Ironsworn RPG: What it is, how it plays, and what you need to get into the game!
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- Опубликовано: 6 май 2023
- In this video you will find out how I set up for a game of Ironsworn, what it plays like, and what you need to get into the game!
To get my free journal tracker for Ironsworn, check the "Files" section of Ironsworn on RPGGeek.com (at the time of the upload it is awaiting approval from the moderators). 
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Thanks from an IS noob. Great, detailed and easy to understand walkthrough!
Bob, thank you for watching and for sharing. The journaling sheet I made helped me a lot with enjoying the game. Good gaming and God bless!
@@booksbricksandboards783 Can't seem to locate your journal on rpggeek. Do you have a link?
That tracker looks great!
Thanks! I got the author’s permission to upload it to RPG Geek if you want a copy!
I got the core book and delve a while back with prompting from Me, Myself and Die. Haven't yet tried the game but the system seems fascinating and ingenious. Really interesting combo with Hot Springs Island.
It really is a nice system/oracle combo. I very much enjoy both sides. The reference guide (Lodesworn I believe is the name) available on DTRPG is a great tool.
@@booksbricksandboards783 Yeah. I'll keep that in mind. A great tip for sure as are the cards!
Just downloaded this yesterday. Not sure I'll play it anytime soon. It seems overwhelming but I 'm hoping between videos and podcasts I might get the hang of it. Idk lol
Ironsworn is a great system for solo RPGs. I got better at playing others after I played Ironsworn. Tomkin was also involved in the design of the Strider rules for One Ring and clearly his ideas influenced, Solitary Deliflement for Mork Borg. I’d say other than Tana Pigeon of Wordmill (Mythic) Tomkin is probably the premier solo rules designer. You will not be disappointed!
I have been trying to figure this game out, so thank you for the video!
Welcome, it is a different animal. I would suggest listening to the creator’s podcast “Ask the Oracle”. He plays the game with his son and does a great job of talking through why he uses the moves he does. It really helped me get my head wrapped around it.
I laminated my character sheet on the print shop i frequent and use a whiteboard marker and some paperclips to track my stats. Totally works but just make sure you track them on your journal at the end of each sessions, lest the clips got moved in storage for whatever reason.
I also pretty all over the place in term of journaling, as long as I put the details I need and the results of all moves.
Good call. I laminate character sheets for lots of different games, then use wet erase markers (less chance to wipe off accidentally). Works pretty well!
This was super helpful!
Thankyou
Isaac, you are very welcome! Glad this was of use to you.
Hi Justin. I have really enjoyed your videos sinced recently, and they've helped me get some resources for RPGs (both solo and group). Thanks and keep it up! Also, wanted to let you know there's a typo in the title of this video ("Ironwsworn"). Take care and thanks again!
Thanks for the kind words and for pointing out the error. I wonder how many more views I would have gotten if I hadn’t misspelled the title 😉.
Very interesting concept. I have to wonder why the books are so thick when the moves and oracles take up so little of it... I'm also thinking I might want more background and setting built-in, so I'm leaning more towards Forbidden Lands. My only hesitation is that I might wind up liking the Ironsworn mechanics more...but then again, the Forbidden Lands mechanics seem pretty sweet. So maybe I'll like whatever I wind up with. I'm just a bit concerned that whatever I get might get stale after a while. For instance, Forbidden Lands has only 6x6=36 scripted encounters? (Maybe less...I forget.) I understand the aspect of generation and using one's imagination, but that seems quite slim offerings for such thick books and production. Oh well. maybe I'm just too picky. :P
There are some more of the narrative encounter options in the other books for Forbidden Lands, but really the meat and potatoes in that game are the adventure sites and your context generated content from an oracle. With Ironsworn, you could run it in the world of the Forbidden Lands if so desired, so if you tried FL and didn’t like the mechanics you could always stay in the world but use the Ironsworn rules in the future (since Ironsworn is a free PDF, you don’t even have a cost). With any solo RPG you will rely somewhat on your contextual story generation from emulators, which sounds harder than it is. I would give Me, Myself and Die and Ask the Oracle a watch/listen and see the masters at work.
Forbidden Lands is exactly what lead me here. I was wanting to use Forbidden Lands as exploration mechanics for Kult and realized it wasnt going to work at all. This is the first I've heard of Ironsworn.