June Patreon Draw Steel Q&A

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@davidmartin5145 2 ай бұрын

I still like Threat as the name for villain power

@snowniel 2 ай бұрын

Threat levels rising!!!

@fredslipknot9 2 ай бұрын

I humbly suggest Malevolent Potential. It sounds more like how Colville would word it, it’s more evocative.

@DNGNDriver 2 ай бұрын

Agreed. "Victory points" and "villain power" having the same acronym might throw me for a loop? Or maybe I'm overreacting

@DireWolfAirstrike 2 ай бұрын

I'm so amused by Villain Power. You've codified the Law of Conservation of Ninjutsu into a game mechanic, and the folks at TVTropes must be so proud.

@Graelcase 2 ай бұрын

It can feel that way but I don't think it's the intent. First combat I ran I forgot about spending VP at first and my players chewed through the demons. By round 3 I only had 2 demons left and suddenly they were far more effective as I spent VP on offense and defense for them. But the following encounters felt more consistent since I was spending VP throughout instead of hoarding them for the last few enemies.

@BaloinWylds 2 ай бұрын

I always just love the energy James has. I could listen to him talk about game design all day.

@nateshandy2070 2 ай бұрын

I agree, James is a really good front man (and it sounds like he's a great designer too), I'm glad he's on board.

@fakjbf3129 2 ай бұрын

I think the “killing enemies gives the director more villain power” should be a thing that is kept for a few monsters. The fact that it’s different from how things normally works would be a cool way to freak out the players and make that fight memorable. It’s the kind of thing that is very powerful in small doses, but I can definitely see it being annoying when it’s how every fight goes.

@legomacinnisinc 2 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking. If it was limited to a specific enemy type or a specific captain I could see it working well when you pull out that encounter and the players start freaking out.

@kylewomack45 2 ай бұрын

There’s a 100% chance Jordi is a real life wizard. Love the work from the team!

@ElderGoblinGames 2 ай бұрын

Came for the MCDM, stayed for the Dael.

@angelalewis3645 Ай бұрын

Same! 🌟

@Kane_the_Newschool_DM 2 ай бұрын

DRAW STEEL is a great name

@aqueousconch1103 2 ай бұрын

At my local game store, the DM just used a few of the hobgoblins and fiends from MCDM! Those battles were fun and terrifying, and made for an epic moment when my barbarian barely managed to slay the demon before it devoured his soul in its starving phase

@clarkevan 2 ай бұрын

The topic about 'engines' is really impressive and makes me excited to play.

@euansmith3699 2 ай бұрын

Dael is very good as the "interviewer".

@noahblack914 2 ай бұрын

28:48 My GOD that thing is horrifying! I have instantly fallen in love with it, and can't wait to see more MCDM demons

@9HPRuneScape 2 ай бұрын

I very much like how the Director only has 2 rolls for their Captains & Squad’s! Saves a ton of time while dividing squad damage still allows for cohesive tactics on both sides! - Great mechanics! 🔥

@LevTheLurker 2 ай бұрын

Love the idea of having a corrupted group of mortals be represented by a human squad with a demon captain, etc

@tonysladky8925 2 ай бұрын

Man, I really like the "the Director gets Villain Powers for the monsters doing certain monster-specific actions" system. Also, I really love the Squad and Captain dynamic. I know it's a long way off to, y'know, get the game and play it vanilla for a bit, but I can't wait to start homebrewing Squads and Captains. "What if I make a new Captain that lets all these base monsters do x?" "If I make a new squad that does Y, how does that synergize with this Captain from the base game?" Can't wait.

@b-tek5939 2 ай бұрын

Very excited to see how DS feels to play, and looking forward to the backer packet. However, I need a bit of help understanding the point of villain power. Colville helped me move away from building monsters with rules and feats and class levels, and creating cool powers with no other justification than that it's cool and will be fun and memorable. Villain points seem to run counter to that philosophy; if I want rifts to open up during the demon fight, can't I just do that as a Director? Aren't I unnecessarily constraining myself by tracking VP and running the risk that my cool moments never happen because I don't have the points for them? Or are VP more of a guideline for newer directors in activating powerful effects, and would be ignored by more experienced tables?

@bigsarge2085 2 ай бұрын

Seems to be shaping up nicely, looking forward to the backer packet!

@quaesitorrabullione3433 2 ай бұрын

I like the idea that there might be some encounters where killing certain kinds of enemies or certain captains/villains that have strong connections with whatever boss is present does present an opportunity for the Director to get more Villain Power. Maybe not something that is a regular mechanic, but more of a specific of the narrative of that particular combat. EDIT: That way you do get some of that gnarly “what have you done” without it becoming a slog of every combat.

@samdoorley6101 2 ай бұрын

Villain power is pretty dry. How about...Malevolence.

@mactireliath2356 2 ай бұрын

Ngl, that’s pretty hot. It’s also consistent with the naming conventions employed thus far

@elnekosauce 2 ай бұрын

He activates his Malevolence? No thanks, that sounds cheesier.

@jierdareisa4313 2 ай бұрын

I love ALL MCDM videos!!!! ❤

@TheDocAstaroth 2 ай бұрын

The idea of Villain Power is best shown through the concept of Danger Token in "Cloudbreaker Alliance", the RPG of the "Don't Stop Thinking"-KZbinr. All in all, I think, Cloudbreaker Alliance is a good preview for how Draw Steel could end up or at least a good system to exploit for ideas to incorporate into Draw Steel.

@zreyon 2 ай бұрын

At the "standard goblin" point I started laughing at the idea that at this point it's actually anything but the metrical system

@stephenpatterson2860 2 ай бұрын

Chomping at the bit to get my lil paws on this thing guys

@sjbuttonsb 2 ай бұрын

Harder encounter example though would be "Defend this NPC"

@davinci451 2 ай бұрын

27:42 Now that is an exciting concept!

@fredslipknot9 2 ай бұрын

I humbly suggest “Malevolent Potential” as the name for villainous power. It’s evocative and descriptive, but broad enough to encompass all of the things a Villain might use it for, like casting an especially complex spell, or gathering up all of their minions into a large army, or some such.

@milesCarmany 2 ай бұрын

Malice could be a unique name for Villain Power

@KaelinGoff 7 күн бұрын

Seems like there is room for different factions to generate villain power in different ways. Demons getting it when demons die : Thematic, Humans getting it when they out maneuver you : Thematic