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11/13/2008 James_Nostack: How many modes of resolution in Sorcerer?
I'm gearing up for our new game, and thought I'd ask a few really simple questions.  How many broad "types" of roll-worthy conflits are there in the Sorcerer rules? By…
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Participants: James_Nostack, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

11/4/2008 jburneko: Sorcerer: The Book That Rewrites Itself While You Sleep
So, up in Actual Play in a thread about texts Ron wrote this: "(I should make a parody Sorcerer text of what the game would be like based on accounts…
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Participants: jburneko, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski, Peter Nordstrand.

11/2/2008 James_Nostack: Reading Suggestions for Humanity = Hope for the Future
After a many month hiatus, our gang is gearing up to run Sorcerer again, using Dictionary of Mu.  I'm keen to try some of the Humanity-focused stuff from Sorcerer's Soul,…
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Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

10/21/2008 ijonchrist: High Noon Showdowns and Iaijutsu Duels
Hi guys, I've got a query regarding situations where one would draw and attack in a single motion, as per the situations in the topic title. I've got a Wild…
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Participants: ijonchrist, jburneko, Ron Edwards.

10/18/2008 ijonchrist: Online Sorcerer Play: Does anyone still do it?
Hi All, My buddy recently introduced me to a PbP (play-by-post) site where I'm attempting to run a couple Sorcerer games. I was wondering if anyone here still plays online,…
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Participants: ijonchrist, Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards.

10/13/2008 ijonchrist: Sex & Sorcery... unavailable?
I had an opportunity to buy this book in a second hand store on Belmont ages ago, but I was rather poor back then and opted to buy a Solomon…
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Participants: ijonchrist, Ron Edwards.

10/8/2008 Karl: Ranged Taint?
Hi Quick question from our char-gen session for this new Dictionary of Mu game. Is Taint automatically Ranged? I suspect not. Psychic Force is always Ranged. Confuse and Daze are…
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Participants: Karl, Ron Edwards.

10/7/2008 Paka: How do you award Bonus Dice for role-playing?
I am not looking for an official ruling but am looking for different ways and methods folks use to award players Bonus Dice for role-playing.  I am re-reading the Sorcerer…
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Participants: Paka, greyorm, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski.

10/5/2008 Christopher Kubasik: Mundane Lore
Hi Ron, A few threads have brought up the question of Sorcerer without demons; a mundane version of the game, and what that would be like. Here are some of…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, pfischer, Finarvyn.

10/4/2008 Melinglor: Anti-Humanity elements of Ritual
So in the Sorcerer game I'm GMing, we've defined Humanity as Empathy. Our Sorcery is defined as attemptable from any discipline imaginable, from punk voodoo to Native American spiritism to…
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Participants: Melinglor, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

10/3/2008 The Dragon Master: [Sorcerer] Ritual Questions...
These questions came up during my one shot, the AP of which is here. For those with no interest in flipping through an AP, the one shot is the Training…
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Participants: The Dragon Master, jburneko, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

10/2/2008 Paka: Solar System's Demons: Sorcerer Science Fiction
The setting is the colonized solar system.  Pluto and some robot probes on Charon are as far as we've gotten.  Space travel is slow and clunky.  When you go to…
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Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, Artanis, Melinglor.

10/1/2008 Christopher Kubasik: Bonus Dice Questions
Hi Ron, One question I've been thinking about forever, and another that just sprang into my head while reading a thread at Anyways... First: Bonus Dice in Sorcerer are a…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.

9/29/2008 skatay: [Trollbabe] Making an introductory writeup for new players
Okay, I'm at work and was thinking about how clear this game was in my mind, so I wanted to do a writeup on the game that's for players who…
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Participants: skatay, Ron Edwards.

9/29/2008 Steve Dustin: Sorcerer and Mecha
My play group is become interested in the gonzo setting of Cthulhutech, where you play mecha pilots vs Lovecraftian horrors (and, um, their mecha). One aspect of the setting involves…
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Participants: Steve Dustin, Greymorn.

9/25/2008 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe website - ideas solicited
First, the news you're interested in: I've really hammered out some new stuff for the new version of Trollbabe. I'm really happy with it, and have passed it about to…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, Miskatonic, greyorm, Eero Tuovinen, James_Nostack, skatay, rafial, Finarvyn, Eliarhiman6, GreatWolf, Markus, Peter Nordstrand, sirogit, ejh.

9/16/2008 Marshall Burns: Re-Binding question
Hi Ron, I don't expect this situation will crop up too terribly often, but what exactly is the rule for re-Binding a demon whose master has died? In the "Training…
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Participants: Marshall Burns, Ron Edwards.

9/8/2008 Finarvyn: Players as Demons
I mentioned this in another thread, and thought I might start a new one so as to not clutter up the other one. In part, this stems back to my…
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Participants: Finarvyn, angelfromanotherpin.

9/7/2008 Finarvyn: [Sorcerer] Number of Players
First, I apologize if this should be an "Actual Play" topic; I debated with myself for quite a while before I actually posted and decided that this was the better…
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Participants: Finarvyn, Christopher Kubasik, angelfromanotherpin.

9/2/2008 macmoyer: [Sorcerer] A weaker opponent gives me fewer rollover dice?
I just picked up Sorcerer, and I'm reading it through for the first time. I'm really pleased with it, and excited about starting a campaign, but there's a little effect…
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Participants: macmoyer, Christopher Kubasik, greyorm, Ron Edwards, rabindranath72, Melinglor.

