Playing at the Hearth

A recording of a talk by me about handling world building and collaborative elements. This session is part of Shared Hearth, the Open Hearth Gaming Community free ttrpg weekend. We discuss: Reasons for a shared approach How existing games handle this Online tools and techniques Managing collaborative building ...and more. This was a mixed discussion and Q&A. We talked about adapting a more fix...

SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY… (abbreviated CUSC) is a tabletop roleplaying game for 3-6 players set in outer space where the players create characters called Outlaws: bounty hunters who fly across the galaxy in search of their next payday. You create situations where they land in hot water, manipulate people, and start blaster fights, all while dealing with their debt and trauma. Original video: https://...

A one-shot of this PbtA game of wuxia romance and melodrama. This session was run as part of Shared Hearth, a free online ttrpg event as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JeXjnPvdz8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates a one-shot of his own supernatural thriller game, Against the Dark Conspiracy (https://gallusgames.itch.io/). This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's 'Shared Hearth', free online gaming weekend (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG). You can find our calendar of upcoming games here: https://app.playabl.io/communities/th.... Come join us (https://www...

This are the Halls of the Blood King, a module of Old-School Essentials about vampires and their mysterious origin, as well as characters venturing into the manor to find unexpected truths. This game was played as part of the Shared Heart 2023 event, the open community event for The Open Heart role playing online community. You can learn more at https://openhearthgaming.com/ --- Hora de roleo is a...

We continue play for this modern urban fantasy PbtA game inspired by Changeling the Lost, Grimm, and more. This session is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Shared Hearth, our open gaming weekend, November 10-12th (signups begin October 24th) https://openhearthgaming.com/shared-h... Follow us on Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hear... BlueS...

The clans attempt to progress the Emperor's project and complete their own agendas. Asuka deals with the outcome of the last session and the characters interact before the next Winter Court. This is an adaptation of Free from the Yoke for samurai fantasy play. This session is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Shared Hearth, our open gaming weekend,...

Alun R facilitates a session of his own Fate hack inspired by Star Trek Adventures (STA from Modiphius). This session was organized as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/th...). Come join us (https://www.patreon.com/openhearthgaming/posts). A routine planetary survey in the Delera Sector is disr...

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

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 members will have limited access to a variety of metahuman abilities. However, the stress of the...

Carcosa has even corrupted by numbering system for these videos! The agents continue their search for the whisper labyrinth and from there, to Carcosa. Along the way, they see some familiar faces, and one of the few demons they trust gives them some disturbing news about their future. This series was organised as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community. For more information, check out https://ope...

We play out our second mission for this series of Girl By Moonlight: On a Sea of Stars. This session is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com. Shared Hearth, our open gaming weekend, November 10-12th (signups begin October 24th) https://openhearthgaming.com/shared-h... Follow us on Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hear... BlueSky https://bsky.ap...

We continue play for this modern urban fantasy PbtA game inspired by Changeling the Lost, Grimm, and more. This session is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Shared Hearth, our open gaming weekend, November 10-12th (signups begin October 24th) https://openhearthgaming.com/shared-hearth Follow us on Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg...

We play out our first mission for this series of Girl By Moonlight: On a Sea of Stars. They battle and then decompress, coming to terms with what they have to do. This session is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com. Shared Hearth, our open gaming weekend, November 10-12th (signups begin October 24th) https://openhearthgaming.com/shared-h... Follow us...

(SPOILERS FOR THOR RAGNAROK AHEAD!!!!) After Odin passed on, Hela returned to Asgard. She was, in a word, pissed. The citizens of Asgard tried to defeat her, including the Warriors Three, legendary heroes of the city. Hela straight-up murdered them all. It wasn't even close. Thor returned to Asgard and fought Hela, but in the end, Asgard was destroyed and many, many people died. The refugees, incl...

The agents approach a demon for help finding the mysterious Hotel Broadalbin, but the route he suggests is bizarre, dangerous, and oddly connected to one of the agents' pasts. This series was organised as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community. For more information, check out https://openhearthgaming.com/. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alWujLfSvdA ★ Support this podcast on Patr...

Alun R facilitates a session in a longish series of Eotenweard, his own PbtA game-nearing-the-end-of-development of Dark Age Heroes protecting the innocent from a growing Darkness. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/th...). Come join us (https://www.patreon.com/open...

Alun R facilitates a session of his own Fate hack inspired by Star Trek Adventures (STA from Modiphius). This session was organized as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/th...). Come join us (https://www.patreon.com/openhearthgaming/posts). The Captain shares sad news of the disappearance of the...

You’re becoming a monster. You were bitten by a werewolf, infected by a zombie virus, or injected with an experimental mutagen. You made a deal with a devil (or an angel, or one of the fey), or – woe upon woe – you’re a revenant, back from the dead. You’re cursed… or you’ve taken the place of someone who is. You have one night to live. Or at least, one night before you no longer recognise yourself...

The clans attempt to progress the Emperor's project and complete their own agendas. Asuka leads an expedition to find a lost shugenja. This is an adaptation of Free from the Yoke for samurai fantasy play. This session is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Shared Hearth, our open gaming weekend, November 10-12th https://openhearthgaming.com/shared-he...

The universe is in collapse, as planets and systems struggle for freedom under the rule of sinister despots. Against the malevolent sorcery of the Overlords stand the few remaining bearers of the legendary Solar Blades. What will you do when the forces of the Void close in? Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells is a rules light, Star & Sorcery Role Playing Game with an Old School spirit. This is a...

As the agents search for the Hotel Broadalbin, Carcosa's influence grows and their enemies close in. This series was organised as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community. For more information, check out https://openhearthgaming.com/. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Fi-BxnK74 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates a session in a longish series of Eotenweard, his own PbtA game-nearing-the-end-of-development of Dark Age Heroes protecting the innocent from a growing Darkness. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/th...). Come join us (https://www.patreon.com/open...

Welcome to Playing at the Hearth, a podcast of session recordings from online roleplaying and story games played with the Open Hearth Gaming Community. Each podcast episode is the full recorded audio from an online game session organized through the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. You can find more information about the Open Hearth Gaming Community, including how to join us to play in games just like...

We play out our first mission for this series of Girl By Moonlight: On a Sea of Stars. They battle and then decompress, coming to terms with what they have to do. This session is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com. Shared Hearth, our open gaming weekend, November 10-12th (signups begin October 24th) https://openhearthgaming.com/shared-hearth Follow...