The Dice Society – Details, episodes & analysis

In today's episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about two new previews the Draw Steel Patreon backers got: 100 complications and consumable treasures for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th echelons.

For the show notes of this episode, go to: ⁠⁠https://thedicesociety.com/tds013-ds-complications-consumables/⁠⁠

Links:

• Dice Probability Graphs
• The Bow Languor
• Tavern Games
• Overhauled Draw Steel Character Sheets in Foundry
• Adventure collab
• Goblin Points
• Blog of Holding

More from MCDM:

• Matt on Twitch
• James on Twitch
• MCDM on YouTube
• Matt on YouTube
• Draw Steel on Reddit
• MCDM on Reddit
• Matt on Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Patreon
• MCDM on Discord

More from The Dice Society:

• Mailing list
• Web
• Spotify
• Bluesky

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

01:25 - Community and news

05:29 - Complications preview

12:42 - Intermission

13:26 - Consumables preview

21:33 - Outro

In today's episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about Draw Steel's third Patreon playtest packet, a couple of level 10 prototypes, and the changes the devs are currently working on.

For the show notes of this episode, go to: ⁠https://thedicesociety.com/tds012-ds-reaches-level-10/⁠

Links:

• Kobold Ancestry
• Xentis' Steel Compendium
• Emblazoned Character Sheets
• Mobile friendly rules reference PDF
• Owlbear Rodeo: DS Conditions & Tooltips
• Interview with Djordi discussing class design
• "Introductions", #0 | Into the Wode
• Myths of Hecenae Episode 1
• Green Fog at Morning
• TDS 011: Draw Steel Gets Revised
• My experience playing the Censor
• Feeling a bit dejected after first session of Draw Steel

More from MCDM:

• Matt on Twitch
• James on Twitch
• MCDM on YouTube
• Matt on YouTube
• Draw Steel on Reddit
• MCDM on Reddit
• Matt on Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Patreon
• MCDM on Discord

More from The Dice Society:

• Mailing list
• Web
• Spotify
• Bluesky

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

02:48 - Community and news

10:05 - Third Patreon packet and level 10 prototypes

21:39 - Intermission

22:24 - Mouthfeel and feedback

36:58 - Outro

In the third episode of The Dice Society, I talk about the MCDM RPG's new core mechanic: the POWER ROLL.

Links:

• Goblin Points: https://www.goblinpoints.com/
• MCDM on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@helloMCDM⁠⁠
• Matt on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcolville⁠⁠
• MCDM on Reddit: ⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville⁠⁠
• MCDM on Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mcdm⁠⁠
• MCDM on Discord: ⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/mcdm⁠⁠
• Matt on Twitch: ⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/matthew_colville⁠⁠
• James on Twitch: ⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jamesintrocaso⁠⁠

More from The Dice Society:

• Web: ⁠⁠https://thedicesociety.com⁠⁠
• YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@the_dice_society⁠⁠
• Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/thedicesociety⁠⁠
• Mastodon: ⁠⁠https://dice.camp/@thedicesociety⁠⁠
• Bluesky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thedicesociety.bsky.social

In the second episode of The Dice Society, I talk about my experience playtesting the MCDM RPG for the first time.

Links:

• MCDM on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@helloMCDM⁠
• Matt on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcolville⁠
• MCDM on Reddit: ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville⁠
• MCDM on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/mcdm⁠
• MCDM on Discord: ⁠https://discord.com/invite/mcdm⁠
• Matt on Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/matthew_colville⁠
• James on Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jamesintrocaso⁠

More from The Dice Society:

• Web: ⁠https://thedicesociety.com⁠
• YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@the_dice_society⁠
• Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/thedicesociety⁠
• Mastodon: ⁠https://dice.camp/@thedicesociety⁠
• Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thedicesociety.bsky.social

In the first episode of The Dice Society, I talk about the MCDM RPG's very successful crowdfunding campaign and take a deep dive into the five classes of the first Patreon playtest packet.

Links:

• MCDM RPG: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mcdm-productions/mcdm-rpg
• OGL crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZQJQYqhAgY
• MCDM on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@helloMCDM
• Matt on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mcolville
• MCDM on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville
• MCDM on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mcdm
• MCDM on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/mcdm
• Matt on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/matthew_colville
• James on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jamesintrocaso

More from The Dice Society:

• Web: https://thedicesociety.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@the_dice_society
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedicesociety
• Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@thedicesociety
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thedicesociety.bsky.social

In today's episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about the big revision that the game is going through: caster kits, surges, condition gates, Build-a-Bear ancestries, and a whole lot more!

