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 Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
We all sooner or later end up creating items, classes, species, etc for our games. But, as we mentioned in our Power Spirals episode, sometimes that can lead to problems.
In an effort to learn how to create cool stuff, without causing problems in our games, we've enlisted the help of Brett Bowen of Studio 404 Games (https://www.studio404games.com/). Brett provides us some tips and tricks that he's learned over the years doing work for several published game systems.
So come, listen, and learn with us!
d20 Network podcast spotlight: The Genesys Archive https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives
Links for Brett Bowen, and Studio 404 Games
https://www.studio404games.com/
https://twitter.com/studio404games
A link to their work on DriveThru RPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Studio%20404%20Games&affiliate_id=2018399
and Brett has also done some writing for the Earthdawn setting from FASA Games
https://fasagames.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Wicked Ones -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/338480/Wicked-Ones-Deluxe-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399
Brett B: Worlds Without Number -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348791/Worlds-Without-Number?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 May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
This week the Steves are joined by Kakita Kaori from the Court Games family of podcasts, to talk about the Japanese/Asian inspired RPG Legend of the Five Rings. From it's origins as a card game, through to a very rich and vibrant game setting, Kakita gives us a bit of an overview, as well as some tips that might prove helpful if you want to give L5R a try yourself!
d20 Network Spotlight this week is the Court Games Family of podcasts, which can be found at https://courtgamespod.com/
Additional links for Court Games, and Kakita:
Website: courtgamespod.com
On Twitter at: Twitter twitter.com/courtgamespod
And on Patreon at: patreon.com/courtgames
Jeanne’s Website Winter Garden of the Kakita: http://craneclan.weebly.com/
Podcast (Court Games RPG) https://open.spotify.com/show/2035IyUZAqYQQxmD233gMS
Podcast (Fortune and Strife) https://open.spotify.com/show/1Is9EQwJ6838bIPz2a2Rct
The Winter Garden Of The Kakita
Archive of stories for L5R and lore and information for the Legend of the Five Rings RPG and LCG
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Bulldogs! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/166518/Bulldogs-Fate-Core-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Abney Park's Airship Pirates -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/95166/Abney-Parks-Airship-Pirates?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 May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
The "World of Darkness" family of games has been around for a good long time now, and there are lots of games contained within the family, but there's also the "Chronicles of Darkness". And then there's the 'Storyteller' system, the 'Storytelling' system, and the 'Story Path' system. It all started with White Wolf, but then there's Paradox, and Onyx Path, and Modiphius.
Confused yet? We were. So we reached out to Chazz Kellner to come give us an overview of the whole assembly of games, and where they are now. He was very informative, and also spent a little time talking about his personal favorite from the group, Exalted (3rd Ed.)
So come along for a ride down some dark and wonderous paths!
d20 Podcast Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
Links for Chazz:
His work on Drive-ThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Chazz%20Kellner&affiliate_id=2018399
The Systematic Understanding Of Everything (Exalted podcast): https://www.exaltcast.com/
Twitter: @StoryToldChazz
And the "Fall of Jiara" actual-play campaign can be found on The Story Told feed: https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Warlock! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/312204/Warlock?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Yarr! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/119069/Yarr-The-Rules-Light-Pirate-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399
Chazz: Wanderhome: -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/353966/Wanderhome?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 May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
What happens when both Steves forget to come up with a topic? This happens! We asked our Discord for a topic, and when they answered, we ran with it!
Besides, who doesn't like some weird in their RPGs?
d20 Network spotlight: The Miskatonic University Podcast -- https://www.mu-podcast.com/
Game of the Week
Steve G: Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000AD -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/246292/Judge-Dredd--The-Worlds-of-2000-AD-RPG-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Santa Vaca -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/252972/Santa-Vaca-A-Hack-of-the-Worlds-Most-Popular-RPG?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 May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Only one Steve this week, but I had the one and only JT Dimino from the Primed by Cortex podcast come by and fill in! We had a cool conversation about the FATE rpg engine (yes we did sneak a little Cortex in too), which was a game that I found out I really want to know more about! So if you've never experienced FATE, come on a little journey with us!
FATE core book on Drive-Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/114903/Fate-Core-System?manufacturers_id=2152&filters=44284_0_0_0_0?affiliate_id=2018399
d20 podcast of the week: Primed by Cortex -- https://pbcpod.podbean.com/
Contact links for JT and Primed By Cortex:
On Twitter, they can be found at https://twitter.com/primedbycortex
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PrimedByCortex
Email them at pbcpodcast@d20radio.com
And their Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/pbcpodcast/
additionally JT can be found on Twitter @JTDimino
Game of the Week:
JT: Symbaroum -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/163293/Symbaroum--Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Mecha vs Kaiju -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/141809/Mecha-vs-Kaiju-Fate-Core-Condensed?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 Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
It get's talked about all the time in the RPG community, but just what is "buy-in" and why does everyone seem to want it?
