MM&D S2 Ironsworn Episode 14: The Northern Wilds

[@RoyBlumenthal]

"It is bad luck to turn away a madman, as every Ironlander knows." Best line in the entire series!

[@paavohirn3728]

Yeah! That's good stuff!

[@balrogthane]

Beautiful worldbuilding!

[@paulramos6767]

I've been considering learning to play iron sworn for my own solo game and I would love to pick that up as a homebrew rule never turn away a madman

[@bwad82]

Thorhildr: Vill you help us? Arn: Well, I’ve, you know, got places to be, and- Thorhildr: YOU VILL HELP US NAO!!!! Arn: Oh......okay......

[@suchodolskibartosz]

I know that this video is 3 years old, but I just cannot resist myself to point this out - When you gain a 'Unprepared' debility, the only way to get rid of it is to Sojourn in some settlement. You cannot just resupply. EDIT: I should have watched the next episode first in which you talk about this 😅 Apart from that - I am a huge fan of the show! Bravo!

[@balrogthane]

Thanks for making this comment so I didn't! 😅

[@joshbeckelhimer1799]

So I started this show about two weeks ago in season 1. I was searching for some solo rpg material and cam across this. And I’m now caught up! And holy crap!!!! I love this show! It’s truly incredible. And the BEST part about this show is how completely clean it is! It is so rare to find actual play videos that is suitable for all ages. This is something I can show my kids and is a huge plus! Keep up this amazing show and thank you for keeping it PG to a soft PG-13 rating!

[@dv6000islame]

I totally agree! I've showed some episodes to my kids. Fun stuff. There's always that mature content warning at the beginning of each episode, but I've been thankfully surprised that it's mainly been just for action violence and the general dark fantasy vibe as far as I can tell.

[@balrogthane]

@@dv6000islame Same, when I first saw that warning I figured there might be swearing or sexual stuff, but I've been delighted!

[@coreymayo8321]

Your beard is a strong hit.

[@alexandrupopescu7097]

Man, it’s cliché to say it, but truly you have NO IDEA how exciting it is to see you upload a new video again. Let’s hope all is well for Arn. (Heh)

[@grassypond]

I hope Thaugolos doesn't find out about Arn's PTSD, he will buy himself a massive wig to thwart Arn's vow once and for all!

[@dgtlrn]

This is quite literally the best thing on KZbin. I've never had someone else's Actual Plays of TTRPGs have me sitting on the edge of my seat. The session with Thaugolos and the Elven village was nail bitingly good. I've now caught up. I only wish I didn't have to wait for now, but waiting seems worth it!

[@339blaster]

Thorhilde recognizing veslidi's spear gave me goosebumps

[@mansmord]

Kudos to Arn for persisting through the neverending barrage of stopgaps in his way. Thanks for another great episode Trevor!

[@rolanejo8512]

I wonder if this is how every game of Ironsworn is like: one damn thing after another. Has been my experience so far.

[@mansmord]

@@rolanejo8512 after what i've read, it seems like it's a pretty brutal system. I have been wanting to try it myself, being the glutton for punishment that i am 😅

[@PrimoMT]

waiting for a new shirt at the merch store: "Arn needs supply.... again."

[@craigwilliams9279]

I have said this before but it's amazing how a little creativity can take all these random rolls and turn them into something compelling.

[@forsomereason3713]

The description of the snow covered mountains at moonlight was a Disney-like magic moment. :)

[@projectM1K3]

Something else I love about this podcast is your vocabulary... I've paused and googled definitions so many times for something you've described, like scree. Keep doing your thing, Trevor! #ArnSucks?

[@morneschaap2944]

Very cinematic journey! I could really see the snow covered peaks and envision Arn's struggles. Thanks for another great episode!

[@coreymayo8321]

His "fantasy adventure" vocabulary astounds me. Trevor is throwing out descriptions off the top of his head that border on poetry.

[@captainnolan5062]

Another fantastic episode. What a great map of the Ironlands! Let's go find those raiders and release the captive!

[@crapphone7744]

Said in unison with 900+ viewers as they watch "Thalgolas, you are here somewhere. I will find you".

[@shivrajkumar7303]

Mondays may be a groaner, but we have the (mis)adventures of Arn to end it off with a bang. Thanks Trevor for yet another great piece of enthusiastic story telling.

[@lindaschweiner200]

He is such a good storyteller!

[@ohelas]

14:18 sees Arn hitting 0 Supply then Resupplying on the run. But I think that’s simpler than intended by the core rules. It’s not well-documented in any of the cheatsheets, but hitting 0 Supply and becoming Unprepared is “sticky” till you either Sojourn and choose to clear the condition or you Take a Hiatus and choose to clear all conditions. Nothing else can dig you out of that Unprepared pit by adding to Supply. A few “(only if not Unprepared)” parentheticals would have made this much clearer! Edit: This is addressed two minutes into the next episode. Excellent. :)

[@Quackmancer]

The best tale on KZbin continue!

