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Dr. Shirley Strum: The Echoes of Our Origins 39:06

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"So I think this whole idea of cumulative culture is a way to make humans exceptional. But it's clear to me that humans are exceptional, and seeing it through baboon glasses, I can understand in a different way why they're exceptional. But many of the things that we think are uniquely human are actually present in other animals." - Dr. Shirley Strum Dr. Shirley Strum is a groundbreaking anthropologist who has spent over five decades living alongside wild baboons in Kenya. Her work has transformed our understanding of these intelligent, socially complex animals — their relationships, their adaptability, and the intricate societies they create. In her new book, Echoes of Our Origins , Shirley challenges long-held beliefs about evolution, the human-animal divide, and what it truly means to coexist. This conversation is about science — but it’s also about humility, hope, and the messy, beautiful complexity of life on Earth. Links: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53757/echoes-our-origins https://anthropology.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/faculty-profiles/shirley-strum.html…

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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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Fireside Chat with Agatha: Ep 1 Lowell Francis 1:04:43

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In the inaugural episode of Fireside Chat with Agatha, Agatha is joined by Lowell Francis, Community Manager for the Open Hearth and designer of Hearts of Wulin , to talk game design. Listen as Agatha pushes Lowell for more stuff for HoW and beyond! Agatha Cheng is the Co-Creator and Co-Host of the Asians Represent! and The Game Design Game Show podcasts She works as a Cultural Consultant for content on Chinese history and mythology + the Chinese diaspora and Taiwan She is the designer of Deadly Society Lowell Francis is the designer and co-author of Hearts of Wulin . He's the ENnie-winning creator of the Age of Ravens blog and community manager for the Open Hearth Gaming Community. You can check out all of Lowell's actual plays on YouTube . You can find Hearts of Wulin and more on Itch.io , and on DriveThruRPG. Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 11: Smallville, Flying Circus, Mythomorphosis 56:39

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In this episode we cover a wide range of games old and new. Host Lowell Francis is joined by Rich Rogers ( +1 Forward, Hit the Streets ) and Jay Brown ( Diceology, Life: Indomitable ). Smallville Flying Circus Blackout Mythomorphosis Spooky Asian Club Just King Things Find Rich Rogers' Hit the Streets here +1 Forward Podcast Archives Jay's the author of By Aecer’s Light , The Clockwinders for Fate , Cortex Prime's Supers , and a contributing author on Pathfinder’s Mwangi Expanse , Trophy Gold, Hit the Streets: Defend the Block , and the upcoming Lifted: Indomitable RPG , a supers game about everyday folks with extraordinary powers in a tech-aggressive world. Check out Mad Jay's work at Play.Fearless and at the Diceology Podcast . Lowell is the designer and co-author of Hearts of Wulin . He's the ENnie-winning creator of the Age of Ravens blog and community manager for the Open Hearth Gaming Community. You can check out all of Lowell's actual plays on YouTube . You can find Hearts of Wulin and more on Itch.io , and on DriveThruRPG. Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Rich and Smallville 16:14 Jay and Flying Circus 32:45 Lowell and Mythomorphosis 44:45 Giving Me Life…

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Talking Hearts of Wulin 1:11:25

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Be sure to check out the Hearts of Wulin Bundle of Holding running through Wednesday July 23rd, 2025. This is an edited and cleaned up version of a talk Lowell Francis, designer and co-writer on Hearts of Wulin, gave talking about moves, NPCs, set ups, and other topics in this game of wuxia melodrama. It is split between presentation and audience Q&A. This is part of the Open Hearth series of seminars, discussions, and workshops. Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp…

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Talking Horror: Running & Playing Horror TTRPGs 1:35:43

