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Monster Book RC

Update: The survey for feedback has now closed.

... or the RCM for Really Cool Monsters (which is what Willy told me it stands for).

Hey folks! James here to let you in on a little Patreon preview. We have the release candidate for Draw Steel: Monsters attach...

Omund's Land

Hey folks! The whole design team is out here in Orange County, California working hard to get the core rulebooks out to everyone AND the printer. It looks like both the Heroes and Monsters books will go out next week. Everyone worked really hard to get the books out this week but...

Survey for the Fall of Blackbottom

Update: The survey for feedback has now closed.

The playtest survey for The Fall of Blackbottom is here!

Hey everyone! James here to let you know that the playtest survey for ...

Patreon Livestream on July 3rd!

Hey folks! Remember when the June livestream got postponed? Well it's back on! Josh and Dael are going to livestream here on Patreon with you all at 7PM Eastern US time on Thursday July 3rd! 2025-07-02 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

The Fall of Blackbottom Playtest

Update: The survey for feedback has now closed.

Blackbottom has fallen. Can you escape the city before you fall with it? How many innocents will you take with you?

Blackbottom has fallen. Can you escape the city before you fall with it? How many innocents will you tak...

Draw Steel: Heroes Release Candidate

Update: The survey for feedback has now closed.

Get your hands on the Draw Steel: Heroes release candidate PDF now!

Hey folks! James here with a big Draw Steel update. It's time to show off the release candidate of Draw Steel: Heroes. You can think o...

Summoning your Summoner Survey Feedback

This feedback period for this survey has now ended.

Alrighty we've got a hot and fresh survey for the Draw Steel Summoner class for you to roll through! You can grab the survey here:

Mid Month Mini - Zaar Anathema

Hey Folks,

This ism ostly an excuse for me to share a bunch of lore that I sometimes worry got buried on the kickstarter page, today I present Zaar.

2025-06-17 22:19:52 +0000 UTC View Post

Summoning the Draw Steel Summoner

This feedback period for the summoner survey has now ended.

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Road to Broadhurst Playtest Survey

The feedback period for this survey has now ended. Thank you all so much for filling out the survey!

We're ready to get your feedback on Road to Broadhurst playtest adventure for Draw Steel that was 2025-06-03 21:08:06 +0000 UTC View Post

POSTPONED! - June 2025 Patreon Q&A

Hey Everyone. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be able to have this livestream today. We will make a new post when the new date is set.

—Jerry

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Hey folks! Dael is going to be live t...

Updated Hero Book and a Playtest Adventure!

The feedback period for this survey has now ended. Thank you all so much for filling out the survey!

Hey folks! It's James again, this time with a short post and a big update. Attached below is an updated version of Draw Steel: Heroes. You're gonna need it to playtest our ...

May 2025 Art Drop

This month we have a preview of the Summoner Iconic Character Grace has been working on.

2025-05-23 17:06:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Mid Month Goblin Minis

Hey Folks,

We're about half was thru May so I figured you might wants a few extra goblins for your table if you find yourself diving into 2025-05-17 05:47:58 +0000 UTC View Post

A Slow Introduction

Are 1st-level heroes too complicated? This is a question I’ve been asking myself since the beginning of Draw Steel. If a hero (or game) is too complicated, it can turn off new players. If a hero doesn’t have enough complexity, they feel too similar to other player characters and don�...

Draw Steel May 2025 Patreon Q&A

Hey folks! Dael, Djordi, Willy, and James are about to go live and take your questions about Draw Steel adventures, including The Delian Tomb. You can check out the video above! Even if yo...

Patreon Q&A May 2025 on Thursday May 8th!

Hey folks! Dael is going to be live this Thursday May 8th at 4PM Pacific time here on Patreon asking Djordi, Willy, and James your burning questions about the Delian Tomb and other Draw Steel adventures! Get ready for us to reveal a bit more of what's coming down the pike.

Building the Beastheart

Hi! I’m Paul Hughes, the lead writer behind MCDM’s new playtest beastheart class. Besides working on Draw Steel, Flee Mortals, and other projects, I’ve written a couple of bestiaries including EN Publishing’s 2025-05-02 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Delian Tomb Playtest Survey

UPDATE: This survey is now closed. Thank you for all your feedback!

Hey folks! James here with your Delian Tomb playtest survey, which is all about gathering feedback for the 2025-05-01 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Playtest: The Delian Tomb

UPDATE: The feedback survey and playtest period for this adventure is now closed, but you can still grab the files below.

Hey folks! It's James here with a big update. The Draw Steel starter adventure, The Delian Tomb, is now ready for Patreon testing. It is attac...

Mid Month Mini Madness

Hey Folks,

We got two minis for your enjoyment this month, both came from our Kingdoms & Warfare Kickstarter back in the before-times of 2019.

2025-04-22 21:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post

April 2025 Draw Steel Art Drop

Art Drop inbound!
Above: The Basics Splash by Andrea Corsini

Null Gravitic Charge by Thomas Dim

Null Chrono...

War!

Hey folks! We had a really cool meeting about our plans for Draw Steel’s Warfare rules and I thought “I should write a post about this!” But then I thought “well, we should bring everyone up to speed on our near-term goals first.” 

This is an exciting new era where the core r...

Don Thine Greasepaint, Heroes

Willy here. You there. We have business to attend to.

For no other reason whatsoever, I wanted to start exploring how we could present new character options for players outside of the core Draw Steel rulebooks. This led to the creation of...

Character Names by Ancestry

Hi folks, short post today. We’ve seen folks in the discord asking “hey what are some canonical names for the various ancestries” and since that section is already done and written, we figured; why not share it here?

I’m not sure there’s any real commentary to be made here, apart ...

Ooze It Or Looze It!

Hello hello it's Willy here! How's it going, Steel Drawers?

The Delian Tomb will be a lot players' first time diving into a game of Draw Steel, and we want to make sure there are an assortment of classic monsters roaming the ruins to show them the ropes. Today, we're previewing a band of mo...

MCDM Mini 010

Hey Folks,

It's Monday, I have a fresh mini for you. This time it comes from our friend Dave over at Trenchworx, who have been hard at work building 2025-03-25 01:01:20 +0000 UTC View Post

March 2025 Draw Steel Art Drop

Art drop inbound!
Devil Fury above by Grace Cheung

Hakkan Berserker Fury by Polar Engine

Orc Life Conduit by Polar Engine

2025-03-21 20:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Adventures in Adventure Formatting

Hey, it’s James. I’ve been working hard on the Delian Tomb adventure this week and been having lots of thoughts about formatting.

There are so many considerations you have to think about when putting together an adventure:

• Are we giving the Director everythin...

  2025-03-14 21:50:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Creator Spotlight: Goblin Points

Hey Folks,

With the amazing amount of community support that we have received over the past few years I felt we should try and use this platform to reciprocate. I don't know if this will become a r...