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 Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
This week the Steves are joined by Russ Morrissey, game designer, publisher, founder of EN World & EN Publishing, and host of Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk. We could talk with Russ for hours about many topics in gaming, but, today, we're talking with him about a Kickstarter project that will launch the same day that this episode goes live for his new line called "Level Up".
Level Up is an expanded take on the 5th Edition D&D that many gamers know. Russ and his team have taken on the whole game, and added lots of depth that some folk have found lacking, along with greatly expanding the 'exploration pillar' of the original game, which many people find somewhat lacking in the original version.
*** NOTE: as of recording, the KS should launch at noon EST (US) 10/5/21 ***
Links
Level Up Kickstarter Page -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
EN World -- https://www.enworld.org/
EN Publishing -- https://enpublishingrpg.com/
Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk (podcast) -- https://morrus.podbean.com/
d20 Network Podcast of the Week -- The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
Game of the Week
Steve G: Viking Death Squad -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/366521/Viking-Death-Squad?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Warbirds -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/115960/Warbirds-Role-Playing-Game?affiliate_id=2018399
Russ M: Ghostbusters -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(role-playing_game)
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 Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
This week, it's our long-promised talk on Safety Tools for RPG play. We reached out to Ryan Boelter from the Character Creation Cast podcast, and he was kind enough to join us for an excellent discussion of what these tools are, how to implement and use them, and also where to find more information on them, in addition to our discussion here.
Referenced Resources:
Character Creation Cast Session Zero document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XmFAZHQfFKTkQkLEbglQfyuihhFAyBpCPdsj9qc12Jk/edit
The RPG Safety Toolkit, compiled by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk:
https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1583202183294.pdf
Monte Cook Games "Consent in Gaming":
https://www.montecookgames.com/consent-in-gaming/
Links to find Ryan Boelter:
Twitter : @lordneptune
Websites: https://lordneptunecreates.wordpress.com/
https://lordneptune.itch.io/
https://www.charactercreationcast.com/
d20 Network Podcast of the Week: The Staggering Dragon -- https://thestaggeringdragon.com/category/stagdrag-podcast/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Project 8ball -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/369206/Project-8Ball?affiliate_id=2018399
Ryan B: Anyone Can Wear the Mask -- https://jeffstormer.itch.io/mask
Steve S: Cold Shadows -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/224720/Cold-Shadows?affiliate_id=2018399
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
Join us on 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 Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
This week the Steves take questions from the Discord, and that's the show topic! It's a little bit of everything!
A big thank you to all those who submitted questions!
d20 network podcast of the week: Court Games -- https://courtgamespod.com/
Seth Skorkowsky's video on the "Mercer Effect" titled "The Story of Jeff: My Experience with the Mercer-Effect" -- https://youtu.be/kwjLAC1wh7U
Game of the Week
Steve S: Cryptomancer -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/186678/Cryptomancer?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Hard Wired Island -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/354684/Hard-Wired-Island?affiliate_id=2018399
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
Join us on 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 Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
This week we're talking characters, both PCs and NPCs. We talk a little about ways to create them, how to make them feel more real, and Steve shares his little secret on how to liven them up!
d20 Network podcast of the week: Eberron Renewed -- https://thegeekpantheon.wpcomstaging.com/category/podcast/eberron-renewed/
Game of the Week
Steve G: Tales From the Loop Starter set -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/305344/Tales-from-the-Loop-RPG-Starter-Set?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game 2e --https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/305344/Tales-from-the-Loop-RPG-Starter-Set?affiliate_id=2018399
Warlock! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/312204/Warlock?affiliate_id=2018399
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
Join us on 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 Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
This episode marks our 1 year anniversary! So, we thought it might be fun to take a look at the topic that we did our very first episode on, and see if our opinions have changed, or what we've learned.
So we talk about that, along with a little reflection on our journey through our first year of podcasting, and a little talk on our plans going forward.
d20 Network Podcast of the Week: Primed by Cortex -- https://pbcpod.podbean.com/
Game of the Week
Steve S: Urban Jungle -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/194021/URBAN-JUNGLE--Anthropomorphic-Noir-RolePlay?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: LIFTS: Ultimate Pump Edition -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282603/LIFTS-Ultimate-Pump-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399
We would like to say a huge, heartfelt "Thank You" to all of you that take the time to actually listen to the show! You're the reason we've made it this far!
