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It's the man with the plan, for Draw Steel. Paul Hughes is on Goblin Points talking about Draw Steel, what the future will bring, how it's going with Crack the Sun, and what the signs of a healthy Draw Steel game and community is.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2623#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Interview
01:00:45 - Outro

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Happy Birthday Draw Steel! It's been a whole year already. Also, I'm crowdfunding Djordice, there's a new Jams of the Timescape, Crows is soon going to crowdfunding and two big adventures released.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2622#links

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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:45 - Lunar Umbra
00:02:14 - Jams of the Timescape
00:03:38 - Crows
00:06:38 - The Condemned
00:07:44 - Codex
00:09:06 - Reinforcements: Humans
00:09:54 - Twofold Class
00:10:40 - Cave of Amber Tears
00:11:34 - Keep on the R...

Maybe you're twins. Maybe you are soulmates just finding each other. Maybe you're on a villain to ally story arc. The case seems to be you're a twofold. I have designer of the twofold class on to explain how two players can become the ultimate power duo.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2621#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - Interview
00:55:01 - Outro

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You've seen the wildly successful crowdfunder. I'm joined by the lead brain behind the game Night Shift: Devil Division from Slightly Reckless Games. Why did they use Draw Steel as a base, and what did they change from the base game? And what are ascended techniques?

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2620#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - Interview
01:00:12 - Outro

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Crows have been sacrificed at the Blood Library, if they even got that far. The Glass Spark adventure path has started, The Red Road released, the summoner is in the creator license, and The Mythical Press published their first issue.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2619#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Crows
00:03:30 - The Red Road
00:04:16 - Summoner
00:04:40 - The Blacksmith's Guild Issue #7
00:05:50 - Hearth & Steel
00:06:36 - The Gauntlet of Champions
00:07:24 - The Mythical Press
00:08:04 - Community Highlights
00:10:42 - Blast From t...

I'm joined by Peter LaCara. He's currently writing and crowdfunding The Withering War, an epic war story adventure, inspired by the classic Red Hand of Doom, but especially made for Draw Steel. Peter explains what makes it different from the original, and other interpretations.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2618#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:45 - Interview
00:43:31 - Outro

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I'm joined by Aestus and SurfingBird, and we're talking Mythical Treasures. Imagine a weapon that not only grows in power the more you wield it, but it also brings your character on a personal journey of growth.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2617#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:39 - Interview
01:07:18 - Outro

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Sharpen your beaks and clean your feathers, all crows are needed to scavenge the remains of a broken world. The Crows playtest is live and anyone can join in. Also the summoner is across the line, Triglav is doing their biggest crowdfunder yet and Draw Steel is top 30 on FoundryVTT.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2616#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:45 - Crows
00:03:48 - The Summoner
00:04:44 - Vasloria Map
00:05:05 - Across the Solar Expanse
00:05:57 - Weapons of Lore
00:06:49 - The Knight
00:07:27 - Until the...

Thank you so much for coming on Jonas. I really liked Jonas' insight on what makes Draw Steel so fun and engaging to design for. I have my own theories too, but I think Jonas point about the balance of mechanical and natural language is a good one.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2615#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:46 - Interview
01:03:25 - Outro

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I'm joined by Jenny [REDACTED]. She's one of the most prolific creators in the Draw Steel community. She just released Across the Solar Expanse, Space Battles back in March, and is working on a new seafaring supplement. We dive into the inspirations and ideas behind her designs.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2614#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:45 - Interview
01:13:15 - Outro

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Codex is in Early Access go get it, we basically got a fourth of the Crows core rules, the beastheart is out, the magewright class was released, one year of The Blacksmith's Guild and seven announced crowdfunders.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2613#links

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:39 - Crows
00:04:14 - The Codex
00:05:44 - The Beastheart
00:06:10 - Paul Hughes
00:08:42 - MCDM Token Artist
00:09:18 - Sabotage!
00:10:24 - The Blacksmith's Guild Issue #6
00:12:20 - Guns Blazing!
00:13:02 - The Magewright
00:13:48 - The College of Infinite...

