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9/8/2002 Bailywolf: A great Sorcerer & Sword resource
If you are looking for a good gnarly resource for an anime-style S&S game, check out BERSERK , newly released on DVD. I'm still working my way through the first…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, urbwar, Zak Arntson, Unsane.

9/7/2002 Eric: From the "It never hurts to ask" file . . . .
Ron -- Given that having all of the players read the core rule book is a requirement for playing Sorcerer, would you consider giving a group discount for an order…
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Participants: Eric, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, Ron Edwards.

9/7/2002 James V. West: pulp and the darkness of...
I just got my copy of Sorcerer and Sword and was reading through some of it tonight. Ron has once again reached into my deep, personal, mythical world and pointed…
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Participants: James V. West, Voidwalker, Ron Edwards.

9/6/2002 Wulf: Trollbabe PBEM
Hi all. First post by me here. I've bought Trollbabe, printed & read it a couple of times. I'm considering using it for a play by email game. Has anyone…
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Participants: Wulf, Ron Edwards.

9/5/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: OK. Who's the Guardian?
You know, that big black cat who won't let you log in to the Sorcerer community when you've forgotten your password. Just wondering.
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Clay.

9/4/2002 Ron Edwards: "Sorcerer" - not in English
Hey, I learned neat things at GenCon, like how to say "Sorcerer" in different languages. Zauberer (German) (thanks to Juergen) Czarodziej (Polish) (thanks to Jake) I figure "Brujo" (male witch;…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, GB Steve, Ace.

9/4/2002 lumpley: Not-very-pointful Sorcerer Things
1. Do you know Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer's song "41 Thunderer"? It's about a demon. He sings of his gun, his Colt, that she was "a cool yankee belle…
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Participants: lumpley, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Voidwalker, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes.

9/3/2002 Valamir: Caveman Elfs
I was watching the movie Caveman last night (Ringo Starr, Shelly Long, et.al) I kept thinking...oh yeah...this could be done in Elfs something sweet. Bring on the Oool and the…
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Participants: Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards.

9/3/2002 Jason L Blair: Trollbabe Review at RPGnet
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_7069.html
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Participants: Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, damion, Jeffrey Straszheim.

9/2/2002 GB Steve: Thanks Ron!
I'm not sure where to post this and this seems as good a place as any. I picked up Sorcerer for £2 at Gen Con UK this weekend. I guess…
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Participants: GB Steve, Ron Edwards.

9/1/2002 Bailywolf: A Must Read for any Sorcerer fan
I was mucking about downtown Athens today, and I happened into the Bizaro Wuxtry and discovered an absolute must-read for any Sorcerer player or GM... a fantastic (and very well…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, soundwave.

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.

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…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Christopher Kubasik, Bob McNamee, Blake Hutchins, C. Edwards, Bailywolf, Paul Czege, Unsane, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Eric.

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.

8/26/2002 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.

8/25/2002 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.

8/24/2002 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…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, James V. West, Jack Spencer Jr.

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…
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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.

8/21/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Ron's inspiration
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Jürgen Mayer.

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.…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Jake Norwood, Zak Arntson, Jeffrey Straszheim, PeterAdkison, Paul Czege.

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9/8/2002 Jake Norwood: Another store carrying Sorcerer
the Game Keep in Nashville, TN. www.thegamekeep.com and, just FYI, they're carrying 2 or 3 copies, and entirely on my reccomendation (aw...). Jake
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards.

9/9/2002 soundwave: Sorcerer and Stores
Okay, here's my dilemma: I want to buy Sorcerer. I want to support Ron's efforts in creating the game, and therefore I want to buy it in such a way…
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Participants: soundwave, Ron Edwards.

9/10/2002 wyrdlyng: Not bad source material
I've been reading (like actual novels for a change) and came upon an unlikely piece of source material for Sorcerer & Sword: The Exalted - Trilogy of the Second Age…
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Participants: wyrdlyng, Seth L. Blumberg.

9/10/2002 Stuart DJ Purdie: Elf's review
Review bu Powergamer up at rpg.net here. Interestingly, out of the latest batch of reviews, there are as many reviews of D20 material as there are of indy games (2…
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Participants: Stuart DJ Purdie, Ron Edwards, Grex, James.

