HandbooksitP

[danielxcutter]

Who else wants to help me make a GitP Handbook Index Thread?

Requirements:

Must be an actual handbook and not just a list such as the X stat to Y thread, but otherwise it's okay.


Other requirements will be added as needed.

[Swaoeaeieu]

But google allready exsists does it not?

[khadgar567]

But google allready exsists does it not?
exactly my friend why compile a list when google can comply for you (yawns)

[TheTeaMustFlow]

This could be useful, though for more immediate reference I should point out the Minmax (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=399.0) and BG (http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=12678.0) handbook indexes that already exist (and indeed reference many handbooks on this forum. Still, a more updated list might be nice, a lot of the links on those two are to the now defunct WotC boards, or even to Gleemax.

[Da Beast]

Going to add the Zenith Games pathfinder guides guide (http://zenithgames.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-comprehensive-pathfinder-guides.html) to the list of handbook collections.

[GilesTheCleric]

What is a handbook, but a list of options?

[TheTeaMustFlow]

What is a handbook, but a list of options?

The main point of them is that they not only list the options, but tell you how good they are. Listing the options is also fairly useful, as given how huge both 3.5 and Pathfinder are, there's pretty much bound to be a few you miss.

[danielxcutter]

The main point of them is that they not only list the options, but tell you how good they are. Listing the options is also fairly useful, as given how huge both 3.5 and Pathfinder are, there's pretty much bound to be a few you miss.

Yup, kinda the reason why they exist in the first place.

[Kurald Galain]

But google allready exsists does it not?

Sure, but if you compile your own list, you can e.g. indicate how complete the handbooks are, and when they were last updated (e.g. easily half of the guides listed by zenith were either never completed, or last updated four or five years ago, or both).

[danielxcutter]

Sure, but if you compile your own list, you can e.g. indicate how complete the handbooks are, and when they were last updated (e.g. easily half of the guides listed by zenith were either never completed, or last updated four or five years ago, or both).

Not to mention that you might not know that a handbook for what you're looking for even exists. I didn't know there was a handbook for TWFing until I saw Darrin's signature.

[phlidwsn]

There is already a Compendium (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?233029-PF-Optimization-Guides-Compendium)of handbooks for Pathfinder on the forums.

[danielxcutter]

There is already a Compendium (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?233029-PF-Optimization-Guides-Compendium)of handbooks for Pathfinder on the forums.

I see, but we still don't have one for 3.5.

[daremetoidareyo]

I have a few miniguides in my Sig.

[VisitingDaGulag]

You want the big boy forum (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?board=28.0). The official forums (gleemax) were abandoned for BG which had a name change