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Iron Recluse

Solo roleplaying game · by mexitechie · in English
Game Free No AI PDF
On Quisicosas since 22 April 2026
Featured in the newsletter of 22 April 2026 (on Substack)

What it is about

Iron Recluse is a mashup of several existing solo RPG tools. Recluse by Grave Utterance Ironsworn by Shawn Tomkin (using various Ironsworn products, not just the base product). OSR Solo by Peter Rudin-Burgess MINOR USE: Ironsmith Expanded Oracles by Eric Bright Due to the six-sided die being the most common type of die available, I wanted to create a solo RPG tool that solely uses this type of die. The initial inspiration was Mythic Game Master Emulator: it contains a yes/no oracle, an event type generator, and open oracles for interpretation. In order to have the same type of parts for this tool, some deliberation was done to select existing tools to mash together: For the yes/no oracle, I brought in the dice rolling of Recluse with wording adapted from Ironsworn . For the event type generation, I brought in the "Plot Twist" section from OSR Solo . For the open oracles, a random sampling of the various tables from Ironsworn and Ironsworn Expanded Oracles were adapted into tables suitable for six-sided dice. Other d6 based tools: Bite-Sized Dungeons - https://traversefantasy.itch.io/bite-sized-dungeons Dave's Tiny Galaxies - https://mrhitchhikerdave.itch.io/daves-tiny-galaxies Let Us Parley! - https://chaoclypse.itch.io/let-us-parley Little GM Emulator - https://gcpcoelho.itch.io/little-gm-emulator Maze Rats - https://questingbeast.itch.io/maze-rats NPC Qualities Generator - https://forestcritter.itch.io/npc-qualities-generator Procedures to Discover the Path Ahead - https://seedling.itch.io/procedures-to-discover-the-path-ahead Random Realities: Revelations for the Roving Raconteur - https://capacle.itch.io/random-realities The Voyage appendix - https://jbherer.itch.io/the-voyage-appendix Triple-O: Player Character Emulator - https://capacle.itch.io/triple-o-zine TURN - https://traversefantasy.itch.io/turn Wallet Dungeons - https://awkwardturtle.itch.io/wallet-dungeons Wallet Space Derelicts - https://rossum.itch.io/wallet-space-derelicts Wallet Stations - https://awkwardturtle.itch.io/wallet-stations
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