Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s

With the Hasbro/WotC GenCon announcements fresh, we bring you a little bit of a rant about just that.  It's no secret we're not the biggest fans of Hasbro/WotC, and well, things get said.

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

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Hunt -- https://gilarpgs.itch.io/hunt

     Steve S: Punk's Been Dead Since '79 -- https://www.drivethrurp...

Our (partial) circle has more discussion with our new Lunar friend.

Part 1 of session 8 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 :...

This week I'm joined by Daryl of the How We Roll podcast to have a chat about customizing settings.  We chat around things we've done and experienced, and how it can make for a more memorable experience.

d20 Network Spotlight -- Eberron Renewed - https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed

Links for How We Roll & Casual Nerdity -- https://howwerollgaming.com/

Game of the Week

     Daryl -- Justice League Unlimit...

Previous plans are set in motion, arson is committed as an alibi for murder, and teaming with our new lunar acquaintance, even more arson and murder happens!

Part 2 of session 7 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

    Pal...

We're back (both of us)! And we bring you one of our trademark rambles centered on taking GM advice from song lyrics!

d20 Network Spotlight: The Order 66 -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/order-66-podcast/id276381727

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Our Horror Story -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com//product/571712/our-horror-story?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Legends of Akeroth -- ht...

Our circle resumes out conversation with our new Lunar acquaintance, and learns that we share at least some common causes, and likely, common foes.

Plots are laid, plans are made, information is exchanged, and more misdirection is afoot!

Part 1 of session 7 of our Ruby and Fire actual-play using the Exalted game engine  from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link).

 The Cast:

    GM/Storyteller: Decurion

    Fira...

We pick back up after a player dinner break with some interesting happenings! And we meet a potential new ally?

Part 3 of session 6 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 Tol...

We're back post-burglary, and this brings a discussion of the "wrong" gem, Cyclone attempts to be a street performer, and oh, yeah, a River Spirit shows up at the gates of Origin, 

Part 2 of session 6 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: Dav...

Prompted by a situation at one of his game tables, Decurion, our GM for the Ruby and Fire AP series, posted a small pdf he created, titled "How to Play Exalted" on our discord. He also made the "mistake" of claiming "I can talk for at least 45 minutes on this..." So I took him up on the offer!

While specifically written for Exalted, almost all of this applies to any narratively focused game, regardless of system, and so we chatted ...

Underworld connections, bureaucratic visitors, and breaking into Madu Jerrik's shop (again)!

Part 1 of session 6 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)

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This week we bring you a conversation around what to do when things simply don't go as anyone planned at the table, but also about action and consequence.

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

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Alone Against the Zone -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/563135/alone-against-the-zone?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:...

When we last left our circle, they had unexpected visitors. As it turns out, they have been asked to meet with the Prince of Origin! What becomes of our band of arms thieves and mercenary overseers?

Part 3 of session 5 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 Bre...

This week I'm joined by Robert from the How We Roll podcast to talk about the supposed divide between "crunchy" and "narrative" games.

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

Game of the Week:

     Robert: The Black Company -- https://theblackcompanyrpg.com/

     Steve S: Remnants (Bundle) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/111044/remnants-bundle-bundle

*W...

Having finished negotiating with the Oathbound, our circle leaves Nemara's Rest, and heads for the estate of Lord Veyca, the noble who set the Red Fang to the village.  And after that, some important visitors!

Part 2 of session 5 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

 ...

Between the coughing and general illness recovery both of us are experiencing, we managed a gaming conversation that spanned from the 3 Stooges to the Simpsons to Scooby Doo and Michael Jordan!  A fun little chat around sometimes gaming in a less complicated mental state.

d20 Network Spotlight -- I Should Roll -- https://ishouldroll.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Pulp Inc -- https://www.drivethrurp...

The Red Fang mercenary company is no more. They have become the Oathbound, and we negotiate the terms of their service!

Part 1 of session 5 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 S...

This week I'm joined by Australian designer Adrian Young to talk about his game, called Age of Adventure, as well as just to have a nice chat about gaming in general.

Links for Adrian:

Itch.io: https://adrian-young-games.itch.io/

DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/15986/adrian-young-games

Discord: https://discord.gg/ZMZTHvQYGJ

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@age-of-adventure

Facebook: https://www.facebook...

Our circle walk out of the village, confront the Red Fangs, and their leader Zorak. It's only 5 vs 400...

Part 3 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 ...

Short episode this week, but hopefully still thought provoking.  We have a chat about not seeing rolls as just binary pass/fail tests, and how you can use that to make the story flow more organically.

d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron Renewed -- https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed

Game of the Week:

     Steve G: Survive This!! -  War for the Wasteland -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/549250/surviv...