DimaJeydar: Translating Draw Steel | Interview
Episode 2 of the Goblin Points podcast, hosted by Jon de Nor, titled "DimaJeydar: Translating Draw Steel | Interview" was published on January 15, 2026 and runs 57 minutes.
January 15, 2026 ·57m · Goblin Points
Summary
I'm joined by DimaJeydar. He initially popped up on my radar when he released a Ukrainian translation of the starter rules for Draw Steel. In the time since he's posted an update, published a starter adventure, and a fourth level adventure set in the timescape. This episode is all about translating: how do you preserve the emotion of a phrase, how do find the right word and how do you make carefully crafted multi-word names sound just as good in a completely different language and culture? Li...
Episode Description
I'm joined by DimaJeydar. He initially popped up on my radar when he released a Ukrainian translation of the starter rules for Draw Steel. In the time since he's posted an update, published a starter adventure, and a fourth level adventure set in the timescape. This episode is all about translating: how do you preserve the emotion of a phrase, how do find the right word and how do you make carefully crafted multi-word names sound just as good in a completely different language and culture?
Links:
- The Eve of Ivan Kupalo movie
- Діти інженерів (Children of Engineers) band
- Roleplay Ukraine festival
- Wild Steppe RPG
- Mosaic RPG
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Interview
55:26 Outro
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Theme music by Patrick Haesler.
Art by Chris Malbon.
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