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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 3h

Took me a second 🐍

Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 18h

Thanks so much! Delighted to be of inspiration!

Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 19h

I've playtested Triglav Games content several times. They know how to make cool stuff! Check this out!

Triglav Games @triglavgames.bsky.social · 1d

Our newest project, Boggits of Kingsmire, is LIVE ON BACKERKIT! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t... Enjoy all the swampy and froggy stuff! 🐸 #DrawSteel #TTRPG #RPG

Boggits of Kingsmire - A Swampy Supplement for Draw Steel

A swampy supplement for MCDM Productions' Draw Steel RPG.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 20h

Thought about what to do for Day 15 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel all day. I really like the complications that provide clear story hooks, so here's one of those! #promptober #drawsteel #villains

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #15: Free space
Villainous Heir Complication
One of your parents is a villain, and you’ve taken up hero work to oppose them. Whether they’re a local bandit captain, a corrupt noble, a dark cultist, or an even more dangerous foe, your single-minded dedication to bringing them down can get you in over your head.
Benefit and Drawback: While in battle against your parent’s forces, at the start of each round, you gain 1 surge and become taunted by the highest-EV enemy in the encounter (ties broken by the Director).
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 1d

Make a wish — it's Day 14 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #drawsteel #stars #shootingstars

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #14: Stars
Shooting Stars Heroic Ability
An additional heroic ability option for 8th-level elementalists.
Shooting Stars 11 Essence
You wish for aid, and the timescape answers.
K Area, Fire, Green, Magic, Ranged, Void m Main action
D Three 3 cubes within 10 T Each creature in the area
Power Roll + Reason:
<=11: 5 fire damage; push 2 from the center of the area; a target at the center is I<W dazed (EoT)
12–16: 7 fire damage; push 3 from the center of the area; a target at the center is I<A dazed (EoT)
17+ 9 fire damage; push 5 from the center of the area; a target at the center is I<S dazed (EoT)
Effect: Each ally target ignores the power roll and can use a free triggered action to make a wish, allowing them to gain 1 of their Heroic Resource, gain 3 surges, or spend a Recovery. An ally who chooses to spend a Recovery can also end one effect on them that is ended by a saving throw or that ends at the end of their turn, or stand up if prone.
Persistent 2: At the start of your turn, you can use a free maneuver to call down another star, creating one additional 3 cube within 10.
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 2d

And we're caught up with Day 13 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! I'm finding that Foreshadowing is really a key feature to making terrain actions fun to interact with. But we'll see how they develop! #promptober #drawsteel #abandonedlocations #ruinedkeep #castle

A terrain statblock for a ruined keep in the Draw Steel TTRPG.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 3d

Still catching up with #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! Keeping it simple for Day 12 😅 #promptober #drawsteel #liminal #liminalspaces #polder #shadowmeld

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #12: Liminal Spaces
Shadowslip Ancestry Trait
An additional ancestry trait option for polder heroes.
Shadowslip (2 Points)
Your connection to shadows is so strong, you seem to flicker and disappear from sight in the bink of an eye. Whenever you use Shadowmeld while you have concealment from darkness or shadows, you can first teleport a number of squares equal to your highest characteristic score. You don’t need line of effect to your destination as long as it’s within the same area of darkness or shadow that you started in.
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 3d

Had a stacked weekend, but we're catching up with Day 11 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #drawsteel #thalassophobia #thalassophilia #kraken

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #11: Thalassophobia/philia
Scion of the Deep Title
My lungs filled with water and my vision went black. Little did I know my last breath was truly my first.
Prerequisite (3rd Echelon): You die underwater in the presence of a powerful aquatic being, such as a kraken.
Effect: You are restored to life, but your appearance is permanently altered with clammy skin, extraneous tentacles, fins, gills, scales, sharp teeth, or some other accent determined by the Director. You gain the Waterborn complication and choose one of the following additional benefits:
Invocation of Fathomless Will: The first time in an encounter that you become dying, you gain two surges.
Invocation of Shared Breath: Each time you finish a respite, you can choose any number of allies who are also finishing a respite. Until you finish another respite, each ally chosen this way can breathe underwater, can automatically swim at full speed while moving, and has lightning weakness 5.
Invocation of Surging Tides: Once per turn when you
push or pull a creature, you can use a free triggered action to shift a number of squares equal to half the forced movement distance.
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 5d

O, swear not by the moon, by the Tyrant-Moon...it's Day 10 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel, and we're getting wacky! #promptober #drawsteel #moon #tyrantmoon #backstagedungeon

A stat block for "the Tyrant-Moon", a battlefield terrain modifier for the Draw Steel RPG.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 6d

And the heroes can negate 0, 1, or 2 minion squads. Overall people using this have reported that it adds more drama, stakes, and fun decision-making to montages. Here are links to the Discord thread and explainer doc!
discord.com/channels/332...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 6d

Everything else is broadly the same. ~2 rounds, heroes pitch their skills and can assist tests or use abilities. Like normal, some can be done more than once. Here, the Director might gain 0, 3, or 6 Malice depending on how many times the heroes tackle Psionic Viewfinders.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 6d

Ah, yeah, should have specified: on the MCDM Discord! But basically it works the same as a normal montage test, just instead of flatly accumulating successes, each test has a direct reward or consequence that is shown beforehand. So the players can choose what risks and rewards to prioritize!

