Best Steven S And Steven G Podcasts (2025)

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Exalted: Ruby and Fire 1.3 The Veil That Hunts the Sun 1:02:19

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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 m…

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211: Duginthroat Divided w/ Daniel Carlsen & Walton Wood 1:17:45

10d ago1:17:45

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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 l…

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Exalted: Ruby and Fire 1.2 - Mbara Sere 1:13:57

18d ago1:13:57

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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' : Loga…

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210: Escaping Stasis & more Vast Grimm w/ Brian Colin 56:11

27d ago56:11

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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 speak…

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209: Low-Investment Buy-In (and the Lava-Cake/Brownie Conundrum) 45:42

1M ago45:42

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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 …

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Exalted: Ruby and Fire 1.1 - Welcome to Origin 59:02

2M ago59:02

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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 Pal…

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208: FUMBLE!!! 39:17

2M ago39:17

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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 / Gh…

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207: Raptor Ruckus w/ Zac Goins 1:15:20

2M ago1:15:20

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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…

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206: Tribes in the Dark with Wil 1:14:31

2M ago1:14:31

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This week we're joined by Wil, lead designer on a team that's re-imagining an older game, called Tribe 8, published by Dream Pod 9. He and his team, which includes Logan, co-host of The Story Told podcast, have taken their love of Tribe 8 and meshed it with the modern Forged in the Dark mechanics to bring this deep, rich setting back to life! It's …

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205: Pittsburgh Gaming Expo 2025 w/ Wizz 1:40:17

3M ago1:40:17

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It's that time of year again (well actually a little late, but we cover that early on!) The 2025 edition of the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo is upon us, and it's happening October 3-5th at the Monroville Convention Center, just outside of Pittsburgh proper. This week I'm joined by Wizz, one of the organizers of the show to have a chat about all the fun a…

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204: When Meta-Gaming Goes Bad! 37:32

3M ago37:32

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We persevered through some technical difficulties to get y'all this one! Metagaming can cause some controversy in the community, and while it's hard to say when it becomes "bad", today we discuss a situation where it definitely had, along with some thoughts about how to deal with it, and honestly why we feel this situation had just gone too far for…

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203: What do Designers "Owe" Us? w/ Daryl 1:12:49

3M ago1:12:49

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This week I'm joined by by friend Daryl, who's also part of the How We Roll podcast to have a chat about what we think game designers "owe" us when we buy a game, or maybe more accurately, what we think we can expect when we buy a game. it's a good, fun discussion, so listen in, and then swing by the discord and let us know your thoughts and expect…

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202: Timers and Things 30:13

3M ago30:13

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Short one this week as late night recording just made thinking difficult! A little chat about timers, investigative games, and so one! d20 Network Spotlight: The Order 66 -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/order-66-podcast/id276381727 Game of the Week: Steve G: Gutgun -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/526781/gutgun?src=newest_print&a…

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201: Cores in the Sandbox 39:15

4M ago39:15

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A little self-exploratory food for thought this week! Forgive the brief notes, my home has been invaded for the week by 5 of my nieces/nephews, and I'm sneaking this in amongst the chaos! d20 Network Spotlight: The Wonderous Atlas of Creation's Destiny -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/ Game of the Week: Steve G: Kremin -- https://www.drivethr…

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200: 200 Circles 49:39

4M ago49:39

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Hard to believe it's been almost 5 years since we started putting this show out onto the interwebs! Join us for one of our traditionally rambly conversations about the things along the road, and a few other random thoughts of interest as we kinda kick back a little bit! d29 Network Spotlight: Werewolf: The Podcast -- https://www.buzzsprout.com/1797…

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199: Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland w/ Brian Shutter 55:06

4M ago55:06

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Imagine if you will, a game inspired by Judge Dredd, Robocop, GWAR, and the Toxic Avenger. Oh, wait, you don't have to. It already exists! I have gotten to play it, and I own a copy of it, and it's a whole lot of fun, and this week, I'm joined by it's creator Brian Shutter! So come hear about all the cool, neo-80s inspired, post-apocalyptic fun tha…

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198: RPG Sessions w/ JJ 1:04:58

4M ago1:04:58

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This week I'm joined by someone who I've had the pleasure of meeting a couple times in-person, and who is also behind a service that I very much enjoy using. This week it's a conversation with JJ from the team behind RPGSessions.com, which is a website/service/VTT specifically designed for the narrative dice system games (Star Wars and Genesys). Wh…

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197: Deeper Dungeons and Bright Sun Games w/ Adam B 1:13:48

5M ago1:13:48

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This week I'm joined by creator, and fellow GamerNationCon attendee Adam B to talk about his creations, which include the freshly-released Deeper Dungeons, as well as Darker Futures, and Further Stars, which are all really cool and very useful books for generating NPCs, as well as factions, sites, and all sorts of other useful things for your games…

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196: Broaden your Theft Pool! 37:13

5M ago37:13

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This week it's a conversation about stealing techniques from different sources, inspired by a wonderful little Canadian drama series called Cardinal. We have a bit of a chat around things like intertwining story elements, wrapping those elements up, and how sometimes looking at something different can help you learn new things! d20 Network Spotligh…

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195: How Zany? 52:27

5M ago52:27

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When is it ok to go how zany in a game? And how do you "control" the table to keep the tone of the session where you'd like it? That's exactly what we have a chat about in this week's episode! So join us for the conversation! d20 Network Spotlight: The Genesys Archives -- https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/thegenesysarchives/ Game of the Week…

