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5/3/2004 Nev the Deranged: Idea, free to good home
Just a throwaway idea that ran through my head that I thought someone might make use of. It's probably been done a few times, but I can't think of any…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged.

5/2/2004 Nev the Deranged: Questions I already sent Ron when the Forge didn't like me..
*** The Forge decided to be kind to me today, so I am able to ask these questions to the masses, so that Ron can attend to the myriad of…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, Valamir, clehrich.

5/2/2004 bcook1971: [Sorcerer] Fresh From Play: Comments, Questions
This being particular to the system, I thought I'd separate it from the thread I started in Actual Play. Comment: The game text does not overstate the peril of a…
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Participants: bcook1971, Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards.

5/1/2004 tetsujin28: Sorcerer on the Inside -- of Prison
What is Lore?: Lore is knowing how to handle yourself and work the system. What is Humanity?: Being able to get out and still be a Man, not an Animal.…
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Participants: tetsujin28, Paka, Ron Edwards.

5/1/2004 Sean: Heavy Metal
Well, since we've had these interesting discussions of Elric and Witherwing lately, I suppose I'd like to follow up on another of Ron's references in Sorcerer and Sword, namely Heavy…
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Participants: Sean, Nev the Deranged.

4/29/2004 Zak Arntson: I got Elfs! (but pennicillin helped)
Showed up the same day the power went out, so I read the whole damn thing by candlelight. It's great! I remember being utterly confused with the pdf copy, with…
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Participants: Zak Arntson, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Demada, GB Steve, Jason Puckett, Bob Goat, AnttiK.

4/28/2004 Paka: Explaining Kickers - I used Star Wars. And you?
When explaining new story-oriented game mechanics I find that movies are an easy way to relate them to a gamer, really allow how they work to sink in. When describing…
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Participants: Paka, Paganini, DannyK, Ron Edwards.

4/28/2004 Michael S. Miller: Banish, Snapshots & Boost Questions
Can someone answer me these question three? Okay, we've got: Samson, a parasite demon with Power 9 and Boost Stamina Rafeal, the sorcerer whom Samson is bound to Che, the…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards, Christopher Weeks.

4/28/2004 redwalker: Would you pay $7.50 to see an undeterrable protagonist?
One question from Sorcerer that I love is, "Do you consider this to be a good idea for a movie? Because if you wouldn't spend $7.50 to see a story…
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Participants: redwalker, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Alan, Jaik, Bankuei, pete_darby, DannyK, Brand_Robins, tetsujin28.

4/28/2004 Paul Czege: before the after glows
Hey Ron, We've been having a pre-chargen email conversation about character ideas (for Sean's Afterglow). Just the big brush stuff at this stage, and focusing more at first on…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, b_bankhead, DannyK, Ben Lehman, Sean.

4/27/2004 redwalker: [Sorcerer] John Brown -- tell me if I understand the rules
Now I do appreciate all of you taking the time and trouble to answer newbie questions. But I started the original thread on a not-very-appropriate forum. I'm hoping this forum…
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Participants: redwalker, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, DannyK, Eric J-D, Nev the Deranged.

4/26/2004 redwalker: [Sorcerer] very basic issues with understanding Will & L
I'm going through the Sorcerer book again, making a list of the equations that confuse me. On the one hand, "Lore" applies to all kinds of demon interactions. So if…
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Participants: redwalker, Paka, Bankuei, DannyK, Mike Holmes, Nev the Deranged.

4/26/2004 bcook1971: [Sorcerer] Short Bit on Boost
Q: If a character Boosts Stamina twice, do you check Will vs Power or automatically abort next? Q: Consider a parasite with Boost. There is no conferment, but the host's…
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Participants: bcook1971, Ron Edwards.

4/24/2004 BPetroff93: Sex and Sorcery
Have you read through the Paragon Senario in Sex and Sorcerey, Paka? If so how do you invision this differing? (this was supposed to be a response to Paka's thread…
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Participants: BPetroff93, Paka.

