In response to customer request and feedback, Wizards of the Coast Inc. and Evermore Entertainment Inc. will jointly create a special expansion for the recently released AD&D Core Rules CD-Rom version 2.0 product. The AD&D Core Rules CD-Rom lets users quickly create complex characters, full-color maps and unique encounters, allowing them to spend more time developing the story and less time crunching the numbers. Scheduled for release in the Fall of 1999, the expansion will: Allow for the creation of custom classes including specialty priests. Support the character kits from the Complete Bard's Handbook, The Complete Book of Elves, The Complete Druid's Handbook, The Complete Book of Dwarves, The Complete Fighter's Handbook, The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings, The Complete Paladin's Handbook, The Complete Priest's Handbook, The Complete Thief s Handbook and The Complete Wizard's Handbook. Provide HTML versions of the nine book already in the Core Rules version 2.0 program. These will be hypertext-linked and accessible by Windows 95, Windows 98, Macintosh and Unix Systems. Add an additional map set-Building Interiors-to the Map Maker Program. Provide utilities to convert character record sheets into Rich Text Format files. Provide a utility for the creation of multiple nonplayer characters (NPC groups). The expansion program will require a previous installation of the Core Rules version 2.0 product. Excluding the book files, it will not be a standalone program. More detailed information about the program will be released at a future date. The suggested retail price for this product has not yet been determined. Back to White Knight #12 Table of Contents Back to White Knight List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Pegasus-Unicorn Productions This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com