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Steven Garstone
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Love me some Super Heroes, Movies and anything pop-culture. Somehow stumbled into being a professional Dungeon Master for Dungeons & Dragons.
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Steven Garstone @stevengarstone.bsky.social · Nov 29
I think, just to get my Blue Sky account really started I'm going to give myself a month long challenge. Every day of December I'm going to give an example of a #TTRPG game mechanic that I really love. Only from games I've played & experienced myself.
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mattcolville.bsky.social
Hey nice!

gamingtrend.com/reviews/draw...
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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jamesintrocaso.bsky.social
Hey! Draw Steel won an Editor's Choice award from @gamingtrend.com! gamingtrend.com/reviews/draw...
Draw Steel: Heroes review
Plunge into a new era of cinematic action with this Editor's Choice Award winner!
gamingtrend.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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jacksondotcomputer.bsky.social
finally ran draw steel (first session of the delian tomb) and dare I say that this game Has the Juice.

had a mix of veterans and people new to TTRPGs and everyone had a blast, combat feels super collaborative and fluid
February 8, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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jakeekiss.bsky.social
Ran my third session in the #deliantomb of @hellomcdm.bsky.social's #drawsteel today. The party finished the first level of the dungeon, returned to town, and had their first negotiation!

Draw Steel systems seem like "a lot" at first, but once you start playing it calms down quickly.
a group of people are sitting in front of a castle and one of them is saying i got a good feeling about this
Alt: a group of people are sitting in front of a castle and one of them is saying i got a good feeling about this
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February 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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jakeekiss.bsky.social
The utility of the negotiation system is immediately apparent. I can see the levers to finesse a negotiation into a very compelling bit of drama in game. I love that the dice, roleplay, AND character's arguments all have mechanical weight. MECHANICAL WIEGHT! Imagine that.
a man in a suit and tie says it 's pretty good while sitting at a table
Alt: a man in a suit and tie says it 's pretty good while sitting at a table
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February 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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fullmetal-feline.bsky.social
Draw Steel is certainly gunning for the title of “best crunchy grid-based” combat. I started it last week and what it lacked in complexity it made up for in being dynamic. Bonuses are easy to track and add. The situation changes every turn as player. and enemies use their powers. Worth a look
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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kaijustew.bsky.social
I ran my first session of Draw Steel today and I absolutely adore it. This game was made for me. It takes everything I love about D&D 4th edition and completely jettisons the stuff I don’t like. Fun as hell. Highly recommend it.
Some miniatures and tokens on a combat grid
January 17, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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jacqjohnsonart.bsky.social
I heard it was #DragonAppreciationDay ?
How about a Dragon Knight? 🐲💚✨

|| #art #digitalart #illustration #dragon #dragonknight #drawsteel #ttrpg #ocsky #originalcharacter ||
A spikey green dragonborn man holds his head up high in a forest scene. He is wearing gray, navy, and silver armor. Has one large horn, the other which is obscured, is snapped off. He has large wings that are posed behind him.
January 17, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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jacqjohnsonart.bsky.social
Lounging in the dying world. 🖤✨
Finished piece of Prosperity wearing Denizen's armor, and looking fine as hell while doing it!!~

|| #art #illustration #ocsky #elf #digitalart #elfenjoyers #drawsteel #blackgold ||
An illustration of a handsome high elf with short choppy red/orange hair, and golden eyes sits lounging in a completely desaturated, black and white forest, which is dark and ominous. He has golden earrings with round blue beads and red tassels at the ends, and a gold claw accessory on his left pointer finger. All of the rest of his clothes are completely black and dark silver. He's wearing black spiked pauldrons and a black cloak and waist wrap that reveals his chest and stomach, a black kilt/waist cape, skin-tight wrap-pants, and silver and black leg guards. A silver cape pin is attached to the cape at the center of his chest. On his back is a glowing neon-green/yellow sword, which sparks with lightning- illuminating him and the mono-chromatic world around him with green light. He sits with his legs crossed and his hands on his lap, looking to the right, smirking and tilting his head.
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
stevengarstone.bsky.social
People looking at their #DrawSteel characters moments after choosing their class abilities:
January 13, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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devilfern.bsky.social
Finished commission for @jacqjohnsonart.bsky.social of her beautiful boy Prosperity! I love this character so much he's such a vibe

[ #pixelart | #ocsky | #commissions ]
January 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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badgertracks.bsky.social
Neosnapaeth is my Void elementalist character for Draw Steel (by @hellomcdm.bsky.social ) here are some explorations of her from the sketchbook.

