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1/2/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer] Lore 1 non-Naive Descriptors
I remember someone quoting Ron as saying that if he had to release the Sorcerer books again, he'd hold back the Naive descriptor for the &Sword book.  If that was…
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Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Rampage, Ron Edwards.

12/29/2006 thespiderprince: Inspirations for Sorcerer RPG
Sorcerer RPG Inspirations The themes: What possesses you? What is your obsession? What would you do to get what you want? Would you summon a demon to bring back the…
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Participants: thespiderprince, Rampage, skatay.

12/28/2006 Rampage: How to focus from the kickers to the scenario?
Now that I have the rules straightened in my mind (ha!) I was actually starting to think in what would be character creation, and how to tie the PCs to…
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Participants: Rampage, James_Nostack, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.

12/26/2006 Rampage: Newbie demon ability related questions
1a. Warp uses kilograms as units. Is volume omitted on purpose? (gasses don't weight too much) 1b. How far in distance does warp go? 2. How is Hint used? Can…
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Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

12/26/2006 Rampage: Newbie sorcery related questions
I guess a couple of these may be answered by "you decide!".. anyway: 1a. Can you summon a specific demon, for example one that rebelled from you earlier and that…
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Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

12/26/2006 Rampage: Newbie "where are my skills" questions
I got my Sorcerer books and, guess what? I have questions! :) I'm posting 'em grouped by themes. First is about cover/skills (not task/conflict resolution) 1. Say a PC has…
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Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards.

12/22/2006 James_Nostack: Cooperative Rituals: how often does demon roll?
Let's say three coven members are attempting to contact a demon.  Each coven member rolls Lore + modifiers.  Does the demon roll against each sorcerer?  Or only once? 
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Participants: James_Nostack, Fabrice G., Ron Edwards.

12/17/2006 Christopher Kubasik: Combinging Demonic Ability to Greater Effect
Hey all, So, I'm ramping up to a Sorcerer game, and right now my one big weakness is the Demonic Abilities. Here's the breakdown: 1) For some reason I've always…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, WDFlores, Eero Tuovinen, angelfromanotherpin, jburneko, James_Nostack, Rampage, Valamir.

12/5/2006 J B Bell: [Sorcerer] Boost Stamina on an injured PC
Hi folks, I ran a Sorcerer session a couple weeks ago and we hit a bit of a snag at one point. A PC in a fight had had his…
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Participants: J B Bell, Ron Edwards.

11/30/2006 Copperhead: Re: Sorcerer Doesn't Scare Me. What's Wrong with Me?
I know it's not terribly in keeping with the exact discussion of this thread.... But you just wrote the best ad for Sorcerer you could if you were targeting me!…
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Participants: Copperhead, Ron Edwards.

11/22/2006 WDFlores: [Sorcerer] Big Fat Greek Tragedy
Hello, My friends and I have been working together to get a Sorcerer game running. This is going to be our second time playing Sorcerer. Our first was Ghoulish Pyrates,…
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Participants: WDFlores, Ron Edwards.

11/21/2006 Ronaldo: Trollbabe Rules Question
I recently picked up Tollbabe and there is one part that I can't figure out despite reading several times. If there are several Trollbabes on the same side (not against…
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Participants: Ronaldo, Ron Edwards.

11/20/2006 WDFlores: [Sorcerer] Sensing Humanity?
Hello, My friends and I are setting up a game of Sorcerer (about Greek myth & tragedy) and while mulling over our  proto-definition of Humanity we found ourselves anticipitating loss…
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Participants: WDFlores, Ron Edwards.

11/20/2006 hix: [& Sword] The Heart of Africa - Prep for Session 1
I need your help with Bangs and prep! I had the brainstorming / character generation session for a long-awaited game of Sorceror and Sword yesterday. I'm GMing. The players are…
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Participants: hix, Ron Edwards.

11/19/2006 James_Nostack: [Sorc] Fancy-Pants Ritual Technicalities
A thread for listing all kinds of crazy exploits of the rituals.  From page 69 of Sorcerer: the GM might…
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Participants: James_Nostack.

11/15/2006 GreatWolf: [Trollbabe] Two-player GMful play?
On another forum, a discussion has broken out, recommending two-player GMless games.  Along the way, someone mentioned Trollbabe. This sparked a thought for me.  Honestly, it seems like the Trollbabes…
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Participants: GreatWolf, demiurgeastaroth.

11/13/2006 xaosgod: Sorcerer & Sword mini supplements
I have recently ordered Sorcerer and Sorcerer & Sword, because of my recent disillusionment with main-stream rpgs and their ability to immitate the sword & sorcery fiction that I love,…
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Participants: xaosgod, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

11/11/2006 MacTele: [Trolbabe] making it cyberpunk setting ?
As i wrote here i was looking for good cyberpunk system when i found The Forge. I still think about running good cyberpunk game but i feel there is no…
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Participants: MacTele, James_Nostack, WDFlores, Ron Edwards, Danny_K.

11/8/2006 MacTele: Sorcerer ?
I am sure it is covered and written many times in many places, i checked rpg.net, sorcerers sites links and many others and still do not know what to think…
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Participants: MacTele, James_Nostack, Frank T, DAudy.

