Best Open Hearth Gaming Community Podcasts (2025)

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Eschaton Station S7 2:12:12

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"Old Friends" Kyl is confronted by the arrival of a fellow Trill, Syzree Nen, one of the oldest symbiotes in existence. But Nen calls in an old promise in order to gain sanctuary, putting him at odds with Security Chief Scilla. Meanwhile Gop has a strange encounter with the ISC Ambassador. With Nen on the run, Kyl is contacted by Bontali who has he…

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MCUS MACE Corps 01 1:34:34

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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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SWS: Rapscallion 08 1:30:25

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The Imperial Navy has been hot on your trail for weeks. The Pirate Kings of the Free Worlds want your head after you pulled off a heist that... ahem, relieved them of a sizable amount of treasure. You know you should feel worried, but all you see - looking out of the viewscreen of your starship - is the wonders of deep space. You can’t imagine feel…

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 6 - Hotel Cinco, Albuquerque, NM (Weep Your Hands Clean Pt. 1) 2:12:04

3d ago2:12:04

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Lady Baptiste takes a rest after a very taxing transatlantic flight. Rhydian meets with an old friend and they visit a swanky bar, meet new faces and cause some drama. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4HR_oJSwJo ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Silent Falls - Two Summers (8 of 11) 2:11:32

21h ago2:11:32

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As adults, Kira & Terry meet up to check out the recording studio that Jeremiah has told them he's thinking of buying - there they find some signs that everything is not what they seem. Meanwhile Jeremiah calls in on Lorraine Briarwood, to have a difficult conversation that's been put off for too long. ***** Two Summers is a game of sunny adventure…

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Star Trek Tempest: STA 2e S1 2:13:12

2d ago2:13:12

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"Hearts of Stone" We do the session zero for the crew of the USS Tempest, a Constitution-class starship operating in the late TOS era. A distress call from a Saurian colony brings the vessel into conflict with a foe of colossal proportions. Can they figure out a solution which maintains Star Fleet's orders and preserves lives? This is part of Open …

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 12: Rangers of a Broken World, Aberrant, Masks 58:55

7d ago58:55

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In this episode Host Rae Nedjadi (Apocalypse Keys, Once More into the Void) talks with Sebastian Yūe and Matthew Arcilla about games, superheroes, villainy, gender, and much more. They look at Evil Hat's forthcoming ttrpg, a classic from White Wolf, and a more modern take on heroism (which is apparently getting a second edition). Content warning fo…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands Session 29 2:25:52

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, the caravan picked up a new member—a fresh skeleton/necromancer with some heat on their tail, fast traveled back to the new Restful Pines outpost, and started making plans for their next leg of spring travel. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlP30RKaml0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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SWS: Rapscallion 07 1:42:12

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The Imperial Navy has been hot on your trail for weeks. The Pirate Kings of the Free Worlds want your head after you pulled off a heist that... ahem, relieved them of a sizable amount of treasure. You know you should feel worried, but all you see - looking out of the viewscreen of your starship - is the wonders of deep space. You can’t imagine feel…

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 5 - Torn Apart (Til We Have Faces, Pt. 5) 1:56:36

10d ago1:56:36

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Learn how to run and play Apocalypse Keys. In this episode, Lady Baptiste and Rhydian face Father Morata. Lord Oberyn and the Hound have to deal with sudden life-altering changes and the good Father comes apart under the light of two moons. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTQDDVTmaMw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Tribes in the Dark Kickstarter: Roll for Mutation Bonus Ep 42:23

8d ago42:23

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In this "bonusode*" for Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History, we talk with Wil Hutton aka Rivetgeek, lead developer for Tribes in the Dark. TitD reworks and re-imagines Tribe 8, Dream Pod 9's fantastical post-apocalyptic rpg from the late 1990s. This new version adapts the Forged in the Dark mechanics to this game of tribes, outcasts, …

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A Modern Prometheus 2:06:47

8d ago2:06:47

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The Scientist Dr. Zotak and her Creation lock eyes aboard Deep Space 19. Dr. Zotak does not know what carnage, what chaos it might unleash on the quadrant - she fears it for that. Her creation did not want to be this, and was not made with their consent - it hates her for it. ***** A Modern Prometheus is a gothic horror roleplaying game for 2 playe…

