Previous Topics 2/4/2008 angelfromanotherpin: It's a hard job
There's a particular sort of story I'd like to RPG. It shows up in Warhammer fiction, in the Myth and X-com computer games, in WWII movies, on Legend of the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Everspinner, contracycle, VoidDragon, Istvan, Creatures of Destiny, jamsthehobbit.
9/13/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Hero's Banner]
First time playing Hero's banner tonight. Lots of good fun.
I was GM to two players, none of us had played the game before. I have considerable experience with indie…
In Actual Play
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Tim C Koppang.
7/24/2007 angelfromanotherpin: Minor Inspiration for Sorcerer
I recently re-watched Coppola's Dracula movie, and the prologue struck me as immensely Sorcerer. It's setup is a reasonable enough historical scenario, until a badass gets very upset, so he…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.
4/29/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer] Help me brainstorm a Humanity.
I'm looking to start a new Sorcerer game, and I'm looking to really sink my teeth into Humanity. I want a Humanity which will get checks and gain rolls all…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir.
1/25/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer] In the Dark pre-play prep.
So, I've run Sorcerer a few times, but it's only really worked once before, and I think it's because my usual gang didn't have the context for the more prolonged…
In Actual Play
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.
1/9/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Do or Die]
Okay, I was recently inspired by a friend to try some design. The envisioned setting is inspired chiefly by the Warhammer Fantasy novels, and the Myth games. Grim and gritty…
In First Thoughts
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Valamir.
1/2/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer] Lore 1 non-Naive Descriptors
I remember someone quoting Ron as saying that if he had to release the Sorcerer books again, he'd hold back the Naive descriptor for the &Sword book. If that was…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Rampage, Ron Edwards.
1/5/2006 angelfromanotherpin: Addressing out-of-game relationships in play.
Recently a friend of mine, who had played in a year-long game that I GM'd, told me about an unexpected outcome of that game.
See, one of the NPCs in…
In Actual Play
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, cj.23, Storn, Wormwood, Ron Edwards.
11/1/2005 angelfromanotherpin: [& Sword] Source Material Humanity Definitions
This is a question, mostly for Ron because he's so good at this, but anyone can chime in.
What's the Humanity definition used in the Conan stories? The Fafhrd &…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, MetalBard, Ron Edwards.
9/14/2005 angelfromanotherpin: Looking for Character Sheets
I was looking around the 'net for alternate Sorcerer character sheets, but all I can find are the ones from the back of the book in .pdf format. Has anyone…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards.
8/9/2005 angelfromanotherpin: Demonic Weaknesses
So, I was discussing Vampire: The Masquerade as Sorcerer fodder, when my friend pointed out something I'd missed entirely, which is that Sorcerer lacks an explicit way to mimic the…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.
4/5/2005 angelfromanotherpin: Introverted vs Extroverted Humanities
I've played a few different games of Sorcerer using different Humanity types. Most have been what I'll call introvert qualities: Empathy, Sanity, Hope. Qualities which can exist outside a relationship…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.
11/5/2004 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer]Two-Fisted Science!
So, I'm working on a sorcerer setting, very 30's pulp in flavor. I'm a good bit into it, but there's a few details I'd like input on. Of course, general…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Nev the Deranged.
10/4/2004 angelfromanotherpin: Demon ability assistance requested.
One of my players wanted a Demon who functioned like the time-twisting knife in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, specifically its ability to reverse failure to try the task…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, greyorm, sirogit, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Michael S. Miller, djarb.
6/28/2004 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer]Favorite Humanity Definitions?
I tried running Sorcerer a couple of times, once with Humanity as Identity, once with Humanity as Empathy; and I was a little disappointed each time. The mechanics flowed nicely,…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Paka, KingOfFarPoint, Doyce, droog, Yokiboy.
6/6/2004 angelfromanotherpin: Questions re: Sorcerer System
If a character is rolling a single die and succeeds, is it automatically a total success? There seems to be no room for any other result.
Also, the main book…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, greyorm.
5/7/2004 angelfromanotherpin: [Inside]How special is a Hacker?
I recently ran a one-shot of Inside, and the question came up: When your character is not Inside, are they a Sorcerer at all? The specific issue was whether or…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Mike Holmes.
1/25/2004 angelfromanotherpin: Human Demons
As an example of the kind of thing I'm looking at:
Watching Pirates of the Carribean, it struck me that Commodore Norrington is much like a Demon for Elizabeth Swann.…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.
4/16/2002 angelfromanotherpin: Realistic Treatment of High-Powered Magic
Hello, this is my first post to this forum.
First up, as a newbod, I may unknowingly violate unwritten posting conventions. If there's a more appropriate place for this post,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Valamir, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Laurel, Walt Freitag.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 2/17/2008 angelfromanotherpin: [Dictionary of Mu] Alone against the Khan of Khans!
This is the second session of the game whose first session is described here.
So, it was another no-prep session, riding the Dictionary's inspiration. When we left Vornorin and Ket,…
In Actual Play
Participants: angelfromanotherpin.
4/17/2008 angelfromanotherpin: Ain't nothing but a family thing...
So, I was contemplating running an old-fashioned Amber Diceless RPG Throne War, and I wound up thinking about an extensive character generation discussion session prior to all the succession war,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Marshall Burns.
4/28/2008 angelfromanotherpin: [City of Brass] Through Drama and Despair
So, today a whole bunch of my friends got together for Greek Orthodox Easter, and I roped a bunch of them into playing City of Brass, the game of a…
In Actual Play
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.
5/10/2008 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer] Fullmetal Alchemist and Modern Necromancy
I've been deep in fantasy and fairy-tale gaming for some time, and I have a hankering for some modern-day stuff, where the players can use contemporary slang and reference television…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski.
4/11/2011 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer & Sword] Prep Time!
Doing Sorcerer again; hopefully it'll last more than a few sessions this time! We had the first pre-play session last night, and I think it went very well, but I…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Roger.
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