WeaselGuy's Index of Handbooks and Guides (3.x Ed)

[WeaselGuy]

Under "Malconvoker" is placed Marshal Handbook with broken link.
It looks like two Spoilers are stuck together.

Also broken link under Shaman.
Also nothing under Spirit Shaman and Swashbuckler.

That one was annoying. There was a ' instead of a " in the link, causing Malconvoker and Marshal to collapse into each other. Fixed.
Shaman and Spirit Shaman updated. Gotta figure out what happened to the Swashbuckler guide. I made a Spoiler for it, but no guide in it.

Thanks.

First off, I really appreciate this resource.

Caedrus' fear handbook is currently in the Class Skills folder; it should probably be moved the Concept Guides spoiler, since it covers everything from feats to classes to spells.

Looks like Why Each Class is in its Tier: Pathfinder Edition is missing from the Tiering folder.

Fear handbook moved. No PF Tier list, cause this isn't for PF.

Thanks.

@WeaselGuy

In the class section, you put a link to the Spirit Shaman handbook instead of the OA Shaman.

The correct link to the Shaman Handbook (Oriental Adventures):
https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...tal-Adventures


Thanks again for your amazing work - it's handy to have all of these on one thread!

Thanks for the OA Shaman link. Added it in.

Good work so far, weaselguy. You might want to give each of the links a title and put them in alphabetical order when you're ready to deal with BB code again.

Yeah, alphabetizing the rest of the sections is on the to-do list.

Since you're including links to handbooks on MinMaxForum, I suggest Sources of Bonuses to Ability Scores updated.

Thanks for the new link, I'll add it in.

[WeaselGuy]

I don't think I saw the Sorcerer's Handbook shared here. So here it is!

https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...rer-s-Handbook

Added, thanks!

https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...moner-Handbook

This is pretty awesome, probably should come under worldbuilding rather than classes though.

Added, thanks!

And this: Famous optimized character builds - https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...aracter-builds

Added, thanks!

ICYMI:

List of all spellcasting classes
Comprehensive Deity and Domain Database
D&D 3.5e List of Useful Items

Thank you so much for hyperlinking entry titles. Added <3

I don't think I saw the Shaman handbook posted; that's my favorite class in 3.x along with the Bard. And so...


The Shaman Handbook (Oriental Adventures):
https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...tal-Adventures

Added, thanks

I think this thread needed to be pinned.

Agreed :)

Thanks for all the work you're doing on this!

I'd say it's my pleasure, but it's a lot of tedious work lol. But I appreciate the gratitude <3

Not sure if it matters too much but I think you listed "Swordsage - this one will walk the whole way" twice in the class guides.

Swordsage went and Swordsaged himself. Removed the spare.

Dragon Shaman Handbook:

Mine

Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20130604...haman_Handbook


The only Camel's Handbook.

Added, thanks!

I cross referenced with my subscriptions folder and here are the guides I don't see on the list:


The New Warlock Handbook by ThiagoMartell

For Massive Damage!: A Critical Hit Handbook by PhantasyPen

Thinking on Your Feet: The Psychic Rogue Handbook by Psyren

Zen Psionics: Mastering the Meditant by Psyren

Person Man's Guide to Shields by Person_Man

and not quite a handbook but it seems relevant:
Monster Manual VI - Online Monsters by Thurbane

Added all of these, and as I mentioned for Troacctid, thanks for hyperlinking entry titles <3

[WeaselGuy]

Searching "handbook" on this subforum, I found these:
The 3.5 Age of Worms Handbook for DMs - Major Spoilers! - PEACH!
Increasing Spell DC - Mini Handbook



Searching "guide" on this subforum, I found these:
[Guide] Bases creatures that makes a good skeleton (or My Friend Skully Handbook)
[PF] Optimization Guides Compendium
Myrrh, Frankincense, and Steel Kurald Galain's Guide to the Magus
(Spheres of Power) Full Caster Dipping Guide
[PF] Oradin Mini-Guide. Or, How to be a Healbot, minus the 'bot'
Survival Skill Survival Guide
A Useful Guide for Kineticist Use

I added in the top 3, but the rest of these look like they're for Pathfinder, which I'm going to let someone else compile a separate index for.

