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8/14/2002 Bailywolf: Printing Question
Please forgive me this morning...I'm feeling like the last pumpkin in the patch (the one with the smooshed side and the strange odor). What is the best way to print…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Matt Snyder, Chris Passeno.

8/10/2002 Bailywolf: Final Stand thread over on RPG.net
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12318 Tim hits the big time ;)
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bailywolf.

8/8/2002 Bailywolf: Final Stand Playtest! (long)
I ran a quick one-shot for my almost entirely non-gamer fiance last night... and let me say, that Final Stand was a brilliant success with few hiches. I ran only…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bailywolf, Tim Denee, Colin the Riot, Paganini.

8/5/2002 Bailywolf: Defining Humanity Through Play
Perhpas this is in 'Soul, but I don't have a copy (perhaps I should...). Defining Humanity always seems like one of the cornerstones set during the conception process of a…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Uncle Dark.

8/2/2002 Bailywolf: Wuxia- I need some help (and might get to play!)
It looks like I might get to play (well, run) a Sorcerer game fairly soon. The players voted for a wuxia style S&S fantasy... all scheming eunuchs, waring clans, secret…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Zak Arntson, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

7/29/2002 Bailywolf: I've met a real demon
Recently some of the thematics in Sorcerer came into alignment with a situation in my life...not a new situation, but one I only just began to see in this light...…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards.

6/28/2002 Bailywolf: Anachronistic SciFi - the beginings of an idea
I was musing on re-reading DUNE for the 8th time, when I began to consider how to best bring such an Anachronistic SciFi setting to life throuh an RPG. This…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bailywolf, Valamir, Bankuei, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, damion, Matt, C. Edwards, Ring Kichard, Bob McNamee, amiel, Le Joueur, Balbinus, Walt Freitag, gizem, contracycle.

6/25/2002 Bailywolf: octaNe- the skinny please
Hey Jared, How about a quick lowdown on what the new octaNe looks like. As I understand, it will be using a variant on the system you used in InSpectres.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/24/2002 Bailywolf: InScoobies
I spent nearly the whole weekend curled up in front of the TV- Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the Complete Second Season) on DVD. With only a brief break for some…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf.

6/20/2002 Bailywolf: InSpectres Throwdown Dustup and Slugfest
I reread the two Hellboy comics they had at Borders last night, and started watching the complete second season of Buffy on DVD (oh, the sublime pleasure, my heart trembles).…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/13/2002 Bailywolf: Quick problem: spells as demons
Good news! I think I've got my D&D sodden regular group to take a serious shot at Sorcerer. It will favor a buffyverse style more than a little, and I'm…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Clay, Mike Holmes, Uncle Dark, greyorm, leomknight.

5/9/2002 Bailywolf: Sacrilicious: Star Wars as Sorcerer
I've been reading spoiler reviews on the new SW film, and as any good geek worth his comic books, I'm sweating to get into the theater and see this thing.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Russell Hoyle, AndyGuest, Manu.

5/6/2002 Bailywolf: Crazy, funny, sick, stupid- Chick does Sorcerer
check this out. I spat yohoo all over my keyboard. http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5012/5012_01.asp If only D&D and harry Potter gave geeks like me real magic powers....oh, there would be some kind of…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Clay.

5/1/2002 Bailywolf: Descriptors (split from Demon Cops)
Ron, Whoh. ::sound of brakes screeching:: I was given to understand (and in fact have told my players) that Descriptors were to be made-up to better suit character concept... I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Petter Sandelin, Uncle Dark.

4/30/2002 Bailywolf: Overt Sorcery
Most implementations of Sorcerer share the common element of secrecy. Whether by hook or by crook, sorcery, demons, and sorcerers do their thing in secret. Even the nature of the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Joe Murphy (Broin).

4/28/2002 Bailywolf: Managing Need as GM
As a GM, how do you handle a demon's Need during play? Ron has already well covered the off-screen-on-screen issue ("But I'm sure I would have fed Burdox his live…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/21/2002 Bailywolf: looking for some help with several small ideas
I've had little flashes of ideas over the mast few days- nothing intresting enough to account for a whole thread, but combined might fill one out. These things are pretty…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, leomknight.

4/19/2002 Bailywolf: Some vague ideas for a sorcery inversion
Please stick with me... I feel a riff coming on here. Sorcerer assumes that the basic, un-sorcererified state of humanity is something better than what happens after Sorcery violates the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, xiombarg.

4/17/2002 Bailywolf: Check this out
I've read a bit about this game, but after looking over this rpg.net review: http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_6192.html I'm convinced that it would make a great model for a running Sorcerer campaign. It…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf.

3/18/2002 Bailywolf: More Sorcerer Anime + a new line of thought
I just rented the Shamantic Princess complete DVD. It had all 6 episodes of the OVA... and I've got to say, I don't think I've seen a better example…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Bankuei, Clay.

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8/23/2002 Bailywolf: Lark of the Week: POWERS
Ok, I was sitting in the Phily airport night before last, waiting (and waiting and waiting) for my flight, and I came up with a bare-bones scheme for a game…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, damion, Tim Gray, Walt Freitag.

