Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s – Details, episodes & analysis

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 it certainly does not have to be played that way. However, as much as we mention this game, we also felt like yall should hear us play it!

The Cast:

     "New Steve" -- 'Sergent' Shivvit Deadeye, half-orc infiltrator

     Ben -- Moontoof, Wyrdforest Shaman

     Terry -- The Goblins (Stinky Pete, Stab, Snot, Brain, Bang, and Gobblit)

     Eric -- The Ox

     Hagan -- Profanius, devout Paladin of Bog-Al-Karukk

     "Old Steve" -- GM

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, Dave Smith, Brett Bowen, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  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/

This week I'm joined by "Honorary Steve" Brett Bowen, of Studio 404 to have a bit of a chat about how much, and also why the system can matter when we're playing games.

Find more about Studio 404 here -- https://www.studio404games.com/

For more info about TotalCon, and to sign up for games, and cool stuff, go here -->  https://www.totalcon.com/index.php

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

Game of the Week:

     Brett B: Xcrawl Classics -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/499743/xcrawl-classics-rpg-xcc-rpg?src=hottest?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Dungeon Underlings -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/499732/dungeon-underlings?src=newest_since?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, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  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/

It's that time of year again! The 2024 edition of the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo (PGX) is happening October 4-6 at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville PA!

We're joined by Wizz, one of the organizers to chat about the show, and what was a particularly challenging behind-the-scenes to make this year's show happen. 

We can tell you from personal experience that this show is a helluva lot of fun, and a great time!

At least one of us will be there (quite possibly both) and we'd love to meet, chat, and play games!

If you're looking for more info on the show, check out any of following links for the show:

     Website:  https://www.pittsburghgamingexpo.com/

     Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/PGHGamingExpo

     Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/pghgamingexpo

     YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@pittsburghgamingexpo8505

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

Game of the Week:

     Wizz: Pirate Borg -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/441728/pirate-borg-core-book?affiliate_id=2018399

               Return to the Dark Tower -- https://9thlevel.com/products/return-to-dark-tower?srsltid=AfmBOopWnF-TAJ7eL9TcxokzZ_pnjLT0ALVxopSs2VHTnDNmLxirji4P

     Steve S: Quick Small Fantasy -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/490865/quick-small-fantasy?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, Streety, Nate Doverspike, and Dec!  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/

This week the Steves are joined by local (to them) creator Alexandra Frund Clinton, who has written an RPG called The Deittman Files about ghost hunting, and paranormal investigation!

It's a pretty darn cool game, and a very cool conversation is had!

Links for Alexandra and The Deittman Files:

    The game on Drive-Thru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/366442/The-Deittman-Files-a-Ghost-Hunting-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

     Her novels on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BH55XN5T?ref_=dbs_p_mng_rwt_ser_shvlr&storeType=ebooks

     The podcast:  https://thedeittmanfiles.com/podcast

     The website:  https://thedeittmanfiles.com/

d20 Network Spotlight:  Shared Sagas -- https://sharedsagas.podbean.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Cyst -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/412616/CYST?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Angel -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1377/Angel-Corebook?affiliate_id=2018399

     Alexandra:  Modern Gods -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/2431784270396510/

                        Dusk Hollow PD setting from The Magnus Archives -- https://rustyquill.com/show/the-magnus-archives/

                        League of Reapers -- still in development at the time of this release, no links available

*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, and Dave Smith!  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

on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast

Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs

We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/

This week we welcome fellow d20 Radio hosts Logan and Griffin from the Story Told podcast to come talk about a game that is near and dear to both of them, Changeling!

It's a fun time, and we Steves get to learn a bit about a game that certainly hasn't gotten the attention of some of it's siblings.

Check out more of Logan and Griffin on their own The Story Told podcast at https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/

Game of the Week:      Logan:  The Wizards and the Wastes -- https://nerves.store/products/the-wizards-and-the-wastes

     Steve G:  The Deittman Files -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/366442/The-Deittman-Files-a-Ghost-Hunting-RPG?affiliate_id=2018399

     Griffin:  Sleepaway -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/353967/Sleepaway?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:   SLA Industries (2e) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/3600/Nightfall-Games/subcategory/4210/SLA-Industries?affiliate_id=2018399

  bonus from Logan:  Tribes in the Dark (playtest) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/377688/Tribes-in-the-Dark--Playtest?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, and Dave Smith!  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

on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast

Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs

We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/

This week we bring you an interview with creator Todd Crapper of Broken Ruler games about his recent release, Pandora: Total Destruction.  It's an interesting take on the "Supers" genre, and has some interesting things to say as well.  We also go into some things Todd learned while writing this game, and how it shaped what the game now is.

