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Prepping a teaching session

Uncharted

Friday night, during our normal Earthdawn session, I asked during a break, “Hey, would anyone be interested in a one-shot teaching session of Draw Steel?” The response from my players was immediate. I had four, possibly five, players interested in learning the game, and if they liked it, they were open to an every other Sunday game.   I had a map and an encounter in the works, and this just got me to hunker down and put in the work, last minute, of course, to put together something passable. Let’s step through how I worked out this training session for my players.   *Note: I don’t get a referral from any posted links. I use their products because they are the best tools for me.   Before the session I built the encounter. I knew I wanted it to be goblins and quite a few of them. I jumped to the Draw Steel Monsters book and did the math—time: 10 Minutes or so, after I read through the encounter building section a few times. …

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