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6/27/2007 thespiderprince: Donald Tyson's "Necronomicon: the Wanderings of Alhazred" is right on point
I don't like to use the catch phrase "must read" but I would definitely put this on the recommended reading list. This is an excellent pastiche/ tribute of H.P. Lovecraft's…
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Participants: thespiderprince, Ron Edwards.

6/23/2007 LordEntropy: [&Sword] Trading Victories Question (split)
[quote author=Ron Edwards link=topic=15988.msg170593#msg170593 date=1121697501] Hi James, Sorry 'bout the delay; the home wireless is acting funny. Let's see if I can stay on-line long enough for this to work.…
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Participants: LordEntropy, Ron Edwards, Eliarhiman6.

6/20/2007 James_Nostack: Why no "revised" Sorcerer?
Ron, in a recent RPG.Net thread, you said that if people wondered why there would never be a "revised" Sorcerer they should take it to the Adept Press forum.  So:…
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Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Wolfen, Alan, David Artman, xenopulse, Nev the Deranged, angelfromanotherpin, Brand_Robins, The Dragon Master, Matt, Clinton R. Nixon, Andy Kitkowski.

6/16/2007 The Dragon Master: So what's sorcerer about anyway?
After reading a brief wikipedia article on GNS Theory at the turn of the year, I began to explore some some of the games referenced in there. Most of them…
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Participants: The Dragon Master, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young.

6/12/2007 James_Nostack: [Dictionary of Mu] A Martian Armory
[i]Sorcerer & Sword[/i], on page 71, suggests that in certain contexts, particular weapons should receive tactical advantages.  While as a GM I'm quite happy doing this [i]ad hoc[/i], I felt…
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Participants: James_Nostack.

6/7/2007 GreatWolf: So, about that Wraith game....
In a different thread, Ron said this: All that said, I am still quite motivated to play a game of Wraith one of these days.…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, HighmoonMedia, c, Eliarhiman6, Valamir, Matt Snyder, M. J. Young, Thenomain, Calithena, Jasper the Mimbo.

5/30/2007 nuanarpoq: New players, new game, new characters
About a month ago a colleague came to visit from Ottawa, and in her bag she had brought me the fours Sorceror books which I opened with an impish glee…
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Participants: nuanarpoq, Ron Edwards.

5/29/2007 deadmanshand: Introing new players to sorcerer
Hello all. I'm new to the forums but not new to the game as I've had Sorcerer since '98. I am about to start a game with a few inexperienced…
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Participants: deadmanshand, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

5/18/2007 Ron Edwards: For your amusement & insight
Here is a song by Eric Idle which I think is a fine thing. It concerns many things. No discussion necessary, just a bit of love from me to you.…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

5/17/2007 pfischer: [Sorcerer] Possessor in a corpse - how to
Hi there, I am prepping for our next Sorcerer game, based on my Unforgiven-inspired one-sheet Las Cruces http://darkplaces.squarespace.com/downloads/lascrucesonesheet.pdf. We have characters and starting demons, minus finalised Kickers, and it's all…
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Participants: pfischer, Alan, Ron Edwards.

5/14/2007 c: [Forge Midwest]Interview with Ron Edwards
Hi Folks, I did an interview with Ron Edwards, at Forge Midwest. It just went up late last night. We talked about a debacle that took place in these very…
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Participants: c, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Troy_Costisick, Valamir, Paul Czege, Yokiboy, Gaerik, Nev the Deranged, James_Nostack, HighmoonMedia, brainwipe, Mick Bradley, Wolfen.

5/9/2007 jackson_tegu: question about bass playing
hey Ron, this is kind of a weenie question. so, from M. J. Young's article here http://ptgptb.org/0027/theory101-02.html i've got an idea about a referee "playing bass"; setting a groundwork for…
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Participants: jackson_tegu, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Peter Nordstrand, Calithena, M. J. Young.

