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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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April 22, 2025
<p>Another in our series of Open Hearth Community talks, this time discussing hacking Powered by the Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark: approaches, challenges, best practices. Host Lowell Francis is joined by Anders, Puckett, Bryan L, Brushman, Amaze, Ethan, Dom, and Cinna<strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Selected Games Mentioned</strong></p><p><a href="%20https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/112308/adventures-on-dungeon-planet">Adventures on Dungeon Planet</a></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/408/atlas-games/category/37448/ars-magica-fifth-edition?keyword=ars%20magica">Ars Magica</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/170689/blades-in-the-dark">Blades in the Dark</a> </p><p><a href="https://evilhat.itch.io/girl-by-moonlight">Girl by Moonlight </a></p><p><a href="https://storybrewers.itch.io/good-society-pdf-including-deck-of-connections">Good Society </a></p><p><a href="%20https://age-of-ravens-games.itch.io/hearts-of-wulin">Hearts of Wulin</a></p><p><a href="https://adrian-thoen.itch.io/impulse-drive">Impulse Drive </a></p><p><a href="https://evilhat.itch.io/monster-of-the-week">Monster of the Week</a> </p><p><a href="https://turtlehat.itch.io/mountain-home">Mountain Home</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/409558/pasion-de-las-pasiones">Pasión de las Pasiones </a></p><p><a href="https://wilkies.itch.io/slugblaster">Slugblaster </a></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/199467/the-veil-cyberpunk-roleplaying-powered-by-the-apocalypse">The Veil </a></p><p><a href="https://age-of-ravens-games.itch.io/veil-iterations">Veil: Iterations </a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaK7HtLUcDU&list=PLUKV1MEOXoTU5bhjfTYuLsaOBpA4OzhfN&index=10">TTRPG Hacks and Getting Games to the Table</a></p>
April 8, 2025
<p>In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Fumi is joined today by Jesse (jesseabe) and Mads (madelancholy, https://www.youtube.com/@Madelancholy).</p><p><strong>Games Discussed</strong><br><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/495581/urban-shadows-2nd-edition">Urban Shadows Second Edition</a><br><a href="https://ardensludere.itch.io/davidweb">The David Web</a><br><a href="https://possumcreekgames.com/pages/wanderhome">Wanderhome<br></a><strong><br>Some Other Games Mentioned</strong><br> <a href="https://teethrpg.itch.io/teeth-rpg">Teeth</a><br><a href="https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/apocalypse-world-2nd-edition/?v=0b3b97fa6688">Apocalypse World 2e</a> <br> <a href="https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/inevitable-rpg">Inevitable</a><br><strong><br>Books Mentioned</strong><br><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Astral-Weeks-A-Secret-History-of-1968-Ryan-H-Walsh/book/39191362?">Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 (Ryan Walsh</a>) <br><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Tiny-Experiments-How-to-Live-Freely-in-a-Goal-Obsessed-World-Anne-Laure-Le-Cunff/book/55523072?">Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World (Anne-Laure Le Cunff)</a><br><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Waterblack-Alex-Pheby/book/55263608?">Waterblack (Alex Pheby)</a></p><p><strong>Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community</strong><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/openhearthgaming">Support us on Patreon!</a><br><a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/playing-at-the-hearth">Our actual play podcast can be found here </a><br>Follow us on Tumblr: <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg">https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg</a><br>Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg">https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg</a><br>Mastodon: @[email protected] </p><p><strong>Chapters</strong><br>00:27 Introduction<br>01:33 Jesse & Urban Shadows 2e<br>10:56 Mads & The David Web<br>20:41 Fumi & Wanderhome<br>31:05 Giving Me Life</p>
March 25, 2025
<p>Ian and José welcome their first guest, Gwen Marshall, to talk about how players navigate the character creation process. We discuss our personal approaches to the process, reveal our recurring character “types”, and wonder how characters continue to evolve after Session Zero. </p><p>Link to Gwen’s work: <a href="https://drgwenmarshall.carrd.co/">https://drgwenmarshall.carrd.co/</a></p><p>Contact Ian & José at: [email protected]</p><p>Open Hearth Gaming: <a href="https://openhearthgaming.com/%E2%80%A8">https://openhearthgaming.com/ </a></p><p>Show music: <a href="https://lloydeaves.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-kind-of-hex">https://lloydeaves.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-kind-of-hex</a></p><p><strong>Games Mentioned: </strong><br><strong>PbtA</strong><br><a href="http://apocalypse-world.com/%E2%80%A8">Apocalypse World</a><br><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365014/hearts-of-wulin%E2%80%A8">Hearts of Wulin</a><br><a href="%20https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/193258/masks-a-new-generation%E2%80%A8">Masks: A New Generation</a><br><a href="https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts%E2%80%A8">Monsterhearts</a><br><a href="https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/night-witches%E2%80%A8">Night Witches</a><br><a href="https://evilhat.com/product/thirsty-sword-lesbians/">Thirsty Sword Lesbians</a></p><p><a href="https://bladesinthedark.com/">Blades in the Dark</a><br><a href="https://massifpress.com/lancer">Lancer</a><br><a href="https://pirategonzalezgames.itch.io/beacon-ttrpg">Beacon</a><a href="https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/heart-the-city-beneath-rpg/?v=5435c69ed3bc%E2%80%A8"><br>Heart: the City Beneath</a><br><a href="https://sulcata.itch.io/fathom">Fathom</a></p><p><a href="https://gwenmarshall.itch.io/eldritch-high">Eldritch High</a></p>
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