Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s
Wide-ranging tabletop role-playing discussion, a variety of guests, and occasional actual-play content. All done with a casual, conversational vibe. Everything from tips for playing and GMing, to rule system discussions, with plenty of whatever happens to cross our minds along the way! Are we ”experts”? No! Do we really love ttRPGs? HECK YEAH!!! To that end, we‘re just looking to start conversations to help folks better understand how they can have more fun playing make-believe, and chucking dice!
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Episodes
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
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!
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/
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
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!
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/
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
This week we bring you a conversation that starts around getting comfortable, and how it can help you get better RP in your games, which then veers into comedy games, and then a talk about safety tool use in comedy and horror games.d20 Network Spotlight: The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Gobblin' -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/254667/Gobblin?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Delta Green: The Conspiracy -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/411202/Delta-Green-The-Conspiracy?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!
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/
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
As a sort of 'closer' to Spooky-month, we sat down to chat with Bridgett Jeffries about just what it is that makes horror gaming fun for those who enjoy it.For those who don't know, Bridgett is an amazing, and amazingly fun person. She's a podcast host, streamer, writer, and a community ambassador for Chaosium.
We talk about what got us started in gaming, how we got interested in horror gaming specifically, some tips on running horror games, and have a whole lotta laughs in the process.
*ALSO CORRECTION* The Delta Green scenario talked about is actually called "Last Things Last" and is included in the Delta Green quickstart, which is called "Need to Know".
If you're interested in hearing or seeing more of Bridgett's work she can be found on the Miskatonic University Podcast -- http://www.mu-podcast.com/ , or links to her streaming, etc can be found at the Symphony Entertainment website -- https://www.symphonyentertainment.com/ . And, work she's done for the Miskatonic Repository can be found here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Bridgett%20Jeffries&?affiliate_id=2018399
d20 Network spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://thegeekpantheon.com/category/podcast/eberron-renewed/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Old, Not Out -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/414044/Old-Not-Out?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Brindlewood Bay (Kickstarter Edition) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/410316/Brindlewood-Bay-Kickstarter-Edition??affiliate_id=2018399
Bridgett J: Dark Places and Demigorgons (for OSE) -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ericfrombloatgames/dark-places-and-demogorgons-for-old-school-essentials
*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!
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/
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
This week we welcome Kyle Skarp, better known as "Skarpie" on various Discord servers. We talk about the wonderful supplement for Genesys that he co-authored with Scott Zumwalt, called "Hell is Full" along with ways to take pieces of it and turn up the gritty and deadly in other Genesys settings!
Check out Hell is Full on the Genesys Foundry on Drive Thru -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/373041/Hell-is-Full-A-Genesys-Zombie-Apocalypse-supplement-for-Something-Strange?affiliate_id=2018399
And his other work here -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Kyle%20Skarp
d20 Network Spotlight: Table/flip/ -- https://anchor.fm/tableflip/episodes
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Ghastronomy -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/411430/Ghastronomy?affiliate_id=2018399
Kyle S: Hunt a Killer -- https://www.huntakiller.com/
Steve S: The Dread Thingonomicon -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/406161/The-Dread-Thingonomicon?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!
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/
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
This week the Steves are joined by local (to them) creator Alexandra Frund Clinton, who has written an RPG called The Deittman Files about ghost hunting, and paranormal investigation!
It's a pretty darn cool game, and a very cool conversation is had!
Links for Alexandra and The Deittman Files:
The game on Drive-Thru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/366442/The-Deittman-Files-a-Ghost-Hunting-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399
Her novels on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BH55XN5T?ref_=dbs_p_mng_rwt_ser_shvlr&storeType=ebooks
The podcast: https://thedeittmanfiles.com/podcast
The website: https://thedeittmanfiles.com/
d20 Network Spotlight: Shared Sagas -- https://sharedsagas.podbean.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Cyst -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/412616/CYST?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Angel -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1377/Angel-Corebook?affiliate_id=2018399
Alexandra: Modern Gods -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/2431784270396510/
Dusk Hollow PD setting from The Magnus Archives -- https://rustyquill.com/show/the-magnus-archives/
League of Reapers -- still in development at the time of this release, no links available
*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!
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
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Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
This week we welcome fellow d20 Radio hosts Logan and Griffin from the Story Told podcast to come talk about a game that is near and dear to both of them, Changeling!
It's a fun time, and we Steves get to learn a bit about a game that certainly hasn't gotten the attention of some of it's siblings.
Check out more of Logan and Griffin on their own The Story Told podcast at https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
Game of the Week: Logan: The Wizards and the Wastes -- https://nerves.store/products/the-wizards-and-the-wastes
Steve G: The Deittman Files -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/366442/The-Deittman-Files-a-Ghost-Hunting-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399
Griffin: Sleepaway -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/353967/Sleepaway?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: SLA Industries (2e) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/3600/Nightfall-Games/subcategory/4210/SLA-Industries?affiliate_id=2018399
bonus from Logan: Tribes in the Dark (playtest) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/377688/Tribes-in-the-Dark--Playtest?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!
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
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Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
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Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
This week we bring you an interview with creator Todd Crapper of Broken Ruler games about his recent release, Pandora: Total Destruction. It's an interesting take on the "Supers" genre, and has some interesting things to say as well. We also go into some things Todd learned while writing this game, and how it shaped what the game now is.
Links for Todd and Broken Ruler Games:
Pandora: Total Destruction on Drive-Thru -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395733/Pandora-Total-Destruction?affiliate_id=2018399
Broken Ruler Games: https://brokenrulergames.net/
d20 Network Spotlight: Genesys Archives -- https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Carbyne Jungle -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292024/Carbyne-Jungle?affiliate_id=2018399
Todd C: Survival of the Able -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4478/Accessible-Games/subcategory/43388/Survival-of-the-Able?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!
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 Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
This week we bring you the recording of a panel that we were asked to do at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo!
We talk about why as the GM, you should be the biggest fan of your players.The audio isn't the greatest, but given we sorta forgot to prepare for actually recording live, we didn't think it sounded too bad for setting a cell phone on the table between us, in a room with a PA system, and close to 200 video and arcade games!
So enjoy, and if you're able to do so, plan on joining us again there next year!
We would very much like to thank the staff and volunteers of the convention for putting on a wonderfully fun event!
Recorded at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 2, 2022.
For more info on the convention, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/. RPGs, board games, retro-video-games, 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
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Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
On the eve of Spooky-Month, the Steves sit down and have a chat about different things a GM can do outside of the game itself to help increase that sense of tension while playing games where you want it. That and some other ramblings and musings!d20 Network Spotlight: The Court Games podcasts
Court Games -- https://courtgamespod.com/
Fortune and Strife -- https://courtgamespod.com/L5RFnS/
Crimson Gold Agonies -- https://cgapodcast.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Beasts and Basements -- https://www.beastsandbasements.com/home
Steve S: Vintage Space -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/410367/Vintage-Space?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
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Who are "Me and Steve"?
We are 2 friends who happen to share a first name, and a love of tabletop roleplaying games. This podcast is the result of many, many hours spent standing outside after game sessions just talking about gaming, but we decided to get a couple microphones, go inside, and record it, and then share it with the world!
So join us as we share thoughts, experiences, and interviews with people from across the gaming community, as well as some of our adventures in various games we enjoy!