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The Willyworld Revolving @thewillyboo.bsky.social · 22h

We call this horseplay

A Draw Steel ancestry player option:
Horse Traits
Horses have access to the following traits.
Signature Trait: Big!
You are a horse. Your size is 1L.
Signature Trait: Horse Big!
Your butt takes up an additional token of your size. Whenever you move, are force moved, or fall, your butt token moves into a space adjacent to your front token. Abilities and effects that target your butt count as targeting you and should not be treated as targeting a separate creature.
You count as a size 2 creature for the purposes of being mounted. Climbing is also kind of hard for you if you don't have a climb speed, so I wouldn't recommend it.
Purchased Horse Traits
You have 3 horse points to spend on the following traits. (Quick Build: Horsepower, Swift, Tally.)
Bigger Horse (1 Point)
Ignore the Horse Big! trait and make your size 2. Let's not be silly here.
Hoof It (2 Points)
When you use a melee ability against a prone creature, you have a double edge instead of an edge.
Horseful (1 Point)
Whenever you force move a creature or object, the forced movement distance gains a +1 bonus.
Horsepower (1 Point)
You are a horse. You gain an edge on tests made to lift and haul heavy objects.
Neigh. (2 Points)
If you are asked to make a power roll and you would take a bane or have a double bane on the roll, you can choose to decline the roll and use the tier 2 result instead. After being really stubborn about the situation, you can't use this feature again until you earn 1 or more Victories or finish a respite.
Swift (1 Point)
You have speed 6.
Tally (1 Point)
You're really good at counting.

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Matt Colville? @mattcolville.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"I knew I'd see you again," King Gumprecht growled. The Necromancer didn't move. His servants bowed for him. "You were safe," the gnome said. "Why return? Why come back to me?" "You know why," Lord Uldrich intoned. "I have come to kill a god." The gnome king smiled. "I've got just the thing."

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Cait✦May @ MCM London Prep @caitmayart.com · 18/09/2026

I started working on this before my kid was born, so it never got finished....and I forgot to post it lol But anyway I'm enjoying CR4 quite a bit - here's a blast from the past of the soldiers table! #criticalrolefanart #CR4 #CR4Soldiers

A half-finished sketch page of the soldiers from CR4.

Top left: Thimble, arms crossed, yells "Hey what the FUCK?!" A caption reads "tiny pixie with the biggest mouth"

Middle Left: Thimble buzzing with both needles drawn "I'll cut his BALLS OFF!"

Middle Middle: Julien's hand snatching Thimble's wings "Gah! Fuck you, man!"

Middle Low: Teor doing a big ol' lion yawn, then licking his lips. Three other soldiers think "hot" - Wick is flustered, Tyranny is smitten, Katt is smug

Bottom Left: Kattigan picking his teeth and looking bored while Wulfric lays his head lazily on the table

Bottom Middle: Tyranny smiling with a mouth full of oni teeth

UNFINISHED

Top Right: Teor, Wick, Tyranny, and Thimble plan. Caption: *intense planning* Kattigan is face down on the table saying "I'm so fucking bored..."

Middle Middle: Teor and Kattigan looking grumpy with their arms crossed. Caption "Power (crossed out) Couple, Bros, Soldiers, Dads?"

Middle Right: Thimble squeezing Wick's cheeks together, he looks flustered. Thimble "Are you physically capable of shutting the fuck up?!" Wick "Ahm schorry..."

Bottom Right: The crew sleeping. Katt and Wulfric lie on the floor, Thimble curled up on a burlap sack. Wick lies on several bales of hay and Tyranny is perched on his chest "Don't move, Don't move, Don't move, you can't move, Don't move"

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Count Trashula @trashmobminis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What you need to understand is nothing we built was “off the shelf.” Store-bought environmental assets for stop-motion features do not exist. We were given concept art and told “make it look like this.” Everything you see here, down to the dirt and moss, was meticulously designed and crafted.

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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

GDT's reddit AMA spitting fire www.reddit.com/r/movies/com...

reddit comment:

Hello! Did you intend the ending of Pan’s labyrinth to be real or in Ofelia’s mind?

Guillermo Del Toro's reply:

My interpretation, and it's exclusively mine, is that it's real.

