Exploration Oracle Arrays

Random tables named Oracles are the heart of Ironsworn: Starforged. In solo and co-op mode, they replace the Game Master and in guided play they are very useful tool for Game Master. There are a lot of them – about 90 pages of them in the Rulebook and much more in fan-made materials. Such abundance allows for introducing a lot of interesting and unique elements to play, but also can lead to decision paralysis (“which Oracle should I roll in now?”). Luckily, Shawn Tomkin designed a useful tool to prevent such paralysis: oracle array.

However, the Rulebook only contains two short examples of oracle arrays. Because I didn’t find more of them, I decided to make them myself. I focused on creating oracle arrays useful during exploration of various locations – space, worlds (planets and moons), settlements, derelicts and Precursor vaults. In every case, I covered three main aspects of such exploration: Features, Perils and Opportunities. 

This work is based on Ironsworn (found at www.ironswornrpg.com), created by Shawn Tomkin, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license  (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

Made for the Starforged 2023 Jam, hosted by Kerys and Margot Hutton