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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
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
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 Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
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/
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
What happens when our friend, and fellow d20 Network 'caster Sugi stops by to chat with the Steves? We end up talking a LONG time! Of course, we're talking painting minis, which one Steve has never done, one Steve has done quite a bit, and Sugi does A LOT! There's a good bit of "how to get started" some general Q&A, and a little more technical stuff as well. We have a lot of fun, and Sugi shares a lot of insight from his 20+ years of painting experience.
By the way, Sugi hosts a (currently on hiatus) podcast on the d20 Network called Squad-Tactica ( https://open.spotify.com/show/4jJs4hS87TLPJlwzd3uw5w ) which is all about painting and Kill Team. There's a lot of really entertaining content there, even if he's currently taking a break from creating new shows.
d20 Network Spotlight: The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: GROK?! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395261/GROK?affiliate_id=2018399
Sugi: Kill Team -- https://warhammer40000.com/kill-team/
Steve S: Camp Karate -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404660/Camp-Karate?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/
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!