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3/8/2003 Paganini: Elfs and Stance
I'm prepping for an Elfs game on Monday, and going over the rules something struck me. Ron talks about Elfs being an experiment in Director Stance. But... Don't the mechanics…
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Participants: Paganini, Ron Edwards.

3/7/2003 Nev the Deranged: FiTM??
I'm unfamiliar with this phrase, and therefore likely ignorant of the underlying concept it represents. Please enlighten? <chuckles at Ron for mentioning Grendels in the other thread... heh heh... Legacy…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

3/8/2003 jburneko: Question About Sex & Sorcerery Content Overview
Hey Ron, your ad copy for Adept Press products is getting better. I just saw the Sex & Sorcerery content overview and I got very excited. It sounds like a…
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Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, James V. West.

3/7/2003 Tor Erickson: But is it REALLY conflict resolution?
Hi Y'all, Don't the rules for combat in Sorcerer favor task over conflict resolution? I mean, for everything else in the game you make just a couple of rolls to…
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Participants: Tor Erickson, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

3/1/2003 Nev the Deranged: Asian Cult Cinema Sorcery
I regularly read a magazine called Asian Cult Cinema, and sometimes pick up other similar magazines. Unfortunately I have yet to scrounge enough cash to order any of the DVDs…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, John Harper, hardcoremoose.

3/1/2003 Nev the Deranged: Demonic Voices
I was thinking about demonic voices. Would demons speak in the ur-tongue that anyone can understand? Or do they have their own infernal language? I think it would be cool…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, greyorm, John Harper, Ron Edwards.

3/1/2003 John Harper: Coil: I'm writing a Sorcerer novel, and I didn't know it
So, I finally got around to buying and reading Sorcerer today. I know, I know... I have no excuse. I guess I put it off for so long because I…
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Participants: John Harper, Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, DaR.

2/28/2003 jburneko: Not-Here, Not Here-And-Now Plus Demons, and NaN.
First Ron talks about some funky place called Not-Here which is pretty much defined as The Place You Can't Define. And now down in the Character Ideas thread he's talking…
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Participants: jburneko, Bankuei, Drew Stevens, clehrich, Ron Edwards, Uncle Dark, random.

2/28/2003 Nev the Deranged: Character ideas
Alright, since I don't know when I'll get to play, my brain has been brewing up character ideas on its own. I know that when I finally do play I…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Bankuei.

2/27/2003 greyorm: Organization & Layout
Over in Blood Relics, Nev said: and partly that it's not as well organized (sorry Ron) as some of the more codified games Nev, I'm sure Ron might be interested…
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Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Blake Hutchins, Nev the Deranged.

2/26/2003 szilard: Ex-sorcerors
Inspired by the Mask of the Sorceror thread... What if: Humanity is connection to the world, in a very real sense. Sorcerors are people able to sacrifice that connection…
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Participants: szilard, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Nev the Deranged.

2/26/2003 Ron Edwards: Thieves & Kings
Hi there, In a recent thread, our new friend, the Deranged of Nev-ness, wrote: Anybody here read Mark Oakley's Thieves and Kings indie comic? Lots of cool Sorcery stuff in…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged.

2/26/2003 Nev the Deranged: Blood Relics
I was thinking about cool Sorcerer ideas and came up with one that's pretty cliched, but still cool. Demons are bound into ancient relics. The blood of their master is…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards.

2/24/2003 Nev the Deranged: Masks of the Sorcerer
Not long ago I read a good novel by... um... dammit I forget who by and I don't feel like getting the book out of my trunk right now. Anyway,…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis.

2/24/2003 Nev the Deranged: Chicagoland area Sorcerers?
Hi there. I'm a recent initiate, who thinks Sorcerer probably kicks a lot of ass but would like to find out firsthand. Is anyone running or thinking about running a…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards.

2/22/2003 Mordacc: WHat is it?
Hey all, ive been playing THe Riddle of Steel for some time now and i saw the add for Sorcerer in the back of the manual and it got me…
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Participants: Mordacc, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young.

2/19/2003 Bailywolf: Sorcerer for driven, tortured, conflicted super heroes
OK, don't have much time but wanted to throw this topic out while it was figural. I've been on a supers kick of late. Green Ronin's excelent point-build supers game…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged.

2/19/2003 James V. West: stinking elfs!
Got my copy of Elfs! Just wanted to say my wife and I had some real out-loud laughs just reading it. I had planned on playing Trollbabe first, but now…
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Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, jburneko, Rod Anderson, greyorm, Mike Holmes.

2/13/2003 jburneko: Revisiting Relationship Between Humanity and Premise
I was just rereading Christopher's description of Biliomania and a very weird thought occured to me. Doesn't defining Humanity simultaneously define the Premise AND Answer it? Obviously, the answer is…
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Participants: jburneko, Christopher Kubasik, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Alan, Michael S. Miller, Le Joueur, clehrich, szilard, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Ian Charvill.

2/12/2003 greyorm: Revelations: an Immortal-inspired adaptation of Sorcerer
Heya, Something I've mentioned on and off for the past two years has finally recieved my full attention: an adaptation of the game Immortal utilizing the rules and style for…
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Participants: greyorm, xiombarg, Spooky Fanboy.

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3/8/2003 greyorm: Eureka Moment: Combat & Bonus Dice for Description
I had the chance to play The Questing Beast two Sundays ago with Mr. James West himself, and it was a blast. The reason I'm bringing it up here is…
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Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, James V. West.