I'm joined by ChaosOS. He's been working on the Draw Steel system for FoundryVTT since way back in 2024 and, with Metamorphic Studios, recently released officially licensed modules for Heroes, Monsters, The Delian Tomb and Road to Broadhurst, including official art. We talk about making Draw Steel work in Foundry, and how it positions itself versus the Codex.

Links: https://goblinpoints.com/2612#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
 00:54 Interview
 50:55 Outro

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I'm joined by Spyger, the designer behind the Huntsman class that's crowdfunding as this episode drops. We talk about how the class is a ranger class for Draw Steel, but how it moves away from the pet theme covered by the beastheart, and goes in the opposite direction as a monster hunter. Monster hunter to hunt the monsters.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Interview
49:50 Outro

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More details about Crows, The Codex pricing has been finalized, Draw Steel has officially landed on FoundryVTT, and supplements containing space battles, beastfolk, sewer monsters, warforged, and 31 small supplements for Draw Steel.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2610#links

Chapters:
00:00 | Intro
00:41 | Crows
5:56 | Codex
11:30 | Draw Steel on FoundryVTT
13:30 | Ratcatcher Magazine Issue 2
15:40 | Ancestries of Oakhame
16:48 | Space Battles
19:52 | Síabhra
21:02 | Perfect Pitch
21:38 | Sewer Dwellers
22:46 | Ironbound
23:54 | 31 Flavors of Steel to Draw
25:34 | Rats Attack!
26:10 | Huntsman Class
27:04 | Community Highlights
27:44 | Outro

I'm joined by Gub of Look Out Behind You Studios and Triglav Games. Gub talks about his philosophy behind adventure design, contributing to the vampire class, working on The Boggits of Kingsmire, and where the Kiln class comes from.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2609#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Interview
49:43 Outro

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I'm joined by Leo Hojnowski. He's currently running a crowdfunding campaign for his adventure Keep on the Road to War. It's heavily inspired by Red Hand of Doom, but Leo's "plussing" it: it's not just Red Hand of Doom, but Draw Steel — Leo's also adding to it, standing on it's shoulders to build higher.

Keep on the Road to War Crowdfunder

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2608#links

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Interview
43:07 - Outro

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February was packed! We got the winners of Ancestries of the Timescape, a magical Crows update, MCDM makes a new hire, updated Crack the Sun release schedule, the vampire class from Triglav is finally out, and It's Complicated and Look Out! has funded.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2607#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Jams of the Timescape
05:03 Crows
10:05 Paul Hughes
11:08 Crack the Sun Schedule
14:02 Dark Heart of the Wood
15:04 Codex
16:46 Scions of Blood and Shadows
19:13 Keep on the Road to War
19:44 College...

Ben a.k.a. SurfingBird is on Goblin Points. He's a founder of the Draw Steel Brewery Discord server, and recently published the gish class Scion. Ben talks about how he went about designing the class, and how to make sure the class feels like a proper Draw Steel class.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Interview
50:10 Outro

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It's finally happened! Cameron of Rise Heroes Rise! is on Goblin Points. It's been a long time coming. Too long some might say. We talk about running games, publishing them on YouTube, the Draw Steel community and Cameron's crowdfunder: It's Complicated!

Links to everything: https://GoblinPoints.com/2605#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:47 Interview
53:26 Outro

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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!

Links to everything: https://GoblinPoints.com/2604#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Jams of the Timescape
02:48 Jam Review by Psiocratic Press
03:20 Crack the Sun
06:42 Crows
18:26 Nightmare Scenario
19:34 The Vessel
21:22 Doom of the Dragon Grafter
22:38 Villains Vol. 1
23:30 Triglav Games Patreon
24:38 How to Play Batman/Spider-Man in Draw Steel
26:04 Made for Draw Steel<...

The Dice Society is back on! It's been a year since we last talked, and a lot has happened since then: the release of Draw Steel, Jams of the Timescape, You Meet in an Ambush, Hooked on Crafting and him writing for the Encounters book.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Interview
59:25 Outro

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I'm joined by DimaJeydar. He initially popped up on my radar when he released a Ukrainian translation of the starter rules for Draw Steel. In the time since he's posted an update, published a starter adventure, and a fourth level adventure set in the timescape. This episode is all about translating: how do you preserve the emotion of a phrase, how do find the right word and how do you make carefully crafted multi-word names sound just as good in a completely different language and culture?

