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2/4/2008 Marshall Burns: [Sorcerer] GM stumbling blocks
Ron, I bought a copy of Sorcerer about a month ago, because I like magic-with-consequences in fiction & games, and also because I'm interested in trying out and analyzing games…
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Participants: Marshall Burns, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Finarvyn, Yokiboy.

1/27/2008 Finarvyn: Sorcerer in e-format?
Sorry if I missed this somewhere, but I was wondering if there were any plans to release Sorcerer as a PDF or other electronic version? I ask this because often…
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Participants: Finarvyn, Ron Edwards.

1/9/2008 Ranko: Sorcerer Without Demons, Magic Or Demons
For a while now I keep thinking and rethinking Sorceror. There is an undefined bug going around my head and I can't make it stop. I keep thinking about Sorceror…
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Participants: Ranko, Ron Edwards, angelfromanotherpin, smonsoon.

1/2/2008 SaintandSinner: Trollbabe
Hi (tried to email this but it bounced), Sent payment through PayPal before the new year.  Still looking for a download link at the Forge Bookshelf.  Am I missing something?…
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Participants: SaintandSinner, Ron Edwards.

12/28/2007 GreatWolf: Trying to choose between Parasites and Possessors
I just bought Sorcerer, and I'm working on putting together my thoughts for the game that's been floating around in my head for awhile. The basic concept is that demons…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, lumpley.

12/9/2007 Eliarhiman6: [sorcerer] ignite Sorcerer: problems at start-up
Hello! My first game of Sorcerer has reached the end of the first "chapter", with a sort of temporary resolution, and this is a good time to think about what…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, Tor Erickson, James_Nostack.

12/2/2007 Eliarhiman6: Random Elfs Creation
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=25298.msg244149#msg244149]Here[/url] Ron said: [quote]Hey! Anyone! Invent a cool randomized Elfs character creation system, and I'll give you a prize (uncool entries will not get a prize).[/quote] A prize? Well, let's…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

11/28/2007 jburneko: Elric & Moonglum
So, this is a topic I've wanted to discuss in this forum for a while but haven't really gotten around to it.  I've read the "core" Elric saga twice.  By…
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Participants: jburneko, Alan, Ron Edwards.

11/25/2007 jburneko: A D&D Exercise for Sorcerer Players
Or How To Play Epic Characters At First Level Reading all the threads about Sherman Tank Demons and what not reminded me of a discussion I had a few years…
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Participants: jburneko, Tor Erickson, xenopulse, LandonSuffered.

11/24/2007 Ron Edwards: Interview with Vincent and me
Hi there, Clyde has now posted his GenCon interview with Vincent and me at Theory from the Closet; it's Show 025. I really enjoyed the discussion here following my previous…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, ADGBoss, Artanis, Wolfen, Valamir, Darcy Burgess, Nev the Deranged, Noon, lumpley, Noclue, Christopher Kubasik, Marshall Burns, c, Miskatonic, Eero Tuovinen.

11/24/2007 TheThingInTheMirror: sociopath by proxy
I don't necessarily propse any scenario or character from the following. Its more of a thought experiment to test how these things work. A sorcerer decides to kill a bunch…
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Participants: TheThingInTheMirror, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, Chris_Chinn, Plotin, Noon.

11/23/2007 James_Nostack: Sherman tank demon (split)
[quote]2. The demon's actual impact on play will be defined by its abilities, and upon its Power score. One might have a Sherman tank demon, but if it has a…
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Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, TheThingInTheMirror.

11/21/2007 TheThingInTheMirror: Why Would I Even Want To Play This Game?
I expect that a chronic issue with this game will be a degree of reluctance on the part of those asked to try it. All my buddies have a copies…
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Participants: TheThingInTheMirror, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, Dustin of the Dead, jburneko, Noclue.