I like setting off on a design and working through a core concept until it feels like it has depth and life.

#characterdesign #conceptart #sketchbook
Sketchbook page showing design notes and thumbnails for the character.
January 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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ljonskar.bsky.social
Atrasta, Hakaan Censor of Mahsiti the Weaver. She's 10ft tall and not the sharpest tool in the shed :p

I did this portrait fairly quickly for a token, so it's not super detailed past her face 😅

#drawsteel
A woman with stony, cracked skin. She's in plate armour, and has a bladed polearm over one shoulder.
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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emilydrawsstuff.bsky.social
This illustration was created for my client, @countjackula.bsky.social ✨
A blend of dark fantasy and urban elements, focusing on atmosphere, symbolism, and strong visual storytelling.
Every detail was designed to support the mood and world-building behind the concept.
#FantasyArt #DarkFantasy
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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mattcolville.bsky.social
We've got our work cut out for us in this next year, but I'm just as excited for Draw Steel: Year Two.

I think this time next year? There's gonna be a LOT more Draw Steel players. And we'll know a lot more about developing for it, and what folks want. Cannot wait.
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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mattcolville.bsky.social
I ran draw steel for Zee & Crew. I think they had fun!

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Draw Steel: Animated Spellbook
YouTube video by Zee Bashew
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January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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d20play.bsky.social
Note to self. Read "Ending the Encounter" sections carefully. Many encounters are intended to end earlier than "all enemies are killed" in Draw Steel. Something I have missed too often.
December 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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riiverrat.bsky.social
The devil went down to... acheron???? is there a #DrawSteel equivalent of georgia????

#troubadour #devil #ttrpg #oc #art
December 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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rosatyrs.bsky.social
hire me to ask you questions about your world building / gm plans and give tiny bits of input that push you down a hill in your brain and now you're rolling down gathering inspiration and adding cool stuff like your story is a katamari ball (you don't need to pay me I'll just do it for free)
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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michaelswaim.bsky.social
If you see this, re-post with your model of positive maskulinity
December 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
stevengarstone.bsky.social
Currently between Draw Steel games due to the holiday period so I'm just living vicariously through other people's posts this next two weeks.
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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padfoot240.bsky.social
I’ve been running a Draw Steel game while a longer 5e campaign is on hiatus to introduce us all (especially me!) to how the game works. Here are some takeaways after a handful of sessions from the stater set The Delian Tomb!
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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mattcolville.bsky.social
You can now make proper Draw Steel orcs and memonek and time raiders in Titancraft, complete with appropriate face details!

titancraft.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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jacqjohnsonart.bsky.social
“Back To Back With Oblivion” 🌒✨
One of their motifs is an eclipse, so I had to draw something related. And collaborating on the composition was so fun for me.
@kinghawthorne.bsky.social

|| #art #digitalart #illustration #wip #ocsky #originalcharacter #elf #drawsteel #blackgold ||
An illustration of two figures standing back to back against a bright total eclipse. The figure in front is a beautiful elf with red hair, yellow/orange eyes, and golden birthmarks (like veins) that travel from his bottom lip across his chest. He wears a leather gorget, gold chain harness, fabric sashes, and wide red/brown pants. On top, he wears a heavy red coat, which rests open, with light brown fur and gold embroidery on the chest. He stands with his hands rested on a magical zweihander, which glows yellow. The figure behind is shaded by an intense back shadow as well as lit by the eclipse itself, he is a handsome older shadow elf with half black, half white hair, and a dark shadow that lights his face unnaturally on the right side. He stands with his back to the viewer, looking over his shoulder. His has neon green eyes, and black antlers. His armor is completely back, nearly obscuring all of his body. To the side he extends an odd looking neon sword which crackles with neon green lightning.
December 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM