Here, take this!

Presenting the "Emblazoned Character Sheets" — a bold, three-page redesign of the character sheets for Draw Steel created by MCDM Productions. 

The pages are fillable and printable; crafted with both flair and function in mind. Inspired by the original Draw Steel playtest character sheets, this versatile design is here to bring your hero to the forefront of adventure. 

Know your hero like the back of your blade

With the Emblazoned Character Sheets, you’ll know your hero like never before. The three-page layout is tailored for clarity, usability, and growth: 

• Fillable form fields and text boxes for swift customization.
• One design, all heroes — regardless of your class, this sheet is optimized for any path you choose in Draw Steel.
  
• A left-to-right, top-to-bottom restructure spread across four columns to ensure key information is easy to find when you need it.
• Ample room for your Class description, Ancestry description, and Career.
• A dedicated third page for even more Aspects and Abilities. As your character grows, so does your character sheet.
• Printable on both US Letter and A4 sizes

Best of both worlds

Whether you're the kind of player who loves the tactile feel of paper in hand or someone who embraces the ease of digital form-filling, these sheets are built to serve both. The choice is yours!

The loot

The downloads include:

• A blank, fillable version of the Emblazoned Character Sheets
• The pregenerated characters from the original playtest, retrofitted into the Emblazoned Character Sheets

Good luck, stranger

Command the battlefield as a Tactician, disappear into dark alleys as a Shadow, or conjure lightning as an Elementalist. Whichever path you take, these pages will have your hero ready to face any obstacle. Now prepare to DRAW STEEL!

Why?

While the playtest character sheets work well as a prototype, I found the design somewhat challenging to navigate comfortably. Some alignment, hierarchy, and legibility choices caused my eyes to dart all over the page (gods help my neurodivergence). Additionally, I felt the sheets lacked some personality or thematic flair—something I’m sure the official launch will deliver.

In the meantime, I wanted to see if there was another way. This curiosity lead to a rough sketch, which became a rough draft, which become… well, this! 

The goals were: 

• Redesign the character sheet for easier readability
• Aim for a more standardized structure that could be used for all classes, 
• Incorporate genre-appropriate aesthetics to add more drama. 

My hope is that as you play through the Draw Steel playtest, these character sheets will bring your heroes to life, giving them even more personality and excitement, both on the page and in your mind.

However, credit where credit is due:
Three “cheers!” to the mighty designers of the original playtest sheets. They were asked to pack A LOT into their pages — not an easy undertaking (a challenge which I likewise discovered). Your hard work laid the foundation for the Emblazoned Character Sheet. We can’t wait to see the final versions at launch! Good luck!

License

"Emblazoned Character Sheets for Draw Steel" 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.