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5/22/2002 A.Neill: Possession - 9/10ths of the law?
ETA to my first Sorcerer game, 2-3 Weeks. One of my players (Cathy) has come up with a possessor Demon that sporadically takes control of her character. Alexandra’s demon (Alix)…
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Participants: A.Neill, Joe Murphy (Broin), Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

5/21/2002 Clay: Attack and Order of Attacks
In reading these examples, and then flipping through the book again, something occurs to me that hadn't before: When that first roll in a combat round is made for proactive…
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Participants: Clay, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, A.Neill.

5/20/2002 efindel: Questions on Fast and Parasite Stamina
I'm getting ready to start running a game of Sorcerer, and have been re-reading the rules in preparation for it. In doing so, I've come up with a couple of…
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Participants: efindel, Ron Edwards.

5/20/2002 furashgf: Deamon Cops at Hexaon
There's an RPG convention coming up in June here in Phoenix (AZ). I was thinking of trying to run some demo "Indie" games. I just got my copy of Deamon…
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Participants: furashgf, Ron Edwards, joshua neff.

5/20/2002 Michael S. Miller: Combat, penalties, and Sorcerer
Okay, I may have bought it nine months ago, but I'm only test-driving the Sorcerer combat system now. I've hit some small but snags and am looking for help. I'm…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards.

5/19/2002 Zak Arntson: Everett, WA - Sorcerer Sighting
Two copies of Sorcerer in the Everett Mall's Wizards of the Coast store. I grabbed Munchkin and a Nocturnum (Call of Cthulhu) trilogy (50% off). Anyhow, I was very glad…
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Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Joe Murphy (Broin), Ace, Seth L. Blumberg, Jared A. Sorensen, Christopher Kubasik, epweissengruber, Russell Hoyle.

5/17/2002 rabidchyld: About to start first Sorcerer game..Humanity question
So I'm about to start my first Sorcerer game. My players and I have come up with the following: Setting: present day, mid sized city. Characters: Katie (yet to be…
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Participants: rabidchyld, Fabrice G., Clay, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Ben Morgan.

5/16/2002 xiombarg: Elfs Metaplot (long)
Okay, I'm re-animating the end of this thread, now that I've finally managed to grab a copy of Elfs. If people are no longer interested in a metaplot parody for…
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Participants: xiombarg, Henry Fitch, Ron Edwards.

5/16/2002 Ron Edwards: got my shirts!
Hey everyone, A while ago, Raven posted here about the Sorcerer t-shirts he put up at Cafe Press. I just received my two that I ordered, and they look great.…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

5/16/2002 wyrdlyng: Sorcerer Sighting... sort of...
In the Parting Shots section of this month's Knights of the Dinner Table there's the humorous question of "How Many Gamers Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?" broken…
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Participants: wyrdlyng, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood.

5/14/2002 Tim Denee: PvP cameo?
So, is the official Trollbabe site going to have a 'trollbabe of the month' series?
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Participants: Tim Denee, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair.

5/13/2002 Bailywolf: Quick problem: spells as demons
Good news! I think I've got my D&D sodden regular group to take a serious shot at Sorcerer. It will favor a buffyverse style more than a little, and I'm…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Clay, Mike Holmes, Uncle Dark, greyorm, leomknight.

5/13/2002 Ron Edwards: Sabriel and Lirael, by Garth Nix
Hi there, Has anyone read the "young adult fantasy" books by Garth Nix? I'm in the middle of Sabriel right now and have already picked up Lirael (the sequel) for…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, lumpley.

5/13/2002 Ben Morgan: Trollbabe and Elfs publishing
Actually, it'd be nifty to have both of them together in one book, like a Puppetland/Powerkill kinda thing. I'd plunk down cash for it. But this sorta thing has probably…
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Participants: Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Henry Fitch.

5/13/2002 Fabrice G.: My take at Sorcerer
After much reading about running Sorcerer here on The Forge, I have finaly come to plan my first run. In this thread I'll report what hapened and what didn't. My…
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Participants: Fabrice G., Ron Edwards.

5/12/2002 James V. West: Sorcerer's Soul
Yesterday I picked up Sorcerer's Soul at The Rusty Scabbard in Lexington Kentucky. I was surprised to see it on the shelf, for some reason. But there it was along…
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Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski.

5/9/2002 Bailywolf: Sacrilicious: Star Wars as Sorcerer
I've been reading spoiler reviews on the new SW film, and as any good geek worth his comic books, I'm sweating to get into the theater and see this thing.…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Russell Hoyle, AndyGuest, Manu.

5/6/2002 Bailywolf: Crazy, funny, sick, stupid- Chick does Sorcerer
check this out. I spat yohoo all over my keyboard. http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5012/5012_01.asp If only D&D and harry Potter gave geeks like me real magic powers....oh, there would be some kind of…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Clay.

5/1/2002 Bailywolf: Descriptors (split from Demon Cops)
Ron, Whoh. ::sound of brakes screeching:: I was given to understand (and in fact have told my players) that Descriptors were to be made-up to better suit character concept... I…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Petter Sandelin, Uncle Dark.