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S4) 2:14:41

8d ago2:14:41

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The ship arrives at the Harpy mining island and makes a discovery about its supernatural origins. While the Captain and Cass go to negotiate with the Harpy leader for an enslaved contact, Nonius and Vern are sent out to recon the area. But their own instincts and vices lead them into trouble, bringing the fury of the Harpy garrison down on them and…

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Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 1 Gamma World 46:35

10d ago46:35

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First episode of Roll for Mutation, a new series looking at the history of Post-Apocalyptic TTRPGs. In this one hosts Lowell Francis and Marc Majcher cover the extended history of Gamma World, with a focus on the first two editions (of many). We talk about what Gamma World is, where it fits in gaming history, what the media context is like, and our…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands Session 28 2:47:14

10d ago2:47:14

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This week in Ultraviolet Grasslands, the caravan passed some winter months in the Last Serai doing research with the Satraps, learning to fight and kiss, incorporating a fallen comrade's bones into a new outpost, wheeling and dealing, and figuring out what to do with new revelations about Adoron's previous life and their current crystalline state. …

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Eschaton Station S6 2:30:54

12d ago2:30:54

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"Visitations" Kyl returns from the megastructure to find big changes aboard the station. As our Security Chief proctors an exam, the protagonists begin to notice a rising tide of anomalies. They race against time to solve the mystery before it engulfs all of Eschaton. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearth…

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SWS: Rapscallion 06 1:27:56

13d ago1:27:56

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The Imperial Navy has been hot on your trail for weeks. The Pirate Kings of the Free Worlds want your head after you pulled off a heist that... ahem, relieved them of a sizable amount of treasure. You know you should feel worried, but all you see - looking out of the viewscreen of your starship - is the wonders of deep space. You can’t imagine feel…

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S3) 2:04:11

18d ago2:04:11

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Before leaving port to pursue their quarry, the crew splits up to track down leads and recruit assistance. The Captain meets and old comrade and rescues them from a dangerous situation. But Cole find a source, vampiric and dangerous, who offers them a lead. After a rough introduction, the ship sets sail for a Harpy mining colony, but a chance rescu…

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Open Hearth: What Is It? 37:21

17d ago37:21

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Lowell Francis provides a short introduction to the Open Hearth Gaming Community: what we are, what we do, how you can join, and how you can support what we do. Website Discord Invite Patreon Playabl Shared Hearth Community Code of Conduct Online Play Resources Around the Hearth Playing at the Hearth YouTube Play Issues Gameway Contact Us: openhear…

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SWS: Rapscallion 05 1:51:11

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The Imperial Navy has been hot on your trail for weeks. The Pirate Kings of the Free Worlds want your head after you pulled off a heist that... ahem, relieved them of a sizable amount of treasure. You know you should feel worried, but all you see - looking out of the viewscreen of your starship - is the wonders of deep space. You can’t imagine feel…

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Session 4 - Father Morata (Til We Have Faces, Pt. 4) 1:59:24

24d ago1:59:24

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Lady Baptiste and Rhydian have a heart-to-heart at the bar and go to the university to break into Father Morata's office where they come to surprising conclusions. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2xYMEvAfGo ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Talking Mysteries: Running Mystery TTRPGs 1:05:16

24d ago1:05:16

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This is the edited version of an older seminar by Lowell Francis talking about planning and running TTRPG mysteries. It's about 50 minutes of talk followed by a Q&A. Lowell talks about his approach and best practices for running mysteries in rpgs. Topics include: Kinds of mysteries (set, set variable, improv) Plotting mysteries The power of the tim…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 27 2:34:20

28d ago2:34:20

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, the caravan took out a sizable loan from the Butcher Bank to expand their operations, began the trek back to the Last Serai before winter sets in, and Adoron channeled the Rebuilder to disintegrate a band of necromancer highwaymen... and themselves! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkHHa4oYI_I…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Eschaton Station S5 2:26:56

29d ago2:26:56

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"Visitations" Gop greets a fellow Ferengi with a business proposition. Asha deals with an exile's feelings. Scilla has to deal with questions of family. As they interact with one another and the personnel of the station, in the background a disturbing threat begins to emerge... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at …

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Dungeon World 2 one shot 20250809 2:49:50

1M ago2:49:50

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Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp8DFWZiLj4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 3 - Lord Oberyn (Til We Have Faces, Pt. 3) 2:05:15

