Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s (Steven S. and Steven G.)

This week we get a little long-winded (but lots of fun) with d20Network alum and GamerNationCon regular Brev Tanner! Brev is many things, including Author, Gamer, General Nerd, and Movie Buff, so we invited him to come and have a chat about the many, many ways we can use movies to help inspire and improve our games!      Check out Brev's books "The Dark Tome" and "Riders of the Storm" here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Brev-Tanner/author/B07NYNT27P?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

     Check out The Movie Defenders here:  https://moviedefenders.libsyn.com/

d20Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed --  https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed

Movies (to steal from) of the Week:

     Steve S: The Hunt for Red October -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

                   Black Moon Rising -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090735/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

     Brev T:  Skyfall -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074638/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

                  Bone Tomahawk -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2494362/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

                  The Black Hole -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078869/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Tropes, Star Wars, stories, MASH, Die Hard, Blue Bloods, and Sailor Moon. Plus more! this week it's a "classic" Me and Steve ramble!

d20 Network Spotlight: Primed by Cortex -- https://pbcpod.podbean.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Girl by Moonlight -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/454656/girl-by-moonlight?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: The Book of Random Tables: Pirates -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/457163/the-book-of-random-tables-pirates?affiliate_id=2018399

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Rasmus R Byriel, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Ok folks, here you have the first session of our Genesys "Oblivion War" game. Keep in mind, we're not trying to do a highly produced actual-play, we're aiming more to show what you can get just having fun with your friends around a table. That said, this was a lot of fun to play, and I hope you all enjoy listening as much as we did playing!

The Cast:

  Ben -- GM (and wrangler of cats)

   Eric -- Prangalar (catfolk scout)

   Hagan -- Groth (orcish primalist)

   Terry C -- Barnelby (gnome bard)

   Steve (New) -- Kulweg (gnome alchemist)

   Steve (Old) -- Karlax (crystal-based bioroid tech)

     The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the adventure should commence!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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On this episode of Retrostar an old friend arrives from somewhere far out there.

Thank you Ben and Hagen for allowing us to record and playing with us!

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has funded and closed! As of the time of release I don't have another link to give you, so check for updates here! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s

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Retrostar by Spectrum Games

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168254/Retrostar-Rulebook?affiliate_id=201839

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This week we're joined by independent comic writer/artist Luke Stone to talk about the HYBRIDS rpg (now on IndieGoGo), based on the comic of the same name.  Nick Tockert, the designer for the game system also joins us, and we talk about the setting, themes, and design of the game.

HYBRIDS is currently live on the IndieGoGo funding platform -- https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hybrids-double-feature-rpg-and-tpb#/

More info on the comic, and Luke's other creations can be found at http://www.lukestonestudios.com/

More info, etc for designer Nick Tockert can be found at -- http://www.nicholastockert.com/

d20 Network Spotlight: The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/

Game of the Week:

     Nick T:  Basic Fantasy RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5146/The-Basic-Fantasy-Project?affiliate_id=2018399

                   Old Gods of Appalachia -- https://www.montecookgames.com/old-gods-of-appalachia/

     Steve G:  Travel-Size RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/423387/-TSRPG-TravelSized-RPG-?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Pocket Space RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/417013/Pocket-Space-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has closed, but you can find it here. -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s 

More info, tickets, etc can also be found here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-80-s

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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We talk about a lot of games here on Me and Steve.  But this week, we decided to have a bit of a discussion around where or when to use which game.  Sometimes it's as simple as it being the setting that you want to play in, but sometimes there are other factors too.  

And to help us make some sense of our ramblings, we invited GM Hooly, co-host of The Forge podcast, to come on and join in!

A little talk about what systems you know, vs. which system may reinforce a theme you want, vs. how much work it's going to take to make it all work together!

Game of the week:

GM Hooly:  Marvel SAGA --  (this one's long out of print, and a bit tough to find for sale, but I've linked the system page from Noble Knight, for lack of a better page) https://www.nobleknight.com/Products/Marvel-Super-Heroes---SAGA-TSR

Steve G:  Dune -- Modiphius' adaptation of the Frank Herbert classic!  https://www.modiphius.net/pages/discover-dune-roleplaying-game

Steve S:  Lex Arcana -- Roman Empire alt-history/fantasy rpg  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/312693/Lex-Arcana-RPG--Corebook-Core-Rulebook-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This one starts off pointed in a very specific direction, but in true Steve fashion, we hijack, and sidetrack ourselves, but still somehow stay remarkably adjacent to the theme behind the topic. Sound confusing? It should make sense if you listen to it! (We hope!)

Oh, and btw, here's the link to the video we reference in the start -- https://youtu.be/QA8qUrA2Wfo?si=6g2FkdwNaG2ye2cH

d20 Network spotlight: Werewolf: the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Hearth and Home -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/458677/hearth-and-home?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Lemuria Space Station -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/443713/lemuria-space-station?affiliate_id=2018399

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Rasmus R Byriel, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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To follow a bit on our cyberpunk genre theme, this week Steve has a conversation with Opti from the Neo-Anarchist podcast, and Mr. Johnson from The Arcology podcast.  Despite some technomancer interference, we start by talking about Shadowrun, the classic cyberpunk/fantasy game that is near and dear to both their hearts!  From there, we talk about some of the projects of their gaming company, Fragging Unicorn Games, including their minis skirmish game, Gangs of the Undercity, and a upcoming RPG set in the same world!   And we finish by talking with Mr. Johnson about a pretty cool little side project he has going!

Our d20 network shout-out this week is Shared Sagas https://sharedsagas.podbean.com/ .  They're a fun group of Aussies, sharing actual plays in a variety of game systems.

As I said, there's lots of links this week!

Neo-Anarchist Podcast -- https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/swgmn-3667d/Neo-Anarchist-Podcast-A-Shadowrun-History

The Arcology Podcast -- http://arcologypodcast.com/

Fragging Unicorn Games -- https://fraggingunicorns.com/homepage/

Shadowrun Origins Podcast -- https://shadowrunorigins.libsyn.com/

Legends of Earthdawn Podcast -- http://legendsofearthdawn.com/

Shadowcasters Network YouTube channel -- https://www.youtube.com/c/ShadowcastersNetwork

And lastly, the Squad-Tactica interview specifically about Gangs of the Undercity! -- https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-jtdag-cbdfe93

Games of the Week:

Steve S:  Stars Without Numbers - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/226996/Stars-Without-Number-Revised-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399

Mr. Johnson: Itch.io creator Watabou - https://watabou.itch.io/

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As we start a sort of series here on "Supers" games, we're joined by game developer Michael Surbrook to talk about the Prowlers & Paragons system, as well as his forthcoming campaign setting for it, called Well of the Worlds. So join if for some wonderfully super-powered game talk! Links for Prowlers & Paragons, and Michael Surbrook:

     Mobius Worlds Publishing: https://mobiusworldspublishing.com/

     Michael's work on Drive-Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Michael%20Surbrook

     Well of the Worlds Backerkit link: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/0caedf49-d085-4f04-8833-5e914e82394b/landing

      Links for the mentioned streams: www.twitch.tv/masterofrem

         and www.youtube.com/c/RemAlternis

d20 Network Spotlight: Court Games -- https://courtgamespod.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve S: Save the Universe -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/258543/Save-the-Universe?affiliate_id=2018399

     Michael S: Alien -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11437/Free-League-Publishing/subcategory/27806_34036/ALIEN-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

                       Death In Space -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11437/Free-League-Publishing/subcategory/40451/Death-in-Space?affiliate_id=2018399

                        Mothership -- https://shop.tuesdayknightgames.com/collections/mothership

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has closed, but you can find it here. -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s 

More info, tickets, etc can also be found here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-80-s

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week we're excited to bring you a conversation with freelance RPG writer Keith Kappel! Keith has done a lot of work with Fantasy Flight Games, and now, Edge Studios on both the Star Wars RPG, and Genesys, and we have a chat about inspiration, the constraints of writing as a freelancer, and for very established IPs. We also talk about how one might approach breaking into this line of work, and some things that could help you along your way to do so!      Keith's work on Drive-Thru RPG (including Just Drive!):  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Keith%20Ryan%20Kappel&?affiliate_id=2018399

     The Adventure Writing Academy: https://adventurewritingacademy.com/

d20 Network Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: A Fistful of Draculas -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/465072/a-fistful-of-draculas?affiliate_id=2018399

     Keith K:  Wizard Van -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/barrelridergames/wizard-van

     Steve S: Task Force Raven -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/411825/Task-Force-Raven?affiliate_id=2018399

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Rasmus R Byriel, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Part 3 of our little series here! This week we have a conversation around character death, and ways it can be handled in games. Also some talk around the (perhaps infamous) safety request of character death being taken off the table.

d20 Network Spotlight -- Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66

Game of the Week

     Steve G: Monster Kart Mayhem -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/138983/Monster-Kart-Mayhem?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Dark Times -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/280018/Dark-Times?affiliate_id=2018399

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Late upload this weeks Steve's computer decided to throw a temper tantrum of a four year old that didn't get ice cream.

Thank you Eric, Ben, Ricky and Hagen for recording this with us.

