Goblin Points
News and interviews about Draw Steel, Crows and MCDM. New episodes thrice a month. Hosted by Jon de Nor.
Episodes
75 episodes
YouGMJay: The VTT, the System and the Mechanics
I'll be honest: this one's for me. I really wanted an excuse to hang out and chat with Jay, so I've invited him to Goblin Points for just that. We talk about the Codex as a tool, Draw Steel as a system and what TTRPG systems bring to social enc...
News: Crows Crowdfunder Success, Dice Crowdfunder, Jams of the Timescape 3 | August Roundup
Crows has a successful crowdfunder, I try to crowdfund power roll dice, Jams of the Timescape Volume 3 has a winner, the Codex can import encounters from Stawl, the Kiln was released and Riam's Tears dropped.
The Mythical Press: The New Monthly Monster Magazine | Interview
I'm joined by Finn Brodie, the one-man-band behind The Mythical Press, a monthly magazine for Draw Steel. How does he intend to keep up pace, what can we look forward to and tell us more about the Rotterhund and the 2-in-1 siren.Links...
Paul Hughes: The Man in Charge of Draw Steel | Interview
It's the man with the plan, for Draw Steel. Paul Hughes is on Goblin Points talking about Draw Steel, what the future will bring, how it's going with Crack the Sun, and what the signs of a healthy Draw Steel game and community is.Link...
News: Draw Steel is 1 Year, Crowdfunder for Djordice, new Jams of the Timescape | July Roundup
Happy Birthday Draw Steel! It's been a whole year already. Also, I'm crowdfunding Djordice, there's a new Jams of the Timescape, Crows is soon going to crowdfunding and two big adventures released.Links to everything:
speep: The Twofold Class | Interview
Maybe you're twins. Maybe you are soulmates just finding each other. Maybe you're on a villain to ally story arc. The case seems to be you're a twofold. I have designer of the twofold class on to explain how two players can become the ultimate ...
Slightly Reckless Games: Night Shift: Devil Division | Interview
You've seen the wildly successful crowdfunder. I'm joined by the lead brain behind the game Night Shift: Devil Division from Slightly Reckless Games. Why did they use Draw Steel as a base, and what did they change from the base game? And what a...
News: Crows Playtest Is Over, Red Road Released, New Draw Steel Zine | June Roundup
Crows have been sacrificed at the Blood Library, if they even got that far. The Glass Spark adventure path has started, The Red Road released, the summoner is in the creator license, and The Mythical Press published their first issue....
Peter LaCara: The Withering War | Interview
I'm joined by Peter LaCara. He's currently writing and crowdfunding The Withering War, an epic war story adventure, inspired by the classic Red Hand of Doom, but especially made for Draw Steel. Peter explains what makes it different from the or...
Aestus & SurfingBird: Mythic Treasures | Interview
I'm joined by Aestus and SurfingBird, and we're talking Mythical Treasures. Imagine a weapon that not only grows in power the more you wield it, but it also brings your character on a personal journey of growth.Links to everything:
News: Crows RPG Playtest, Draw Steel in Top 30 on Foundry, Triglav's Big Crowdfunder | May Roundup
Sharpen your beaks and clean your feathers, all crows are needed to scavenge the remains of a broken world. The Crows playtest is live and anyone can join in. Also the summoner is across the line, Triglav is doing their biggest crowdfunder yet ...
Jonas Tintenseher: A Person for Every Occasion | Interview
Thank you so much for coming on Jonas. I really liked Jonas' insight on what makes Draw Steel so fun and engaging to design for. I have my own theories too, but I think Jonas point about the balance of mechanical and natural language is a good ...
Jenny [REDACTED]: Draw Steel - IN SPACE! | Interview
I'm joined by Jenny [REDACTED]. She's one of the most prolific creators in the Draw Steel community. She just released Across the Solar Expanse, Space Battles back in March, and is working on a new seafaring supplement. We dive into the inspira...
News: Draw Steel VTT in Early Access, Crows Character Creation, and a year of Blacksmith's Guild | April Roundup
Codex is in Early Access go get it, we basically got a fourth of the Crows core rules, the beastheart is out, the magewright class was released, one year of The Blacksmith's Guild and seven announced crowdfunders.Links to everything: ...
ChaosOS: Draw Steel on FoundryVTT | Interview
I'm joined by ChaosOS. He's been working on the Draw Steel system for FoundryVTT since way back in 2024 and, with Metamorphic Studios, recently released officially licensed modules for Heroes, Monsters, The Delian Tomb and Road to Broadhurst, i...
Spyger: The Huntsman Class | Interview
I'm joined by Spyger, the designer behind the Huntsman class that's crowdfunding as this episode drops. We talk about how the class is a ranger class for Draw Steel, but how it moves away from the pet theme covered by the beastheart, and goes i...
News: Crows Details, Codex VTT Pricing Announced, Draw Steel on Foundry | March Roundup
More details about Crows, The Codex pricing has been finalized, Draw Steel has officially landed on FoundryVTT, and supplements containing space battles, beastfolk, sewer monsters, warforged, and 31 small supplements for Draw Steel.Li...
Gub: The Kiln And Other Adventures | Interview
I'm joined by Gub of Look Out Behind You Studios and Triglav Games. Gub talks about his philosophy behind adventure design, contributing to the vampire class, working on The Boggits of Kingsmire, and where the Kiln class comes from.Li...
Leo Hojnowski: Keep on the Road to War | Interview
I'm joined by Leo Hojnowski. He's currently running a crowdfunding campaign for his adventure Keep on the Road to War. It's heavily inspired by Red Hand of Doom, but Leo's "plussing" it: it's not just Red Hand of Doom, but Draw Steel — Leo's al...
News: New MCDM Hire, More Crows Details, and Winners of Jams of the Timescape | February Roundup
February was packed! We got the winners of Ancestries of the Timescape, a magical Crows update, MCDM makes a new hire, updated Crack the Sun release schedule, the vampire class from Triglav is finally out, and It's Complicated and Look Out! has...
SurfingBird: Making a Gish for Draw Steel | Interview
Ben a.k.a. SurfingBird is on Goblin Points. He's a founder of the Draw Steel Brewery Discord server, and recently published the gish class Scion. Ben talks about how he went about designing the class, and how to make sure the class feels like a...
Cameron of Rise Heroes Rise!: It's Complicated! (The Crowdfunder) | Interview
It's finally happened! Cameron of Rise Heroes Rise! is on Goblin Points. It's been a long time coming. Too long some might say. We talk about running games, publishing them on YouTube, the Draw Steel community and Cameron's crowdfunder: It'...
News: Crows, the New RPG from MCDM, Jams of the Timescape, and the Stawl Supplement Index | January Roundup
Jams of the Timescape Volume 2 has been a massive success, James is going all in on MCDM's new RPG Crows, Crack the Sun successfully funded at twice their goal and more!Links to everything: https://GoblinPoints.com/2604#links<...
The Dice Society: A Pillar of the Community | Interview
The Dice Society is back on! It's been a year since we last talked, and a lot has happened since then: the release of Draw Steel, Jams of the Timescape, You Meet in an Ambush, Hooked on Crafting and him writing for the Encounters book.
DimaJeydar: Translating Draw Steel | Interview
I'm joined by DimaJeydar. He initially popped up on my radar when he released a Ukrainian translation of the starter rules for Draw Steel. In the time since he's posted an update, published a starter adventure, and a fourth level adventure set ...
