Ironclaw

The first edition of Ironclaw was initially published in 1999{{cite book

|last=Fannon

|first=Sean

|date=December 15, 1999

|title=The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible 2nd Edition

|publisher=Obsidian Studios Inc

|page=114

|isbn=978-0967442907

}} by the independent publisher Sanguine Games. In May 2002 it was voted the most-popular furry RPG in a public poll which included works of the same era such as World Tree and Furry Pirates. The second edition was published in 2010; it has since sold over 10,000 copies.{{cite web|title=IRONCLAW Omnibus: Squaring the Circle |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product_info.php?products_id=82132 |publisher=DriveThruRPG |access-date=2019-10-13 |at=Platinum best-seller (10,000 copies or more sold)}}

As of 2019, the game has been in continuous publication, with various add-on books such as The Book of Monsters featuring Ursula Vernon,{{cite news|title=Ironclaw: The Book of Monsters, by Tempe O'Kun and Ursula Vernon – Review |url=https://dogpatch.press/2019/08/06/ironclaw-the-book-of-monster-by-tempe-okun-and-ursula-vernon-review-by-sha/ |publisher=Red Furros/Dogpatch Press |first=translated and edited by Pup Matthias |last=Sha |date=2019-08-06}} and is run at furry conventions such as Furry Fiesta,{{cite book|title=Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nkMODgAAQBAJ&q=ironclaw&pg=PA116 |author=Fred Patten |publisher=McFarland |at=p. 116 (Furry Fiesta 2015) |date=2017-02-03 |isbn = 9781476626888}} Midwest FurFest and Anthrocon.

Ironclaw uses a system where attributes of characters are matched to different polyhedral dice.{{cite web|title=Ironclaw |url=http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/iron-liz/pen-and-paper-corner/32872-ironclaw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223225453/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/iron-liz/pen-and-paper-corner/32872-ironclaw |url-status=dead |at=Review starts at 03:54; character dice at 10:04 onwards. |series=Pen & Paper Corner |publisher=Channel Awesome |first=Iron |last=Liz |date=2011-10-18 |archive-date=2012-12-23}} These attributes include a character's physical, mental, and social capabilities, in addition to the abilities associated with their species.{{cite web|title=Review of Ironclaw (1st ed.) |url=https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/classic/rev_2253.phtml |first=Aaron |last=Day |publisher=RPGnet |date=1999-09-12}}{{cite web|title=Review of Ironclaw (2nd ed.) |url=https://projects.inklesspen.com/fatal-and-friends/night10194/ironclaw-squaring-the-circle/ |first=Pseudonym |last=Night10194 |publisher=Something_Awful |date=2016-10-25}} This system was later used in Sanguine's other role-playing games, including Jadeclaw.{{cite web|title=Ironclaw/Jadeclaw – anthropomorphic fantasy |url=http://beyondthebundle.com/2019-02-18/ironclaw-jadeclaw/ |publisher=Beyond the Bundle |date=2019-02-18}}

1st Edition (1999-2004):

• Ironclaw Anthropomorphic Roleplaying Game
• House Rinaldi{{cite news|url=https://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_23_122&products_id=811 |title=Brian's Picks: "Rinaldi" |work=Knights of the Dinner Table |issue=47 |publisher=Kenzer & Company |date=September 2000 }}
• House Avoirdupois
• House Bisclavret
• House Doloreaux
• Phelan

2nd Edition (2010-present):

• Ironclaw Omnibus: Squaring the Circle (2011)
• The Book of Mysteries
• The Book of Jade (2012)
• The Book of Adventures (2014)
• The Book of Horn and Ivory (2017)
• The Book of Monsters (2019)
• The Book of Corals (2020)

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