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Sorcerer is an indie, fantasy role-playing game written and published by Ron Edwards. It is a tightly focused game revolving around the highly relevant and thematically potent question, "How far will you go to achieve your goals?" The basic premise focuses on sorcerers who summon, bind, and interact with demons, which are powerful non-human entities who work with and against the sorcerer.

Play focuses on a particular theme defined by each group as Humanity. Players make conscious decisions throughout play to commit their characters towards actions that support or negate Humanity, often risking it in the process of acquiring or utilizing the power of demons. Through doing so, players are making strong thematic statements about the issue defined by Humanity. Demons are also defined by the group, which can range from the classical demons to high powered AI robots to sentient artifacts of power. Sorcerer was first self-published on-line as a free text document. It gradually built up an audience, made a profit at every stage of its growth, and is currently published as a hard-cover book with three soft-cover supplements. Sorcerer has received numerous reviews on various web forums, such as RPG.net, and in print magazines, such as Realms of Fantasy. It played a substantial part in Ron Edwards' receipt of the prestigious "Diana Jones Award" in 2002.

Sorcerer is not a game for everyone. It was written with adherence to the tenets of GNS Theory, specifically for a Narrativist audience, and so those who prefer Simulationist RPGs and (to a lesser extent) those who prefer Gamist RPGs may not find the style or mechanics of Sorcerer enjoyable, as it does not cater to these desires in play.

Rulebooks

; Sorcerer : The core rulebook ; Sorcerer and Sword : Explores pulp fantasy in Sorcerer ; The Sorcerer's Soul : Re-examines humanity and demons and introduces angels ; Sex and Sorcerer : A new look at player interactions and story creation in the game

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