Because there's two things. One is what people call “The Shining Question.” The Shining Question is, Who opens the door for Jack to get out of the fridge? And Ofelia is in an attic with a guard outside her door, and she draws the door with the magic chalk, and she shows up in the labyrinth. So, the only way she could have gone into the labyrinth is the magic chalk. And the flower is real at the end. The flower that blooms in the dead tree. And the reason I think it’s real is because—and this is why I'm in favor of the human factor in art—I think that art does transform the world. You know?

Think about it for a second. One of the goals, with all this movement, is to make you believe that art is vulgar. That art is nothing special, and anybody can do art. That is like me telling you that I'm faster at running than Usain Bolt but I “run” in my motorcycle. Well, that's not the same. That’s not the same at all.

Art is important, and they want you to believe it isn't. It's part of the idea of control. The goal is not to have artificial intelligence. The goal is to foster natural stupidity. The goal is to foster you not looking for answers, and to trust yourself entirely to an engine. Look at the way we are dipping our toes into these things. We are starting to ask the machine, Is this true? For now, there's a correlation between reality and what the answers of the machine are. For now. But soon, we won't even investigate further. We will be told it's true. And if the machine is in the hands of somebody who should not be trusted, then your reality has been completely and utterly fucked. Because your intelligence ends at the question. You don't seek the answer. It's given to you.

Q: You recently mentioned that AI creates 'semi-compelling screensavers' and that you'd 'rather die' than use it. As a filmmaker who relies heavily on practical effects and creature design, what do you think is the biggest thing lost when a computer generates an image instead of a human hand?

GDT:

The three quarters of the process that gave you the chance to think of the idea that people don't think about without that process. Meaning, AI can get you to the middle really fast, but there's a dialectic with the process that gets you to that top 10%. I'll give you an example with the Pale Man.

We sculpted it as an old man, with a face. And then I said, Let's take out the face. This happened because I saw a photo of a manta ray and the poster for Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm. That combination, which happened at two different times during a week or a month, are not permutations that are chemically part of an equation. They are alchemy. And then I said, Take out the face, and then I said, Let's put the eyes on the hands. This triangulation happens because I spent a month or two months living with the idea of this creature. And it's not linear.

AI is like a super-fast engine that makes semi-sentient permutations of things that are already done. Creation is things that have never been done. Coming to exist.

And the second thing is the loss of the apprenticeship that one has as an artist. You're never a master; you're always an apprentice. This is a kinship I have with, for example, Chris Nolan. When he showed me The Odyssey, there’s a scene when Matt Damon is floating in the stormy ocean and I asked him—because we were talking about practical effects, and how great it is and that we both always use a maquette or a model—and I asked him, How did you do it? He said, “We put him in a storm in the ocean.”

And you're gonna find that 30% of a great image occurs accidentally. You know, either a drop of water hits the lens, or the camera shakes. I remember when in 1993, '94, Jim…

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 18/08/2026

MCDM goes hardcore in a way that puts recent pretenders to shame, has a rational target that it will meet without bullshit of “backed in seconds,” an approachable entry point for tasters, an odd commitment to tins, & kickass art. Not my thing, but they’ve built a reputation on doing a thing well.

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James Introcaso @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

THE CROWS BACKERKIT CAMPAIGN IS LIVE! mcdm.gg/crows-rpg

A big scary skeleton in armor raising bloody hands to the sky

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Grace @eriopsis.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

My censor for a new draw steel game. 100% just a normal guy.

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Matt Colville? @mattcolville.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Happy Birthday Draw Steel. Year One has been a crazy ride and we're just getting started.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 30/07/2026

I am unbelievably touched that @dropout.tv titled my @dimension20.dropout.tv Adventuring Academy episode “A Duty of Care”  I’m overwhelmed today, but I want to circle back in a while to share the links to everyone & everything I cited. More soon.

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A Duty of Care (with Dr. Emily Friedman) - Season 7 - Dropout

Dr. Emily Friedman joins Brennan to discuss the history of actual play and the best gaming system. Content Warning: Misophonia (Crunching) - [throughout 54:37-1:01:03]

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Micah @rincewind.run · 21/07/2026

Going Postal is one of the most purely fun Discworld books but it also has some of the very most moving passages in the entire series, which obviously took on an even stronger meaning after the Embuggerance a man is not dead while his name is still spoken GNU Terry Pratchett

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Edu Benavente Art @edubenart.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Emil (my PC in a Curse of Strahd campaign with Draw Steel) and his god, the enigmatic "Adrian" #OCsky #art #drawsteel #ttrpg ------ ☕ Patreon | Comms | Portfolio ☕

