The Forge Reference Project: Browse Threads

 

To link to this page: http://indie-rpgs.com/reference/index.php/welcome/browse&board=7&fromaround=4222

From Day One


Previous Topics
In Adept Press

11/10/2002 catenwolde: Sorceror (& Sword) and the LoTR
I'm still checking the post every day for my copies of Sorceror and Sword to arrive, so you'll have to forgive me if some of this is way off -…
In Adept Press
Participants: catenwolde, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Paka, Clay, greyorm, Valamir, Ace, talysman, Emily Care, GreatWolf, b_bankhead, Gordon C. Landis, Manu, Irmo, Mike Holmes.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, wyrdlyng, joshua neff, Bankuei, ethan_greer, Uncle Dark.


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


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: catenwolde, Paka, Ron Edwards.


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


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?…
In Adept Press
Participants: Tim Denee, Fabrice G..


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Tim Denee, Ron Edwards, Henry Fitch, Balbinus, Bankuei, Christopher Kubasik, Seth L. Blumberg.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Mike Holmes, Uncle Dark, Chade, Paka, Matt Snyder, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Clay, Bankuei.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, Paul Czege, Paul's Girl.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, J B Bell, Fabrice G., Bankuei, Manu, Thor Olavsrud, Tim C Koppang, Gordon C. Landis, Adam.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: GB Steve, lumpley, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Tim C Koppang.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: talysman, 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…
In Adept Press
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.


10/21/2002 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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Fabrice G., 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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Bankuei, Fabrice G., hardcoremoose, Andy Kitkowski, urbwar, Christopher Kubasik, ethan_greer, Jack Spencer Jr.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, Zak Arntson, RobNJ, 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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Grimlok.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Matt Snyder, Nick Pagnucco, Ben Morgan, hardcoremoose, greyorm, Manu, bpzinn, Ron Edwards, Khaibit.


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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Grimlok, Ron Edwards, Paka.


<< more previous topics

 

Subsequent Topics
In Adept Press

11/21/2002 quozl: Super Deluxe Sorcerer edition?
I'm just wondering if you'll ever do a new edition of Sorcerer, written more for the mainstream, and maybe combined with your supplements. With all the talk about mainstream lately,…
In Adept Press
Participants: quozl, Ron Edwards, Seth L. Blumberg, GreatWolf, Fabrice G., Tim Denee.


11/26/2002 jburneko: Backstory Revisited
This thread is part of my on going quest to become comfortable in distinguishing between "meaningful choice" and "railroading", "bang" and "random encounter" from a Narrativist and particularly Sorcerer perspective.…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, greyorm, Christopher Kubasik, Clay, Ron Edwards.


11/26/2002 Brian Leybourne: Hi
Hi all, just wanted to say gidday. I managed to find a copy of Sorcerer in a Sydney Game store over the weekend, and it was so good I didn't…
In Adept Press
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Ron Edwards, Tim Denee.


11/27/2002 Uncle Dark: Quick summoning question
Is it possible to summon a bound demon? In one game I ran, the players decided to summon a bound demon (who had outlived his master) and re-bind him. I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Uncle Dark, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, jburneko, Valamir.


12/3/2002 ethan_greer: Should I buy Sorcerer & Sword?
So here's the thing: I've glanced through a friend's copy of Sorcerer, and I have no interest whatsoever in playing it or running it. (Sorry Ron...) But, I've also glanced…
In Adept Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Valamir, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, catenwolde, jburneko.


12/3/2002 Ron Edwards: Gender rules revealed [Sex & Sorcery]
Hi there, I finally got a spare moment to jot this down for public discussion. Basically, it's full disclosure time for the Horrible, Awful, Sexist Pig Discrimination rules as promised…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, jrs, Le Joueur, Bankuei, MK Snyder, lumpley, Clay, Mike Holmes, Fabrice G., Christopher Kubasik, Seth L. Blumberg, Uncle Dark, xiombarg, Henry Fitch.


12/9/2002 jburneko: Obvious Choices
Okay, this discussion is broken off from Backstory Revisited Ron pointed out that my hash-out thread seemed to really be about three seperate things at once. So, I'll…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Thor Olavsrud, greyorm, talysman, joshua neff, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, epweissengruber.


12/10/2002 Delta1: Just recieved Sorceror
Ron, Excellent, professional and thought provoking game. Still digesting the ideas/concepts. FYI - I was able to obtain my copy through Military Simulations in Melbourne, Australia.
In Adept Press
Participants: Delta1, Ron Edwards.


12/11/2002 jburneko: Borderline Demon Types - Evil Pinnochio
There are two kinds of monsters in horror litterature that I hold a deep facination for, Zombies and Killer Puppets. Just the other day I was thinking about what a…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.


12/11/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Elfs actual play - and notes to use in your own game
A couple of weeks ago, I ran Elfs for my group. This isn't an actual play post, in that I'm not going to share what we learned - there's been…
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.


12/15/2002 Uncle Dark: Race in Heroic Fantasy
I’ve been re-reading some Conan on my commutes recently, and it’s got me thinking about a touchy subject: Race in Heroic Fantasy. Specifically, Ron points out in Sorcerer and Sword…
In Adept Press
Participants: Uncle Dark, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Paka, Bailywolf.


12/16/2002 Zak Arntson: Cormac Mac Art - Tigers of the Sea
I can't believe how useful Sorcerer & Sword has been for my library. I just picked up Robert E. Howard's Tigers of the Sea and David Drake's Birds of Prey.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Roy.


12/16/2002 jburneko: Seperate Scenarios
This is the second thread I'm starting that spun off from Backstory Revisited. In that thread Ron phrased the issue like so: "How do I run several different player-characters in…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.


12/16/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Sorcerer: A Catholic Roleplaying Game
Hi All, The various Religion in RPG threads got my head stewing for this last week. I thought I'd post the results. Will Power: A Sorcerer One Sheet I. A…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, jrients, Jake Norwood, Clay, Ron Edwards, Garbanzo, talysman, jburneko, Seth L. Blumberg, clehrich.


12/17/2002 Rod Phillips: A new Sorcerer fan
Hello Ron (and all), After lurking around The Forge for a few days and re-reading some reviews of Sorcerer, I drove out to my FLGS on the day after Thanksgiving…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rod Phillips, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.


12/18/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: SCHISM: Unleashed
I'm re-writing SCHISM -- more info. is posted over at the Memento Mori Theatricks forum.
In Adept Press
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.


12/20/2002 Thierry Michel: Post-human Sorcery (a few thoughts)
inspired by the RPG Theory/Sci Fi II thread and the recent purchase of Sorcerer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ any sufficiently advanced technology is undistinguishable from magic Arthur Clarke For centuries humans have dreamt…
In Adept Press
Participants: Thierry Michel, Seth L. Blumberg, Fabrice G..


12/26/2002 Ron Edwards: Quotes sought
Hello, It's easy. All you gotta do is provide your favorite lines (three maximum) from the movie, The Five Deadly Venoms. Please preserve the dubbing and exact diction. Best, Ron…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, talysman, Ace, unodiablo, Andy Kitkowski.


12/29/2002 kaworuiskool: Some ideas for settings in Sorcerer
Ok, so I'm another success story-walked to my FLGS a few days back, laid down money for sorcerer and I'm a changed roleplayer. Thing is, right now I only know…
In Adept Press
Participants: kaworuiskool, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, Wulf.


12/29/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Ron: an idea for a Sorcerer supplement
If I have an idea for a Sorcerer supplement, where should I discuss it? Is this forum appropriate, or is there another spot on the forums more appropriate?
In Adept Press
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.


more subsequent topics >>