How to Play Ironsworn & Ironsworn: Starforged | Solo RPG

A how to play tutorial for both Ironsworn and Ironsworn: Starforged, a TTRPG by Shawn Tomkin.

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[KiwiNom]

This is the most to the point video on Ironsworn I've seen, awesome

[KesselRunner]

The basic Ironsworn/Starforge system is very easy to learn. Once you get the basic Strong/Weak/Miss mechanic, the progress tracker and the Oracle, it's actually quite intuitive. But I cannot recommend enough is The Delve rules. This really expands the game out, and not just for dungeons. One thing I've grown to really enjoy is modding the rules to suit my own game, and it's fun making your own Delves and Oracles to include basic travelling across different terrain, or cities and settlement exploration. In fact, a lot of my sessions have been pretty much an openworld style play, with no quests or vows; just setting off on a wander and seeing what happens.

[Arjay]

I wish I would've found this when I started Ironsworn. This really simply and plainly lays it out. I've been really struggling with the momentum system, it's not too well explained in the rule book. This was perfect.

[pamphletthebeanwolf]

When you said "playing Iron Sworn" at the beginning, you sounded exactly like Obi Wan

[JBBell]

Very nice overview, a good introduction for any new player.

[VMSelvaggio]

Thank you for this brief and well-assembled overview. I feel like I am beginning to grasp how this system well enough to look at this game a bit more for my own solo play.
This video was awesome, and I will check out your Starforged campaign as well!

Much appreciated!

[FudgedDiceRoll]

I've only just heard about Ironswom and Ironsworn: Starforged and your videos were the first to pop up on search. Suffice to say, I believe I will be picking these up thanks to your concise summary. You're doing the dev(s) a nd newcomers like me a great service.

[nemomeme]

Nicely done. I have been playing (solo & remote co-op) since well before the before-times & have been looking forward to Starforged.

And now I must begin a Starforged game immediately. The Delta variant and your video has reminded me I need a Glowcat companion as soon as possible.

[GiggaGMikeE]

I just had my first solo RPG experience with Troves, and it was an absolute blast, so I'm tempted to try Ironsworn next. I just need to find the best way to print out the entire handbook(I prefer having a physical copy over looking through a PDF on my phone or laptop).

[JamesWoodNarrator]

Thank you Matt for this excellent and concise summary of how to play Ironsworn. I have been pouring over the rulebook recently, itching to dive in and give it a try, but was struggling to condense all 200+ pages into something I could keep in my head for my first session.
This video was exactly the summary I needed to clarify all those little rules.

[jojozxc]

After reading the rules, I found this video very helpful. I was banging my head against the wall for not knowing how to resolve a fight 😂.

[gudkarmagames]

Thank you for the hard work you put into making this.

[craig.bratcher]

Great video and it gets right to the point. I can't wait to get this!

[HeadHunterSix]

Thank you, this is a very helpful overview of the game mechanics. I am just starting to acquaint myself with Starforged, and aside from printing out the asset cards, my only familiarity comes from reading and viewing reports of other people's sessions.

[WillShattuck]

This was cool thanks. You've made it easy to understand. Question: your dice roller is cool. Which are you using?

[Arczii]

Isn't there gap in the tracking bar?
Example, I start journey to find treasure.
In a story character moved cities, forest etc... anyway still did not find it.
Got checked [X][X] 2 of 10 squares.
But as player I decided to roll the challenge - and voila passed the test.
Does it mean... my character is rewarded with treasure (from rules point view) even though he did not find it via story telling?
// I am sorry for my English.

[PhilipDudley]

I wish there were more Flowcharts for the Moves and when to use them with references to the pages.

[LD-gcqg]

Regarding the stat array: did you not use 4, 3, 3, 2, 2 in your Play?

[dandyspacedandy]

idk what it is, maybe its for the sake of marketing and standing out, maybe its so players dont get their internal wires crossed with other TTRPGs when playing, maybe its because they thought being straightforward was boring, but none of those reasons suffice for me. i dislike it a lot when TTRPGs choose unintuitive names for their core stats. yeah i'll get over it when i get used to the rules, but it feels like a road bump that doesn't need to exist, you feel me?

[soumyajyotimukherjee]

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Any recommendationa on a online dice roller?