Well, for general database and what-to-do you might want to refer to lch's wiki
here.
For mods, I'd suggest finding
CBM 1.6 (Conceptual Balance mod), and perhaps the magic site mod, though that one is more of a personal preference. It's somewhere in the scenarios & mods forum, too lazy to dig it out at the moment.
Oh, and come over to visit the IRC if you haven't already
