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!
Episodes
Feb 7, 2023
Feb 7, 2023
1hr 23 min
This week we sit down for a chat about the recent controversy about the "OGL" or Open Gaming License. We're joined by ttrpg design/development veteran Owen K C Stephens (WotC, Paizo, Green Ronin, Evil Genius, and Rogue Genius, plus others and freelancing) for him to give us a bit of a lesson and also perspective on the way the OGL has been used, and how it's been important in the development of the greater hobby.
If you're interested in more of what Mr. Stephens has to say, you can check out the following links!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OwenK.C.Stephens
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Owen_Stephens
His blog: https://owenkcstephens.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OwenKCStephens
And, Rogue Genius Games on Drive-Thru: https://tinyurl.com/2p88mfrn
d20 Network spotlight: The Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Super Suplex! -- https://tinyurl.com/2vztykhu
Owen S: Fantasy AGE -- https://tinyurl.com/2p8uceud
Steve S: Root: The Roleplaying Game -- https://tinyurl.com/ywj397vm
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!
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/
Jan 31, 2023
Jan 31, 2023
32 min
Our crew embarks on an epic run to a RAX with Burt Reynolds!
Thank you Ben and Hagen for allowing us to record and playing with us!
The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has funded and closed! As of the time of release I don't have another link to give you, so check for updates 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.*
Retrostar by Spectrum Games
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168254/Retrostar-Rulebook?affiliate_id=201839
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!
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/
Stringed Disco Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Jan 17, 2023
Jan 17, 2023
49 min
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!
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/
Jan 10, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
1hr 10 min
As we return for the exciting conclusion of our two part first episode of Retrostar our crew investigates the mysterious crate!
Thank you Ben and Hagen for allowing us to record and playing with us!
The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has funded and closed! As of the time of release I don't have another link to give you, so check for updates 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.*
Retrostar by Spectrum Games
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168254/Retrostar-Rulebook?affiliate_id=201839
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!
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/
Stringed Disco Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Jan 3, 2023
Jan 3, 2023
16 min
As has become our tradition, around the Christmas/New Years time, we drop a little mini-episode, just to let all of you know a little of what's going on in the background, what plans are for the future, and so on. Usually we drop this between Christmas and New years, but time got away from us this year, so you're getting it as the first episode of the new year!We'll be back to the chaos that you all expect next week! Thank You all!
The GamerNation Con 8 Kickstarter campaign has funded and closed! As of the time of release I don't have another link to give you, so check for updates here! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gncon/gamer-nation-con-80s
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!
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/
Dec 27, 2022
Dec 27, 2022
54 min
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!
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/
Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2022
39 min
Follow our groovy crew and their misadventures through outer space in this newest installment of Retrostar, a very narrative, rules-light celebration of retro-sci-fi!
Thank you Ben and Hagen for allowing us to record and playing with us!
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.*
Retrostar by Spectrum Games
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168254/Retrostar-Rulebook?affiliate_id=201839
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!
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/
Stringed Disco Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dec 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2022
50 min
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!
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/
Dec 6, 2022
Dec 6, 2022
22 min
Here is the short session zero from our Retrostar actual play we recorded a little while ago. We are working on a brand new intro for these actual play sessions so just a cold open this week.
Thank you Ben and Hagen for allowing us to record and playing with us!
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, 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!
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/
Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022
1hr 9 min
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/
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!