Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s
Steven S. and Steven G. • Leisure, Games
Steven S. and Steven G. • Leisure, Games
Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s
Steven S. and Steven G. • Leisure, Games
Steven S. and Steven G. • Leisure, Games

About

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

  • 167: GamerNationCon 9 Recap w/ JT & Alex
    One Steve is freshly back (and still tired from) GNC9, the other is still sad he couldn't make it, and so we invited 2 other folks from the GamerNation to join us for a recap of the festivities! And first off, apologies to those who didn't get mentio...
  • 166: Enough of "Generic" Systems???
    This week the Steves ramble on a bit about our feelings and opinions (and the reality) around "generic" game systems. Of course, as we do, there's some rambling and rabbit trails, but thoughts and opinions are shared! d20 Network Spotlight: GamerNa...
  • 165: Saethor's Bane and More w/ Gaming Ballistic
    This week we get a little more tactical and crunchy than is perhaps our usual. This week we're again joined by Doug from Gaming Ballistic to talk about his Dungeon Fantasy RPG solo adventure Saethor's Bane (Currently on Backerkit), as well as some ta...
  • 164: Action and Intrigue (pt. 2)
    This week we continue last weeks discussion, though this week we're talking more about the action side of things! d20 Network Spotlight: GamerNationCon 9 -- https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-9 Game of the Week: Steve G: Th...
  • 163: Action and Intrigue (pt1)
    This week we start with 2 words to inspire the episode, but then take it back to one, and agree to talk about the other word next week! But anyway, some talk about what we both feel are two pillars of good RPG play, those being "action" and "intrigue...
  • 162: Meet the Creator: Neal Litherland
    This week we have a rambling chat with none other than the inspiration for the "Scale" episode a couple weeks back! We're joined by Neal Litherland to just get to know the creator a little better! We chat about Army Men and it's supplements, desig...
  • 161: Into the Backgrounds!
    Another installment in our unofficial series of "one word" themed shows!This week it's "Background"!We chat around what we like to both receive as GMs, and give as players, and some about why, and also little bit about "background" as something the G...
  • 160: Scale (not on a Fish!)
    In this week's episode, we have a discussion of "scale" inspired by Neil F Litherland's article you can find here -- https://taking10.blogspot.com/2024/02/gms-and-players-keep-scale-of-your.html It really brought out some things that I hadn't conscio...
  • 159: Working as an RPG Writer w/ Keith Kappel
    This week we're excited to bring you a conversation with freelance RPG writer Keith Kappel! Keith has done a lot of work with Fantasy Flight Games, and now, Edge Studios on both the Star Wars RPG, and Genesys, and we have a chat about inspiration, th...
  • 158:Word of the Day: Space!
    So this one's a bit odd. It's a kind of rambly (even for us) discussion around the word "space" and how it get's used in RPGs. Add to it that we're both a little under the weather, and well, this is what you get! Enjoy!d20 Network Spotlight: Eberron...
  • 157: Prep to Table
    This week we chat about prep, and knowing when you've prepped enough and just need to throw it on the table, and start playing! We share some insights on our processes, and also admit to some of our struggles. GamerNation Con Kickstarter is live fo...
  • 156: Let the Players Tell You!
    One Steve is missing a bit of his voice, and bot are probably missing a bit of their minds! But one we go with another episode!This week we have a bit of a chat around simple ways to get more of what your players want in your games! The GamerNation...
  • 155: GamerNation Con 9 w/ GM Chris
    This week GM Chris comes back to Me and Steve at long last! And we're talking about the awesomeness that is GamerNation Con 9, and the Kickstarter that's now underway (and btw, well past fully funded at the time of this episode's release!)Folks, I re...
  • 154: Mental Splinters (Busting a Rut)
    This week we take a look at trying to get Steve out of a (mostly self-inflicted) GM rut! Here's to hoping this discussion helps someone out there dealing with the same kind of thing! And please, come discuss any issues like these or others you've exp...
  • The War on Christmas One Shot
    Join us on this romp through a wonderful one page rpg called The War on Christmas! We want to thank Eric and Terri for helping Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW You can reach us at meandsteverp...
  • 153: Cortex Revisited w/ JT Dimino
    New week! New "Honorary Steve"! JT Dimino returns to have another chat about Cortex Prime, and give the Steves some more information on a system that honestly we've felt like we should love, but can't seem to get our heads into! d20 Network Spotlig...
  • 152: the Ampersand Elephant
    This week we have a chat about the recent announcement of layoffs at Hasbro, and specifically WotC. It sort of ties into things we touched on in recent episodes, so we thought we'd have a talk about it.Link to the ENWorld article with names, etc. ht...
  • 151:Tiny Cyberpunk/Tiny D6 w/ Alan Bahr
    This week we're joined by Alan Bahr of Gallant Knight Games to talk about his (still active at the time of publishing, but barely) Kickstarter for Tiny Cyberpunk, which is built off their Tiny D6 engine.It's a fun chat, and we learn about a system th...
  • 150: Game Store Realities w/ Alex
    Welcome to our 150th Episode!!! This week we're joined by a friend, and owner of one of our local game shops Alex. You've heard Alex with us before, talking about the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo (PGX) which he's also one of the organizers of. But this wee...
  • 149: Anarchy in Dragon City w/ Brett Bowen
    Big news!!! Learned literally as we were sitting down to record this, Studio 404 plans to release "Anarchy in Dragon City" on Cyber Monday!!! We were just going to have a fun chat with Brett Bowen from Studio 404 because he's cool and fun, but t...