[WeaselGuy]

[B]Disable Device
Knowledge
Bluff
Survival
Listen
Escape Artist
Disguise
Appraise

Added, thanks!

Blatant self-promotion, but these handbooks in my sig aren't in the head post yet:

3.5 DM's Guide to Using and Improving Monsters

The 3.5 Critical Hit Handbook and Direct Link to GoogleDocs version.

Also, in prestige classes: The Runecaster Handbook

And expanding out my guides focused on particular weapons:

A Hand of Staves: A 3.5 resource for the Quarterstaff

A Subtle Knife: A 3.5 resource for the Dagger

A Bar Sinister: A 3.5 resource for the Bastard Sword and Katana

A Ballad for John Henry: A 3.5 resource for the Warhammer

Added, and made a new Items & Weapons category. Thanks

Great work WeaselGuy!

Am I overlooking it, or are we missing:
'Bunko's bargain basement'

Added, thanks!

Just found another two :)

A guide to free D&D

And Exotic Practice of Feat Binding

Added, thanks!

[loky1109]

I think you also should add this: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...uides-(3-x-Ed)

[loky1109]

Also, from minmax board:
The Mechanomicon (A list of constructs with commentary)
Uncle Kitty's Guide to Template Based Shenanigans
Monsters with innate spellcasting
The 3.5 Caster Classes Index
The Binder’s Summon List and Spellbook - add to Binder
Complete (Su) List - For Shapechange
3.5 Forms for Alter Self
The EVEN MORE Complete Polymorph Thread 3.5
Planetouched Races - Lesser is Better
The Prerequisite and Early Entry Handbook
Hulkamania is runnin' wild (a grappling handbook)
+0 LA Non-Humanoids


And here:
List of all prestige classes that progress spellcasting
Fill That Slot!


And other places:
Extended list of familiars in D&D 3.5
Master Spellthief (a mini-guide)

[WeaselGuy]

I think you also should add this: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...uides-(3-x-Ed)

lol

Also, from minmax board:
The Mechanomicon (A list of constructs with commentary)
Uncle Kitty's Guide to Template Based Shenanigans
Monsters with innate spellcasting
The 3.5 Caster Classes Index
The Binder’s Summon List and Spellbook - add to Binder
Complete (Su) List - For Shapechange
3.5 Forms for Alter Self
The EVEN MORE Complete Polymorph Thread 3.5
Planetouched Races - Lesser is Better
The Prerequisite and Early Entry Handbook
Hulkamania is runnin' wild (a grappling handbook)
+0 LA Non-Humanoids


And here:
List of all prestige classes that progress spellcasting
Fill That Slot!


And other places:
Extended list of familiars in D&D 3.5
Master Spellthief (a mini-guide)

Added, thanks!

[loky1109]

The Conjurer’s Handbook should be in class section, not Magic. Under wizard spoiler.
The same is true for Zarzak's Enchanter Handbook.

You took Tsuyoshi's Guide to Divination Spells for Wizards, as suggested by Trentmonk, so it's logical to get Treantmonk's Guide to Wizards: Being a God which is topic where Guide to Divination is located.
It already exists.

[WeaselGuy]

The Conjurer’s Handbook should be in class section, not Magic. Under wizard spoiler.
The same is true for Zarzak's Enchanter Handbook.

Good catch. Updated.

[eBarbarossa]

Wayback Machine - Dragon Shaman Handbook
is not working for me

[loky1109]

And more.

Spoiler

Show

The Complete Cost Reduction Handbook by Bastian with PlzBreakMyCampaign's help
The Unofficial Artificer Player's Guide 3.0
Zeroficers A guide to making tier 0 Artificers
The Completed Archery Handbook
The Swiftblade Handbook
Consolidated Binder Handbook
The (Mini) Kobold Handbook

I'll stop here for now.

