Best The Open Hearth Gaming Community Podcasts (2025)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

11d 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

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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

12d 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

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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

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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

17d 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

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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

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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

18d 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

19d 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

20d 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

20d 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

21d 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

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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

22d 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

22d 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

23d 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…

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The Last Caravan (Session 0) 45:09

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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, you and your fellow travelers will navigate a shattered North America. You’ll explore landscapes transformed by xenoflora, search abandoned towns and crashed spaceships, discover the otherworld…

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S6) 2:00:52

24d ago2:00:52

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The assault on the Iron Aegis begins. As the Captain pushes Cass to interdict the forces ashore, he leads a party to board the enemy vessel and wreak bloody havoc. Meanwhile Nonius climbs aboard quietly in an effort to find the Oracle's face before being discovered-- but he has brought along unwanted assistance... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Eschaton Station S8 2:40:39

24d ago2:40:39

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"Old Friends" The team prepares to head to the megastructure and enter the rupture into fluidic space, but tensions still remain. They dive in to find the lost crew, but face a dangerous foe and a lost relic of another age. Shared Hearth Open Gaming Weekend https://openhearthgaming.com/shared-hearth (Oct 2 to Oct 5 2025) This is part of Open Hearth…

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Star Trek Tempest: STA 2e S4 2:09:55

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"Hunters of Old PT 2" The crew of the Tempest discover that some kind of creature has destroyed the transport and may be heading towards more populated space. They follow the trail to a now-destroyed monitoring station where they're set upon by another also pursing their quarry. Now the ship must decide how they will handle this mission, as former …

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Star Trek Tempest: STA 2e S3 2:22:19

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"Hunters of Old PT 1" The Tempest is tasked with taking three veterans of the Federation-Klingon War to an anniversary ceremony. All three served on the Tempest and all have tangled histories with present members of the crew. But when the ship is diverted to look into a missing cargo transport, the situation becomes more complicated and old grudges…

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Design Chat: Pedro Barrenechea & Rotted Capes 2e 56:08

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 34 2:34:09

25d ago2:34:09

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, the caravan met the astral lizard-inhabited shell of the Rebuilder, commissioned a new one from the ancient autofac below, and forged a new body for Adoron before returning to Red Bear. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t__PNK0SlzQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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A Throne of Hollow Feathers, a Trophy Gold one-shot for Shared Hearth 2025 2:45:01

25d ago2:45:01

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Toffet Station 1:20:29

25d ago1:20:29

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Mercury Orbit, 2188 An underfunded and overworked research team aboard the United Mining and Development observation and research facility. Stretched to their limits, so close to a breakthrough they can taste it. A single terrible mishap precipitates the end of the crew, the station, and their precious research. Some may survive, but not without gr…

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Batman: The Final Rogue - Shared Hearth - 2025-10-05 2:36:21

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Mike Ferdinando facilitates the GM-less story-game "Batman: The Final Rogue" for Blake and Tea. A dozen villains from Gotham City's "rogues gallery" assemble on the night of the Gotham Museum Gala to pull off the crime of the century! But Batman puts a stop to it and captures all but one: The Final Rogue! Our villains: Black Mask, Captain Cold, Cat…

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R'lyehwatch: Yacht Shock - Shared Hearth - 2025-10-04 3:22:12

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GM Mike Ferdinando runs a one-shot of R'lyehwatch for Dominik, Guy, Peter, and Steph for Open Hearth Gaming's Shared Hearth annual online convention. Four professional lifeguards head out to the scene of a fire aboard fading yacht rock star Eric Zahn's pleasure-boat... only to find that Zahn is up to something very fishy! 0:00 - Introductions 9:48 …

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Trophy Dark: Isle of Water and Blood - Shared Hearth - 2025-10-03 3:38:07

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GM Mike Ferdinando runs a one-shot of Trophy Dark: Isle of Water and Blood for Elizabeth, Jeremiah, Mint, and Neal. In 1902, a group of dilettante occultists assemble on a tiny rocky island off the coast of New Hampshire to perform an arcane ritual they only think they understand. 0:00 - Introductions 9:12 - CATS & Safety Discussion 26:10 - Rules O…

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Alien Dark 2E - SHARED HEARTH Oct 2025 3:27:09

27d ago3:27:09

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Alun R facilitates a one-shot of the 2nd Edition of his own game, Alien Dark (https://gallusgames.itch.io/alien-dark). This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's 'Shared Hearth' weekend (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/th...). Lieutenant Cain, Corporal 'M…

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Shared Hearth 2025 - Lovecraftesque - We Serve and Protect 2:47:25

28d ago2:47:25

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It's Chicago, 1968. A protester at the DNC is thrown into a police jail cell. It gets worse from there. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol6PucxhsM4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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The Cluster - SHARED HEARTH Oct 2025 3:15:03

28d ago3:15:03

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Alun R facilitates a one-shot of 'The Cluster', his own PbtA space opera game. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) Shared Hearth open online convention weekend using our online Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/th...). Come join us (https://www.patreon.com/op…

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Shared Hearth 2025 Zombie Cinema 2:23:31

29d ago2:23:31

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

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Apocalypse Keys - The First Door (Shared Hearth 2025, Thursday) 3:14:47

29d ago3:14:47

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Apocalypse Keys as played at the Shared Hearth 2025 (Thursday, 2 Oct. 2025) Four DIVISION agents try to find and close the First Door and find their personal hell. It's a bit Hellboy, it's a bit Stalker. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYrj36ZsPM4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Silent Falls - The Haunted Roadside Diner 1:00:45

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Ava the sceptic and Quincey the true believer drive into Silent Falls; one returning home to disprove the nonsense and the other going to a place they've never been to find proof. A sign near a field of corn is what they seek but they will be changed by what they find there... ***** Everyone's heard at least one piece of urban folklore - the sharp …

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Talking One-Shots 1:03:40

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For this episode we've cleaned up the audio from an older community seminar on running one-shots. Like several of our other "Talking" episodes, this has Lowell Francis giving a talk, mixed in with questions from the chat and a Q&A at the end. We cover pacing, set up, safety, problem players, structure, and more. You can check out the outline for th…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 33 2:40:37

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands: the caravan crossed the Skybridge with a ghostly tollkeeper, dodged temporal tomb domes, felled a dire beaver, reached the Rose Towers, and watched their six-day cycle—until a scarlet four-armed giant awoke and asked Adoron, “Why are you here?” Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H08swFhx4OM ★ Su…

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SWS: Rapscallion 11 1:06:33

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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 7 - Pigs are Creatures too (Weep Your Hands Clean Pt. 2) 2:41:15

1M ago2:41:15

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Lady Baptiste and Virtus work a crime scene while Rhydion unleashes her powers to help the downtrodden. Also: Movie magic! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIaJ_cMvDuw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 8- The Girl With the Polaroid (Weep Your Hands Clean Pt. 3) 2:12:11

1M ago2:12:11

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This week, Lady Baptiste learns about her ultimate destiny. Rhydion learns about their past. Virtus learns about his weakness. All of them learn about a young girl who is missing the most precious thing. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKw_wEqnMvw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community