Stefan Woick
@behindthewallgames.com
He/Him
German, writer, ttrpg person. Anti-fascist.
Trans rights are human rights.
https://behindthewallgames.com/
German, writer, ttrpg person. Anti-fascist.
Trans rights are human rights.
https://behindthewallgames.com/
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Stefan Woick
@behindthewallgames.com
· Aug 1
Behind The Wall
Stefan Woick
behindthewallgames.com
I recently made my own website/blog to talk about all things #TTRPG. Overviews, deep dives, game design.
Help me if you like and give it like and share and all that.
behindthewallgames.com
Help me if you like and give it like and share and all that.
behindthewallgames.com
We did it. #DrawSteel Thank you @hellomcdm.bsky.social for making me love tactical heroic fantasy games again.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We did it. #DrawSteel Thank you @hellomcdm.bsky.social for making me love tactical heroic fantasy games again.
Reposted by Stefan Woick
A new game for a new age! Draw Steel from @helloMCDM.bsky.social is the breathtaking new, action-oriented, fantasy RPG from MCDM that’s both fun to play and fun to run!
Draw Steel is the result of thousands of hours of testing and polish.
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/dra...
Draw Steel is the result of thousands of hours of testing and polish.
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/dra...
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A new game for a new age! Draw Steel from @helloMCDM.bsky.social is the breathtaking new, action-oriented, fantasy RPG from MCDM that’s both fun to play and fun to run!
Draw Steel is the result of thousands of hours of testing and polish.
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/dra...
Draw Steel is the result of thousands of hours of testing and polish.
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/dra...
Reposted by Stefan Woick
Ironsworn: Starforged is the deal of the day at @drivethrurpg.com! Save 50% on this spacefaring evolution of the Ironsworn #ttrpg. Supports solo, co-op, and guided play, and includes a massive array of random generators for a universe of adventure and peril.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391653
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391653
Ironsworn: Starforged - Shawn Tomkin | DriveThruRPG
The Sci-Fi Evolution of the Ironsworn RPG is Here!
In Ironsworn: Starforged, you are a spaceborne hero sworn to undertake perilous quests. You will explore uncharted space, unravel the secrets of a my...
www.drivethrurpg.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ironsworn: Starforged is the deal of the day at @drivethrurpg.com! Save 50% on this spacefaring evolution of the Ironsworn #ttrpg. Supports solo, co-op, and guided play, and includes a massive array of random generators for a universe of adventure and peril.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391653
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391653
Impressive how many downtime activities, such as combat and negotiations, there are between Fishing Sessions in @hellomcdm.bsky.social #DrawSteel.
October 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Impressive how many downtime activities, such as combat and negotiations, there are between Fishing Sessions in @hellomcdm.bsky.social #DrawSteel.
Reposted by Stefan Woick
We have a cover for next year's Children of Strife!
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
We have a cover for next year's Children of Strife!
Any recommendations for modern vampire novels that aren’t romance?
September 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Any recommendations for modern vampire novels that aren’t romance?
What are your top 5 #ttrpg settings? In no particular order.
Spire/Heart
Ironsworn/Starforged
Blades in the Dark
Shadowrun
Vampire The Masquerade
Spire/Heart
Ironsworn/Starforged
Blades in the Dark
Shadowrun
Vampire The Masquerade
What are your top 5 #ttrpg settings? In no particular order.
1. Rifts
2. Creation (Exalted)
3. TORG
4. Starfinder
5. Eberron
1. Rifts
2. Creation (Exalted)
3. TORG
4. Starfinder
5. Eberron
What are your Top 5 #TTRPG settings?
1️⃣ Shadowrun
2️⃣ Eberron
3️⃣ Numenera
4️⃣ Iron Kingdoms
5️⃣ The Old World (Warhammer Fantasy)
Honorable mention to Wildsea, but I haven't been able to make that game hit the table enough in comparison to my top 5.
1️⃣ Shadowrun
2️⃣ Eberron
3️⃣ Numenera
4️⃣ Iron Kingdoms
5️⃣ The Old World (Warhammer Fantasy)
Honorable mention to Wildsea, but I haven't been able to make that game hit the table enough in comparison to my top 5.
September 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What are your top 5 #ttrpg settings? In no particular order.
Spire/Heart
Ironsworn/Starforged
Blades in the Dark
Shadowrun
Vampire The Masquerade
Spire/Heart
Ironsworn/Starforged
Blades in the Dark
Shadowrun
Vampire The Masquerade
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There are several options for digital support and VTTs featured at the Ironsworn website, and none of them utilize gen-AI.
tomkinpress.com/blogs/news/d...
I say this because there is a newish (?) VTT (Quest Portal) that is promoting Ironsworn in their socials, and...
tomkinpress.com/blogs/news/d...
I say this because there is a newish (?) VTT (Quest Portal) that is promoting Ironsworn in their socials, and...
