Iron Kingdoms – the Witchfire Legacy [Interest]

[GreenKarl]

Iron Kingdoms – the Witchfire Legacy [Interest]

OK so a new madness has gripped me. I picked up the Iron Kingdoms Bundle of Holding last week because I love, LOVE, LOVE the setting. It’s one of my all-time favorites.

Now while I love the setting the house system that Private Press is not as impressive as I had hoped for. It is very war-gamy and miniature friendly. BUT it is also fairly simple and straight forward. Roll 2d6 + Attribute + Skill vs. a TN. You can see some of the background and art HERE. Think steam punk fantasy.

Now I started picking up all the Iron Kingdom stuff back before they became a war-game company. At first they released a 3 part adventure in their own world but under the D&D 3.0 rules, called the Witchfire Trilogy. I purchased the Iron Kingdom Character Guide for 3.0 and the Campaign Guide that update the setting to 3.5, and I also grabbed a hardcover of their rules a few years back but was kind of disappointed in the rules so never played it. Now though with a bunch of the PDF with the Bundle of Holding I have been reading them all again and I am interested… maybe.

Now I have also seen some interested ideas using Savage Worlds and a year or two back I was playing around with a GURPS version but never finished it.

So this is an interest check… anyone interested in play in the Iron Kingdoms setting. I am leaning towards just using the rules but I am open to a couple other system. Mostly looking for interest right now

I have a few adventures with the BOH but I also have the hardcover of the Witchfire adventure and I have run it a couple of times in the past for great fun

 

[Shayuri]

I dunno. I'm in a ton of games right now. An absolute ton.

You kind of are too, buddy. I exert gentle pressure to slow down a bit, lest you burn yourself out.

 

[Jago]

I am not 100% familiar with the Iron Kingdoms, but I have played a few matches of Warmahordes here and there. I liked the setting and MY LIFE FOR THE MOTHERLAND, THE RED WINTER SHALL ENCASE THE ENEMY IN BLOOD AND ICE, DEATH TO THE MENOTH INVADER

So yea, I have a bit of an interest in this. But I agree with [MENTION=4936]Shayuri[/MENTION] in that game overload is a very real possibility in PbP.

 

[GreenKarl]

heheh yes I know a ton but some of fallen off and others are really.... slow

 

[GreenKarl]

I also have ADD I think I just have sooo many games that I wish I could run in and play in

 

[Jago]

Welcome to the curse of the GM.

All the ideas.

Never enough time.

 

[Shayuri]

Yeah, but games really benefit from focus. Games where the GM pays attention are far more likely to earn the participation and interest of the players, which in turns creates a positive feedback loop that keeps the whole thing running.

I'd recommend saving some ideas, developing them behind the scenes in your spare time, so that when a game you're currently running winds down for some reason, you've got another idea ready to go.

I feel something similar about characters. I always have ideas I want to try out. I have to remind myself that there'll be more games. I don't have to play them all at once.