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10/13/2002 Andrew Martin: Trollbabe with multiple players
Can be Trollbabe be played with more than just one player (this is my impression from reading a few reviews/playtests)? Our usual playgroup is around 6 - 8 players.
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Participants: Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards.

10/12/2002 Sykora: Swashbuckling definitions
Once my Unknown Armies game wraps up, I'm planning on finally biting the bullet and running Sorcerer. Inspired by Day of Dupes in #Soul, I've decided to run some swashbuckling…
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Participants: Sykora, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Paka.

10/10/2002 rafael: Dizzamn, I got mine
Finally. I ordered a copy from a very MFUFLGS, and after a few weeks, they told me, any day now. I said, come on. I said it like Deniro: "Come…
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Participants: rafael, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

10/9/2002 Alan: Sorcerer & Sword: adding Pasts
Hi, I was just finishing Sword and I noticed that the character rules say that an experienced character might have multiple Pasts. What mechanic would I use to add a…
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Participants: Alan, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, erithromycin.

10/8/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe a'scrollin'
Hello, Well, the li'l strip engine seems to be working fine, and the second-week strip of the first story is in place. I'm thinking, too, that each story might be…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Valamir, Roger Eberhart, Henry Fitch, jburneko, greyorm.

10/6/2002 Colin the Riot: Tim Powers' Declare
Anyone ever read that? It's kind of a spy novel dealing with these powerful elemental beings. The novel kind of hints that they're what have historically been known as Djinn…
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Participants: Colin the Riot, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Uncle Dark.

10/5/2002 greyorm: Sorcery & Bloodshed
For quite a while (QUITE a while) I've been toying with an idea for a Sorcerer game based on traditional fantasy and traditional fantasy gaming, that is: wizards, elves, dragons,…
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Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards.

10/4/2002 Bailywolf: gods & demons & group binding
I've recently been thinking about Zelazny's Amber books. Amber's Pattern can be thought of- in pretty clear terms- as a sorcerer-style demon. It is intelligent, clearly has a Desire (to…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Valamir, greyorm, Ron Edwards, talysman.

10/4/2002 Tim Denee: Sex and Sorcery movie?
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Participants: Tim Denee, Ron Edwards, jrs, Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/1/2002 Bailywolf: Alternate Humanity check rule idea
I didn't want to start a new thread for this little thing I was considering, so I'll drop it here. I like how Unknown Armies maps a character becoming more…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Fabrice G..

10/3/2002 Gordon C. Landis: Sex and Sorcery Literature?
So, I picked up Dark Ladies (Fritz Leiber's Conjure Wife and Our Lady of Darkness in one volume) the other day. I've read both, years and years ago, and I'm…
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Participants: Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards.

10/1/2002 jburneko: Spaceships, Sixguns and Sorcery
Well, it finally happened, my weekday group collapsed under the weight of the clashing gaming styles and preferences it was trying to support. Thankfully, we only lost two players. So…
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Participants: jburneko, Bailywolf, Bogie_71, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Valamir, Christopher Kubasik.

9/28/2002 Bailywolf: combat question: multiple actions
I have a question about multiple actions taken in a round of Sorcerer combat, and to a lesser extent the Fast demon ability. On page 112 in the MRB, there…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards.

9/27/2002 Eric: The Lighthouse Campaign – a Sorcerous BtVS Riff
FWIW, here is the one sheet for the one on one campaign I'm going to try. My wife is going to play the watcher/lighthouse keeper and she's going to be…
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Participants: Eric, Bailywolf, Clay, Ron Edwards.

9/25/2002 Bailywolf: Alternate Demon power calculation
This is just a quick question... Ron (and any others willing to take a shot at this), I understand the basic 'formula' for demon Power. # of Abilities +1 (=…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards.

9/24/2002 Eric: One on One play
I've run one on one sessions of RPGs twice, at widely spaced intervals, and I'm getting ready to do it again. What I find daunting about this style is that…
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Participants: Eric, Ron Edwards, Maurice Forrester, greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay, jburneko, Christopher Kubasik.

9/23/2002 Zak Arntson: More Pulp Books
Hit the used bookstore again, and found some Howard books! I figured I'd ask Ron (and the other pulp fans) about the validity of these, because (like Lovecraft fiction) you…
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Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Thor Olavsrud, Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, talysman, Blake Hutchins, lumpley, Paka.

9/21/2002 Bailywolf: Hybrid Sorcerer/Donjon combat & my upcoming game
I've been ripping into both the S&S advanced combat expansion and Clinton's Donjon combat system which owes much Sorcerer. I am considering adopting some of Donjon's combat mechaincs for my…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Paka, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

9/20/2002 Bailywolf: Accidental sorcery
This is a side note, and strictly an opinion here. I find the concept of the 'found demon' or 'accidental sorcerer' quite compelling- especialy to play the character's evolution from…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, jburneko, Jack Spencer Jr.

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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10/15/2002 jburneko: Let's Talk About "Meaningful" Choice
Hello, I almost put this in RPG Theory or even GNS but I'm going to be talking almost entirely in terms of Adept Press products and I don't mind responses…
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Participants: jburneko, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, GreatWolf, joshua neff, Tim C Koppang, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, talysman.

10/15/2002 Grimlok: Incarnations
Incarnations- (World Book Idea for Sorcerer) The paradigm this works on is the following: "Every soul is essentially a complex program running through a celestial computer." What this means for…
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Participants: Grimlok, Ron Edwards, Paka.