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
Join us on 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 Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
On the heels of talking adventure writing, the Steves have a chat around that classic rpg adventure type, the dungeon crawl. We range into some talk about how to make them interesting, old-school vs. new-school design, and adversarial GMing!
d20 Network podcast of the week -- Werewolf: the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/
Game of the Week
Steve G: Neurocity -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/318907/NEUROCITY?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Age of Steel -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/230642/Age-of-Steel?affiliate_id=2018399
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
Join us on 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 Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
What do we do when we play games? We go on adventures! And someone's got to write them. Often, people write their own, but this can be trickier than it seems. So we got veteran GM (and freelance writer) GM Hooly to come fill us in on some of his tricks and tips!
Recommended Resources
R. Talsorian Games "Scripting the Game" -- https://rtalsoriangames.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/RTG-ScriptingtheGamev1.2.pdf
GM Hooly's Episode Beat-Sheet -- https://forgegenesys.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/episodebeatchart-fillable.pdf
https://adventurewritingacademy.com/ -- Yes, this is a course that you pay for, but, should you be looking to write more than just recreationally, it might well be worth your time and money.
d20 Network Podcast Spotlight -- The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/
Game of the Week
Steve S: Monsterpunk -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/294484/Monsterpunk?affiliate_id=2018399
GM Hooly: James Bond RPG -- https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/james-bond-007-rpg/feature/james-bond-rpg-changed-roleplaying
Steve G: It Wasn't Us Meddling Kids! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/368019/It-Wasnt-Us-Meddling-Kids?affiliate_id=2018399
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
Join us on 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 Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
We roll dice all the time playing ttrpgs. But there are times when in might actually make it a better game overall if you put down the dice, and step back for a second. That's what we're talking about this week!
d20 Network podcast of the week: Shared Sagas -- https://sharedsagas.podbean.com/
Game of the Week
Steve G: Deadball -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/208817/Deadball-Baseball-With-Dice?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Little Monster Detectives -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/295314/Little-Monster-Detectives?affiliate_id=2018399
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
Join us on 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 Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Another system overview this week, and this time, it's the Adventure Game Engine from Green Ronin Publishing.
We're joined by Reyn, one of the hosts of the AGEIS https://soundcloud.com/ageispodcast (Adventure Game Engine Interest Series) podcast here on the d20 Network, as AGE happens to be their personal 'system-of-choice'.
It's a pretty cool game engine, and has some really neat features, so come listen!
Links for Reyn, and the AGEIS Podcast
Podcast feed: https://soundcloud.com/ageispodcast
The AGEIS blog: https://ageinterestseries.home.blog/
AGEIS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ageispodcast/
AGEIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/AGEISPodcast
AGEIS Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ageispodcast
The old Wonders of Thedas blog: https://wondersofthedaspodcast.wordpress.com/
Game of the Week:
Reyn: Thirsty Sword Lesbians -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: NUKED -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/343062/NUKED?affiliate_id=2018399
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
Join us on 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 Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
This week we're talking about Cursed Captains of Cthulhu, a brand new game that actually just wrapped up it's Kickstarter campaign. (But don't worry, they will be doing late pledges if you missed it!)
It's a game of swashbuckling adventure on the high seas in the golden age of piracy, but something sinister lurks beneath the waves!
Because pirates are cool, but pirates and wierd, creepy, tentacled monsters are even cooler!
We're joined by a member of the team producing it, Susanah Grace, Media and Marketing Director from Black Cats Gaming, who also happens to be the Art Director for the project, as well as one of the illustrators!
For more information about the game, you can check out the Kickstarter campaign, as well as check for updates, and late-pledge openings at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/287589860/cursed-captains-of-cthulhu
For more information about the Black Cats Gaming, check out their website, or any of these other links!
Website - https://www.blackcatsgaming.comStore - https://www.blackcatsgamingshop.com
Their socials:
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/followblackcatsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/blackcatsgaming
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/followblackcatsYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/blackcatsgaming
d20 Network Podcast of the Week -- The Miskatonic University Podcast https://www.mu-podcast.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve S. -- Masks: A New Generation https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/193258/Masks-A-New-Generation?affiliate_id=2018399
Susie G. -- Sword Chronicle https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/324609/Sword-Chronicle--Feudal-Fantasy-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=2018399
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
Join us on Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW
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!