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has funded and closed! As of the time of release I don't have another link to give you, so check for updates here! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s

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Monster of the Week

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/143518/Monster-of-the-Week?src=hottest_filtered&filters=0_0_100050_0_0

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As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week the Steves have a discussion about that classic trope of splitting the party!  We talk some of the pitfalls, and benefits of doing it, and also talk about our feelings about it, and experiences doing so!

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign is live!!!  Find it here (and even pledge to get a game run by one of the Steves!) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week the Steves are joined by Kakita Kaori from the Court Games family of podcasts, to talk about the Japanese/Asian inspired RPG Legend of the Five Rings.  From it's origins as a card game, through to a very rich and vibrant game setting, Kakita gives us a bit of an overview, as well as some tips that might prove helpful if you want to give L5R a try yourself!

d20 Network Spotlight this week is the Court Games Family of podcasts, which can be found at https://courtgamespod.com/

Additional links for Court Games, and Kakita:

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week the Steves have a little chat about what it is that drives us to purchase games, and more games, and...     Nothing too heavy, but we made ourselves think a little bit.

d20 Network Spotlight:  The Genesys Archives -- https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Pistol Dust -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/393309/Pistol-Dust?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Knave --  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/250888/Knave?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week's episode is brought to you by a suggestion from our Discord server! What are your thoughts on, and how do you use random tables, random generators, oracles, and even AI creation tools? We Steves have a chat about exactly that!

d20 Network Spotlight:  Werewolf: the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: The Crow (for Everyday Heroes) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/418150/The-CrowTM-Cinematic-Adventure?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Maze Rats -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/197158/Maze-Rats?affiliate_id=2018399

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

Join us at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo Sept 30 - Oct 1. (2023)

For more info on the convention check out the website at https://www.pghretrogaming.com/ where you can find more info, links for badge sales, etc.  For our listeners, when you buy your badge in advance, you can enter the code TALKRPGS2023 to get a discount off the already very reasonable badge prices. On the website you can also find links for hotels, etc.

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This is a repost of our first episode, which we had to take off the feed for a bit!   

Original release September 9, 2020.

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This week we've still got 2 Steves, but not both the normal ones!  One Steve is on vacation, but the other Steve is joined by Steve Dee of Tin Star Games to talk about his current project, a game called "Partners".  Along the way we have some interesting conversation about game design, and why system matters in games.  It's a cool game, and some good, thought-provoking conversation.

     Links for Tin Star Games:

          Website -- https://www.tinstargames.com/

          Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/tinstargames

          Twitter -- https://twitter.com/TinStarGames1

          Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/tinstargames/

          Discord -- https://discord.gg/UAMpFTT

          Itch.Io -- https://tinstargames.itch.io/

d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://thegeekpantheon.com/category/podcast/eberron-renewed/

Game of the Week

     Steve D: Smallville -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallville_Roleplaying_Game

     Steve S:  Atlantis -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/120423/ATLANTIS-the-Second-Age?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast

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We made it to 100!!!  So to celebrate, we invited back a previous guest who likes just as varied a selection of games as we do, someone who writes about rpgs in lots of places, Egg Embry! Also, Egg has just released a cool little playtest for a game he's working on called Human... Almost. We chat about that, and assorted other things in our own Me and Steve way!

     You can find Egg either on Facebook (Egg Embry) or Twitter (@eggembry), or in many places his work appears, from the d20 Network blog, to ENWorld, to Knights of the Dinner Table, and more.

     You can also find his games on Drive-Thru (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/16964/Egg-Embry-Publishing?affiliate_id=2018399) or Itch.io (https://eggembry.itch.io/)

d20 Network Spotlight - Werewolf the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/

Game of the Week

     Egg E: Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404181/Mazes-Fantasy-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: Felt, Friendship, and Feelings -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/383038/Felt-Friendship-and-Feelings?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Space 1889 -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/139315/Space-1889-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

The Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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Good things come to those who wait, you patience has paid off and here is our session 0 and a full session 1 of Monster Of the Week! I want to thank Ben for running this for us he's a very talented GM and very grateful that he was able to take over while we were between campaigns. This short campaign was recorded over the holidays so there is a rotating door of players. Longer episode this week but well worth it! 

Thank you Ben Ricky and Hagen for recording this with us.

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has funded and closed! As of the time of release I don't have another link to give you, so check for updates here! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s

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Retrostar by Spectrum Games

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168254/Retrostar-Rulebook?affiliate_id=201839

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week we talk Wizz and Colt, two of the organizers for our local gaming convention, the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo (or PGX for short).

It's held Sept 30th - October 1st, 2023 at the Monroville Convention Center, just outside of Pittsburgh PA.

You'll have to listen for the details, but let's just say that it's a really fun time of table-top and video gaming, cosplay, music, and just nerdy, geeky culture in general. And of course, you'll be able to find both of us Steves at the show!

For more info on the convention check out the website at https://www.pghretrogaming.com/ where you can find more info, links for badge sales, etc.  And, for our listeners, when you buy your badge in advance, you can enter the code TALKRPGS2023 to get a discount off the already very reasonable badge prices. On the website you can also find links for hotels, etc.

Social Media links     https://www.facebook.com/PGHGamingExpo

    http://instagram.com/pghgamingexpo

    https://linktr.ee/pittsburghgamingexpo

d20 Network Spotlight -- OpCast -- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opcast

Game of the Week:

     Steve S: The Brain Snatchers -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/440599/The-Brain-Snatchers-PocketQuest-2023?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: You Are Fish, What Do You Do? -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/445305/You-Are-Fish-What-Do-You-Do?affiliate_id=2018399

     Brian W: Alien RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11437/Free-League-Publishing/subcategory/27806_34036/ALIEN-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

     Colt: King of Tokyo -- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week it's a little more of a ramble around things that we do "between" games, low-level prep and inspiration sources/techniques, and a little just kinda nerdy conversation!

d20 Network Spotlight: Fortune & Strife -- https://courtgamespod.notion.site/Fortune-and-Strife-28a0bb0b38ba4bdf859e9b011290b4ed

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Aviary: a Murder Most Fowl -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/488614/aviary-a-murder-most-fowl?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Panic at the Dojo -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/247607/panic-at-the-dojo?affiliate_id=2018399

    Also: Check out the "Perilous Pamphlet Pack" on Kickstarter -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philipreed/perilous-pamphlet-pack-a-box-for-rpg-brochure-adventures?

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the support and donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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Crowdfunding is a HUGE part of the RPG industry right now, and this week, the Steves are joined by freelance writer Egg Embry (d20 Network blog, EN-World, Ghostfire Gaming, Knights of the Dinner Table) to talk about this very thing!

You can find Egg at:

     Twitter: https://twitter.com/EggEmbry

     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/egg.embry

     d20 Network blog -- http://www.d20radio.com/main/author/eggembry/

     EN World -- https://www.enworld.org/ewr-porta/authors/egg-embry.6808965/

     Ghostfire Gaming -- https://ghostfiregaming.com/blog/category/blog/author/egg-embry/

     Knights of the Dinner Table -- https://kenzerco.com/knights-of-the-dinner-table/

d20 Network Spotlight:  The d20 Network Blog -- http://www.d20radio.com/main/

Game of the Week

     Egg E:  Phoenix Command -- https://phoenixcommand.net/

     Steve G:  CHEW: The Roleplaying Game -- https://www.imagininggames.com/

     Steve S:  Timewatch -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/201164/TimeWatch?affiliate_id=2018399

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This one was really interesting for us.  There's been a pretty good buzz in certain circles of the gaming industry lately over solo-play, and that made us curious.  Add to that that we had a listener request for the topic, so we went and found someone who knows a good bit about playing games solo.  His name is John Lopez, and he goes by @rpg_solo on Twitter, as well as running the SoloRPG Patreon, where he shares resources for solo-play gaming.  There is a whole lot in information in this one folks, and apologies if we didn't ask the questions that you'd like to hear the answers to, because we were learning as we talked!

Among the resources mentioned in the show are:

The Mythic GM Emulator: -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/20798/Mythic-Game-Master-Emulator?affiliate_id=2018399

The Recluse solo engine: -- https://gravenutterance.itch.io/recluse

d20 Radio Podcast of the Week:  Court Games -- https://courtgamespod.com/  It's a discussion podcast about various aspects of the Legend of the Five Rings RPG, as well as the card game, along with interviews, etc.

Game of the week:

Steve G:  Kids on Brooms -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314452/Kids-on-Brooms-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399

Steve S:  Stalker -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/100243/STALKER--The-SciFi-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=2018399

John Lopez:  Calypso -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/331547/Calypso?affiliate_id=2018399

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This week, we have a little discussion of campaign length in RPGs.  How we define what we call what, what we prefer, and why.  Also, some talk about things to consider when you're setting up to play a new campaign, and how the length can affect how things work in different systems.

Our d20Network podcast of the week this week:  Order 66 --  It's your one-stop-shop for all things Star Wars RPG!

Game of the Week:

Steve G:  Invisible Sun -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/267776/Invisible-Sun?affiliate_id=2018399

Steve S:  Lancer  -- https://massif-press.itch.io/

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Those guys continue on their adventure looking into the mysterious Santa Fest!