5/5/2007 Darcy Burgess: [Sorcerer] - Help - Slaves to the Rhythm
Hi, I'm working on developing a sorcerer game.  In fact, its genesis is detailed here.  I'm pretty stoked about the basic idea, but I'm at loggerheads about the definition of…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess, James_Nostack, Arturo G..

5/2/2007 Paka: Sorcerer: Warlocks, Witches, Priests, Nuns, Demons, Angels, Satan and God
"Our job as Devils is not to damn our appointee's soul to hell as quickly as possible.  Ideally, we want a cycle of damnation and coldness and then a sliver…
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Participants: Paka, James_Nostack, Arturo G., Valamir.

5/1/2007 Darcy Burgess: [Sorcerer] - short & long con Demos
Hi Gang, I'm running an indie demo-table at my local con (CanGames) later this month. I've got a slew and a half of games lined up, and most of my…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess, angelfromanotherpin, hix.

4/29/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer] Help me brainstorm a Humanity.
I'm looking to start a new Sorcerer game, and I'm looking to really sink my teeth into Humanity.  I want a Humanity which will get checks and gain rolls all…
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Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir.

4/24/2007 James_Nostack: [& Sword] Build an Anthology!
I'm constructing a Sword & Sorcery anthology for my girlfriend C.  After months of rolling her eyes when I would suggest it, she started reading Tomoe Gozen a little while…
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Participants: James_Nostack, angelfromanotherpin, Alan, Christopher Kubasik.

4/19/2007 Offray: Sorcerer first gamming and questions
Hi all, First, excuse me for my English. I'm not a native speaker. This will be my first post on actual play, I have been reading the post here for…
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Participants: Offray, James_Nostack, angelfromanotherpin.

4/13/2007 BlackSheep: School me on relationship maps
Following up from a post in the Chimera forum: Actually, what you're describing isn't a relationship map, not as I introduced the term in my book…
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Participants: BlackSheep, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

4/11/2007 epweissengruber: [Sorcerer One Sheet]
These are the first steps towards a one-sheet for IndieRPG Toronto.  Comments welcome Life Under the Double Sun - j"stone age" post-apocalypse, coming out of ice age and hurtling towards…
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Participants: epweissengruber, Ron Edwards.

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7/3/2007 preludetotheend: Patrons
So I was thinking the other day about the idea of why demons are compelled to steal away souls through shady contracts? I decided upon the demon actually stealing away…
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Participants: preludetotheend, Ron Edwards.

7/8/2007 dikaiosunh: [Schism] First time running it (or Sorcerer)
This weekend, I'll be running my first Sorcerer game, a one shot at an informal local con.  I have some specific questions, and I've read a bunch of Sorcerer threads…
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Participants: dikaiosunh, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

7/8/2007 Krul: Idea - City Suspended between Void and Chaos
Hello everyone, thought I'd toss this out. I was thinking about a game with a city suspended in void and chaos between three world/dimensions(Our world/universe, another one with biotech base,…
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Participants: Krul, Ron Edwards.

7/15/2007 Abhoth: Hey everyone New guy here
hi all im so new to Sorcerer that I dont even have any of the books yet, for some reason the indie press website is down, anyone got an any…
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Participants: Abhoth, Ron Edwards, zomben, angelfromanotherpin, James_Nostack.

7/14/2007 Plotin: Good discussion about NaN (split)
This is nog a strict reply to the opening of this post, and I also hope that you (Ron!) don't think I am neither hairsplitting nor nitpicking, bit this aspect…
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Participants: Plotin, Ron Edwards, lumpley, Eliarhiman6.

7/19/2007 Thermight: Can someone post the Clicking Sands map?
Hello, I noticed that the lowest part of the Clicking sands color map is missing on http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com/clickingsands2.jpeg I like maps. Can someone post it? It would be nice! :)
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Participants: Thermight.

