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I'm an English language instructor at a university in the southeastern United States. A long-time fantasy gaming enthusiast, I've enjoyed developing user-made content for many different games, including Wesnoth.

Dov's MP Maps

An add-on that includes the following MP scenarios:

Orocia - A cooperative 3-player cooperative survival map, inspired by Nosmos's 3-player survival and much-modded since it appeared in 1.4.
The Deep Shrine - Another 3-player cooperative survival map, the 'dark side' of Orocia with more of (but not much of) a storyline.
Cutthroat Survival - A 3-way free-for-all with some occasional NPC spawns to liven things up.
Elf Chess - A 2-player game mod based on chess. Each player starts with 16 units, and gets 2 moves and 2 attacks per turn. The king has only 1 hp, and must be defended at all costs.
Rumble3D - A 6-player rumble-style map with 3 separate levels interreachable via teleportation runes.

The Wesnoth 1.9 version contains the above maps and also includes 3 game mods:

Drops Mod - Slain enemies will sometimes drop weapons. Weapon power depends on a combination of the slain enemy's strength, the game turn (later is better), and luck. This mod will eventually include dropped rings, scrolls and potions as well. Available for default and heroes MP factions.
XP Mod - Spend XP to upgrade a unit's hp, damage, or strikes. Available for default and heroes MP factions.
Settlers Mod - A resource collection and management mod. The map begins by removing constructed terrain, so the play is on "virgin" land. You begin with a leader and 3 peasants. Peasants collect resources and build new structures, and your leader can recruit new units. There is also a 'survival' version to help make survival map play more possible.

The game mods are accessed via the "era" selection box and work with standard MP maps and most user-made maps.

See the Dov's MP Maps forum thread for further details.

Wanderlust

A single-player RPG campaign engine featuring a character customization system, nonlinear play, extended map embellishments through the map editor, and built-in quest and NPC message functions. Nearing completion of alpha development stage in April 2011.

Wesband

Wesband aspires to be a rogue-like dungeoncrawl multiplayer campaign for 1-4 players. I developed the basic concept and multiplayer framework, as well as the randomized starting map/towns and randomized dungeon levels. Ken Oh brought his excellent RPG work to the project, and he and others have since enhanced and improved the campaign immensely. I no longer participate actively in its development. See the Wesband forum discussion for further details.

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 See the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=16798 Dov's MP Maps forum thread] for further details.
-===XP Era===
-A "mod" era which allows players to spend a unit's xp to purchase various stat upgrades. Based on work by itota. See the [http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=31477  XP Era forum thread] for further details.
-===Settlers Era===
-A multiplayer, "total mod" era which changes the game to a resource-collection game. Players start with a leader and 3 peasants (and in 'survival' mode, 3 military units). The map is converted to a "pre-civilization" stage, removing all built structures and roads. Peasants collect resources depending on their terrain, and can build villages, walls, and towers. The leader can spend resources to recruit more peasants or military units from villages. It is possible to win through conquest or through resource collection. See the [http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=20867 Settlers Era forum thread] for further details.
 ===Wanderlust===
-A single-player campaign system featuring nonlinear play, strong RPG elements, and an extensive, original fantasy setting. Still in concept development stage.
+A single-player RPG campaign engine featuring a character customization system, nonlinear play, extended map embellishments through the map editor, and built-in quest and NPC message functions.  Nearing completion of alpha development stage in April 2011.
 ===Wesband===
 Wesband aspires to be a rogue-like dungeoncrawl multiplayer campaign for 1-4 players. I developed the basic concept and multiplayer framework, as well as the randomized starting map/towns and randomized dungeon levels. Ken Oh brought his excellent RPG work to the project, and he and others have since enhanced and improved the campaign immensely. I no longer participate actively in its development. See the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=21234&start=15 Wesband forum discussion] for further details.