Brian Schaab's Avatar

Brian Schaab

@brianschaab

Writer, Nerd, TTRPG content, Draw Steel! https://schaab.itch.io/

201
Followers
221
Following
631
Posts
04.01.2025
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Brian Schaab @brianschaab

I do think the paper minis are a great thing for Draw Steel. Unless you or your players are Warhammer fans, not many people have the number of minis to run.

05.03.2026 17:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

Hey! The Vampire Class for Draw Steel is out! You can check it out here: shop.triglavgames.com/products/sci... #DrawSteel #Vampire #TTRPG #RPG

04.03.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good luck! 7 full requests and 2 partials is great!

02.03.2026 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Space Battles - A Timescape Supplement For Draw Steel! by Jenny [REDACTED] Timescape ancestries, starfighter rules, and alien adversaries for Draw Steel!

Happy to announce the launch of my first big Draw Steel product, Space Battles! This 68 page supplement includes 4 timescape ancestries, rules for spacefighter combat, and new classic sci-fi solo monsters! #drawsteel

jennyredacted.itch.io/space-battles

02.03.2026 19:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Preview
"LOOK OUT!" - Classic monsters ambush Draw Steel heroes. In this project we take 20+ classic fantasy monsters and design them for Draw Steel. Just to add a little spice, we also designed harvesting mechanics to collect those monster parts and turn them into...

Proud to be the 62nd backer ๐Ÿ˜Ž on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for "LOOK OUT!" - Classic monsters ambush Draw Steel heroes.! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

02.03.2026 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Ancestries of Oakhame: Beastfolk Ancestries for Draw Steel by tootallferne

It's out! You can find my Redwall-inspired ancestries for Draw Steel at tootallferne.itch.io/ancestries-o.... It's completely free, and features 12 different ancestry options with abilities drawn both from the core rules and my own unique takes, as well as a setting I created just for this!

01.03.2026 18:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Characters that support him like Mun Cakri, Rin Coda, Jin Matozi, Jia, and more are all great. Kuni truly stands on their shoulders. I want to see what happens next now that the empire has been established.

#fantasy #booksky

4/4

02.03.2026 01:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

super distinct. I really love the contrast between Kuni Garu and Mata Zyndu. I also like how Liu doesn't make Mapidere out to be just "evil". They talk often about the good things he did during his reign.

*** Spoilers ***
Kuni Garu is a great character, and I'm glad to see him end up on top.

3/4

02.03.2026 01:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At times, this book is close to an old epic like Romance of the Three Kingdoms or The Iliad. It will sweep past major events in a paragraph, but then it will dive deep into other ones. I particularly enjoyed the little segments of the gods talking amongst themselves. The characters in this are

2/4

02.03.2026 01:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover to The Grace of Kings. It features a multi-tiered castle on a beach. To the east, boats are landing on the beach. In background, are towering mountains. A winged glider soars above the city.

The cover to The Grace of Kings. It features a multi-tiered castle on a beach. To the east, boats are landing on the beach. In background, are towering mountains. A winged glider soars above the city.

Book 12 of 2026: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

1st book in the Dandelion Dynasty series.

8/10. This book is crazy ambitious in its scope, and I feel like it will get even crazier as the series progresses. I really loved the metaphor of the dandelion and how it always springs up and survives.

1/4

02.03.2026 01:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That tagline sounds amazing. I'll have to check this out!

27.02.2026 21:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

have a quick, fast-paced novella I could finish in one sitting.

I do wish part of this was the actual Prologue to Of Blood and Fire, though it would be hard to trim this down into a Prologue size section.

#fantasy #booksky

3/3

27.02.2026 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

likely play a major role in the future books.

I think Cahill giving this away for free for signing up for his mailing list is super smart. It's a great way to build a mailing list and give people value for that action.

I've been reading lots of really long books lately, so it felt good to

2/3

27.02.2026 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover to The Fall. It features yellow triangle which represents the Order.

Cover to The Fall. It features yellow triangle which represents the Order.

Book 11 of 2026: The Fall by Ryan Cahill.

A novella prequel for The Bound and the Broken series.

7/10. This is an action-packed novella that takes place before the events of Of Blood and Fire. It hops around a few different POVs and gives us more context on the Fall of the Order, which will

1/3

27.02.2026 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

interesting so far.

The story for this book is pretty tight, but it clearly is about to open up into a much wider world and story.

An easy and fun read.

I am curious to see where Calen will go and get more information on Aeson and the rest of the crew.

#fantasy #booksksy

2/2

27.02.2026 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover for Of Blood and Fire. It features a black background with a white egg in the center. The egg is made of swirling patterns evoking flowers and ferns.

The cover for Of Blood and Fire. It features a black background with a white egg in the center. The egg is made of swirling patterns evoking flowers and ferns.

Book 10 of 2026: Of Blood & Fire by Ryan Cahill.

Book 1 in The Bound & Broken series.

8/10. I don't mean this in a condescending way, because I actually really like this book. It feels very much like Eragon but a more adult version and darker in tone. It works really well and the story is

1/2

27.02.2026 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sure

25.02.2026 14:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't think I ever realized that was Rosamund. So maybe this is just me. Her dialogue leaves me to think of someone more like an administrator. Not this clearly tough adventurer. Surely there'd be less problems if the Reeve was on top of things.

22.02.2026 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dang, I like this. Not anything close to how I was running or picturing the Reeve. But I 100% know how to role play her from this artwork. Great job!

22.02.2026 14:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think it'll still be a tough fight, but not as grueling with that squad. The fight is also heavily skewed to favor ranged attacks. The thorn dragon is so mobile, it can be difficult for melee.

21.02.2026 19:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How many players?

21.02.2026 19:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thorn dragons are very tough. There's several reddit threads calling out their TPK potential. Of all the DS encounters I've run, it felt on another level of difficulty.

21.02.2026 19:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hoping to! The players just took a respite, and I'm implementing similar things to the Delian Tomb where things progress after each one.

They're going to have some interesting things to handle

20.02.2026 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Agreed. I think there's a lot of good level 1 adventures. I'd like to see some level 2-5. My players are real close to level 2, so I'll be figuring out that soon.

20.02.2026 14:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like monsters tied to an adventure. It's fun to have unique monsters and a few encounters to easily drop them into.

20.02.2026 13:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think there's several class archetypes that we could add. There are some good ones being worked on in the homebrew discord.

We definitely need more monsters. There's lots of open design space there.

20.02.2026 12:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! What do you mean connect?

20.02.2026 02:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's dark fantasy. And yeah there are few feelings better than when you finish.

20.02.2026 01:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have "finished" my current WIP story, The Forsaken Realm. Finishing out at ~97k words. I technically still need to do another editing pass on some of the newer sections, but I can work on that while I'm querying.

Very happy with how this story has evolved.

#writing #writingcommunity

20.02.2026 00:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

stories.

#fantasy #booksky

8/8

19.02.2026 17:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0