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Sneak Peek: Shadow to Level 10

Reminder: Draw Steel Patreon Playtest Packet 3 is now available and you can fill out the feedback survey 2024-11-06 19:41:31 +0000 UTC View Post

BONUS !!! MCDM Mini Monday 003

If you are subscribed to our MCDM+ Tier here on Patreon, you already got Marrowgnaw, the giant war spider, this is a little something extra thanks to Trenchworx.  Dave and his Trenchworx team are hard at work on their latest 2024-11-05 01:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post

MCDM Mini Monday 003

Sneak Peek: Conduit to Level 10

Reminder: Draw Steel Patreon Playtest Packet 3 is now available and you can fill out the feedback survey 2024-11-01 15:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Packet 3 Surveys are Here!

Hey folks! It's James here to bring you some quick surveys for the latest Draw Steel Patreon Packet.

Since we have a lot of information to gather, we created two surveys. One is for the bestiary. The other is for the rul...

Draw Steel Patreon Packet 3 is now available!

Update: The surveys for this packet are now available.

Let's take it up a level ... or two!

The next Patreon packet for Draw Steel is attached to this post, so let's talk about what's new and what's chan...

MCDM Mini Monday 001 -

ULGNA!!!

MCDM Mini Monday 002 - Maelodor Rhyllearnan

The Undead Elven King of the Foxglove Court. This is a high-CR enemy with stats and abilities located in Kingdoms & Warfare . Demon hound and hawk companions included.

MCDM Mini Monday 002

Once again it's time for our fortnightly mini release, this time we have Maelodor Rhyllearnan, King of the Foxglove Court.

Maelodor was originally part of our Kingdoms, Warfare & More Minis!&nbs...

Lore Q&A is Live

Hey folks! Jerry here to let you know that Matt & Dael are live to discuss the Lore of Orden and other locations in Draw Steel!

As a reminder, Matt reviewed your questions on the announcement post about this stream. We'll als...

Lore Q&A

Hey folks! Matt Colville coming at you like a beam, like a ray, like a laser!

This month's Q&A we thought we'd do something different and give y'all a chance to ask questions about the setting/lore. About Orden, the Timescape, the gods, ancestries, whatever you're curious about!

We can also use this as an oppo...

MCDM Mini Monday 001

It's the 2nd Monday of the month of October, so we have a fresh mini for you. This week we present Ulgna the Goblin Spinecleaver. If you've used the Jagged Edge Hideaway from Where Evil Lives, you may be familiar with this particular goblin.

Download the .zip file at the bottom of this post to get your hands o...

Buffs, Debuffs, and the Return of the SURGE!

Hey folks! Matt Colville here with an update on recent changes to the game. It’s been a while since I posted about real game design nonsense! I’m excited! 😀

We had our quarterly In-person Week last month and in between all the meetings we managed to play Draw Steel a few times. I got to play AND run the game! We ...

Taco Tuesday, but on a Friday!

Hey Folks,

Each week we try to get you all an update about how the sausage gets made. If the core rules are "the sausage" this post is probably about the bun, or perhaps the fancy mustard and grilled onions. James and the MCDM design team are heads down making changes to the core Draw Steel rules right now...

Caster Kits are Dead. Long Live Blessings.

Here lies the casters kits. The dancer, the rook, the frigid, and many others who served us well, though they never truly accomplished what we needed from them. Now it’s time to bury them and make room for wards, blessings, enchantments, and mind focuses.

Hey folks! It’s James. You may have read 2024-10-03 14:31:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Late September Draw Steel Patreaon Q&A is LIVE!

Hey folks! James here to let you know that I along with, Djordi, Willy, and Matt are now live on YouTube with the late September Patreon Q&A. The video shall remain linked to this post, so if you don't catch us live, not to worry. The VOD lives on!

As a reminder, Matt reviewed your questions on 2024-09-26 22:57:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Late September Draw Steel Q&A!