[@simontodd9631]

Set reminder? 100%

[@paulramos6767]

This guy's ability to make me believe that each character he portrays is a unique individual-based off the way he alters his facial expressions and stuff of the sort obviously including voices Is very impressive and appreciated

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

“This guy” thanks you :)

[@paulramos6767]

@MeMyselfandDieRPG hahaha. Right on, my guy. 👍

[@JarethDuLac]

Thorhildr: You ARE going to help us. Arne: I'd rather not. First Folk: Trust us, you don't want Arne's help. Another excellent episode Trevor. 👍

[@andysimmons2648]

This channel and Arn’s ongoing adventure are one of the highlights of my week. Thank you for another thrilling instalment.

[@zindarafalaraax3349]

Master level solo playing. Watch, enjoy & LEARN.

[@hiddenni]

best show on youtube

[@PaulJones-pd7eg]

Awesome hair raising spine chilling moment when she recognized the spear, got me there !!

[@1983SpringBonnie]

I'm finally up to date and on time! I love this show -- It's better than many other things I've watched!

[@rontalkstabletop]

Loved the conflict at the end of the episode. Things were going just a bit too smoothly for a while. Great episode, and can't wait for the next one!

[@TheArk485]

Love this series. Arn is my favorite agent of chaos.

[@Anny-me9ny]

Happy Monday :)) Algorithm do your thing

[@karlottokristoffersen6326]

Trevor is filling the void, after Adam (temporarily) left the RPG scene. Great production, fantastic enthusiasm. Inspiring stuff.

[@duskwalker7700]

I wish I would have found this series soon I love it I been bingeing on it. And even got me to get ironsworn

[@Shinigamischannel]

Return of the king!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KarasSteiger]

Amazing episode!: The conflict developed so great. So glad I found this channel.

[@Rich_H_1972]

Easily my favourite thing on KZbin. Love watching this adventure. Keep up the amazing work, Trevor!

[@lengeschder]

So close, yet so far, and more promises to keep! And yet it never takes away from the greater journey at hand. Another great episode.

[@steveyoungwork]

I love the way you tell a story Trevor!

[@SolosferaRPG]

What a difficult decision!!!!

[@JevousGaming]

This needs more subscribers.

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

Strangely, I agree ;)

[@diego_segura]

I think I now understand a little of Trevor genius: he's always looking for BAD THINGS to throw upon his characters, so there's new interesting situations that he doesn't know how will turn out. For example: "Does the chief of the mining camp has long flowing hair?" (hoping to activate a character's phobia). Awesome!

[@JohannesB-ij9eo]

Yes!

[@SagaxCorvinus]

Gotta like and comment to help Mr. Algorithm. You know, Mr. Algorithm needs some help to find his way home from time to time. He has no momentum to burn on those dice rolls! ;)

[@robertlombardo8437]

Let's not fool ourselves any longer. Mr. Algorithm should be in a nursing home, eating chicken every day and thinking it's his birthday. At a certain point, letting him roam around is just elder abuse.

[@minijester5588]

I started watching yesterday and binged it all, this show is soooo goooood! At the same time trying Ironsworn for the first time, must say the little explanations of rules as they happen are really helpful. Cannot wait to see what happens next!

[@KeithK469]

I've followed this series since Season 1 Episode 1. This is more enjoyable than ninety percent of what's available on television. Thank you for the effort, and please keep up the great work! Wish I could tune in for a new episode every night of the week :)

[@paavohirn3728]

Yes! After just complaining after last episode that there are too few characters in season 2 we're back to "civilization" and some awesome interaction. Now I hope Arn will save the youth and he'll accompany Arn at least some ways in his quest 😀

[@Three_Blind_Dice]

I found this channel through a reddit post a couple of weeks ago and I've finally finished season one and am caught up on season two, and I've got to say that this is *awesome!* I've started my own solo rpg and it takes a lot of work, so to not only play one and keep track of everything, but to film it, edit it down and give it such polish is an incredible feat and let me tell you, it pays off in the end result. Your storytelling and characters are an inspiration. We'll gladly watch episodes as often as you produce them (but with that said, we don't want you to burn out! It's a ton of work, so take breaks if you need to. As long as you're having fun, we're having fun :) )

[@agrayday7816]

This is some great story telling! thank you!

[@fiorenaldigoxin7417]

Thank you for sharing your gaming experience. I have been gaming for over forty years, and I learn something new or get a new idea every episode. One though ( I apologize if this has been covered already)- He rescued the villagers from the Husk, and stole its boat (probably towing the two boats they came in when they left), but that was unlikely the only boat the Husk had, and the Husk may want revenge on that village... just a thought. Love the game and really enjoy your show!! Fiorenal Digoxin

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

You should keep watching ;)

[@fiorenaldigoxin7417]

@@MeMyselfandDieRPG lol. I had a feeling it was heading that way, but I really like the way you worked it into the adventure!!

[@danielalexander9418]

I was needing this so much, thank you Trevor

[@darkartsmasters6461]

What a great storyteller to make all that narrative out of a few keywords…bravo and subbed 👍👌

[@339blaster]

i'm so excited!