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 6d

Well, zombies were the obvious answer here, but I thought it was about time for a tense political intrigue scene in Draw Steel. Day 9 of ##ttrpgpromptober! #promptober #drawsteel #thriller #montagechallenge

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #9: THRILLER
Infiltrate the Gala Montage Challenge
The heroes must infiltrate a grand gala hosted by none other than their greatest enemy — or, at least, one of their politically oriented subordinates. While it would be foolish for either party to kick off a ballroom brawl, there’s no telling what secrets they might uncover behind closed doors...
Inspired by @fluttersprite. Rather than accumulating successes, the players must choose which Threats they want to negate and which Opportunities they want to claim before the two rounds are over. Players tackle Threats and Opportunities the same way they tackle challenges in a normal Montage Test.

THREATS
Attract Suspicion: The host automatically goes first in their next combat.
Remain beneath notice to keep your gracious host from suspecting an attack.
Hounded by Petty Scandal: -2 Renown among attendees.
Demonstrate your etiquette and good behavior to the gathered nobles to avoid the stale whiff of impropriety.
Lose a Duel: One hero loses 3 Recoveries.
Remember that War College graduate you humiliated in battle last week? They’re back and itching for a chance to prove themself with steel.
Psionic Viewfinders [x2]: The Director gains 3 Malice in your next combat encounter against the host.
Avoid, disable, mislead, or resist the psychic intrusions of the viewfinders strategically placed around the castle.

OPPORTUNITIES
Behind Closed Doors [x2]: Discover a key piece of intel about your host.
Search the castle, charm guests, pickpocket your host, do whatever it takes to learn what you need.
Earn Patronage: Recruit an artisan or sage follower.
Woo a noble’s favor, romantically or otherwise, and they’ll keep you replete with resources and lore.
Impress the Crowd: +1 Renown among attendees.
They’ll remember you, that’s for sure.
Sow Rumors [x2]: Remove one minion squad from your next combat encounter against the host.
I say! And then?! Oh, my!

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 8d

I was really tempted to make a consumable alcohol, but then I realized there's no traditional (undead) will-o'-the-wisp type enemy in the game — elemental motes just don't capture that spooky flavor. It's Day 8 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #drawsteel #spirits #willothewisp #wisps

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #8: Spirits
Will-o’-the-Wisp Minion
The entrancing flicker of the will-o’-the-wisp carries a supernaturally captivating power. Even the wariest of travelers has been known to follow these tiny floating orbs of multicolored light off the road — and, inevitably, to their doom.

Will-o'-the-Wisp (Level 2 Minion Controller)
Undead, EV 4 for four minions

4 Stamina 5 Speed 0 Stability 2 Free Strike 1T Size
Immunity: Cold 2, corruption 2, poison 2
Weakness: —
Movement: Fly, hover
Captained: +2 speed
Might 0
Agility +1
Reason -2
Intuition +1
Presence +2

Chilling Phasing: The wisp can move through creatures and objects at their usual speed, but can’t end their turn inside a creature or object. The first time in a round that any wisp moves through a creature, that creature takes 2 cold damage. The wisp doesn’t take damage from being force-moved into objects.

Detonate: When the wisp is reduced to 0 Stamina, grabbed, restrained, or knocked prone, they burst into a necromantic flare, dealing 2 corruption damage to each adjacent enemy.

Follow Me! 2d10 + 2 Signature Ability
Magic, Ranged, Strike Main action
Distance Ranged 5 Target One creature or object per minion
≤11 1 cold damage; R<0 pull 1
12–16 2 cold damage; R<1 pull 2
17+ 3 cold damage; R<2 pull 3
Effect: Each wisp adding their free strike value to this ability may increase the forced movement distance by 1 instead.

Flavor: Follow the dancing lights, and you may never return home.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 8d

Thrilled and honored! ❄️ Huge thanks to Adventure Fourth for the incredible art, and to Morwan for bringing me this far. You know what they say: behind every successful homebrewer is a 10-foot-tall frost giant who will step on you 🩵
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 8d

"Let's take a break after the solo", I said. "Let's not do anything with a lot of formatting", I said. Ah, well, at least now you can uncover some juicy secrets on Day 7 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #secrets #talent #psionics

A psionic heroic ability for the Talent class in the Draw Steel TTRPG, frightening the enemy and allowing you to learn secrets about each other.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 9d

I have a solo problem. (It's that I like designing solos too much.) Day 6 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #drawsteel #myths #hydra