Links for Todd and Broken Ruler Games:

     Pandora: Total Destruction on Drive-Thru -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395733/Pandora-Total-Destruction?affiliate_id=2018399

      Broken Ruler Games:  https://brokenrulergames.net/

d20 Network Spotlight: Genesys Archives -- https://anchor.fm/thegenesysarchives

Game of the Week:

     Steve S:  Carbyne Jungle -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292024/Carbyne-Jungle?affiliate_id=2018399

     Todd C:  Survival of the Able -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4478/Accessible-Games/subcategory/43388/Survival-of-the-Able?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, and Dave Smith!  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

on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast

Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs

We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/

This week we bring you the recording of a panel that we were asked to do at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo!

We talk about why as the GM, you should be the biggest fan of your players. The audio isn't the greatest, but given we sorta forgot to prepare for actually recording live, we didn't think it sounded too bad for setting a cell phone on the table between us, in a room with a PA system, and close to 200 video and arcade games! 

So enjoy, and if you're able to do so, plan on joining us again there next year!

We would very much like to thank the staff and volunteers of the convention for putting on a wonderfully fun event!

Recorded at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 2, 2022. 

For more info on the convention, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  RPGs, board games, retro-video-games, bands, and just fun!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  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

on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast

Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs

We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/

On the eve of Spooky-Month, the Steves sit down and have a chat about different things a GM can do outside of the game itself to help increase that sense of tension while playing games where you want it.  That and some other ramblings and musings! d20 Network Spotlight:  The Court Games podcasts

     Court Games -- https://courtgamespod.com/

     Fortune and Strife --  https://courtgamespod.com/L5RFnS/

     Crimson Gold Agonies -- https://cgapodcast.com/

Game of the Week:

     Steve G:  Beasts and Basements -- https://www.beastsandbasements.com/home

     Steve S:  Vintage Space -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/410367/Vintage-Space?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.*

The Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  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

on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast

Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs

We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/

This week we figured we'd do something just for fun, so we asked Chris Spivey to just come talk with us for a bit about whatever came up.  So that's what happened.  We talk gaming stuff, some of the business side, and the challenges that happen as a small publisher in the current state of the world.  Also, Chris lets us in on a snippet about his new [REDACTED].

Enjoy!

Links for Chris and Darker Hue Studios

     Twitter: https://twitter.com/Darker_Hue

     Website: http://www.darkerhuestudios.com/

     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkerhuestudios

  You can also find his games at Indy Press Revolution: https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/home.php

and R.Talsorian Games: https://talsorianstore.com/collections/other-product/products/haunted-west

d20 Network Spotlight:  Cortex Prime -- https://pbcpod.podbean.com/

Game of the Week

     Steve G: Lighthearted -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/372834/Lighthearted?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S:  Tiny Wastelands -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/246020/Tiny-Wastelands?affiliate_id=2018399

     Chris S:  Godlike -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/521/Arc-Dream-Publishing/subcategory/8161/GODLIKE?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.*

The Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  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

on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast

Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs

We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/

We made it to 100!!!  So to celebrate, we invited back a previous guest who likes just as varied a selection of games as we do, someone who writes about rpgs in lots of places, Egg Embry! Also, Egg has just released a cool little playtest for a game he's working on called Human... Almost. We chat about that, and assorted other things in our own Me and Steve way!

     You can find Egg either on Facebook (Egg Embry) or Twitter (@eggembry), or in many places his work appears, from the d20 Network blog, to ENWorld, to Knights of the Dinner Table, and more.

     You can also find his games on Drive-Thru (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/16964/Egg-Embry-Publishing?affiliate_id=2018399) or Itch.io (https://eggembry.itch.io/)

d20 Network Spotlight - Werewolf the Podcast -- https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/

Game of the Week

     Egg E: Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404181/Mazes-Fantasy-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve G: Felt, Friendship, and Feelings -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/383038/Felt-Friendship-and-Feelings?affiliate_id=2018399

     Steve S: Space 1889 -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/139315/Space-1889-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.*

The Steves will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in Monroeville PA (just outside Pittsburgh) on Oct 1&2, 2022.  We'll be doing a panel or 2, running some games, and just hanging out enjoying the fun!  For more info, check out https://www.pghretrogaming.com/.  Gaming of many sorts, bands, and just fun!

We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, Joshua Gopal-Boyd, and Dave Smith!  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

on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast

Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs

We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/