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11/17/2008 GreatWolf: [Sorcerer] A potentially really stupid question about dice
I'm reading through Sorcerer because I'm preparing to propose a game of it for our group. (I'll post the one-sheet here when I write it.) So, in the interim, I'm…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

11/19/2008 AXUM: ELF SEARCHIN' FOR BIMBOS
Hello! I was perousing the Elfs Section of the Adept Press web for info on how to order the product, but couldn't find any.  Could you please lend a hand?…
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Participants: AXUM, Ron Edwards.

11/23/2008 The Dragon Master: [Sorcerer] Demons as Natural Forces and appropriate stamina scores...
I'm working on a one-shot based on Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norel with the definition of Demon being natural forces (for example, Venetian Canals or the west wind). I've been…
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Participants: The Dragon Master, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

12/1/2008 matthijs: A softer world
I found this strip over at A Softer World, and just had to post it here. Such a kicker.
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Participants: matthijs, Ron Edwards, Alan, Greymorn.

12/4/2008 Tasseomancer: Is the Fonz a passer demon?
This following on from a discussion we were having over at snail's pace. On the subject of the 'user' of demon powers. Now I understand that the user can be…
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Participants: Tasseomancer, Ron Edwards, Melinglor, zediekiel.

12/6/2008 Trevis Martin: [Sorcerer] Hint questions.
Ron So a ways back someone asked this question As the wording of the sentence gives the demon as the active part on the first roll, “success”  means victory by…
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Participants: Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards.

12/13/2008 Trevis Martin: Perception and mind sensing
Hi Ron, I have what amounts to a doppelganger demon in a game I'm running.  I know there is a general injunction, both in Sorcerer and in various places on…
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Participants: Trevis Martin, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards, Alan, angelfromanotherpin.

12/25/2008 Timespike: Terminator is totally a Sorcerer Setting, isn't it?
Okay, first of all, Hi. My name's Peter. This is my first post to the Forge. I'd ask you to be gentle, but I read the warnings in the sticky…
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Participants: Timespike, Ron Edwards, The Dragon Master, angelfromanotherpin, charlesperez.

1/4/2009 Timespike: Sorcerer & sword - a bibliography question
Would this (and the others in the series) be a reliable source of unblemished Robert E. Howard stories? I already have the Solomon Kane one, but I never really considered…
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Participants: Timespike, Finarvyn, Eliarhiman6.

10/1/2008 rabindranath72: Supplement V: Carcosa (split)
Slightly related, this might be an interesting campaign for Sorcerer & Sword: http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=32059
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Participants: rabindranath72, Finarvyn, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Eero Tuovinen, James_Nostack, greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon, robertsconley, Calithena.

1/5/2009 preludetotheend: Any plans for Sorcerer
Are there any plans for continued support of sorcerer by Adept Press, or fans? I was just curious if there is anything like an updated edition, new supplements/mini-supplements. I had…
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Participants: preludetotheend, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Finarvyn, 5niper9.

1/11/2009 Timespike: Sorcerer spies and demon handlers
Another idea for a setting (maybe to be combined with the Terminator one for variety?): sorcerers as spies and demons as handlers. This idea grew out of the movies Body…
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Participants: Timespike.

1/13/2009 Greymorn: Sorcerer: is Chucky and object demon?
I'm about to start my very first game of Sorcerer. Sweet! We make characters tonight and I have 2 weeks before the first full run. I'm sure I'll have plenty…
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Participants: Greymorn, Ron Edwards, jburneko.

1/15/2009 animadversio: Kubasik's "Play Sorcerer" project
Just curious as to what progress has been made on Christopher Kubasik's "Play Sorcerer" book project (original thread here).  There hasn't been any update posted on the PlaySorcerer Wordpress blog,…
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Participants: animadversio, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Finarvyn, Nev the Deranged, Valamir, SaintandSinner, lachek, ejh, Aaron.

1/16/2009 Greymorn: [Sorcerer] Possessing PCs
Well, that didn't take long. Still in prep for the first run of a new game, creating PCs and demons. One of the PCs has a Possessor as his starting…
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Participants: Greymorn, Ron Edwards, preludetotheend.

1/16/2009 Ron Edwards: Mental powers (reply to Trevis' inquiry)
Hi Trevis, I apologize for the horrendous delay in getting back to you about this. Mind-control I made some points a while ago that weren't very popular (or necessarily understood)…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Greymorn, Artanis, Trevis Martin.

1/19/2009 greyorm: Secret Binding Strength?
I'm gearing up for a game of Sorcerer (hopefully) with my weekly gaming group. I figured it would be a good game to get the three of us through the…
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Participants: greyorm, preludetotheend, Ron Edwards.

1/22/2009 Christian: [Trollbabe] Question about Conflicts regarding Goals and Scale
Hello, I’ve been a long time lurker here, and here is my first post! I’ve played lots of RPGs in the days and very few in the last years. I…
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Participants: Christian, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, Arturo G..

1/29/2009 Finarvyn: [Sorcerer] Selection of dice type
Apologies in advance if this should be placed in “Actual Play” but I thought since it was Sorcerer-specific it should go here instead. I've been thinking about dice selection in…
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Participants: Finarvyn, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, hix, Arturo G., greyorm.

1/29/2009 Christopher Kubasik: Rituals -- Momentous Game Actions
Hi Ron, On page 93 of Sorcerer you write: "Contacting and Summoning are momentous game actions.  They may require more thought and preparation, especially for first time Sorcerer players and…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

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