126: Savage Worlds, RIFTS, Studio 404, and more! W/ Darren West

This week I'm joined by the newest member of Studio 404 Games, Darren West, who I also got to meet (and play a game with) in-person at GamerNation Con!Darren is also a freelance RPG writer, one heck of a minis painter, was selected as a launch author for the Genesys Foundry, and is also just a really, really nice person!Anyway, we sat down and had a ramble about Studio 404, Savage Worlds, RIFTS (and Savage RIFTS), vtt gming, and probably a few other things I can't recall at the moment! So come on, enjoy the ride and join us!
For more info on Studio 404 Games, visit their website at -- https://www.studio404games.com/
Find Darren's "Headra's Shard (part 1)" adventure for Terrinoth (Genesys) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284406/Haedras-Shard-Part-1?affiliate_id=2018399
 
d20 Network Spotlight --  Table/Flip/ -- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tableflip/
 
Game of the Week
     Steve S: A Few Honest Cops -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/439900/A-Few-Honest-Cops?affiliate_id=2018399
     Darren W: Just Drive -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/433624/Just-Drive-A-Ground-Vehicle-Supplement-for-Genesys?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!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!
 
As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!
 
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125: Adversarial GMing (revisited)

So the other weekend I was hanging out at a local game shop and got into a conversation about Cyberpunk Red. The other person was saying that they felt like the game almost seemed to want to be run more adversarially than they were used to running their usual game (PF1). Which of course led to conversation, and then to conversation between we Steves.So "Listen Up, You Primitive Screwheads!" as we have a little chat around this topic, and a few other things cyberpunk-ish!d20 Network Spotlight: Genesys Archive -- https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives
 
Game of the Week:
     Steve S: Agents of Concordia -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299757/Agents-of-Concordia-Core-book?affiliate_id=2018399
     Steve G: Baby, We Were Born to Run! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/327741/Baby-We-Were-Born-to-Run?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!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!
 
As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!
 
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124: Gamer, Know Thyself!

This week we bring you an introspective conversation borne out of our own feelings and struggles. It's a talk about coming to grips with what you're good at, and what you aren't, and also letting yourself be ok with those things.
 
d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed
 
Game of the Week
     Steve G: Feral -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/435116/Feral?affiliate_id=2018399
     Steve S: Never Going Home (Beginning and End KS) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jiangshi/never-going-home-the-beginning-and-the-end
or the category on DT -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9148/Wet-Ink-Games/subcategory/38340/Never-Going-Home?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!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!
 
As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!
 
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120: F-20 Super-Fantasy

This week it's a Patreon-supporter question based episode! (Thanks Jesse!)     One of our supporters asked for our thoughts on how to use super-hero tropes and concepts to improve F-20 fantasy games, so we Steves sat down and had a chat about it! Hopefully y'all find it thought provoking and useful!d20 Network Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
 
Game of the Week
     Steve S:  Proxi M.T's USED Android Catalogue -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/425263/Proxi-MTs-USED-Android-Catalogue-An-inuniverse-zine-for-Mothership-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399
     Steve G:  OFF/FACE Tribute RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/430274/OFF-FACE-TRIBUTE-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399
 
The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has closed, but you can find it here. -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s 
More info, tickets, etc can also be found here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-80-s
 
*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!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!
 
As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!
 
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118: Funny Business

Here's one we actually recorded a while back (like late January I believe), but it's just a fun little romp about comedy at the table, and funny stories, and stuff like that!d20 Network spotlight: The OPCast -- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opcast
 
Game of the Week
     Steve G: Goblin Jug Band -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/414326/Goblin-Jug-Band?affiliate_id=2018399
     Steve S: Frontier Scum -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/403322/Frontier-Scum?affiliate_id=2018399
 
The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has closed, but you can find it here. -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s 
More info, tickets, etc can also be found here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-80-s
 
*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!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!
 
As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!
 
