Playing at the Hearth

"Plague of Arias Pt 2" Commander Divelle returns to the Kintsugi, only to walk into the outbreak of an unknown plague. Together with Dr Pergral, they work to protect the crew and understand the connection to the Arias Plague. Meanwhile Litaal tracks down some logistical anomalies which ends up with him at disruptor point. Captain Vate tracks back to uncover the real reason behind Hephaestus Statio...

Nahual is a tabletop role-playing game about brujos nahuales, humans of mestizo and indigenous ancestry that have the power to shapeshift into an animal form. These nahuales hunt angels to make a living, running a changarro (a business) together to sell the products they make from the bodies of the angels they have killed. These are stories about underdogs, struggling to find their place in a Mexi...

Party at Ultraviolet and Imp blockades. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3pgIbxQ_s ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This is a playtest session for a new game that may or may not happen. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oCsOOxykX8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehe...

"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/bunker, where more of the past is revealed... T...

"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 Cardassian prisoners of war. This is part of Open H...

Imp raid and aftermath. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gfNcf_Nfek ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★

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 cars and aliens tabletop role-playing game about a...

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 get a few hours’ sleep. Now it’s time to hang up y...

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 on Patreon ★

"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 their hunt threatens to turn deadly, made all the mo...

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 ★

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 ★

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 then an old friend visits them and they have a cha...

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, you and your fellow travelers will navigate a sha...

"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 weapons development facility drops out of contact. They...

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 while the crew bartered orbs, cured a dragon’s sneeze...

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 members will have limited access to a variety of met...

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 podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★

A bad dream and a heart-to-heart. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlt4VXr-zdM ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 this game verges into horror, with mentions of sh...

"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 an increasingly strange malady caused by the sp...