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In Adept Press 7/31/2002 jburneko: Advice Needed -- Retooling Gothic Fantasy For a Con
Hello All,
Imagine my surprise when I was perusing the event schedule of my local con and I see someone is running Sorcerer & Sword. Then I read the description…
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Participants: jburneko, Valamir, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, J B Bell.
7/31/2002 Russell Hoyle: Unknown Armies 2nd Ed has kickers?
Hi folks, I was just reading an Unknown Armies (2nd Ed) review on rpg.net (see link below) and was greatly interested to see that the reviewer describes something that sounds…
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Participants: Russell Hoyle, Ron Edwards, Seth L. Blumberg, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, Henry Fitch.
7/30/2002 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer play at GenCon
Hello,
So here's what I'm prepping for the con.
1) The Lincoln High Reunion demo, now blessed with incredible portraits by Rod Anderson. I'd like to run this a couple…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Chade, Bailywolf, Andy Kitkowski.
7/29/2002 Bailywolf: I've met a real demon
Recently some of the thematics in Sorcerer came into alignment with a situation in my life...not a new situation, but one I only just began to see in this light...…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards.
7/25/2002 Mytholder: Friends in high places
I'm sitting here watching a chat over at enworld with Peter Adkinson, and the question comes up "who would Peter like to game with?". After the usual answer (Tweet, Greg…
In Adept Press
Participants: Mytholder, Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, PeterAdkison, Uncle Dark, Jürgen Mayer.
7/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Mini-supplement finance news
Hey there,
Dav Harnish just sent me this email ...
I just sold my 75th copy of HELLBOUND! Whoopie!!
At $4.55 per copy to me (except the first 12, which…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Dav, greyorm.
7/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Nice Sorc & Sword thread on RPG.net
Hello,
Most of you probably know this already, but people are saying very nice things about the supplement on this thread.
Thanks to everyone who's contributed. I confess I'm keeping…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Ferry Bazelmans.
7/23/2002 jburneko: Rules Questions - Bonuses to Humanity Check/Gain
Alright so here's the big issue from last night. Do Humanity Check/Gain rolls get the usual role-playing/story/tactic bonuses and if so how?
Here's the actual play session problem that occured.…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Gordon C. Landis.
7/17/2002 Ron Edwards: A Sorcerer novel
Hello,
I just finished reading John D. MacDonald's novel, The Girl, The Gold Watch, and Everything (1962). The hero inherits a gold watch from his mysterious uncle.
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Kirby, the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, Zak Arntson.
7/15/2002 Clay: Lilo & Stitch as Sorcerer
We took the kids to see Lilo and Stitch yesterday, and after laughing my posterior off for the entire length of the movie, it occurred to me that this was…
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Participants: Clay, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose.
7/13/2002 Rod Anderson: Parasite Communication
Hi,
I'm starting a Sorcerer & Sword campaign in which the PCs are Sorcerer-Kings in a Moorcock-esque world of purple skies, jagged black peaks and dangerous beasts in the mix-n-match-animal-parts…
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Participants: Rod Anderson, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Uncle Dark, Mike Holmes.
7/12/2002 Ron Edwards: The Marquis, plus Angel Rant
I ran across this great comic at the local store:
The Marquis: Danse Macabre
by Guy Davis, published by Oni Comics
It's currently in graphic novel format and it's so,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko.
7/12/2002 Ron Edwards: In Utero
So I'm building a vile little scenario that I think might be interesting.
Demon A is a fetus, a Parasite hosted in the body of its master - a pregnant…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, rafael, Zak Arntson, Blake Hutchins, Stuart DJ Purdie, jrs, Gordon C. Landis, J B Bell, Solomon, Walt Freitag.
7/6/2002 jburneko: Passers & Abilities
Hello Again,
Okay, so I just noticed something while preping for Monday's game. Passer Demons can not have Boost but more interestingly they can not confer their abilities onto others.…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.
7/3/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Help with demons in The Clicking Sands
My group and I got together last night to make characters for Sorcerer and Sword. We're jump-starting the game by using the Clicking Sands setting right out of the book,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, Clay, Valamir.
7/2/2002 hardcoremoose: The Charnel Gods are coming!
Seriously, check this out:
Charnel Gods
The artwork is coming in, and I'm diligently working on the text. The problem is this:
I want this to set a new…
In Adept Press
Participants: hardcoremoose, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Christopher Kubasik, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei, Ben Morgan, bpzinn, greyorm, Matt Snyder, urbwar.
7/2/2002 jburneko: Die Mechanics & NPCs
Hello,
Okay, so here I am preping for my upcoming game (WAY EXCITED) and I suddenly had a thought. How do all the bonuses and what not affect NPCs?
There…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik, Emily Care.
7/2/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Awesome Sorcerer quote
The title of this post is kind of misleading. I don't want to get into a "Jack Chick bad!" discussion either, but anyway - in the newest Jack Chick essay…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ben Morgan, Clay, Ron Edwards, Fabrice G..
6/30/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Hey Paul! Face to Face CharGen!
Hi everybody,
We just had our face-to-face chargen for Jesse's game. I arrived with a whole new character, everything stripped down. I did it in the order listed in the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Uncle Dark, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, jburneko, Mike Holmes.
6/30/2002 Ian O'Rourke: Maths behind Sorcerer
Anyone know the details of the statistics behind Sorcerer? Percentage changes of success given various dice pools (using D10 or D20)? Or the way it is worked out.
