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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
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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
On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
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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
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 Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Shopping, it's perhaps the most low-key divisive thing we commonly do in games. Some love doing it, some hate doing it, and some don't care much either way. So how do you keep the whole table interested? Or how do you keep you interested? That's kinda what we chat around in this episode.Also worth noting, we're likely going to skip a week or 2 with releases, as I'm madly trying to work extra OT at work, prepare stuff to take with me to GamerNation Con, get things taken care of in regular life before I go off on the trip, and so on.
GamerNation Con X tickets are on sale now! April 3-6 in Dallas (North Plano) TX! https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x
Hotel block info: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?fromRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99801505&icdv=99801505&qSlH=DFWAN&qCiD=02&qCiMy=032025&qCoD=07&qCoMy=032025&qGrpCd=GNC&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=EX&qDest=3340%20Central%20Expressway,%20Plano,%20TX,%20US&srb_u=1&qRmFltr=
Game of the Week
Steve G: Karum Station Blues -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/513083/karum-station-blues?src=hottest_small&affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Onyx Sky -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/366626/onyx-sky?src=FeaturedProduct&featuredProduct=true&featuredFromHomePage=true&oneTimeCode=a013f9ba059c28ade7ec379b2b303ab85d104eb1&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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
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 Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Let it never be said we don't listen to our listeners! This week we answer a question a listener posted on our Discord (see link at the top of the page, or further down in the notes here) expand a bit on a concept we've mentioned a few times on the show. That being "Anthology Campaigns". For us, they're just another way to tell a story, and maybe also to just engage ourselves a little more, so listen and enjoy!
GamerNation Con X tickets are on sale now! April 3-6 in Dallas (North Plano) TX! https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x
Hotel block info: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?fromRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99801505&icdv=99801505&qSlH=DFWAN&qCiD=02&qCiMy=032025&qCoD=07&qCoMy=032025&qGrpCd=GNC&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=EX&qDest=3340%20Central%20Expressway,%20Plano,%20TX,%20US&srb_u=1&qRmFltr=
Game of the Week
Steve G: The World Below -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/500655/the-world-below-core-rulebook?src=hottest&affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Adventure Crucible -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/448975/adventure-crucible-building-stronger-scenarios-for-any-rpg?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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
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Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Howdy folks! This week we split our discussion between 2 topics, the first, the much maligned trope of "Murder Hobos" (because episode 187), and the other, in-game communication, and how it can, and can be used to, affect the story you're telling.
GamerNation Con X tickets are on sale now! April 3-6 in Dallas (North Plano) TX! https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x
Hotel block info: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?fromRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99801505&icdv=99801505&qSlH=DFWAN&qCiD=02&qCiMy=032025&qCoD=07&qCoMy=032025&qGrpCd=GNC&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=EX&qDest=3340%20Central%20Expressway,%20Plano,%20TX,%20US&srb_u=1&qRmFltr=
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Cyberrats Complete Collection (Bundle) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/513198/cyberrats-complete-collection-bundle?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: They Came From the RPPG Anthology -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/508710/they-came-from-the-rpg-anthology?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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
This week we have a talk about the timing at the table, and how to kind of keep things moving, and not let things go too long, or get stale/stalled.
GamenNation Con X tickets are on sale now! April 3-6 in Dallas (North Plano) TX! https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x
d20 Network Spotlight: Wonderous Atlas of Creations Destinty -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: D-Twelves on the Shelves -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/509452/d-twelves-on-the-shelves?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Swyvers -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/467572/swyvers?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, 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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
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!
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 Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
This week we have a chat about using a change of perspective to enrich your gaming experience! Sometimes we get so set in how we *always* so things that we miss just how much more interesting things could be if we looked at them a little differently!
If you want to check out the Carrion Company campaign, you can find it here -- https://www.toatabletop.com/podcast
d20 Network Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: The Crawling Chaos -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/504471/the-crawling-chaos?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Shadow of the Weird Wizard -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/457226/shadow-of-the-weird-wizard?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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social
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Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
This week we bring you a short discussion around the idea of so called "Dump Stats" inspired by a comment on our Discord server!d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Bombs & Burgers -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/503078/bombs-burgers?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Los Kobolds -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/503952/los-kobolds?src=newest_since&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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On Twitter @AndRPGs
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/