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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 8627584" data-attributes="member: 85870"><p>Hmmm, [USER=7024893]@TheAlkaizer[/USER] , how to sell you on Ironsworn?</p><p></p><p>Imagine you liked the general theory/concept of Apocalypse World / Dungeon World / Powered by the Apocalypse games, but could never quite get "into" it / understand it / make it work. You tried AW, or Dungeon World, but it just never clicked, and it was just too abstract in places, didn't provide guidance in enough places.</p><p></p><p>Now imagine that someone created an "inspired by Powered by the Apocalypse / Forged in the Dark" fantasy game that adds a fun, unique dice mechanic; fleshes out the rules with some needed mechanical heft; goes to great lengths to explain and provide examples of game principles in play; gives you a cool assumed setting of Norse exploration, adventure, mystery, and magic, but leaves the details to make it your own; lets you play with a standard GM + players, co-op with just players using thematic "Oracles" to make heavy decisions, or solo using the same thematic Oracles.</p><p></p><p>Then imagine a well-designed book, with easy to read and digest layout, and excellent, thematic art.</p><p></p><p>And then imagine that book is given away for nothing by its creator.</p><p></p><p>That's Ironsworn.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now imagine the same game creator takes the original, adds some beautiful polish and tweaking to the rules / moves / principles in just a few places, adds a fantastic veneer of space opera sci-fi over the top, adds some amazing new art, provides excellent prompts for building your initial setting, and then sets you loose. Sure, it's $20, but considering he gave you the original for free, who's complaining?</p><p></p><p>That's Starforged.</p><p></p><p>*Edit -- I loved Ironsworn so much that I happily paid full price for a hardcopy of the main book, plus the "Delve" expansion, and didn't think twice about paying for the Starforged PDF. The system as a whole is easily the best gaming investment I've made in nearly a decade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 8627584, member: 85870"] Hmmm, [USER=7024893]@TheAlkaizer[/USER] , how to sell you on Ironsworn? Imagine you liked the general theory/concept of Apocalypse World / Dungeon World / Powered by the Apocalypse games, but could never quite get "into" it / understand it / make it work. You tried AW, or Dungeon World, but it just never clicked, and it was just too abstract in places, didn't provide guidance in enough places. Now imagine that someone created an "inspired by Powered by the Apocalypse / Forged in the Dark" fantasy game that adds a fun, unique dice mechanic; fleshes out the rules with some needed mechanical heft; goes to great lengths to explain and provide examples of game principles in play; gives you a cool assumed setting of Norse exploration, adventure, mystery, and magic, but leaves the details to make it your own; lets you play with a standard GM + players, co-op with just players using thematic "Oracles" to make heavy decisions, or solo using the same thematic Oracles. Then imagine a well-designed book, with easy to read and digest layout, and excellent, thematic art. And then imagine that book is given away for nothing by its creator. That's Ironsworn. Now imagine the same game creator takes the original, adds some beautiful polish and tweaking to the rules / moves / principles in just a few places, adds a fantastic veneer of space opera sci-fi over the top, adds some amazing new art, provides excellent prompts for building your initial setting, and then sets you loose. Sure, it's $20, but considering he gave you the original for free, who's complaining? That's Starforged. *Edit -- I loved Ironsworn so much that I happily paid full price for a hardcopy of the main book, plus the "Delve" expansion, and didn't think twice about paying for the Starforged PDF. The system as a whole is easily the best gaming investment I've made in nearly a decade. [/QUOTE]
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