Essentians - A Draw Steel Ancestry

Essentians - A Draw Steel Ancestry

A new elemental ancestry for MCDM's Draw Steel. Obliterated by the forces of creation, you glimpsed the foundations of reality before being put back together as something entirely unique. Now you wield elemental powers as an extension of your being.
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The Essentian Ancestry - Powered by Draw Steel

Essentians are a new ancestry for Draw Steel, the heroic fantasy TTRPG from MCDM Productions.

All that is came from seven fundamental elements. You are those elements given new life.

Obliterated by the forces of creation, you glimpsed the foundations of reality before you were put back together as something entirely unique. Now you wield elemental powers as an extension of your being. You might scorch or freeze enemies, soar overhead or burrow beneath, commune with nature spirits or conversate with the dead, implant visions of the unknowable into unwitting minds, and more. 

Whether you are an amalgam of multiple energies that remembers much of your previous life, or a single element being whose completely shed who they once were, you will sculpt a new name for yourself as an Essentian.   

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Contents

This is a third-party digital product. 

The ancestry contains: 
  • Fiction featuring an Essentian. 
  • Two signature traits reflecting their transcendent, supernatural essence.
  • Seven different element branches: Air, Earth, Fire, Green, Rot, Void, and Water. 
  • A total of Thirty-Five ancestry traits to choose from, each elemental branch containing five traits. Mix and match however you wish. 
  • Right now the entire product is at a word count in the neighborhood of 5,100 words, 10 pages (two-column, 8.5'' x 11''). 
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Sample Pages

Page One Preview
Signature Traits and Air Essentian Preview

Earth Essentian Preview




You can view the preview spread here, at full resolution.

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Pledges

Tier 1: The PDF ($5)
Get the PDF at a 28% discount.

Tier 2: PDF + A Credit ($10)
Above and beyond! You'll get the PDF plus your name in the credits of the final product.
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Goal

If we reach the goal then backers should expect to receive their PDF soon after the campaign closes, certainly by the end of September. The fiction is written, a majority of the traits are already designed in varying stages of polish, and the others are mapped out for work in the coming weeks.

Layout and Formatting will be in the style seen above, with licensed art added throughout.

After the PDF is released to backers, the ancestry will later be available for purchase over on itch.io.

And stay tuned here to the Updates for the occasional peek at more traits as the release draws near!

*UPDATE: Fire Essentian Preview
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Credits

Writing and Design: Kurtis Bowling
You can check out my other Draw Steel ancestry The Flockle for free here 
And you can follow me on Bluesky @007GoldFish

Cover Art: Gary Dupuis and Brett Neufeld

Spot Art: Gabe Fua and Dean Spencer.
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License

The Essentian Ancestry is an independent product published under the DRAW STEEL Creator License and is not affiliated with MCDM Productions, LLC. DRAW STEEL © 2024 MCDM Productions, LLC.
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