Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s
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Tuesday May 24, 2022
84: House Rules & Braining
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
We intended to have a talk about house rules, and we did, sorta, at times. Our brains got the best of us, and we went off down some deep tangents, but if you listen to us at all, you know, that's probably what we do best! Anyway, listen, and enjoy!d20 Network Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Mashed -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199282/MASHED-A-Korean-War-MASH-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Agent Purrvocateur -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395249/Agent-Purrvocateur?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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Tuesday May 17, 2022
83. GM Anxiety w/Amber
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On Twitter @AndRPGs
on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
Join us on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW
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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
78: Bad Guys are People Too!
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
This week we're doing a little more exploring of adventure/campaign writing, but we're specifically talking about developing the adversaries for your player characters. We lean into Steve G's writing experience to try and help Steve S, and the rest of you to just do things better and easier!
d20 Network Spotlight: Werewolf the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/
Game of the Week
Steve S: Tenra Bancho Zero -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/111713/Tenra-Bansho-Zero-Heaven-and-Earth-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Minimum Rage -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/309365/Minimum-Rage?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
On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast
On Twitter @AndRPGs
on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
Join us on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
77: Playtesting and assorted rabbit-holes
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
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!
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
Join us on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
76: Prep & Writing Stuff Down
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
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!
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
Join us on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
70: The Conga-Line of Doom (Combat)
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
It occurred to us that we've never done an episode talking about combat in games! And we all know that's a HUGE part of what happens at many tables. So here's a conversation about some of our thoughts surrounding combat in RPGs, and maybe some ways to make it more interesting for everyone!
d20 Network Spotlight: Tabletop Tales -- https://anchor.fm/whatcomesafter
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Magical Kitties Save the Day(2e) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/345604/Magical-Kitties-Save-the-Day-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Red Giant -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/371497/Red-Giant?affiliate_id=2018399
We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Agent_Zer0, 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
Join us on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
69: Curveballs w/ Dustin from The Staggering Dragon
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
This week we're chatting with Dustin from The Staggering Dragon podcast about those curveballs that get thrown around the gaming table. Given that his table seems to trade fairly heavily in them, it seemed like a good topic to get his insight on. Plus it was just a really fun gaming-centric conversation, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
d20 Network Spotlight: The Staggering Dragon -- https://thestaggeringdragon.com/
Game of the Week:
Dustin: Munchkin: Marvel Edition -- https://munchkin.game/products/games/munchkin-marvel/
Steve S: Orbital Blues -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220180/Heavy-Metal-Thunder-Mouse?affiliate_id=2018399
We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Agent_Zer0, Eric Whitman, 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 at https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
Join us on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
68: Player Engagement
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Way back in September we did a Q&A episode, and we got a number of questions surrounding the topic of "player engagement". So we promised to do a show about just that. So, here it is!
Reference links:Robin's Laws of Good Game-Mastering -- http://www.sjgames.com/robinslaws/
The Player-Type quiz -- https://captainjoy.chunkyboy.com/RPGs/PlayerQuiz.html
Explanation of those types -- http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/theory/models/robinslaws.html
Character Creation Cast's "8 Kinds of Fun" episode w/ Jim McClure -- https://oneshotpodcast.com/character-creation-cast/character-evolution-cast-e03-8-kinds-of-fun-with-jim-mcclure/
d20 Network Spotlight -- The Staggering Dragon -- https://thestaggeringdragon.com/category/stagdrag-podcast/
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Unknown Armies (3rd ed) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/408/Atlas-Games/subcategory/37453/Unknown-Armies-Third-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Punk's Been Dead Since '79 -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/248496/Punks-Been-Dead-Since-79?affiliate_id=2018399
We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Agent_Zer0, Eric Whitman, 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 at https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
Join us on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/