Oblivion War: Session 10

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 scout)    Hagan -- Groth (orcish primalist)    Terry C -- Barnelby (gnome bard)    Steve (New) -- Kulweg (gnome alchemist)    Steve (Old) -- Karlax (crystal-based bioroid tech)      The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, another AP recording should arrive!   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 [email protected] 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 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/thegenesysarchives   Game of the Week:      Steve S: SLA Industries (2e) -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/340909/sla-industries-2nd-edition?affiliate_id=2018399      Eric W: The Head -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/499119/the-head?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 [email protected] 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/

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 (crystal-based bioroid tech)      The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the next installment should arrive!   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 [email protected] 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 we bring you a conversation about just how seriously we take lore (and a couple other aspects) in gaming. If you have thoughts, please feel free to leave a comment, or come to the Discord, and tell us there! (See link below!)   d20 Network Spotlight:  The Story Told -- https://thestorytold.libsyn.com/   Game of the Week:      Steve G: Spectral Exterminators -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472859/spectral-exterminators?affiliate_id=2018399      Steve S: Ghost Ops -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/246179/ghost-ops-a-modern-day-covert-ops-rpg?affiliate_id=2018399   Check out info for the PGX convention here:  https://www.pittsburghgamingexpo.com/    Wurmbrew eventbrite page:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wurmbrew-2024-tickets-1010504404877?aff=oddtdtcreator   *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 [email protected] 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/

Y'all get a double-up on the actual-play this week, due to schedules, time, and the like! We find our party winding deeper into the ruins of Old Barquat, and some secrets of items they acquired long ago are revealed!  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 (crystal-based bioroid tech)      The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the next installment should arrive!   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 [email protected] 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/

     We're back to our Genesys-powered actual-play! This week we find the crew picking up the pieces after the attack by the shark, and moving deeper into the debris-field of Old Barquat! What strange things might await?   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 (crystal-based bioroid tech)      The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the next installment should arrive!   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 [email protected] 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/

     Both Steves are back this week!  We're chatting with Brian Colin of Vast Grimm about his game, creative process, and such, as well as another local (to us) event called "Wurmbrew".        Brian's website: https://briancolin.com/        Wurmbrew eventbrite page:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wurmbrew-2024-tickets-1010504404877?aff=oddtdtcreator   d20Network spotlight: Wondrous Atlas of Creation's Destiny -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/   Game of the Week:      Steve G:  Korg -- https://dungeonhavoc.itch.io/korg-pdf      Brian C:  Chainsaw -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/driftwoodarchives/chainsaw      Steve S: ORUS -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/493896/orus-office-for-research-of-unusual-science?affiliate_id=2018399   Also, check out info for the PGX convention here:  https://www.pittsburghgamingexpo.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, 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 [email protected] 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/      

   On this installment of our little saga, the crew gets up to their usual antics as they prepare to set off on a task to win the favor of some acquaintances made in New Barquat! ( And maybe sky-sharks???)   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 (crystal-based bioroid tech)      The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the next installment should arrive!   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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 we're back in our Genesys actual-play series, and we bring you the results of a bit of a world-building session that unfortunately did not get recorded. But, y'all do get to hear a bit of what was created, that being the site "New Barquat". This one's a little shorter, as several of us were in various stages of getting over illnesses, and frankly, the energy levels just weren't there. But I hope you enjoy it regardless!   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 (crystal-based bioroid tech)      The setting is one of Ben's creation, and we'll let you discover it through the course of our story. Of course, feel free to ask questions in the Discord, as we can all be found there. And in about 2 weeks, the next installment should arrive!   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 [email protected] 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/