Thank you Ben Ricky and Hagen for recording this with us.

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has funded and closed! As of the time of release I don't have another link to give you, so check for updates here! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s

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Monster of the Week

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/143518/Monster-of-the-Week?src=hottest_filtered&filters=0_0_100050_0_0

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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This week we bring you a conversation that starts around getting comfortable, and how it can help you get better RP in your games, which then veers into comedy games, and then a talk about safety tool use in comedy and horror games. d20 Network Spotlight: The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve S: Gobblin' -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/254667/Gobblin?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: Delta Green: The Conspiracy -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/411202/Delta-Green-The-Conspiracy?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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As a sort of 'closer' to Spooky-month, we sat down to chat with Bridgett Jeffries about just what it is that makes horror gaming fun for those who enjoy it. For those who don't know, Bridgett is an amazing, and amazingly fun person.  She's a podcast host, streamer, writer, and a community ambassador for Chaosium.

     We talk about what got us started in gaming, how we got interested in horror gaming specifically, some tips on running horror games, and have a whole lotta laughs in the process.

 *ALSO CORRECTION*  The Delta Green scenario talked about is actually called "Last Things Last" and is included in the Delta Green quickstart, which is called "Need to Know".

     If you're interested in hearing or seeing more of Bridgett's work she can be found on the Miskatonic University Podcast -- http://www.mu-podcast.com/ , or links to her streaming, etc can be found at the Symphony Entertainment website -- https://www.symphonyentertainment.com/ . And, work she's done for the Miskatonic Repository can be found here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Bridgett%20Jeffries&?affiliate_id=2018399

d20 Network spotlight:  Eberron Renewed -- https://thegeekpantheon.com/category/podcast/eberron-renewed/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Old, Not Out -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/414044/Old-Not-Out?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Brindlewood Bay (Kickstarter Edition) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/410316/Brindlewood-Bay-Kickstarter-Edition??affiliate_id=2018399

     Bridgett J: Dark Places and Demigorgons (for OSE) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ericfrombloatgames/dark-places-and-demogorgons-for-old-school-essentials

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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This week we welcome back our Aussie friend GM Hooly (of The Forge podcast) to have a talk that was suppose to be about playing and running IP based RPGs.  We actually did talk a bit about that, but in true Me and Steve fashion, we diverge all over the place, but still stay (sorta) on-topic-ish.

  We chat a bit about some of the famous properties that have been made into games, some of which have worked very well, and others that have not.

For everyone's benefit, the Wiki article we mention during the show is this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tabletop_role-playing_games

It's far from comprehensive, but it's still a rather interesting list!

As for GM Hooly, you can find him via https://forgegenesys.com/

or 

https://twitter.com/GMHooly (@GMHooly)

d20 Network Podcast of the week:  The Staggering Dragon -- https://thestaggeringdragon.com/category/stagdrag-podcast/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Bunnies and Burrows (3rd ed) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/273068/Bunnies-and-Burrows-3rd-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399

     GM Hooly:  Elfquest -- https://www.nobleknight.com/Search?text=Elfquest

     Steve S:  Men in Black -- https://www.nobleknight.com/P/8906/Men-in-Black---The-Roleplaying-Game

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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Prompted by one of our wonderful Discord community members, this week we have a conversation around the never-ending debate of "what the rules say" vs "what's fun".  Also, a little talk about bringing homebrew to the table as a player!

d20 Network Spotlight:  Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Dungeon Local 001 -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/397688/Dungeon-Local-001?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  No Day to Die -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/387318/No-Day-To-Die?affiliate_id=2018399

Also, the Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast

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As what is likely a wrap to our dark/gritty/horror mini-series for October, and now a little beyond, we were extremely fortunate to be joined by Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios, to talk about the games he's written, namely Harlem Unbound (in 2 editions) and Haunted West.

Not only is Chris a game designer and developer, but (as we learn) he's also a HUGE fan of history.  He's on a mission to make gaming both fun and informative, and from the bits he dropped about Haunted West, I can confidently say this is a game that both us Steves intend to pick up very, very soon!

Links for Chris Spivey:

     Darker Hue Studios: http://www.darkerhuestudios.com/

      On Twitter:  @Darker_Hue  https://twitter.com/Darker_Hue

     And you can buy Haunted West, and the first edition of Harlem Unbound direct from the Darker Hue web shop at http://www.darkerhuestudios.com/shop

     And the second edition of Harlem Unbound is available from Drive-Thru RPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307385/Harlem-Unbound--Second-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399 Or the Chaosium web shop https://www.chaosium.com/search.php?search_query=Harlem+Unbound

d20 Network Podcast of the Week:  Table Top Tales -- https://anchor.fm/whatcomesafter

Game of the Week:

     Chris S:  Hellas -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/105903/HELLAS-Worlds-of-Sun-and-Stone-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G:  Index Card RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/366519/Index-Card-RPG-Master-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Retrostar -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168254/Retrostar-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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The Steves have a chat about their recent experience playtesting the upcoming Anarchy in Dragon City with Brett from Studio 404 ( https://www.studio404games.com/ ).  This leads to thoughts about the how and why playtesting is done, along with a couple other tangents about assorted things!

d20 Network Spotlight:  The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Punk Fu -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/390986/Punk-Fu?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Goblin Gangsters -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/326023/Goblin-Gangsters-Tricube-Tales-OnePage-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399 

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Join us on this romp through a wonderful one page rpg called The War on Christmas! We want to thank Eric and Terri for helping

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     Having successfully made contact with the intel division of the Isles of Antillis, our party finds themselves being debriefed, and sorting out where they need to head next!

The Cast:

  Ben -- GM (and wrangler of cats)

   Eric -- Prangalar (catfolk scout)

   Hagan -- Groth (orcish primalist)

   Terry C -- Barnelby (gnome bard)

   Steve (New) -- Kulweg (gnome alchemist)

   Steve (Old) -- Karlax (crystal-based bioroid tech)

     The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the next installment should arrive!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week, 1 Steve is fishing, so the other Steve has a talk with GM Phil from the Order 66 podcast about "Canon" and how to use (and deal with) it in your games!  There's a lot of talk about Star Wars specifically, but the concepts are able to be applied to most anything!

Check out Phil and his Studio 404 Games friends at https://www.studio404games.com/

d20 Network Spotlight -- The Order 66 podcast -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66

GamerNation Con Kickstarter link! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s?ref=r6ct2s&token=d20c62d2

Game of the Week:

     GM Phil: Transformers -- https://renegadegamestudios.com/game-world/transformers/transformers-roleplaying-game/

     Steve S: The Silver Road -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/397439/The-Silver-Road?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Fueled by listener request, we Steves further discuss action and intrigue in the context of gaming!

This time we're focusing around techniques, or at least examples of how to transition between the 2 to help have more enjoyable games!

d20 Network Spotlight: The Order 66 -- https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/order-66-podcast-38220?

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: M.I.S.C -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/481331/m-i-s-c-rpg-played-with-cards?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Deathmatch Island -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/473883/deathmatch-island?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the support and donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Welcome back to the Celestree, where we join our little band as they return to their own ship, and sort out the details of what has happened!

Keep in mind, we're not trying to do a highly produced actual-play, we're aiming more to show what you can get just having fun with your friends around a table. That said, this was a lot of fun to play, and I hope you all enjoy listening as much as we did playing!

The Cast:

  Ben -- GM (and wrangler of cats)

   Eric -- Prangalar (catfolk scout)

   Hagan -- Groth (orcish primalist)

   Terry C -- Barnelby (gnome bard)

   Steve (New) -- Kulweg (gnome alchemist)

   Steve (Old) -- Karlax (crystal-based bioroid tech)

     The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the next installment should arrive!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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No, no, no! It's not what you thing if you hear those words from us! Or at least not mostly. This week we're joined another person from the d20 Network, JT Dimino (co-host of Primed by Cortex) for a discussion that started around "player knowledge vs character knowledge". From that jumping off point we kind of meander on about how we deal with things when the players have things on the sheet that they simply don't have the ability (or willingness) to roleplay.