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Happy new year! December saw MCDM Crack the Sun with a very successful crowdfunder; a new issue of Ratcatcher Magazine was funded; The Dice Society funded their Hooked on Crafting supplement; and so much more...

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2601#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Crack the Sun
03:22 Jams of the Timescape
04:23 Art Packs by Inge
05:18 The Kiln
05:56 The Snow Queen's Fury
07:29 Ratcatcher Magazine Issue 02 for DRAW STEEL
08:49 The Scion
09:59 How To Draw Steel, Hooked on Crafting & TDS Podcast
11:26 Codex Tutorials
12:08...

This episode I'm joined by Matheus Graef. If you've bought any product from MCDM in the past 5 years, you've seen his work: the mimic backpack retainer, the yumgrubs, the MCDM kobolds, radenwights, and the list goes on. He talks about being a TTRPG illustrator, his process and how it is to work with MCDM as an artist.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2526#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Interview
49:10 Outro

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This episode features Sam McGurran and Subharup Roy. Sam's a playtest coordinator for MCDM and Shuv is the mastermind behind The Blacksmith's Guild. Together they're running a crowdfunder for A Refugee's Guide to Nomas, a setting set in a psionic city, with a lava river for a sky, and districts in a constant power struggle.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2525#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Interview
48:51 Outro

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Public playtest of the beastheart, private playtest of Dark Heart of the Wood, The Fall of Blackbottom and the summoner is released, patron playtest of the Codex, and a huge crowdfunder launching soon! Draw Steel Christmas came a month early!

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2524

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 December Crowdfunder
02:23 The Summoner
03:48 The Fall of Blackbottom
05:00 Updated Core Rules
05:46 Playtests: Beastheart & Dark Heart of the Wood
06:32 The Codex
10:33 Community Shoutouts
11:25 The Delian Tomb Dice
12:06 Hooked on Crafting
13:41 Masterful Smithing
14:44...

Paul Ligorski is back! He's currently running a very successful crowdfunder for his next big Draw Steel adventure: The Cave of Amber Tears. We talk about the inspiration behind the new adventure and about his process for designing adventures, both for Draw Steel and other TTRPGs.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2523#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Interview
55:58 Outro

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This episode I'm joined by Jennifer Kretchmer. She's worked with all the usual suspects in the TTRPG business, but the MCDM community might know her from the 10 Candles video on Matt's channel, and more recently as the accessibility consultant on Draw Steel. The work she did on Draw Steel, actually broke new ground in the field of art descriptions.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2522#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Interview
01:01:55 Outro

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We crowned the winners of the first ever Jams of the Timescape, James is testing the dungeon crawling TTRPG Crows, the boggits crowdfunder is doing well, there's a physical character journal, and the summoner is nearly ready.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2521#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Jams of the Timescape
01:31 Crows
05:44 Draw Steel Books
06:14 The Fall of Blackbottom
06:54 The Summoner
07:58 Crack the Sun
09:53 December Crowdfunder
11:13 Beastheart
12:28 Codex
13:15 Essentian Ancestry for Draw Steel
13:48 Dread Abbey by Look Out Behind You...

Ananam of Triglav Games is back, as my first returning guest. The team at Triglav is about to finish up work on the Vampire class they crowdfunded earlier this year, and they're at this moment running their second crowdfunder called Boggits of Kingsmire. They're bringing the frogs and the swamp to Draw Steel in full force.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Interview
57:52 Outro

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This episode I talk about the Draw Steel books shipping, details about the December MCDM crowdfunder and where Omund's Land went, and the Boggits crowdfunder by Triglav Games.

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2519#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:33 JotT #1: Treasure Sets of the Timescape
01:58 Draw Steel Books Are Shipping
02:50 December Crowdfunder
05:39 Crows
06:45 Draw Steel Minis by TitanCraft
07:25 Codex
08:33 The Dice Society
08:57 Fanzines
12:13 On The Edge, A Variant Kits Supplement for Draw Steel
13:01 MrMattDollar
13:43 Paul Ligorski
14:26 Crowdfunded Adventures Available
15:06...

