I was very surprised at how much information was given in this preview. Basically you could make characters and go ahead and play them. You do not get the whole list of possible characters, and while the world map is given, you don't have the full details of the culture etc., but you are given far more than I expected. I had the original edition, and can see how much has been smoothed out and simplified.

Personally I liked it. It has even turned out to be great game aid.

This Preview of IronClaw will let players get into the game fast and easy. It was not in my taste felt almost kiddish in the story arch and how the characters are set up. Great way to get people into gaming though.

I'm not entirely sure I would call these sample Ironclaw characters; they're more just sample Ironclaw character SHEETS.

With a world as detailed and complex at this I would have expected full-page background histories and descriptions so you could really get a feel for what this world is like and how someone finds a life of adventure within it.

Oh well. At least it's free, and players can just grab these sheets to learn the system or GMs can use them as NPCs.

Note: A lot of these are iconic Ironclaw characters. I've actually got a miniature of Vesper tucked away somewhere, from back when the art was more Redwall and less Disney (though I note that I like the new artwork better!) Should you choose to play these characters, those miniatures may still be able to be found.