11/19/2007 Tor Erickson: Extended conflict resolution vs. combat resolution
We kicked off Charnel Gods last Thursday and the body count is already climbing into the triple digits.  Naur Tier for us is a desert world based on pre-mohammed Arabia…
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Participants: Tor Erickson, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

11/17/2007 TheThingInTheMirror: demonic detectives
So the game arrived and I am maniacially typing away, trying to build a game world. I've got about four major plots running in my campaign setting. One of them…
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Participants: TheThingInTheMirror, Hisho, Paka, James_Nostack, sirogit, Ron Edwards, Valamir, jburneko.

11/15/2007 Elysium: (1) Commands and (2) demon PCs
I have a minor side question from this thread, not about power durations but about forcing demons to obey commands. It was mentioned that a Sorcerer can command any demon,…
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Participants: Elysium, Ron Edwards.

11/14/2007 Filip Luszczyk: Trollbabe strips?
So, I've been reading the strips today, but some of them seem to be missing. I located two stray ones via this thread. It was mentioned the missing parts will…
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

11/6/2007 Plotin: Telltale and Cloak
I am a bit at loss pertaining to an Inconspicious Demon’s telltale. The following thread, which was the result of a search, didn’t clear things up for me: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=10607.msg112596;topicseen#msg112596 Example…
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Participants: Plotin, Ron Edwards.

11/2/2007 droog: Trollbabe and leaving the adventure
It's my understanding that the rule is that trollbabes are not allowed to leave a given adventure until the Stakes are resolved. I can't find this rule in the book,…
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Participants: droog, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

11/2/2007 rycanada: A question before I buy: Vicarious unpleasantness?
I've picked up Mu because I heard it was excellent and relevant to my current project, and it is. I've never played Sorcerer, or even seen a copy, but the…
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Participants: rycanada, jburneko, James_Nostack, sirogit, Miskatonic.

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2/12/2008 Troy_Costisick: [Sorcerer] Kind of a Weird, maybe Sad Story
Heya, I went to my FLGS (named Something 2 Do) a couple weeks ago for the Morningtide set release tournament for Magic: The Gathering.  It's on the second floor of…
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Participants: Troy_Costisick, jburneko, rafial, Ron Edwards, Finarvyn.

2/22/2008 Grinning Moon: The Gygax
I had asked Ron via PM if he had a personal hatred of Gary Gygax, perhaps as a result of meeting / talking with him in person, because that was…
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Participants: Grinning Moon, Ron Edwards, Paka, Eero Tuovinen, M. J. Young, Gaerik.

2/22/2008 lachek: Setting of [Kult] in [Sorcerer]
One of my fave game settings of all time is in the Swedish horror RPG "Kult": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult The game's base mechanics consist of your standard BRP-derived "roll under your skill",…
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Participants: lachek, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns, Valamir, joshua neff, greyorm.

2/24/2008 Frank Tarcikowski: Special Damage Less Lethal
Okay, so in my group I've got four players with demons of power 6-9 and each has special damage (lethal). There's also lots of armor and protection around. If I…
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Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, lumpley.

3/7/2008 Paka: Amazing Series of Sorcerer Threads on SG
Links below: Conflict Subtleties http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=5945&page=1#Item_15 Conflict & Inanimate Objects http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=5952&page=1#Item_0 Social Conflict http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=5950&page=1#Item_13 Sorcery as Conflict http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=5956&page=1#Item_1 System & Narrative http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=5955&page=1#Item_3
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Participants: Paka, Eliarhiman6, jburneko, Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, pfischer, Marshall Burns, Yokiboy, greyorm.

3/28/2008 joepub: Boosting Humanity, Cover and Power?
Can a demon Boost its master's Humanity? Can a demon Boost its master's Cover, or its own? Can a demon Boost another demon's Power? If a demon had Power 6…
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Participants: joepub, Ron Edwards.

