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8/10/2003 Ron Edwards: Mook rules - they were there, the whole time
Hello, A thread from earlier this year called But is it REALLY conflict resolution? has been bugging me, and I didn't even know it ... ... until last night, when…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Clay.

8/8/2003 Porter: Ready to Run Charnel Gods?
Hello all: I've been a lurker here for a time, bought copies of the Sorcerer, Sorcerer & Sword, Sorcerer's Soul, Charnel Gods and Urge rules. I've played a couple of…
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Participants: Porter, Ron Edwards, Lxndr, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, AnyaTheBlue, Christopher Weeks.

8/8/2003 Solomon: new Sorcerer review
For anyone who's keeping track, RPGnet has a new, happy review of Sorcerer this morning.
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Participants: Solomon, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Michael S. Miller, Valamir.

8/7/2003 Lxndr: Sorcerer Play-by-Post
I'm running a play-by-post Sorcerer game right now called "Razing Arizona" and thought others might be interested in peeking at it. If anyone wants to have posting access to the…
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Participants: Lxndr, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Trevis Martin, Tim Alexander.

8/5/2003 Tim Alexander: Pitching a "new way"
Hey All, So in the last week or so I've had my head turned inside out, mostly from the content here on the forge. Especially enlightening have been the "actual…
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Participants: Tim Alexander, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, joshua neff, jburneko, Bryant.

8/5/2003 dyjoots: Becoming Undead
cross posted to RPGnet: i've read through the section in Sorcerer and Sword about Necromancy, and it seems to have some quit interesting ramifications, but i have some questions about…
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Participants: dyjoots, Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards.

8/4/2003 Trevis Martin: Sorcerer, Embraced by the Dark
This was an idea I had for a Sorcerer game, mainly inspired by Flatliners and the progressive demon option mentioned in Sorcerer and Soul. Embraced by the Dark Inspirations: Flatliners,…
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Participants: Trevis Martin, Delta1, Ron Edwards, Tim Alexander.

7/31/2003 Steve Dustin: Madness Dossier
So, I've been mulling over in my mind the next campaign I'm gonna run, and I've finally settled on running The Madness Dossier out of the back of GURPS Horror.…
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Participants: Steve Dustin, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Rob MacDougall, Christopher Weeks.

7/30/2003 Michael S. Miller: Why I can't say "I had fun playing Trollbabe"
On Saturday at GenCon, Ron ran Trollbabe for Gordon & me. Thinking about it robbed me of precious sleep later that night, and occupied brainspace during the long drive back…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Gordon C. Landis, rafial, Alan, Ron Edwards, ejh.

7/23/2003 Ace: Troubles with getting Sorcerer and Sex
I though I would let everbody know that Alliance distribution isn't quite up to date on Adept Press products Several weeks ago I ordered Sorcerer and Sex from my FLGS…
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Participants: Ace, Tim C Koppang, Ron Edwards, Clay, ethan_greer.

7/22/2003 ninguable: Sorcerer site down?
I went to buy Charnel Gods but both the Gilded Moose and the Sorcerer sites are down. And with Gencon coming up I suppose it'll take a while to get…
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Participants: ninguable, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Valamir.

7/21/2003 jburneko: Sorcerer Game Concept
A few days ago I saw a British mini-series called Ultraviolet. It was more or less a serious crime drama that just happened to include vampires. It wasn't really a…
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Participants: jburneko, erithromycin, Ron Edwards.

7/18/2003 John: Sorcerer & Sword Pact Rules
The Pact rules in Sorcerer & Sword seem fairly straightforward when applied to on-going tasks like having a demon guard a vault. However, they are less obvious when applied to…
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Participants: John, Ron Edwards.

7/17/2003 Andy Kitkowski: [Site Hop] Running Sorcerer with 4+ players
I doubt that this is kosher, posting here asking people to check out another thread on another board, but a topic came up there that I'm very interested in, and…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

7/13/2003 greyorm: Protagonism and Mind Control
So, I was reading over Ron's take on Puppetman, mulling over the conversations about mind control and protagonism, and thinking about Immortal. First, I know absolutely nothing about Puppetman --…
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Participants: greyorm, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards.

7/13/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Elfs spell system
I had my third session last night. Mayhem ensued. Various other problems like I have to figure out a way to keep bad guys around because one of the players…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Alan, Ron Edwards, Ben Morgan, brianm.

7/11/2003 Piers Brown: More Errata(?) for Sorceror
So, having just gotten the books, and plunged straight through them, I have a couple of questions. These aren't so much queries about how the rules work--reading through the back…
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Participants: Piers Brown, Ron Edwards.

7/10/2003 Jake Norwood: Binding someone else's demon
Can you bind a bound demon? Jake
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Lxndr, jrs, Ron Edwards.

7/8/2003 Ben Lehman: Sorcerer: Art and Artifice
[quote="Mike Holmes"]Could you post the basic details (maybe in a new thread)? When you say 60s art scene, I'm getting a vision of Warhol, Lou Reed, and Heroin. Am I…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Christopher Weeks.

7/6/2003 Lxndr: Sorcerer Online - redux
[quote] Thing #2 is the planned main feature of Sorcerer Online, specifically a means to archive and describe ACTUAL PLAY to one another in a decent, interesting fashion. It will…
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Participants: Lxndr, Ron Edwards, Delta1, Ben Morgan, Fabrice G., Clay, Clinton R. Nixon, MrWrong, Hardpoint.