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194: Being the Right Speaker w/ JT Dimino 52:50

5M ago52:50

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This week I'm joined by JT Dimino for a chat inspired by a combination of a cheap Bluetooth speaker and a song by Megadeath! We have a bit of a chat around making sure that you're getting the point you intend to across to your table while you're GMing! Also there's some talk about finding help and information in unexpected places. Links: d20 Radio …

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193: Behind the Screens and Star Wars Roleplaying with Nate from Tabletop Empire. 1:17:37

6M ago1:17:37

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This week I got to sit down with another awesome person I met at GamerNationCon! I'm joined by Nate, from The Tabletop Empire YouTube channel to talk about his channel, their Dark Underworld actual-play, some of the things that happen before we all get to see anything, and of course we talk about why Star Wars is just an absolutely awesome setting …

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192: How We Roll w/ Daryl & Robert 1:13:48

6M ago1:13:48

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This week I'm joined by a couple of friends who also have a podcast on the d20 Radio Network! I have a chat with Daryl and Robert from the How We Roll podcast to talk about their show, gaming, and some of the fun that we've been able to have together. If you want to check out their show, you can find it here: Main Website: https://howwerollgaming.c…

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MotW: Trouble in Progress Junction: Finale 1:00:46

6M ago1:00:46

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Welcome to the finale for this short Monster of the Week game. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did playing it! 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. As folks are I'm sure familiar, sometimes everyone just can't make it, so we just played with who…

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191: Don't Hate the Game, Hate the Players? 38:40

6M ago38:40

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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://…

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MotW: Trouble in Progress Junction: Episode 4 57:25

7M ago57:25

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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,…

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190: GNC X recap with Joe from Tabletop Empire's Dark Underworld 1:10:56

7M ago1:10:56

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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 YouT…

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MotW: Trouble in Progress Junction: ep 3 1:11:08

7M ago1:11:08

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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 …

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189: Shopping 44:24

8M ago44:24

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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 wit…

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MotW: Trouble in Progress Junction: ep 2 1:10:02

8M ago1:10:02

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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 thems…

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188: Anthologies (The Steve Way!) 51:27

8M ago51:27

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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 a…

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MotW: Trouble in Progress Junction: ep 1 56:50

8M ago56:50

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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, an…

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187: Murder Hobo on the Coms! 47:48

9M ago47:48

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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.even…

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Exalted: Tomb of Dreams Ep3 (finale) 1:04:42

9M ago1:04:42

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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.ev…

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186: Timing Management 43:01

9M ago43:01

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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 -- h…

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Exalted: Tomb of Dreams, Episode 2 1:00:44

9M ago1:00:44

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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 ca…

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185: In Defence of Movie Thievery w/ Brev Tanner 1:40:32

10M ago1:40:32

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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…

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Exalted: Tomb of Dreams, Episode 1 1:23:33

10M ago1:23:33

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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/1…

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184: There Can(not) Be Only One! 47:43

10M ago47:43

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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/thegenesysar…

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Havoc Brigade! Session 4 (finale) 52:33

10M ago52:33

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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 t…

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183: Perspective 44:25

11M ago44:25

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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.toatable…

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Havoc Brigade! Session 3 1:07:46

11M ago1:07:46

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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…

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182: Dump Stats? 36:48

11M ago36:48

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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 K…

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Havoc Brigade! Session 2 1:04:59

12M ago1:04:59

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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 madne…

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181: How Do I Find Players? 44:23

12M ago44:23

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We are 2 Steves once more! this week Steve asks Steve for advice about how to find more players for an in-person game. Now, some of the specifics mentioned won't apply to everyone, but we're hoping that the concepts can help some of you who find yourselves in the same boat! d20 Network Spotlight: Court Games -- https://court-games.pinecast.co/ Crim…

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Havoc Brigade! : Session 1 1:17:03

12M ago1:17:03

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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 madne…

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180: (How Much) Does System Matter w/ Brett Bowen 1:21:17

1y ago1:21:17

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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…

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Oblivion War: Session 12 (finale) (Ch1) 1:15:15

1y ago1:15:15

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Welcome to the final session of our Genesys-powered Oblivion War arc! As we wrap this up, (at least for now), I hope you all have enjoyed it. I know we all enjoyed playing it a lot. I would like to thank all involved for their participation, and I wish you all happy listening! The Cast: Ben -- GM (and wrangler of cats) Eric -- Prangalar (catfolk sc…

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179: Simulation, Emulation, and Minimalist w/ Eric 1:04:58

1y ago1:04:58

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This week we have a long time listener, and frequent contributor to our Acutal-Play content fill in for an unavailable Steve! A chat is had about the labels we use to describe games, with an eye on ways to perhaps better communicate what we're looking for as both players and GMs! d20 Network Spotlight: The Genesys Archives -- https://anchor.fm/theg…

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Oblivion War: Session 11 1:43:34

1y ago1:43:34

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We're back after our week off to recover from PGX! This week we've got a nice long session of our Genesys-powered Oblivion War AP series! The Cast: Ben -- GM (and wrangler of cats) Eric -- Prangalar (catfolk scout) Hagan -- Groth (orcish primalist) Terry C -- Barnelby (gnome bard) Steve (New) -- Kulweg (gnome alchemist) Steve (Old) -- Karlax (cryst…