Draw Steel

Draw your blade. Shape the world.

Q: How do Power Rolls work in Draw Steel?

Roll 2d10 and add the relevant characteristic (Might, Agility, Reason, Intuition, or Presence). The total determines the tier of your result: Tier 1 (11 or less) is the weakest outcome, Tier 2 (12-16) is a solid result, and Tier 3 (17+) is the strongest possible outcome. Each ability lists different effects for each tier, so even Tier 1 results usually do something.

Q: What are edges and banes in Draw Steel?

Edges represent advantages: a single edge adds +2 to your Power Roll. Banes represent disadvantages: a single bane subtracts 2. Edges and banes cancel each other 1:1, so 2 edges and 1 bane leaves a net edge (+2). They don't keep stacking into bigger bonuses though, a double edge (net two) raises your result one tier instead, and a double bane lowers it one tier. Edges and banes come from positioning, teamwork, conditions, and other situational factors.

Q: What are the classes in Draw Steel?

Draw Steel has nine classes: Censor (psychic enforcer), Conduit (divine channeler), Elementalist (elemental controller), Fury (berserker warrior), Null (anti-magic specialist), Shadow (stealth operative), Tactician (battlefield commander), Talent (psionic prodigy), and Troubadour (inspiring performer). Each class plays distinctly and has multiple subclasses.

Q: How does culture work in Draw Steel?

Culture in Draw Steel has three components: your environment (where you grew up), your organization (the group that shaped you), and your upbringing (how you were raised). Each component grants different skill and language options, making every character's background unique even within the same ancestry.

Draw your blade. Master the 2d10 Power Roll and its three tiers of effect, manage your heroic resource, and own the battlefield through positioning, edges, and bold tactics.

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What is Draw Steel?

Draw Steel is a heroic tactical RPG by MCDM Productions that uses a 2d10 Power Roll system with tier-based results. Characters are defined by their ancestry, culture, career, class, and kit. The game emphasizes cinematic combat, meaningful character choices, and a world where heroes stand against overwhelming darkness.

How Draw Steel works

Character creation in Draw Steel starts with choosing your ancestry (e.g., Devil, Dragon Knight, Dwarf, Hakaan, High Elf, Human, Memonek, Orc, Polder, Revenant, Time Raider, Wode Elf) and culture, which includes your environment, organization, and upbringing. Your career represents what you did before becoming a hero.

Key game mechanics

2d10 Power Roll with 3 tiers: Tier 1 (≤11), Tier 2 (12-16), Tier 3 (17+)

9 classes: Censor, Conduit, Elementalist, Fury, Null, Shadow, Tactician, Talent, Troubadour

12 ancestries: Devil, Dragon Knight, Dwarf, Hakaan, High Elf, Human, Wode Elf, and more

5 characteristics: Might, Agility, Reason, Intuition, Presence

Edge & bane system: one edge is +2, one bane is -2; a double edge or bane shifts the tier instead of stacking further

Kit system: Equipment loadouts that define your combat style

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