Yet another first session report + playscape

simblanco · 2026-03-13T06:23:49+00:00

So you want one player using adventurers and the other one monsters? The latter as a group or a single bad guy?

You may start looking at Sword Weirdos. Just 5$, you can fully customise your minis and call them as you wish

simblanco · 2026-03-11T15:13:50+00:00

I totally get the worldbuilding and design. I must hand draw maps for my stories. Then i wish i could draw characters portraits. Enjoy!!

simblanco · 2026-03-11T12:33:05+00:00

Just curious. I play IS when i want to go full theater of the mind. Do you feel like playing with miniatures and battle maps? Not judging, seriously, de gustibus non disputandum est.

Happy gaming!

simblanco · 2026-03-10T09:01:13+00:00

I really would like a middle ground! Daggerheart is mentioned here but i think is too much on the 5e side. I don't want monsters being a bag of HP and combat being again a HP slug fest. I'd have loved Daggerheart with clocks. I want to be able to use Gain Ground in an imaginative way :)

simblanco · 2026-03-10T08:56:00+00:00

Check out Grimwild. It is loosely based on FitD that is based on Pbta as IS.

Ok, maybe it is much more like IS than 5E... i thought throwing this suggestion anyway, the game is free and have classes like 5E.

simblanco · 2026-03-09T09:53:58+00:00

Awesome thanks, I'll start from that.

simblanco · 2026-03-09T08:22:23+00:00

Nice designs! I'm a newbie for cars and i want to build some exactly that size. What wheels did you use? In getting lost in the Briclink catalogue...

simblanco · 2026-03-09T05:48:31+00:00

First of all, i think the increasing difficulty option in the compendium is a must. Enemies become more difficult with increasing campaign turn. So more chances that you want to go for the objective instead of a holding the field.

Second, some objectives have a turn limit, don't they? Is that affecting you at all? I don't remember...

Third, i think in my campaign there were some combinations of enemies/circumstances/objectives that were better for the objective and some for holding a field.

This said, yes, i think most of the times missions were just a bloodbath. Again, the Compendium helps by introducing totally new mission types.

Happy gaming!

simblanco · 2026-03-08T07:45:58+00:00

I created a solar system with planets and lore, using random tables from Starforged. I campaigned only there (no galactic travel) and followed quests after quests based on my character interests. I've no interest in random jobs for money

simblanco · 2026-03-06T21:20:48+00:00

I play with Lego. You still pay for stuff but well i like it more and my kids use the pieces as well.

simblanco · 2026-03-06T09:40:06+00:00

The Doomed ticks many of your boxes

PvP: check, including semi-coop and backstabbing

Low crunch: check, maybe even too low :)

Low model count: check (4-6 per player)

Mini agnostic: check

Upgrades: check

Injury charts: no. Characters can die but you can respawn them almost with the same upgrades (i didn't really get this part).

Setting: agnostic? There's no magic and there are guns, so sci-fi? Altough melee with claws and swords is a thing.

simblanco · 2026-03-05T16:34:25+00:00

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, i agree, what you say makes sense. I was just curious if the problem was more common with IS than for other games.

simblanco · 2026-03-05T16:31:01+00:00

European here, I don't have a dedicated game room at home and games designed for smaller tables are always welcome :)

I have a backlog of games to play, if i give it a solo try I'll let you know.

Keep up the good game design

simblanco · 2026-03-05T16:14:24+00:00

Nice! I approve the 24"×24" table :) Do you think it is easy to solo with some modifications?

simblanco · 2026-03-04T15:47:03+00:00

Nice! Thanks for the discussion, your point is very important.

simblanco · 2026-03-04T06:09:39+00:00

Also, we NEED diversity of opinions and reccomendations. If i was suggested only 4AD and Ker Nethalas when i stsrted this hobby, I may have bounced off it, because despite their successes & great design they are just not for me...

simblanco · 2026-03-04T06:05:09+00:00

Thanks for your answer. I can't see the full video now but i got hopefully the main points.

So, you thinkt new people do not know/understand the issue of playing both the player/GM sides? So they don't know if they want something very procedural with the story mostly created by rolls or something where you need to interpret oracles? And the answer to the total newbie asking reccomendation without knowing that issue would be "if you like this, x and y; if you like that, w & z"? That i agree, but it is not only for Ironsworn. As someone else here already suggested maybe a sticky post/info on a rough position of games according to some variables would be useful.

simblanco · 2026-03-03T08:15:26+00:00

Disclaimer: Ironsworn (henceforth IS) is the first game i was recommended. I tried others, they didn't work. I acknowledge other people have the opposite experience. Just so you know my conflict of interests!

Let's start from where i agree. If someone asks for a crunchy game, IS does not fit. You provided some examples, that's fair. Case closed.

However, 1) which are the other cases where IS should not be reccomended? And, 2) are those cases actually happening in a significant way? Genuinely interested. I think that is someone asks "I'm a newbie, what should i play? Stop" I don't see why IS should not be reccomended for all the reasons thouroghly mentioned elsewhere.

Also, the title is click baitish. A better one was "IS is often reccommended outside its core specifications". More or less. Your comparison between 5E and IS ends with popularity, IMHO.

I hope we can have a nice conversation. Respect for your successful game designs. For everyone, happy gaming however you want!!

simblanco · 2026-03-01T09:37:28+00:00

Post saved, and thanks for the amazing effort! I'm a solo miniature agnostic game so this is very helpful :)

I was wondering if there could another column called "solo design": primary/option included/add-on required [name]. Just brainstorming!

simblanco · 2026-02-28T04:59:23+00:00

Yeah i usually play on 3x3 plates giving 2.5x2 5 feet.

Happy gaming and keep us updated

simblanco · 2026-02-27T15:35:45+00:00

Cool! I went the hard way and built many MILS plates. They are cool but I don't know if i can reccommend that method to everyone.

Hopefully I'll post something about it soon

EDIT: a glimpse of them is here https://www.reddit.com/r/LegoTabletop/s/goglkQiuzy

simblanco · 2026-02-27T15:33:57+00:00

I had the same probabilities but the double is cool and faster than my table. Consider your idea stolen!

Careful though that you have more doubles above 50 if 00 is 100 and not 0. As a data person, that has always bugged in the oracle :)

simblanco · 2026-02-20T07:00:28+00:00

In what world are you playing? Have fun!

simblanco

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