And then we try to convince each other to spend money in "Game of the Week"!

d20 Network Spotlight: Wonderous Atlas of Creations Destiny -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Liminalias -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/454507/LIMINALIAS?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Quantum Starfarer -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/388252/Quantum-Starfarer?affiliate_id=2018399

     JT:  Icarus: How Great Civilizations Fall -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/273848/Icarus-How-Great-Civilizations-Fall?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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We have a chat around some of our processes for planning and prepping for running campaigns, story arcs, and sessions.  So have a listen, and join in the conversation on the discord (https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW) because I'm sure we can all learn from each other! d20 Network Spotlight:  Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66

Game of the Week:

     Steve S:  King of Dust -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/389142/King-of-Dust?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G:  Murder Most Foul -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199179/Murder-Most-Foul?affiliate_id=2018399

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week it's a Patreon-supporter question based episode! (Thanks Jesse!)      One of our supporters asked for our thoughts on how to use super-hero tropes and concepts to improve F-20 fantasy games, so we Steves sat down and had a chat about it! Hopefully y'all find it thought provoking and useful! d20 Network Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve S:  Proxi M.T's USED Android Catalogue -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/425263/Proxi-MTs-USED-Android-Catalogue-An-inuniverse-zine-for-Mothership-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G:  OFF/FACE Tribute RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/430274/OFF-FACE-TRIBUTE-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has closed, but you can find it here. -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s 

More info, tickets, etc can also be found here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-80-s

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week we have a little talk about alignment, our opinions on it, and an also talk a little about an alignment system that's different (and maybe, or maybe not, better) than the classic, 9-slot system that everyone's familiar with from D&D.

d20 Network podcast of the week:  Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66

Game of the Week:

     Steve S:  Dystopia Rising: Evolution -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/283402/Dystopia-Rising-Evolution?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G:  Mutants & Masterminds -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing/subcategory/2064/Mutants--Masterminds?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week we bring you a discussion about dungeons, and why the seem to be so popularly produced, and yet also create so much complaining amongst segments of the gaming community.

d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed

Game of the Week

     Steve G:  Phantasmagoria -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/479211/phantasmagoria?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  The Eternal Grind Cafe -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/473753/the-eternal-grind-cafe?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the support and donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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We roll dice all the time playing ttrpgs.  But there are times when in might actually make it a better game overall if you put down the dice, and step back for a second.  That's what we're talking about this week!

d20 Network podcast of the week:  Shared Sagas -- https://sharedsagas.podbean.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve G:  Deadball -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/208817/Deadball-Baseball-With-Dice?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Little Monster Detectives -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/295314/Little-Monster-Detectives?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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So, according to one Steve, there's been a debate going on Tic Tok around "playing D&D" diverging from the greater, overall TTRPG hobby.  So we have a talk around our feelings regarding Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, and some of there marketing, etc.

Also, it is worth noting that this discussion is not discussing Dungeons & Dragons as a game per se, but rather as a brand and an entity.  It was also recorded 2 weeks the "Cloudsea" episode, which aired last week.

d20 Network podcast spotlight: Table Top Tales -- https://anchor.fm/whatcomesafter

Game of the Week:

     Steve S: Lowlife 2090 -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/337851/Lowlife-2090?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: Toonpunk -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/232943/Toonpunk?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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It's part 2 of our mini "Supers Spectacular"!  This week the Steves are joined by Alexander Thomas to talk about Mutants & Masterminds, a supers game that he's done a bit of writing for, and also to talk about another of his projects, the  Untold Stories Project.

d20 Network spotlight:  Shared Sagas -- https://sharedsagas.podbean.com/  

Links for Alexander Thomas and USP

     His work on Drive-Thru RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Alexander%20Thomas

     Mutants & Masterminds -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing/subcategory/2064/Mutants--Masterminds?affiliate_id=2018399

     Untold Stories Project Twitch Channel --  https://www.twitch.tv/untoldstoriesproject

      Something, Something Dragons Podcast -- https://something-something.captivate.fm

Game of the Week

     Steve S. --  Wild Talents - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/521/Arc-Dream-Publishing/subcategory/8162/Wild-Talents?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G. --  Models - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/349402/MODELS?affiliate_id=2018399

     Alex T.  --  Slasher Flick - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/60714/Slasher-Flick?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Just in time for Halloween, we have a quick conversation about horror gaming, and horror games!

Background music -- "Terror in the Woods" from https://tabletopaudio.com/

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This week we have a discussion brought about by a power outage! d20 Network Spotlight: OpCast -- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opcast

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Carbon 2185 -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/283725/Carbon-2185--A-Cyberpunk-RPG-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Dept. X -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452246/DEPT-X--A-RULES-LIGHT-ROLEPLAYING-GAME-OF-CONSPIRACIES-MYSTERIES-AND-COVERUPS?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

Join us at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo Sept 30 - Oct 1. (2023)

For more info on the convention check out the website at https://www.pghretrogaming.com/ where you can find more info, links for badge sales, etc.  For our listeners, when you buy your badge in advance, you can enter the code TALKRPGS2023 to get a discount off the already very reasonable badge prices. On the website you can also find links for hotels, etc.

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Another system overview this week, and this time, it's the Adventure Game Engine from Green Ronin Publishing.

We're joined by Reyn, one of the hosts of the AGEIS  https://soundcloud.com/ageispodcast (Adventure Game Engine Interest Series) podcast here on the d20 Network, as AGE happens to be their personal 'system-of-choice'.

It's a pretty cool game engine, and has some really neat features, so come listen!

Links for Reyn, and the AGEIS Podcast

     Podcast feed: https://soundcloud.com/ageispodcast

     The AGEIS blog:  https://ageinterestseries.home.blog/

     AGEIS Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ageispodcast/ 

     AGEIS Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AGEISPodcast 

     AGEIS Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/ageispodcast

     The old Wonders of Thedas blog:  https://wondersofthedaspodcast.wordpress.com/

Game of the Week:

     Reyn:  Thirsty Sword Lesbians -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  NUKED -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/343062/NUKED?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week we welcome back Opti from Fragging Unicorn Games, and his cohort Ryan, to talk about the game they're bringing to Kickstarter the same day this episode releases.  It's called Subversion, and its a cool, fantasy-cyberpunk game with a focus on principles and community! For more than that, you'll just have to listen!

     Find the Kickstarter for Subversion here -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fraggingunicorns/subversion

           the FUG website -- https://www.fraggingunicorns.com/

           and the FUG Discord -- https://discord.gg/vcxXHW5

     Also, a link to ClockworkTuba's Youtube, where the mentioned actual-play will be archived! -- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjvROrSEbpyuo-nw4MMgs_t-kpU-bReF

d20 Network Spotlight -- Primed by Cortex -- https://pbcpod.podbean.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve G: Oops, All Draculas -- https://fnd.us/oops_all_draculas?ref=sh_2LtJRmI4GW72LtJRmI4GW7

     Opti: Zephyr -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xanadunibiru/zephyr-an-anarchist-roleplaying-game-of-fleeting-identities

     Ryan: Paranoia -- https://tinyurl.com/3p3vswj6

     Steve S: The Dreamsurfers -- https://tinyurl.com/ybbxs749

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has closed, but you can find it here. -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s 

More info, tickets, etc can also be found here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-80-s

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week, it's our long-promised talk on Safety Tools for RPG play.  We reached out to Ryan Boelter from the Character Creation Cast podcast, and he was kind enough to join us for an excellent discussion of what these tools are, how to implement and use them, and also where to find more information on them, in addition to our discussion here.

     Referenced Resources:

          Character Creation Cast Session Zero document: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XmFAZHQfFKTkQkLEbglQfyuihhFAyBpCPdsj9qc12Jk/edit

          The RPG Safety Toolkit, compiled by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk:

https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1583202183294.pdf

          Monte Cook Games "Consent in Gaming":

https://www.montecookgames.com/consent-in-gaming/

Links to find Ryan Boelter:

     Twitter : @lordneptune

     Websites: https://lordneptunecreates.wordpress.com/

                      https://lordneptune.itch.io/

                      https://www.charactercreationcast.com/

d20 Network Podcast of the Week:  The Staggering Dragon -- https://thestaggeringdragon.com/category/stagdrag-podcast/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Project 8ball -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/369206/Project-8Ball?affiliate_id=2018399

     Ryan B: Anyone Can Wear the Mask -- https://jeffstormer.itch.io/mask

     Steve S: Cold Shadows -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/224720/Cold-Shadows?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This week we have a discussion that starts out at the GM being a player too, and ends up with a bit of a talk about paid GMing and 'pay to play' games, and our thoughts around such!

d20 Network Spotlight:  The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve S: The Terminator RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/398327/The-Terminator-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: Oops! All GMs -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/287564/Oops-All-GMs?affiliate_id=2018399

Also, the Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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     What happens when both Steves forget to come up with a topic?  This happens!  We asked our Discord for a topic, and when they answered, we ran with it!

     Besides, who doesn't like some weird in their RPGs?

d20 Network spotlight:  The Miskatonic University Podcast -- https://www.mu-podcast.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve G:  Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000AD  --  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/246292/Judge-Dredd--The-Worlds-of-2000-AD-RPG-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Santa Vaca  --  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/252972/Santa-Vaca-A-Hack-of-the-Worlds-Most-Popular-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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We Steves are freshly back from our adventure to Dallas TX, for GamerNation Con 8, and figured we'd do a little "rewind" show to kinda recap all the fun we had,. We're also joined by writer for the d20 Network blog, Ben Erickson, who we got to meet, and game with over the course of the convention.