Tom Bloom is the designer of Lancer RPG, author of Kill Six Billion Demons, and self-proclaimed 4e sicko. Tom made some comments about Draw Steel on Bluesky, and I thought it would be interesting to hear his thoughts on Draw Steel, as a designer of a well-liked tactical RPG. We also talk about games not appologizing for their design, how testing makes games better, and how Draw Steel is not appealing game.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Interview
56:32 Outro

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Draw Steel has been out for a month. It's been well received and new people are picking up the game and entering the community all the time. There's also been an update to the released adventures, errata for the core rules, more Djordice are coming, 50 leveled treasure has been released, the kobold ancestry is happening, the vampire class in on pre-order, and more!

Links to everything: https://GoblinPoints.com/2517#links

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:47 Jams of the Timescape
01:33 Draw Steel
02:54 Errata and Fixes
03:44 Future Draw Steel Products
06:55...

James Introcaso. Lead designer of Draw Steel. Need I say more. I was really excited to have him on, and it was a delight. James talks about going to GenCon, the value of showing that the core rules aren't sacred, how the victory and respite system is core to the Draw Steel experience, and his adventure design philosophy.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:01 Interview
30:53...

It's here! It's finally here! Draw Steel is out! Next is the physical books. There's also the summoner and beastheart classes; the gnome, shadow elf and four more ancestries; an extended version of Fall of Blackbottom, a thorn dragon adventure, and a suicide mission adventure; and details on the Codex VTT. Then there's the crowdfunded weapons collection and kobold ancestry; and two other third-party adventures. And even that's not all! There's so much!

Links: https://GoblinPoints.com/2515#links

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:02 Draw Steel is Out!
02:59 Future Draw Steel...

This episode I'm joined by Hannah Rose. She's had a busy career and has worked on the Taldorei setting for Critical Role, worked on multiple Wizards of the Coast books, and maybe most famously in the MCDM community, been the managing editor for Arcadia. We talk about her new venture, the quarterly magazine Horizons, trying to maintain a viable freelance market in TTRPGs, and what ever Deathmatch Island is.

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June has come and gone, and Draw Steel might be releasing in less than two weeks. But before that happens, I'll tell you about the release candidate of the rules, the updated Monsters manuscript, the summoner playtest and the fantastic community projects that are being published.

Links to everything: https://GoblinPoints.com/2513#links

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:41 Draw Steel Release Candidate
03:11 Fresh Monster Manuscript
03:56 The Summoner
04:47 The Blacksmith's Guild - Issue #1
06:17 Ratcatcher Magazine
07:29 The Vessel
08:15 Raiders of Ivywatch
09:11 You Meet in an Ambush
10:01 Class...

In this episode I speak with Onslaught Six. He's currently crowdfunding the community magazine Ratcatchers, which features articles from multiple people in the Draw Steel community. We do talk about the magazine, the permissive license they're publishing under, but we start off with the space cowboy RPG he designed, how to find the right game for the right play group, and the OSR megadungeon he recently published, Ruins of Castle Gygar.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:01 Interview
57:05 Outro

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Looks like we might be drawing steel in July, we know more about the adventures MCDM plans to release in the coming months, we got details on the beastheart class, there'll be more djordice, the third party vampire class got funded, The Dice Society interviewed James. And More!

Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2511#links

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:44 Steel Will Be Drawn in July
02:17 Book Three
04:41 Future Adventures
07:43 The Beastheart
10:03 The Codex
11:38 More Dice
12:06 Mot's Miscellaneous
12:57 Stawl Promo
14:05 The Vampire Class...

My guest this time is Paul Ligorski, also known as Heart of Arcana. Paul has written quite a few advenuters, not only for Draw Steel, but for D&D 5e, Mausritter and Cypher. He also runs a local game night multiple times a month. We talk about writing adventures for different systems, which TTRPG systems work well for teaching new players, how interacting with gods is different in Draw Steel, and how watching Draw Steel being designed has made him reimagine what can be used for inspiration.

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