Going Digital: Apps for Ironsworn and Starforged
Discover the best digital tools for Ironsworn and Starforged, including character keepers, custom asset creators, and full-featured virtual tabletops.
tomkinpress.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
There are several options for digital support and VTTs featured at the Ironsworn website, and none of them utilize gen-AI.
tomkinpress.com/blogs/news/d...
I say this because there is a newish (?) VTT (Quest Portal) that is promoting Ironsworn in their socials, and...
tomkinpress.com/blogs/news/d...
I say this because there is a newish (?) VTT (Quest Portal) that is promoting Ironsworn in their socials, and...
I started my new blog right around the time of #RPGaDay2025, which was a great way to get back into writing about #TTRPG topics.
Here's everything I had to say on the various topics each day. Let me know what you think.
behindthewallgames.com/tag/rpgaday2...
Here's everything I had to say on the various topics each day. Let me know what you think.
behindthewallgames.com/tag/rpgaday2...
RPGaDAY2025 – Behind The Wall
Posts about RPGaDAY2025 written by Stefan
behindthewallgames.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I started my new blog right around the time of #RPGaDay2025, which was a great way to get back into writing about #TTRPG topics.
Here's everything I had to say on the various topics each day. Let me know what you think.
behindthewallgames.com/tag/rpgaday2...
Here's everything I had to say on the various topics each day. Let me know what you think.
behindthewallgames.com/tag/rpgaday2...
Reposted by Stefan Woick
Draw Steel Ability Cards has been updated and has a new url:
cards.heroic.tools
A lot of new features, but most importantly we now have every ability from the core rules!
cards.heroic.tools
A lot of new features, but most importantly we now have every ability from the core rules!
Draw Steel Ability Cards
Create and customise ability cards for your Draw Steel Character
cards.heroic.tools
September 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Draw Steel Ability Cards has been updated and has a new url:
cards.heroic.tools
A lot of new features, but most importantly we now have every ability from the core rules!
cards.heroic.tools
A lot of new features, but most importantly we now have every ability from the core rules!
This is about to end. #Ironsworn isn't just a fantastic solo #TTRPG -- it'll rewire your GM brain in the best way possible.
bundleofholding.com/presents/Iro...
bundleofholding.com/presents/Iro...
Ironsworn-Starforged Bundle
Adventurer! This new Ironsworn-Starforged Bundle presents Ironsworn, Starforged, and Sundered Isles, tabletop roleplaying games of perilous fantasy, space opera, and seafaring adventure by Tomkin Pres...
bundleofholding.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is about to end. #Ironsworn isn't just a fantastic solo #TTRPG -- it'll rewire your GM brain in the best way possible.
bundleofholding.com/presents/Iro...
bundleofholding.com/presents/Iro...
#RPGaDay Day 30/31: Experience/Reward
After skipping a day, I'm wrapping up #RPGaDay2025 with a look back and a look ahead.
After skipping a day, I'm wrapping up #RPGaDay2025 with a look back and a look ahead.
#RPGaDay Day 30/31: Experience/Reward
After skipping a day, I'm wrapping up #RPGaDay2025 with a look back and a look ahead.
behindthewallgames.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
#RPGaDay Day 30/31: Experience/Reward
After skipping a day, I'm wrapping up #RPGaDay2025 with a look back and a look ahead.
After skipping a day, I'm wrapping up #RPGaDay2025 with a look back and a look ahead.
A #TTRPG where the GM earns rewards for running sessions, which they can use on their characters next time they’re a player. Would encourage everyone at the table to run games and could get forever GMs to sit back and relax as players.
September 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
A #TTRPG where the GM earns rewards for running sessions, which they can use on their characters next time they’re a player. Would encourage everyone at the table to run games and could get forever GMs to sit back and relax as players.
Reposted by Stefan Woick
Something I wish more #ttrpg players would understand about the perpetual problem of not learning the player-facing rules, is that learning them is the single most powerful tool there is for exercising player agency. When you refuse to bother learning the rules, you also reject your agency.🧵
August 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Something I wish more #ttrpg players would understand about the perpetual problem of not learning the player-facing rules, is that learning them is the single most powerful tool there is for exercising player agency. When you refuse to bother learning the rules, you also reject your agency.🧵
#RPGaDay2025 Day 29: Connect
Games and gaming groups are inherently a social engagement. And it can be a lot of work.
Games and gaming groups are inherently a social engagement. And it can be a lot of work.
#RPGaDay2025 Day 29: Connect
Games and gaming groups are inherently a social engagement. And it can be a lot of work.
behindthewallgames.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
#RPGaDay2025 Day 29: Connect
Games and gaming groups are inherently a social engagement. And it can be a lot of work.
Games and gaming groups are inherently a social engagement. And it can be a lot of work.
#RPGaDay2025 Day 27: Tactic
My secret to planning my games: I don't. No plan. No tactic. Just a dream and a bunch of dice.
My secret to planning my games: I don't. No plan. No tactic. Just a dream and a bunch of dice.
