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4/9/2002 James Holloway: Creating a mini-supplement: some questions
Not about the mini-sup process, which I think I understand. But I'm working on something right now and I was looking for some suggestions. The working title is Dead Souls.…
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Participants: James Holloway, David Howard, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay, Jared A. Sorensen, Ace.


4/8/2002 Zak Arntson: S&Sword - Suggested Reading Questions
Okay, I hit the used bookstore again ... and I've got some questions on these books, which I'm hoping Ron (or someone) will be able to answer. Farewell to Lankhmar,…
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Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Robert Leal, jburneko, joshua neff.


3/27/2002 David Howard: Customization
I have been working on a Sorcerer setting based loosely on some of the earlier writings of H.P. Lovecraft, and my demons are looking awfully bizarre. Hence the considerations in…
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Participants: David Howard, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, xiombarg, Christopher Kubasik, Clay.


3/24/2002 David Howard: Taint and Mark
Here's a question... for Ron as designer, for everyone as GMs... I've been trying to define Taint and Mark in preparation for my own Sorcerer game, and I'm really having…
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Participants: David Howard, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay, Mike Holmes, greyorm.


3/23/2002 wyrdlyng: Sorcerer & Sword review sighting
It's not a gaming magazine per se but there's a very positive review of Sorcerer & Sword in the newest issue of Realms of Fantasy (the June 2002 issue). Just…
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Participants: wyrdlyng, Ron Edwards.


3/23/2002 Ace: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as Sorcerer
No I am not joking. I was up earlier this morning and for a lark I flipped Power Rangers on. It was some Animal Mech varient of the show called…
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Participants: Ace.


3/19/2002 Clay: Three Cheers for Bailywolf
I just spent a little bit of time cruising the Sorcerer database, and found Bailywolf's very impressive array of sorcerers and demons. He has made excellent use of the online…
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Participants: Clay, Bailywolf, Petter Sandelin.


3/19/2002 Ace: What next on the agenda for books.
I am just curious, what new books and/or PDF's are being considered for Sorcerer.
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Participants: Ace, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay.


3/18/2002 Bailywolf: More Sorcerer Anime + a new line of thought
I just rented the Shamantic Princess complete DVD. It had all 6 episodes of the OVA... and I've got to say, I don't think I've seen a better example…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Bankuei, Clay.


3/17/2002 Ace: What else do you like and another question ( alittle long)
I have a question, what do the other folks here on the Forge play? Or maybe what am I missing :) My play/own list Unisystem (All Flesh Must Be Eaten,…
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Participants: Ace, Sidhain, hardcoremoose, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.


3/17/2002 Ace: New to the Forge and Sorcerer
I just thought I'd jump into the discussions feet first. I recently picked up Sorcerer at my FLGS (I broke down, it was on sale for $12) and I was…
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Participants: Ace, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, AndyGuest.


3/16/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Individual Conflict Resolution in Sorcerer
Okay. I've read all the threads I could find on this matter, and I think I understand the concepts. However, I'm having trouble wrapping it around application. (Note for new…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson.


3/16/2002 Bailywolf: Eidolon- a sorcerer concept
Ok, I decided to call this idea riff eidolon. The definition seems to fit. The Way of Things The world is not as simple as it seems to mortal eyes.…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Valamir.


3/16/2002 Rod Anderson: Sorcerer demo in Austin, TX
Hello, I'm planning on running a demo of Sorcerer at Dragon's Lair in Austin, TX. Date and time, March 23rd (Saturday), tentatively starting at noon. If you live in the…
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Participants: Rod Anderson.


3/15/2002 Thor Olavsrud: Freudian Demons/Angels
Since my copy of The Sorcerer's Soul arrived the other day, I've been pondering Demons and Angels. I'm thinking about a game in which demons are defined as the expression…
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Participants: Thor Olavsrud, Russell Hoyle, Ron Edwards.


3/14/2002 David Howard: Getting up to speed
Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum, and new to Sorcerer. Roleplaying, that I am *not* new to... I remember at the age of 14 going to a friend's house…
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Participants: David Howard, hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, Christopher Kubasik, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay.


3/13/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Sorcerer One Sheet: Christopher Gives It A Try
All right. I've read all the rules. I've got potential players. Time to jump in. Ron asked me what I might put on a Sorcerer One sheet. I took a…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Blake Hutchins, Clay, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, joshua neff, Noble, Robert Leal, David Howard, hardcoremoose, Walt Freitag.


3/12/2002 jburneko: Whither The Quest?
Hello, This post pertains primarly to the material presented in Socerer & Sword. In Chapter 7 under the dicussion of bangs it says that fights that are merely obstacles and…
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Participants: jburneko, Jared A. Sorensen, Christopher Kubasik, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay, contracycle.


3/11/2002 Balbinus: Sorceror and Space
Well, while I had thought that the various mini-supplements were of little interest to me, good as they are (I like making my own stuff up too much generally to…
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Participants: Balbinus, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Bailywolf.


3/7/2002 hyphz: Cunning OR lucky, but...
Perusing the Elfs rules a bit, I noticed a slight concern: there appears to be no reason to ever give an Elf both Dumb Luck and Low Cunning at character…
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Participants: hyphz, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr, Henry Fitch, Jared A. Sorensen.


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4/9/2002 Dav: Bona fide celebrity!
To all; Look what Ron has gone and done: http://www.erstwhile.demon.co.uk/dianajones/ He's been holding-out on us... I had no idea that he was some sort of game designer ;) Dav Congrats!
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Participants: Dav, Ron Edwards.


