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4/5/2006 Eric J-D: What Book/Movie/Music Would You Be?
As a way of getting to know folks, I thought it might be fun to have people post what book or movie best represents something about who they are or…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Eric J-D, Mark D. Eddy, Thunder_God, Calithena, talysman, droog, Melinglor, anders_larsen.

4/5/2006 Eric J-D: Encomiums to Howard and "Sword & Sorcery"
In light of both the Forge's birthday and the many discussion I have been in recently at rpg.net regarding Robert E Howard and "sword & sorcery" generally, I thought it…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Eric J-D, Kester Pelagius.

3/30/2006 Eric J-D: Mythic RPG--Preliminary Thoughts
Hi everyone, After many failed attempts to talk myself out of it, I have decided to take the first tentative steps towards designing my own game.  Ron, if you read…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Eric J-D, anders_larsen, Shreyas Sampat, Czar Fnord, contracycle.

3/28/2006 Eric J-D: [Sorcerer] Musings on Humanity
So I was rereading The Sorcerer's Soul the other night and thinking generally about the importance of defining Humanity in the game when it occurred to me that perhaps I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, cmnash, Plotin.

2/15/2006 Eric J-D: Why Some Folks Dislike Fight!
...and by "some folks" I of course mean me. <wink> Over on the Harn Forum I have been engaged in an ongoing discussion about Burning Wheel's "Fight!" mechanics and the…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Eric J-D, Arturo G., abzu, Wolfen, Bankuei, Lamorak33, Valamir, rafial, Lisa Padol, jchokey, Durgil, Storn.

1/26/2006 Eric J-D: availability in NYC/ northern NJ?
I am new to the northern NJ area and was wondering if you (Luke) knew of any stores in the northern Jersey or greater NYC area that has Burning Wheel? …
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Eric J-D, Iskander, Thor Olavsrud.

10/27/2005 Eric J-D: Kickers for Dummies Part 2
Here's part 2: II. How Kickers relate to Theme, or Why the Kicker is Not the Whole Story Morninglory. I said earlier that the Kicker is the player’s announcement to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards, John Harper, James_Nostack.

10/27/2005 Eric J-D: Kickers for Dummies Part 1
Hi folks.  I hope this is kosher Ron; if not I trust you'll tell me.  I wrote up the following thoughts on Kickers to distribute to new Sorcerer players and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards.

10/11/2005 Eric J-D: Help With Kicker Thread!
Hi all, I hope that this is not an abuse of anyone's good will, but I have spent the better part of an hour searching this forum for an old…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, pfischer.

10/11/2005 Eric J-D: Systems and Creating/Extending Conflict
While I have been away from this forum doing some research several threads in this forum have emerged that address an issue I have been thinking about for some time. …
In RPG Theory
Participants: Eric J-D, Bob Goat, Joshua BishopRoby, John Kirk, M. J. Young.

9/19/2005 Eric J-D: Ideology and Games
Recently I have been thinking about whether much consideration has been given to the role that ideology might play in player satisfaction/dissatisfaction and, more generally, in issues of dysfunctional play. …
In RPG Theory
Participants: Eric J-D, Joshua BishopRoby, nikola, droog, timfire, lumpley, MatrixGamer, Blankshield, NN, Paka, demiurgeastaroth, Bandari, RedWick, Emily Care, ScottM, Jasper, tygertyger.

1/25/2005 Eric J-D: Bonus Dice for Defense
I know that Ron says he loves questions about Sorcerer combat, so here goes: Page 105 of Sorcerer describes a combat involving Brandon, Fragg and some thugs. In the text…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards.

5/5/2004 Eric J-D: Sorcerer Question: Building the Art-Deco Gun
Apologies from the start about the weird subject line, but those of you familiar with the series of "Art-Deco Melodrama" threads will understand what I am talking about. As I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged, Michael S. Miller.

5/4/2004 Eric J-D: Sorcerer handout request
Dear Ron, I am gearing up to begin a game of Sorcerer just as soon as I can get out from under these *&@#ing research papers that I am grading.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards.

4/18/2004 Eric J-D: Sorcerer: combat a la Queen of the Black Coast
Hi folks, I have not yet run a game of Sorcerer although I am getting very close to doing so. However, I still feel a bit unsure about how to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Alan, Sean, BPetroff93.

5/19/2003 Eric J-D: S&S: It's like you read my mind
Hi Ron, Hooray, I bought Sorcerer and Sorcerer & Sword this weekend and have already read through much of each. Briefly, the reason for my post is simply to wax…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Valamir, Bankuei, Andy Kitkowski, ethan_greer, Ron Edwards.

4/30/2003 Eric J-D: Robert E Howard Pointer: Conan Stories Republished
In the spirit of the thread on the republication of Karl Wagner's Kane books, I thought I would post this. www.wanderingplanet.com Perhaps some of you already know about it, but…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Maurice Forrester, Bryant.

4/28/2003 Eric J-D: Praise Universalis
Hi Ralph and Mike, I'm only a recent poster to the Forge, but I've followed many of the fora for a while now. Somehow, however, I never managed to get…
In Universalis
Participants: Eric J-D, Valamir.

4/26/2003 Eric J-D: What system(s) might best facilitate these desires?
Although I have been an enthusiastic reader of many of the fora here and a longstanding admirer of Ron Edwards' contributions to game theory and design, this is my first…
In Actual Play
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Green, Bruce Baugh, Thomas Tamblyn, John Kim, Valamir, clehrich, Mike Holmes.

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4/13/2006 Eric J-D: Compiling a Humanity Definition Database
Hi all, As a service to Sorcerer newcomers, I was thinking about trying to put together a list of all the definitions people have developed for Humanity in their Sorcerer…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Trevis Martin, Ben Lehman, Valamir, Dav.

4/21/2006 Eric J-D: Three's A Crowd Redux
Over in this thread  http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18447.0  Wolfen asked some good questions about how to handle a host who was inhabited by both a parasite and a possessor demon. This got me…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Paka, Alan, Ron Edwards.

5/4/2006 Eric J-D: Nicotine Girls--An Odd Proposal
Hi Paul, This is the first time I've posted in your forum I think, so forgive me if this is a strange first post (as well as a longish one). …
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Paul Czege.

5/11/2006 Eric J-D: Playing Sorcerer with my Daughter (long)
Over in this thread http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19793.msg207341#msg207341 I mentioned that I am starting a Sorcerer game with my 11 year old daughter.  It'll be just the two of us (I think), although…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Czar Fnord, Frank T, Sydney Freedberg.

5/11/2006 Eric J-D: [Sorcerer} Has anyone tried this with Demons?
Hi all, In addition to welcoming any comments on the "Playing Sorcerer with my Daughter" thread, I would really appreciate some feedback on the following idea. Has anyone ever tried…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards, mneme.

3/15/2007 Eric J-D: [Sorcerer] How do you deal with Mystery Kickers?
Hi folks. Lately I've found myself thinking about Kickers again, specifically the issue of Mystery Kickers.  You know the type: "A friend on the police force tells you that the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards.

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