Best Open Hearth Gaming Podcasts (2025)

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Eotenweard The Looming Dark Session 2 2:30:24

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7h ago2:30:24

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Alun R facilitates the first session in a series of Eotenweard (his own PbtA game in development of Dark Age heroes protecting the innocent from a Darkness growing across the Old North). This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/commun…

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S10) 1:45:13

12h ago1:45:13

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Nonius and Vern try to pry secrets from the ghost-blade duelist Robles, while Cass tries to find a way into the ship wreckers area. The captain encounters and old adversary and comes to an accord. Vern gets a cat, the Captain wrestles with his new leadership style, Cass makes a bargain, and Nonius has an unsatisfying attempt to remove a curse. This…

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Stewpot: A Fleeting Moment, & Festival Day (4 of 6) 51:04

1d ago51:04

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Maeve recalls a forgotten memory, tied to how Azure came to be her companion. The town has a few festival days a year, and they’re some of the busiest for A Fair Wind. The Proprieters prepare, despite a lack of sufficient supplies, competition with a neighbouring establishment and impromptu competitions and dances! *** The adventurer’s life is toug…

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Writers' Room: Supernatural Dark Academia S2 2:12:41

23h ago2:12:41

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We create the second season of this dark academia tv series. Death! Resurrection! A controversial season finale! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHMMEgXs7Iw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Girl by Moonlight: Syllabus of Secrets S1 2:04:49

1d ago2:04:49

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Our protagonists begin their second year with a lecture about the nature of self-identity, magic, and secrets. They also wrestle with their text books. They learn of the next semester event, a dangerous flora-based scavenger hunt. We move into the obligation and downtime phase, in which they begin to look into the forces affecting one of Damien's c…

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The Last Caravan: The Eerie (Session 3) 2:33:52

14h ago2:33:52

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The Caravan ventures into The Eerie, where the strange radio silence is broken by Roxanne's (their new alien songbird) twittering. Warily, they begin to follow the deciphered coordinates but bump into something overlooking the spot... The Last Caravan is a cars and aliens tabletop role-playing game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alie…

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A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 5 - Playing to Fail 1:13:23

4d ago1:13:23

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Content Advisory: character death, ritual sacrifice Ian & José are joined by Wyllora to explore what it means to fail in an RPG, and why we might want to do it on purpose. How do we define "success" in games, and what are the ways we can step outside that limit with agency? Wyllora’s Work: Art - https://www.artstation.com/wyllora Game Design - http…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 38 2:39:25

2d ago2:39:25

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, the caravan crossed the Ivory Plain, dodged a raccoon-pig stampede, escaped proto-hunters with poetry, and dined with cannibals. Skelly practiced necromancy, Modon got a makeup tutorial, and we entered the Dark Light Passage. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo7NiIxFcXM ★ Support this podcast …

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Nahual Durango Session 01 2:52:00

1d ago2:52:00

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Nahual is a tabletop role-playing game about brujos nahuales, humans of mestizo and indigenous ancestry that have the power to shapeshift into an animal form. These nahuales hunt angels to make a living, running a changarro (a business) together to sell the products they make from the bodies of the angels they have killed. These are stories about u…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S5 Season 3 2:19:23

1d ago2:19:23

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"Tellarite Tangles Pt 1" Litaal reflects on his time on the Kintsugi drawing to a close. As the ship runs drills and works on weapon system upgrades, he dispenses some last bits of advice. But a suddenly cut off distress call from a Tellarite colony sends the Kintsugi on a sudden rescue mission and a clash with a Cardassian Galor-class cruiser. Thi…

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SWS: Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 04 1:21:09

1d ago1:21:09

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The Green Krayts go on a run and run into a Calanthe-shaped wall. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJh7pcPMhYI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 12 - The Manananggal Murders Part 1 1:20:34

1d ago1:20:34

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A New Mystery starts. Virtus and Rhydian depart to Manila. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHn9dPLF3rg ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Writers' Room: Supernatural Dark Academia 2:42:35

1d ago2:42:35

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We set the scene for our four season dark academia series, including a cast of inquisitive students with secrets and tragedies in their past, ghosts, an underground maze city and more! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ukLmKUc4w ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S9) 1:54:59

