Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s
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2 days ago
2 days ago
We're back (both of us)! And we bring you one of our trademark rambles centered on taking GM advice from song lyrics!
d20 Network Spotlight: The Order 66 -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/order-66-podcast/id276381727
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Our Horror Story -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com//product/571712/our-horror-story?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Legends of Akeroth -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com//product/546265/legends-of-akeroth-songs-of-a-lost-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, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, 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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Tuesday May 12, 2026
Tuesday May 12, 2026
Prompted by a situation at one of his game tables, Decurion, our GM for the Ruby and Fire AP series, posted a small pdf he created, titled "How to Play Exalted" on our discord. He also made the "mistake" of claiming "I can talk for at least 45 minutes on this..." So I took him up on the offer!
While specifically written for Exalted, almost all of this applies to any narratively focused game, regardless of system, and so we chatted about it for a while.Should you want to download, read, etc a copy of this document, you can find it here -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/14fjSZhwmTiv0N-3zAG5oOQuzswN5ScKR9cRBX0dQFmw/edit?usp=drive_link
d20 Network Spotlight -- We Fix Games -- https://glitterfoxmedia.com/we-fix-games-2/
Game of the Week
Dec: The (Orc) Pope is Dead -- https://gshowitt.itch.io/the-orc-pope-is-dead
Steve S: Rifts & Raptors -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com//product/564711/rifts-raptors-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, 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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Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
This week we bring you a conversation around what to do when things simply don't go as anyone planned at the table, but also about action and consequence.
d20 Network Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Alone Against the Zone -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/563135/alone-against-the-zone?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Flabbergasted! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/414637/flabbergasted?src=hottest_filtered&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, 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 Apr 14, 2026
Tuesday Apr 14, 2026
This week I'm joined by Robert from the How We Roll podcast to talk about the supposed divide between "crunchy" and "narrative" games.
d20 Network Spotlight -- How We Roll -- https://howwerollgaming.com/podcast/
Game of the Week:
Robert: The Black Company -- https://theblackcompanyrpg.com/
Steve S: Remnants (Bundle) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/111044/remnants-bundle-bundle
*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, 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 Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Short episode this week, but hopefully still thought provoking. We have a chat about not seeing rolls as just binary pass/fail tests, and how you can use that to make the story flow more organically.
d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Survive This!! - War for the Wasteland -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/549250/survive-this-war-for-the-wasteland-core-rules?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Single Player Mode -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/535790/single-player-mode?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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Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
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Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Due to weather fun, this week I'm joined by Daryl from the How we Roll Gaming podcast to have a chat about characters in media that we really enjoy, and how we can use the things we like about those characters in our games!
d20 Network Spotlight: How We Roll -- https://howwerollgaming.com/podcast/
Casual Nerdity -- https://open.spotify.com/show/7dNsTLPTzRLWDUKB0kDP3i
Game of the Week:
Daryl: TOON (2e) -- https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/steve-jackson-games/toon-the-cartoon-roleplaying-game
Steve S: The Fixer's Blackbook -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/554149/the-fixer-s-blackbook-a-cyberpunk-gear-guide?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
On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ
On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
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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
On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ
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
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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
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
d20 Radio Discord Server: https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8
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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
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
d20 Radio Discord Server: https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8
#ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #indieRPG