Explore every episode of the podcast Left Behind
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| S1E60 - GridIronsworn | 01 Jul 2026 | 01:18:43 | |
The Beowulf and Newton's folly are in orbit above Osolok, the icy planet where they find the Imperium fleet they've been chasing. Somewhere aboard these three ships are the prisoners, and it's up to Emile and Bash to figure out the best way to engage in this fight without endangering them. Now that the showdown has finally come, can Emile and the vault hunters prevail...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E59 - Never Stop | 24 Jun 2026 | 01:00:01 | |
All aboard The Beowulf and Newton's Folly see something captivating out in the distance. It's a precursor vault! Or, is it VY-572? Oh my god, it's a mirage! I'm tellin' y'all, it's a sabotage... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E58 - Billowing Backpacks! | 17 Jun 2026 | 01:06:59 | |
No more prep, it's time to get back in the action! Specifically, the action whereby the Beowulf has a gigantic, hill-sized space jellyfish above it, trying to suck the ship into its forest of electrified tentacles. If the Beowulf gets caught up in that thicket, it could be fully drained and disabled... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E57 - Ship Schematics (Prep is Play) | 10 Jun 2026 | 01:02:28 | |
Every once in a while it's important to take that step back and use an opportunity to know a little bit about what's coming up. I can only fly by the seat of my pants so well and keep it interesting. So, if we catch up with the prisoner transport ship, what's that going to look like...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. | |||
| S1E56 - Better Late Than Never | 03 Jun 2026 | 00:56:29 | |
They were too late. The invasion was fully successful before Emile, the Beowulf, and Newton's Folly were able to make it back to Cinder. But they're there now, and the question is all about what can be done now... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh.
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| S1E55 - Playing with Matches | 27 May 2026 | 01:03:19 | |
Time. Is. Of. The. Essence. Emile may have a fleet of ships ready to come to Concord's aid, but the battle has already begun and they are still far, far from home. Can they possibly get back fast enough to take save Concord from the Imperium's siege? Are they even powerful enough to stop the Imperium if they do...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E54 - Mrs. Galore | 20 May 2026 | 01:00:08 | |
The gang is all here. In his lost search to get back to Cinder before the arrival of the Imperium, Emile has stumbled into the paths of the Beowulf and Newton's Folly. He now flies with two warships, and everyone is trying to make it back in time. But can they...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E53 - Assembling the Cavalry | 13 May 2026 | 01:03:53 | |
Emile has phased through into the side of the Imperium carrier ship. He ambushed a lone soldier and took his uniform, now blending in. However, the radio chatter makes clear that his previously undetected ship, riding the underbelly of the carrier, has been noticed. They're scrambling fighters to find and destroy it. Emile has no immediate way to get back to his ship, and left alone it's sure to be destroyed... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E52 - Stealth Without Shadow | 06 May 2026 | 01:01:19 | |
Emile is left clinging to the underbelly of an Imperium ship carrier, bringing a fleet of single fighter ships to Cinder. These ships are going to be a hell of an aerial force for the Vault Hunters to contend with, or, if Emile plays his cards right, perhaps for the Vault Hunters to use for themselves... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E51 - The Wide Yonder | 29 Apr 2026 | 01:05:15 | |
Emile was trying to sneak his way into one of the fighters in Hyperion's hangar, but halfway through his ghosting through the side of it, the phase shifter got disrupted and he got stuck occupying the same physical space as the ship! Before he could try and make his escape, stun darts shocked him into unconsciousness, and this week we find out what the situation is going to be when he comes to... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E50 - Emile's Breakthrough! | 22 Apr 2026 | 00:59:53 | |
The moment is now! Emile has the drop on the cultists from Anubis, if that is he can muster enough science fiction mumbo jumbo to send their ships away from Hyperion Station. Or maybe that's my job? Either way, we'll find out if Emile can regain his safety and get back to getting aid for the people of Concord... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 50 Episodes Acknowledgement/Intro | |||
