Playing at the Hearth

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Passing over the high pass and into Ree's home terrain, they find much changed, and a dangerous infestation that creeps up on them. They are doubly concerned that they might bring danger home with them, and begin to be fearful over what they might find there... 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 fr...

The mutants have returned to the Ark after negotiating a supply run with the Pure Ones. After working on some projects and checking in with the community, Rasper, Zippo, Wilo, and Tavri distribute clean water to folks at the fountain, undermining the Boss Johammed's power play. Tensions rise, culminating with a counter-raid and psychic blast that permanently shifts the Ark's power dynamic. Origina...

Alun R facilitates the first of a short series of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This series marks Star Wars Day 2026. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com). Orux catches up with the rest of the crew as they meet to discuss what to do with the information they have on Kasidy...

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The magicians arrive in Birmingham in search of a place of power. Sybil shares some concerns, Jack decides to help his friends out, and George and Owen learn that a troll may not be the only magical threat in town. 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 Calend...

Saying goodbye to the Elder Onagen, Roxanne and even their trusted car Steve isn't easy. But some healing needs to take place as the frostiness between Mercedes and Walker continues. Finding supplies on the road is getting harder and harder, but they see promising signs of The Answer's presence here. Something else is in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest though, and it has them in its sights... T...

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This week, our party completes their high-stakes expedition at the old water plant. Balancing survival against heavy moral choices, the mutants navigate a tense standoff between mutants from the Other Ark and the plant's Zone Ghouls, or "Pure Ones".. Through diplomacy and some bold strategic moves—including a sacrifice to a the Ghouls' "god"—the party finally secures a permanent water source for t...

Alun R facilitates the first of a short series of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This series marks Star Wars Day 2026. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com). It seemed a great idea ... harvest exotic fruit from a planet with a 'barely sentient' local population and sell it at...

Virtus has a chat with Mr. Geier, exploring his relationship to Prometheus. Sam gives an audience to Elija, the pillar of her church. Rhydian visits a casino and blows someone's mind. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-qeorI_BQE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Virtus has a chat with Mr. Geier, exploring his relationship to Prometheus. Sam gives an audience to Elija, the pillar of her church. Rhydian visits a casino and blows someone's mind. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-qeorI_BQE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

During a roadtrip up north, Owen gives an impromptu poetry reading while Jack meets and old friend and consults an atlas. George hears from her father and receives a tempting offer from some new acquaintances. I want to acknowledge that I stole big chunks of today's session from Nathan Ballingrud's excellent short story 'The Atlas of Hell'. Fearful Symmetries by Steve Dempsey is a campaign for Tra...

After the fiery events in Lincolnshire, the magicians make their way back to Oxford, blow off some steam, discover a new way to (literally) perform magic, and begin to plan their next steps. 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 mor...

"Anomalies PT 2" While the Captain Escarra deals with the missing prisoner and the start of an illness, Commander Moreno continues work on dealing with the orbital debris. On the ground, Lieutenant Commander T'Ven looks to see how the efforts of the landing party is going, while Commander Ch'Villiq tries a gambit with the Andorian refugees. T'Ven and Ch'Villiq meet with the Shaddai, one of the pre...

With a daring plan to restore the alien mothership for use against the Anthemic Throne, the Elder Onagen leads the caravan inside the 100-mile long Nayana. Though the growing rift between Mercedes and Walker threatens to derail the effort as Ree looks on... 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 t...

Alun R facilitates the first of a short series of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This series marks Star Wars Day 2026. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Star Wars MiniCon (https://openhearthgaming.com). In this session zero we use the CITIZEN's conversion of Mongoose Traveller 2E to create: - Keel, the Operator...

Mutant Year Zero Session 4: the water plant gets a lot more complicated. The crew makes contact with a second Ark hiding beneath the plant, learns their boss was carried off by a giant bird, climbs the smokestack to raid its nest, and uncovers food, weapons, a strange diary about “Eden,” and more questions than answers. Meanwhile, the so-called zone ghouls stop looking like simple monsters and sta...

The crew finally arrive closer to their destination and travel through the jungle for a time before being confronted by a changed landscape. They press on, battle a giant bottom-feeding fish, lose a cloak, and meet a bat. They learn something of the environs, including the presence of a rival expedition and a strange cult. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at open...

A special session for Open Hearth's Star Wars minicon using Clark Valentine's Tachyon Squadron. We meet our squadron of Rebel pilots, ready to defend against imperial aggression. After an initial skirmish, we see their day-to-day lives briefly before they intercept Imperial attack forces in a vicious dogfight where they're outnumbered and but undeterred. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Communit...

The crew decides who will travel with them upriver into the deep heart of the jungles north of Tangcho. The trip is full of complications from monsters to visitations to the call of another kind of ocean. 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/...

The crew deal with the fallout from events at Horizon. They journey to Tangcho and seek out information about the treasure they seek and find a strangely convenient guide. 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 us on https://www.tumblr....

Italy, 1943. As a train transporting a mass control weapon inteded to be used to break a strike heads to Turin, two communist saboteurs sneak on board. The mission: Derail the train. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6alX8HNgbAg ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With trepidation, the chambermaids realise that Sister Hedwig is indeed the beast stalking this town, whom the rest of the populace are terrified into compliance. Some creep into the basement to discover how to defeat her, while others seek to recruits allies who may be able to help... The Girls of the Genziana Hotel are the chambermaids who serve what few guests sleep in the hotel's rooms. During...