Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s

This week we're howling at the moon!  It's all about Werewolf: the Apocalypse! We're joined by Josh Heath, host of Werewolf: the Podcast to discuss his favorite game, and one that Steve S has had a curiosity about for a while. So join us for a talk about the Garou Nation, Gaia, the Wyrm.   d20 Network Podcast of the Week:  Werewolf: the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/   Other l...

“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” -- H.P. Lovecraft This week it's Call of Cthulhu!  And to help out the Steves, they're joined by 2 guests, Jon Hook, and Seth Skorkowsky! We discuss the game, the lore, and why it's fun to play in a world of things bigger than the human mind was intended to fathom. Both Seth and Jon have done a large volume of wor...

We make no secret here at Me and Steve that we like darker, grittier games, at least some of the time. And, with it being 'Spooky-month' it seemed appropriate to talk about some of those topics. In this episode, we're joined by Liam, from the Mud & Blood podcast, to have a chat about just what it is that draws both us, and others, to this type of gaming.  We talk about a few different games that a...

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...

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 Creatio...

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...

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://w...

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 b...

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:/...

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-Scr...

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-Ba...

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 c...

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, tentacle...

Another podcast on the d20 network is The Genesys Archives - https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives - and this week, we sat down with their GM, Jonathan K, do discuss the setting they've been playing in, called "The Unseen World" and how he went about building it.    This is another installment in our worldbuilding series, where we're trying to bring you different perspectives on how people build th...

So, according to one Steve, there's been a debate going on Tic Tok around "playing D&D" diverging from the greater, overall TTRPG hobby.  So we have a talk around our feelings regarding Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, and some of there marketing, etc. Also, it is worth noting that this discussion is not discussing Dungeons & Dragons as a game per se, but rather as a brand and an entity.  It was also...

This week we're doing something we don't do a lot.  Were talking about a product for 5e D&D.  But this one is quite unique and different.  It's the Cloudsea setting, currently on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mcolon/cloudsea-a-primer-to-living-atop-the-clouds And to make things even better, we're joined by the writer of the setting, Miguel Colon!  He joins us to talk about some...

Here is is!  The finale to "M.O.D.O.K. Family Reunion"!  Will some sinister plot be revealed?  Will our motley band of heroes save the day?  Listen in to find out!   The Cast:      Captain America:  Shane Stacks (from Ep 27, and the Shane Plays podcast)      Ant-Man (Scott Lang):  Jeff      Moon Knight:  Steve G.      Drax the Destroyer:  Steve S. and, as GM extraordinaire:  Alex Thomas   Links:  ...

This week we have a little talk about alignment, our opinions on it, and an also talk a little about an alignment system that's different (and maybe, or maybe not, better) than the classic, 9-slot system that everyone's familiar with from D&D.   d20 Network podcast of the week:  Order 66 -- http://feeds.feedburner.com/Order66   Game of the Week:      Steve S:  Dystopia Rising: Evolution -- https:/...

M.O.D.O.B. , M.O.D.O.X., M.O.D.O.R., even M.O.D.O.Q.  When does it stop?  Who knows?  It's part 2 of M.O.D.O.K. Family Reunion!  Part 3 (the finale) in 2 weeks!   The Cast:      Captain America:  Shane Stacks (from Ep 27, and the Shane Plays podcast)      Ant-Man (Scott Lang):  Jeff      Moon Knight:  Steve G.      Drax the Destroyer:  Steve S.   Links:    M&M on Drive-thruRPG --  https://www.driv...

Savage Worlds is an RPG system that's another of the "universal toolkit" type of games that's very popular these days.  It runs on a quite unique system, and so, in our never-ending quest to broaden your RPG horizons, we went and found someone to talk with us about it! We found Chris Landauer, who runs a Savage Worlds podcast, is one of the founders of a large, Savage Worlds based gaming club, and...

Remember Episode 28, where we talked with Alex Thomas about the supers title Mutants & Masterminds from Green Ronin Publishing?   This week, he's back, and this time he's running the first installment of a scenario he's written called "M.O.D.O.K. Family Reunion" for us!   The Cast:      Captain America:  Shane Stacks (from Ep 27, and the Shane Plays podcast)      Ant-Man (Scott Lang):  Jeff      M...

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 h...

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 we...

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. ...

     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.drivethru...