War of Metal and Boneis an RPG with an great elevator pitch : it ’s a war between dwarves , usingmassive metal automaton and warriors psyche - bind to giant skeletons . The game alsotakes advantage of the many open origin game system used by democratic indie RPGstoday .
confidential information designer Tracy Barnett explained how War of Metal and Bone works and how theworld of Iron Edda was developed . TheRPG has already met itsinitialKickstarter finish , but stretch goals could unlock dozen of variants usinggame scheme like Pathfinder , Gumshoe , Savage Worlds , and 13th Age .
io9 : Let ’s start bytalking about the world of Iron Edda . What kind of a fantasy world is this ? What kinds of stories will players telland experience when they play it ?
Tracy Barnett : Theworld of Iron Edda is heavily basedin Norwegian mythology . The game focuses on a Ragnarok where the dwarves have risenup in giant metallic element constructs to destroy mankind . The humankind are fighting backby tie the souls of warriors to the bones of dead giant . In gain , Iwant anyone who sits down at the plot table to find a blank for themselves inthe plot . So we ’re talking about larger-than-life escapade featuring characters ofdiverse background fighting to preserve the world they be intimate . It ’s both larger-than-life inscope , and personal in experience .
What RPG systemis War of Metal and Bone beingdeveloped for ?
TB : War of Metal and Bone is being developedfor Fate Core . Well , with some Fate Accelerated , and some of my owntwists thrown in . Fate does anamazing job tell a diverseness of personal and epic chronicle . With the rules I’madding , things like manage giant scale things in the same combat view ashuman scale things are pretty easy , and a infernal region of a great deal of playfulness .
In addition , I ’ve got stretch goals lined up for virtually everysystem that you may imagine of with an open or gentle - to - hold permission . Each bookhas a dissimilar author behind it , and will offer a different take on the samethemes . Rather than use mostly the same text save for the rule in each book , every organization is its own , unique secret plan . Pathfinderis very different from Savage Worlds , which is in turn different from thing like Pendragonand Dungeon World . I consider that bykeeping the center concepts that make each plot an Iron Edda secret plan , butletting each author carry their take on those concept in a way that makeseach arrangement babble , well , that ’s some horniness right there .
In addition to the scheme , there are also a number ofsetting books planned that will enhance and enlarge upon the mise en scene set forthin War of Metal and Bone . Each ofthose has a different author as well .
Open source gamesystems are n’t new in the RPG human beings , but they seem to be experiencing a sort ofgolden age at the second . What do you think is driving that ? What are some ofthe advantages that open author bring to graphic designer and gamers ?
TB : I think itreinforces an instinct that RPG histrion already have , which is to tinker , hack , rework , and modify . When a system is candid , it gives more opportunities forpublication , sharing without worrying about things like Cease and Desistnotices , and it throw people a luck to build on prior in a meaningful way . Agame like Dungeon World wouldn’texist without Apocalypse World beingopen to license . likewise , I never would have had the hazard to take on thisproject .
What does thename Iron Edda mean ?
TB : It ’s acallback to some of the most ended documentation of Norse mythology that wehave : the Poetic and the Prose Eddas , compose by Snorri Sturluson in the 1200s . I wanted a name that would evoke both the Norse myth that I drew from , and thechanges I was make to make it an epical fantasy setting .
Where did thisidea come from ? Did it start out as your personal cause existence ?
TB : The secret plan wasborn from a smaller interlingual rendition of the idea that I wrote for Machine AgeProductions ’ mecha biz , Apotheosis DriveX. They did a caboodle of substitute configurations and when I wanted to peddle an idea , I seek to intend of what kind of determine I knew well . The answer was fantasy . And when count how to get mechs , of a sort , into the secret plan , I thoughtabout the dwarven ruins in Skyrim . InSkyrim , Bethesda blended Norse mythand an live world in a very cool manner . I thought , maybe arrogantly , that I’dtry something standardised . Turns out that it was a feasible melodic theme and one thatpeople seem to really dig .
What are some of the challenges of workingwith so many different writers on different facet of the same task ?
TB : I think thatthe biggest challenge will be making certain that the books all present as part ofa cohesive whole . This is especially dependable for the stage setting book that will allreference and practice material from the essence book . I ’m sanctify to have John Adamusas my editor / projection manager . John is not only an excellent editor , but he’salso very good at ferment with multiple citizenry across multiple books . I thinkhaving someone that I can trust like that is key . I have my own work to finishon the Congress of Racial Equality book . As well , editing is n’t my strong suit , so if I tried to keepthe tone and subject matter consistent , it would be a good deal more hard .
It all come down to one important affair : rent mass youtrust to do the stuff you rent them to do . It sound simplistic , but if Ididn’t have sex and confide each and every person that I have working on the hugenumber of stretchiness goals I have lined up then this project would have no chanceof succeeding . But the mathematical group I ’ve assemble is amazing . It ’s because of themthat I think the project will be a winner .
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