Much better than D&D, but still has a few flaws.
The game gets notably easier at each echelon. By E3 (7th-9th level) a Hard encounter feels like a Standard one at E1. But adding another monster or two is pretty easy and does provide threat to the players. Potency kinda breaks, but is easy to fix.
Check out this rad new Draw Steel subclass — I've playtested it multiple times, and it's hot!! 🔥💀 #drawsteel #ardentskull
Happy to announce the launch of my first big Draw Steel product, Space Battles! This 68 page supplement includes 4 timescape ancestries, rules for spacefighter combat, and new classic sci-fi solo monsters! #drawsteel
jennyredacted.itch.io/space-battles
Jams of the Timescape Volume 2 has been a massive success, James is going all in on MCDM's new RPG Crows, Crack the Sun successfully funded at twice their goal and more!
Listen on GoblinPoints.com/2604
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More importantly, all of these ways of playing the subclass were intentional and designed around, no trap options. It was quite the challenge finding ways to ensure that blended worked, without compromising the core gameplay of the default option. (2/2)
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I think the bit of design I’m happiest about is the Forms of Sleep. In a way, the College of Sundered Sleep is actually 4 different subclasses.
1) Pure Dream
2) Pure Nightmare
3) Dancing back and forth between the two
4) Blending dreams and nightmare until you can’t tell the difference (1/2)
ME: yeah could i get the impossible burger with cheese.
THE VIZIER WHO'S BEEN ADVISING ME: ahh, an excellent choice sire. an imitation of the genuine article. there are some "friends" of yours to whom it bears a passing similarity
ME: you want anything
VIZIER: [chuckles] what i want is of no import
Super excited to see this come out! Seeing artwork for something you made on the cover of a zine is a pretty mind blowing experience.
Go check it out everyone!
¡Nuevo vídeo de Cómo jugar a Draw Steel! Los Kits son la primera sección del manual que leí cuando los publicaron, las ideas que tomaron para crearlos me llamaban mucho la atención. ¡Espero que os guste! ⚔️
youtu.be/GsK7gUdXbLo
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In fact I’ve seen some people experiment with hiding the systems of montage tests and negotiations, just having the players mostly free RP and making rolls when it naturally comes up. It’s certainly not for every table (I’m down bad for hard numbers myself), but the fact it still works is wild.(2/2)
I think what makes draw steel really land for me is the ludonarrative connection. It’s primarily a mechanic to mechanic interaction yes, but they are so tightly tied to the fiction that it often gives the illusion of a fiction-fiction interaction. (1/2)
Just 40 minutes and $130 left to get some art included in the Nightmare Scenario.
One week left to back The Kiln! #DrawSteel #TTRPG #Kiln www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...
Illustration of a purple-scaled kobold with glowing red eyes, psionically projecting a glowing red shield and several glowing red javelins. Above them it says "Kobold Ancestry". In the bottom left corner, it says "Powered by Draw Steel".
After months of hard work and many evenings giggling as I turned wacky kobold prompts into stat blocks, I'm thrilled to announce that version 1.0 is ready!
If you got it on Itch, you can download the new version from the Itch page. If you got it on Backerkit, a download email should go out soon. 🧵
SMH just a self insert ancestery. /s
Congrats to everyone who submitted! And now my toil begins…
I’m planning to give detailed feedback on EVERY entry (wish me luck), but if anyone wants in depth criticism (normally I’m focused more on the good than the bad), and/or to offer some suggestions message me here or discord saying as much.
I’m happy to announce that we have broken triple digits! Currently 102 submissions to Jams of the timescapes.
Here’s hoping we hit 110 in the final 6 hours.
itch.io/jam/jott02-a...
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Dojikaan does very good work! Highly recommend them if you are looking for artwork on a Draw Steel project.
Had a wonderful chat with Jon about all things Draw Steel: content, community, freelancing, and more!
Go give it a listen ⚔️
And here I am as a Judge hoping for triple digits 😔
Last chance to submit your entry to Jams of the Timescape! I made my entry last time with less than a day left, and you can too!
16 hours remain!
itch.io/jam/jott02-a...
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Something COMPLICATED is happening in just a few days!
Amazing cover art by @goatnokama.bsky.social
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
This also works with shorthand text! On my sheet I’d write the ability Brutal Slam as “7/10/13 damage, push 1/2/4”. Do whatever works best for you.
THE KILN at the top. In a burning forest at night, a smoky clone of a warrior, its eyes glowing with fire, distracts some angry and eager goblins and their boss an ogre, but all of them are deceived as the fiery warrior with two flaming swords teleports behind and above them for a lethal, moonlight-veiled strike. Cover art for the kiln by @jaspinplanet
THE KILN is fully funded!! Thank you to all the backers and everyone who helped get this project as far as it is already <3 can't wait to get to work taking it all the way to the finish line!
This is why the witch knight is the Best(tm) shadow build. Mountain kit for high stamina and armor, then play as a frontline. Black Ash lets you still get full mobility (Speed 5 + Teleport 9), and 0/0/4 damage synergizes with shadow edge playstyle.
I've added a Supplement Index to Stawl: stawl.app/supplements
A comprehensive list of published adventures, classes, kits, treasures, monsters and more, made for Draw Steel!
There's still time to participate in #JamsOfTheTimescape! You've got a week left to submit your entry: make an ancestry in the style of the Draw Steel core rules.
Check timescapejams.com/volume-2 for details
We've already had the first submission to the Ancestries of the Timescape: timescapejams.com
But there's a week and half left, still plenty of time to participate!
We're a solid bunch in the Discord server and people are buzzing with ideas! timescapejams.com/discord
#drawsteel #JamsOfTheTimescape
We are back with episode 6 of The Psychogenic Symposium; join me (Jacob), Will, and @tintenseher.bsky.social as we discuss Draw Steel and do some design! As always, whatever we design is available on our psiocratic-press.itch.io; although spoiler warning for the episode.
youtu.be/2q3ug9rwBwI