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8/13/2003 Tim Alexander: Inconspicuous demons and cloak
Hey all, This one is mostly for Ron, but I figured most people would be interested in the response. In another thread you said: As written, the only ability…
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Participants: Tim Alexander, Ron Edwards.

8/12/2003 Lxndr: Dice probabilities (split from New Review)
I read through the review, finally (took me a while) and, though it mostly looked like a good review, I noticed these little quirks, which are counter to what I…
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Participants: Lxndr, Valamir, rafial, Tim Alexander, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, djarb.

8/17/2003 arxhon: The Sorcerer's Soul/Sex and Sorcery
I just found these in the used FLGS i frequent on occasion, picked them up on a whim and just finished reading them. Let me add that i have only…
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Participants: arxhon, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/23/2003 Plenz: Online Sorcerer character sheet?
I was browsing the Adept Sorcerer site and could not locate a sheet. Are there such things? Best, Plenz
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Participants: Plenz, djarb, Ron Edwards.

8/23/2003 djarb: Elfs combat
We ran our first Elfs game yesterday, and had a blast. This beautifully irreverant game is definately a keeper. Somehow camels got involved.... It took a while for everybody to…
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Participants: djarb, Ron Edwards, Alan, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/25/2003 AnyaTheBlue: Extra Weird Sorcerer setting idea.
There are three very specific inspirations for this. First, my experience generating a character for Charnel Gods, specifically a survivor from a previous Epoch. Second, I was listening to the…
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Participants: AnyaTheBlue, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

8/26/2003 Fabrice G.: [Sex & Sorcery] Three months of waiting....
Okay, this is a me, myself and I kind of thread, and for that I'm sorry. That said, I just received Sex & Sorcery today, after three month of waiting…
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Participants: Fabrice G., Ron Edwards.

8/26/2003 Bailywolf: The Hulk, and my new urge for URGE
Well, The Incredible Hulk is playing again on the Sci-Fi channel. 6:00 eastern. I get to catch it a couple of times a week now, and it’s been quite a…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, John Harper.

8/29/2003 ejh: Penny Arcade comic for Sorcerer players
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-8-29&res=l :)
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Participants: ejh, Lxndr, Ron Edwards.

9/2/2003 Jason L Blair: A Li'l Sorcerer One-on-One
I'm cooking up some Sorcerer goodness for a one-man game and am curious if there's been any discussion/tips regarding this? Could someone post links, if so? Much appreciated,
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Participants: Jason L Blair, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Jeffrey Straszheim, Fabrice G..

9/3/2003 Mikko Lehtinen: The Wrath of Gaia
Hello. I've been lurking in the Forge for a while, and the discussions here have changed my views about what roleplaying can be at its best. I have GM:ed Amber…
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Participants: Mikko Lehtinen, Tim Alexander, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

9/3/2003 Jeffrey Straszheim: More on initiative and aborts
On page 105 in the Sorcerer text we have ... if a character is acted already but is then hit in combat, he or she simply rolls full Stamina…
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Participants: Jeffrey Straszheim, Ron Edwards.

9/5/2003 Jeffrey Straszheim: Lemuria - &Sword one sheet
I've got a few friends who want to try out Sorcerer & Sword with me. I've put together a basic setting. It's very generic S&S, which is what I wanted.…
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Participants: Jeffrey Straszheim, Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards.

9/9/2003 Ron Edwards: My current Sorcerer game - modern necromancy
Hello, I've been holding out on everyone, because for months, I've been running a Sorcerer game and not discussing it here. The players include our own Nev the Deranged and…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, galex, jburneko, Tim Alexander, Ben Lehman, ejh.

9/9/2003 Ben Lehman: Sorcerer Gedankensetting
Yes, I'm going to get back to work on 15 minutes one of these days. I've been drowning in work. However, Chris K's quote, below (from the thread in RPG…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, Cemendur, AnyaTheBlue.

9/11/2003 Jeffrey Straszheim: Dealing with wonky character concepts
Hey folks, This is in reference to Ron's comments here, specifically in regards to character creation. One thing that interests me is his comment that he did not challenge Frank's…
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Participants: Jeffrey Straszheim, erithromycin, Ron Edwards.

9/12/2003 Jeffrey Straszheim: When Sorcery Goes Poof
Following the general "nothing never happens" policy, when a player fails a sorcery roll, the ritual shouldn't just fizzle out. A failed contact gets the wrong demon; a failed summon…
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Participants: Jeffrey Straszheim, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Mikko Lehtinen, Mike Holmes.

9/12/2003 jburneko: The Asylum: A First Pass Sorcerer One Sheet
Hello All, My Sorcerer ideas are a dime a dozen and I generally don't post them here unless I think I might actually get a chance to develop them. Well…
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Participants: jburneko, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, sirogit, Ben Morgan, Christopher Kubasik, Lxndr, Nev the Deranged.

9/15/2003 Paka: I wince as I type - Sorcerer for Harry Potter RPG
I am sure someone must have said this already but I haven't been watching the site as closely lately. Anyway, here's my swing. Humanity - Living up (or down) to…
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Participants: Paka, Christopher Weeks, Ron Edwards.

9/15/2003 lumpley: Trollbabe Comic continues to rock
Just thought it worth mentioning. -Vincent
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Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, jburneko, Clinton R. Nixon.

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