Warhammer : Lords of Valour (Edited by Marc Gascoigne & Christian Dunn) Published by Black Library Publications (ISBN 1-84154-150-8) I used to play the Warhammer RPG so naturally I gravitate towards than novels based on the Games Workshop game. Most of the books in the collection are quite good, but I’m in two minds […]
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Visual Start Guide : HTML for the World Wide Web (4th ed) by Elizabeth Castro Publish by Peachpit Press (ISBN 0-201-35493-4) If you want to get to grips with HTML then this is an excellent starting point. After a brief and interesting intro it gradually takes you from the “Hello World!” stage to forms, using
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R.A. Salvatore Forgotten Realms : The Silent Blade (Originally) Published by TSR (ISBN 0-7869-1388-6) Yet another foray by the heroes Drizzt, Wulgar, Cattie-bBrie, Regis and Bruenor in the continuing saga of the sentient crystal Crenshinibon. This books waxes philosophical as they travel to have the evil destroyed and Wulgars twisted mind conjures up personal demons
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DON’T MAKE ME THINK. A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability” by Steve Krug Published by Que Publishing. (ISBN 0-7897-2310-7) This is a no-nonsense approach to web design and makes for very easy reading. Happily a number of his principles I already apply and the rest, well a number of them will be worked
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The details below are copied here for convenience. The current listing can can be found here at: Wizards of the Coast Are you interested in reading about writing? Do you need something to get you going in the right direction? Check out these titles, which are recommended by the (WoTC) Book Publishing Department. They’re excellent
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Drow chant: In the darkness, learn will In the shadows, learn caution In the light, learn strength Above all, know yourself
The following information is from: JL Worth’s site (was on Geocities, but long gone now) Ankheg AL: Neutral, AC 2, MV 12 {BR 6} Hit dice: 3-8 {8 in BG}, Thaco 17-13 {13 in BG} #AT: 1, Dmg: 3d6{crush}+1d4{acid} Special attacks: Squirt acid to a distance of 30 feet causing 8d4 damage (vs poison for
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Party characters, their stats and where to find them Alora, chaotic-good Halfling thief (fm) Stats: Str: 8 / Dex: 19 / Con: 12 / Int: 14 / Wis: 7 / Chr: 10 Found around: Baldur’s Gate town, Hall of Wonders Thoughts: Good dexterity for a thief, but unless you want and all rogue party, there
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