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Horror as a genre can be a great tool to use in your ventures in GMing horror games, but horror movies aren’t the only place to pull from. You can pull from many forms of media including books and real life situations. Sit down with us folks and let’s see how we each approach running horror ttrpgs! This panel talk is part of the Open Hearth series of seminars, discussions, and workshops. Host Jellyfishlines moderates a panel with Mads, Vixie, and David Robles. The panel wraps with some audience Q&A. Jellyfishlines https://jellyfishlines.carrd.co/ https://bsky.app/profile/jellyfishlines.itch.io https://jellyfishlines.itch.io/ Mads Madelancholy on YouTube and Discord https://bsky.app/profile/madelancholy.bsky.social https://madelancholy.itch.io/ Vixie https://linktr.ee/thepocketdragonpub https://ko-fi.com/pocketdragonpub Indie Game Designer Month in September! The PDP is accepting submissions! Email pocketdragonpub@gmail.com David Robles https://linktr.ee/streamingrainbow You can see how David GMs for horror in Mythos of War Journey through the Pyrenees and SS Sophia available on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp…

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Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 2 Villains & Vigilantes 41:40

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In this second episode of Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History , hosts Jay Brown and Lowell Francis look at Villains & Vigilantes , the superhero rpg that broke the genre open. We go over what the game is, its place in the history of gaming, and what was going on in comics media at the time. We then move to general discussion, including what we found weird and what we dug. If you dig this series, please rate, review, and subscribe. Jay's the author of By Aecer’s Light , The Clockwinders for Fate , Cortex Prime's Supers , and a contributing author on Pathfinder’s Mwangi Expanse , Trophy Gold, Hit the Streets: Defend the Block , and the upcoming Lifted: Indomitable RPG , a supers game about everyday folks with extraordinary powers in a tech-aggressive world. Check out Mad Jay's work at Play.Fearless and at the Diceology Podcast . Lowell is the designer and co-author of Hearts of Wulin . He's the ENnie-winning creator of the Age of Ravens blog and community manager for the Open Hearth Gaming Community. You can find Lowell's work on YouTube , on Itch.io , and on DriveThruRPG. Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp 00:00 Intro 02:50 The Pitch 09:20 Gaming History 13:52 Comics & Media History 17:20 Thoughts…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 10: Night Witches, Fathom, Impossible Landscapes 50:29

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In this episode we talk recent gaming and look at some really interesting and intense games. Host Mike Minutillo is joined community members Gwen Marshall and Ethan Harvey. Night Witches : https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/146173/night-witches Fathom: https://sulcata.itch.io/fathom Impossible Landscapes: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/344408/delta-green-impossible-landscapes Gwen https://bsky.app/profile/drgwenmarshall.bsky.social https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?keyword=gwendolyn%20marshall https://drgwenmarshall.itch.io Ethan https://ethanharvey.itch.io https://bsky.app/profile/cavedueller.bsky.social Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp…

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Talking World Building, Collaboration & Beyond 58:48

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A recording of a talk by Lowell Francis about handling world building and collaborative elements. This session was part of Shared Hearth, the Open Hearth Gaming Community free ttrpg weekend. In this talk/discussion we hit on Reasons for a shared approach How existing games handle this Online tools and techniques Managing collaborative building ...and more. Talk Outline and Notes This was a mixed discussion and Q&A. We talked about adapting a more fixed setting, like Duskvol from Blades in the Dark, and make it into one with even more interesting player input and creation. Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp…

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Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 1 Superhero 2044 36:47

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In this first episode of Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History , hosts Jay Brown and Lowell Francis look at Superhero 2044 , arguably the first supers role-playing game. We go over what the game is, its place in the history of gaming, and what was going on in comics media at the time. We then move to general discussion, including what we found weird and what we dug. If you dig this series, please rate, review, and subscribe. Jay's the author of By Aecer’s Light , The Clockwinders for Fate , Cortex Prime's Supers , and a contributing author on Pathfinder’s Mwangi Expanse , Trophy Gold, Hit the Streets: Defend the Block , and the upcoming Lifted: Indomitable RPG , a supers game about everyday folks with extraordinary powers in a tech-aggressive world. Check out Mad Jay's work at Play.Fearless and at the Diceology Podcast . Lowell is the designer and co-author of Hearts of Wulin . He's the ENnie-winning creator of the Age of Ravens blog and community manager for the Open Hearth Gaming Community. You can find Lowell's work on YouTube , on Itch.io , and on DriveThruRPG. Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp 00:00 Intro 01:30 The Pitch 05:23 Gaming History 08:55 Comics & Media History 12:45 Thoughts…

