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Message: <blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 8159334" data-attributes="member: 85870">So you've described almost exactly what would happen in Ironsworn using a Gather Information check:The point here is again, the intent. The intent of playing Ironsworn isn't to just to "explore what's out there." It's to test and try your character, to see if your character is strong enough, resilient enough, and resourceful enough to fulfill his/her "Iron vows"---the things that drive your character forward.On a strong hit, it would be entirely reasonable to "author" a bridge. On a weak hit, you might discover the bridge---but it's crumbling to dust in front of your very eyes and treacherous to cross.Or there might be some other hazard associated with it --- you know, like a troll living underneath, nursery-rhyme style.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />But again, the question is---what is driving the action? Is preventing the party from crossing the river really all that important? What is at stake? Is it more important for the parties to move on from this river, so they can start engaging again with the stuff that's driving their character motivations and Iron vows?If the answer is "yes," then move on! You've got your strong hit, the pathway (bridge over the river) becomes clear, and you move on to what's driving the character forward. You don't diddle around with, "Oh, well, there's not a bridge, and there's nowhere to ford the river here, so . . . . yeah, guess you're stuck?" Why make the player jump through more hoops just to get across the river?It's about the intent and principles involved.</blockquote>

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