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Ironsworn Moves Reference

I recently wanted to see all the Ironsworn moves together on one sheet of paper. I got pretty close (two pages) and stripped the moves down to their mechanical components, which illuminated a bunch of interesting interactions between the moves. You can download the PDF at the bottom of this post for yourself.  These are the most interesting discoveries I made by viewing the moves in this way:  Experience is only earned by successfully fulfilling a vow. I've read that the Starforged system expanded the number of moves that earn experience, although that's not enough of a reason for me to switch yet since I'm still getting the hang of things.  Stats Modifiers (i.e., +edge, +heart, +iron, +shadow, or +wits) have a slightly unbalanced distribution. The most commonly referenced modifier is +heart, followed by +wits for travel moves, +edge and +iron for combat moves, and +shadow as the least common. Of course, all five options are available for the two most common moves, Face...