u/brokentanka

Hi!!

I am really excited to get into Ironsworn, but it has taken me so long to get started, reading and rereading rules and overthinking everything. I thought maybe some feedback could help me!

One place where I am having a bit of the "AM I DOING THIS RIGHT" anxiety is... I've finally got the idea of a character-- she is an archer with a hawk from a nomadic circle of hunters that roams the Hinterlands. She is being groomed by her mother, the current overseer, to be the next leader. [Yay! So proud of myself!! I *LOVE* to create characters!!!!]

But then we get to the vows and here is where I could use some direction! I was thinking for her background vow to be to "explore the Ironlands until I find myself." Does that make sense?? Because she isn't so sure that she wants to be locked into this future. Or maybe she will, after all, but she doesn't know yet.

And then, I have an idea for the inciting incident that would set her off exploring... but is that a good example of a background vow? And will the background vow always be "epic" level? Should this one be? Do you get a feel for what level to make vows as you go on?

*nervous emoji* lol thanks!!!

I literally wrote in my "morning" pages [afternoon today, oopsy!] today, "I wonder if there is a subreddit for people working through this book." So here I am haha!

I found this book at a house I was catsitting at and got excited! And started doing the morning pages. Today was my 10th-- I have only missed 2 days! But every time I go to start the Week 1 excersizes I get really nervous and out it off, for some reason. I think I have this crippling fear of doing it wrong-- which is probably silly because no one but me will ever see it?? But... I have a tendency to be really hard on myself, which I am hoping to work on.

Has anyone else struggled with this? I have ADHD, I try willing myself to JUST DO IT but ahhhh! It's tough for some reason. Lol