Series 79.1 - Solo RPGs - Ironsworn with Ryan Boelter

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Welcome to the first episode of series 79! In this series, we are going to be going over a different solo RPG every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is all by themself to explore the game Ironsworn, a dark fantasy RPG about vows and perilous quests!

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Ironsworn:

• Free PDF: https://tomkinpress.com/collections/products-for-ironsworn/products/ironsworn-digital-edition
• Website: https://ironswornrpg.com

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Announcements
• (00:02:08) - Introductions
• (00:02:53) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts of Ironsworn
• (00:04:37) - Setting - Ironlands
• (00:08:31) - Materials needed to play
• (00:10:05) - What stories and themes is this game meant to explore?
• (00:12:10) - What do characters do in this game?
• (00:14:30) - What is unique about Ironsworn?
• (00:16:04) - History of Ironsworn
• (00:18:04) - Basic terms and concepts - Assets
• (00:22:29) - Vows
• (00:24:14) - World Building Truths
• (00:25:03) - Let's make some people! - Concept and Name
• (00:27:17) - Stats and Momentum
• (00:34:52) - Vows, Bonds, Dibilities, Conditions, Banes and Burdens
• (00:37:19) - Asset Selection
• (00:47:34) - Equipment and other notes
• (00:52:14) - World Building Truths
• (01:06:21) - Second Vow and Background Bonds
• (01:10:51) - Discussion - How were the character sheets?
• (01:12:06) - How did character creation stack up to other games?
• (01:13:15) - Fanfic?
• (01:14:22) - Take it up a level!
• (01:16:53) - Episode Closer
• (01:17:42) - Call to Action
• (01:22:50) - Credits

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
• Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
• Clip 2: Strike Iron by Third Age
• On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/7564
• Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

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