3/29/2008 Christopher Kubasik: Kickers in Schism?
The rule book doesn't mention them. Does the "Death Scene" replace the Kicker?  Would Kickers clash with the Death Scene? If there is, in fact, no Kicker, is there a…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/4/2008 Shadow17: [Dictionary of Mu & Sorcerer] How to prep a game with only 2 players
Hello Forge, I have a background with D&D being my first RPG I've played, but really my RPG'ing and GM'ing background lies in indie rpgs. I'd like to thank Mr.…
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Participants: Shadow17, Paka, Eliarhiman6, James_Nostack.

4/5/2008 Shadow17: [Sorcerer] Making Your Own Demon Abilities
Hello Forge, In the Sorcerer manual there are a vast amount of abilities to add to your demon. However, being the guy who loves to add his own flair to…
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Participants: Shadow17, Plotin, pfischer, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.

4/7/2008 jburneko: [Sorcerer] Quickie Rules Question
This is something that I've been meaning to ask about and keep forgetting. Let's say Alice and Bob are fighting each other. Alice goes first and Bob doesn't abort and…
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Participants: jburneko, pfischer, Ron Edwards, Paul T, Peter Nordstrand.

4/11/2008 Christopher Kubasik: Nan and Lore
Okay.  I have a question about NaN... I just had our character creation session for my new game will start playing next weekend, and I'm excited as all hell.  But…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, jburneko.

4/11/2008 lachek: [Sorcerer] An observation
This is a personal observation, echoed here with the intent of helping Sorcerer noobs like myself - or more accurately, helping experienced Sorcerer players like you help noobs like myself.…
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Participants: lachek, angelfromanotherpin, wreckage, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns.

4/15/2008 lachek: Responsibility for your demon
Quoting again: Another important aspect is moral accountability. Demons, even when acting supposedly on their own, are an extension of the Sorcerer. A Sorcerer can not escape…
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Participants: lachek, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Hans, James_Nostack, Piers Brown.

4/21/2008 Hans: "Solid" things and Sorcerer, or, how is a fighter-jet-AI-spaceship a demon?
[quote author=Ron Edwards link=topic=25808.msg248711#msg248711 date=1204226781] I think I can help with everything you wrote starting with "What about Lore" with a pretty basic idea: that Lore, in Sorcerer, is never…
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Participants: Hans, Ron Edwards, lachek, GreatWolf.

4/21/2008 Hans: The "circuit breaker" metaphor for abilities, a question
The rules say that if my character orders his demon to do something, and the demon doesn't want to do it, I can engage in a Will vs. Will contest…
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Participants: Hans, Ron Edwards.

4/23/2008 Manveru: Importing Aspects and Fate Points from FATE into Sorcerer?
Hi folks!  I know FATE/Sorcerer crossover discussions have come up before, but I'm specifically interested to hear any thoughts from more veteran Sorcerer players about importing FATE's Aspect/Fate Point concepts…
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Participants: Manveru, lachek, Paka, Alan, angelfromanotherpin, pfischer, Ron Edwards, wreckage.

4/25/2008 Finarvyn: "Apprentice Version" Sorcerer
Please don't scream at me for this, but in searching I didn't find much about the "Apprentice" version of Sorcerer. I have the main rulebook, all of the paper supplements,…
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Participants: Finarvyn, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

5/10/2008 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer] Fullmetal Alchemist and Modern Necromancy
I've been deep in fantasy and fairy-tale gaming for some time, and I have a hankering for some modern-day stuff, where the players can use contemporary slang and reference television…
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Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski.

5/10/2008 Peter Nordstrand: [Sorcerer] Mind Games
Måns wanted to play Sorcerer, so I called Johan, and the three of us got together last Tuesday for character generation. Måns had mentioned Philip K. Dick, and I came…
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Participants: Peter Nordstrand, pfischer.

5/10/2008 Arturo G.: [It was a mutual decision] Trust enhanced scores?
Hi ! I have been reading "It was a mutual decision", expecting to have an opportunity to play it. I have a couple of small questions about the rules. -…
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Participants: Arturo G., Ron Edwards.

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