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 Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
This week we brave the perils of fritzy internet connections to bring you a quick talk about tone, and how it's use differs somewhat between campaigns and 1-shot adventures.
d20 Network Spotlight: The Wonderous Atlas of Creation's Destiny -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: Frostbite (A Mork Borg Adventure) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/422938/Frostbite--A-Cold-and-Ruthless-adventure-for-Mork-Borg?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Kinghts of the Underbed -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/286690/Knights-of-Underbed?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, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! Y'all make keeping this going possible!
Join us at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo Sept 30 - Oct 1. (2023)
For more info on the convention check out the website at https://www.pghretrogaming.com/ where you can find more info, links for badge sales, etc. For our listeners, when you buy your badge in advance, you can enter the code TALKRPGS2023 to get a discount off the already very reasonable badge prices. On the website you can also find links for hotels, etc.
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
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
This week we're doing another "system overview" episode, and this time it's the "Year Zero Engine" that powers many games from Free League, including Tales From The Loop, Coriolis, Mutant Year Zero, Vaesen, Alien, Twilight 2000, and Blade Runner, to name a few. To do so, we're joined by veteran Danish gamer and GM Jacob Sorensen. So sit back, grab a drink, and enjoy as we talk some cool Swedish game design.
Links for Jacob and the GM Workshop podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1883725
https://www.facebook.com/nerdyproduction
https://www.facebook.com/groups/301098474938435
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwonDhCCD3j_BOVOG-Kkaug
https://nerdyproduction.dk/get-jungle-teeth/
https://discord.gg/tXsU4NXRwN
d20 Network Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve G: The Disturbance Timeline RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/130644/The-Disturbance-Timeline-RPG-Core-Rules-and-Postapocalyptic-Time-Period?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Stranger Stuff -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281777/Stranger-Stuff-TinyD6?affiliate_id=2018399
GM Jacob: Pirate Borg -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/441728/PIRATE-BORG?affiliate_id=2018399
BONUS: Dragonbane -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/418106/Dragonbane-Core-Set?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, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! Y'all make keeping this going possible!
Join us at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo Sept 30 - Oct 1. (2023)
For more info on the convention check out the website at https://www.pghretrogaming.com/ where you can find more info, links for badge sales, etc. For our listeners, when you buy your badge in advance, you can enter the code TALKRPGS2023 to get a discount off the already very reasonable badge prices. On the website you can also find links for hotels, etc.
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
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
This week we talk Wizz and Colt, two of the organizers for our local gaming convention, the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo (or PGX for short).
It's held Sept 30th - October 1st, 2023 at the Monroville Convention Center, just outside of Pittsburgh PA.
You'll have to listen for the details, but let's just say that it's a really fun time of table-top and video gaming, cosplay, music, and just nerdy, geeky culture in general. And of course, you'll be able to find both of us Steves at the show!
For more info on the convention check out the website at https://www.pghretrogaming.com/ where you can find more info, links for badge sales, etc. And, for our listeners, when you buy your badge in advance, you can enter the code TALKRPGS2023 to get a discount off the already very reasonable badge prices. On the website you can also find links for hotels, etc.
Social Media links https://www.facebook.com/PGHGamingExpo
http://instagram.com/pghgamingexpo
https://linktr.ee/pittsburghgamingexpo
d20 Network Spotlight -- OpCast -- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opcast
Game of the Week:
Steve S: The Brain Snatchers -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/440599/The-Brain-Snatchers-PocketQuest-2023?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: You Are Fish, What Do You Do? -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/445305/You-Are-Fish-What-Do-You-Do?affiliate_id=2018399
Brian W: Alien RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11437/Free-League-Publishing/subcategory/27806_34036/ALIEN-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399
Colt: King of Tokyo -- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo
*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, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! 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
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Once more urged on by out Patreon supporters, this week it's a talk about crunch, what we think it is, and what we use as a reference point when talking about games, and so on.
