101: BS session with Chris Spivey

This week we figured we'd do something just for fun, so we asked Chris Spivey to just come talk with us for a bit about whatever came up.  So that's what happened.  We talk gaming stuff, some of the business side, and the challenges that happen as a small publisher in the current state of the world.  Also, Chris lets us in on a snippet about his new [REDACTED].

Enjoy!

Links for Chris and Darker Hue Studios

     Twitter: https://twitter.com/Darker_Hue

     Website: http://www.darkerhuestudios.com/

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

  You can also find his games at Indy Press Revolution: https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/home.php

and R.Talsorian Games: https://talsorianstore.com/collections/other-product/products/haunted-west

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

Game of the Week

     Steve G: Lighthearted -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/372834/Lighthearted?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Tiny Wastelands -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/246020/Tiny-Wastelands?affiliate_id=2018399

     Chris S:  Godlike -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/521/Arc-Dream-Publishing/subcategory/8161/GODLIKE?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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100: Human… Almost, and a chat w/ Egg Embry

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

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

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

89:Eddy Webb

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!

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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85: Why System Matters and ”Partners” with Steve Dee

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

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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81: Why Do We Buy Games?

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

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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80: Misspent Youth w/ Opti and Cliff

This week we're rejoined by previous guests Opti and Cliff from Fragging Unicorns Games (Episode 20)!  But this time they're talking about the game that they've currently got on Kickstarter.  It's a refresh/update of Robert Bohl's "Misspent Youth".  A game about youthful people banding together to stand up to corrupt authority and see what they can accomplish without selling out their principals!  Their  version brings some small rules changes, along with some settings in which to play the game, so give a listen and learn about it!

Fine the Kickstarter here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fraggingunicorns/misspent-youth-fall-in-love-not-in-line

Find more about Misspent Youth, and all the other cool stuff Fragging Unicorns Games does;

     Website:  https://fraggingunicorns.com/

     Twitter:  https://twitter.com/FragginUnicorns

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

     Instagram:  http://www.instagram.com/fraggingunicornsgames

     YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVQmqvE4fkLSb3aqyyrRYg

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

Game of the Week:

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

     Opti:  Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast -- https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yazeba-s-bed-breakfast#/

     Cliff:  Stargate SG-1 -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/55630/Stargate-SG1-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Long Haul 1983 -- https://spc.itch.io/longhaul1983

*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

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

79: Mecha and Mechasys with Studio 404 Games

Who doesn't love big, giant, stompy robots?

This week we're joined by Brett and Phil from Studio 404 Games to talk about mecha, mecha anime, mecha gaming, and most importantly, their fabulous Genesys supplement "Mechasys".  A good time is had by all, and there's lots of talk about all the fun you can have with mecha in you games!

Studio 404 Games links:
     Website:  https://www.studio404games.com/

     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Studio404Games/

     Twitter:  https://twitter.com/studio404games

     Drive-Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Studio%20404%20Games&affiliate_id=2018399

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

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Fullmetal President -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/149660/Fullmetal-President-White-House-Mecha-Chaos?affiliate_id=2018399

     Brett Bowen:  Misspent Youth -- (Launches 4/19/2022) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fraggingunicorns/misspent-youth-fall-in-love-not-in-line

     GM Phil:  Kids Logic Robotech miniatures line/Kickstarter -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/minitech-games/robotech-macross-dog-fight-the-miniatures-game

     Steve S:  Happiness is a Warm Gun -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/346324/Happiness-is-a-Warm-Gun?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

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77: Playtesting and assorted rabbit-holes

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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73: Fragged Empire (2e) w/ Wade Dyer

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

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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72: Kickstarter/Crowdfunding & the RPG Industry w/ Egg Embry

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

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/