7/21/2007 Abhoth: Ok Question time from the new guy
Ok several questions: So essentially I need to create my own mythos for the way sorcerery works (ie like the way's presented in the back, IE Classical vs Radical, and…
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Participants: Abhoth, angelfromanotherpin, 5niper9, Ron Edwards, dikaiosunh.

7/24/2007 angelfromanotherpin: Minor Inspiration for Sorcerer
I recently re-watched Coppola's Dracula movie, and the prologue struck me as immensely Sorcerer.  It's setup is a reasonable enough historical scenario, until a badass gets very upset, so he…
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Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

7/29/2007 5niper9: [Sorcerer] Validate Preparation?
Hi everyone, I'm not really experienced with the sorcerer system and so I'd like to get feedback on my preparation for the second session of sorcerer. An actual play report…
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Participants: 5niper9, James_Nostack.

7/31/2007 dikaiosunh: [Sorcerer] Potpourri of Mechanical Questions (Injury, waiting, shapeshift)
I have three (hopefully) boring and unrelated mechanics questions, but they're bugging me and a search of the forum didn't turn up answers (apologies if I missed them).  One came…
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Participants: dikaiosunh, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

8/3/2007 Charlie Gilb: From DnD to Sorcerer
Hey everyone, I just started GMing a DnD game with 2 players I've been with for about 10 years, and a third friend of mine whom I met through another…
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Participants: Charlie Gilb, Frank Tarcikowski, dikaiosunh, Ron Edwards.

8/5/2007 BeZurKur: [& Sword] Help On The Setting
I am planning a Sorcerer and Sword game.  This is the first time I’ll be running (or even playing) Sorcerer.  I get the impression that certain elements and directions need…
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Participants: BeZurKur, Ron Edwards.

8/12/2007 5niper9: [Sorcerer] Going for the green belt
Hi all, we finished our second session playing sorcerer. All of us got more insight to the system and as always with further knowledge there are more questions: I…
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Participants: 5niper9, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

8/13/2007 Eliarhiman6: Sorcerers of Prax (Not really. Completely different)
Hi! My long-delayed game of Sorcerer / Dictionary of Mu, the one for which I asked help in this old thread, will be delayed again. My "experimental" group, the one…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

8/20/2007 Eliarhiman6: Sorcerer & Sword character sheets
Hi!! Does anybody have a printable character sheet specific to "Sorcerer & Sword"? (with "Past" instead of "Cover" for example)
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, angelfromanotherpin, Thermight.

8/24/2007 Marhault: Lighting a Black Fire
Ron, I’m putting together a game of Black Fire, ‘cause it looks awesome.  Most of the questions I had after reading the text were asked and answered in prior threads. …
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Participants: Marhault, Ron Edwards.

9/19/2007 sirogit: Psychic Residue redux, with more backyard meth labs.
I'm setting up another Sorcerer game, largely based on my previous one-sheet but polished abit and set in a very poor, angry little town. Desperation, Bikers n' meth labs mixed…
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Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards, 5niper9, GreatWolf.

9/24/2007 epweissengruber: Toronto Sorcerer Demo from Indie RPG Toronto
Sorcerer Demo Date: Thursday September 27, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Author: epweissengruber Location: Ryerson Cafeteria (a.k.a. The Pod) I need to work out my understanding the system…
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Participants: epweissengruber, Ron Edwards.

10/6/2007 Eric Bennett: Sorcerer just arrived in the mail | Thoughts and questions thereon
Hey there! I'm a little shocked I remembered my password for here. So, I finally got around to ordering Sorcerer last week from IPR for a big honking Gaming Night…
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Participants: Eric Bennett, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, Trevis Martin.

10/8/2007 ijonchrist: Sorcerer Setting Idea: Feedback Very Welcome!
[b]Post Apocalyptic Setting: TechnoWizards[/b] [b]Humanity is:[/b]  Empathy [b]0 Humanity means: [/b]  You no longer care about anything. Life’s only purpose is to survive the day, and you really don't even…
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Participants: ijonchrist, Ron Edwards, pfischer, Vulpinoid.

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