Long story, really short, folks, this con is one heck of a good time, and we Steves are going to do our best to make sure that we get back next year, and years following, and y'all should try and make the trip as well!

d20 Network Spotlight: d20 Network Gaming Blog -- https://www.d20radio.com/main/category/featured-articles/

Game of the Week:      Steve G: Aether Adrift -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/266931/Aether-Adrift-Jumpstart?manufacturers_id=14394&affiliate_id=2018399

     Ben E:  Sentinel Comics: the Roleplaying Game -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/266931/Aether-Adrift-Jumpstart?manufacturers_id=14394&affiliate_id=2018399

                 Inevitable: A Doomed Aurthurian Western -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulmuppet/inevitable-rpg

     Steve S: Owen's Medical Bills bundles #1 & #2 -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=Owen%27s&filters=0_0_0_45305_0&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=&affiliate_id=2018399

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has closed, but you can find it here. (Also a way to follow the creators, and watch for next year!) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s 

 More info, this year's schedule of events, etc can also be found here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-80-s

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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This week we're getting the down-low on a game we initially discovered via our 'Game of the Week' segment!  

This week the Steves are joined by Wade Dyer, the creator of Fragged Empire, and the rest of the Fragged line of RPGs to talk about his games, and the recently launched Kickstarter campaign for the second edition of his "flagship" game, Fragged Empire.  At the time of recording, the campaign was roughly 200% funded, and frankly, it's just a beautiful world and setting that you really ought to check out!

Links for Fragged:

     The Kickstarter:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wadedyer/fragged-empire-2nd-edition-ttrpg

     Twitter: @Des_Ministries https://twitter.com/Des_Ministries

     Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/FraggedEmpire

     Website:  http://www.fraggedempire.com/

     Discord Community:  https://discord.gg/v8XnnJS4JR

d20 Network Spotlight:  The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/

Game of the Week:

     Wade D:  Parselings -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/293138/Parselings?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G:  Blurred Lines -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/388750/Blurred-Lines--Giallo-Detective-Solo-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Highcaster -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/381082/Highcaster?affiliate_id=2018399

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week the Steves take questions from the Discord, and that's the show topic!  It's a little bit of everything!

A big thank you to all those who submitted questions!

d20 network podcast of the week:  Court Games -- https://courtgamespod.com/

Seth Skorkowsky's video on the "Mercer Effect" titled "The Story of Jeff: My Experience with the Mercer-Effect"  -- https://youtu.be/kwjLAC1wh7U

Game of the Week

     Steve S: Cryptomancer -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/186678/Cryptomancer?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: Hard Wired Island -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/354684/Hard-Wired-Island?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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We've all heard the term "meta-gaming" used, and usually with bad connotations, but what is it?  And is it always bad?  This week we Steves ponder this very thing! 

d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://thegeekpantheon.com/category/podcast/eberron-renewed/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Teenage Mutant Dirtbags -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404270/Teenage-Mutant-Dirtbags-A-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Car Wars -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12199/Steve-Jackson-Games/subcategory/29316/Car-Wars?affiliate_id=2018399

The Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week we're doing another "system overview" episode, and this time it's the "Year Zero Engine" that powers many games from Free League, including Tales From The Loop, Coriolis, Mutant Year Zero, Vaesen, Alien, Twilight 2000, and Blade Runner, to name a few. To do so, we're joined by veteran Danish gamer and GM Jacob Sorensen. So sit back, grab a drink, and enjoy as we talk some cool Swedish game design.

     Links for Jacob and the GM Workshop podcast:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1883725

https://www.facebook.com/nerdyproduction

https://www.facebook.com/groups/301098474938435

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwonDhCCD3j_BOVOG-Kkaug

https://nerdyproduction.dk/get-jungle-teeth/

https://discord.gg/tXsU4NXRwN

d20 Network Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: The Disturbance Timeline RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/130644/The-Disturbance-Timeline-RPG-Core-Rules-and-Postapocalyptic-Time-Period?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Stranger Stuff -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281777/Stranger-Stuff-TinyD6?affiliate_id=2018399

     GM Jacob:  Pirate Borg -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/441728/PIRATE-BORG?affiliate_id=2018399

     BONUS: Dragonbane -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/418106/Dragonbane-Core-Set?affiliate_id=2018399

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We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

Join us at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo Sept 30 - Oct 1. (2023)

For more info on the convention check out the website at https://www.pghretrogaming.com/ where you can find more info, links for badge sales, etc.  For our listeners, when you buy your badge in advance, you can enter the code TALKRPGS2023 to get a discount off the already very reasonable badge prices. On the website you can also find links for hotels, etc.

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Here we go! Welcome to Havoc Brigade!, a game written by Grant Howitt, and available here -- https://gshowitt.itch.io/havoc-brigade

Admittedly, this game does seem to feel a bit more lively and fun when played around an actual table, and it one continuous session. That said, we all had fun playing it, and I hope you all enjoy listening to our madness!

It's also worth noting that we did take this rather "cartoony" quite quickly, and it certainly does not have to be played that way. However, as much as we mention this game, we also felt like yall should hear us play it!

The Cast:

     "New Steve" -- 'Sergent' Shivvit Deadeye, half-orc infiltrator

     Ben -- Moontoof, Wyrdforest Shaman

     Terry -- The Goblins (Stinky Pete, Stab, Snot, Brain, Bang, and Gobblit)

     Eric -- The Ox

     Hagan -- Profanius, devout Paladin of Bog-Al-Karukk

     "Old Steve" -- GM

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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This one's a thought-provoking little chat inspired by our Discord users!

We have a chat about "weird genre-mixing games", and just follow the rabbit-hole!

d20 Network Spotlight:  Squad Tactica -- https://open.spotify.com/show/4jJs4hS87TLPJlwzd3uw5w

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Cyberpulp Daydreams -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/385335/Cyberpulp-Daydreams?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Warpstar! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/330123/Warpstar?affiliate_id=2018399

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week we welcome back GM Chris Witt (from The Forge and Order 66 podcasts), to continue our adventure in Genesys!  

Should you want to purchase the Genesys core rulebook, you can do it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/228813/Genesys-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399

Keep in mind that the psionic powers in this adventure are part of a (at the time of release) not-yet-published supplement that GM Chris will be publishing through the Genesys Foundry on Drive-Thru RPG.

The Cast:

GM Chris as The GM

Steve G as "Cherry Bomb"

Steve S as "M-80"

Eric as "Roman Candle"

Jesse as "Black Cat"

Background audio sourced in part from https://tabletopaudio.com/

d20 Podcast of the week: Crimson Gold Agonies -- A newbie friendly, Legend of the Five Rings, actual-play podcast.  https://cgapodcast.com/#home-section

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Ok folks, first off, apologies for the audio on this one, between illnesses and con-brain-fog, We didn't realize the audio wasn't up to usual standard until it was too late to record again. But anyways, This week Steve talks to Steve about the con that was PGX 2023! That's pretty much it! Enjoy!  And to any and all of you that I may have met there, I hope you had as good a time as I did!

d20 Network Spotlight: the Court Games Family   Court Games -- https://courtgamespod.com/

  Fortune and Strife -- https://courtgamespod.com/L5RFnS/

  Crimson Gold Agonies -- https://cgapodcast.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Hard Time quick Play rules -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/451304/Hard-Time-quick-play-rules?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: An Age of Blood and Gold -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/455374/An-Age-of-Blood-and-Gold?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Rasmus R Byriel, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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This week GM Chris comes back to Me and Steve at long last! And we're talking about the awesomeness that is GamerNation Con 9, and the Kickstarter that's now underway (and btw, well past fully funded at the time of this episode's release!) Folks, I really can't say it any better than it's a helluva good time, and definitely worth making the trip for!

Link for the Kickstarter:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-9-the-fellowship-of-the-gamers

Game of the Week:

     Steve S: Grizzled Adventurers -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/465305/grizzled-adventurers-dungeon-builders-almanac?affiliate_id=2018399

     GM Chris:  Alice is Missing -- https://www.amazon.com/Renegade-Game-Studios-Missing-Playing/dp/B08GR8SMJR

                      Beak, Feather, & Bone -- https://possible-worlds-games.itch.io/bfb

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Rasmus R Byriel, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week we have a discussion with the fantastic Eddy Webb around his game Pugmire, as well as some of his design philosophies.

d20 Network Spotlight:  Werewolf The Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve S: mutants in the Now -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/378040/Mutants-in-the-Now?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: Invasion of the Tuber Dudes -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/245866/Invasion-of-the-Tuber-Dudes?affiliate_id=2018399

           Eddy Webb:Inspirisles https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/361026/Inspirisles-Learn-sign-language-ASL-BSL?affiliate_id=2018399

   Pugmire: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/204313/Pugmire-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399

   Genreless Podcast: https://darkerhuestudios.podbean.com/

   Scherlock Holms consulting Bureau of investigation: https://shop.asmodee.com/bureau-of-investigation-boi01

Also, the Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/

 Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Tune in for the Exciting Conclusion to Monster of the Week!

Thank you Eric, Ben, Ricky and Hagen for recording this with us.

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Monster of the Week

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/143518/Monster-of-the-Week?src=hottest_filtered&filters=0_0_100050_0_0

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

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     This week I got to sit down with Luka Rejec, the man behind Ultraviolet Grasslands and the (currently on Backerkit) Our Golden Age. It's a really fun conversation around playstyle, design theories, and just some cool gamer conversation!  (Oh, yeah, and by the time you're readign this, I did buy the bundle!)

