Best Open Hearth Gaming Podcasts (2025)

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Action Movie World 01: Orb of Sorcery, part 1 2:17:38

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4d ago2:17:38

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Part one of a series of Action Movie World. In this session we create four actors, and pick a genre for our first film (Barbarian). We then play through a few scenes from the film Orb of Sorcery: Four Against Destiny! This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio version of these episodes can …

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Sunken Hearts: The Deepening Gulf Session 19 1:38:37

4d ago1:38:37

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Our penultimate session for this arc. With the discovery that Puck is not who he claimed to be, the group corner him to get answers. In doing so they learn more about the lost Taken, not-Puck's actual state, and the Widow Mackton's plans. With this in mind they turn to their last preparations for the Super Bowl party and the dangers which may or ma…

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Silent Falls - Laundromat 2:02:46

5d ago2:02:46

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In between all the drama, Kira and Jeremiah are bringing very different loads of laundry to be washed, but there they encounter Jenny Monteiro (incognito) and it seems that the respite they seek isn't available. The laundromat tokens come with free drama! ***** Got some folks who can't make it to game, but the rest of your group still wants to play…

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

6d ago50:29

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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…

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Writers' Room: This City Never Sleeps 2:39:26

6d ago2:39:26

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Ben and Aaron join me for a game of Writers' Room where we create an urban fantasy tv show about intrigue, murder, and magic. You can see the end result here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U-OPevLTREtFSkuaQyeI4IaePqbUWb9DuZNNCPt8ZZQ/edit?usp=sharing Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMXe-cZ5fw0 ★ Support this podcast on Patr…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 22 2:33:36

6d ago2:33:36

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, our heroes utterly wrecked a giant centipede face-thief, met a new party member—Newt, narco-general polymind—joined up some friends and wrangled a train of fresh ba-zombies to sell back at the Serai, and threw literally the best party the Behemoth Shell has ever seen. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/…

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MCUS: Capes in the Dark 03 2:19:42

7d ago2:19:42

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Capes in the Dark is a game about super-powers and the effect they have on a community of people. In this game, you’ll play as a team of “capes” (people with super powers) trying to navigate the ever-shifting network of alliances and expectations that tie together your friends, families, comrades, and enemies. You’ll make dangerous bargains and get…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S12 Season 2 Finale 2:34:15

7d ago2:34:15

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"Exile" Having rescued the prisoners from a Cardassian prisoner transport, the crew now begin the task of escaping from behind enemy lines. But the situation is complicated by the presence of a Bajoran Orb and the secrets it holds, including an ancient adversary who has troubled the Federation before... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community,…

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SWS: HyperspaceD6 - Tapani 10 2:29:04

8d ago2:29:04

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Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers…

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Writers' Room: The Town at the End of the Road 2:28:36

9d ago2:28:36

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Join me, Dominik, Kaya, and Agatha as we create a small town mystery show. The end result can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aqLRXjFClc5O_lcZzbSIDK40ssp_lp5GFgUuPZWXxZc/edit?usp=sharing Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PpWsZO_q6c ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Silent Falls - Two Summers (7 of 7) 1:29:36

12d ago1:29:36

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The teens finally talk about what Remy had been holding for Jenny, and that encounter with the Mud Witch in the library not enough excitement for her Kira sneaks into the Monteiro mansion... Terry also helps out at a gig, with encouragement and some help from the others. ***** Two Summers is a game of sunny adventures and light drama across two tim…

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Talking World Building, Collaboration & Beyond 58:48

13d ago58:48

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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 ...a…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 21 2:29:06

13d ago2:29:06

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, Otokar scared some foes with his mighty roar, Adoron made a real connection with the Rebuilder and got a couple of mighty quests, and Modon and Phaedred murdered a whole bunch of cannibal hamsters that'd been butchering zombies for snacks. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMeHZVvT8aM ★ Support…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S11 2:10:04

14d ago2:10:04

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"Exile" The Kintsugi is dispatched to take up the mission of an ambushed Federation ship, heading into Cardassian-controlled space to capture a a damaged prisoner transport. But the presence of an old adversary complicates matters. But things will only get more entangled when the Maquis, refugee Cardassian Officials, and Bajoran relic enter the pic…

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MCUS: Capes in the Dark 02 1:56:41

14d ago1:56:41

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Capes in the Dark is a game about super-powers and the effect they have on a community of people. In this game, you’ll play as a team of “capes” (people with super powers) trying to navigate the ever-shifting network of alliances and expectations that tie together your friends, families, comrades, and enemies. You’ll make dangerous bargains and get…

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SWS: HyperspaceD6 - Tapani 09 1:29:20

15d ago1:29:20

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Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers…

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

18d ago36:47

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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 …

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Rapscallion: the Archipelago (Session 3) 2:25:46

18d ago2:25:46

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Alun R facilitates the second session of a short series of Rapscallion from Whistler and Magpie Games. 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/openhearthgam...) ... Fearing re…

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Silent Falls - Two Summers (6 of 7) 1:43:08

