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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 20h

Lots of Draw Steel treasure was created and we have two deserving winners!

#JamsOfTheTimescape

The Dice Society @thedicesociety.bsky.social · 1d

THE RESULTS ARE IN 🗳️ After loads of voting, we finally have the results of the first #JamsOfTheTimescape!

Congratulations @tintenseher.bsky.social 🥇and @dillbizzle.bsky.social 🥈! You each win a set of hero dice boxes kindly provided by @hellomcdm.bsky.social

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Top ranked games in the JotT #1: Treasure Sets of the Timescape

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The Dice Society @thedicesociety.bsky.social · 1d

THE RESULTS ARE IN 🗳️ After loads of voting, we finally have the results of the first #JamsOfTheTimescape!

Congratulations @tintenseher.bsky.social 🥇and @dillbizzle.bsky.social 🥈! You each win a set of hero dice boxes kindly provided by @hellomcdm.bsky.social

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Top ranked games in the JotT #1: Treasure Sets of the Timescape

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Triglav Games @triglavgames.bsky.social · 22h

One week until the swamps are unleashed! Follow our project to be notified when we launch! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... 🐸⚔️ #DrawSteel #RPG #TTRPG

Get Ready for Boggits of Kingsmire - A Swampy Supplement for Draw Steel

From Triglav Games - Get Ready for Boggits of Kingsmire - A Swampy Supplement for Draw Steel

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DMHub @dmhubvtt.bsky.social · 23h

⚔️Draw Steel Codex v0.0.596 is live! ⚔️

All classes are now automated for Echelon 1 — including the newly finished Elementalist! 🧙‍♂️

🗒️The Journal tab features encounter templates for montages & combat

💬 Join our Discord community to test DS, report bugs, make feature requests & help shape the Codex!

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 23h

The double moral of "we want you to work in the office" and then follow that up with "what do you mean you want your own desk?". Fuck off!

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 1d

Jeg ofret meg og hoppet inn. Kan ikke finne den ved å søke i hans poster etter "greta" eller "israel"

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 2d

😱 the utter insult by @dungeonsanddads.bsky.social calling Jo Nesbø Swedish‼️

How dare they insult teenage Jon’s favorite author

Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 2d

I also cover Crows, MCDM's experiment into dungeon crawling, the Titancraft crowdfunder for Draw Steel minis, the recent releases of Blacksmith's Guild and Ratcatcher Magazine, and 3rd party adventures, kit supplements, and treasures.

Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 3d

New Goblin Points!

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.

Listen on GoblinPoints.com/2519

News: Draw Steel Books Start Shipping, MCDM December Crowdfunder, and the Frog People Crowdfunder | September Roundup - Goblin Points

News and interviews about Draw Steel and MCDM. New episodes twice a month. Hosted by Jon de Nor.

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 2d

The new update is out! The release notes post is open to read for everyone.

Get your retainers ready to Draw Steel!

Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 4d

New release of Stawl.app coming soon. Paying patrons can read the details about the release already: www.patreon.com/posts/retain...

#DrawSteel

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Mateusz "Ananam" Malarski | Triglav Games @triglavananam.bsky.social · 2d

This is a high level Crimson Conductor bloodline Vampire 🩸 You will be able to play one pretty soon! You can still pre-order our Vampire class for Draw Steel here: ds-vampire.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... #DrawSteel #RPG #TTRPG #Vampire

A male dwarf crimson conductor bloodline vampire spreads his crimson wings made of blood.

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 3d

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Mr Dalliard! We've been Activated! | A Bit of Fry And Laurie | BBC Comedy Greats

YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 3d

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Thomas @thombone.bsky.social · 3d

Jams from the Timescape #1 brought together some of the best community creations for Draw Steel that I've read. The judges are still deliberating, but you can read about my favorites now! open.substack.com/pub/thombone...

Jams of the Timescape #1

My favorite treasures from Draw Steel's first community-run game jam.

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The Dice Society @thedicesociety.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you @thombone.bsky.social for the incredible write up ⚔️ @jondenor.com and I couldn’t be prouder of this community!

Thomas @thombone.bsky.social · 3d

Jams from the Timescape #1 brought together some of the best community creations for Draw Steel that I've read. The judges are still deliberating, but you can read about my favorites now! open.substack.com/pub/thombone...

Jams of the Timescape #1

My favorite treasures from Draw Steel's first community-run game jam.

open.substack.com

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Rise Heroes Rise! @riseheroesrise.bsky.social · 3d

Another dope episode of this AMAZING podcast from @jondenor.com! Love the focus on 3rd party content!

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News: Draw Steel Books Start Shipping, MCDM December Crowdfunder, and the Frog People Crowdfunder...

YouTube video by Goblin Points

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · Aug 28

While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:

At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

AI impoverishes us at every step of the process:
- data centers pollute our environment
- energy use drives up costs
- content theft robs creators of income
- the actual output is used to displace workers and depress wages
- using it harms our mental health and impairs our competence
- the flood of AI slop is damaging our sociopolitical landscape

All in service of making a worse product - and world - to enrich a handful of already spectacularly wealthy people

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 3d

It’s really setting itself apart. I’m super impressed with what they’ve done so far

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GregScott! @gregscott121.bsky.social · 3d

Ran my first game with the Codex for Draw Steel. It’s a really good tool! Even in development, one of my players (who runs an in person game) said he’s considering just having people bring their laptops to the table and run it off that.

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Stefan Woick @behindthewallgames.com · 3d

Impressive how many downtime activities, such as combat and negotiations, there are between Fishing Sessions in @hellomcdm.bsky.social #DrawSteel.

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 3d

I love that there's so much 3rd party stuff to cover. A good sign for the community I think.

I also hope that I manage to tip people about the great stuff that's out there!

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 3d

New Goblin Points!

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.

Listen on GoblinPoints.com/2519

News: Draw Steel Books Start Shipping, MCDM December Crowdfunder, and the Frog People Crowdfunder | September Roundup - Goblin Points

News and interviews about Draw Steel and MCDM. New episodes twice a month. Hosted by Jon de Nor.

goblinpoints.com

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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 4d

New release of Stawl.app coming soon. Paying patrons can read the details about the release already: www.patreon.com/posts/retain...

#DrawSteel

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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning. For anyone that needs to hear this:

Boobytrap spelled backwards is partyboob.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 4d

If you're an indie creator, I expect the price of your ttrpgs, zines and comics to be higher than what I'd pay a bigger publisher for something similar. This will never stop me buying your cool stuff.

Charge proper prices for your hard work!

Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 5d

When you go to print your #TTRPG remember that you need to charge at least about 6x the cost to print for sustainability.

Small to midsize publishers can take advantage of scale & you can't.

You are not Wizards, Evil Hat, Exalted Funeral, or Modiphius.

Ideally charge 10x an pay a bill.

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The Dice Society @thedicesociety.bsky.social · 5d

I had a blast writing this Draw Steel adventure! It’s even got forking paths: your players can choose between the scenic route and the… Violent route ⚔️

Tabletop Nonsenseverse @abol-tabol.bsky.social · 5d

This time on TBG we have the amazing @thedicesociety.bsky.social who arote an adventure.

Will you save the people of Oatley from the tyranny of The Elf King?

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The Blacksmith's Guild Issue #3

DRAW STEEL! Get the Print on Demand here. You are about to dive into the third issue of the first fanzine for Draw Steel. The zine is modeled after the old Dragon and Dungeon magazines and it provides...

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