     If you're interested in the Bundle of Holding of Luka's offerings, check it out here! -- https://bundleofholding.com/presents/UVGrasslands

     Check out Our Golden Age on Backerkit -- https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/exalted-funeral/our-golden-age-an-ultra-violet-grasslands-rpg-sequel

For social media, you can find pretty much everything under wizardthieffighter.

     Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=wizard.thief.fighter

     Website -- https://www.wizardthieffighter.com/

     Patreon -- https://www.patreon.com/wizardthieffighter

d20 Network Spotlight -- The Order 66 -- https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/order-66-podcast-38220?

Game of the Week

     Steve S: Deathship One -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/477189/deathship-one?affiliate_id=2018399

     Luka R: The Painted Wastelands -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thepaintedwastelands/the-painted-wastelands

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the support and donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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This week Steve talks to Steve about running and playing a game brand new to him!  Also, the debut of Me and Steve's own private superhero!  Captain Rabbit-hole!

d20 Radio Shout-Out of the Week - The Staggering Dragon, a wonderfully odd, yet delightful, actual-play/pop-culture podcast.  https://thestaggeringdragon.com/category/stagdrag-podcast/

Game of the Week:

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We all know it, those jitters, that uncertainty if we did a good enough job running the game, did everyone have enough fun?  Oh, yeah, and the things we get wrong, what if they know?  Anxiety over GMing is real, and I think, normal, but to talk about it, and maybe help us all deal with it a little bit, we're joined by Amber (@Rocketorca) from Geekspective, who does a lot in our little gaming world, from podcasting to graphic design, and al kinds of other cool stuff!  So join us for a cool and fun conversation about some ways to deal with stressing yourself out!

     Links for Amber

https://www.rocketorca.com/

https://geekspective.com/

 @rocketorca of Twitter https://twitter.com/rocketorca

and @rockertorca_art on Twitter and Instagram

d20 Network spotlight:  Shared Sagas -- https://sharedsagas.podbean.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve G:  Teddy the RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/393607/Teddy-the-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

     Amber:  Crescent Moon -- https://pocketcompass.itch.io/crescentmoon

     Steve S:  Something is Wrong with the Chickens -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/394040/Something-Is-Wrong-With-The-Chickens??affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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On the eve of Spooky-Month, the Steves sit down and have a chat about different things a GM can do outside of the game itself to help increase that sense of tension while playing games where you want it.  That and some other ramblings and musings! d20 Network Spotlight:  The Court Games podcasts

     Court Games -- https://courtgamespod.com/

     Fortune and Strife --  https://courtgamespod.com/L5RFnS/

     Crimson Gold Agonies -- https://cgapodcast.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Beasts and Basements -- https://www.beastsandbasements.com/home

     Steve S:  Vintage Space -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/410367/Vintage-Space?affiliate_id=2018399

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The Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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     We're back to our Genesys-powered actual-play! This week we find the crew picking up the pieces after the attack by the shark, and moving deeper into the debris-field of Old Barquat! What strange things might await?

The Cast:

  Ben -- GM (and wrangler of cats)

   Eric -- Prangalar (catfolk scout)

   Hagan -- Groth (orcish primalist)

   Terry C -- Barnelby (gnome bard)

   Steve (New) -- Kulweg (gnome alchemist)

   Steve (Old) -- Karlax (crystal-based bioroid tech)

     The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the next installment should arrive!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Welcome to the conclusion of our little play-through of Havoc Brigade! by Grant Howitt! 

Does our misfit band succeed on their mission, or do they even remember what it was? Do they finally prove that "yeeting" goblins does in fact solve problems?

You'll have to listen to find out, but I'm pretty sure you'll find some laughs along the way!

Welcome to Havoc Brigade!, a game written by Grant Howitt, and available here -- https://gshowitt.itch.io/havoc-brigade

Admittedly, this game does seem to feel a bit more lively and fun when played around an actual table, and it one continuous session. That said, we all had fun playing it, and I hope you all enjoy listening to our madness!

It's also worth noting that we did take this rather "cartoony" quite quickly, and it certainly does not have to be played that way. However, as much as we mention this game, we also felt like yall should hear us play it!

The Cast:

     "New Steve" -- 'Sergent' Shivvit Deadeye, half-orc infiltrator

     Ben -- Moontoof, Wyrdforest Shaman

     Terry -- The Goblins (Stinky Pete, Stab, Snot, Brain, Bang, and Gobblit)

     Eric -- The Ox

     Hagan -- Profanius, devout Paladin of Bog-Al-Karukk

     "Old Steve" -- GM

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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This week we have a couple hot-takes, and the subsequent rambling.  From thoughts on Kickstarters, and the new MARVEL rpg, to some thoughts on game design and terminology, and even a power outage, we Steves give some opinions on some things.

d20 Network Spotlight:  The d20 Network blog -- https://www.d20radio.com/main/

Game of the Week

     Steve G:  Orbital Blues -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Diesel -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/370720/DIESEL-An-Action-TTRPG-at-the-Edge-of-Reality?affiliate_id=2018399

Also, the Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast

On Twitter @AndRPGs

on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast

Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs

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This week we're joined by Tyler, the GM from the Table Top Tales podcast to talk a bit about his process in coming up with the world they use if the "What Comes After" campaign that they're currently playing.

Both Steves are fans of the setting, and some of the answers as to how it was developed may surprise you!  So come have a listen to what we hope is the first of a number of different takes we intend to hear on the processes used in rpg worldbuilding!

Links for Table Top Tales:

     Podcast feed:  https://anchor.fm/whatcomesafter

     Website:  http://www.whatcomesafter.net/

     Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WhatComesAfterPodcast

     Twitter:  https://twitter.com/WhatComesAfter_

Game Of The Week:

     Tyler: The Dracula Dossier: Dracula Unredacted -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/165857/The-Dracula-Dossier-Dracula-Unredacted?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley--An-Anthology-of-Call-of-Cthulhu-Scenarios-set-in-the-1920s?affiliate_id=2018399

    Steve S: Mothership -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/245017/Mothership-Players-Survival-Guide?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week the Steves are joined by fellow d20 Network host Tom B (of the Shared Sagas Podcast) to have a talk around tricks and tips for something we all do, and probably all struggle with.  Running those pesky pre-written adventures and modules!

d20 Network Podcast of the Week:  Shared Sagas -- https://sharedsagas.podbean.com/

or on Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/Shared.Sagas/

Game of the Week:  

     Tom B:  Relics: a Game of Angels -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/305834/Relics-A-Game-of-Angels?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G:  Beach Patrol -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/256906/Beach-Patrol?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Turkey Terror: VHS 2  -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/336844/Turkey-Terror-VHS-2?affiliate_id=2018399

Also, be sure to check our Discord server (link below) for special bonus audio from our conversation with Tom!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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Join us on Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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This week we're howling at the moon!  It's all about Werewolf: the Apocalypse!

We're joined by Josh Heath, host of Werewolf: the Podcast to discuss his favorite game, and one that Steve S has had a curiosity about for a while.

So join us for a talk about the Garou Nation, Gaia, the Wyrm.

d20 Network Podcast of the Week:  Werewolf: the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/

Other links:

High Level Games:  https://www.highlevelgames.ca/

Werewolf: the Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Ed. on Drive-Thru RPG:  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/1/White-Wolf/subcategory/1_19942/Werewolf-20?affiliate_id=2018399

Game of the Week:

     Steve S:  Survive This!! We Die Young -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/368595/SURVIVE-THIS-We-Die-Young-RPG-Core-Rules?term=survive+this?affiliate_id=2018399

     Josh H:  Haunted West -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/368204/Haunted-West-Digital?term=Haunted+West?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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On the heels of talking adventure writing, the Steves have a chat around that classic rpg adventure type, the dungeon crawl.  We range into some talk about how to make them interesting, old-school vs. new-school design, and adversarial GMing!

d20 Network podcast of the week -- Werewolf: the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve G:  Neurocity -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/318907/NEUROCITY?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Age of Steel -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/230642/Age-of-Steel?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast

On Twitter @AndRPGs

Join us on Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/

This week the Steves are joined by Micah (also known as FatCrab) from the Table/Flip podcast to talk about creating and running settings, and how to appropriately set your players expectations for those settings.  Most of this talk centers around the Genesys system and settings for it, but as with the discussion of canon last week, the principals apply to pretty much any game!

d20 Network Spotlight:  Table/Flip -- https://anchor.fm/tableflip/episodes/

Additionally you can find Micah as FatCrab on the Genesys Community Discord --  https://discord.gg/tXwJTGxukU

  the d20 Network Discord -- https://discord.gg/w6hcQV8dGM

  Or on our Discord -- https://discord.gg/VZ9NTZS

His work on the Genesys Foundry can be found here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Micah-Shalom%20Kesselman

And the Studio 404 Setting Notebook can be found here -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292839/Setting-Notebook

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Chum -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/415696/CHUM?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Tian Shang: Lone Wolf Fists -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/416442/Tian-Shang-Lone-Wolf-Fists?affiliate_id=2018399

     Micah K:  The Quiet Year -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/110152/The-Quiet-Year?affiliate_id=2018399

Also, the GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign is live!!!  Find it here (and even pledge to get a game run by one of the Steves!) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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So this one's a bit odd. It's a kind of rambly (even for us) discussion around the word "space" and how it get's used in RPGs. Add to it that we're both a little under the weather, and well, this is what you get!  Enjoy! d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed

GamerNationCon KS link (for updates, etc) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-9-the-fellowship-of-the-gamers

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Candela Obscura -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/23533/Darrington-Press/subcategory/47823/Candela-Obscura?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: '45 - Psychobilly Retropocalypse -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/15720/45--Psychobilly-Retropocalypse?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Rasmus R Byriel, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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Here is the short session zero from our Retrostar actual play we recorded a little while ago. We are working on a brand new intro for these actual play sessions so just a cold open this week. 