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114: Rules and Creativity

This week we bring you a conversation around rules and creativity.  Do rules restrict creativity, encourage it, or have nothing to do with it?  We also get into a little bit of talk about if we're playing (and thinking) with the the rules as written, or rules as remembered!
 
d20 Network Spotlight:  Werewolf: the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/
 
Game of the Week:
     Steve G:  BIOJACKED -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/421367/BIOJACKED?affiliate_id=2018399
     Steve S:  3rd Era PDF Mega-Bundle -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/417926/3rd-Era-PDF-MegaBundle?affiliate_id=2018399
 
The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has closed, but you can  find it here. -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s
 
*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!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!
 
As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!
 
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113: Split the Party (not like firewood)!

This week the Steves have a discussion about that classic trope of splitting the party!  We talk some of the pitfalls, and benefits of doing it, and also talk about our feelings about it, and experiences doing so!
 
The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign is live!!!  Find it here (and even pledge to get a game run by one of the Steves!) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s
 
*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!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!
 
As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!
 
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112: Generic vs. Dedicated Systems

This week the Steves have a chat around our preferences regarding "generic" or "universal" systems, versus systems dedicated to a particular genre/setting.  Along the way we discuss our feelings on the cyberpunk genre, and also some thoughts on personal nostalgia.
 
d20 Network Spotlight:  Werewolf: the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/
 
Game of the Week:
     Steve G:  The Crypt Has Opened -- https://happyjakgames.itch.io/the-crypt-has-opened
     Steve S:  The Broken Cask -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/365717/The-Broken-Cask?affiliate_id=2018399
 
The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign is live!!!  Find it here (and even pledge to get a game run by one of the Steves!) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s
 
*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!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, and Brett Bowen!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!
 
As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!
 
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111: Setting Expectations w/ Micah aka FatCrab

This week the Steves are joined by Micah (also known as FatCrab) from the Table/Flip podcast to talk about creating and running settings, and how to appropriately set your players expectations for those settings.  Most of this talk centers around the Genesys system and settings for it, but as with the discussion of canon last week, the principals apply to pretty much any game!
 
d20 Network Spotlight:  Table/Flip -- https://anchor.fm/tableflip/episodes/
 
Additionally you can find Micah as FatCrab on the Genesys Community Discord --  https://discord.gg/tXwJTGxukU
  the d20 Network Discord -- https://discord.gg/w6hcQV8dGM
  Or on our Discord -- https://discord.gg/VZ9NTZS
His work on the Genesys Foundry can be found here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Micah-Shalom%20Kesselman
 
And the Studio 404 Setting Notebook can be found here -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292839/Setting-Notebook
 
 
Game of the Week:
     Steve G:  Chum -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/415696/CHUM?affiliate_id=2018399
     Steve S:  Tian Shang: Lone Wolf Fists -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/416442/Tian-Shang-Lone-Wolf-Fists?affiliate_id=2018399
     Micah K:  The Quiet Year -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/110152/The-Quiet-Year?affiliate_id=2018399
 
Also, the GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign is live!!!  Find it here (and even pledge to get a game run by one of the Steves!) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s
 
*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!, 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!
 
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110: What About Canon? with GM Phil

This week, 1 Steve is fishing, so the other Steve has a talk with GM Phil from the Order 66 podcast about "Canon" and how to use (and deal with) it in your games!  There's a lot of talk about Star Wars specifically, but the concepts are able to be applied to most anything!
Check out Phil and his Studio 404 Games friends at https://www.studio404games.com/
 
d20 Network Spotlight -- The Order 66 podcast -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66
 
GamerNation Con Kickstarter link! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s?ref=r6ct2s&token=d20c62d2
 
Game of the Week:
     GM Phil: Transformers -- https://renegadegamestudios.com/game-world/transformers/transformers-roleplaying-game/
     Steve S: The Silver Road -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/397439/The-Silver-Road?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!, 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!
 
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