSj/view?usp=sharing
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: WildFeyCat on October 06, 2021, 06:35:31 AM
 :D    Thank you for gathering up all the handbooks so I can find my way around!
Title: Re: Handbook Index
Post by: Skyrock on January 29, 2023, 04:04:28 PM
DMing => Modules:
The 3.5 Age of Worms Handbook for DMs - Major Spoilers! - PEACH!
https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?653443-The-3-5-Age-of-Worms-Handbook-for-DMs-Major-Spoilers!-PEACH!

(Not my work, relaying for the creator after Discord request)