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A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 3 - Setting & Following Character Goals 1:07:05

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Ian & José are joined by Marc Majcher to discuss how we develop & pursue both in- and out-of-character aspirations. What makes a goal, and how can having one drive play? Along the way we talk about how closely we identify with our PC’s, and peer briefly into using techniques from improv theatre to improve our gaming. Timecodes: 0:01:30 Pick Your Poison 0:09:55 Setting character goals 0:18:55 Goals & Plot 0:25:44 How do games help us form goals? 0:36:37 Instrumental play & balancing goals between PC's 0:42:08 Finding goals through improv & PC embodiment 0:48:52 Unconscious PC motivation 0:52:24 Generic systems & stock tropes 0:59:33 Pearls of Wisdom 1:03:13 Outro Marc’s Work: majcher.com , Twitch.tv/mmajcher Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Our info: email: adifferenthex@gmail.com music: https://lloydeaves.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-kind-of-hex…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 9: Sprigs and Kindling, Defy the Gods, Star Wars Microscope 54:17

vor 7 weeks54:17

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In this episode we talk recent gaming and look at two really interesting projects. Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined community members Amanda Mullins ( iamatrex ) and Chrys Sellers ( Hectic Electron ). We talk Sprigs and Kindling , Defy the Gods , and a hack of Microscope for a Star Wars writers' room. LINKS Sprigs and Kindling Amanda's website The Between: Unsinkable on the Critshow's youtube The Defy the Gods Kickstarter The Defy the Gods Quickstart Chrys's website The Ugly Stepsister Amplitudes anthology Star Wars Alternate New History Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcasts can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:37 Amanda: Sprigs and Kindling 21:28 Chrys: Defy the Gods 37:08 Lowell: 44:17 Giving Me Life…

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Talking Supers: Running, Playing, Hacking Superhero TTRPGs 1:29:01

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Part of the Open Hearth series of seminars, discussions, and workshops. Rich Rogers ( Hit the Streets, +1 Forward ) and Lowell Francis ( Hearts of Wulin, Gauntlet Podcast, Open Hearth Podcas t) talk all things superhero rpgs: challenges, combat, world-building, villainy, solo gaming, and beyond. We’re joined by a group of community members for this discussion/round-table (Jim C, Anders, Rod Santos, Sabine and Jolene). Hosts Show Notes Selected Games Mentioned Anti-Heroes Better Angels Capes in the Dark Ex-Capes Galaxies in Peril Hearts of Wulin Hit the Streets In This World Masks Microscope Signal Light (Protean City Comics) Sword Opera Union Age of Ravens Generators Superhero B-Plots 100 Supers City Events Supervillain Plot Generator Solo Gaming Supersworn Herosworn Friendly Neighborhood Superhero Anyone Can Wear the Mask For more information about Open Hearth, check out openhearthgaming.com .…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 8: Take the Universe, Triangle Agency, Apocalypse Keys 1:00:00

vor 10 weeks1:00:00

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In this podcast, community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Andrea Rick ( https://plotbunnygames.itch.io/ ) is joined today by Agatha ( https://mightyyshrimp.itch.io/ ) and Wyllora ( https://wyllora.itch.io/ ). Games Discussed Take the Universe Triangle Agency Apocalypse Keys Andrea Rick https://plotbunnygames.com/ https://plotbunnygames.itch.io/ https://curiouscat.carrd.com/ Agatha https://mightyyshrimp.itch.io/ https://bsky.app/profile/mightyshrimp.bsky.social Wyllora https://www.artstation.com/wyllora https://wyllora.itch.io/ https://bsky.app/profile/wyllora.bsky.social https://artfight.net/~wyllora Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Agatha & Take the Universe 17:52 Wyllora & Triangle Agency 29:00 Andrea & Apocalypse Keys 48:06 Giving Me Life…

