Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s

Fresh off of the firewand heist, our circle seeks to know Origin and those in it better.

Part 1 of session 4 of our Ruby and Fire actual-play using the Exalted game engine  from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link).

 The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

    Firamar Saelen : Jen

    Finn Breakwater: Dave/Sarcastic

    Pale Nimbus 'Nim' : Logan (of The Story Told podcast)

    Mofid Parviz : (Young) Steve

    Wonderous Cyclone : Old Stev...

Due to weather fun, this week I'm joined by Daryl from the How we Roll Gaming podcast to have a chat about characters in media that we really enjoy, and how we can use the things we like about those characters in our games!

d20 Network Spotlight: How We Roll -- https://howwerollgaming.com/podcast/

Casual Nerdity -- https://open.spotify.com/show/7dNsTLPTzRLWDUKB0kDP3i

Game of the Week:

     Daryl:  TOON (2e) -- https://www.bac...

This week our circle plot and execute the heist of a flamewand shipment from a band of mercenaries!

Part 2 of session 3 of our Ruby and Fire actual-play using the Exalted game engine  from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link).

 The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

    Firamar Saelen : Jen

    Finn Breakwater: Dave/Sarcastic

    Pale Nimbus 'Nim' : Logan (of The Story Told podcast)

    Mofid Parviz : (Young) Steve

    Wonderous Cyclone...

This week we Steves have a chat around older editions of games, why new editions happen, why you might play an older one, and cover songs!

d20 Network Spotlight:  We Fix Games -- https://glitterfoxmedia.com/we-fix-games-2/

Game of the Week:

     Steve S: Conspiracy X 2.0 -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3703/conspiracy-x-2-0?src=recommendationsTestAB&affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: Dungeon Crawler Carl -- https...

This week we're into session 3 of our Exalted AP campaign, and we're joined by Logan of The Story Told to fill out our circle of Exalted.

More information is gained, introductions are made, and plans start into motion!

Part 1 of session 3 of our Ruby and Fire actual-play using the Exalted game engine  from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link).

 The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

    Firamar Saelen : Jen

    Finn Breakwater: Dave/Sarca...

We fall back in on our (almost) circle as the situation starts to unfold. They learn more about a potential purpose for them in Origin, and then are off to gather more information, and perhaps sow the first seeds of something that will hopefully grow.

Part 3 of session 2 of our Ruby and Fire actual-play using the Exalted game engine  from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link).

 The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

    Firamar Saelen : Je...

This week we have a chat around balance in RPGs, and how generally, we both think that it's an over-emphasized thing.  If you want to know more, you'll have to listen!

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

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Heavy Weighs the Crown -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/548048/heavy-weighs-the-crown?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Iron Grit Demo -- https:/...

The plot thickens as we find out more about the assassin, and the events leading up to us encountering him!

Part 2 of session 2 of our Ruby and Fire actual-play using the Exalted game engine  from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link).

 The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

    Firamar Saelen : Jen

    Finn Breakwater: Dave/Sarcastic

    Pale Nimbus 'Nim' : Logan (of The Story Told podcast)

    Mofid Parviz : (Young) Steve

    Wonderous C...

This week I'm joined by my friend Brett to have a chat about "Rule Zero", or "The Golden Rule of RPGs" or whatever you may know it as.  As with any Me and Steve conversation, it wanders and meanders, but it was certainly a fun one to have!

Links for Brett / Studio 404      Website -- https://www.studio404games.com/

     Totalcon --  https://www.totalcon.com/

     In Darkened Dreams LARP -- https://indarkeneddreamslarp.wordpress.c...

Welcome to session 2!  A new cast member joins as things start to get interesting in Origin, and we have a rather unique incident to tie it all together.

Part 1 of the second session of our Ruby and Fire actual-play using the Exalted game engine  from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link).

  The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

    Firamar Saelen : Jen

    Finn Breakwater: Dave/Sarcastic

    Pale Nimbus 'Nim' : Logan (of The Story Told po...

Inspired by the work of another content creator, we have a discussion around in-character secrets, and it's potential impacts on the game, and the dynamics of the table!

d20 Network Spotlight:  How We Roll -- https://howwerollgaming.com/podcast/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Plan 9 From Outer Space -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/542469/plan-9-from-outer-space-the-game-a-science-fiction-gothic-horror-cult-film-rpg-...

Welcome to the last part of our first play session of this campaign!

We have our first combat, and then are asked to assist in a rather large undertaking!  Enjoy!

Part 3 of the first session of our Ruby and Fire actual-play using the Exalted game engine  from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link). In this session the circle discovers and explores a tomb that may well be linked to one of their own!

  The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

 ...

This week I'm joined by 2 parts of the creative team behind Duginthroat Divided, which is an adventure location designed for Old School Essentials. It's a modular, drop-in location for lots and lots of old-school adventuring fun, and would easily port to any OSR system of your choice! It's currently on Kickstarter, though if you're coming to this later, it will release in the usual places as well!

Kickstarter link:  https://www.kic...

Welcome to part 2 of the first session of our Ruby and Fire actual-play using the Exalted game engine  from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link). In this session the circle discovers and explores a tomb that may well be linked to one of their own!

  The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

    Firamar Saelen : Jen

    Finn Breakwater: Dave/Sarcastic

    Pale Nimbus 'Nim' : Logan (of The Story Told podcast)

    Mofid Parviz : (Young) Steve

   ...

We're happy to welcome back Brian Colin this week, to talk about his current Kickstarter campaign for Vast Grimm: Escaping Stasis, a box set with some re-arranged older material, some new material, and just generally cool stuff! We also chat about some of the other goings-on at Creature Creation, and just general gaming nerdness, so pull up a speaker, and listen in, and enjoy!

Vast Grimm: Escaping Stasis on Kickstarter -- https:/...

This week we Steves have a chat about ways to get better buy-in for campaigns via a literary concept! We also put a name to a concept that's been put forth on the show before, and just generally talk RPG stuff!

d20 Network Spotlight: Wonderous Atlas of Creation's Destiny -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Hyper-Neon Racers -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/536695/hyper-neon-racers?a...

This week we're launching a new actual-play campaign! We're using the Exalted game system from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link), and it's being run for us by a friend and listener, Decurion, who also ran the Tomb of Dreams AP which we put out a little while back.

  The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

    Firamar Saelen : Jen

    Finn Breakwater: Dave/Sarcastic

    Pale Nimbus 'Nim' : Logan (of The Story Told podcast)

    Mofid Parviz...

This week we bring you a conversation about fumbles, critical failures, and wanting not to know things!

d20 Network Spotlight: We Fix Games -- https://glitterfoxmedia.com/we-fix-games-2/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Oxygen Hog -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/536144/oxygen-hog?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Steel Ghost / Ghost Ape System -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/535548/s...

  Step back for a moment to 1993, and remember the awe that filled your mind when you got those first glimpses of that ill-fated park, hidden out on an island.  I know I'm not the only one who's wanted to explore that as an RPG playground, and until now, the choices have been rather limited.  But the ttRPG world is ever-adapting, and this week we bring you a conversation with Zac Goins, the lead on a project called Raptor Ruckus! I...