{"title":"Draw Steel - Player Options","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-summoner-class-for-draw-steel-pdf","title":"The Summoner - Class for Draw Steel - PDF","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou Are The Armada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"docs-internal-guid-9488dcc7-7fff-ec6a-8a0f-9b372b86c052\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe kings of old would trade armies for your abilities. You’ve undertaken the tradition that conjures an endless supply of warriors. 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Our new Draw Steel\u003cbr\u003ebeastheart is not a direct translation of that class—it’s more like a continuation of the conversation. You still control two characters, but we’ve leaned harder into the “beast” aspect of the beastheart: Rampage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn battle, your beast becomes more and more riled up until they fly into a rampage and attack enemies and allies alike. Sure, you might accidentally bite some of your friends. But\u003cbr\u003ethey won’t be too mad, because that friendly fire actually fuels the pain you’re dishing out to your enemies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd in true Draw Steel fashion, your abilities get bigger and wilder as combat goes on. On turn one, your wolf, condor, lightbender, or other companion is a more or less ordinary beastie. 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