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A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 2 - Negotiating Scenes 1:18:55

vor 11 weeks1:18:55

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Ian and José chat with Agatha Cheng about how we develop narrative arcs for our PCs and the art of calling scenes to illustrate those arcs. Along the way, we indulge in bad boy tropes and the joys of PC/PC fandom. Agatha’s Work: Game Design + Consultancy: https://agathacheng.carrd.co/ Asians Represent ! Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Our info: email: adifferenthex@gmail.com music: https://lloydeaves.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-kind-of-hex…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 7: Protect the Child, Yazeba's, Blades '68 54:42

vor 12 weeks54:42

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In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Rae Nedjadi ( https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/ ) is joined today by Mint ( https://mint-rabbit.itch.io/ ) and Casey. Games Discussed Protect the Child Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast Blades '68 (in Playtest) Also Mentioned There's a RPG for that! The Righteous Gemstones South of Midnight Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Chapters 01:05 Introduction 03:07 Mint & Protect the Child 15:52 Casey & Yazebas Bed & Breakfast 32:52 Rae & Blades '68 (open playtest version) 43:41 Giving Me Life…

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Talking Hacks: PbtA & Forged in the Dark 1:34:02

vor 14 weeks1:34:02

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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 . Selected Games Mentioned Adventures on Dungeon Planet Ars Magica Blades in the Dark Girl by Moonlight Good Society Hearts of Wulin Impulse Drive Monster of the Week Mountain Home Pasión de las Pasiones Slugblaster The Veil Veil: Iterations TTRPG Hacks and Getting Games to the Table…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 6: Urban Shadows, The David Web, Wanderhome 36:11

vor 16 weeks36:11

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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). Games Discussed Urban Shadows Second Edition The David Web Wanderhome Some Other Games Mentioned Teeth Apocalypse World 2e Inevitable Books Mentioned Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 (Ryan Walsh ) Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World (Anne-Laure Le Cunff) Waterblack (Alex Pheby) Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Chapters 00:27 Introduction 01:33 Jesse & Urban Shadows 2e 10:56 Mads & The David Web 20:41 Fumi & Wanderhome 31:05 Giving Me Life…

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A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 1 - Character Creation 56:57

vor 18 weeks56:57

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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. Link to Gwen’s work: https://drgwenmarshall.carrd.co/ Contact Ian & José at: adifferenthex@gmail.com Open Hearth Gaming: https://openhearthgaming.com/ Show music: https://lloydeaves.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-kind-of-hex Games Mentioned: PbtA Apocalypse World Hearts of Wulin Masks: A New Generation Monsterhearts Night Witches Thirsty Sword Lesbians Blades in the Dark Lancer Beacon Heart: the City Beneath Fathom Eldritch High…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 5: Playtesting, Solo Gaming, DIE 55:56

vor 20 weeks55:56

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Welcome to our fifth episode! In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined today by Sherri and Anders. Final Girl Thousand Year Old Vampire DIE Anders Gabrielsson https://undeshga.itch.io/ Lowell Francis https://youtube.com/@lowellfrancis?si=p_rpzF2RWnNz3WEi https://age-of-ravens-games.itch.io/ Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:24 Sherri & Playtesting 14:41 Anders & Solo Board Gaming 31:06 Lowell & DIE 46:56 Giving Me Life…

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A Different Kind of Hex – Ep.0 51:09

vor 21 weeks51:09

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In this inaugural episode, hosts Ian and José introduce the new podcast’s focus on the player perspective in TTRPGs: As players, how do we optimize our own fun, as well as that of our peers? How do we learn to recognize, appreciate, and develop our own individual play styles? How do we embrace our own agency within games and deploy it to support the greater community of players? Contact Ian and José at adifferenthex@gmail.com…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 4: Wilderfeast, Bump in the Dark, Sunken Hearts 54:44

vor 22 weeks54:44

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Welcome to our fourth episode! In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined today by Dom and Donogh. Wilderfeast Bump in the Dark Sunken Hearts AP Playlist Rain World Free from the Shadow Character Keeper Free from the Shadow Play Materials Donogh Mastodon - https://dice.camp/@donogh YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Donogh itch.io - https://donogh.itch.io/ Lowell Francis YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@LowellFrancis itch.io - https://age-of-ravens-games.itch.io/ Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Dom & Wilderfeast 15:56 Donogh & Bump in the Dark 29:44 Lowell & Sunken Hearts 45:05 Giving Me Life…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 3: Girls of Genziana Hotel, Lovecraftesque, Sword Opera 57:32