9/10/2002 urbwar: Sorcerer & Sword: Character Concepts
One of the people I game with owns all the Sorcerer material. After some discussion during our weekend game, we decided to play a game of Sorcerer and Sword down…
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Participants: urbwar, Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik.

9/10/2002 urbwar: Possible Source Material... (edited to include spolier)
Has anyone seen the movie Ring? It's an excellant Japanese horror film (A us version is coming out in October, but at PG-13, I wonder how faithful it will be…
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Participants: urbwar, J B Bell.

9/10/2002 Ron Edwards: Jonathan Tweet's comments on Sorcerer
Hey folks, I should have posted this a while ago and completely forgot about it. Jonathan Tweet's comments about the combat system and book-explanation thereof are here and his review…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jeffrey Straszheim, Mike Holmes, Eric, Christopher Kubasik, Clay.

9/3/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe review
Thanks to Jeff Strazheim for a great review of Trollbabe at RPG.net!! Here's the link. Best, Ron
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/11/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Sorcerer "review"
http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=roleplayers&itemid=294058
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, James, erithromycin, Christopher Kubasik.

9/13/2002 Zoetrope10: Sorcerer & Sword -- demons on vacation?
Ron At p. 33 of the published version of Sorcerer & Sword, where you list the features of Mystic Otherworlds, you write in part, 'They are demon-haunted; however, the demons…
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Participants: Zoetrope10, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Seth L. Blumberg, xiombarg, Tim C Koppang, Paganini.

9/17/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe comics update
Hi there, Trollbabe comics are tentatively scheduled to start rolling on the website next Monday, September 23. But that's tentative! The comics are done but we have to check out…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Le Joueur, Henry Fitch, Jeffrey Straszheim, James V. West, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg.

9/17/2002 Ron Edwards: Help needed on third supplement
Hello, Does anyone know the Cantonese for: "Bad Town" and "Small Village" That would be most helpful. Many thanks, Ron
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Bankuei, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, jrs.

9/18/2002 Bankuei: Trollbabe 3rd reroll question...
I noticed that for the 3rd reroll, it seems that regardless of success/failure of the roll, that it still results in failure of the Goal. Am I correct in understanding…
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Participants: Bankuei, Ron Edwards.

9/18/2002 Paka: Mu's Bed
I am tinkering with an e-mail to send the players in a possibly forming Sorcerer & Sword game. Here's the first draft with comments below: Mu's Bed is the capital…
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Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Zak Arntson, James V. West.

9/18/2002 Matt Wilson: I bought Sorcerer and think it's just marvy
Since I may well be playin' in a game with Mr. Prez, I grabbed Sorcerer and Sorcerer and Sword at my FLGS on the way home. I picked up the…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Alan, Maurice Forrester.

9/18/2002 Ron Edwards: Azk'Arn actual play
Hello, Way back before GenCon, one of the role-playing groups I'm in got rolling on a Sorcerer & Sword game. I'd been seized with a bizarre notion of an insectoid-fantasy…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Thor Olavsrud, urbwar, joshua neff.

9/18/2002 jburneko: Erm... Why Trollbabe?
Okay, no doubt there is some really subtle point about natural human social interactions that I'm missing here but... Why Trollbabe? Let me explain. Since having now bought and read…
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Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Yasha, Eric, Bankuei, Henry Fitch, Le Joueur.

9/19/2002 Ace: Sorcerer Book Size
Just a short "Thank You' for choosing the : 10" high, 6.5" wide size. It is a great form factor for game books especially if you are gaming outside the…
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Participants: Ace, Ron Edwards.

9/18/2002 Wulf: Incidently...
...both myself and my opponent agree that the look and 'feel' of Trollbabe remind us of the, by now ancient, comic 'Redfox'. Have you heard of it, and is there…
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Participants: Wulf, Ron Edwards, Seth L. Blumberg, Rod Anderson, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/20/2002 Eric: Demons rituals and Humanity Checks
Sorry to trouble, but . . . where in the rule book is the list or paragraph which explains which stats to use with which humanity checks for each of…
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Participants: Eric, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards.

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