Around the Hearth

Apr 28 2024 14
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Around the Hearth features discussion on a wide range of topics relevant to tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) featuring members of the Open Hearth Gaming Community. We talk games, gameplay, design, and the games being played at the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. Our online games are free and open to all! If you'd like to join the fun, visit openhearthgaming.com for more information.

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Announcement: Playing at the Hearth

Apr 28 2024 1 mins  
Open Hearth Gaming's recorded gaming sessions are now available in an audio-only podcast format. For more information, check out Playing at the Hearth at https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/.For more information about Open Hearth Gaming, including how to sign up for games, please visit https://openhearthgaming.com/.Thanks, everyone, and happy gaming!

Learning Legacy: Life Among the Ruins

Apr 18 2024 105 mins  
This is a talk by Lowell Francis about Legacy: Life Among the Ruins, a PbtA game of post-apocalyptic families and factions. Lowell (@edige23 on most social media) walks through the facets of the game giving advice and insight, with feedback and questions from the seminar participants. Talk OutlineExample Character KeeperSample MapLegacy: System Guide for New PlayersWorld Building:

Talking Hard Moves, Costs & Consequences

Mar 13 2024 78 mins  
A community event talking about GMing and playing hard moves, managing costs, and balancing consequences for PbtA, Forged in the Dark, and other storygames.

Talking Forged in the Dark

Jan 29 2024 84 mins  
A community event talking about the basics of FitD, challenges for play, best practices, interesting mechanics, and new games. Begins with a 30 minute overview, followed by a longer group discussion of folks' experience with and advice for playing Forged in the Dark Games. This is the actual, unedited audio from the discussion.You can see an event outline hereFor a great look at Fi

Open Hearth Games of the Year 2023

Dec 30 2023 86 mins  
Members of the Open Hearth Gaming Community submit their favorite games and gaming experiences of 2023 in our year-end special episode.Website: https://openhearthgaming.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/openhearthgamingMastodon: https://dice.camp/@openhearthrpgTumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/open-hearth-rpg/YouTube: https://youtube.com/@OpenHearthGamingTime Codes(00:00) - Opening