vor 24 weeks57:32

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Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined this episode by community members Jex Thomas and Mike Minutillo to talk about their recent gaming experiences and in-depth discussions about a game they each enjoy. Jex's Links: Bump in the Dark The Last Caravan Urban Shadows 2E The Haunting of Cliff Cove The Girls of Genziana Hotel Last Pine Press on Itch: https://jexjthomas.itch.io/ Last Pine Press on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lastpinepress.com Mike's Links: A Warning to the Curious SUPER BANDIT CryptidTV Pasión de las Pasiones Lovecraftesque 2E Lowell Francis: https://age-of-ravens-games.itch.io/ Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastadon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Chapters (00:00) - Introduction (01:10) - Jex & The Girls of the Genziana Hotel (13:18) - Mike & Lovecraftesque (30:28) - Lowell & Sword Opera (43:44) - Giving Me Life…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 2: Mythic Bastionland, Red Markets, Kingdom 57:02

vor 26 weeks57:02

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Hey! We made it to Episode 2! In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined today by Horst and Will H. Horst's Mythic Bastionland Links: https://newschoolrevolution.com/how-i-do-play-by-post/ https://weirdwonder.bearblog.dev/mythic-bastionland/#fn-1 Pbp transcript https://blackcitygauntlet.blogspot.com/search/label/pbp Red Markets 2e Beta : https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/509226/red-markets-2nd-edition-beta-playtest Lowell Francis: https://age-of-ravens-games.itch.io/ Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastadon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Horst & Mythic Bastionland 18:08 Will H & Red Markets 2e 32:43 Lowell & Kingdom 2e 45:28 Giving Me Life…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 1: UVG, Tomb Raider, Community Radio 55:43

vor 28 weeks55:43

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Hey! It's the first episode of our long-promised podcast. In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined today by Marc Majcher and Jim Crocker. Marc Majcher: https://majcher.itch.io/ Jim Crocker: https://jimlikesgames.itch.io/ (you can also find Jim at StartPlaying ) Lowell Francis: https://age-of-ravens-games.itch.io/ Community Radio: https://thoughtcrimegames.itch.io/community-radio UVG: https://wizardthieffighter.itch.io/ultraviolet-grasslands-and-the-black-city-uvg Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastadon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp 00:00 Intro 01:40 Marc Majcher 15:17 Jim Crocker 31:47 Lowell 44:49 Giving Me Life…

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Open Hearth Games of the Year 2024 1:47:05

vor 30 weeks1:47:05

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A collection of favorite tabletop rpgs of 2024 from our community members. It’s split into three sections, with host picks in-between. To learn more about Open Hearth Gaming Community, check out openhearthgaming.com . Podcast feed: https://aroundthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/ AP Podcast: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpenHearthGaming Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: @openhearthrpg.bsky.social Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@openhearthrpg You can join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/kpfcuCFzzM A Complicated Profession Against Time and Death Alien Dark Band of Blades The Between Blades in the Dark Cairn 2E Deathmatch Island DIE Fearful Symmetries Fellowship 2nd edition Girl by Moonlight Godbound Godkiller Good Society Hearts of Wulin The Hunted Inevitable Lady Blackbird Last Fleet Mecha Hack Monster of the Week Mountainhome Mythic Bastionland Numberless Secrets Our Traveling Home Pasión de Las Pasiones Saltfish & Almanacs The Slow Knife Slugblaster Sunken Hearts (aka Hearts of Yokai) Swoop Gangs Tomb Raider Wanderhome Wildsea Wise Women Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast Your Abuser is Dead…

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Talking Game Facilitation 2:06:54

vor 39 weeks2:06:54

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(00:00) - Introduction (07:05) - Using our Playabl Calendar App (19:30) - After Posting Your Session (35:05) - Running Session Zero/One (58:14) - General Topics Talk Outline: https://bit.ly/3UDCye3 This is a talk/seminar about game facilitation, particularly in our Open Hearth Gaming Community. In this single session, I will be walking through the material I usually cover in session one of our Game Facilitator Camps. I’ll walk through that syllabus, and we can stop off for questions and tangents. Then we’ll open things up to questions, general discussion, and any kinds of topics folks want to cover. For more information on Open Hearth, see https://openhearthgaming.com/. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYzlTDwVcQ…