We also talk a little bit about what we like in game mechanics, things already used in certain games that we really like.
d20 Network Spotlight: The Genesys Archives -- https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives
Game of the Week:
Steve G: We Saved This Vessel -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/443002/We-Saved-This-Vessel-Once?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Fantasy AGE (2e) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/430669/Fantasy-AGE-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.*
We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! 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
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
This week we bring you a discussion requested by one of our wonderful Patreon supporters!
Following the discussion about character advancement, which we discussed in more of a mechanical sense, Blue Nova asked us our thoughts around more narrative advancement. So, ever wanting to give y'all what you want, we have a talk about just that!d20 Network Spotlight: The Forge -- https://forgegenesys.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Outgunned (Quickstart) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/433185/Outgunned--Quickstart?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Clean Out Your Desk -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/443162/Clean-Out-Your-Desk?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, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! 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
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Part 3 of our little series here! This week we have a conversation around character death, and ways it can be handled in games. Also some talk around the (perhaps infamous) safety request of character death being taken off the table.
d20 Network Spotlight -- Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66
Game of the Week
Steve G: Monster Kart Mayhem -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/138983/Monster-Kart-Mayhem?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: Dark Times -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/280018/Dark-Times?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, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! 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
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Somewhat continuing from thoughts from last week's show, this week the Steves chat about character advancement, and the different ways some systems handle it. (There may or may not be some minor ranting.)
d20 Network Spotlight: Werewold: The Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/
Game of the Week
Steve G: Public Access -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/429340/Public-Access?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve S: The Esoterrorists -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/340/Pelgrane-Press/subcategory/561_9314/Esoterrorists?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, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! 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
Our Drive-Thru RPG affiliate link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=2018399
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
This week the Steves have a discussion about cheating in ttrpgs. Brought on by a situation in one of Steve's games, we chat a little about what it can be, and how to handle it. Not by any means a definitive thing, but some food for thought.d20 Network spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Tri-Cube Tales/ Hunters of Victorian London -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/294202/Tricube-Tales?affiliate_id=2018399 & https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/439397/Hunters-of-Victorian-London-Tricube-Tales-OnePage-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: AfterVerse -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/275749/Afterverse-Core-Book?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, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! 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
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
This week I'm joined by the newest member of Studio 404 Games, Darren West, who I also got to meet (and play a game with) in-person at GamerNation Con!Darren is also a freelance RPG writer, one heck of a minis painter, was selected as a launch author for the Genesys Foundry, and is also just a really, really nice person!Anyway, we sat down and had a ramble about Studio 404, Savage Worlds, RIFTS (and Savage RIFTS), vtt gming, and probably a few other things I can't recall at the moment! So come on, enjoy the ride and join us!
For more info on Studio 404 Games, visit their website at -- https://www.studio404games.com/
Find Darren's "Headra's Shard (part 1)" adventure for Terrinoth (Genesys) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284406/Haedras-Shard-Part-1?affiliate_id=2018399
d20 Network Spotlight -- Table/Flip/ -- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tableflip/
Game of the Week
Steve S: A Few Honest Cops -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/439900/A-Few-Honest-Cops?affiliate_id=2018399
Darren W: Just Drive -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/433624/Just-Drive-A-Ground-Vehicle-Supplement-for-Genesys?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, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! 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
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
So the other weekend I was hanging out at a local game shop and got into a conversation about Cyberpunk Red. The other person was saying that they felt like the game almost seemed to want to be run more adversarially than they were used to running their usual game (PF1). Which of course led to conversation, and then to conversation between we Steves.So "Listen Up, You Primitive Screwheads!" as we have a little chat around this topic, and a few other things cyberpunk-ish!d20 Network Spotlight: Genesys Archive -- https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives
Game of the Week:
Steve S: Agents of Concordia -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299757/Agents-of-Concordia-Core-book?affiliate_id=2018399
Steve G: Baby, We Were Born to Run! -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/327741/Baby-We-Were-Born-to-Run?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, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, and Rasmus R Byriel! 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
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs
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!