Pressed for Time - Lvl 1 Draw Steel One-Shot

Creating your character

Before the session begins, you should have a Level 1 hero ready to go. You’re free to either create your own using the Draw Steel rules, or use one of the pregenerated characters (PDFs for which I can provide). If you create your own character, you may take a Complication as long as you run it by me first, as some include features that don’t make sense for a one-shot. At the start of this one-shot, your character will have 0 Victories and their maximum amount of recoveries. In addition, you can give your character 135 project points, which you can use to craft various treasures before the events of this one-shot. This is in addition to any project points you gain from your career. You have the project sources and prerequisites for your choice of either two 1st-Echelon Consumables or one 1st-Echelon Trinket. If you are a returning player from one of my other games, you may use a character from those games of the appropriate level, along with any Treasures or Titles you have acquired. Instead of the prior guidelines, you gain 100 project points in addition to any you have already, and can select one project source and prerequisite to have acquired before the events of this one-shot (1st-Echelon Consumables and Trinkets only). If you are not familiar with any of the rules mentioned above or have questions, I am happy to help with any part of the process (time permitting).

Preparing for the session

Aside from character creation, you will need an account for Discord, which will be used for communications leading up to the session and voice call during it. When you sign up, you'll receive an email/message with the link to the Discord server. It will also have channels with information and resources you can look over but these are in no way required materials. The second thing you'll need is an account on Owlbear Rodeo as this is the VTT we'll be using.

What Zee brings to the table

I can provide PDFs for pregenerated character, as mentioned under Character Creation. I can also create a token for your character if you find an image that captures what you imagine your hero looks like. Just send me the image and I’ll make the token As far as my style of running the game, I typically try to provide a fairly immersive experience with in-character voices and detailed descriptions, while still keeping things light above table. I do ascribe to the rule of cool, though with Draw Steel still being a fairly new system and the different levels of experience players may have, I will be sticking to the rules as much as possible. Draw Steel is intended to be fairly tactical, but my goal here is not to overwhelm anyone, much less kill your character. I’ll also be playing ambient music and audio tracks to help immerse you into the world of the game.

How Zee creates a safe table

When you sign up, you will immediately receive a message/email with a link to a Google Form, which will be a checklist of Lines and Veils on topics that might pop up in this one-shot. There will also be space for you to list any of your own boundaries in case there are topics you don't want to see that I have not listed. There will be an Open Door policy during the session, meaning any player can step away, disconnect from the call, etc. and rejoin at any time without judgement. If you need to do so for your own safety and well-being, please do so. I will not tolerate any player harassing another should they choose to use this policy. Finally, at the end of the session, we will do a quick wrap up where players are free to talk about the session and offer feedback for me. I’m open to any constructive criticism, and I hope to hear if there’s anything you really liked so I know what to focus on in future games.