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GMing Shop Talk: NPCs 1:11:38

vor 1 year1:11:38

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Rich Rogers ( Hit the Streets, +1 Forward Podcast ) and Lowell Francis ( Hearts of Wulin, the Gauntlet Podcast ) talk NPCs: creating, presenting & working with them. We discuss these ideas with a small GM group-- getting their ideas and suggestions. Links mentioned in episode: Behind the Names Markov Name Generator Speech Patterns for NPCs…

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Announcement: Playing at the Hearth 1:17

vor 1 year1:17

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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!…

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Learning Legacy: Life Among the Ruins 1:45:55

vor 1 year1:45:55

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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 Outline Example Character Keeper Sample Map Legacy: System Guide for New Players World Building: Collaborative Maps You can check us out on Patreon , YouTube , or our website .…

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Talking Hard Moves, Costs & Consequences 1:18:39

vor 1 year1:18:39

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

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An Introduction to Designing with Cortex Prime 1:12:21

vor 1 year1:12:21

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This is a talk Anders did for the Open Hearth gaming community. It contains a brief overview of the history of the Cortex system, an introduction to the mechanics, a look at example characters from some different Cortex Plus games, a look at the different traits available in Cortex Prime, and some discussion on things to think about when making a Cortex Prime game. The Open Hearth: https://openhearthgaming.com/ Cortex Prime: https://www.cortexrpg.com/compendium/explore-the-rules The official Cortex Discord server: https://discord.gg/z4y8SpAHpJ…

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Talking Forged in the Dark 1:24:47

vor 2 years1:24:47

1:24:47

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 here For a great look at FitD games, check out the +1 Forward podcast summer series on several of these games.…

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Open Hearth Games of the Year 2023 1:26:33

vor 2 years1:26:33

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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/openhearthgaming Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@openhearthrpg Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/open-hearth-rpg/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@OpenHearthGaming Time Codes (00:00) - Opening (01:29) - Rob Abrazado (02:15) - Ian Mitchell (05:35) - José (07:50) - Matt (11:14) - Donogh (13:08) - Ethan Harvey (14:39) - Anya (17:20) - Horst (19:45) - Mike M (22:55) - Chaotic (23:30) - machinic (24:55) - Rich Rogers (28:16) - Tyler Lominack (29:25) - WillH (32:53) - Mark W (33:45) - Anders (34:50) - Alun (37:45) - Kpop&RPGs (40:16) - Shane (43:28) - Harper (45:40) - Lowell and Sherri (59:55) - Casey T (01:01:48) - Stevie P (01:03:24) - David MK (01:04:52) - Gerrit (01:06:46) - Mike Ferdinando (01:10:45) - David S (01:13:42) - Sabine (01:16:18) - Dan Brown (01:18:40) - Mads (01:21:58) - Thomas (01:24:06) - Closing Games Mentioned (a partial list) Arcane Crimes Division Back Again from the Broken Land Be Seeing You Bluebeard's Bride Bump in the Dark Court of Blades Cthulhu Dark CY_BORG Demigods Demon Hunters Don't Kill a Bird with a Baseball Eating Oranges Under the Shower Fall of Magic Fathom Fearful Symmetries Forbidden Lands Free from the Shadows Galaxies in Peril Girl by Moonlight Good Society Hearts of Camelot Hearts of Wulin Hearts of Yokai Hit the Streets: Defend the Block Infinite Galaxies Long Time Listener, Last Time Caller Lord Why Have You Forsaken Me Masks: A New Generation Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands Monster of Week Monsterhearts Mothership Mountain Home Mutants in the Night Mythic Bastionland Nahual Numberless Secrets: Hearts of Wulin Old-School Essentials Pasión de las Pasiones Public Access Solar Blades and Cosmic Spells Speed Rune Star Trek Adventures The Between The Policy of Truth Thursday Trail of Cthulhu Trollbabe Trophy Dark Trophy Gold Wickedness Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast Note: affiliate links to DriveThruRPG Releases…

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