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In Adept Press 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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, jburneko.
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…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, pfischer, Ron Edwards, Paul T, Peter Nordstrand.
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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Shadow17, Plotin, pfischer, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.
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.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Shadow17, Paka, Eliarhiman6, James_Nostack.
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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.
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…
In Adept Press
Participants: joepub, Ron Edwards.
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
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, Eliarhiman6, jburneko, Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, pfischer, Marshall Burns, Yokiboy, 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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, lumpley.
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",…
In Adept Press
Participants: lachek, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns, Valamir, joshua neff, greyorm.
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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Grinning Moon, Ron Edwards, Paka, Eero Tuovinen, M. J. Young, Gaerik.
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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Troy_Costisick, jburneko, rafial, Ron Edwards, Finarvyn.
2/11/2008 Yokiboy: Trollbabe on Lulu?
Hello Ron,
I would love a book of Trollbabe. Unfortunately, living in Sweden, it's not as simple as taking my PDF down to the local Kinkos and having it printed…
In Adept Press
Participants: Yokiboy, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf.
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…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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?…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Alan, Ron Edwards.
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In Adept Press 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…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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,…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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…
In Adept Press
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.
-…
In Adept Press
Participants: Arturo G., Ron Edwards.
5/10/2008 JamesP: When do Demons go into Need?
Hi guys!
Currently I'm finishing off a long-running Vampire campaign (last session tonight). However, for a long time I'm wanted to run a game of Sorcerer. I've already been bringing…
In Adept Press
Participants: JamesP, Ron Edwards.
5/10/2008 Arturo G.: [Trollbabe] Stakes for a big sea-serpent drawing on the map
Long ago I tried Trollbabe with some friends. One of them playing to role-games for a long-time with me.
I show them my map, and told them to choose any…
In Adept Press
Participants: Arturo G., Eero Tuovinen.
5/14/2008 MikeF: [Trollbabe] Escaping from a fight
Just picked up my copy of Trollbabe, and firstly let me say how much I love the reroll system. I've been toying a lot with the Token Effort system of…
In Adept Press
Participants: MikeF, Alan, jburneko, Arturo G., Ron Edwards.
5/15/2008 pygstasis: [Sorcerer] Contacting/Total Failure - I must have missed a rule somewhere
In Sorcerer, on page 86, the rules for Contacting with the help of hallucinogens state "the sorcerer must roll his will vs dice equal to the number of hits dropped. …
In Adept Press
Participants: pygstasis, Marshall Burns, Ron Edwards.
5/19/2008 James_Nostack: [Sorcerer] The Cool Chart in Chapter 7: still cool?
On page 119 of Sorcerer, there is a neat little chart describing a couple of sorcerous traditions, describing typical methods, prices, demon-types, and so so on. I have a lot…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.
5/28/2008 James_Nostack: [Sorc / Mu ] Necromancy on Marr'd
We're gearing up for season 2 of our "Dictionary of Mu" game. A player is brainstorming character concepts, and says, "Undead Conan..." and everyone around the table says, "Hell yeah! …
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, angelfromanotherpin, Paka, wreckage.
6/1/2008 James_Nostack: [Sorc] How would you implement an Idea demon?
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=26299.0]In this thread[/url] we mooted creating a "legend" demon - something manifesting as references, depressing morals, symbolic resonances, and so on. I'm wondering how to pull this off in [i]Sorcerer[/i]:…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, JamesP, Ron Edwards.
6/9/2008 Frank Tarcikowski: [Sorcerer] Two actions at once
Rules question. How do you handle a character trying to do two things at once? Examples:
1) Our sorceress is wielding a demon sword and also has a ranged attack…
In Adept Press
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, jburneko, Ron Edwards.
6/9/2008 Frank Tarcikowski: [Sorcerer] Possessors out of Host
In yesterday’s Sorcerer game, we had a powerful possessor demon (Power 8) try to get to a new host. The demon’s telltale was crawling insects, so I pictured this as…
In Adept Press
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Ron Edwards.
6/20/2008 Artanis: Carnival Bizarre (Sorcerer)
[i][b]The Carnival Bizarre[/b][/i]
[b]Introduction[/b]
I'm preparing for my first sessions ever of [i]Sorcerer[/i] and would appreciate some advice about the robustness and adequacy of this prep. Especially in the way…
In Adept Press
Participants: Artanis, Ron Edwards.
6/21/2008 greyorm: Sorcerer & Sword: "Eh."
There's a new review of Sorcerer & Sword on RPG.net, though of the "I don't have anything positive to say about this" variety.
I had the distinct feeling the reviewer…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, pete_darby, Christopher Kubasik, jburneko, pfischer, Zoltar.
6/25/2008 Justice Platt: Sorcerer & Sweet Soul Music (one sheet)
Okey-my first attempt at a real one-sheet for this idea I've had for too long. I'm asking the old hands to help me beat this into shape
Premise: What is…
In Adept Press
Participants: Justice Platt, Ron Edwards.
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