Thank you Ben and Hagen for allowing us to record and playing with us!

Also, the GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign is live!!!  Find it here (and even pledge to get a game run by one of the Steves!) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week the Steves have a chat about planning and prepping for a new campaign.  We discuss a bit of our processes, weaknesses, and fears around starting new campaigns, be they in systems we're long-familiar with, ones we're new to, or somewhere in between.  (Yes, we get into more Star Wars talk!)

d20 Network spotlight:  The Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66

Game of the Week:

     Steve S:  Meddling Kids -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/83837/Meddling-Kids?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G:  Gran Meccanismo -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/402733/Gran-Meccanismo?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

The Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast

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Somewhat continuing from thoughts from last week's show, this week the Steves chat about character advancement, and the different ways some systems handle it. (There may or may not be some minor ranting.)

d20 Network Spotlight: Werewold: The Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve G: Public Access -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/429340/Public-Access?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: The Esoterrorists -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/340/Pelgrane-Press/subcategory/561_9314/Esoterrorists?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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Special bonus content!  We recorded a 1-shot in the Genesys RPG from Edge Studios.  The Steves recruited a couple of members from their Discord to join them as GM Chris, of The Forge, and Order 66 podcasts runs us through a short adventure in a game that we've never played before!  This is our sort of intro/session zero, before we actually started playing.  Further episodes should start 1/26/21, and continue bi-weekly from there!

Should you be interested in picking up this rpg, here's a link for the core book.  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/228813/Genesys-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399

GM Chris can be found on The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/

and Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66

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M.O.D.O.B. , M.O.D.O.X., M.O.D.O.R., even M.O.D.O.Q.  When does it stop?  Who knows?  It's part 2 of M.O.D.O.K. Family Reunion!  Part 3 (the finale) in 2 weeks!

The Cast:

     Captain America:  Shane Stacks (from Ep 27, and the Shane Plays podcast)

     Ant-Man (Scott Lang):  Jeff

     Moon Knight:  Steve G.

     Drax the Destroyer:  Steve S.

Links:

   M&M on Drive-thruRPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing/subcategory/2064/Mutants--Masterminds?affiliate_id=2018399

  Alex Thomas:  https://untoldstoriesproject.com/

                         https://twitter.com/Alexanderwrite3

  Shane Stacks:  https://shaneplays.com/

                          https://twitter.com/shaneplays

There will be 1 more episode to follow this one, so subscribe to the feed to find it easily!

None of the game materials referenced in this podcast are the property of Me and Steve Talk RPG's.  Mutants & Masterminds is the property of Green Ronin Publishing.  Any and all Marvel characters referenced are the property of Marvel Comics, or whomever holds those properties.  This podcast is provided for entertainment purposes only.

Background music sourced from TabletopAudio.com.

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week we're actually talking about a novel, not a gaming book, but it's one written by none other than one of the founders of the d20 Network, "GM Dave" Villegas! Dave has written a novel called "The Circadian Anomaly" and is currently in the midst of a Kickstarter to help get it published in both print, and audio-book form.

     The book has deep rpg roots, being based off a project of Jay Little's, and also draws inspiration from the d20 Network community. It's a bit "thriller", a little "sci-fi", and honestly sounds pretty dang cool to us!

Find it on Kickstarter!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigyoda/the-circadian-anomaly?ref=android_project_share

d20 Network Spotlight:  The Genesys Archives -- https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives

Game of the Week:

     Dave V: Azul -- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul

     Steve G: Toasterbot -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/482901/toasterbot?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Between Clouds -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/439665/Between-Clouds?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the support and donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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What happens when our friend, and fellow d20 Network 'caster Sugi stops by to chat with the Steves?  We end up talking a LONG time!  Of course, we're talking painting minis, which one Steve has never done, one Steve has done quite a bit, and Sugi does A LOT!  There's a good bit of "how to get started" some general Q&A, and a little more technical stuff as well.  We have a lot of fun, and Sugi shares a lot of insight from his 20+ years of painting experience.

By the way, Sugi hosts a (currently on hiatus) podcast on the d20 Network called Squad-Tactica ( https://open.spotify.com/show/4jJs4hS87TLPJlwzd3uw5w ) which is all about painting and Kill Team.  There's a lot of really entertaining content there, even if he's currently taking a break from creating new shows.

d20 Network Spotlight: The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  GROK?! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395261/GROK?affiliate_id=2018399

     Sugi: Kill Team -- https://warhammer40000.com/kill-team/

     Steve S: Camp Karate -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404660/Camp-Karate?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

The Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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We are 2 Steves once more! this week Steve asks Steve for advice about how to find more players for an in-person game. Now, some of the specifics mentioned won't apply to everyone, but we're hoping that the concepts can help some of you who find yourselves in the same boat!

d20 Network Spotlight:  Court Games -- https://court-games.pinecast.co/

                                        Crimson Gold Agonies -- https://cgapodcast.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Watchdogs of Killcade -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/501507/watchdogs-of-killcade?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Cosmere RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/489715/cosmere-rpg-beta-rules-preview?affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week it's Call of Cthulhu!  And to help out the Steves, they're joined by 2 guests, Jon Hook, and Seth Skorkowsky!

We discuss the game, the lore, and why it's fun to play in a world of things bigger than the human mind was intended to fathom.

Both Seth and Jon have done a large volume of work in the RPG space, not the least of which is the podcast that they currently do together called "Modern Mythos" -- https://modernmythos.libsyn.com/

Also, both have a number of works published on Drive-Thru RPG

  Jon Hook -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jon%20Hook&?affiliate_id=2018399

  Seth Skorkowsky -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Seth%20Skorkowsky&?affiliate_id=2018399

Also, Seth has a number of novels in print

    https://www.amazon.com/s?k=seth+skorkowsky&crid=1WO8YQNB57YCT&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_7

And, last but certainly not least, is Seth's excellent YouTube channel -- https://www.youtube.com/c/SethSkorkowskyAuthor

d20 Network Podcast of the Week:  The Genesys Archives -- https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Midnight Showings -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/372484/Midnight-Showings?term=midnight+show?affiliate_id=2018399

     Jon Hook:  The Void -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/117563/The-Void-Core-PDF?affiliate_id=2018399

     Seth Skorkowsky:  KULT: Divinity Lost -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/259252/Kult-Divinity-Lost--4th-Edition-of-Kult-Core-Rules?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Soth -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/163649/Soth-a-game-of-cultists-vs-investigators?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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     This week we sit down for a chat about the recent controversy about the "OGL" or Open Gaming License.  We're joined by ttrpg design/development veteran Owen K C Stephens (WotC, Paizo, Green Ronin, Evil Genius, and Rogue Genius, plus others and freelancing) for him to give us a bit of a lesson and also perspective on the way the OGL has been used, and how it's been important in the development of the greater hobby.

     If you're interested in more of what Mr. Stephens has to say, you can check out the following links!

     Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/OwenK.C.Stephens

     Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Owen_Stephens

     His blog:  https://owenkcstephens.com/

     Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/OwenKCStephens

     And, Rogue Genius Games on Drive-Thru:  https://tinyurl.com/2p88mfrn

d20 Network spotlight:  The Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Super Suplex! -- https://tinyurl.com/2vztykhu

     Owen S:  Fantasy AGE -- https://tinyurl.com/2p8uceud

     Steve S:  Root: The Roleplaying Game -- https://tinyurl.com/ywj397vm

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has closed, but you can find it here. -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s 

More info, tickets, etc can also be found here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-80-s

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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This week the Steves have a talk about playing "sub-optimally"!

It's a conversation about a different way to look at playing rpgs, and just maybe a way you can add a different layer of enjoyment to your table.

d20 Network Podcast of the Week:  Adventure Game Engine Interest Series (or AGEIS) https://soundcloud.com/ageispodcast/tracks

Game of the Week:

     Steve S:  Hello My Name is Death -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/346573/Hello-My-Name-is-Death?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G:  Cy_Borg -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jnohr/cy-borg

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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So we started with the intent of talking about taking adventures/modules and porting them over to a different system/setting.  Of course, because us, we end up off in a couple rabbit-holes, but there's still some good conversation!

d20 Network Spotlight:  The Staggering Dragon -- https://thestaggeringdragon.com/category/stagdrag-podcast/

Game of the Week

     Steve S:  Twisted Genomes: Wasteland Mutations -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395771/Twisted-Genomes-Wasteland-Mutations?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G:  Dwelling -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/365720/Dwelling?affiliate_id=2018399

The Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast

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This week the Steves are joined by Tony and Dave from 23rd Century Productions to talk about their game Battlelords of the 23rd Century.  It's a sci-fi, space, military game set in a corporate-controlled future.  Not only have they released an updated new edition fairly recently, they have a Kickstarter live for a supplement (http://bit.ly/FAKickstart), and they are also working on an adaptation of the setting to the Savage Worlds ruleset!

