Hello Jingo,
As usual, I am enjoying the story you are telling using the Ironsworn system. I've heard a lot of praise for the game but have never looked at it myself, so I'm glad to have the opportunity to read a few play throughs. I do see some interesting mechanics, especially the "strong, weak, miss" rolls, however, as a player and creator I'm not really drawn to the setting (norse-like tribal village). I prefer a more low-fantasy setting so it's unlikely that I will be playing Ironsworn any time soon.
I only just finished Episode 3 (such is the nature of message boards, your comments may not be directly related to the most recent posts), however, I have a question about Episode 2, specifically the Resupply roll. It led to a tenseful scene with the mysterious, shadowy figure and information that may turn out to be significant to the story (once again, I'm still way back in reading), but I'm wondering if the roll was misinterpreted. You declared it a miss, but based prior examples I think it was a weak hit (5 vs. an 8 and 4). Just making sure I didn't miss something. As far as the game and story it's not a problem. I've often messed up with the rules and let it slide, either because it was too late or I simply liked the "incorrect" outcome and wanted to keep it.
As usual, I am enjoying the story you are telling using the Ironsworn system. I've heard a lot of praise for the game but have never looked at it myself, so I'm glad to have the opportunity to read a few play throughs. I do see some interesting mechanics, especially the "strong, weak, miss" rolls, however, as a player and creator I'm not really drawn to the setting (norse-like tribal village). I prefer a more low-fantasy setting so it's unlikely that I will be playing Ironsworn any time soon.
I only just finished Episode 3 (such is the nature of message boards, your comments may not be directly related to the most recent posts), however, I have a question about Episode 2, specifically the Resupply roll. It led to a tenseful scene with the mysterious, shadowy figure and information that may turn out to be significant to the story (once again, I'm still way back in reading), but I'm wondering if the roll was misinterpreted. You declared it a miss, but based prior examples I think it was a weak hit (5 vs. an 8 and 4). Just making sure I didn't miss something. As far as the game and story it's not a problem. I've often messed up with the rules and let it slide, either because it was too late or I simply liked the "incorrect" outcome and wanted to keep it.