It is…
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Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Ron Edwards, Ben Morgan.
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In Adept Press 8/2/2002 Bailywolf: Wuxia- I need some help (and might get to play!)
It looks like I might get to play (well, run) a Sorcerer game fairly soon. The players voted for a wuxia style S&S fantasy... all scheming eunuchs, waring clans, secret…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Zak Arntson, Valamir, Ron Edwards.
8/2/2002 jburneko: Something I just noticed....
Hello,
In the Reunion Demo and all the scenarios (I think) in Sorcerer's Soul the "villain" at the heart of each Scenario is always a demon. Usually a demon who's…
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Participants: jburneko, Uncle Dark, Ron Edwards.
8/3/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe debut at GenCon
Hello,
Well, Trollbabe's ready for GenCon. I have a bunch of sales copies and the original printout for backup.
The website's not ready yet, though - it has some features…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.
8/5/2002 Bailywolf: Defining Humanity Through Play
Perhpas this is in 'Soul, but I don't have a copy (perhaps I should...). Defining Humanity always seems like one of the cornerstones set during the conception process of a…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Uncle Dark.
8/5/2002 Blake Hutchins: Ron credited for Kickers at Skotos
Hey all,
Unsure which forum is the appropriate place to put this, but for what it's worth, Travis Casey has credited Ron for the concept of Kickers in the latest…
In Adept Press
Participants: Blake Hutchins, efindel, Ron Edwards, Ben Morgan.
8/6/2002 Andy Kitkowski: It Has Begun... (aka Sorcerer at other upcoming cons thread)
So there's this local "speculative fiction" convention here in Durham, NC which is actually about half gaming and half literary SF (in other words SF authors and industry folk, not…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.
8/8/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Sorcerer wins Diana Jones award
The subject says it all - a proud night for Ron and everyone.
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ian Cooper, Mytholder, Galfraxas, GreatWolf, Stuart DJ Purdie, Gary N. Mengle, jburneko, Le Joueur, Blake Hutchins, Fabrice G., rafael, Alex Knapik, greyorm, Matt, xiombarg, Christopher Kubasik, Tim Denee, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Jake Norwood, Uncle Dark, Zak Arntson, Tim C Koppang.
8/12/2002 lumpley: Sorcerer & Sword in Greenfield, MA
I saw Sorcerer & Sword in Griffon Games in Greenfield, MA, my new hometown. I bought it. The fngs guy said it was a special order and he'd ordered a…
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Participants: lumpley.
8/12/2002 Ben Morgan: Sorcerer in NYC
Sorry, I didn't mention it earlier, but the last time I was at Compleat Strategist in Midtown Manhattan, they had several (five or six at least) copies each of the…
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Participants: Ben Morgan.
8/12/2002 Ron Edwards: Receiving the Diana Jones award
Hello,
I've been trying to wear my "brave but humble" face, publicly, but here in my own forum, I think I'll let it slip. This has been a full and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Demonspahn.
8/12/2002 Mark Imbriaco: Sorcerer in PDF?
I picked up a hard-bound copy of Sorcerer at Gencon and gave it a read through on the plane ride home. To say I'm impressed with the elegance of the…
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Participants: Mark Imbriaco, Ron Edwards, Adam.
8/15/2002 Ron Edwards: The sanzoku game at GenCon
I guess there might be some interest out there regarding the Sorcerer game session played by me, Jake Norwood, Jason Blair, and Peter Adkison last Thursday night?
Well, let's see.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Jake Norwood, Zak Arntson, Jeffrey Straszheim, PeterAdkison, Paul Czege.
8/21/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Ron's inspiration
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Jürgen Mayer.
8/21/2002 Ron Edwards: Third print supplement - actually
Hello,
Well, it looks as if the third print supplement for Sorcerer will be a reality in the early part of 2003. The previous thread about this was Third print…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, wyrdlyng, Jason L Blair, jburneko, Ferry Bazelmans, Fabrice G., Clay, Mike Holmes, Jeffrey Straszheim, lumpley, jrs, Uncle Dark, Ian Charvill, Jack Spencer Jr.
8/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe - loose at last!!
Hi everyone,
Please c'mon by the new Trollbabe site and look around.
The text is at the alpha-level and I already plan to change most of it, so cut me…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, James V. West, Jack Spencer Jr.
8/25/2002 Michael S. Miller: Question on Summoning Rules
I ran my second session last night, and it went very well. I'm still trying to get a handle on all the different NPCs I have to play, but that's…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards.
8/26/2002 Paul Czege: In Utero con play recap
Hey Ron,
I'm interested in any responses from people who got a chance to play the In Utero scenario at GenCon.
I have a question. How many times have…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Michael S. Miller.
8/27/2002 Overkill: Holding Victory Dice
I'm having problems understanding how the rules on holding back victory dice for later use as explained in the Sorcerer & Sword supplement work.
How can you cancel or give…
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Participants: Overkill, Clay, Ron Edwards.
8/31/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Going to try after all
Anyone who's been reading my Whe the GM Say "Better Watch Out..." threads on Actual Play already know what's my deal. Those who haven't, suffice it to say that I'm…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Christopher Kubasik, Bob McNamee, Blake Hutchins, C. Edwards, Bailywolf, Paul Czege, Unsane, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Eric.
9/1/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Sorcerer: What's it like?
OK, in preparation for running Sorcerer for my group, I've been trying to think of properties; books, movies, tv shows, what have you; that can convey what Sorcerer is like…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.
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