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Next Round.
Monster Compendium for the maligned, forgotten & misunderstood monsters
Magical Plants and Where to Find them
Growing Threats: The Dark Garden
Being a Steampunk Magitek Cyborg: A Renegade Mastermaker Handbook
The Pursuit of Happiness: a practical Guide to playing True Neutral.
Spell Slot Recovery Handbook 3.5
Aid Another expansions compilation
Soulmeld List by Class and Slot
To March Into Hell for a Heavenly Cause: A Lawful Good Handbook
Soul and Steel: A Guide to the Ironsoul Forgemaster (WIP, PEACH)

[loky1109]

Wayback Machine - Dragon Shaman Handbook
is not working for me

This should be good link Wayback Machine - Dragon Shaman Handbook

[WeaselGuy]

Wayback Machine - Dragon Shaman Handbook
is not working for me

Hmmm... ah, it wasn't formatted correctly in my code.

And more.

The Complete Cost Reduction Handbook by Bastian with PlzBreakMyCampaign's help
The Unofficial Artificer Player's Guide 3.0
Zeroficers A guide to making tier 0 Artificers
The Completed Archery Handbook
The Swiftblade Handbook
Consolidated Binder Handbook
The (Mini) Kobold Handbook

I'll stop here for now.

I don't have access to Min Max Forums on my work computer, so I'm glad you're pulling these for me.

This should be good link Wayback Machine - Dragon Shaman Handbook

Thanks :)

[northernbard80]

How about the Duskblade Handbook?

https://d20handbooks.wordpress.com/b...ses/duskblade/

[WeaselGuy]

How about the Duskblade Handbook?

https://d20handbooks.wordpress.com/b...ses/duskblade/

Added, thanks!

[loky1109]

Add some new in post #71

[WeaselGuy]

Add some new in post #71

Added, thanks!

[Nihilarian]

Shifter: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...Handbook-(WIP)

There used to be a warforged handbook too, but the website it was on got nuked. Ruleofcool.com i think

[Frostmoon]

Wow, this is incredibly useful. Thank you so much for setting this up!!!! :D One issue, though, is that you put in "Ways to Expand a Spell List" twice. (They're both under the Magic section.)

[WeaselGuy]

Shifter: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...Handbook-(WIP)

There used to be a warforged handbook too, but the website it was on got nuked. Ruleofcool.com i think

The Shifter Handbook is already in here :) Thanks though!

Wow, this is incredibly useful. Thank you so much for setting this up!!!! :D One issue, though, is that you put in "Ways to Expand a Spell List" twice. (They're both under the Magic section.)

Updated, and thanks for letting me know you like it!

[pabelfly]

The exotic practice of feat binding doesn't link correctly

[Akal Saris]

I would like to nominate Piggy Knowles' "Optimization Showcase in the Playground" sets of builds, which are the results of a collaborative effort by a number of practical optimizers in the GiTP community to showcase effective, playable builds and spur discussions.

Master list link: https://forums.giantitp.com/showsing...82&postcount=2

List of builds:

• Buffsader (ToB/Gish/Party Support)
• The Utility Belt (Psionics/Stealth/Utility)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless War Mind (ToB/Psionics/Melee Damage)
• The Melding Pot (Incarnum/Utility)
• That’s So Raven (Gish/Ranged/Debuff)
• Dancing in the Dark (ToB/Stealth/Lock-down)
• Gladys Knight and the Pips (Arcane/Face/Utility)
• Zen in the Art of Archery
• I Choose You! (Divine/Summmoning)
• Cold World (Divine/Summmoning/Lockdown)
• Holy Roller and His Holy Boulders (Ranged/Wild Shape/Exalted)
• Big Brother is Watching (Scrying/Arcane/Party Support)
• The White Elephant (Arcane/Debuff/BFC)
• Tales from the Crypt (Halloween special)
• Switchblade Suzie (Melee/ToB/damage)
• Legend of the Drunken Master (Melee/Charge/ToB)
• The Shadow Uncaster (Theurge/Stealth/Utility)
• Dazed and Confused (Melee/Lockdown/Debuff)
• *bamf* (Melee/Lockdown/ToB)
• Tenebriated (Binding/Divine/Face)
• Bob the Builder (Infusions/Utility/Buffing)
• Army of Darkness (Necromancer/ToB)
• Cutting Room Floor: The Happiest SADiest (Cha-SAD gish)
• Cutting Room Floor: Burn, Baby, Burn (Warmage optimization)
• Cutting Room Floor: Bad Touch (Dread necromancer gish/debuffer)
• Cutting Room Floor: Stomp the Yard (Trample optimization)
• Dark Side of the Moon (Stealth/monk/unkillable)
• Dahlver-Nah, Bro (ToB/binding/melee tank)
• Ghost Riding the Whip (Optimize a... car?)
• The Wolverine (Tashalatora/Shifter/Melee)
• Fear and Loathing in Celestia (Bard/Archery/Fear/Rainbows)
• How to Win Friends and Influence People (arcane/social/early entry)