A statblock for a solo hydra monster for the Draw Steel TTRPG.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 10d

Don the mask for Day 5 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel. Pulling from another of my favorite games this time! #promptober #drawsteel #masquerade

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #5: Masquerade
Upholding the Mystery Complication
Whether you were born into it, stumbled into it, or sought it out, you’ve found yourself in the midst of a secret world living just behind the facade of mundane society. Sworn to secrecy, membership in this masquerade provides many esoteric benefits — but if you ever let the secret slip, you’re through.
Benefit: Whenever you make a project roll in an area where your secret society is present, you can roll three dice and choose which two to use. You gain a bonus to Renown among other members of the secret society equal to your echelon.
Drawback: The secret society forbids you from allowing artisan or sage followers to work on your projects. If you do so anyway and are discovered, if you tell a non-member about the secret society, or if you expose its existence in any way, the secret society disavows you, putting a price on your head that obligates all other members to hunt you down. Other heroes can contribute to your projects without issue, but the same restriction applies to their followers as well.
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 12d

Beware the dreaded dimmerwood trees of Equinox — it's Day 4 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! (No clue how to set EV for DTOs, honestly. But the vibes are right!) #promptober #drawsteel #darkwoods

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #4: Dark Woods
Dimmerwood Trees DTO
Originally cultivated on Equinox, dimmerwood trees appear on Orden as oily, liquid shadows, like ink or charcoal drawings made real. They make for a more subtle form of protection and obscurement, favored by denizens of the wode who don’t want visitors. Dimmerwood seeds are prized magical reagents; graduates of the College of Black Ash are known to harvest them for use in their shadow magic.

Dimmerwood Grove
Level 3 Relic Hexer EV 12

These inky black trees seem to absorb light from the surrounding area, instilling nearby creatures with a constant sense of dread.
Stamina: 15 per square Size: 2

Deactivate: The grove must be completely destroyed. Each time one square of the grove is destroyed, the size of the grove’s aura decreases by 2 (to a minimum of 1).

Looming Dread: The dimmerwood grove projects a 1 aura of viscous shadow. At the start of each turn while at least one square of the grove is intact, the size of the aura increases by 1. Each creature in the area is frightened of each other creature in the area. When the size of the aura reaches 10, each creature in the area takes 10 corruption damage, and the aura resets to 1.

What Was That?! Creatures in the grove’s aura have concealment. Whenever a creature in the grove’s aura hides, they may make a % free strike before hiding and teleport to any other unoccupied space in the aura after hiding.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 13d

Add some randomness back into your adventuring life! It's Day 3 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #drawsteel #potions

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #3: Potions
Brew Concoction Crafting Project
Source: Texts or lore in Yllryic RI
Goal: 45 (yields 1d3 potion doses)
Item Prerequisite: Two different item prerequisites from treasure crafting projects
When you start this project, you toss the item prerequisites into a bubbling cauldron with a variety of other random ingredients, some magical, some mundane. The majority of the time spent crafting involves watching the cauldron to make sure it doesn’t boil over or burn, and occasionally stirring it.
When you complete this project, roll on the Unstable Brews table. You create 1d3 doses of a potion with the rolled effect. A creature can drink one dose as a o free maneuver.

Unstable Brews
d10 Effect
1 Take 1d6 poison damage and gain two surges.
2 Vertically slide yourself 5 squares, ignoring stability.
3 Remove all edges and banes on your next ability roll.
4 Push each adjacent creature 2 squares.
5 Gain a +3 bonus to stability until the start of your next turn.
6 Belch 1d10 fire damage in a 3 cube within 1.
7 +2 melee or +5 ranged distance bonus to your next ability.
8 Gain 10 temporary Stamina and become slowed (save ends).
9 Teleport 3 squares, ignoring line of effect.
10 Gain 1d3 of your Heroic Resource.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 14d

Day 2 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel: let's break the game! #promptober #drawsteel

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #2: SPELLS
Spell Sculptor Title
The wizard who studies magic can cast spells. The wizard who studies geometry can build manifolds.
Prerequisite (2nd Echelon): You defeat three or more non-minion enemies on a turn with one use of an Area ability.
Effect: Choose one of the following benefits:
Golden Ratio: Whenever you use an Area ability, you may spend 1 of your Heroic Resource to choose one additional target adjacent to the ability’s area.
No Straight Lines: Whenever you use a cube or line ability, you may spend 1 of your Heroic Resource to convert the distance to a wall instead. An X cube is converted to an X-squared wall, and an A x B line is converted to an A wall.
Zero Point: Whenever you use an aura or burst ability, you may spend 1 of your Heroic Resource to choose another creature in the area. The area originates from that creature instead of you.
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for this idea @diwatamnl.bsky.social! I'm making Draw Steel homebrew for #ttrpgpromptober. In the middle of writing a supernatural mystery/folk horror novel that heavily features witches, so I thought I'd start off with an appropriately witchy item! #promptober #drawsteel