So come learn with us about a fun, darkly humorous game of sci-fi action!

You can find more info about Battlelords at the following links:

Email: info@23rdcentury.net Website: http://www.battlelords.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Battlelords/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/battlelords_of_the_23rdcentury/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BattlelordsRPG YouTube: https://bit.ly/BattlelordsYouTube DriveThruRPG: https://bit.ly/BLathttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12073/23rd-Century-Productions-LLC?term=23rd+century+?affiliate_id=2018399 Mailing List Subscribe: https://bit.ly/BLMailingList

d20 network podcast of the week:  The Forge https://forgegenesys.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve G:  Retropunk -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/312064/Retropunk-Minimalist-Cyberpunk-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Monster of the Week -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=100050_0_0_0_0&?affiliate_id=2018399

     Tony:  Godlike -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/521/Arc-Dream-Publishing/subcategory/8161/GODLIKE?affiliate_id=2018399

     Dave:  In Nomine -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12199/Steve-Jackson-Games/subcategory/28908_30775/In-Nomine?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com

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This week we're talking about the current Kickstarter from High Level Games, a game called Army Men, and we're joined by the head of High Level Games, Josh Heath (also of Werewolf: the Podcast and the OpCast), and the lead designer for the game, Neil Litherland.

Army Men is a 5e driven game about playing in the world of those classic molded figures we all played with, and can still find so easily to this day. The system has been tweaked and prodded for the setting, and having seen the manuscript, the game just looks like awesomely good fun!

Check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/highlevelgames/army-men

Check out High Level Games at https://www.highlevelgames.ca/

and check out more from Neil either on his Improved Initiative blog https://taking10.blogspot.com/

or some of his other work (including his Patreon) via his Linktree -- https://taking10.blogspot.com/

d20 Network spotlight: The OpCast -- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opcast/episodes/

Game of the Week

     Steve S:  The Fallen -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/287441/The-Fallen?affiliate_id=2018399

     Josh H:  Embers of the Imperium -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/415520/Embers-of-the-Imperium?affiliate_id=2018399

     Neil L: Changeling: the Lost -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/1/White-Wolf/subcategory/3936/Changeling-The-Lost?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: Just Drive! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/433624/Just-Drive-A-Ground-Vehicle-Supplement-for-Genesys?affiliate_id=2018399

and the Owen Stevens Medical Bills bundles -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=Owen%27s&filters=0_0_0_45305_0&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=&affiliate_id=2018399

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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This week it's a kinda quick chat around something that I thought was worth bringing up. Are we "accidentally gatekeeping with people new to gaming, or our favorite games? It's a kinda "food for thought" episode!

d20 Network Spotlight:  Op Cast -- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opcast/

And yes, apparently I was looking at an outdated page when I talked about their "last episode"!

Game of the Week:

     Steve S: Corporation (2e) Quickstart -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/436622/CORPORATION-2nd-Edition-Quickstart

     Steve G: Luchador Hero -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/456868/luchador-hero

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Rasmus R Byriel, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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   On this installment of our little saga, the crew gets up to their usual antics as they prepare to set off on a task to win the favor of some acquaintances made in New Barquat! ( And maybe sky-sharks???)

The Cast:

  Ben -- GM (and wrangler of cats)

   Eric -- Prangalar (catfolk scout)

   Hagan -- Groth (orcish primalist)

   Terry C -- Barnelby (gnome bard)

   Steve (New) -- Kulweg (gnome alchemist)

   Steve (Old) -- Karlax (crystal-based bioroid tech)

     The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the next installment should arrive!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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As we return for the exciting conclusion of our two part first episode of Retrostar our crew investigates the mysterious crate!

Thank you Ben and Hagen for allowing us to record and playing with us!

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has funded and closed! As of the time of release I don't have another link to give you, so check for updates here! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s

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Retrostar by Spectrum Games

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168254/Retrostar-Rulebook?affiliate_id=201839

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Savage Worlds is an RPG system that's another of the "universal toolkit" type of games that's very popular these days.  It runs on a quite unique system, and so, in our never-ending quest to broaden your RPG horizons, we went and found someone to talk with us about it!

We found Chris Landauer, who runs a Savage Worlds podcast, is one of the founders of a large, Savage Worlds based gaming club, and also does some promotional work for Pinnacle Entertainment Group, who publish the game.

More info on Savage Worlds can be found on the Pinnacle website -- https://peginc.com/

And the landing page for the system on Drive-Thru RPG is -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=0_0_1600_0_0&term=Savage%20worlds?affiliate_id=2018399

And if you're interested in finding out any info on many of the things Chris mentions in the show, check the following links!

Savage Cruise 2022: https://gameradventures.com/event/savage-worlds-cruise-2022/

Expedition Deadwood 2021: https://peginc.com/store/expedition-deadwood-badge-aug-19-22-2021/

SavageCast: http://www.savagecast.com/

Virtual Table Talk: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbA8xcmKarE8rGHnt4ZiF9PuxllMe57_g

Our d20 Network podcast spotlight is Guardians of the Whills -- https://guardiansofthewhills.wordpress.com/category/gotw/

Game of the Week:

     Steve S -- Titan Effect -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/249701/Titan-Effect-RPG?term=Titan+Effe?affiliate_id=2018399

     Chris L -- Low Life -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/91069/Low-Life?term=Low+Life?affiliate_id=2018399

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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Hello, and welcome to a short AP of Exalted! One of our Discord members, Decurion, was kind enough to come and run what is actually the Exalted 3rd Ed Jumpstart adventure for us, and let us record it! This is part 2 of what should be 3 episodes that make up the adventure!

If you'd like top check out the game, or even this specific adventure, you can find it here! 

Exalted 3rd Ed -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/162759/exalted-3rd-edition?affiliate_id=2018399

Tomb of Dreams, Exalted 3e Jumpstart -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/208891/tomb-of-dreams-an-exalted-3rd-edition-jumpstart?affiliate_id=2018399

Cast: 

     Olaskos as Iay

     KDB as Mirror Flag

     "Old" Steve as Faka Kun

     Decurion as our Storyteller

KDB and Olaskos are also creators in their own right, and you can find more on them here:      KDB  -- 

K. D. Bryan (he/him), head writer at Brazen Inky Diva Games! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/18022/brazen-inky-diva-games https://x.com/divainky K. D. Bryan (@kdbryan.bsky.social) He/Him (or Your Royal Dudeness, if you're not into brevity). The brains behind Brazen Inky Diva Games, freelance writer of RPGs, books & comics. Huge geek, friend to all mankind. BLM, science is real and trans rights are human rights K. D. Bryan (@kdbryan.bsky.social) K. D. Bryan, waiting to see if this hellsite dies (@KDBryan) on X He/Him (or Your Royal Dudeness if you're not into brevity). Head writer of Brazen Inky Diva Games (@DivaInky), freelance writer of RPGs, books & comics.

Twitter BrazenInkyDivaGames (@DivaInky) on X Brazen Inky Diva Games is all about creating stories for you to share and enjoy! Have fun with our RPGs, modules, fiction & more! brazeninkydivagames@gmail.com

     Olaskos -- Whispers of the Dying Lands podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7yFvPcYtVa2jP5nCI1QqCS

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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One Steve is freshly back (and still tired from) GNC9, the other is still sad he couldn't make it, and so we invited 2 other folks from the GamerNation to join us for a recap of the festivities! And first off, apologies to those who didn't get mentioned, but if you were there, there's just so much fun going on that as you remember stuff other things slip through the gamer-brain!   But we hope you enjoy our  somewhat brief recap of the fun and enjoyment that is GamerNationCon, and frankly, we hope to see any of you who were there again next year, and any who weren't there, we also hope to see you next year!

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Ambrosia -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/476526/ambrosia?affiliate_id=2018399

     JT:  Parsley -- https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/248491/Parsely?affiliate_id=2018399

     Alex N:  Havoc Brigade! -- https://gshowitt.itch.io/havoc-brigade

     Steve S:  Daggerheart (beta) -- https://darringtonpress.com/daggerheart/

*We have an affiliate link with Drive-Thru RPG.  All this does, is give us a small percentage of your purchase cost on Drive-Thru as a "referral bonus".  It does not cost you, as a consumer, anything extra.*

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, and Nate Doverspike!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW

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As has become our tradition, around the Christmas/New Years time, we drop a little mini-episode, just to let all of you know a little of what's going on in the background, what plans are for the future, and so on.  Usually we drop this between Christmas and New years, but time got away from us this year, so you're getting it as the first episode of the new year! We'll be back to the chaos that you all expect next week!  Thank You all!

The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has funded and closed! As of the time of release I don't have another link to give you, so check for updates here! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!

As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!

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