| Interview Special - MidnightJester Appearance on The Solo RolePlayers Podcast | 15 Apr 2026 | 00:47:20 | |
Something different?! That's right, this week I'm celebrating that I got to be a guest of The Solo Roleplayers Podcast. PJ and I had a discussion that ranged from my roleplaying origin story to the joys of solo roleplaying specifically to how oracles can help break through blank page syndrome. It was a great hang, and I hope you enjoy! The Solo RolePlayers Podcast Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. | |||
| S1E49 - Drugs Are Bad | 08 Apr 2026 | 00:59:50 | |
Curses, Emile has been poisoned by a nefarious duo of cultists from Anubis! While avoiding the worst of its effects, the psychedelic effects are still messing with his perceptions and causing the world to look much more intimidating. What's more, during this drug-induced paranoia, the cultists ARE actually after him! Despite not being in his right mind, he must somehow escape... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E48 - Seeking Foreign Aid | 01 Apr 2026 | 00:58:05 | |
Emile has been secreted away to Hyperion Station, where he hopes to be able to convince The Builder and the assorted people there to lend aid to the coming conflict between the Vault Hunters and the Imperium. But how much can be expected from a place noted for its position of neutrality is a lingering concern... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E47 - One Compelling Session | 25 Mar 2026 | 00:59:43 | |
Shhhhh...we have to be very quiet this time as I record the podcast away from home while someone sleeps in the next room. But during this episode we get an update on the Beowulf's progress in rallying more Vault Hunters to the defense of Concord, and how that changes Emile's next steps... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E46 - Can You Dig It? | 18 Mar 2026 | 01:03:03 | |
Magpie has snuck off with an important, and specific, component necessary to the operation of the claw gantry in the Junk Pile. Without it, Emile is going to have a very difficult time retrieving the old, broken drill and loading it onto the skiff. And without *that* he'll need to completely rethink salvaging the Reacher from the inside of the magma. What to do, what to do...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E45 - Everything Revolves Around the Kitchen | 11 Mar 2026 | 01:01:49 | |
It's only a matter of time before the Imperium investigates and finds the secret, Vault Hunter base here on Cinder. Fearing that, and looking for any way to be ready, Valkyrie has made the announcement that Emile's requests are to be taken with authority so that his plan to uncover the Reacher from the magma might reveal functional fighter ships inside. But can anything really be done in time...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E44 - Sound the Alarm | 04 Mar 2026 | 01:01:17 | |
The chaos crystal unexpectedly blasted out a gigantic beam of energy, effectively signaling its location to any interested people even whole sectors away. The Imperium, the followers of the Wooden Heart, they will all know to turn their attention to Cinder. What are Emile and the Vault Hunters going to do to stay safe, and how will Emile even be able to get this chaos crystal back under control?... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E43 - Opinions Can Change | 25 Feb 2026 | 01:00:47 | |
Emile has managed to escape the collapsed pile of junk, despite Magpie's efforts to make it his end. He has some broken ribs to show for it, but that's not going to stop him from getting the chaos crystal returned to Firestarter... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E42 - Butting Heads | 18 Feb 2026 | 01:10:29 | |
In trying to gain access to a work space, Emile had to make a deal with Firestarter. The space would require him to retrieve a buried chaos crystal and return it to him, despite having no containment system to keep its reality-warping properties at bay. In order to pull that off, Emile's going to need a plan. And in order to stay alive, he's probably going to need a better plan... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh.
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| S1E41 - Reaching Containment | 11 Feb 2026 | 01:00:40 | |
We're back in the action this week, as Emile finds his place in Concord. Most notably, finding out the first steps on the massive engineering project that is dredging up the sunken Reacher. A job like that is going to require access to a workshop... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh.