5d ago1:54:59

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The crew arrives in Horizon, the city of the Pirate Lords. They begin to explore, with Nonius choosing to make up for a slight his captain in an unorthodox way. Cass meets the Groom of another ship, Vern learns something of local cults, and the Captain invests in future projects. Later Nonius and Vern witness Robles, a duelist with a ghost blade. F…

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Eotenweard: The Looming Dark (Session 1) 1:53:36

7d ago1:53:36

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Alun R facilitates the first session in a series of Eotenweard (his own PbtA game in development of Dark Age heroes protecting the innocent from a Darkness growing across the Old North). This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/commun…

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Stewpot: Wear and Tear, & Shields and Skillets (3 of 7) 48:16

9d ago48:16

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Enchantments are volatile things, especially when they sit unused for long periods of time. You have to let go of your old equipment before it’s too late. The proprietors of A Fair Wind recall their adventuring days while decommissioning some old artefacts... *** The adventurer’s life is tough. It’s time to call it quits. For years you stumbled thr…

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Girl by Moonlight: Syllabus of Secrets 1:40:16

1d ago1:40:16

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This is part of a playtest for a new Series Playset for Girl by Moonlight, in which protagonists have been drafted into a school of magic which is trying to change, manipulate, and even destroy them. It is inspired by The Scholomance, The Magicians, Vita Nova, Harrow the Ninth, Babel, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and more. This session includes our se…

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Talking Space Opera 1:17:40

2d ago1:17:40

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Lets talk widescreen, big idea sci-fi. Games of space fleets, interstellar empires, sometimes aliens-- big ideas and lasers. Games like Star Trek Adventures, Traveller, Fading Suns, Space Wyrm vs Moonicorn, Dune, Coriolis, Scum & Villainy, Ashen Stars, Star Wars, Last Fleet, and the like. Talking Space Opera is another in our series of community di…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 37 2:43:27

3d ago2:43:27

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, Adoron consulted with the Satraps at the Spectrum Palace, Phaedred got fired from Oenerics Unlimited, Skelly learned to raise the dead, and Modon accidentally created Spatula, a sentient bean-filled satrap suit. Also: lots of profit! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Q6iB0wzqY ★ Support this …

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S4 Season 3 2:23:35

4d ago2:23:35

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"Plague of Arias Pt 2" Commander Divelle returns to the Kintsugi, only to walk into the outbreak of an unknown plague. Together with Dr Pergral, they work to protect the crew and understand the connection to the Arias Plague. Meanwhile Litaal tracks down some logistical anomalies which ends up with him at disruptor point. Captain Vate tracks back t…

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Nahual Durango Session 00 1:48:32

4d ago1:48:32

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Nahual is a tabletop role-playing game about brujos nahuales, humans of mestizo and indigenous ancestry that have the power to shapeshift into an animal form. These nahuales hunt angels to make a living, running a changarro (a business) together to sell the products they make from the bodies of the angels they have killed. These are stories about u…

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SWS: Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 03 2:10:02

7d ago2:10:02

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Party at Ultraviolet and Imp blockades. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3pgIbxQ_s ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Playtest: Dramatis Personae 2:17:24

8d ago2:17:24

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This is a playtest session for a new game that may or may not happen. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oCsOOxykX8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S8) 1:53:33

8d ago1:53:33

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The crew head out, following the Captain's map to the location of a previously buried hoard. But when the arrive, they discover evidence of an interloper, deliberately marooned here on the island. And then they hear the ticking... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio version of these …

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Star Trek Tempest: STA 2e S6 2:20:59

16d ago2:20:59

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"Rise & Fall PT 2" When Moreno's attempt to disable the sphere fails, they turn to bypassing the visual hallucinations caused by the syndrome. T'Venn works out some new approaches to the problem, allowing the crew to operate. Meanwhile on the planet, Captain Escarra and the badly injured Commander Ch'Villiq manage to make it to the Thulsan temple/b…

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Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 5 Base Raiders 44:19

