One Minor Clarification: Asset Deck
10 months ago
– Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 11:30:54 AM
Hello Ironsworn!
We've had a few questions about the asset cards in the comments tab. Here's a quick summary! I hope this helps answer any questions. If not, comment below.
First, just for folks new to Ironsworn/Starforged ... Assets are a key component of your character. They represent your background, skills, traits, companions, and resources. Since the bygone Ironsworn days, I've always created them in a poker-sized card format. I like the tactile nature of these cards at the table and the straightforward organization and reference. Plus, to be honest, the size is a gating factor to keep the text of each ability under control. It forces me to be concise with the themes and mechanics in each asset — which is a good thing!
Now, some points to cover. Forgive me for over-explaining! Much of this is old news to most of you. I just want to make sure I cover everything.
- Every pledge tier includes the Sundered Isles Digital Edition (PDFs) at no additional cost, and the print-and-play versions of the asset cards are included in that package. I generally provide several versions of the asset cards for printing: 9 per-page, 1-per page, and individual PNG files.
- Next month, you'll receive the print-and-play assets as part of the Sundered Isles Digital Edition. You'll have everything you need to start playing. If you purchase Starforged as part of this Kickstarter, you'll also get the print-and-play Starforged asset deck at the same time.
- After the game releases, the print-and-play versions of the assets are also a free download at the Ironsworn website.
- The physical asset cards are included with the Sundered Isles Bundle pledge and the Complete Collection pledge, and they are also available as an add-on. If you get them in the bundle, you'll save a couple of bucks. The pre-printed deck will go out with the books later this year.
- The physical asset cards are quite nice and handy (and have a dry-erasable finish!), but are not necessary to play as long as you have some means of printing or transcribing the digital asset cards. In short, they are a nice-to-have, not a must-have.
- If you are getting the physical Sundered Isles asset deck, you'll want to make sure you also have the Starforged deck in some physical form, either printed yourself or the preprinted cards available in the Complete Collection pledge and as an add-on. The two decks are complementary.
- If you prefer playing digitally via apps or VTTs, the text of the assets falls under a creative commons license. We put it all into a sharable open source database that is used by app developers. In short, making these accessible is job #1.
In short, think of asset cards like a roleplaying game character sheet. Sometimes, a publisher will offer a spiffy pre-printed version of the character sheet. If not, the PDF version is usually available as part of your purchase, and is downloadable from the publishers website. And virtual tabletop and apps will often offer some version of the character sheet in interactive form. Same deal!
Hope that helps! Holler if any questions or concerns.
