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Ironsworn Session 1: The Inciting Incident

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Last time, we created the world of the Ironlands and the character of Irsia, the veteran, fortune hunter, and wayfinder. She is the daughter of Sigvor the Brave, one of the greatest warriors in the Ironlands' known history. We know her community, her friends, her motivation; now we must begin her journey. To start, I roll on the action and theme oracle for a prompt for this inciting incident.  (Action: Endure, Theme: Fellowship) Irsia must endure fellowship. Perhaps she doesn't enjoy spending time with certain folks. Perhaps there is a community event which she must attend, given her family history, but it's too stuffy for her. I like that, so I decide that the fellowship she must endure is a dinner party hosted by Ravenbarrow's leader, the Overseer. I am sitting at a dinner hosted by Overseer Anlaf of Ravenbarrow, representing my mother among aristocrats who owe their continued prosperity, at least in part, to Sigvor. The conversation is a bore, and I try to at least l...
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Ironsworn Setup

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I've started a new game of Ironsworn after learning about the Iron Journal app  (which I wholeheartedly recommend, by the way), and I wanted to document my adventures as I become more familiar with the system. I come from a D&D background, so it's taken some adjustments to my expectations, but so far the learning curve has been worth it. These changes are especially prevalent during combat scenes, where I'm used to a significant amount of crunch. Viewing combat as a narrative scene rather than a turn-based game has taken some getting used to, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. As I record my gameplay, I will include [rolls in square brackets], (oracle prompts/ideas in regular brackets), mechanical explanations and rules in italics,  and everything else will be recorded as a series of chapters in a story. This may be a little dense at times, as my writing style is a bit wordy, but I hope to develop my writing skills along with my solo rpg skills. MATERIALS To st...
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