Theoretical Optimization:

• The Sleepless Beauty (Sleep optimization)

[pabelfly]

Have posted an updated version of "Raising Caster Level" which I think is worth adding to the thread.

https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...g-Caster-Level

[WeaselGuy]

The exotic practice of feat binding doesn't link correctly

Uh... It could be because it's from Brilliant Gameologists' Archives, maybe? I dunno, some links that work for others don't work for me, due to firewalls. /shrug

I would like to nominate Piggy Knowles' "Optimization Showcase in the Playground" sets of builds, which are the results of a collaborative effort by a number of practical optimizers in the GiTP community to showcase effective, playable builds and spur discussions.

Master list link: https://forums.giantitp.com/showsing...82&postcount=2

List of builds:

• Buffsader (ToB/Gish/Party Support)
• The Utility Belt (Psionics/Stealth/Utility)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless War Mind (ToB/Psionics/Melee Damage)
• The Melding Pot (Incarnum/Utility)
• That’s So Raven (Gish/Ranged/Debuff)
• Dancing in the Dark (ToB/Stealth/Lock-down)
• Gladys Knight and the Pips (Arcane/Face/Utility)
• Zen in the Art of Archery
• I Choose You! (Divine/Summmoning)
• Cold World (Divine/Summmoning/Lockdown)
• Holy Roller and His Holy Boulders (Ranged/Wild Shape/Exalted)
• Big Brother is Watching (Scrying/Arcane/Party Support)
• The White Elephant (Arcane/Debuff/BFC)
• Tales from the Crypt (Halloween special)
• Switchblade Suzie (Melee/ToB/damage)
• Legend of the Drunken Master (Melee/Charge/ToB)
• The Shadow Uncaster (Theurge/Stealth/Utility)
• Dazed and Confused (Melee/Lockdown/Debuff)
• *bamf* (Melee/Lockdown/ToB)
• Tenebriated (Binding/Divine/Face)
• Bob the Builder (Infusions/Utility/Buffing)
• Army of Darkness (Necromancer/ToB)
• Cutting Room Floor: The Happiest SADiest (Cha-SAD gish)
• Cutting Room Floor: Burn, Baby, Burn (Warmage optimization)
• Cutting Room Floor: Bad Touch (Dread necromancer gish/debuffer)
• Cutting Room Floor: Stomp the Yard (Trample optimization)
• Dark Side of the Moon (Stealth/monk/unkillable)
• Dahlver-Nah, Bro (ToB/binding/melee tank)
• Ghost Riding the Whip (Optimize a... car?)
• The Wolverine (Tashalatora/Shifter/Melee)
• Fear and Loathing in Celestia (Bard/Archery/Fear/Rainbows)
• How to Win Friends and Influence People (arcane/social/early entry)

Theoretical Optimization:

• The Sleepless Beauty (Sleep optimization)

Added, thanks!

Have posted an updated version of "Raising Caster Level" which I think is worth adding to the thread.

https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...g-Caster-Level

Added, thanks!

[Beni-Kujaku]

Because sometimes indexes need indexes, here is a superthread to put in your superthread:
AvatarVecna's Alignment Handbook Super Thread

[Nihilarian]

The Shifter Handbook is already in here :) Thanks though!

I didn't notice it because it's under classes; Shifter is a race

[WeaselGuy]

I didn't notice it because it's under classes; Shifter is a race

OH! I'll move it lol

[WeaselGuy]

Because sometimes indexes need indexes, here is a superthread to put in your superthread:
AvatarVecna's Alignment Handbook Super Thread

Added, thanks!

[Saintheart]

And I'm going to humbly submit my mini-guide to the Inlindl School feat.

[Beni-Kujaku]

Added, thanks!

I'd say it may be better to add the individual threads ordered by tackled alignment rather than just linking the superthread, but ymmv.