4/13/2002 xiombarg: Exile (long)
[ Okay, kids, I'm considering doing a mini-supplement for Sorcerer. But before I start asking all sorts of questions and reading the FAQ, I wanted to see if it's an…
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Participants: xiombarg, J B Bell, Seth L. Blumberg, Clay, Ace, Ron Edwards, Bob McNamee, Knight.


4/14/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Help me with my Sorcerer Idea or I'll Shoot This Dog!
Hey all. This is the first time I've really gotten involved with The Forge since early 2000 or so... or at least involved enough to post questions and the like.…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, epweissengruber.


4/15/2002 Ron Edwards: CODCON and me
Hello, A few months ago, someone emailed me a link to RPG.net in which a fellow had announced a "Game Design and Marketing" panel at a local Illinois con, and…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, Mytholder.


4/17/2002 Bailywolf: Check this out
I've read a bit about this game, but after looking over this rpg.net review: http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_6192.html I'm convinced that it would make a great model for a running Sorcerer campaign. It…
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Participants: Bailywolf.


4/18/2002 Henry Fitch: Initial Ideas
I think it's pretty hard to read Sorcerer material without getting a burst of ideas, particularly along the lines of "This'd be great for playing..." or "There should be a…
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Participants: Henry Fitch, Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, J B Bell, Clay, Gordon C. Landis, Seth L. Blumberg, leomknight, Bob McNamee, erithromycin, Uncle Dark, greyorm, Fabrice G., Julian Kelsey, Balbinus, sdemory, Joe Murphy (Broin).


4/19/2002 Bailywolf: Some vague ideas for a sorcery inversion
Please stick with me... I feel a riff coming on here. Sorcerer assumes that the basic, un-sorcererified state of humanity is something better than what happens after Sorcery violates the…
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Participants: Bailywolf, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, xiombarg.


4/21/2002 Bailywolf: looking for some help with several small ideas
I've had little flashes of ideas over the mast few days- nothing intresting enough to account for a whole thread, but combined might fill one out. These things are pretty…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, leomknight.


4/23/2002 Henry Fitch: Non-Chronological Play vs. Sudden Inspiration
I've just bought &Sword and devoured it in a day. (this was mostly accomplished while loitering in a fabric store, but that's neither here nor there.) It kicks a whole…
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Participants: Henry Fitch, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Buddha Nature, Gordon C. Landis.


4/23/2002 epweissengruber: Sorceror's Soul
on page 91 "The relationship map comes from The Underground Manby Ross MacDonald, with a few major modifications." What relationship map? Did it get hacked out? Where can I get…
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Participants: epweissengruber, Ron Edwards.


4/23/2002 epweissengruber: &Sword: Canceling non-victory dice -- why?
One of the groovy combat rules in & Sword is that you can use your victories to counter "non-victory" dice of either yourself or your opponent. One of the attractions…
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Participants: epweissengruber, Valamir, Ron Edwards.


4/24/2002 Fabrice G.: Demons knowledge and players...
Hi, I'm about to run my first Sorcerer game and a question arise...what do you tell to your players about demons ? About their true nature, their means, etc.? Usually,…
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Participants: Fabrice G., Clay, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Buddha Nature.


4/25/2002 Tim C Koppang: That's a lot of Demons
I've run one very short, and admittedly under-prepared for session of Sorcerer. Generally I like the game, and I see a lot of potential for it. I have to admit…
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Participants: Tim C Koppang, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay, xiombarg, Balbinus, Buddha Nature, greyorm.


4/26/2002 Ace: Just got Sword and Sorcerer and Sorcerers Soul
I just wanted to let you all know I just got Sword and Sorcerer and Sorcerers Soul on special order from my FLGS. I have only begun to read them…
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Participants: Ace, Ron Edwards, Henry Fitch, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay.


4/27/2002 Petter Sandelin: demon power?
[quote][b]Sorcerer's soul, p. 14:[/b] And without the rulebook's help, you personally must define: ... what's meant by a demon power score. [/quote] I'm probably missing something here, but what exactly…
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Participants: Petter Sandelin, Ron Edwards.


4/28/2002 Bailywolf: Managing Need as GM
As a GM, how do you handle a demon's Need during play? Ron has already well covered the off-screen-on-screen issue ("But I'm sure I would have fed Burdox his live…
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Participants: Bailywolf, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.


4/30/2002 joshua neff: epic sorcery (long & rambling)
I was in Borders the other day, & I found myself, as I often do, flipping through the Doctor Who novels. Doctor Who is one of my all-time favorite shows,…
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Participants: joshua neff, Uncle Dark, Paul Czege, Bailywolf, Clay, sdemory.


4/30/2002 Bailywolf: Overt Sorcery
Most implementations of Sorcerer share the common element of secrecy. Whether by hook or by crook, sorcery, demons, and sorcerers do their thing in secret. Even the nature of the…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Joe Murphy (Broin).


5/1/2002 joshua neff: demon cops!
As a reference for "The True History of the Planets", I bought Demon Cops. I wanted to see Ron's "anime Sorcerer", as a comparison & inspiration for my own "Sorcery…
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Participants: joshua neff, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Valamir.


5/2/2002 Petter Sandelin: Currency
Just when I thought I had everything in palce I stumbled upon this..(how do I get "Ron Edwards" into the quote headline?) ”The combat section in HB Sorc is much…
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Participants: Petter Sandelin, Fabrice G., Ron Edwards.


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