Portriat of a young man with pale blue skin and teal hair, with two long and big bat-like ears. His eyes are closed, as someone's golden hands cover his face from behind. The man behind appears in black and white except for golden details, and has two horns shaped like hands or claws

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Brian Terrero @btsensej.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Cover illustration for Draw Steel adventure ~The Red Road~ 😈 #MCDM #DrawSteel #fantasyart #fantasy #ttrpg #painting #traditionalart #acrylics #battle

A group of heroes being swarmed by a horde of gnolls. An Orc Fury is swinging her axe, the Hakkan Null is bracing for a bite from a gnoll in mid-jump and an Elf Elementalist is casting a spell and reaching into the Void.
From the darkness of the forest emerges a hyena-like behemoth.

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Leon Barillaro @barilleon.com · 19/07/2026

Draw Steel is a heroic game, so I want players to use it to interrogate what kind of hero their characters are. do you save everybody, even when they’re saying it’s impossible? Does “everybody“ really mean everybody, or just the people you like or the people who are easy to save

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The Willyworld Revolving @thewillyboo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We put fishing into the heroic tabletop RPG DRAW STEEL and sometimes the fish share gossip with you

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Matt Colville? @mattcolville.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I'll be live on twitch in about an hour, reading what I've got so far for the HELIOX writeup. The first big Timescape lore dump as far as I know.

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Francesca Baerald @francescabaerald.com · 01/07/2026

A very unique map I had the pleasure of drawing for #DrawSteel #RPG (MCDM) - Orden and the Timescape My heavy metal background was of great help in getting the right vibes for this map 🤘 --- #cartography #fantasymap #scifi #worldmap #spacemap #gameart #fantasy #maps

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Željka Dobraš @dzeljka.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Gol training session at early morning for DrawSteel in collaboration with MCDM Once again, thank you for the trust and guidance of AD Grace Cheung!

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Cynique Lynx @cynique.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#criticalrolespoilers I can't believe they would do that to a family of lions during pride month.

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Željka Dobraš @dzeljka.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Black Arrows for DrawSteel I don't usually have a chance to paint objects and weapons, and it was interesting imagining evil-ish arrows 👀 AD: Grace Cheung

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Andy Aiken @andyaiken.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The Summoner is now available in Forge Steel #drawsteel #mcdm

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Alex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The problem with ships in bottles as a mass hobby is that people don't really know how they get into it. I'll see myself out.

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Fryda Wolff @frydawolff.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Like everybody says the most important thing an actor can do is have hobbies and a life outside of booking jobs. But I think that's true for everybody, you need a rich life outside of your work and home chores. You need third places for your inner life and your social life. Or you go fucking mental!

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Helena Real 🏳️‍⚧️ @helenareal.northsky.social · 02/06/2026

Hi! My name's Helena (she/her) and I'm Chilean trans lesbian fleeing a fascistic government to Canada. Can you help pay my immigration lawyer and cover basic expenses until I can find a job? If you can't donate, please share🙏 gofund.me/a4c2addd8 #mutualaid #ma #pride #trans #lgbtq

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Donate to Help me fund my refugee asylum claim in Canada, organized by Helena Real

Summary: I'm a Chilean trans lesbian who's looking for refuge from persecut… Helena Real needs your support for Help me fund my refugee asylum claim in Canada

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Jackson O'Lantern-Brien @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

GREG DAVIES: seems like a kind of a shit task. Everyone just seems like they're going home normally. ALEX HORNE: well before you say that let's have a look at how Odysseus did. cut to panel of AJAX, MENELAUS, AGAMEMNON, and DIOMEDES who are all staring at ODYSSEUS with his head in his hands

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Željka Dobraš @dzeljka.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

a few sketches before the fruit was fully fleshed out 🤭 www.artstation.com/artwork/RKbw6r

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Aviv Or 🔜 MCM London AA H-24 @avivor.com · 25/05/2026

It's mid-season in @dimension20.dropout.tv's City Council of Darkness! Here are some recent NPCs. How are you enjoying the season so far? I absolutely adore the relationship between HJ and LaVonte, and their interactions in episode 7 especially were pure gold. #Dimension20 #CityCouncilOfDarkness

Ghorse, a beautiful brown horse with blonde hair that doesn't NOT look like someone's mullet. His golden eyes have slits for pupils, and two of his long, flat teeth are slightly longer than the rest. He's standing majestically against a monochrome teal background of a grassy area with a tree and a wooden fence.

