The Dice Society

The Dice Society

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The Dice Society episodes

  • TDS 014: Draw Steel is (Content) Complete

    On today's episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about the newest Draw Steel playtest packets and all of the community creations that came in their wake.


    More from The Dice Society:

    • Transcript of this episode
    • Mailing list
    • Bluesky
    • YouTube

    • Links:

      Because of Spotify's character limit, please see the links section on YouTube. Sorry for the inconvenience.


      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

      • Chapters:

        00:00 - Intro

        01:19 - Community and news

        03:48 - New packets

        10:17 - Intermission

        10:58 - Community creations

        18:29 - Outro

        20 min
      • TDS 013: Draw Steel Complications & Consumables

        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

              23 min
            • TDS 012: Draw Steel Reaches Level 10

              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

                    38 min
                  • TDS 011: Draw Steel Gets Revised

                    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

                          26 min
                        • TDS 010: Draw Steel Backer Playtest

                          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

                                17 min
                              • TDS 009: Draw Steel Treasures & Negotiation

                                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

                                    22 min
                                  • TDS 008: MCDM RPG Is Now Draw Steel

                                    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
                                      • 21 min
                                      • TDS 007: MCDM RPG Prototype & Mouthfeel

                                        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
                                            • 33 min
                                            • TDS 006: MCDM RPG Monster Design

                                              In the sixth episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about the MCDM RPG's current monster design.

                                              For a transcript of this episode, go to: ⁠https://thedicesociety.com/tds006-monster-design⁠

                                              Links:

                                              • Willy Abeel on X: ⁠https://x.com/TheWillyboo⁠
                                              • Buy Flee, Mortals!: ⁠https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/flee-mortals-the-mcdm-monster-book⁠
                                              • 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/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
                                                  • 20 min
                                                  • TDS 005: MCDM RPG Character Creation

                                                    In the fifth episode of The Dice Society podcast, I talk about the MCDM RPG's character creation.

                                                    Links:

                                                    • Demo of the VTT: https://www.reddit.com/r/mattcolville/comments/1d2sxf6
                                                    • 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/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
                                                      • Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedicesociety⁠⁠⁠
                                                      • ⁠Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@thedicesociety⁠⁠⁠⁠
                                                      • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thedicesociety.bsky.social
                                                      • 18 min

                                                      About The Dice Society

                                                      From the publisher's feed

                                                      This is a show about the upcoming MCDM RPG, where I talk about its development, my playtest experience, and, once the time is right, first- and third-party content being made for the finished game.