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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 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.

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.

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.

4/21/2008 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.

4/21/2008 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.

4/15/2008 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.

4/11/2008 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.

4/11/2008 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.

4/7/2008 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.

4/5/2008 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.

4/4/2008 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.

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.

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.

3/7/2008 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.

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.

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.

2/22/2008 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.

2/12/2008 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.

2/11/2008 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…
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Participants: Yokiboy, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf.

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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…
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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…
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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…
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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. …
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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…
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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! …
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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]:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Participants: Justice Platt, Ron Edwards.

6/26/2008 Melinglor: Prep for first-time Hellblazer-ish Sorcerer
OK, I'm getting ready to run my first game of Sorcerer this weekend. It'll be at a large group gathering for the Portland Indie Gamers crowd, with the intention to…
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Participants: Melinglor, angelfromanotherpin, jburneko, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

6/27/2008 Melinglor: Ken Hite's Sorcerer reviews?
So in the wake of that other review thread, I went hunting for Ken Hite's review of Sorcerer & Sword. I couldn't find it, and the links from the Sorcerer…
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Participants: Melinglor, Eliarhiman6.

6/28/2008 charlesperez: Ron, isn't Arianet-Alynn Goldfallow an Elfs NPC?
From your game, Elfs: Arianet-Alynn Goldfallow This is the New Age hero-woman, 110 pounds of self-actualized, aerobicized goodness. She wears fashionable garments and armor that somehow show a lot of…
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Participants: charlesperez, Ron Edwards.

7/3/2008 Arturo G.: [Sorc] Is it a good kicker if the player has already planned how to react?
Finally, I'm going to have the opportunity to try Sorcerer. Yesterday we were creating the characters and demons. For our first try we are doing things quite simple and easy.…
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Participants: Arturo G., Frank Tarcikowski, pete_darby, Ron Edwards.

7/5/2008 Spooky Fanboy: Ron, a few questions:
To preface this, I've read two installments of your recent interview with Rafael Chandler. It got me thinking, and I'm curious about a few things. 1) Knowing what you know…
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

7/23/2008 Tasseomancer: Cover Bonus on Stamina Rolls
First off I'd just like to say hi. This is my first post on this forum. Next I'd like to pose all my questions I have about the Cover Bonus…
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Participants: Tasseomancer, Ron Edwards.

7/24/2008 Christopher Kubasik: Play Sorcerer: Narrative Tools and Techniques for Social Storytelling
Hi All, After some discussions with Ron, I've decided to write a compliment guide to Ron Edwards’ Sorcerer. The tools and techniques within Sorcerer do a bang up job of…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ben Lehman, greyorm, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski, Peter Nordstrand, Finarvyn.

7/25/2008 Melinglor: [Sorcerer] Cascadiapunk (specifics)
Well, my post is up in actual play. The Happy Sunshine portion is complete. . .I'll be posting some questions and stuff later tonight. I'll relate some relevant stuff here…
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Participants: Melinglor, Ron Edwards.

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