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| S1E40 - The Halls of Concord | 04 Feb 2026 | 01:06:02 | |
If we're about to spend a lot of time in Concord, and it certainly seems like we are, then we had better get to know the place... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E39 - Divide and Concord | 28 Jan 2026 | 01:10:35 | |
There's no more planning, no more running away, it's simply time for Emile to face the people of Concord once again. Are his efforts to make amends enough...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Prompt Submission/Intro | |||
| S1E38 - The Road Home | 21 Jan 2026 | 01:07:37 | |
How DARE I leave the episode on the cliffhanger of whether or not the blockade run was actually successful? We spent the ENTIRETY of last episode doing that run, over an hour of everyone's time methodically moving through each moment of that high action scene, and then to just leave you waiting a week to find out if it actually worked? Well, you're about to finally find out... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E37 - The Blockade Run | 14 Jan 2026 | 01:19:01 | |
The clever ploy to disable all of the intercepting blockade ships failed, and so now it means that instead the Beowulf is utterly surrounded. Outnumbered, outgunned, with Imperium weapons hot and ready to fire on them, making it out of here is not going to be easy... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro Rant/Spotify Woes | |||
| S1E36 - The Big Bad Beowulf | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:55:45 | |
While Emile and Splinter were down inside Vega, the settlement on Taiga covered in an energy dome, they were securing Emile's power core. This was interrupted, however, when alarms began blaring and the energy dome that both protected everyone from the elements and, just as importantly, the raiding members of Sigil, went down. The raiders are coming... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E35 - A Simple Pickup | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:57:00 | |
We didn't make it to Taiga in time for Christmas, but this very wintery planet is finally on deck. Emile, last seen slumped over in the holodeck, is to go down and pick up the power core waiting for his arrival. With no complications, I'm sure... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro Disclaimer | |||
| S1E34 - Catch the Wave | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:08:44 | |
We've had a blockade to get through on this journey to Taiga to retrieve a reserved power core from a salvage yard, and surely that will be the worst of the dangers on the way right? Right...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E33 - Punching Through | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:02:53 | |
Emile has transferred over to The Beowulf as part of the plan to use his old ship, The Stardust, as a distraction in getting through the blockade. The hope is that, given that The Stardust is a stolen, Imperium prisoner transport ship, it will draw enough attention for The Beowulf to make it through unnoticed. But will that plan be enough...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Quick Thanks/Intro | |||
| S1E32 - Request for a Transfer | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:03:04 | |
Back in character this time! Emile's ship, The Stardust, and the chaperone ship, The Beowulf, arrive in a new sector to find that the Imperium has set up a checkpoint to screen traffic going in and out of the Outlands. Given that the Beowulf is itself a ship of Vault Hunters, a activity deemed illegal by the Imperium, making it through without incident is going to be a challenge... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E31 - Zoomed Out 3: The Sequel to Zoomed Out 2 | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:12:27 | |
Since we weren't able to generate the whole sector in the last episode, this is the cleanup where we generate the last two settlements. I'll just give a little preview and say that the words "Space Amish" do come up. But what else will come about in this sector...? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E30 - Zoomed Out 2: The Sequel to Zoomed Out | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:04:00 | |
At a certain point, you gotta take a moment to stop, look around, and just take in all of the worlds around you. That certain point tends to come when we go into a new sector and have no idea what's actually in it. So, enjoy this more out of character, brainstorming session of rolling on tables and interpreting what kinds of new planets and settlements will be out there. Did I mention tax law? Somehow that actually comes up in an (I think) interesting way! Who can guess how that might be... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E29 - Heartache | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:02:39 | |
It's time to get the answer to the question, "What is the Wooden Heart's weakness?" Or is it? And an ending to this episode that I promise you won't see coming. I know I sure didn't! Let's see, anything else tantalizing? Maybe like 5 moves your player character HATES? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E28 - Change of Plans | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:55:30 | |
After Vert used his truth-compelling gaze on Emile to get him to say everything about what happened on with Concord, everyone in the habitation module is left with the lingering question of, "where do we go from here?" Can Tycoon indeed trust Emile to be let go? Music Mentioned in Outro Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E27 - Meeting a Celebrity | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:56:35 | |
After successfully leaving behind Fern's homeworld, it's time for Emile and co to head over to Anubis in search of a weakness of The Wooden Heart. Perhaps the people there know something more. Very quickly, however, they run into someone else... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh.