10/16/2002 Matt Snyder: The Charnel Gods are coming
Folks, I've just finished the much-delayed (on my part!) layout for Charnel Gods. This Sorcerer supplment is going to kick everyone's ass. For a bit of a treat, check out…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Nick Pagnucco, Ben Morgan, hardcoremoose, greyorm, Manu, bpzinn, Ron Edwards, Khaibit.

10/16/2002 jburneko: [Sorcerer] Rules Questions
Hello Again, These are just some simple rules questions. 1) Can demons spot telltales with the usual Lore roll? I couldn't find anything specific in the books. 2) When you…
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Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

10/18/2002 Paka: Teenage Super-Heroes using Sorcerer Rules
I run an After-School Program and have been thinking about how I could introduce Sorcerer to middle school and high school students. On my ride home from work I thought…
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Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Grimlok.

10/18/2002 Paka: Actual Play - Mu's Bed One Shot
I ran a one-shot set in Marr'd, home of Mu's Bed, with the guys I began gaming with. These were the guys who had long hair and wore Iron Maiden…
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Participants: Paka, Zak Arntson, RobNJ, Ron Edwards.

10/19/2002 Bailywolf: ...When you see the RING
This movies scared the living shit out of me. I saw it last night, and I still feel nervous and itchy. The scariest movie I have ever seen... and as…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Bankuei, Fabrice G., hardcoremoose, Andy Kitkowski, urbwar, Christopher Kubasik, ethan_greer, Jack Spencer Jr.

10/21/2002 Fabrice G.: Spawning question.
Hello, in an old thread, Ron clarified part of the question. But there's still one remaining unclear thing. Can the spawning demon produce spawn with a power total equal to…
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Participants: Fabrice G., Ron Edwards.

10/22/2002 Ron Edwards: Sneak preview: Sex & Sorcery excerpt
Hello, Here's the first fifth (or so) of the complete short story that I'll be presenting as part of one of the chapters in Sex & Sorcery. Its purpose is…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, GB Steve, greyorm, Manu, Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, Alan, Uncle Dark, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Tim C Koppang, Emily Care, Bankuei, Thor Olavsrud, Paka, Clay.

10/22/2002 talysman: Sorcerer Humanity/Demon concept for non-horror games
I came up with an interesting approach to Humanity and a game concept that only tweaks a few Sorcerer rules slightly. I'm not sure I will be able to use…
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Participants: talysman, Ron Edwards.

10/23/2002 GB Steve: [Sex & Sorcery] Male and female story types
Ron, Do you have anything more general on what you mean by "male" and "female" story concepts? I live with a sociologist and she's always interested in what people construct…
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Participants: GB Steve, lumpley, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Tim C Koppang.

10/25/2002 Ron Edwards: Sneak preview 2: more Sex & Sorcery
Hello, Here are the first paragraphs of Chapter 1 of the new supplement. I thought I'd toss them out there to receive feedback. But first: Editorial comments are helpful, but…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, J B Bell, Fabrice G., Bankuei, Manu, Thor Olavsrud, Tim C Koppang, Gordon C. Landis, Adam.

10/28/2002 Ron Edwards: Gettin' roasted at the Gaming Guardians (cool!)
Hello, Graveyard Greg and the Webtroll have come 'round to what they threatened back in Origins '01, to have "the sorcerer" appear in The Gaming Guardians comic strip ... quick…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, Paul Czege, Paul's Girl.

10/29/2002 greyorm: Creating a Sorcerer Supplement: Discussion
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3706]This topic[/url] (please go read it, I feel it is necessary to discussing the matter below) obviously didn't generate a great deal of interest, so after considering the matter, I've…
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Participants: greyorm, Mike Holmes, Uncle Dark, Chade, Paka, Matt Snyder, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Clay, Bankuei.

10/29/2002 Tim Denee: Sorcerer ponderings
Hey all, Just got Sorcerer (and Soul, and Sword) a couple of weeks ago. Totally awesome. Anyway, I've been thinking about Sorcerer (as you do) and I need to vent…
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Participants: Tim Denee, Ron Edwards, Henry Fitch, Balbinus, Bankuei, Christopher Kubasik, Seth L. Blumberg.

11/1/2002 Tim Denee: Quick Sorcerer mechanical question
I roll 3d10, and get three 10s. The GM, on this opposed roll, rolls 10d10 and gets, um, three 10s and a whole bunch of lower crap. Now, what happens?…
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Participants: Tim Denee, Fabrice G..

11/2/2002 Paul Czege: I just ordered...
...this: http://www.nightshadebooks.com/kane.html Paul
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Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

11/3/2002 catenwolde: Sword and Sorceror Stand Alone?
Gents, I'm just about to order Sword & Sorceror (having spent years trying to make every system under the sun work for Howard-esque fantasy) and wanted to make sure I…
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Participants: catenwolde, Paka, Ron Edwards.

11/5/2002 Ron Edwards: [Charnel Gods] Now available
Hi there, Charnel Gods is available for purchase at the Sorcerer site. Best, Ron
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Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, hardcoremoose, Andy Kitkowski, Paul Czege, Alan, Spooky Fanboy.

11/8/2002 jburneko: Reactions To Trollbabe Comic
Hello, So, I think personally the jury is still out for me on what I think of the first Trollbabe story. However, I have been showing the strip to a…
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Participants: jburneko, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, wyrdlyng, joshua neff, Bankuei, ethan_greer, Uncle Dark.

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