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11/8/2001 jburneko: Role-Playing Object Demons
My players seem to have really gotten into Object demons. I have at least two so far. One is a pair of glasses that allow it's master to see into…
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Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Tor Erickson, Mike Holmes, greyorm.

11/8/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Sorcerer concept
That doesn't involve getting bumped on the head or having a master who's *waves hands* over there somewhere or dead. I'm not sure how it would work, but what if…
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards.

11/7/2001 Ron Edwards: Art-Deco Melodrama - the Final Chapter
Hello, For those of you coming in late, this is the fourth and last of a series of threads here on the Sorcerer forum. The first one is called "To…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Tor Erickson, jburneko, Ian O'Rourke, contracycle, joshua neff, random.

11/7/2001 furashgf: Art Deco, GNS and Narritivism, and the Bad Thing
It looks like the Art Deco demo thread turned into an implcit discussion of GNS theory. The question for Ron and Ron-like Sorcerer naritivists out there is how far does…
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Participants: furashgf, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Blake Hutchins.

11/6/2001 Manu: Secrecy and stamina
Hey all, Here are two questions for Ron: 1-the Rule of Secrecy forbids Demons from revealing their existence to the world; wouldn't that prohibit their blatant use as combat monsters,…
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Participants: Manu, Ron Edwards.

11/6/2001 jburneko: Sorcerer Sighting
I CAN'T believe it took me this long to post this. I just completely forgot. So, you'll never guess in a MILLION YEARS where I saw a copy of Sorcerer…
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Participants: jburneko, furashgf, Jared A. Sorensen, DaR, Ron Edwards, Ferry Bazelmans, greyorm, erithromycin, Julian Kelsey, contracycle, kwill.

11/5/2001 James Holloway: A possibly irrelevant question
Ron said: (which I like to call the "Lincoln Logs" model of GMing, which is to blow up anything the player-character likes or cares about, or to threaten to do…
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Participants: James Holloway, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf.

11/4/2001 Tor Erickson: Some technical questions
Okay: if I roll a 8, 8, 9 and he rolls a 4, 5, 8, do I win with one victory (for the nine) or two (for the nine and…
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Participants: Tor Erickson, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, random.

11/2/2001 Ian O'Rourke: Glenwood Springs: Relationship Map
Okay, I'm trying to get a campaign off the ground using all this player driven, relationship map style plotting. While sketching out a vague map, one thing I noticed is…
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Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Ron Edwards.

10/31/2001 Bailywolf: Short term bindings, invocations, favors...
Binding is a pretty permenant thing... A sorcerer could go his entire life with a single well cared for and bound demon without having to go through the time consuming…
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Participants: Bailywolf, furashgf, Ron Edwards.

10/30/2001 Ron Edwards: Art-Deco Melodrama, part 2
All right then. This post is about what I'd think (or DO think, really) about the characters prior to going into the first session. I will also post about my…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, Tor Erickson, random, James Holloway, Ian O'Rourke.

10/29/2001 Mike Holmes: Hey Alchemist!
That new concoction almost ready yet? A reel of black and white film, eye of Frank Lloyd Wright, a few dark demons, and a big dose of Kicker, and what…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis.

10/24/2001 Matt Gwinn: Supplement Idea
I've been watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the last two episodes gave me an idea for a game. moose thought it would be better suited to Sorcerer so I'll…
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Participants: Matt Gwinn, furashgf, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Ben Morgan.

10/23/2001 random: spawn questions
I'm kind of confused about how Spawn is meant to work. (Note that I'm only bringing it up here because I'd like to get some public clarification: for my own…
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Participants: random, Ron Edwards.

10/19/2001 Ferry Bazelmans: Spiel Essen report
Hi Ron, A report from Spiel Essen here (as if the subject wasn't clear enough *sigh*). I'm happy to report I saw Sorcerer at no less than 4 different Germany-based…
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Participants: Ferry Bazelmans, Ron Edwards.

10/18/2001 Ron Edwards: Art-Deco Melodrama
Hi all, This thread's name is courtesy of the excellent Mike Holmes. It is all set for the next round of the "Under the Hood" series starring me, Jesse, Paul,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, Paul Czege, joshua neff, Tor Erickson, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, contracycle.

10/16/2001 Eric: Sorcerer and Swashbuckler
Hey -- I noticed the ad for Swashbuckler in the back of Sorcerer, so I read a review of it. Sounds like it is a system good for dueling but…
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Participants: Eric, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, jburneko, greyorm.

10/16/2001 lumpley: Just Praise
This isn't substantive, but I've been rereading Sorcerer this evening and my gracious it's a smart game. I think it was the stuff about disgruntled demons that made me want…
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Participants: lumpley, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Jared A. Sorensen, Eric, furashgf, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins.

10/15/2001 Ron Edwards: To Tor, Jesse, and Paul
All right, you three. Here's how it's going to work. 1) I provide a template or basis for a Sorcerer game, exactly as if you were my players. You comment…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, joshua neff, jburneko, Tor Erickson, furashgf, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/10/2001 Tor Erickson: Circular campaign design (not a good thing)
Man, I feel I'm obsessing over getting everything *just right* (killer Premise, setting, situation, back-story)and that the game is never going to get off the ground. I'm moving in circles…
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Participants: Tor Erickson, jburneko, Ron Edwards, contracycle, Paul Czege.

