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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.

4/30/2003 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.

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.

4/18/2004 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.

5/4/2004 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

10/27/2005 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.

10/27/2005 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

4/12/2006 Eric J-D: [A History of Violence] Sorcerer-esque Goodness
In much the same spirit as Ron's thread on Warren Ellis's Fell, this one is a bit of gushing about Cronenberg's latest film A History of Violence.  I'll admit up…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Old_Scratch.

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.

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