9/1/2002 Bailywolf: A Must Read for any Sorcerer fan
I was mucking about downtown Athens today, and I happened into the Bizaro Wuxtry and discovered an absolute must-read for any Sorcerer player or GM... a fantastic (and very well…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, soundwave.

9/8/2002 Bailywolf: A great Sorcerer & Sword resource
If you are looking for a good gnarly resource for an anime-style S&S game, check out BERSERK , newly released on DVD. I'm still working my way through the first…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, urbwar, Zak Arntson, Unsane.

9/9/2002 Bailywolf: Donjon Web goodies- soon?
Any ETA on the Donjon web-based support goodies (moster database, donjons, setting skeches)? I'd love to see what everyone has created to inflict on their players... thanks -Ben
In CRN Games
Participants: Bailywolf, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/12/2002 Bailywolf: Anime Fantasy Donjon
This has been kicked around before (back when Donjon was still embriotic as Donjon Krawl), but I've got some things to riff on and ask about: I've been quite sick…
In CRN Games
Participants: Bailywolf, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/13/2002 Bailywolf: Actual Play Request: Donjon
Has anyone been playing Donjon since its release? I'd like to hear some play reports if anyone has any. Thanks -Benjamin
In Actual Play
Participants: Bailywolf.

9/14/2002 Bailywolf: Donjon Questions: Possessions
A Quick couple of question about permenant possessions: Does a permenant possession mean you have a slot for a possession you can carry from adventure to adventure, or does…
In CRN Games
Participants: Bailywolf.

9/16/2002 Bailywolf: Colorful Donjon Characters
Hey all, care to share your DONJON characters? UNtil the online database is setup, a thread with ready-to-crib NPC/PC's might be fun. I'll Start. Name: Brother Chang Class : Enlightened…
In CRN Games
Participants: Bailywolf, deadpanbob, Grex, Dave Turner, Clinton R. Nixon, GB Steve, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, ejh, catenwolde.

9/20/2002 Bailywolf: Accidental sorcery
This is a side note, and strictly an opinion here. I find the concept of the 'found demon' or 'accidental sorcerer' quite compelling- especialy to play the character's evolution from…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, jburneko, Jack Spencer Jr.

9/21/2002 Bailywolf: I Just Watched a Donjon scifi show: Firefly
Hey, I just watched the first broadcast episode of FIREFLY (http://www.fox.com/firefly/) and the whole time I was thinking, "damn! I could do this with Donjon!" Has anyone played with episodic…
In CRN Games
Participants: Bailywolf.

9/21/2002 Bailywolf: Hybrid Sorcerer/Donjon combat & my upcoming game
I've been ripping into both the S&S advanced combat expansion and Clinton's Donjon combat system which owes much Sorcerer. I am considering adopting some of Donjon's combat mechaincs for my…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Paka, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

9/25/2002 Bailywolf: Alternate Demon power calculation
This is just a quick question... Ron (and any others willing to take a shot at this), I understand the basic 'formula' for demon Power. # of Abilities +1 (=…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards.

9/28/2002 Bailywolf: combat question: multiple actions
I have a question about multiple actions taken in a round of Sorcerer combat, and to a lesser extent the Fast demon ability. On page 112 in the MRB, there…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards.

10/1/2002 Bailywolf: Alternate Humanity check rule idea
I didn't want to start a new thread for this little thing I was considering, so I'll drop it here. I like how Unknown Armies maps a character becoming more…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Fabrice G..

10/4/2002 Bailywolf: gods & demons & group binding
I've recently been thinking about Zelazny's Amber books. Amber's Pattern can be thought of- in pretty clear terms- as a sorcerer-style demon. It is intelligent, clearly has a Desire (to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Valamir, greyorm, Ron Edwards, talysman.

10/9/2002 Bailywolf: Somewhat OT-Site host recomendations
I'm sorry for the misplaced post... I couldn't figure out where to best ask this question. I've finally reached critical mass- I need a website to host and distribute my…
In Publishing
Participants: Bailywolf, Christoffer Lernö, M. J. Young, Clay, Nathan.

10/13/2002 Bailywolf: Maths request- the odds on a mechanic
OK, here is the die mechanic I'm working with: You have a pool of dice ranging from 2 to 10. To get a result, you roll your dice, and subtract…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bailywolf, DaR.

10/15/2002 Bailywolf: artist advice: too old to learn?
I have the vision... what I lack is the ability to put it onto paper as an image. I can write it... but couldn't draw it to save my life,…
In Connections
Participants: Bailywolf, ethan_greer, Jeremy Cole, Tim C Koppang, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Bob McNamee, Mike Holmes, Ben Morgan.

10/19/2002 Bailywolf: ...When you see the RING
This movies scared the living shit out of me. I saw it last night, and I still feel nervous and itchy. The scariest movie I have ever seen... and as…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Bankuei, Fabrice G., hardcoremoose, Andy Kitkowski, urbwar, Christopher Kubasik, ethan_greer, Jack Spencer Jr.

11/19/2002 Bailywolf: An rpg inspired by... Bewitched?
OK, caught an episode of Bewitched the other day... the one where Tabitha starts teleporting the people she wants to see into her room... you know, big laughs. Anyhow, how…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bailywolf, JMendes, talysman.

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