Playing at the Hearth

It's the Session Zero for our first Evergame of Hit the Streets: Defend the Block for Open Hearth! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4AACTQxyyk ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Antyre strengthens its bond with Luneste, as Cyril's sister Agate comes to be reacquainted with Kamissa. After Martin Sandoreale falls to House Antyre's challenge, his brother Alisdair attempts to lead in his place. Meanwhile, Warwick of House Oake survives war with Kamissa's forces, and tries to continue an alliance with House Sandoreale. Fates are not inevitable as Doom card mechanics cause reve...

This week in Electric Bastionland, our treasure hunters (Clancy, Cyndy, ZRX-4, and Dent) hop on a barge down the Rust Canal to rescue the Worm Queen beneath Hog hall in order to pay off their £10k debt to Deb Worldkiller. Communion at the Library of Moles, various mockeries, and a dark, dark basement leading to the Underground await... Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGnl62-hWvY ★...

Siege on Saleucami! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXqPLMaTqX0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The opening session of a 4 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 (Free Download) Original video: https://www.youtube.com...

The second session of a 4 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 (Free Download) Original video: https://www.youtube.com/...

Season Finale Cut off from the ship and each other two teams begin to make their way through Deep Space Station K7-- trying to get to the terrorists who have taken the station hostage, and uncover their motives. Multiple obstacles stand in their way before they can finally come face to face with their foe and reveal their true identity. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find ou...

You are sages, wizards, scholars, geniuses, charlatans, and assorted other meddlers. Your nation faces destruction at the hands of an overwhelming foe. To save your homeland, you have put your occult learning, secret arts, and esoteric skills to use to build an army of new soldiers, who you call the Orcs. Each battle of the war buys you time to improve and modify your Orcs. Can you repel the invad...

Alun R facilitates the finale of this series of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com). Escaping from Hivebase-1, the crew of The Twist consider their options in the hope they can: instigate a confrontation between Yerkys and Lady Waexana; retrie...

In our final session of Mutant Year Zero, we get our story straight after defenestrating the Chairman, reveal his true nature to facilitate diplomacy with the Zone Ghouls, return to our Ark to find Marlotte assassinated, an attempt to integrate new people with the Ark, and our mutants' closing montage... Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAwpP2i7EuM ★ Support this podcast on Patreon...

Marked by their enemies, the characters travel deep into the aethyrs to try to find their lost mentor. Fearful Symmetries by Steve Dempsey is a campaign for Trail of Cthulhu. We're playing a pretty heavily house-ruled version. This game was organised through the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. You can find out more at https://openhearthgaming.com/. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXXI...

The story of The RX Underground comes to a satisfying conclusion. Guest stars: The XR Overground. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCjJDXtsbS4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sent to Deep Space Station K7, the Tempest is to assist with the handover of the starbase to the Lyran Empire. While the tasks seem basic-- moving personnel, decommissioning tech-- they're numerous and complicated by resentments brewing among station staff. The appearance of an old friend of questionable repute also threatens operations, but the true threat turns out to be even more challenging as...

This week in Mutant Year Zero, we settle in to the Other Ark a bit, trade knowledge with the gearhead Naptha, get the lowdown from a skeptical Stalker, and take audience with the Chairman—which boils over into a dramatic final confrontation after a shocking revelation. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt4Jv822FNQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates another session of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com). While N'ivia holds the fort aboard 'The Twist', the rest of the crew enters the asteroid they believe to be home of the Tarkin Initiative. There's evidence of abandonme...

The padawans plot on the trip to a mission Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbL8ThYQlok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The characters enjoy some friendly and/or brutal talks with gangsters, occultists and aristocrats, and try to decide what to do with a suspicious package - and whether to walk into a trap. Fearful Symmetries by Steve Dempsey is a campaign for Trail of Cthulhu. We're playing a pretty heavily house-ruled version. This game was organised through the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. You can find out more...

The gang comes home from their run to find... trouble. Spanner's parents are having trouble, and so does NC's dad. Meanwhile, Nicky is training and building things. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUk8hvG-J9w ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Tempest works feverishly to compensate for the disrupting cryptic radiation field, even as they maneuver their vessel alongside the Luxor within the Doomsday Machine. But a series of small, cascading crises and setbacks make that job more dangerous and difficult. Then as they prepare for the operation, sensors pick up and cloaked Romulan vessel... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community,...

This week in Mutant Year Zero the party ventures back into the Zone on a mission to reach the Other Ark in order to deliver a message from the Elder, learn about birthin' babies, and maybe grab an artifact or two. We fight a Devourer, sleep among the Nightmare Flowers, and tiptoe through the Rot Ants. After successfully entering the Other Ark and a gentle introduction, the mutants get scrubbed dow...

Alun R facilitates another session of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com). Their brush with Death Troopers below the sealed Imperial Fleet HQ on Travnin has left three of the crew desperate. The Bilga surfaces and offers to help. There's a cra...

Alun R facilitates another session of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com). Looking for something juicy with which to leverage Lady Waexana the Crew head to Travnin in the hope its derelict Imperial fleet base may offer a lead on the Tarkin Pro...

The padawans confront the vergence at the Listening Station on Aolm Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxmbXVgwhHE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sam gets an offer they can't (and don't) refuse. Alecto has a bit of a rough day and Rhydian shows some unusual restraint in helping them out of their omnicidal funk. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIKz1Cvogl0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sybil reunites with Owen and George as they consider the strange confluence of events: a bovine plague, their missing mentor, missing earthworks, and the Goblin King's corruption at the hands of Nanny Rutt. Festivities and revolution are in the air in Tysoe as they unravel both local and cosmic mysteries. Fearful Symmetries by Steve Dempsey is a campaign for Trail of Cthulhu. We're playing a prett...