We have a talk about just that this week!
Gnome Stew blog Article - https://gnomestew.com/player-buy-in-trumps-gm-interest/
d20 Network Spotight: The Staggering Dragon find them at https://thestaggeringdragon.com/category/stagdrag-podcast/
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Like I Give A BLEEP -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/337170/Like-I-Give-A-BLEEP-The-Life-and-Times-of-a-Mad-Scientist?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Paranormal Affairs Canada -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/353681/Paranormal-Affairs-Canada?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 Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
This week we're joined by Tyler, the GM from the Table Top Tales podcast to talk a bit about his process in coming up with the world they use if the "What Comes After" campaign that they're currently playing.
Both Steves are fans of the setting, and some of the answers as to how it was developed may surprise you! So come have a listen to what we hope is the first of a number of different takes we intend to hear on the processes used in rpg worldbuilding!
Links for Table Top Tales:
Podcast feed: https://anchor.fm/whatcomesafter
Website: http://www.whatcomesafter.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatComesAfterPodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatComesAfter_
Game Of The Week:
Tyler: The Dracula Dossier: Dracula Unredacted -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/165857/The-Dracula-Dossier-Dracula-Unredacted?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley--An-Anthology-of-Call-of-Cthulhu-Scenarios-set-in-the-1920s?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Mothership -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/245017/Mothership-Players-Survival-Guide?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/
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
This week we take a look at a freshly released "toolkit" RPG called Cortex Prime, from the folks over at Fandom (the people behind D&D Beyond). To shed more light on the situation, we're joined by Kerby Lambert, one of the hosts of the d20 Network's Primed by Cortex, a show dedicated to talking specifically about this unique game!
To find the Primed by Cortex podcast, go to https://pbcpod.podbean.com/
On Twitter, they can be found at https://twitter.com/primedbycortex
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PrimedByCortex
And their Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/pbcpodcast/
The Cortex Community Discord channel can be found at https://discord.gg/8DPvsyKk5u
And the website for the game itself is http://www.cortexrpg.com/
The link for the Genesys Community Discord is https://discord.gg/vpdnegE84U
Game of the Week
Steve G: Never Going Home -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/283637/Never-Going-Home?affiliate_id=2018399
Kerby: Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/338920/Jiangshi-Blood-in-the-Banquet-Hall?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Delta Green -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/521/Arc-Dream-Publishing/subcategory/8165/Delta-Green?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/
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
It's part 2 of our mini "Supers Spectacular"! This week the Steves are joined by Alexander Thomas to talk about Mutants & Masterminds, a supers game that he's done a bit of writing for, and also to talk about another of his projects, the Untold Stories Project.
d20 Network spotlight: Shared Sagas -- https://sharedsagas.podbean.com/
Links for Alexander Thomas and USP
His work on Drive-Thru RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Alexander%20Thomas
Mutants & Masterminds -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing/subcategory/2064/Mutants--Masterminds?affiliate_id=2018399
Untold Stories Project Twitch Channel -- https://www.twitch.tv/untoldstoriesproject
Something, Something Dragons Podcast -- https://something-something.captivate.fm
Game of the Week
Steve S. -- Wild Talents - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/521/Arc-Dream-Publishing/subcategory/8162/Wild-Talents?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G. -- Models - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/349402/MODELS?affiliate_id=2018399
Alex T. -- Slasher Flick - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/60714/Slasher-Flick?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/
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
You know a genre of games that doesn't get the respect it deserves? Supers games! Superheroes (and villains) are massively popular in media right now, and just don't get the love they probably should in the rpg scene!
We figured we should talk about them a little bit. Problem is, neither Steve knows a whole lot about Supers games. So, for this week, we've enlisted the help of Shane Stacks (Shane Plays podcast) to come and give us an admittedly not-totally-comprehensive (but far better than we would have done on our own) lesson on the history of supers games through the years. So come along with us, as we learn some of the history of a beautiful genre of games!
Links for Shane Stacks:
Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast and website https://shaneplays.com/shane-plays-geek-talk-podcast/
Dungeons & Desktops (a book on the history of computer role-playing games) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138574643/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1138574643&linkCode=as2&tag=shaneplays-20&linkId=de1a0351e29c2241afc2b3772495af69
@ShanePlays on Twitter
Shane Plays Discord https://discord.gg/Dc3Y4gK
Our d20Network podcast of the week this week: Table Top Tales (formerly What Comes After), a wonderful actually play podcast featuring games in the Genesys engine, as well as Star Wars, and other games!
Game of the Week:
Shane Stacks: Level Up: Advanced 5e -- https://www.levelup5e.com/
Steve G: BEAN! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/89574/BEAN-The-D2-RPG-Second-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Anyone Can Wear the Mask -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/339738/Anyone-Can-Wear-the-Mask?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!