It's time for another live Draw Steel Q&A Matt, James, Djordi, and Willy! The stream will start at 4pm Pacific US Time on Thursday, September 26th! We'll post the link here on Patreon when we go live. It is for MDCM Plus Patrons only. We're all together LIVE and Matt is going to mo...

The War Dogs

Our General Manager said they thought the War Dogs would be a good topic for a Patreon post…and I agreed! So here we go!

Warning! Do not read this if you don’t want to see behind the curtain and learn where I steal my ideas from!

The War Dogs are a new band of monsters in Draw Steel. Not base...

"One Cup For The Dead.": Some Speculative Fiction

Some light reading for your weekend.

I wrote this on Thursday for no reason other than being inspired. I was hit by a bolt and had to get it on paper. Eventually I realized I was writing dialog for heroes who hadn't "joined the group" yet and decided to fix that.

But the thing that inspired me was the scene with t...

Surveys for Days: Packet 2 Feedback and NEW Survey

It is I, your James Introcaso. I hope you all are enjoying the packet that we sent out to backers and yourselves at the end of August. That packet doesn’t reflect all of the feedback we received from you folks, but it does incorp...

Early September Draw Steel Patreaon Q&A is LIVE!

Hey folks! James here to let you know that Dael, Djordi, and Willy are now live on YouTube with the early September Patreon Q&A. The video shall remain linked to this post, so if you don't catch us live, not to worry. The VOD lives on!

As a reminder, Dael reviewed your questions on 2024-09-05 22:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Early September Patreon Q&A Livestream

It's time for another live Draw Steel Q&A with Dael Kingsmill and senior game designers Willy and Djordi! The stream will start at 4pm Pacific US Time on Thursday, September 5th! We'll post the link here on Patreon when we go live. It is for MDCM Plus Patrons only.

This Q&...

Backer Playtest Packet

AN UPDATED PLAYTEST PACKET IS HERE.

Hey folks! It's James, here to tell you that another playtest has been created, and this one has a much wider audience. Everyone who backed the Backerkit campaign for Draw Steel just got this version. But you folks are also supporting the development of the game, so we thought we'd sh...

What We Learned at Gen Con

Inquire with the engineer about the possibility of going to 105% on the reactor.

Hey everyone! It’s Djordi again, emerging from my post Gen Con and post COVID recovery to communicate with you fine human beings now that I feel like a hu...

Let's Look at Some Treasures

Hey! I want to preview some treasures for Draw Steel.

It’s James again. I’m back with a look at some of the different treasure types you’re going to see in Draw Steel. By the way, if you haven’t looked over the latest p...

Patreon Early August Q&A is Now Live!

Hey folks! James here to let you know that we are now live on YouTube with the early August Patreon Q&A. The video shall remain linked to this post, so if you don't catch us live, not to worry. The VOD lives on!

As a reminder, Dael reviewed your questions on 2024-08-08 22:56:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Early August Playtest Q&A

It's time for another Live Q&A with me (James) and Dael Kingsmill! The stream will start at 4pm Pacific US Time on Thursday, August 8th! We'll post the link here on Patreon when we go live. It is for MDCM Plus Patrons only.

This Q&A is going to be focused on the packet that you all got...

Survey for Draw Steel July 2024 Packet

UPDATE: This survey is now closed.

Hey folks! It's James here with a quick update to give you the survey for the latest Draw Steel playtest packet.

Please only fill the survey out once. It's l...

Ancestry: The Time Raiders

Here you go! Last of the ancestries in the Heroes book, this writeup didn't make it into the packet. But you folks get the straight dope!

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“I fear no living thing. But the time raiders.”

-Chief Executive Admiral Lithiri Aswandala

Commander of the HOV First Get Behind Them 2024-07-31 17:35:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Ancestry: The Hakaan

Hey folks! Two ancestries' lore didn't make it into the packet, so you get it here! First, the HAKAAN, our "demi-giants." Tomorrow? THE TIME RAIDERS!

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Defending the Society’s flank, the Pillar stood alone against the Bloodstone Legion. The Arrow was awestruck and afraid. She was a different person in a fi...