1M ago2:05:15

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Learn how to run Apocalypse Keys. Join our Community at: https://openhearthgaming.com/ In this episode, Lady Baptiste and Rhydian fight Dormach, the Hound and encounter her (and Rhydian's?) master Oberyn, Lord of the Fey, a himbo with splendorous stage presence. Also: Lady Baptiste starts a bar fight and buys shady seeds. Original video: https://ww…

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Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 3 Underground 46:56

1M ago46:56

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This time Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History jumps forward in time to the mid-1990s. Hosts Jay Brown and Lowell Francis look at Underground (1993), Mayfair's attempt to build on the DC Heroes system with a dystopian, cyberpunk supers setting. Content warning: cannibalism, PTSD, transphobia, regressive treatment of disabilities and mental illness…

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Broken 1:58:13

1M ago1:58:13

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Casey & Fran are witches in an established coven and as they joined and gained experience they fell in love. This is the story of how their relationship ended... Broken is a tabletop roleplaying game of tragic romance for two players about broken objects and broken hearts. Create two characters in a relationship and over the course of ten scenes, y…

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GONCHAROV (1973) 2:13:29

1M ago2:13:29

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Naples. Winter of 1972. A stranger has arrived, shrouded in rumors and cigarette smoke. A Russian. An assassin. An enigma. He carries a broken pocket watch and a reliable Soviet-make hand pistol. A lost love, not his wife, weighs heavy in his memory like concrete tied to a sinking corpse. His name is Goncharov and he brings with him upheaval like t…

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SWS: Rapscallion 04 2:02:43

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The Imperial Navy has been hot on your trail for weeks. The Pirate Kings of the Free Worlds want your head after you pulled off a heist that... ahem, relieved them of a sizable amount of treasure. You know you should feel worried, but all you see - looking out of the viewscreen of your starship - is the wonders of deep space. You can’t imagine feel…

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S2) 2:18:04

1M ago2:18:04

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The ship arrives at Kosret Landing, crossroads of the ocean. The Captain spends from his treasure to give his crew more recreation time. Vern looks to find out more about the whirlpool. Cass tries to figure out how to gift The Pearl to his beloved. Nonius speaks with his lover, Death. Captain Humayun works to enjoy himself and recover his reputatio…

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Fireside Chat with Agatha: Ep 1 Lowell Francis 1:04:43

1M ago1:04:43

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In the inaugural episode of Fireside Chat with Agatha, Agatha is joined by Lowell Francis, Community Manager for the Open Hearth and designer of Hearts of Wulin, to talk game design. Listen as Agatha pushes Lowell for more stuff for HoW and beyond! Agatha Cheng is the Co-Creator and Co-Host of the Asians Represent! and The Game Design Game Show pod…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 26 2:44:04

1M ago2:44:04

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Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-dGsxnSOc ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Eschaton Station S4 2:20:48

1M ago2:20:48

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"Pressures" The station gets some new personnel, including a transfer from the Kintsugi. Bontali meets with the Lyran ambassador, while Kyl works to shuffle around the scientific assignments. Gob's work on the roundabout leads to another watery incident. The protagonists begin to follow up that mystery from different directions-- leading to the dis…

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SWS: Rapscallion 03 2:07:54

1M ago2:07:54

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The Imperial Navy has been hot on your trail for weeks. The Pirate Kings of the Free Worlds want your head after you pulled off a heist that... ahem, relieved them of a sizable amount of treasure. You know you should feel worried, but all you see - looking out of the viewscreen of your starship - is the wonders of deep space. You can’t imagine feel…

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 2 - Misty Summer Shower (Until We Have Faces Pt. 2) 50:10

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Learn how to run Apocalypse Keys. Join our Community at: https://openhearthgaming.com/ In this episode, Lady Baptiste goes to the library, reads a figure of authority to filth and has shower talk with a Returner. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH1yuPpQq-0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Action Movie World 05 - Cosmic Crisis 2:31:41

1M ago2:31:41

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Part five of a series of Action Movie World. In the final of Cosmic Crisis: Four Against the Void, the group escapes and tries to put together a device that will seal away the Zha-kul forever. They need two things: a rare trilithium conduit which they believe they can find on board the Zha-Kul flagship, and a companion from Professor Rand's past wh…

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The Scions v5 (4/4): The Kyros War 1:45:06

