Playing at the Hearth

Solstice is a folk horror role-playing game about small town mentality, shame and burning someone alive to bring back the sun. Set in rural Scotland at the tail end of the 1990s. Everyone plays young adults. Compelled by social expectation, they compete to be The Chosen of the Solstice, assigned to burn to death inside a giant wicker man. Solstice is by Tanya Floaker and is available here https://...

Alun R facilitates a 2nd session of 'The Cluster', his hack-that-might-be-a-game bringing together aspects of Uncharted Worlds (by Sean Gomes), Starforged (by Shawn Tomkin), Rust Hulks (by Sam Sorensen), and Diaspora (by Murray, Marshall, Dyke & Kerr).... This session was organised as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https:...

Our crew plays Nomad Outlaw Swoop Bikers, the absolute Best of the Worst. * Committing crime, helping their local community, and handing out some good old-fashioned street justice. * Working under the Heat's radar and going toe to toe with their Rival Gang. * Operating a business with the gang to cover for their illicit activities * Being cool, and when cool won't cut it, being Bad Ass. Original v...

The second of a two-part series of Kingdom 2e by Ben Robbins, with a frame influenced by Deep Space Nine and Babylon Five. In this session we split deal with the fallout from the first Crossroad and explore a second one. New forces threaten Far Station Eschaton when a new alien people emerge from the wormhole and offer an alliance. Will the station take up this opportunity? What costs must be paid...

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Alun R facilitates a 2nd session of 'The Cluster', his hack-that-might-be-a-game bringing together aspects of Uncharted Worlds (by Sean Gomes), Starforged (by Shawn Tomkin), Rust Hulks (by Sam Sorensen), and Diaspora (by Murray, Marshall, Dyke & Kerr).... This session was organised as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https:...

We play a one-shot of Quinn Murphy's Community Radio. Your town has deep secrets, terrifying monsters, unspeakable evils, a clandestine city council making strange decrees...and a public radio station! In Community Radio, a group of 3 - 10 people gather to improvise scenes that show what life is like in this town, with accompanying public radio broadcasts. It's a game of dark humor and fast thinki...

The first of a two-part series of Kingdom 2e by Ben Robbins, with a frame influenced by Deep Space Nine and Babylon Five. In this session we split between set up and playing out our first Crossroad. Far Station Eschaton has experienced a boom with the opening of a new wormhole leading to a sector of space shrouded in legend. But this has led to new pressures of population, a nearby civil war, and...

Our crew plays Nomad Outlaw Swoop Bikers, the absolute Best of the Worst. * Committing crime, helping their local community, and handing out some good old-fashioned street justice. * Working under the Heat's radar and going toe to toe with their Rival Gang. * Operating a business with the gang to cover for their illicit activities * Being cool, and when cool won't cut it, being Bad Ass. Original v...

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNccgLhQhXo ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The group reluctantly agrees to investigate the murder of the Goblin boss who was set to half a duel with one of their associates. This leads them to the Goblin Market, and some lessons about the structure of the Goblin families. They investigate the murder scene, get shot by a dream bullet, and discover connections to the missing cadre they've been hunting for... This is a modern urban fantasy Pb...

Wickedness is a peculiar tabletop game written for exactly three players and one tarot deck, with no dice and no GM. Together, you'll form a coven between three mystical archetypes (the innocent and gentle Pure Heart, the volatile, revelrous Wild Spirit, and the uptight, scholarly Old Soul) and try to keep your world of magic and mystery in balance with the mundane world, in spite of its ignorance...

The second of a two-part series of Kingdom 2e by Ben Robbins. In this session we play out a second crossroad. Our characters explore the fate of a fantasy city, newly liberated from a force of evil by heroic factions. But now comes the hard part of rebuilding, reconciling, and finding hope. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio versio...

Alun R facilitates a 2nd session of 'The Cluster', his hack-that-might-be-a-game bringing together aspects of Uncharted Worlds (by Sean Gomes), Starforged (by Shawn Tomkin), Rust Hulks (by Sam Sorensen), and Diaspora (by Murray, Marshall, Dyke & Kerr).... This session was organised as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https:...

Alun R facilitates a session of 'The Cluster', his hack that brings together aspects of Uncharted Worlds (by Sean Gomes), Starforged (by Shawn Tomkin), Rust Hulks (by Sam Sorensen), and Diaspora (by Murray, Marshall, Dyke & Kerr).... This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/commu...

Our crew plays Nomad Outlaw Swoop Bikers, the absolute Best of the Worst. * Committing crime, helping their local community, and handing out some good old-fashioned street justice. * Working under the Heat's radar and going toe to toe with their Rival Gang. * Operating a business with the gang to cover for their illicit activities * Being cool, and when cool won't cut it, being Bad Ass. Original v...

Wickedness is a peculiar tabletop game written for exactly three players and one tarot deck, with no dice and no GM. Together, you'll form a coven between three mystical archetypes (the innocent and gentle Pure Heart, the volatile, revelrous Wild Spirit, and the uptight, scholarly Old Soul) and try to keep your world of magic and mystery in balance with the mundane world, in spite of its ignorance...

There's fallout from the party and we see our protagonists interact with each other and members of the Taken community. A 'family' dinner reveals more about everyone. Then the group follows up on events at the Junkyard, leading to a meeting with one of The Five. And finally the day of the duel comes...but one of the parties doesn't arrive... This is a modern urban fantasy PbtA game inspired by Cha...

The first of a two-part series of Kingdom 2e by Ben Robbins. In this session we split between set up and playing out our first Crossroad. Our characters explore the fate of a fantasy city, newly liberated from a force of evil by heroic factions. But now comes the hard part of rebuilding, reconciling, and finding hope. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openheart...

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3PWHPtOcvo ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This is episode three of session one, it is a TTRPG played currently in early beta. It is played as part of the Open Hearth gaming community. The group navigated through a chaotic situation at Dr. Morbius's residence in the city of Noctis. They discussed various scenarios involving a synth, a skinned body, and a telepresence robot, as well as making decisions about the game's progression and explo...

... ... ... Search for "Open Hearth Gaming" to learn more about the community. Girl by Moonlight is a TTRPG designed by Andrew Gillis and published by Evil Hat. We are using the At the Brink of the Abyss series. Please note, this is not an actual play production. This is a record of typical play for those looking to see an example for this game. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDtC...

... ... ... Search for "Open Hearth Gaming" to learn more about the community. Girl by Moonlight is a TTRPG designed by Andrew Gillis and published by Evil Hat. We are using the At the Brink of the Abyss series. Please note, this is not an actual play production. This is a record of typical play for those looking to see an example for this game. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYQ4...

... ... ... Search for "Open Hearth Gaming" to learn more about the community. Girl by Moonlight is a TTRPG designed by Andrew Gillis and published by Evil Hat. We are using the At the Brink of the Abyss series. Please note, this is not an actual play production. This is a record of typical play for those looking to see an example for this game. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgDE...

... ... ... Search for "Open Hearth Gaming" to learn more about the community. Girl by Moonlight is a TTRPG designed by Andrew Gillis and published by Evil Hat. We are using the At the Brink of the Abyss series. Please note, this is not an actual play production. This is a record of typical play for those looking to see an example for this game. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih2r...