[PnP] Creature Book

[Floyd Resler]

Several years ago, I had started to do something similar with the spells.
That is, I started typing them in for use with my on-line database.  I never
did finish them, however.  Now, I'll probably just scan them in and use OCR!

Thanks!
Floyd


On 10/16/04 8:11 PM, "Scott Adams" <longshot at darktech.org> wrote:

> At 07:16 PM 10/16/04 -0400, you wrote:
>> Actually, a text file would be super. The reason being, I've been working on
>> an on-line Creature reference stored in a MySQL database.  My approach thus
>> far has been to scan each page and run it through OCR software.  Although
>> this is a lot faster than typing the information in, it still requires
>> editing the text into a format I can use to import the data into MySQL.  To
>> see what I've done so far, check out
>> http://powers.charsys.com/scripts/creatures.php
>> So far, it's just an alphabetical listing.  I plan on adding a search and
>> the random encounter tables.
> 
> If you can wait 2-3 weeks I should be done.  What I'm doing now is a GM
> screen format of the creatures (book 3 project).  I'm doing this from my
> monster.txt file I typed up like a decade ago before pdf was even out there
> :)  I typed it up over a few days time.  Unfournately theres a typo here
> and there but  as I'm going through it I'm spell checking and editing :)
> So it'll be better.  I'm up to G)oblin now.  Roughly half the project is
> done (304k file and my edited GM file is 160)...I tend to 2 letters a day
> so I figure 2-3 weeks max....then I can send it to ya.  I actually sent the
> OLD copy to wout years and years ago for the website so it might be
> there..the sloppy version :)  But this bok 3 porject will also help your
> reference pages as well so stay tuned :)  Imagine all creature stats in one
> screen rather than flip flip flip...:)  I'm off 3 days week so should get
> alot work done this week...so stay tuned...
> 
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