2M ago1:45:06

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The fourth session of a four session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home. Music track: LOUD by Aylex Source: https://freetouse.com/music Music for Videos (Fr…

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S1) 2:20:38

2M ago2:20:38

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Following on from last time's session zero, we handle map-building for the first part of the session. Then we visit our ship at sea, having staved off the attack from a Dire Gull. But as they recover they find themselves in a mysterious fog bank, leading to a chilly encounter... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at…

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Silent Falls - Bump in the Dark: How the Light Gets in (13 of 13) 2:28:01

2M ago2:28:01

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Victor has an unpleasant revelation from his grandfather, with Enoch looking on and suddenly feeling very vulnerable. Having faced down the protestors at the library, Jemma unleashed something that opens Elias' eyes to the real supernatural force in town. But the Pact hatch a plan to solve this curse that's unveiling itself, before it claims more l…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 11: Smallville, Flying Circus, Mythomorphosis 56:39

2M ago56:39

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In this episode we cover a wide range of games old and new. Host Lowell Francis is joined by Rich Rogers (+1 Forward, Hit the Streets) and Jay Brown (Diceology, Life: Indomitable). Smallville Flying Circus Blackout Mythomorphosis Spooky Asian Club Just King Things Find Rich Rogers' Hit the Streets here +1 Forward Podcast Archives Jay's the author o…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 25 2:43:41

2M ago2:43:41

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, our caravan made its way back to the Behemoth Shell, evading dark riders, witnessing the circle of life near Fallen Umber, learning more about the demiurges, and receiving strange "gifts" from the Spectrum Satraps... Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iwXNFrKDF4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreo…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Eschaton Station S3 2:27:16

2M ago2:27:16

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"Pressures" We see how the crew copes with the changes brought on by the opening of the Tantalus Object. Scilla investigates the reasons behind the Klingon fanatic incident. Kyl welcomes aboard the alien found on the megastructure. Gop navigates her way through the Engineering department. And Bontali draws on her contacts to find solutions for prob…

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SWS: Rapscallion 02 2:05:51

2M ago2:05:51

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The Imperial Navy has been hot on your trail for weeks. The Pirate Kings of the Free Worlds want your head after you pulled off a heist that... ahem, relieved them of a sizable amount of treasure. You know you should feel worried, but all you see - looking out of the viewscreen of your starship - is the wonders of deep space. You can’t imagine feel…

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The Scions v5 (3/4): Throwing Souls Away Willy-Nilly 2:22:54

2M ago2:22:54

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The second session of a four session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home. Music track: LOUD by Aylex Source: https://freetouse.com/music Music for Videos (Fr…

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly 2025 Session 1 - Till We Have Faces Pt. 1 2:19:30

2M ago2:19:30

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Learn how to run Apocalypse Keys. Join our Community at: https://openhearthgaming.com/In this episode, our monsters investigate supernatural deaths at Santa Renata Seminary, where people are mysteriously transforming into flower petals. Nia battles monstrous dreams tied to her cursed sword, Rhydian explores painful empathy and primal power, and Lad…

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly 2025 Session 0 - Horrid Paperwork 2:16:09

2M ago2:16:09

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Learn how to run Apocalypse Keys. Join our Community at: https://openhearthgaming.com/ Session 0: Safety, Character Creation, Ballroom Scene Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrAhctBJMuc ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Action Movie World 04: Vital Organs and Cosmic Crisis 2:22:49

2M ago2:22:49

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Part four of a series of Action Movie World. We conclude our fighting tournament film (Vital Organs: Four Against the Storm) with a showdown between our heroes and Athena Ingram, who finally allows her mysterious student to get involved. Then we begin our final film: Cosmic Crisis: Four Against the Void. The terrifying Zha-kul arrive at a space sta…

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (Session Zero) 1:35:12

2M ago1:35:12

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We do some set-up, palette defining, faction picking, character creation, and-- of course-- shipbuilding for this new PbtA game of fantasy pirates. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/ Follow…

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Talking Hearts of Wulin 1:11:25

2M ago1:11:25

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Be sure to check out the Hearts of Wulin Bundle of Holding running through Wednesday July 23rd, 2025. This is an edited and cleaned up version of a talk Lowell Francis, designer and co-writer on Hearts of Wulin, gave talking about moves, NPCs, set ups, and other topics in this game of wuxia melodrama. It is split between presentation and audience Q…