Maya, a young Indian American woman with her hair up in a messy bun. She wears a giant orange Food Co-op branded hoodie, loose jeans with a flowery decal, and purple crocs with moon and star shaped jibbits. She has henna on her hands, a nose ring, and a big tote bag over one shoulder that says "every tote counts". She's set against a teal monochrome background showing the exit area in a local grocery store, with some produce on shelves and a big cork board with various things posted on it. She's reaching towards a "CLOSED" sign on the door while looking at the viewer, and above the door, half out of frame, is an occult chalk symbol.

Marisol Samano, an older Filipina woman with a short greying bob and big spectacles. She's wearing a smart jacket over light blue nurse scrubs, and stands, one hand on her hip and the other holding a pair of pink scrubs, smiling tiredly at the viewer. The background is a teal monochrome front stairs and ramp to a humble City Hall building.

Helena, a young white woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a grey striped apron over jeans and a pink top. She's leaning against a bar counter, holding out a wine menu towards the viewer with a smile. The background is an unpretentious yet beautiful bistro in teal monochrome, with a small picture of two people (her and her dad) and a candle behind the bar, and a latticed wine rack further back.

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Terry Pratchett bears witness at the American Visionary Art Museum.

Photo of the top of a wall which contains the writing:

Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.
— Terry Pratchett

The words appear just over what seems to be a horizontal line with blips showing a heartbeat. The line is blue against a black wall.

Below that are thin slivers of the tops of paintings.

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Željka Dobraš @dzeljka.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Delicious fleshy alien fruity goodness for Draw Steel ✨✨✨ AD: Grace Cheung #ttrpg #illustration

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DMHub @dmhubvtt.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Level 1 of the Beastheart and Summoner classes are *available NOW* in the Draw Steel Codex! They are zero cost because they are (or soon will be) in the open license. The in-game shop is coming soon™️ and will allow you to buy cosmetics, eg. animated tokens for the Beastheart. Stay tuned!

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Rine @rine.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The XKCD comic titled average familiarity, with the text changed to a different subject matter.

Person 1: Indie ttrpgs are second nature to us enthusiasts, so its easy to forget that the average person only knows fabula ultima or one or two pbta games

Person 2: And Lancer, of course
Person 1: Of course

Text box: Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field

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Rolling with Difficulty @rollwithdifficulty.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

RWD + @jackthewhipper.bsky.social play Draw Steel! Descend into the Dark Heart of the Wood in this one shot version of an official module. Can our heroes see in shades of green? The pod is available on all major platforms, YouTube, or direct from our RSS feed at: share.transistor.fm/s/1e79c5ac

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Rolling with Difficulty Presents: "Dark Heart of the Wood" | Rolling with Difficulty | Episode

Journey into Draw Steel and the Dark Heart of the Wood as Rolling with Difficulty attempts to heroically handle this official module in one shot fashion! With special guest Jacques ze Whipper, they jo...

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Happy birthday, Dad. Wish you were here. You’d know what to do. Or at least you’d know what to write. ❤️

Terry and Rhianna Pratchett dressed up for the launch of Dodger in 2012.

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Genel Jumalon 🍉 @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One - Book One Album Art

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Leon Barillaro @barilleon.com · 27/04/2026

I might be a little biased but I think Willy’s The Purpose of Monsters section in Draw Steel is such an important contribution to the fantasy role playing design space and I’m super excited to see it called out here! Can’t wait to listen to the whole ep

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Grace @eriopsis.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Some art I did a while back for the cover of the Draw Steel version of the Beastheart class 🦁 #mcdm

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Micah @rincewind.run · 21/04/2026

Discworld QOTD, from Reaper Man

BECAUSE YOU’RE ALL YOU’VE GOT, said Death.
“What? Oh. Yes. That as well. It’s a great big cold universe out there.”
YOU’D BE AMAZED.
“One lifetime just isn’t enough.”
OH, I DON’T KNOW.
“Hmm?”
WINDLE POONS?
“Yes?”
THAT WAS YOUR LIFE.
And, with great relief, and general optimism, and a feeling that on the whole everything could have been much worse, Windle Poons died.

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Djordi @djordi.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Sometimes we make dope stuff*! And sometimes other dope people make even more dope stuff*! Get our custom VTT, the Codex, on Steam RIGHT NOW and make your own dope stuff*! mcdm.gg/draw-steel-c... *I didn't want to be too much of a potty mouth, but you know the word I meant.