[Da Curated Archive.

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It's Da Curated Archive�!

Get ready to stuff your hard drive like a cosplay hooker at a con!

STEP 0:
Please exhibit good manners. Threads start sliding off the board after a certain
number of posts. More posts wasted on being rude means fewer posts available for
sharing.

STEP 1:
Go to the last thread if you haven't looked at it. >>62647917 There is lots of
stuff, including filled requests posted directly to the board.
Files posted directly to 4chan are not added to Da Archive, so go grab them now.
More archived threads can be found here:
http://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/PDF%20share/

STEP 2:
Grab your documents. Da Archives are multiple documents, and chances are good one
of them has what you're looking for. Check filenames if this step is confusing.

STEP 3:
Get comfortable and browse through the blasted things! Use CTRL+F to search for a
keyword. If you're too specific, it may not register. The first several pages of Da
Archive list massive personal collections. These are also useful, and if you decide
to ignore them, you'll be missing 7,654 PDFs. Spelunking is often half the fun!

Remember, we are better than all of the rest of the horrible internet and good
manners ALWAYS gets more results. Wise up, or please go elsewhere.

Extra Special Thanks to the Anon Brigade who do ALL of the digging, loading, and
posting.

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[Da Archive.pdf]

Please ONLY POST OPEN SOURCE PDFS DIRECTLY IN THIS THREAD. Link the others from
elsewhere. Excessive infractions could cause TPTB to remove the ability to post any
pdfs at all. Check for copyrights before you post anything directly.

Please be patient with the Irrepressible Urchins� who request without looking
first. They are always a regular feature here. They help bump the thread, and they
want to look at something that's not porn. They might even read it. You don't have
to answer them, although that also bumps the thread. I understand your frustration
(they used to drive me crazy), but you don't kick a puppy for not being
housebroken. If they upset you, punch a teddy bear or something.

Please give as much information as you can when you make a request. The more
information you give (cover, a link to product, name of designer/writer/publisher)
the more chances someone might recognize it and upload it.

Please post dead links and I will remove them to keep the archives up to date. Be
specific - include a page number. There are dozens of copies of some PDFs.

Please be respectful and don't belittle others' requests because you dislike the
game. Imagine the horrific RPGs I've run across; 'Dragon Dildo Warriors', �Cheeto
Fingered Gods of Angst�, and 'We're All Little Girls (Frilly Dresses Are Mandatory
At the Table)' spring to mind.

If you have a fancy pdf that has unwanted clutter on it, you can leave it with
either of our resident Transmutation Wizards for cleaning here:
$nip<d0t>li /donate
$nip<d0t>li /nergal-cleaners
Please don't drop the same file in more than one location.

CityofCarse is responsible for many recent scans from private collections. If you
have a rare or obscure book, he may be willing to convert your dead tree into
digital bits.
cityofcarse<at>gmail

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[Da Annex.pdf]

Why 1337 5p34k?

A Paraphrased Message from TheWiz!:
To guard against rapid takedowns by bots, we suggest encoding links thusly:

M3G4<dot>EnZee
/#F!UvhUBQJA!GZqCZtCEGiGpJAGm8QVxWw

The above link is easy to decode but does not show up as a working link to the
lurking T-888's. Obfuscation becomes most important when filling requests. Posting
a full link right out of a large Trove/Collection risks the whole thing. Just post
a page reference for Da Archive or Da Annex, with a short instruction and let the
document do the job of guarding the links.

|-|0\/\/ �0 1337 5|O34|<?

NonAnon says:
I only do 1 to 3 letters - usually A (@), S ($) and E (3), along with "." as <dot>.
It's not that hard to figure out.

Where to upload?
$end$p@ce for small fills, and m3g4 for large collections are the most frequent
choices. U$er$cl0ud, m3di@fir3, and z!ppy$h@re are also common. Protonmail is a
free and easy disposable anon email.

If you're interested in joining the tirelessly dedicated team of trove maintainers,

sites like m3g4, pcl0ud, @ll$ync, y@nd3x, and even m3di@fir3 can be used. Pick one
that works for you, and start uploading! Using a URL shortner like $nipli<dot>com
to create a custom link is a neat way of making your collection easy to remember
and visit again (note that it's safe practice to share a mirror of a private
backup). Overall it's pretty simple. And chicks dig pirates.

$nip<d0t>li, s00<d0t>gd, and h1v3<d0t>@m links are cAsE sEnSeTiVe.

v0l@file<d0t>org/r/ works great, but files expire in 48 hours. Get 'em while
they're hot! A list of v0l@s can be found in the file attached to this post.

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[Microscope.png]

Some games draw more attention than others and will not be added to Da Archive. A
handful of the most prolific examples are:

Anything by:
Lame Mage Productions (Microscope/Explorer, Kingdom, Follow)
Daniel Fox (Zweihander)
Heart of the Deernicorn (Fall of Magic)
Dan Coleman (Ebonclad)
BrightShield (Izzy's Slightly Used Airships)
Precis Intermedia/P!G

Ten Candles
A Sundered World (or Dungeons and Delvers primer)

This is not an exhaustive list of titles often deemed "no share." If something you
request is indicated (hopefully politely) as being too hot to handle, you'll
probably find it faster looking elsewhere.

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[Finding things on IRC.png]

Still can't find what you're looking for? Anything might be available on IRC. Try
it out!

server: irc.dejatoons.net
channel: #rpg-books
"@find GameYou'reLookingForGoesHere" should net you plenty of DCC responses to sift
through.

Just do the text. If you use mIRC, you're going to have to go into your options and
turn off the option that denies a whole bunch of file formats, as well as the check
box that turns them on again after a couple of minutes (genius design there).
HexChat is sometimes recommended above mIRC for this reason, and IceChat 9 has been
touted as another easy alternative.

Example of finding things on IRC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLUMXdx5ySE

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[Please Curate Me.pdf]

If you wanted to help, you could join the Anon Brigade by becoming a Curator and/or
by finding stray pdfs for other Curators. Pick a game or small publisher you like
that�s not too big and complete it as best you can easily. Really prolific games
can be divided into components - by edition, setting, publisher etc.

Upload the PDFs somewhere. Hunt for and request the missing things. If it gets
taken down, put it up again later. Using indirect links like $nip<d0t>li has a real
advantage in that the document will tend to stay valid without constant editing.

The first five pages of Da Archive have the most of the older, "un-maintained"
troves. The best thing is to go through them all and get what PDFs interest you.

Step Right Up! Don't be Shy!

Claim a Game!
Name Yourself Captain Deadlands or Mister Degenesis!*
Curate your Game!
Get Lucky! Chicks Dig Pirates!
(*silly name not required)

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