#RPGaDay2025 Day 27: Tactic
My secret to planning my games: I don't. No plan. No tactic. Just a dream and a bunch of dice.
behindthewallgames.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
#RPGaDay2025 Day 27: Tactic
My secret to planning my games: I don't. No plan. No tactic. Just a dream and a bunch of dice.
My secret to planning my games: I don't. No plan. No tactic. Just a dream and a bunch of dice.
#RPGaDay2025 Day 26: Nemesis
Nemesis are more than mere villains. They're part of the characters' stories, and, as such, a perfect narrative tool.
Nemesis are more than mere villains. They're part of the characters' stories, and, as such, a perfect narrative tool.
#RPGaDay2025 Day 26: Nemesis
Nemesis are more than mere villains. They're part of the characters' stories, and, as such, a perfect narrative tool.
behindthewallgames.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
#RPGaDay2025 Day 26: Nemesis
Nemesis are more than mere villains. They're part of the characters' stories, and, as such, a perfect narrative tool.
Nemesis are more than mere villains. They're part of the characters' stories, and, as such, a perfect narrative tool.
Not that it will be anything, but I sort of want to start a group/community/thing where I introduce people to new games through one shots. Just to get people excited about new games. No idea what that would look like, but I keep coming back to that idea.
#TTRPG
#TTRPG
August 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Not that it will be anything, but I sort of want to start a group/community/thing where I introduce people to new games through one shots. Just to get people excited about new games. No idea what that would look like, but I keep coming back to that idea.
#TTRPG
#TTRPG
Reposted by Stefan Woick
The PREQUEL pre-order store is now open on Backerkit until Sep 19! Get your copy of this tactical storytelling game of historic sacrifice!
The digital version of this game is going out to backers this week! Print versions of the game will go out later this year.
The digital version of this game is going out to backers this week! Print versions of the game will go out later this year.
Pre-order PREQUEL RPG on BackerKit
A tactical storytelling game of heroic sacrifice. Fight the Evil, recall your Quest, forge your Legacy.
prequel-rpg.backerkit.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The PREQUEL pre-order store is now open on Backerkit until Sep 19! Get your copy of this tactical storytelling game of historic sacrifice!
The digital version of this game is going out to backers this week! Print versions of the game will go out later this year.
The digital version of this game is going out to backers this week! Print versions of the game will go out later this year.
Shadowrun was my first true love.
I just backed Shadowrun: Anarchy 2.0 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
I just backed Shadowrun: Anarchy 2.0 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
Shadowrun: Anarchy 2.0
Shoot straight. Sling spells. Hack the Matrix. Scr*w the corps. Roll Dice. Focus on the Story. Shadowrun's new alternative ruleset!
www.kickstarter.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Shadowrun was my first true love.
I just backed Shadowrun: Anarchy 2.0 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
I just backed Shadowrun: Anarchy 2.0 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
#RPGaDay2025 Day 25: Challenge
Challenge your players with difficult choices; let them take part in creating consequences for their actions.
Challenge your players with difficult choices; let them take part in creating consequences for their actions.
#RPGaDay2025 Day 25: Challenge
Challenge your players with difficult choices; let them take part in creating consequences for their actions.
behindthewallgames.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
#RPGaDay2025 Day 25: Challenge
Challenge your players with difficult choices; let them take part in creating consequences for their actions.
Challenge your players with difficult choices; let them take part in creating consequences for their actions.
Reposted by Stefan Woick
Just ran Draw Steel! for the first time tonight! We used the Codex vtt and it was incredible! The Null punched a goblin through a door and the player said "AM I SUPPOSED TO BE THIS COOL!?" @hellomcdm.bsky.social @dmhubvtt.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Just ran Draw Steel! for the first time tonight! We used the Codex vtt and it was incredible! The Null punched a goblin through a door and the player said "AM I SUPPOSED TO BE THIS COOL!?" @hellomcdm.bsky.social @dmhubvtt.bsky.social
#RPGaDay2025 Day 24: Reveal
Emergent storytelling through unexpected actions and well designed narrative system can reveal a better story.
Emergent storytelling through unexpected actions and well designed narrative system can reveal a better story.
#RPGaDay2025 Day 24: Reveal
Emergent storytelling through unexpected actions and well designed narrative system can reveal a better story.
behindthewallgames.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#RPGaDay2025 Day 24: Reveal
Emergent storytelling through unexpected actions and well designed narrative system can reveal a better story.
Emergent storytelling through unexpected actions and well designed narrative system can reveal a better story.
One of my favorite parts of running combats in #DrawSteel is that at the end of round 1, I always feel like I overcooked the fight. And at the end of round 2, I’m wondering where all my monster went as the heroes started to get the resources to deal with the more efficiently.
August 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
One of my favorite parts of running combats in #DrawSteel is that at the end of round 1, I always feel like I overcooked the fight. And at the end of round 2, I’m wondering where all my monster went as the heroes started to get the resources to deal with the more efficiently.