For a transcript of this episode, go to: https://thedicesociety.com/tds011-gets-revised/

Links:

• Timescape Wiki by Lord_Durok: https://timescape.wiki/
• Stawl by Jon de Nor: https://stawl.app
• 5T by Tamwin5: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/8-HYyiynSHbc
• Aestus's Homebrew Master Doc by Aestus_RPG: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vLRN-mEooHmvFlgx-EUAbS9crsrTLjBm
• Draw Steel Initiative Tracker by StinkyPaps: https://github.com/dayvar14/obr-draw-steel/
• You Meet in an Ambush by The Dice Society: https://thedicesociety.itch.io/you-meet-in-an-ambush

More from MCDM:

• Matt on Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/matthew_colville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• James on Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jamesintrocaso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@helloMCDM⁠
• Matt on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcolville⁠
• Draw Steel on Reddit: ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/drawsteel⁠
• MCDM on Reddit: ⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mcdm⁠
• Matt on Reddit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Discord: ⁠https://discord.com/invite/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

More from The Dice Society:

• Mailing list: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/442947b3c75f/the-dice-society⁠
• Web: ⁠https://thedicesociety.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedicesociety⁠
• Twitter: https://x.com/thedicesociety
• Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thedicesociety.bsky.social⁠

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

01:31 - Community and news

07:01 - Revision (part 1)

18:27 - Intermission

19:14 - Revision (part 2)

24:24 - Outro

In today's episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about the recent backer playtest packet and discuss the Creator License released alongside it. Plus a bunch of creations from the community!

For a transcript of this episode, go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thedicesociety.com/tds010-backer-playtest/

Links:

• Dice crowdfunder: https://mcdm.gg/dice
• Creator License: https://mcdm.gg/ds-license
• Ability Cards for Draw Steel by Cal: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Arl1sJx0eqyqsqyPHm6x4-n96XyhSu4k?usp=sharing
• Draw Steel in Foundry VTT by haezan: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fK_VTYvDepdYxJfEPu9RyAE-90u9UcFk
• Disdiar - a Discord bot for Draw Steel by Jon de Nor: https://disdiar.stawl.app/
• FORGE STEEL by Andy Aiken: https://andyaiken.github.io/forgesteel/
• Draw Steel Elements by xentis: https://github.com/SteelCompendium/draw-steel-elements
• Draw Steel Crash Course by xentis: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tqKpLgM1KCAkRXhFfoQHwNncUuASPN5BPZursGqnfPc/edit
• Layout Template for Draw Steel by Solace: https://witnessttrpg.itch.io/draw-steel-template
• The Oleumancer by Pesto: https://pestopublications.itch.io/oleumancer
• Getting Started with Draw Steel (Backer Preview) by The Dice Society: https://youtu.be/F4ijaQ-aQSc

More from MCDM:

• Matt on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/matthew_colville⁠⁠⁠⁠
• James on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jamesintrocaso⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@helloMCDM
• Matt on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mcolville
• Draw Steel on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/drawsteel
• MCDM on Reddit: ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mcdm
• Matt on Reddit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠

More from The Dice Society:

• Mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/442947b3c75f/the-dice-society
• Web: https://thedicesociety.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedicesociety
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thedicesociety.bsky.social

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - News

03:15 - BackerKit packet

09:34 - Intermission

10:21 - Creator License

15:39 - Outro

In today's episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about some Treasures the devs have shared with us and discuss the Negotiation system that came with the latest playtest packet of the game.

For a transcript of this episode, go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thedicesociety.com/tds009-treasures-negotiation

More from MCDM:

• Matt on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/matthew_colville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• James on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jamesintrocaso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@helloMCDM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Matt on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcolville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Reddit: ⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mcdm⁠⁠
• Matt on Reddit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

More from The Dice Society:

• Mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/442947b3c75f/the-dice-society
• Web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thedicesociety.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@the_dice_society⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedicesociety⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• X: https://x.com/thedicesociety

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

01:21 - News

05:01 - Treasures

11:08 - Intermission

11:58 - Negotiation

20:32 - Outro

In the eighth episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about the new name of the MCDM RPG and how it felt to run the current version of the game.

For a transcript of this episode, go to: ⁠⁠⁠https://thedicesociety.com/tds008-draw-steel

More from MCDM:

• Matt on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/matthew_colville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• James on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jamesintrocaso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@helloMCDM⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Matt on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcolville⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Reddit: ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mcdm⁠
• Matt on Reddit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

More from The Dice Society:

• Web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thedicesociety.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@the_dice_society⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedicesociety⁠⁠⁠⁠
• X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/thedicesociety⁠⁠⁠⁠

In the seventh episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about the MCDM RPG's Tactician prototype and overall mouthfeel of the game.

For a transcript of this episode, go to: ⁠⁠https://thedicesociety.com/tds007-prototype-mouthfeel

Links:

• VTT parallax demo: https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville/comments/1dkky3b/heights_forced_movement_and_falling_are_all/

More from MCDM:

• Matt on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/matthew_colville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• James on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jamesintrocaso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@helloMCDM⁠⁠⁠
• Matt on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcolville⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mcdm
• Matt on Reddit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• MCDM on Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/mcdm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

More from The Dice Society:

• Web: ⁠⁠⁠https://thedicesociety.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@the_dice_society⁠⁠⁠
• Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedicesociety⁠⁠⁠
• X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/thedicesociety⁠⁠⁠⁠