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| S1E26 - Iron Man | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:04:03 | |
Uh-oh, this is awkward. Emile walks in on Vert and Dash in the middle of letting his prisoner out of the cell. A prisoner that, little to them, is the avatar of a dark, forgotten, old god called The Wooden Heart. So, what's the etiquette here? In this episode, we see how Emile attempts to salvage the situation as it all turns against him... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E25 - Welcome Home | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:59:23 | |
Emile has gathered Vert and Dash back to his ship, the Stardust. It's time to send Fern off to their old home, but meanwhile the Captain is working to put a rift between Emile and the crew of the Crux in an attempt to secure his own freedom... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E24 - Rescue Operation | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:03:50 | |
Emile is back in the driver's seat of this episode, as we follow his rescue mission to save the crew of The Crux. Along the way, tensions rise from both Emile's history with the Vault Hunters as well as the possessed captain back in the brig... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 A Note About XP | |||
| S1E23 - Cloud Cover | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:57:52 | |
Emile and Fern have finally arrived at Fern's homeworld, a desolate planet of perpetual night due to a thick cover of ashy clouds. But before they even got there, another ship, The Crux, crash landed and found themselves stranded there. They desperately need help... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E22 - I Think We Hit Something | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:00:29 | |
Something is alive out there in the subspace wibblyness of the walls of a wormhole tunnel. Before Emile can continue to make it back out the other side of the wormhole and reach Fern's planet, Emile finds out what manner of creature can live out there, and why that is his problem to face... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Disclaimer/Intro Music | |||
| S1E21 - Heart to Heart | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:56:20 | |
If you ask me, this is the episode where we really get back to the roots on what the tone of this game was always meant to be. Cinematic and action packed, in this episode we find out what Emile and Fern face once they've entered the wormhole... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E20 - Interrupted Vermeology | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:51:33 | |
Emile has reached a new sector on the route to returning Fern back to their homeworld. Orbiting around the planet Anubis, they're not quite there just yet. The next step will be hopping through a wormhole that is supposed to connect nearby Fern's home. What could possibly go wrong? Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E19 - The Forgotten Channel | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:56:24 | |
We finally see the results of Emile's efforts from last week. Did he manage to actually thwart Lastech by changing out the jump code on the station, or would they be able to break through his encryptions and preserve their legal claim to Hyperion? Moreover, will that be enough for Emile to earn his agreed upon power supply... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E18 - How Many Recording Devices? | 03 Sep 2025 | 00:59:53 | |
Now that Emile and Mina have been let into the living quarters of Kierra Thorne's penthouse, it's time to see if Emile can successfully convince Thorne that Lastech is no good and that something must be done. But will Thorne see it that way? The elevator in his penthouse seems to be his only shot down to the jump computer, so Emile sure hopes so... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 - Intro | |||
| S1E17 - The Back Ways | 27 Aug 2025 | 00:56:42 | |
The mechanic, Mina, told Emile to meet her in the hangar after hours, because she needed to show him The Underground. Now we find out what that is and how it's going to help... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Caveat/Intro | |||
| S1E16 - The People of Hyperion | 20 Aug 2025 | 00:59:06 | |
Emile's meeting with Deuce concluded with a vow sworn to put an end to the negotiations between LasTech and the collective people of Hyperion. Doing that's going to require a few errands along the way... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E15 - Electric Sheep | 13 Aug 2025 | 01:10:54 | |
Having successfully disabled the pursuing Vault Hunter fleet, Emile needs to high tail it back to his own ship and head on to Hyperion, where there's an old face waiting... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro/Prompts Submission | |||
| S1E14 - Emile Starts Blastin' | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:19:31 | |
The story resumes with a nicely recovered Emile, ready to start getting Fern back to their homeworld and hopefully make some amends along the way. The first step is charting a course to Hyperion, a nearby space station. What perils will Emile face along the way? And what part will make me, the player, blush when listening back to it in edit? Gotta listen to find out... Upcoming Interview will be on... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E13 - Zoomed Out | 30 Jul 2025 | 00:51:39 | |
Having reached a good chapter break, this episode we take a step back and develop a little bit more about the world around Emile. What is this next place in the sector that he'll be headed towards and what might be awaiting? In this episode we port in some mechanics from Ironsworn: Delve as well to continue Valkyrie's influence as a Threat! Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||
| S1E12 - Goodbye, Cruel World | 23 Jul 2025 | 01:02:04 | |
Emile wants a distraction to lure Valkyrie's posse, and he sure does get it. Sadly, it's a little more than he bargained for. A strange mutation causes him to release an electromagnetic pulse, short-circuiting his skiff and stranding him miles away across a terrible landscape from his destination. The posse must have noticed the EMP blast, so it's up to Emile's quick-thinking to escape this situation with very few available resources... Previous Ironsworn Campaigns Youtube Twitch Ironsworn/Starforged Website All episode content, music, and artwork created by J Karesh. 00:00 Intro | |||