Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s

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

May 6, 2025 38 mins

Ok, yeah, kinda click-baity title...  But really, sometimes we blame the wrong thing, and that's what we're talking about on this episode!  (And we're not suggesting that y'all should hate anyone!)

 

d20 Network Spotlight -- The Order 66 -- https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/order-66-podcast-38220?

 

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Triangle Agency -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/505881/triangle-agency?affiliate_id=20183...

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Welcome to the first half of the 3rd (and final) session of play for this short Monster of the Week game.

Terry was able to make this session, though Hagen wasn't feeling well and couldn't make it, but we continued on to finish this short story. I hope you all enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed playing it!

 

As folks are I'm sure familiar, sometimes everyone just can't make it, so we just played with who was there!

We re...

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We're back with a new episode following the fun that was GamerNationCon X! Since I'm sure most of you have heard Steve and I talk about how much fun it is, I thought it would be fun to hear about the experience from someone who had never been there before!  Enter Joe. I met Joe at GNC, and he's part of a great actual-play on the Tabletop Empire YouTube channel called Dark Underworld.

So join us to hear a little about that, and a bu...

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Back to new content after a fun and exciting time at GamerNation Con!!!

Welcome to the second session of play for this short Monster of the Week game.

We join in as Oaken, Myles, and Marcus have just come upon the unconscious body of Hecate, the goddess of the crossroads! So what do you do when you find an injured goddess (who also happens to be a mentor of yours)?

 

As folks are I'm sure familiar, sometimes everyone just can't mak...

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March 25, 2025 44 mins

     Shopping, it's perhaps the most low-key divisive thing we commonly do in games. Some love doing it, some hate doing it, and some don't care much either way. So how do you keep the whole table interested? Or how do you keep you interested?  That's kinda what we chat around in this episode. Also worth noting, we're likely going to skip a week or 2 with releases, as I'm madly trying to work extra OT at work, prepare stuff to tak...

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Welcome to the first session of play for this short Monster of the Week game. As folks are I'm sure familiar, sometimes everyone just can't make it, so we just played with who was there!

We recorded this in late spring of 2024, right before I had to switch shifts at work, so it was kind of a 'last hurrah' for the group that had kind of dubbed themselves "Those Guys".

  A big "Thank You!" to Ben for once again running the game, and ...

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March 11, 2025 51 mins

   Let it never be said we don't listen to our listeners! This week we answer a question a listener posted on our Discord (see link at the top of the page, or further down in the notes here) expand a bit on a concept we've mentioned a few times on the show. That being "Anthology Campaigns". For us, they're just another way to tell a story, and maybe also to just engage ourselves a little more, so listen and enjoy!

 

GamerNation Con...

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Welcome to the sort of "session zero" for a short game of Monster of the Week! We recorded this in late spring of 2024, right before I had to switch shifts at work, so it was kind of a 'last hurrah' for the group that had kind of dubbed themselves "Those Guys".

  A big "Thank You!" to Ben for once again running the game, and to Terry, Eric, Hagen, and Steve for coming along for the fun! I hope you all enjoy!

 

     Monster of the W...

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February 25, 2025 47 mins

Howdy folks! This week we split our discussion between 2 topics, the first, the much maligned trope of "Murder Hobos" (because episode 187), and the other, in-game communication, and how it can, and can be used to, affect the story you're telling.

 

GamerNation Con X tickets are on sale now! April 3-6 in Dallas (North Plano) TX!  https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x

Hotel block info: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn...

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February 18, 2025 64 mins

Hello, and welcome to a short AP of Exalted! One of our Discord members, Decurion, was kind enough to come and run what is actually the Exalted 3rd Ed Jumpstart adventure for us, and let us record it! This is part 3, and the finale of the adventure!

GamerNation Con X tickets are on sale now! April 3-6 in Dallas (North Plano) TX!  https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x

 

If you'd like top check out the game, or even ...