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11/19/2001 Tor Erickson: Southern Fried System Comments
Hi All, There was another combat in our game on Saturday, and it turned out really nicely. The scene basically involved Cole (a PC) accidentally insulting Junior, a big, mean,…
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Participants: Tor Erickson, Ron Edwards.

11/20/2001 Ron Edwards: Sorc & Sword news again
Due date from the printer is November 26. Ship to the warehouse should be November 28. Shipping from the warehouse should start immediately, and that's when orders begin. M apologies…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Time, joshua neff, unodiablo, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, Zak Arntson, Tundra, Jared A. Sorensen.

11/26/2001 Manu: Stormbringer redux
Hello all, I had an idea but I thought first to use this forum to pick your brains before launching into a detailed analysis. I suppose everyone is familiar with…
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Participants: Manu, furashgf, Uncle Dark, Ron Edwards.

11/27/2001 Bailywolf: Harry Potter meets Animal House
I posted this over at RPG.net... then realized- this is perfect Sorcerer material! I wish my brain could sit still long enough for me to acualy finish something... so here…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes.

12/5/2001 Benjamin: A few new-player thoughts and questions
Hello, just bought the book, and have a few questions. 1) If the Humanity score is defined as something that most people might not have (i.e., sorcery, sorcerous soul), what…
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Participants: Benjamin, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

12/7/2001 Benjamin: On Writing a Mini-Supplement
Hello, newplayer Ben here again, with some questions on writing a mini-supplement. (So sue me, I like clear subject lines.) The Mini-Supplements page answers my question on 'what stage do…
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Participants: Benjamin, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose.

12/7/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Advanced Binding
I'm fully aware that the Sorcerer rules don't allow the re-Binding of a demon once the initial Binding is done, but there's a concept I'd like to explore in Sorcerer,…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

12/9/2001 Manu: Prescience and teleportation: Sorcerers of Arrakis
I was wondering, how would you guys explain the power of premonition, and that of instant teleportation according to Sorcerer rules? Hint and Travel don't seem to quite cut it...am…
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Participants: Manu, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, erithromycin, greyorm, Dav, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, Bankuei.

12/10/2001 hardcoremoose: Edwards' 11
This idea popped into my head on the way home today.* Okay, so Danny Ocean is a sorcerer. He has to be...he's got the swagger down. His crew are his…
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Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

12/11/2001 Eric: More than one Cover?
Scores of 5 or higher get two descriptions. Does this also apply to to cover? With a 5 Will and a 5 cover, could a character have belief system and…
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Participants: Eric, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose.

12/11/2001 hardcoremoose: Yeah baby, It's here!
[i]Sorcerer and Sword[/i] hit my mailbox today...anyone else got theirs' yet? It looks awesome! Kudos Ron...very cool. - Scott
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Participants: hardcoremoose, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, greyorm, jburneko, joshua neff, Uncle Dark, Eric, Jürgen Mayer, Trav.

12/12/2001 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer tattoo
Hi there, It had to happen. The cool thing is that the person is one of the very first Sorcerer players, Camille Throckmorton. She had the character with the scary,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Time, Tor Erickson.

12/14/2001 hardcoremoose: Sorcerer & Sword Comments
Enough of us have it now, so I thought I'd start up a new thread to discuss the salient points of the sourcebook. And what a sourcebook it is! Fun…
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Participants: hardcoremoose, joshua neff, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, erithromycin, Ron Edwards, Eric, Tor Erickson, Bailywolf, jburneko, Paul Czege, James V. West, Trav.

12/14/2001 Tor Erickson: Rethinking the Kicker
Hi all, Up in RPG Theory or Actual Play or somewhere I posted that the purpose of Kickers is to give the character some sort of an emotional investment in…
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Participants: Tor Erickson, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

12/16/2001 Valamir: Sorcerer & Sword
Got it read it loved it. The only downside is that my new apartment uses those really small business envelope sized boxes and the mail carrier seems to view this…
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Participants: Valamir, Ron Edwards.

12/19/2001 Eric: Soap?
My apologies if I'm missing the blindingly obvious, but I ran across this from Ron in the Art Deco posts: ]] Funny, my very next point was to suggest some…
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Participants: Eric, Ron Edwards.

12/20/2001 contracycle: Demonology 101
Hiya, I just wanted somewhere to ask some questiones sepcifically about demons and their function in Sorceror. I have two concerns: The structure of the game embeds one, possibly more,…
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Participants: contracycle, Eric, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/20/2001 Eric: Relationship Maps and Bangs
Hello -- From searching around the forum here, apparently the "rules" for Relationship maps and Bangs are in Soul and in Sword respectively. Since I'm currently waiting for Sword and…
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Participants: Eric, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, jburneko, Tor Erickson, Blake Hutchins.

12/21/2001 Eric: Overconfident or Hedonist: valid prices?
Hedonist might work as -1 to doing things that would be uncomfortable, but I'm stumped on Overconfident. -- Eric, who liked the LotRs about a 100 times more than he…
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Participants: Eric, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, erithromycin, Ben Morgan.

12/24/2001 Paul Czege: have you read the literature of Sorcerer & Sword?
Hey everyone, I have to say that if there's one single element in Sorcerer & Sword that I anticipate will drive sales of the book to casual buyers, it's the…
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Participants: Paul Czege, joshua neff, hardcoremoose, lumpley, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.

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