Iron Rising: A Starforged Actual Play

Ironsworn: Starforged, a sci-fi RPG of perilous journeys and personal vows, forged in the far reaches of space. Built by Shawn Tomkin, Starforged highlights co-op and solo storytelling with rich narrative mechanics and a powerful oracle system.

Iron Rising is set in a distant future where humanity, having fled a catastrophic war against its own AI creations, has rebuilt itself in a new galaxy called the Forge. To prevent another collapse, the founders—the first Golds—instituted the "Law of Seven," a rigid, color-coded caste system that dictates every citizen's role from birth.

At the top are the Golds, the ruling class of leaders and commanders. Below them are castes with specialized functions: Sables (secret police), Bronzes (bureaucrats), Blues (technicians), Violets (artists), and Grays (enforcers). At the very bottom are the Reds, the AI race that once rebelled, now subjugated as a tireless labor force, considered little more than property.

The characters are Selene and Dorian Kelvarus, siblings from a prominent Gold family. They have been raised on a doctrine of strength, duty, and order, believing their caste's rule is absolute and necessary. Selene is a formidable enforcer, tasked with hunting down rogue Reds. Dorian is a brilliant technician, who secretly harbors sympathy for the AI he is meant to control, a feeling born from a shared childhood trauma.