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Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
This week I'm joined by my friend Brett to have a chat about "Rule Zero", or "The Golden Rule of RPGs" or whatever you may know it as. As with any Me and Steve conversation, it wanders and meanders, but it was certainly a fun one to have!
Links for Brett / Studio 404 Website -- https://www.studio404games.com/
Totalcon -- https://www.totalcon.com/
In Darkened Dreams LARP -- https://indarkeneddreamslarp.wordpress.com/
FASA Games (Earthdawn) -- https://fasagames.com/
d20 Network Spotlight: I Should Roll -- https://ishouldroll.com/
Game of the Week
Brett B: Draw Steel -- https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/
Steve S: Aisles of the Lost -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/546828/aisles-of-the-lost?src=newest_recent&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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
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On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
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Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Inspired by the work of another content creator, we have a discussion around in-character secrets, and it's potential impacts on the game, and the dynamics of the table!
d20 Network Spotlight: How We Roll -- https://howwerollgaming.com/podcast/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Plan 9 From Outer Space -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/542469/plan-9-from-outer-space-the-game-a-science-fiction-gothic-horror-cult-film-rpg-with-everything-needed-to-play?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: You Killed my Dog: the Game -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529233/you-killed-my-dog-the-game?src=pubbanner&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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ
On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
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Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
This week we Steves have a chat about ways to get better buy-in for campaigns via a literary concept! We also put a name to a concept that's been put forth on the show before, and just generally talk RPG stuff!
d20 Network Spotlight: Wonderous Atlas of Creation's Destiny -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Hyper-Neon Racers -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/536695/hyper-neon-racers?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Murphy's World -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/88106/murphy-s-world?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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ
On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
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Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
This week we bring you a conversation about fumbles, critical failures, and wanting not to know things!
d20 Network Spotlight: We Fix Games -- https://glitterfoxmedia.com/we-fix-games-2/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Oxygen Hog -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/536144/oxygen-hog?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Steel Ghost / Ghost Ape System -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/535548/steel-ghost?src=newest_recent&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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ
On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
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Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
We persevered through some technical difficulties to get y'all this one!
Metagaming can cause some controversy in the community, and while it's hard to say when it becomes "bad", today we discuss a situation where it definitely had, along with some thoughts about how to deal with it, and honestly why we feel this situation had just gone too far for the health of the game table.
d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Backwater -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/331765/backwater-core-southern-gothic-horror-tabletop-roleplaying?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Raptor Ruckus -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/epicrpgs/raptor-ruckus-rpg-0
*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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ
On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
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Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Short one this week as late night recording just made thinking difficult! A little chat about timers, investigative games, and so one!
d20 Network Spotlight: The Order 66 -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/order-66-podcast/id276381727
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Gutgun -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/526781/gutgun?src=newest_print&affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Cursed Captains of Cthulhu -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/480543/cursed-captains-of-cthulhu-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.*
We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
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Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
A little self-exploratory food for thought this week! Forgive the brief notes, my home has been invaded for the week by 5 of my nieces/nephews, and I'm sneaking this in amongst the chaos!
d20 Network Spotlight: The Wonderous Atlas of Creation's Destiny -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Kremin -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529053/kremin-the-game-of-cross-dimensional-adventure?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Ashes Without Number -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/526065/ashes-without-number?src=hottest&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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
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Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
This week it's a conversation about stealing techniques from different sources, inspired by a wonderful little Canadian drama series called Cardinal. We have a bit of a chat around things like intertwining story elements, wrapping those elements up, and how sometimes looking at something different can help you learn new things!
d20 Network Spotlight: I Should Roll -- https://ishouldroll.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Regen -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/525487/regen?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/251431/return-of-the-lazy-dungeon-master?src=hottest_small&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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
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Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
When is it ok to go how zany in a game? And how do you "control" the table to keep the tone of the session where you'd like it?
That's exactly what we have a chat about in this week's episode!
So join us for the conversation!
d20 Network Spotlight: The Genesys Archives -- https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/thegenesysarchives/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: The No-Prep Gamemaster -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/524180/the-no-prep-gamemaster-train-your-brain-to-run-tabletop-roleplaying-games?src=fp_u5&affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: To Alex! -- https://200wordrpg.github.io/2017/rpg/2017/04/21/ToAlex.html
*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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ
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Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
This week I'm joined by JT Dimino for a chat inspired by a combination of a cheap Bluetooth speaker and a song by Megadeath!
We have a bit of a chat around making sure that you're getting the point you intend to across to your table while you're GMing! Also there's some talk about finding help and information in unexpected places.
Links:
d20 Radio Discord Server: https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8
Referenced Dave Nihill video: https://youtu.be/-3vmxQet5LA?si=bsGlDG73rGjkPCbZ
d20 Network Spotlight: We Fix Games -- https://glitterfoxmedia.com/we-fix-games-2/
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Heavy Metal Wizard Sorcerors -- https://200wordrpg.github.io/2016/rpg/finalist/2016/04/11/HEAVYMETALWIZARDSORCERORS.html
JT D: One Last Job -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/126913/one-last-job?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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ
On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
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