230: Fighting the Checkout

This week we bring you a pile of thoughts around heists and cons. Some of what we like, maybe don't like, and things to keep in mine while running or playing a game involving those elements.   d20 Network Spotlight:  We Fix Games --  https://glitterfoxmedia.com/we-fix-games-2/   Game of the Week      Steve G:  Ion Heart -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/556016/ion-heart-solo-rpg?affiliate_id=2018399      Steve S: Cocaine Owlbear Halloween Special -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/567623/cocaine-owlbear-halloween-special?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, Streety, 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 [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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/ d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #indieRPG

Following the discovery of the creepy valley, more research is done, and a return is required.   Part 2 of session 10 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 Steve   Dec's Reference list -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/14fjSZhwmTiv0N-3zAG5oOQuzswN5ScKR9cRBX0dQFmw/edit?usp=sharing   Also, check out Logan on The Story Told RPG Podcast! -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/   *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, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!   As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!   Additional audio and background sound sourced from Tabletop Audio -- https://tabletopaudio.com/   Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW You can reach us at [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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! d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #exalted #actualplay

It's confessional time on Me and Steve. We talk about an issue that we both have at times, and look for some ways to deal with it.   d20 Network Spotlight:  The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/   Game of the Week      Steve G:  A Dirty World -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/59140/a-dirty-world?affiliate_id=2018399      Steve S:  World's Greatest Roleplaying Game: The Game -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/311613/world-s-greatest-roleplaying-game-the-game?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, 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 [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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/ d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #indieRPG

Following the fight with the spice merchant, and his (already) dead companion, our team investigate a valley they are lead to by the merchant's documents...   Part 1 of session 10 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 Steve   Dec's Reference list -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/14fjSZhwmTiv0N-3zAG5oOQuzswN5ScKR9cRBX0dQFmw/edit?usp=sharing   Also, check out Logan on The Story Told RPG Podcast! -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/   *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, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!   As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!   Additional audio and background sound sourced from Tabletop Audio -- https://tabletopaudio.com/   Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW You can reach us at [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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! d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #exalted #actualplay

Relatively short episode this time, the conclusion of our fight with the already dead man!   Part 4 of session 9 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 Steve   Dec's Reference list -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/14fjSZhwmTiv0N-3zAG5oOQuzswN5ScKR9cRBX0dQFmw/edit?usp=sharing   Also, check out Logan on The Story Told RPG Podcast! -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/   *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, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!   As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!   Additional audio and background sound sourced from Tabletop Audio -- https://tabletopaudio.com/   Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW You can reach us at [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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! d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #exalted #actualplay

This week we have a short discussion around our feelings regarding AI creation uses, and some grumbling around things that annoy us about character sheets! Oh, and even though it was in the future when we recorded it, it's now happened, so big congrats to Steve on his wedding!   d20 Network Spotlight -- How We Roll  -- https://howwerollgaming.com/podcast/   Game of the Week      Steve S:  Sector Unknown -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/581673/sector-unknown?affiliate_id=2018399      Steve G:  Thousand Arrows --  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/571322/thousand-arrows?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, 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 [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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/ d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #indieRPG

A little more discussion on the blood volume of chickens (and what to do with them afterwards), and then we start a fight with someone who's already dead. (Amongst other surprises!)   Part 3 of session 9 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 Steve   Dec's Reference list -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/14fjSZhwmTiv0N-3zAG5oOQuzswN5ScKR9cRBX0dQFmw/edit?usp=sharing   Also, check out Logan on The Story Told RPG Podcast! -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/   *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, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!   As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!   Additional audio and background sound sourced from Tabletop Audio -- https://tabletopaudio.com/   Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW You can reach us at [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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! d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #exalted #actualplay

A seat of the pants ramble in classic Me and Steve fashion! Kind of goes a little of everywhere! d20 Network Spotlight:  Eberron Renewed -- https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed   Game of the Week:      Steve G: Green Oaks -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/513415/green-oaks?affiliate_id=2018399      Steve S:  Universal Hockey -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/575084/universal-hockey?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, 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 [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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/ d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #indieRPG

Discussions of the ghosts, the underworld, and our nefarious spice merchant. As well as causing Dec to google the blood volume of the average chicken.   Part 2 of session 9 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 Steve   Dec's Reference list -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/14fjSZhwmTiv0N-3zAG5oOQuzswN5ScKR9cRBX0dQFmw/edit?usp=sharing   Also, check out Logan on The Story Told RPG Podcast! -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/   *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, and Dec!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!   As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!   Additional audio and background sound sourced from Tabletop Audio -- https://tabletopaudio.com/   Join the conversation on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discord  https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW You can reach us at [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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! d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #exalted #actualplay

This week we have a discussion around characters that maybe kinda make you feel "Icky"?  Listen if you want it to make sense!   d20 Network spotlight --  We Fix Games -- https://glitterfoxmedia.com/we-fix-games-2/   Game of the Week:      Steve G: Torque Borg -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/575906/torque-borg?affiliate_id=2018399      Steve S: Monsters and Other Childish Things -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/51541/monsters-and-other-childish-things-completely-monstrous-edition?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, 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 [email protected] On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpps0vVXLSGrOdM8i4ntFiQ On BlueSky @meandsteverpg.bsky.social 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/ d20 Radio Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/aj3JdFtSM8 #ttrpg #tabletoproleplaying #indieRPG