I'm not super familiar with Draw Steel. But I sorta know it has a momentum mechanic that makes characters more powerful, but it's lost on resting. It pushes characters towards action because giving up the momentum with a rest might mean losing enough power to fail an objective. I don't know exactly how it would look, but using hope in a similar way could be interesting. (Maybe it unlocks temporary abilities, extra attacks, etc).
Draw Steel is highly tactical though, so maybe it wouldn't work. Just a thought I had while reading.
Draw Steel is on my table. The mechanics it offers are really good for heroic fantasy, at least on paper. On successful combat, negotiations, challenges you gain Victory Points. Those VPs help you generate more heroic resources but also malice for the GM. On a respite (24h rest) they turn into XP.
I like how you've effectively created a new and interesting take on Ironsworn's resolution, where the Difficulty is dynamic and getting set simultaneously with the Check. Both pieces of information yielded by 1 roll, and a moment of tension as you math out just what happened. I like it.
So do I. I have to see where I take it from here. I like the core resolution, I like that I can add adv/disadvantage on skill checks. I like that a 0 can be something special and that it can generate chaos, essentially allowing be to play it like mythic.
I think I need to playtest it with Daggerheart because I would like a bit more crunch than just adding+1 for experiences, though I expect it's what it will end up being. I don't like the idea of spending a resource to use experiences which is why I need to figure out what to do with hope. Probably something like momentum in Ironsworn but also using cool abilities or do more dmg
Very fair point. A villain unravelling because they can feel control slipping away can be really effective. That is very different from a villain who just seems to forget how their own plan works.
I'm not super familiar with Draw Steel. But I sorta know it has a momentum mechanic that makes characters more powerful, but it's lost on resting. It pushes characters towards action because giving up the momentum with a rest might mean losing enough power to fail an objective. I don't know exactly how it would look, but using hope in a similar way could be interesting. (Maybe it unlocks temporary abilities, extra attacks, etc).
Draw Steel is highly tactical though, so maybe it wouldn't work. Just a thought I had while reading.
Draw Steel is on my table. The mechanics it offers are really good for heroic fantasy, at least on paper. On successful combat, negotiations, challenges you gain Victory Points. Those VPs help you generate more heroic resources but also malice for the GM. On a respite (24h rest) they turn into XP.
I like how you've effectively created a new and interesting take on Ironsworn's resolution, where the Difficulty is dynamic and getting set simultaneously with the Check. Both pieces of information yielded by 1 roll, and a moment of tension as you math out just what happened. I like it.
So do I. I have to see where I take it from here. I like the core resolution, I like that I can add adv/disadvantage on skill checks. I like that a 0 can be something special and that it can generate chaos, essentially allowing be to play it like mythic.
I think I need to playtest it with Daggerheart because I would like a bit more crunch than just adding+1 for experiences, though I expect it's what it will end up being. I don't like the idea of spending a resource to use experiences which is why I need to figure out what to do with hope. Probably something like momentum in Ironsworn but also using cool abilities or do more dmg
Very fair point. A villain unravelling because they can feel control slipping away can be really effective. That is very different from a villain who just seems to forget how their own plan works.