Character Creation Cast

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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