9d ago44:19

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Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History jumps forward significantly in time to just after the d20 boom/bust cycle. Today's focus is Ross Payton's independently produced and Kickstarted Base Raiders. They go over what the game is, its place in the history of gaming, and what was going on in comics media at the time. They then move to general discussio…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S3 Season 3 2:15:06

11d ago2:15:06

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"Plague of Arias Pt 1" Captain Vate returns to the Kingsugi, bringing with him a new Chief Medical Officer. It also brings a meeting of the Captain with Engineer Suvari and his old friend? Litaal. Assigned to assist Hephaestus Medical Station, with the development of a new series EMH, the situation is complicated by the arrival of heavily injured C…

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SWS: Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 02 2:12:41

13d ago2:12:41

2:12:41

Imp raid and aftermath. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gfNcf_Nfek ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 11 - A Day at the Field Office (interlude) 2:03:10

21d ago2:03:10

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The monsters have a day at the field office. Talking to superiors, doing paperwork, visiting the petting zoo and, of course, chatting with colleagues. Also: It's Lady Baptiste's last day on the job. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLq-No2aj2I ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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The Last Caravan: Lake Champlain (Session 2) 2:33:12

23d ago2:33:12

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The Caravan's mission to distract the oncoming aliens so the Fisherman Militia can rescue a nearby town has gone a little too well - they have attracted quite a lot of attention! Afterwards, they head westwards again, this time towards Lake Champlain, which they hope to cross after picking up some winter coats in Burlington. The Last Caravan is a c…

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Stewpot: Shelter from the Storm (2 of 7) 49:39

23d ago49:39

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Early one morning, you feel it. A familiar ache in your bones. Something is coming. The proprietors of A Fair Wind brace for a flood's impact, rallying their defences and help the town prepare... *** The adventurer’s life is tough. It’s time to call it quits. For years you stumbled through hostile lands, living off stale rations, and struggling to …

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Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 2 Twilight 2000 52:08

16d ago52:08

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In our second episode of Roll for Mutation, a look at the history of Post-Apocalyptic TTRPGs, we tackle Twilight 2000 from GDW, focusing on those original editions but with some discussion of Twilight 2013 and Twilight 2K. Hosts Lowell Francis and Marc Majcher cover the extended history of the game and how it desperately raced to keep itself contem…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 36 2:40:10

20d ago2:40:10

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, the caravan freed a wizard from the Refracting Trees, looted a sunken bunker, and gleaned powers a grove of screaming wizards. Modon taught beans to think, and consultations with the Spectrum Satraps at their palace commenced. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acjPw2WgFyc ★ Support this podcast…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S2 Season 3 1:53:46

25d ago1:53:46

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"Testing Protocols Pt 2" Facing the imminent arrival of the Dominion Strike Ship, Ward maneuvers the Kintsugi into the ion storm at the planet's pole, buying them time. The ground team splits, with Litaal leading a group in pursuit of the missing scientist. But that team has already been heavily affected by the planet's vibrational influence and th…

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SWS: Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 01 2:30:05

26d ago2:30:05

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The Emerald Krayts try to steal a package from their rivals... and it doesn't go too well. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGeKdmLMcKo ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 10 - Kick the Baby (Weep Your Hands Clean Pt. 5) 1:45:10

23d ago1:45:10

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The monsters confront the harbinger - a eye-fetus from the dreamworld. And - being the monsters that they are, proceed to kick it. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNanSaabs_8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Stewpot (session 1) 56:50

30d ago56:50

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A Fair Wind opens with its new staff of recently retired adventurers: Ogrim Stormbane, the ex-Fighter (now Lookout) Melkor the Gray, the ex-Bard (now Crafter) Lucia, the ex-Swashbuckler (now Chef) Meave, the ex-Ranger (now Hunter) We discover a little more about them, and how they have begun to settle in and find their feet in these new lives, and …

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The Last Caravan: Fog Coast (Session 1) 2:24:09

1M ago2:24:09

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The Caravan leaves Portland in the midst of fresh alien activity, fleeing westwards. First stop, a tyre dealership to upgrade to make better work of the snow and off-road route ahead of them... The Last Caravan is a cars and aliens tabletop role-playing game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion. Starting from the East Coast,…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S1 Season 3 2:23:40