[@rolanejo8512]

So good.

[@rattila5858]

Man, I hope the chief of those raiders is Hogvandil. Time for some sweet revenge !

[@w33v1]

Excited as always to see the notification for another episode! Doubly excited because I had eye surgery go not quite as expected and this is something to look (hah, maybe not quite so literally) forward to today ^-^

[@fantasticthriftyfox]

Arn kicks ass. Thanks again Trevor. You make the KZbins better.

[@neilthompson9194]

Another great episode, thanks

[@jdogcisco1]

Well done! Looking forward to the next episode. Thank you!

[@contactlight8079]

More great content, nice one Trevor.

[@bryangreen4825]

Arn seriously needs Gandalf’s eagles! 😂

[@davidjackson3265]

Such a shame this is on a biweekly schedule now. So hard to remember what happened 2 weeks ago! Huge thanks to Trevor for all the work anyway, this show is awesome

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

Well, it's KZbin... so watch the previous episode again! It refreshes your memory, and helps my algorithm. Win win! ;)

[@AaronSeigo]

I'm logging all the activity and events here: rolescape.io/p/lXX3AQJZqNeK_5Jgvrgp34i7g0w/t ... you can find each episode in the Adventure Log, and the various people, places, etc. in the Tome of Lore at that link. Good for a quick refresher!

[@bernardgornier1737]

Here's the thing, if an episode doesn't come up next week you will pay the price. Lost momentum 😛. Great episode 👍, thank you Trevor 🙏.

[@valentinpoix1727]

Again great episode !

[@RHampton]

I am sad that I am close to the end of Arn's journey. But since I started with season 2, I will be able to circle back and "make progress" via season 1.

[@edwardromero3580]

So good

[@TheTimeshadows]

Wonderful!

[@shaunb8294]

Oh c'mon! Surely there's a long haired woman *somewhere* in the camp? Arne isn't quite that lucky!

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

...and yet, the dice would say otherwise, it seems ;)

[@shaunb8294]

@@MeMyselfandDieRPG Arne has surely been blessed! And yet in the Ironlands, even your blessings have a price! Looking forward to the next adventure, Trevor!

[@jameslondelmccullough344]

A lot of lice and head ailments with long hair maybe? ;)

[@neilthompson9194]

Come on 😃😃 Monday night at its best

[@animatorFan74]

Plot twist: Thougolos has long flowing hair. :P

[@frague1981]

So close..and yet another detour! Will he ever make it ?

[@RomanEmin]

Another great episode. Love the way the story is unfolding. Just a question, Can you resupply while you are unprepared while not being in a community?

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

Yup, you’re right. I must have missed that in the rules. Oh well!

[@RomanEmin]

@@MeMyselfandDieRPG I found the rules for supply too complicated, and too hardcore. Most of the time, supply is more important than Health or Spirit. I've been looking for alternate rules for this. I do actually like what you did there, for me makes sense.

[@ivanvegas292]

another great episode! Thx! btw will you consider playing Starforgerd (the sci-fi version of Ironsworn) in future seasons? (it's still under development actually)

[@theyxaj]

I have a feeling that when Arne's phobia next manifests, it's going to be *very* inconvenient

[@AttilaVoices]

Yiiikes! I hope this vow won't be bumped into Epic cause of the Overseer! Damn demanding and aggressive people! lol

[@LoneDiceGuy]

50% of any given population is generally women. Of that 50%, I can imagine the vast majority have long hair. Arne is one lucky guy to no run into a woman with long hair.

[@wanderdragon1075]

What’s the music you’re using? I really like it

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

Mostly it’s music I had commissioned specifically for the show. It’s available to my Patrons on the Patreon page :)

[@chrisstokoe3169]

The threat is the elf h wronged lol has to be

[@MrDowntemp0]

That was a lot of delays, and now he's got another quest. Shouldn't this advance the track of the unknown threat?

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

That threat was temporarily stymied by the avalanche at the end of the last episode. But don't worry - it's still out there....

[@MrDowntemp0]

@@MeMyselfandDieRPG Oh yeah! I forgot

[@josephnewell90]

Oh Arn...you gotta figure out hair buddy.

[@Rich_H_1972]

Raiders of the Lost Arn. Sorry.

[@dv6000islame]

You, sir, are a master! I had to take a two week break from youtube because you made me binge the first ten episodes of season 2 in one day... It's your fault! You're just too good of an actor and amazing at improv! Thanks for sharing the fun of this imaginative game. I haven't seen Season 1 yet, but I will. And thanks for keeping the content and language clean! I know you put a mature content rating at the beginning of each episode, but just wanted you to know that it's appreciated. At kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWGap3p4r6lra9U Arn does a Resupply move, but according the rules: "If you have the unprepared condition marked, you can't resupply. Instead, you need to find help in a community when you sojourn." (page 64). I know some other comments also brought this up, but I just wanted to put the rule out here in the comments for others learning the system. Keep it up!