11/6/2006 MacTele: Trollbabe and sex, how to do it ?
Trollbabe is a sexy thing and this is obvious. But my players run away from it, both male and female. And i have to say it, i want to bring…
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Participants: MacTele, Ron Edwards, rycanada, lev_lafayette.

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1/3/2007 Rampage: Honor+Empathy humanity?
Thinking about the Dupes scenario, I was thinking in having humanity as defined the combination of honor and empathy. I'm unsure, tho, as to whether this combination results in a…
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Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards.

1/6/2007 James_Nostack: serious humanity, but shallow demons?
I'm in the process of getting a game together, hopefully to play in the next couple of weeks; it's got me thinking about the kind of game I'd want to…
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Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, crowyhead.

1/8/2007 thespiderprince: A moral dilemma that pertains to Sorcerer: Explore your PC's depravities vs.
A moral dilemma that pertains to Sorcerer: Explore your PC's depravities vs. finding and/or standing up for your PC's humanity. Many gamers, regardless of genre or game, seem to think…
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Participants: thespiderprince, Ron Edwards.

1/21/2007 Eric J.: Startup questions
I have a question too. As part of the intial binding of the PC's first demon, do they have to make a flat Stamina/Will versus Will roll?  It would seem…
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Participants: Eric J., Ron Edwards.

1/22/2007 WDFlores: [Sorcerer] Character Improvement Question
Hello, I've got a question. That bit on character improvement (pg. 42, Sorcerer) says: "The player may check the scores for improvement in any order, but if a point is…
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Participants: WDFlores, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

1/22/2007 WDFlores: [Sorcerer] Play-by-Mail Party Dice Tweak
Once more into the fray. After many delays (i.e. the holidays), my Sorcerer PBEM is finally falling into place and I've been mulling over this possibility: In scenes…
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Participants: WDFlores, Ron Edwards.

2/5/2007 Roman: Disturbing Thought for the Day
Young demon summoners sending their monstrous proxies into battle against one another, competing for the ultimate prize. ... also known as Pokemon. Heh ... the thought of using Sorcerer to…
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Participants: Roman, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

2/18/2007 Eliarhiman6: [Sorcerer] Reference Sheets
Hello! Recently my gaming group tried to play some Sorcerer & Sword based on the "Dictionary of Mu", but we had a lot of problem with the searching time for…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, hix, Doyce, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged.

2/19/2007 Eliarhiman6: [Dictionary of Mu] Red Wastes - Mystic otherworld?
Hello! Playing Dictionary of Mu yesterday, we had some difficulties with the concept of the Red Wastes as a "Mystic Otherworld" from page 32 of Sorcerer & Sword. I get…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, Paka.

2/22/2007 Troy_Costisick: Sorcerer Settings
Heya, I guess I'm kind of out of the loop on some things.  I always thought that Dictionary of Mu was the first setting for Sorcerer released by someone other…
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Participants: Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards.

2/22/2007 Eliarhiman6: [Sorcerer] rule question: changing bond strenght
Hello! I am going to be the GM in a sorcerer game. I already played the game two times (two one-shots), but with very drifted rules, so this time I…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards.

2/22/2007 Astaryll: I've just discovered Trollbabe
Hi everyone, I was recently browsing the net looking for something new to try out with my roleplaying group for when my V:TM campaign finishes in a couple of sessions…
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Participants: Astaryll, Ron Edwards.

2/25/2007 Rampage: Cover value vs description mass confusion
Is there any relation between the selected cover and its numerical value? That is, is it possible to have cover 3 and be in a position of high power, like…
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Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards.

2/26/2007 Rampage: Thoughts on containing for summon rituals
I was thinking on the implications of sorcerers with 1 lore, and I started wondering on the actual utility of contains while performing a summon/bind ritual. Wouldn't all demons want…
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Participants: Rampage, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Eliarhiman6.

3/1/2007 Eliarhiman6: [Sorcerer] no-pain prep: tell me how!
Hello! Sorry for my English, it's not my native language (I'm Italian) I already asked some question in this forum about a "Dictionary of Mu" sorcerer game that I'm going…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, Eric J-D, Paka, James_Nostack.

3/6/2007 matthijs: Sort of related to Sex & Sorcery
For anyone interested in how relationships/sexuality can affect role-playing/role-players, and how to plan games around such issues, there's a pretty good article called "Impact of Relationships on Games" in the…
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Participants: matthijs.

3/15/2007 Eric J-D: [Sorcerer] How do you deal with Mystery Kickers?
Hi folks. Lately I've found myself thinking about Kickers again, specifically the issue of Mystery Kickers.  You know the type: "A friend on the police force tells you that the…
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Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards.

3/16/2007 rycanada: Great map I found for Trollbabe
Called Ravennia, by a guy that goes by Cergorach at EN World. http://www.thehelix.nl/RavenniaBlank72dpiMed.jpg
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Participants: rycanada, Ron Edwards.

3/16/2007 Rampage: Ranged and Cover questions
I have two questions regarding demonic abilities I'd like to ask: Imagine I have a demon with two different special damage attacks, Spit Acid and Ray of Frost, both of…
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Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards.

3/17/2007 Nev the Deranged: Just watched Silent Hill, the movie
Holy crap on a pogo stick, can we say Sorcerer reference material boys and girls? I knew you could. I am a huge fan of the first SH game, that…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Gaerik, xenopulse, jburneko.

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