It appears I just missed a Kickstarter I would definitely have backed.
Blade of the Iron Throne appears to be a love letter to
The Riddle of Steel RPG which was created by Jake Norwood. Norwood runs with the Burning Wheel crowd, and I've always been curious to try this RPG, particularly for its combat system. However, sometimes fate doesn't go your way and I learned about this game a day after the Kickstarter closed. To further salt the wound, the full PDF was available for download earlier this year, but has since been taken down.
There are, however two consolations here. You can still grab the beta PDF
here, which I recommend you do immediately. The other thing is there is a ton of art over at the
Blade of the Iron Throne website. I'm going to end this post with a small sampling of some of my favorites. Do yourself a favor and take a trek over to their site to bask in its glory.
