Markbound — Solo Dark Fantasy

Play the free three-scene opening right here.

The river is rising. The ferry rope is cut. Play Ryn’s crossing through three written scenes with real dice, meaningful choices and different endings. Click Run game above to begin. No account, payment or download needed.

The opening uses written scenes and real local dice rolls, with no AI narration. Progress lasts for this page session. You can replay to choose a different path.

Screenshots 1–2 show the shared free opening: choosing an action, then a dice result and its consequences.

Forge your own saved saga

Build your own character and begin a separate adventure with an AI narrator. Choose a suggested action or describe your own, roll moves, and follow the consequences in your saved journal.

• Swear vows, consult oracles, and track your character.
• Return to a Living Codex of people, places, and consequences.

Read a sample saga — no account needed

Read a nine-step authored illustration of saved play, with example dice rolls and consequences. This is not a recorded session or a live AI transcript. Contains spoilers for the first saved saga. Screenshot 3 shows the sample page; reading it does not save progress.

Create your character and start a saved saga

Saved sagas require a free Markbound account and an internet connection. Works in a desktop or phone browser. Your demo character and progress do not carry over.

Free to begin

Saved AI sagas have a free narration allowance and optional paid plans on Markbound. Your in-game meter shows your allowance and reset time. See current plans.

One AI narration turn covers a new action or opening, including its narrator-requested roll outcome.

AI disclosure and credits

The opening uses prewritten scenes. Saved sagas use AI narration, suggestions, and story continuity; game rules and dice determine rolled outcomes. Markbound was developed with AI assistance and includes AI-generated artwork. AI disclosure · Privacy policy.

A fan-made Ironsworn companion in early access. Based on designated Ironsworn material by Shawn Tomkin, adapted under CC BY 4.0. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Shawn Tomkin. Full credits, sources, and modification details.

Feedback is welcome: did the opening make it clear what to do next, and did your choices feel meaningful?