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February 11, 2025 43 mins

This week we have a talk about the timing at the table, and how to kind of keep things moving, and not let things go too long, or get stale/stalled.

 

GamenNation Con X tickets are on sale now! April 3-6 in Dallas (North Plano) TX!  https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x

 

d20 Network Spotlight:  Wonderous Atlas of Creations Destinty -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/

 

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  D-Twelve...

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February 4, 2025 60 mins

Hello, and welcome to a short AP of Exalted! One of our Discord members, Decurion, was kind enough to come and run what is actually the Exalted 3rd Ed Jumpstart adventure for us, and let us record it! This is part 2 of what should be 3 episodes that make up the adventure!

If you'd like top check out the game, or even this specific adventure, you can find it here! 

Exalted 3rd Ed -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/162759/exa...

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This week we get a little long-winded (but lots of fun) with d20Network alum and GamerNationCon regular Brev Tanner! Brev is many things, including Author, Gamer, General Nerd, and Movie Buff, so we invited him to come and have a chat about the many, many ways we can use movies to help inspire and improve our games!      Check out Brev's books "The Dark Tome" and "Riders of the Storm" here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Brev-Tanner...

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January 21, 2025 83 mins

Hi, and welcome to a short AP of Exalted! One of our Discord members, Decurion, was kind enough to come and run what is actually the Exalted 3rd Ed Jumpstart adventure for us, and let us record it!

If you'd like top check out the game, or even this specific adventure, you can find it here! 

Exalted 3rd Ed -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/162759/exalted-3rd-edition?affiliate_id=2018399

Tomb of Dreams, Exalted 3e Jumpstart ...

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January 14, 2025 47 mins

This week we bring you a conversation to hopefully encourage you to share the things that you struggle with, as the Steves ponder the question "Am I the only one who..." So feel free to come talk to us on Discord (link below), or email us, or whatever! d20 Network Spotlight: The Genesys Archives -- https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenesysarchives

 

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Mystery Flesh Pit National Park: The RPG --...

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January 7, 2025 52 mins

Welcome to the conclusion of our little play-through of Havoc Brigade! by Grant Howitt! 

Does our misfit band succeed on their mission, or do they even remember what it was? Do they finally prove that "yeeting" goblins does in fact solve problems?

You'll have to listen to find out, but I'm pretty sure you'll find some laughs along the way!

 

Welcome to Havoc Brigade!, a game written by Grant Howitt, and available here -- https://gs...

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December 17, 2024 44 mins

This week we have a chat about using a change of perspective to enrich your gaming experience! Sometimes we get so set in how we *always* so things that we miss just how much more interesting things could be if we looked at them a little differently!

If you want to check out the Carrion Company campaign, you can find it here -- https://www.toatabletop.com/podcast

 

d20 Network Spotlight: The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsy...

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December 10, 2024 67 mins

Welcome back to the madness! Does our intrepid band of misfits again attempt to prove that the yeeting of goblins is a valid solution to a problem? And do they succeed? Listen to find out!

 

Welcome to Havoc Brigade!, a game written by Grant Howitt, and available here -- https://gshowitt.itch.io/havoc-brigade

Admittedly, this game does seem to feel a bit more lively and fun when played around an actual table, and it one continuous ...

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December 3, 2024 36 mins

This week we bring you a short discussion around the idea of so called "Dump Stats" inspired by a comment on our Discord server! d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed

 

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Bombs & Burgers -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/503078/bombs-burgers?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Los Kobolds -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/503952/los-kobolds...

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November 26, 2024 64 mins

Here we go! Welcome to Havoc Brigade!, a game written by Grant Howitt, and available here -- https://gshowitt.itch.io/havoc-brigade

Admittedly, this game does seem to feel a bit more lively and fun when played around an actual table, and it one continuous session. That said, we all had fun playing it, and I hope you all enjoy listening to our madness!

It's also worth noting that we did take this rather "cartoony" quite quickly, and...

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