Recruiting: Starforged (guided)

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ClosedStarforged (Ironsworn) - GuidedPrivate1 / daytimplausible
It's been over two centuries since humanity fled to the Forge. Life is dangerous here in the Black, but rarely dull. You've got a ship, a small crew, and and a few contacts. That's not a lot, but it's enough. You find jobs, you do jobs, and you get paid for the jobs. Jobs aren't always easy to come by or easy to accomplish, but they pay the bills. Paying the bills keeps you flying. And that's life in the Outlands of the Forge.

This will be a fully-guided Starforged game. I'll be acting as the guide, but I'll be running things mostly by Oracle rolls. We'll play collaboratively and see where the story takes us. The game will start with collaborative world-building by defining the "truths" for the game. Then we'll kick things off with a job and go from there.

One tweak: I don't plan for the setting to include "Ironsworn". This will only be a roleplaying thing, however. The mechanics will be exactly the same, except that instead of "swearing an iron vow" you will "commit to job" or something similar.

As you may sense, I'm envisioning something with a Firefly/Serenity feel, but this won't literally be a game in that setting. It's just the theme I've got in mind. If our world-building takes us in a different direction, however, I'm open to that.

Note on inclusion: Inclusion and player comfort/safety is important to me. This game will be LGBTQ-friendly and supportive of marginalized communities. I have absolutely no plans for where this story will go, but I'm committed to not letting it go anywhere that makes players feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

Full Disclosure: This will be my first time running a game on Gamers Plane. It may be a little clunky at first.

I'm currently thinking I'll have this game be public, but if anyone objects, we can go private.


Nov 11, 2021 8:49 pm
Howdy, folks! I've decided to run a guided game of Starforged (i.e. I'll be acting as GM. This won't be no-GM co-op). This will be my first time running a game here, so be warned. Targeting 1 post per day / 5 days per week.

If you're interested, post here. I'm thinking of 3 PCs, but if there is a lot of interest, I might expand that.

Find a Job. Keep Flying.
It's been over two centuries since humanity fled to the Forge. Life is dangerous here in the Black, but rarely dull. You've got a ship, a small crew, and and a few contacts. That's not a lot, but it's enough. You find jobs, you do jobs, and you get paid for the jobs. Jobs aren't always easy to come by or easy to accomplish, but they pay the bills. Paying the bills keeps you flying. And that's life in the Outlands of the Forge.

As you may sense, I'm envisioning something with a Firefly/Serenity feel, but this won't literally be a game in that setting. It's just the theme I've got in mind. If our world-building takes us in a different direction, however, I'm open to that.

Note on inclusion: Inclusion and player comfort/safety is important to me. This game will be LGBTQ-friendly and supportive of marginalized groups to the best of my ability. We will also start with a Session Zero thread to set boundaries.
Nov 11, 2021 11:46 pm
An Ironsworn bonanza here at GP. I’m in. I have been meaning to learn this system!
Nov 12, 2021 6:16 am
If you need more players, I like Ironsworn. I have only read the first part of Starforged (up to the Truths section) and then the constant Kickstarter changes caused me to hold off on reading more, so I will need to catch up.

timplausible: Whether I am in the game or not, don't hesitate to reach out if you need help (with the game (general Ironsworn) or with running on GP/PbP).
Nov 12, 2021 3:31 pm
vagueGM says:
If you need more players, I like Ironsworn. I have only read the first part of Starforged (up to the Truths section) and then the constant Kickstarter changes caused me to hold off on reading more, so I will need to catch up.
I'd like to have at least 2 PCs, so if you are genuinely interested, I'll shoot you an invite. I'm using the preview version of the rules currently available. Based on my solo play, they seem like a good ruleset.
Nov 12, 2021 3:44 pm
Sure. I am keen. But willing to step out if there is too much interest.

Judging from my experience with Ironsworn: It is a good ruleset, even if some of the many moves are a tad redundant when playing with a Guide. It still plays well enough while relying on the GM to fill the role of the Oracle when needed.
Nov 12, 2021 3:53 pm
I plan to try to run it PbtA-style, where I'll seek frequent input from the players to shape the story and make oracle rolls and interpretations.
Nov 12, 2021 4:04 pm
Yep. It feels very much like other PbtA when there is a Guide. As with all PbtA --and especially with PbP-- avoiding moves when possible is often safest... But then who plays games to be 'safe'? :)
Nov 12, 2021 5:09 pm
We sit at the tabletop and eat pizza and soda, playing RPG's we are safe.

We sit in our underwear with a cup of coffee in front of our computer here on play-by-post.

Alas we could not be safer! We play to escape our safety no?
Nov 13, 2021 4:14 pm
I'm going to give this a bump. We've got two PCs right now, but I'd love to have one more. Anyone out there interested in a little seat-of-our-pants sci-fi?
Nov 13, 2021 6:16 pm
I'm interested, but I'd literally be a brand new player.
Nov 13, 2021 8:45 pm
Squadfather44 says:
I'm interested, but I'd literally be a brand new player.
Are you familiar with Ironsworn?
Nov 13, 2021 11:09 pm
timplausible says:
Squadfather44 says:
I'm interested, but I'd literally be a brand new player.
Are you familiar with Ironsworn?
Not that much, I've heard of it.
Nov 13, 2021 11:32 pm
Just saw this thread. I'm interested as before, but I would also like to give other people priority.
Nov 13, 2021 11:37 pm
So far there are only 2 players in the game, and I've said I'd like 3, maybe 4. So I'm going to invite both of you in, @saevikas and @Squadfather44. I'm sure we can help along those that are new to the system.
Nov 13, 2021 11:44 pm
Sounds good to me.
Nov 13, 2021 11:57 pm
Thanks for the invite.
Nov 15, 2021 4:55 am
Got an opening for a space monk?
Nov 15, 2021 1:58 pm
Sadly, we are maxed out on players. If someone drops out, I'll let you know.

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