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Iron Valley

v1.2
A cozy solo RPG of farming, friendships, and small-town life — Stardew Valley meets Ironsworn
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fantasy
CozySolo-FriendlyRules-LightNarrativeBeginner-FriendlyOpen SourceRandom Tables
Languages: English
Diced6 + 2d10
System FamilyStandalone
Cost$
LicenseCC BY 4.0
PublisherM. Kirin
Year2023
Complexity Very Low
Accessibility Very High
Community Very Low

Core Mechanic

Roll 1d6 (action die) + stat against 2d10 (challenge dice). Beat both challenge dice for a strong hit, beat one for a weak hit, beat neither for a miss. A simplified hack of Ironsworn with only 10 moves. Promises replace vows, satisfaction replaces XP, and a favor economy drives gift-giving and relationships. Extensive oracle tables (50+ pages) generate characters, events, locations, and heart events for solo play.

Best For

Solo players who want a cozy, low-stakes RPG about building a life in a small town — farming, crafting, making friends, and maybe falling in love, with no combat or death mechanics.

Highlights

Fills a cozy niche in TTRPGs — no combat, no death, just wholesome small-town life, extensive oracle tables support solo replayability, simple rules accessible to complete beginners, CC BY 4.0 license encourages sharing and hacking

Considerations

Oracle tables can produce repetitive prompts over multiple sessions, minimal mechanical depth limits replay variety, no structured campaign or arc progression