1M ago2:23:40

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"Testing Protocols Pt 1" The Kintsugi docks at Starbase 14, as more bad news from the Dominion War continues to come in. Acting Captain Ward meets with Starfleet Command and receives news of a new observer assigned to the ship, Commander Litaal, now with the office of the Inspector General. The Kintsugi is dispatched when a secret Federation weapon…

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Talking White Whales and Inadvisable Ideas 1:08:09

23d ago1:08:09

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What's the game you've wanted to get to the table but haven't been able to? What's the campaign premise you've considered but don't know how to make it work? What's the rpg that just couldn't actually function if you tried to run it online? What's the wild concept that you know would crash-out but it amuses you just the same? In this group chat for…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 35 2:39:41

1M ago2:39:41

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands: the caravan left the Rose Towers with new bodies, bright loot, and stranger plans. Skelly raced the necro-wagon and climbed coral spires for glowing orbs; a hundred lake-folk hunters rose singing from the water but were fooled by dust and moonlight. At Red Bear, Adoron shed their old flesh and built anew whi…

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MCUS: M.A.C.E. Corps 02 1:28:56

1M ago1:28:56

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M.A.C.E. - Mission Adaptive Combat Ensemble A S.H.I.E.L.D. special ops team built from the best of the best from around the world. These soldiers will be deployed against supervillain and alien threats, and to rise to the occasion, they will have limited access to superpowers to fight the good fight! Utilizing the Harvest protocol, M.A.C.E. team me…

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Writers' Room: RePats 2:13:42

1M ago2:13:42

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In this session of Writers' Room Indiana Jones meets Leverate as we create an anti-colonialist action adventure show about repatriating stolen artifacts. Here's the sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pQftPFwh9hCgRPC_wI5LcOpELZji7YBO4R1GbhKe3N8/edit?usp=sharing Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8mnjLT6wR4 ★ Support this po…

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SWS Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 00 1:36:08

1M ago1:36:08

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Session Zero - world and character creation for our Swoop Gangs series! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFQBEDaWDqU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 9 - The Microwave (Weep Your Hands Clean Pt. 4) 1:58:32

1M ago1:58:32

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A bad dream and a heart-to-heart. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlt4VXr-zdM ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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No Fear, a Trophy Dark one-shot for Shared Hearth 2025 2:51:21

1M ago2:51:21

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If you can find the remains of the Godwin expedition on the tallest mountain and return his body to his family with proof, then they'll make you wealthier than you can possibly imagine… but while the money's a powerful motivation, it's not the only reason you made the arduous journey to base camp, ready to go up into the white. Please be aware that…

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Star Trek Tempest: STA 2e S5 2:21:55

1M ago2:21:55

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"Rise & Fall PT 1" Captain Escarra is sent to the Thulsa System to conclude a treaty for dilithium mining rights. Commander Moreno is left in charge of the Tempest which suddenly comes under attack when a mysterious alien sphere appears in orbit and begins manipulating the planet's weather and tectonics. Lt Commander T'Venn is forced to deal with a…

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Mythomorphosis: Shared Hearth 2:17:28

1M ago2:17:28

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Part of our community's Shared Hearth Open Gaming Convention. We play a one-shot of Gordie Murphy's Mythomorphosis, a game which "explore(s) the relationship between a society’s history and one of its dominant cultural stories, creating and changing a myth over the course of generations." We look at the creation myth for a coastal settlement in a l…

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S7) 1:54:34

1M ago1:54:34

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The crew continues their leave at Kosret Landing, meeting new folks and deepening relations with others. The Witches' maneuvers ashore make everyone nervous. But they opt to continue on-- heading inland to meet a scholar who may be able to point them to the next step on their journey of revenge. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can…

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The Lovely Somnolent, a Trophy Dark one-shot for Shared Hearth 2025 2:42:59

1M ago2:42:59

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The offer is simple: break the curse, awaken the princess, gain a kingdom. Are you worthy enough to brave the briar-choked castle and its dangers to succeed? Or will you fall to the curse and join the rest forever trapped on its grounds? The Lovely Somnolent is a Rooted in Trophy incursion written by Mads Turley. An one-shot version is available he…