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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5/23/2002 Valamir: Sorcerer Database
Can someone explain to me how to make use of the Sorcerer database. There is a decided lack of instructions. When I try to pull up "Demons" expecting to see…
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Participants: Valamir, Clay, Joe Murphy (Broin), Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Bailywolf.

5/23/2002 wyrdlyng: Sorcerer's Soul review in Realms of Fantasy mag
Just FYI, they completed their review of the 3 main Sorceror books with a very positive review of Sorcerer's Soul and a summing up and praising of Sorcerer as a…
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Participants: wyrdlyng, Ron Edwards, rabidchyld.

5/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Actual Play page at the Sorcerer site
Hi everyone, One thing that I'm enjoying a lot right now are all the great reports from Sorcerer GMs that are cropping up. So I did a little thread-combing, and…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Valamir, xiombarg, Clay, joshua neff.

5/27/2002 Ron Edwards: The Club Dumas (reprise)
Hello, A while ago, Thor began a thread called The Ninth Gate and The Club Dumas, which I couldn't contribute to very much as I hadn't read the novel. However,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Gordon C. Landis, Fabrice G., Clinton R. Nixon, jrs.

5/30/2002 jburneko: Relationship Maps - Book Plundering Technique
Hello All, First of all, I was going to send this to Ron privately because of this reason: THIS POST CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR JAMES ELLROY'S THE BLACK DAHLIA. Then…
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Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

6/4/2002 Ron Edwards: Missing relationship maps available
Hello, I have posted the missing relationship maps from The Sorcerer's Soul and Demon Cops at the website, at the Errata page. Also, check out the News item for the…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

6/6/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Sorcerer Contact Lists
Hi Ron, A question: Since the business plan of Sorcerer is to get people to play... And the book contains the link to the Sorcerer web page.. Are there any…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay.

6/11/2002 joshua neff: Sorcerer review at RPGnet
Eric Brennan has written a nice review of Sorcerer that's now up on RPGnet. Just so's ya know.
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Participants: joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Balbinus, Paul Czege.

6/11/2002 Ron Edwards: Pokemon: feature or bug? And more
Hi there, The thread at RPG.net following the recent review has raised several important issues of play. I thought it would be good to discuss them on their own merits…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, jburneko, Eric.Brennan, Bailywolf, rabidchyld, Valamir, Le Joueur, xiombarg.

6/13/2002 bluekabuto: Demon Cops and Silent Mobius?
Hey all - I was just cruising the Socerer site and I saw the Demon Cops mini-supplement. Ron mentions it's based off of Japanese anime and I am just curious…
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Participants: bluekabuto, Bailywolf, joshua neff, Ron Edwards.

6/13/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Sorcerer: the Agency
(Note: I edited the title. As I've made certain to say before, games based on copyrighted works are a tricky area. Plus, I really like this idea, and might make…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, joshua neff, Blake Hutchins, Bailywolf, Clay, Seth L. Blumberg, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

6/13/2002 Ron Edwards: New demonstration packet
Hello, I've finished beefing up my Demon Con notes and handouts into an alpha-version for a Good Sorcerer Demo Packet. I am hoping to provide enough guidance and usable material…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Buddha Nature.

6/14/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Premise in S&Sword
Hi Ron, Since Humanity is limited to concerns about buddy and family in S&Sword, does this limit the choices of Premise for the game as well? It it, essentially, "How…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, jburneko.

6/19/2002 Dav: Del Ray Diablo, New England (!!)
(Ron, I trust if you feel this is best served in Actual Play, you will move it and give me a swift backhand when next we meet) I just wanted…
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Participants: Dav, Ron Edwards.

6/20/2002 Ron Edwards: Third print supplement - maybe
Hello, Some of you know that I'm considering a third print supplement for Sorcerer to be released in early 2003. I'm only planning to do this if the new material…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Fabrice G., Blake Hutchins, Valamir, Le Joueur, Christopher Kubasik, Bankuei, Bailywolf, Clay, Ace, Uncle Dark, hive, Walt Freitag, efindel.

6/21/2002 Ace: What happened to Sorcerer and Space?
Just curious, wasn't this supposed to be a PDF download at one time. It sounded pretty facinating and I as wondering if it would become available
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Participants: Ace, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, hardcoremoose.

6/24/2002 Petter Sandelin: rules-thoughts
My sorcerer game is doing brilliant, five sessions played and a sixth probably finishing this storyarc soon. At this point I have two rules questions(sort of) and after we’re done…
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Participants: Petter Sandelin, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.

6/26/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Character Back Story
Hi everybody, I just hammered out a PC for a game Jesse's going to run. Before I'd even gotten to the Kicker I'd hammered out a Gothic Adventure, full of…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Uncle Dark, joshua neff, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins, Gordon C. Landis, jburneko.

6/28/2002 Ace: Printing the Mini Supplement PDF's a question or two
I am thinking of buying some of the mini supplement PDF's in a short. I want them printed and bound. Now I priced this at Kinkos copies and was told…
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Participants: Ace, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/29/2002 Ian O'Rourke: Sorcerer: Glenwood Springs
Sorcerer, really like it, but like a lot of these fiercely narrativist games, I like the idea, but I've not thrown myself into the frying pan with actual play yet.…
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Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Ron Edwards, jburneko.

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