4/24/2004 Paka: Heavenly Kung-Fu: Sorcerer variant
[b]Inspirations:[/b] Shaw Brothers films, Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon, Exalted (particularly Sidereals), Way of the Rat, Lone Wolf and Cub, Legend of the Five Rings The kung-fu of the red dust can…
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Participants: Paka, Dev, greyorm, urbwar.

4/23/2004 Wolfen: Sorcerer and Sex in Realms of Fantasy
I was reading through my latest issue of Realms of Fantasy last night, and was surprised to find a review of Sorcerer and Sex in Realms of Fantasy. It was…
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Participants: Wolfen, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged.

4/22/2004 Ron Edwards: Witherwing
Hello, In the Afterglow thread, Sean referred to David Jarrett's curious book Witherwing - not what I'd call well-written or well-paced but full of haunting and evocative imagery nonetheless …
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Sean, jrs, DannyK.

4/22/2004 Dev: Demon-peddling (or going to CorruptoMart)
In a lot of literature there is the one figure you go to in order to access Humanity-threatening power, i.e. basically the equivalent of the evil mastermind/tutor who helps you…
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Participants: Dev, Paka.

4/20/2004 cthulahoops: Pirate Sorcerer: Demons from the Law School side of town.
Hi, I've had an idea floating around in my head for a while now and I thought I'd post it here and see if anyone has anything useful to say.…
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Participants: cthulahoops, Christopher Weeks, Henri, Paka, angelfromanotherpin, DannyK, Bob McNamee, tetsujin28, Dev.

4/20/2004 Sean: Afterglow
It looks like I may actually be running a Sorcerer mini-campaign in the near future, which is a source of great delight. I'll follow this up with some setting teaser…
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Participants: Sean, Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, Doyce, Mike Holmes, kwill, b_bankhead, ScottM, DannyK.

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5/5/2004 Nev the Deranged: Contain
Okay, the rules for Contains are pretty vague. No actual mechanics in there aside from something nonspecific about Lore rolls or something. The actual line (p89) says: "The sorcerer must…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Fabrice G..

5/5/2004 Eric J-D: Sorcerer Question: Building the Art-Deco Gun
Apologies from the start about the weird subject line, but those of you familiar with the series of "Art-Deco Melodrama" threads will understand what I am talking about. As I…
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Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged, Michael S. Miller.

5/6/2004 Nev the Deranged: Initiative tweaking...
Alrighty, I was running through some quick scenarios in the shower (no, the scenarios were not set in the shower, I was in the shower while thinking of them). And…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, bcook1971, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Michael S. Miller, sirogit.

5/6/2004 sirogit: For Ron: How would you do Sorcerer differently?
Ron, I've read a smattering a posts where you poisited minor design flaws with Sorcerer. This seems very curious to me as I find Sorcerer the epitome of an advanced…
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Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

5/6/2004 redwalker: Should the party amass power in Sorcerer?
[quote="Christopher Kubasik"] Red was looking over the rules for Sorcerer. He found passages in the rules that stated the typical "lone wolf, no connections, I'm interesting cause I kill well"…
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Participants: redwalker, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Christopher Kubasik, Trevis Martin, Nev the Deranged.

5/6/2004 DannyK: Demons are people too (split from Sorcerer in Prison)
[quote] [b] Ron Edwards said: [/b] I guess I need a little bit more understanding. I'm playing a character, and we use the Summoning rules. In-game, what just happened? Is…
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Participants: DannyK, Mike Holmes, Paka, The_Tim.

5/7/2004 Paka: Birthright via Sorcerer
[i]"...Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown..."[/i] Shakespeare Henry IV- Part II [b]Sorcerers [/b]are kings and queens. They bind their subjects to their throne, crown and scepter, thus awakening…
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Participants: Paka, kwill, Brand_Robins, greyorm, Michael S. Miller, Mike Holmes, DannyK.