3/9/2003 Bailywolf: Upcoming Sorcerer movie- Willard
The upcoming remake of the 1971 film Willard (staring freakin Crispen Glover!!!) strikes me as a very good literal Sorcerer film... what with the evil intelligent rat Ben who causes…
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Participants: Bailywolf, John Harper, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, urbwar, Maurice Forrester, szilard, Spooky Fanboy.

3/10/2003 lumpley: Trollbabe Comic, probs?
Yes, it's only 9:30 Monday morning, and yes, I could wait and check back later in the day to see if it's all fine, and yes, I expect Ron you…
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Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Andrew Martin, Paul Czege, Gordon C. Landis, talysman, ejh, Valamir.

3/10/2003 Wulf: Getting the Sorcery urge
I've finally decided what sort of Sorcerer game I want to play, and I want to use this opportunity to think the idea out loud and get some responses and…
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Participants: Wulf, Mike Holmes, jburneko, szilard, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, greyorm, clehrich, dunlaing, Valamir.

3/11/2003 Ron Edwards: Back to The Ring
Hi there, This is a follow-up to the ... when you see the RING thread, as I've finally seen the movie. I haven't seen the original version or anything else…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, rmansperger.

3/12/2003 Ron Edwards: You'd tell the retailer ...
Hi there, I'm looking for constructive suggestions for what you think a game-store retailer ought to know about Sorcerer. Blurbs are best - one or two lines. Remember, these guys…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, dunlaing, GreatWolf, Sidhain, Gordon C. Landis, jburneko, Paul Czege, szilard, Le Joueur, Bankuei, M. J. Young, Wulf, Spooky Fanboy, Christopher Kubasik.

3/12/2003 jburneko: Birthroot Ending
Okay, so I've finally seen the Birthroot ending. In a word: "GAH!" What is that; somekind of freaky Trollbabe-Sorcerer cross-over ending? That was definitely the best story and most certainly…
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Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Bankuei.

3/13/2003 Paganini: Charnel Gods - Fell Weapons
Charnel Gods has been bubbling away in the back of my mind for a while, and I got it out again today to have another look. There's one thing I'm…
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Participants: Paganini, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, hardcoremoose, Ben Morgan.

3/14/2003 Paganini: Realizing Charnel Gods
[i]Ack! I had a whole bunch typed up, and my computer crashed. Time for the short short version.[/i] The myths are all reall. Evidence: the Carion Fields and the Fell…
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Participants: Paganini, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, b_bankhead, hardcoremoose.

3/14/2003 jburneko: Questions About How To Read The Descriptions of Demon Powers
Okay, so in another thread Ron wrote this: "Consider Perception, Transport, and Psychic Force, and you can actually bring people, unwillingly, to yourself from afar, striking them unconscious." This is…
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Participants: jburneko, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei, Tor Erickson, Bailywolf, Jeffrey Straszheim.

3/17/2003 J B Bell: "Baby Ghosts": Real-life Sorcerer fun in Singapore
I don't read it for this kind of thing, but recently I read a thread on www.buddhistboards.com that can only be described as fucked. Up. Also, really really cool inspiration…
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Participants: J B Bell, Bankuei, Nev the Deranged.

3/18/2003 hardcoremoose: Problems at the Sorcerer website?
I just tried to go to the Sorcerer website and got a message that read like this: You are not authorized to view this page You might not have permission…
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Participants: hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

3/19/2003 Ron Edwards: Fourth Trollbabe story's begun!
Back from GAMA! The site text still needs tweaking, but the fourth story's first strip is up! At the ever-lovin' Trollbabe site. The story is "A Day at the Circus,"…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

3/20/2003 Fabrice G.: Sorcerer at the Grenoble con -22/03/03
Hi all, this is a last time check up before packing for saturday con. (Well, I still have a day and a half to rectify things if I need to).…
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Participants: Fabrice G., Ron Edwards, Tor Erickson.

3/21/2003 Mike Holmes: Demon Antagonism
OK, I've noted a possible problem with some GMing of Sorcerer. And I'm not sure how to adress it, so I'm chucking it out here. Sorta important to me right…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, szilard, jburneko, hardcoremoose, Christopher Kubasik, Valamir, Nev the Deranged.

3/22/2003 greyorm: Dungeons & Demons
So, while pounding out the final touch-ups to theImmortal: Revelations Sorcerer-adaptation I've been working on, and hammering away at "Temple of Elfemental Evil" while giggling insanely, I was also thinking…
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Participants: greyorm, DaR, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Rob MacDougall, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Nev the Deranged.

3/23/2003 Jake Norwood: Revisiting Willard
Okay, if you haven't seen the movie and care about spoilers, then stop here. So I saw the new Willard movie last week. I enjoyed it a lot, and it…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Mike Holmes.

3/24/2003 jvines: how do you die?
How cad you die in sorcerer? the main book seems unclear it states that over 2xstamina will mean you are badly hurt but nothing beyond that.
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Participants: jvines, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

3/25/2003 Jürgen Mayer: Sorcerer reviews (german)
I just found those two online reviews of Sorcerer and Sorcerer & Sword - they're both very positive, but in german. How do the spin-doctors say it? "For your convenience",…
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Participants: Jürgen Mayer, Ron Edwards.

3/25/2003 Jason L Blair: A picture of Ron
Yes, we've all seen pictures of Ron acknowledging that Jared is his guru, accepting a resin pyramid, and even posing as a superhero...but until now we have not seen the…
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Participants: Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Jared A. Sorensen, Fabrice G., Christopher Kubasik, Delta1.

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