Sorcerer (role-playing game)

Sorcerer is an independently published American fantasy pen -and- paper role-playing game by Ron Edwards.

Description

It is a tightly focused game and is under the question " How far will you go to achieve your goals? ". This basic premise focuses on magicians who summon demons, bind and interact with them. These demons are powerful non-human entities who work with and against sorcerers.

The game focuses on a single topic, which is defined by the group as humanity. The players decide consciously for their characters perform actions that either benefit or harm humanity, meaning risking this often by the fact that they receive or use demonic forces. So the players make significant statements about the humanity as defined topic. The demons are also defined by the group. These can range up to confident, powerful artifacts of classic demons powerful artificial intelligences.

Sorcerer was first released as a free text document online. It gradually built up a following and is currently sold in hardcover rulebook with three softcover extensions. It has received numerous positive reviews in various web forums like RPG.net and in magazines such as Realms of Fantasy. It played an important role for winning the prestigious " Diana Jones Award" by Ron Edwards in 2002.

Publications

To play the rulebook " Sorcerer" is needed. Then there are the extensions: " Sorcerer and Sword ", which introduces Pulp Fantasy Sorcerer in. " The Sorcerer's Soul ," which focuses on humanity and demons and angels brings. "Sex and Sorcerer", the new looks listing on player interaction and story generation.

Criticism

Sorcerer differs from the usual RPG stereotypes and expectations significantly. Expressed in terms of the author conveniently supplied GNS theory, there is a game for narrativistic. Those who have a simulationistischen or - to a lesser extent - prefer a gamistischen approach will be able to do much with the style and the control mechanisms, whereby Sorcerer has no intention to use these styles of playing.

In English

Official Sites

  • The Sorcerer RPG website

Reviews

  • RPGnet - Lisa Padol
  • RPGnet - Eric Brennan

Related Pages

  • Pen -and- paper role-playing game
Ron Edwards (game designer)
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