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Artist's Workshop - Horizontal Tarot #05

Nando Gallarday working on the World, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, the Hanged Man, and Death; cards for Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot.

You can find the Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot in the links below.

Artist's Workshop - Horizontal Tarot #04

Nando Gallarday making drafts for Justice, the Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Tower, Stars, the Moon, Judgement, the Sun, and the World; cards for Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot.

You can find the Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot in the links below.

Artist's Workshop - Horizontal Tarot #03

Nando Gallarday working on the art for the Hierophant, the Chariot, Strength, the Hermit; cards for Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot.

You can find the Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot in the links below.

Artist's Workshop - Horizontal Tarot #02

Nando Gallarday working on the art for the Empress, the Emperor, and the Lovers; cards for Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot.

You can find the Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot in the links below.

Fortunes - Major Arcana (Public Pack)

EDIT: The Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot have been released.

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Status Update and What's Coming

The monthly content program and development roadmap have been updated with the release of the Quest Fronts magazine and the progress made with the Decks of Many Fortunes.

The 22 major arcana cards of the tarot have been designed with the Ironsworn system in mind (this is what I call Decks of Many Fortunes). There will be three decks: tarot size, poker size (no art), and min...

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Fortunes - Major Arcana (Patron Pack)

EDIT: The Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot have been released.

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The Quest Fronts Magazine is Here

Thank you so much for sticking around!

The Quest Fronts magazine has just been released. I'll be sending you, all patrons, discount codes for you to get both print versions at a discount price of the minimum cost of production.

You can use these codes however you want: use them, give them away, or drop them on the Internet.

The digital version of this first issue is ...

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Asset - Ice Rain (Ritual)

This asset is a conversion of the following spells from Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition):

  • 1st ability: Sleet Storm
  • 2nd ability: Ice Storm

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Asset - Hydrokinesis (Ritual)

This asset is a conversion of the following spells from Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition):

  • 1st ability: Control Water and Shape Water
  • 2nd ability: Fog Cloud

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Artist's Workshop - Horizontal Tarot #01

Nando Gallarday working on the art for the Fool, the Magician, the High Priestess, and the Devil; cards for Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot.

You can find the Deck of Many Fortunes and the Horizontal Tarot in the links below.

Artist's Workshop - Cover, Coronation, Dreams, and Daín

With the first issue of the Quest Fronts magazine coming its way, I think it is now appropriate to reveal the cover art and its evolution, as well as more art within the magazine.

QUEST FRONTS - ISSUE #1 COVER ART

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Status, Fortune Cards Redesign and Development Plan

I'm currently overwhelmed by college and some other unannounced projects that might or might not be related to the focus of this Patreon. As a consequence, this month did not start on the right foot in terms of posting content, and many have unsubscribed.

In the latest blog post, I clarified that the quest fronts production will be on hold to prioritize designing The Deck of Many Fortunes, and I have...

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Quest Front Issue #1 ETA and Content Update

QUEST FRONTS ISSUE #1

The first issue of the Quest Fronts magazine is scheduled to be released at the end of June, at the cost of pay-what-you-want on both DriveThruRPG and Itch.io.

Patrons who have in their lifetime pledge $10 and over, will get a discount code to get the issue in both editions at the cost of the minimum of production. Prices vary depending on the country to ship, which you may see 2021-05-31 17:53:15 +0000 UTC View Post

The Deck of Many Fortunes - Preview

I've been toying with the idea of making a deck of tarot-size cards for the Ironsworn system for a while. The idea came to me when I read a supplement for Dungeons & Dragons (5th edition) called The Tarot of Many Things. I of course knew The Deck of Many Things, but I wanted something more, and this supplement was something more. The fact that it includes all 78 cards from the tarot into the d20 system, giving them a mechanical interpretation, blew my m...

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Asset - Cryokinesis (Combat Talent)

Design Notes

This asset is a conversion of the following spells from Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition):

  • 1st ability: Knife ice
  • 2nd ability: Ray of Frost and Frostbite

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Asset - Hydrophilia (Ritual)

Design Notes

This asset is a conversion of the following spells from Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition):

  • 1st ability: Water Walk
  • 2nd ability: Water Breathing

The momentum reset value increase is a significant boon considering that if the characters have in 3, they can automatically score hits with challenge dice in 2. This was counter-balanced in the asset by requiring narrow narrative conditions in order to perform the ritu...

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Artist's Workshop - Brighton Hamlet and White Bastion

I've been wanting to keep you updated on the work I have made with the artists. So I decided to make a continuation of the previous Artist's Workshop post and make a series of blogs with this tag.

In the previous post, I stated the ethos we used when creating art for the materials produced here, and I introduced you to Rubén, showing you the behind-the-scene of the layout art and illustrations he has made fo...

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Social Media

I have never been a huge fan of social media, but I was convinced by a fellow Ironsworn content creator to improve my marketing, and now more than ever given that the first issue of the Quest Fronts magazine will come out in a few weeks. So to have a stronger presence on the Internet, I have created a Discord server, a Facebook page, and an Instagram account.

Foe - Manticore

"The enemies of iron", as described by the native engravings.

Quest Front - The Royal Hunt


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Foe - Iron Golem

EDIT: This foe is now featured in Quest Fronts #2, which you can get in digital or print format on the following store pages:

Foe - Salamander

Guardians of the Primordial Fire.

Quest Front - Primordial Fire

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Quest Front - The Omen Pendant

EDIT: This quest front is now featured in Quest Fronts #1, which you can get in digital or print format on the following store pages:

Next Month's Content, Quest Fronts Zine, and Ironcrunch

For the next month, instead of three quest fronts, I will post one quest front (that will be public), three foes, and a preview of the cards of the Deck of Many Fortunes. This is to avoid an inflation of quest fronts before the release of the first issue of the magazine.

The foes will be added to their corresponding quest fronts, namely:

Asset - Acuity (Technique)

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Asset - Sage (Path)

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Quest Front - The Royal Hunt

Three settlements are holding a ceremonial hunt to determine who will be their king. Represent your settlement and slay the manticore that dwells on the mountain of referees.

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Quest Front - Morg's Monolith

EDIT: This quest front is now featured in Quest Fronts #2, which you can get in digital or print format on the following store pages:

Quest Front - Daín's Mount

EDIT: This quest front is now featured in Quest Fronts #1, which you can get in digital or print format on the following store pages:

Artist's Workshop - Entrails, Doorways, and Quest Fronts Title Frame

When I resume the Patreon in February, I set a goal of $150 to hire an artist to illustrate all my work. But you know, I'm just not good at the business of holding efforts until I see the money. I'm way too driven by passion with all these projects, and I couldn't help but look for the artist already.

THE WORKING STYLE

It all started when I started toying with the idea of making a cover for the quest fronts and make some sort of compendium that would be presente...

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