5/7/2004 Dev: Sorcerer questions: martial arts, dices, "game balance&
There's a chance of getting some friends to try Sorcerer out, in an "intense blood opera wish-I-was-Tarantino" way. So, some minor questions. (My search-fu turned up nothing, even though I…
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Participants: Dev, Nev the Deranged, Trevis Martin, Mike Holmes, Henri.

5/7/2004 angelfromanotherpin: [Inside]How special is a Hacker?
I recently ran a one-shot of Inside, and the question came up: When your character is not Inside, are they a Sorcerer at all? The specific issue was whether or…
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Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Mike Holmes.

5/8/2004 bcook1971: [Sorcerer] Damage Effects and Demon Abilities
Below is a copy of an e-mail I sent to one of my players explaining damage effects and how demon abilities impact them. It's pretty straight forward and brings to…
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Participants: bcook1971, Doyce, Ron Edwards.

5/8/2004 Doyce: [Sorcerer] MacGuffin Brainstorm
Full-disclosure: the following is sort of a lame question; I acknowledge this and accept that I suck for not coming up with something better on my own. THE SHORT VERSION:…
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Participants: Doyce, Lxndr, Nev the Deranged, Trevis Martin, DannyK, Mike Holmes, Zak Arntson.

5/8/2004 Doyce: Sorcerer: When does Vitality Kick In?
Reading the recent post on Damage Effects and Demon Abilities reminded me of a question I keep forgetting to ask. The situation: 1. I have Vitality conferred on myself. 2.…
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Participants: Doyce, Eric J-D, Nev the Deranged, bcook1971, Fabrice G., Ron Edwards.

5/9/2004 Nev the Deranged: Conflict Resolution, questions and confirmations
Alrighty. I'm going through the Combat section of the book (which as Ron mentioned somewhere might be better labeled "conflict resolution"), and before asking any questions I ran a search…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Doyce, ScottM.

5/10/2004 Nev the Deranged: Sorcerer setting idea, free of charge
Just a quickie Sorcerer setting idea that tumbled out of the dark closet in the back of my brain the other day. I'm dropping it here in case it strikes…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged.

5/10/2004 sirogit: Walk-by Sorcerer
Me and my brother were going on a 4 hour walk for some Real-Estate deal, we were bored and thought, what they hey, why don't we try to run an…
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Participants: sirogit, Doyce, b_bankhead, Mike Holmes.

5/10/2004 Bifi: Wagner's Kane books
Dear all, does anyone know what is the order of the following Kane books (recommended in S&Sw)? Darkness Weaves Death Angel's Shadow Bloodstone Dark Crusade Night Winds A friend gave…
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Participants: Bifi, Ron Edwards, Sean, BPetroff93.

5/11/2004 Paganini: Thor the Barbarian
So, Ron, when do you start your own radio talk-show? I gotta say, your voice is way more well-suited to broadcasting that Thor the Goober's. But, anyway, in the interview…
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Participants: Paganini, Ron Edwards.

5/12/2004 Old_Scratch: [S&S] Setting: The Mythic Past, the Haunted Present
I've been a lurker here off an on for some time now. Anyhow, I've been kicking about an idea ever since I bought Sorcerer & Sword, and I thought I'd…
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Participants: Old_Scratch, Mike Holmes, DannyK, Nev the Deranged, tetsujin28, Ron Edwards, sirogit.

5/13/2004 DannyK: Sorcerer & Delta Green
Anybody done this? It seems like a natural fit. I was just reading a novel by Charlie Stross, "The Atrocity Archive", which posits that sophisticated mathematics and geometry can open…
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Participants: DannyK, Nev the Deranged, Mike Holmes, 6inTruder, Fabrice G., JamesSterrett.

5/14/2004 Doyce: Sorcerer: an unofficial Rulings collection
Hey all. A week or so ago, while working on collating a bunch of my static gaming pages into a single wiki (PMWiki, since you asked) and also reading something…
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Participants: Doyce, greyorm, ScottM, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged, Paka, sirogit, kwill, tetsujin28, pfischer.

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