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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.

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.

10/13/2002 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.

10/9/2002 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.

10/4/2002 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.

10/1/2002 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..

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.

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.

9/21/2002 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.

9/21/2002 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.

9/20/2002 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.

9/16/2002 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.

9/14/2002 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.

9/13/2002 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.

9/12/2002 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.

9/9/2002 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.

9/8/2002 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.

9/1/2002 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.

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.

8/16/2002 Bailywolf: OctaNe Resources online
Check this site out. http://www.pimpadelicwonderland.com/home.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, mahoux, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

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2/19/2003 Bailywolf: Sorcerer for driven, tortured, conflicted super heroes
OK, don't have much time but wanted to throw this topic out while it was figural. I've been on a supers kick of late. Green Ronin's excelent point-build supers game…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged.

3/9/2003 Bailywolf: Upcoming Sorcerer movie- Willard
The upcoming remake of the 1971 film Willard (staring freakin Crispen Glover!!!) strikes me as a very good literal Sorcerer film... what with the evil intelligent rat Ben who causes…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, John Harper, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, urbwar, Maurice Forrester, szilard, Spooky Fanboy.

3/11/2003 Bailywolf: Onion interview with Cronenberg
The Onion online's AV section has an interview with body-horror master Cronenberg... since he is so figural to Schism, I figured I'd provide a link where it would do the…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

4/24/2003 Bailywolf: Multi-axis Die mechanics
OK, I was playing with d6's yesterday, and I decided to see how many different kinds of information I could pull out of a pool of plain white sixers in…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bailywolf, szilard, Jay Turner, Matt Wilson, talysman, dragongrace, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes.

5/5/2003 Bailywolf: Name That Demon- building difficult demons
As per Mike's suggestion, here is a thread to post difficult-to-stat demon concepts & solutions. Here is one which has been niggling with me- Need: Sorcerer's love and affection Desire:…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Ben Morgan, Bankuei, Zamiel, Fabrice G., Rod Anderson, Michael S. Miller, Nev the Deranged, Trevis Martin.

5/12/2003 Bailywolf: Donjon Ability Help- Disbelieve Illusions
I've got a potential player- an old-school D&D player- who wants his character to be able to 'disbelieve illusions'... fine I think, right along with a classic theme (I remember…
In CRN Games
Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Bob McNamee, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Mike Holmes, zmook, anonymouse, Ratpick.

6/20/2003 Bailywolf: More Real World Sorcery
Does this not soundl like a cool twisted Sorcerer game to you: http://www.metro.co.uk/metro/weird/live/index.html?in_page_id=4 Girl marries dog A NINE-YEAR-old girl has married a stray dog in front of more than 100…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Bankuei.

7/2/2003 Bailywolf: A great story, chock full O werid
Anyone read anything by Mick Farren? Writer, reporter, & musician- Mick wears many hats. I've been reading his stuff for years, and his sci-fi remains some of the odd writing…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf.

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…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, John Harper.

10/6/2003 Bailywolf: Juxtaploitation- odd couple & buddy gaming
I was thinking about group structures I have experienced which ran amazingly well, and one I remember most fondly is the one GM, two player model. Real odd couple stuff-…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bailywolf, Ben Morgan, LordSmerf.

6/4/2004 Bailywolf: For demons- why not ditch all scores but Power?
Hey gang- it has been a while since I posted hereabouts. I searched for this topic, but didn't see it anywhere, so I'll post my question/idea/thingy. A Demon's Power is…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Doyce, Ron Edwards, greyorm, stingray20166.

7/2/2004 Bailywolf: Sorcerer and... school? Young sorcerers & sorcery scho
I've been rereading the Harry potter books, and looking back through this forum to pick up references to the likes of Sabriel and The Amulet of Samakrand. Add to the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, sirogit, LeSingeSavant, 6inTruder, DannyK, Old_Scratch, Ron Edwards.

7/8/2004 Bailywolf: [Trollbabe] How versatile is it?
From what I have heard about Trollbabe’s mechanics and metagame system, It strikes me as something I might want to get in on… but the whole ‘Troll+babe’ thing leaves me…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, b_bankhead, Andy Kitkowski, Paganini, xiombarg, ethan_greer, montag, sirogit, Tim Alexander, C. Edwards, 8bitjunkie, Mike Holmes.

7/12/2004 Bailywolf: [Trollbabe] First run advice
I'm planning on running Trollbabe for my lovely and indulgent wife this week. I just downloaded the game, so haven't fully read it yet, so I don't have any specific…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards.

7/15/2004 Bailywolf: [TROLLBABE] Lillian and the Sacred Peaches
I ran Trollbabe last night for my wife while the Challah baked in the oven. She is pretty much a non-gamer who rarely ‘gets’ the experience, but I thought Trollbabe…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards.

8/2/2004 Bailywolf: Bonus on 1-die defense (split)
I have a question for everyone... can you use creative description or currency to boost your 1 die Hail Mary defense action? For example, say a clever player describes his…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, sirogit.

8/6/2004 Bailywolf: Dreamspire?
I know between Nine Worlds and Dust Devils, things have been pretty busy at Chimera Creative, but is there news on Dreamspire? Since I heard about this project, I have…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Bailywolf, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards.

8/10/2004 Bailywolf: Very very very powerful demons (and how to keep them)
I'm almost done with Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore- a quirky, funny, quick read. The Demon is a bastard thing named Catch- a full-bore-monster-from-hell kinda demon. Catch likes to destroy…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Doyce, bcook1971, Paka, DannyK, Valamir, stingray20166, angelfromanotherpin, Mike Holmes.

1/24/2005 Bailywolf: [Hungry Desperate and Alone] A couple of questions
I glanced at this gamelet a few months back, but didn't really read it. Over the weekend, I actually read it and thought about the crunchy bits presented in the…
In lumpley games
Participants: Bailywolf, Ben Lehman, lumpley, Victor Gijsbers.

1/26/2005 Bailywolf: [M&M + Noir] The Aeon Detective Agency
I'm running a M&M game set in the mean streets of Freedom City in 1929, and trying out some homebrew rules inspired by several of my favorite indie games. I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bailywolf, Dantai, Peter Nordstrand, Eero Tuovinen, James_Nostack.

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