18d ago1:43:08

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The teens plan to sneak into the locked basement room in the library, but there they see a terrifying ritual occur that has long-term reprecussions for them all. As adults we see another secret unlocked, this time from a hidden 8mm projector; and they finally sit down to talk about what they must do, and the things they've been hiding from each oth…

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Mythomorphosis: Firstruin 2:06:50

19d ago2:06:50

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A one-shot of Gordie Murphy's Mythomorphosis, a game which "explore(s) the relationship between a society’s history and one of its dominant cultural stories, creating and changing a myth over the course of generations." We look at the founding myth of a frontier settlement built on ancient ruins in a world of dead gods. You can see a copy of the Go…

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

20d ago1:07:05

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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 Po…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 20 2:48:43

20d ago2:48:43

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, the caravan repelled an unexpected giant armadillo attack, got powers and skills from bushy bikers and vampire herbalists, and returned to the biomancer ruins to confront the cannibal hamsters and an old ka-ba maintenance body. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep6UACe8F0g ★ Support this podcas…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S10 2:30:23

21d ago2:30:23

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"Voyage of the Space Dogs" While returning from a Federation dress event, Ward and her team are ripped out of warp and dragged onto a damaged, ancient vessel. Aboard they meet the crew of this generation ship, who tell them their tale of knowledge lost over centuries and their need for help. But all is not as it seems... This is part of Open Hearth…

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MCUS: Capes in the Dark 01 2:32:02

21d ago2:32:02

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Capes in the Dark is a game about super-powers and the effect they have on a community of people. In this game, you’ll play as a team of “capes” (people with super powers) trying to navigate the ever-shifting network of alliances and expectations that tie together your friends, families, comrades, and enemies. You’ll make dangerous bargains and get…

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SWS: HyperspaceD6 - Tapani 08 1:49:45

22d ago1:49:45

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Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers…

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Rapscallion: The Archipelago - Session 2 2:29:51

25d ago2:29:51

2:29:51

Alun R facilitates the second session of a short series of Rapscallion from Whistler and Magpie Games. 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/openhearthgam...) ...Arriving at…

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Sunken Hearts: The Deepening Gulf Session 18 1:57:52

25d ago1:57:52

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The group finalizes preparations for the big party-- but mysteries remain and things have been left unsaid. Marrow works to keep his stability while Lily angles to uncover more about what's happening. Mr Suit readies himself for his big performance. But it is Aldo inquiry at an ice cream shop with Lily and Marrow that changes everything... This is …

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Microscope Chronicle 2:16:19

26d ago2:16:19

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A one-shot of Ben Robbins' Microscope Chronicle, a variation on Microscope which follows the story of something: a society, a city, an object, across time. This version is currently in playtest. Our story traces the course of a dangerous infernal drum from ancient times to the modern day. You can see a copy of the Google Sheet we used to play inclu…

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

27d ago54:17

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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…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 19 2:43:42

27d ago2:43:42

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In this week's Ultraviolet Grasslands, we go shopping at the Behemoth Shell, spent a lot of time studying, Phaedred traded a piece of his mind for a cool new glove, and we learn more truth about Adoron and the Rebuilder. It's a LOT. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DQHau12ULc ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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SWS: HyperspaceD6 - Tapani 07 1:50:43

29d ago1:50:43

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Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers…

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Rapscallion: The Archipelago - Session 1 1:39:26

29d ago1:39:26

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Alun R facilitates a session of Rapscallion from Whistler and Magpie Games. 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/openhearthgam...) ... We meet the key members of the crew o…

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Silent Falls - Two Summers (5 of 9) 2:04:40

1M ago2:04:40

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Kira's master plan to introduce her friends to her secret stash of 'shrooms in the deep dark woods goes ahead. Twenty years later, that dinner party takes place (guess what's on the menu!) and quite a few awkward conversations have to occur before they can get to discussing how to save the library... ***** Two Summers is a game of sunny adventures …

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Union 2:05:46

1M ago2:05:46

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A one-shot of Ben Robbins' Union, a game of family and ancestry. This takes the mechanics of Microscope to explore a single family line. We look at those who led up to our hero and how they tore down the gates to hell in order to destroy the great houses of magic. You can see a copy of the Google Sheet we used to play including the family tree we c…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands, session 18 2:51:57

1M ago2:51:57

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, our caravan made a base camp in the Lurid Pines, had tea with the eloquent mole rats, failed to open negotiations with some nasty tinker gerbils and got heat-rayed, and took a peek at the grim hamsters' domain, finding a foul pit of (presumably) docile ka-zombies. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watc…

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

1M ago1:29:01

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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 Podcast) 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 dis…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S9 2:23:20

1M ago2:23:20

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"Search & Rescue" Captain Vate orders the Kintsugi closer to the stellar body to begin the rescue efforts on the Stockton. With sensors, communications, and transporters unavailable, the crew must ferry by shuttle to the ship, hoping to affect repairs before it crashes into the sun. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out mor…

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SWS: HyperspaceD6 - Tapani 06 1:59:17

1M ago1:59:17

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Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers…

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Sunken Hearts: The Deepening Gulf Session 17 2:24:47

1M ago2:24:47

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Preparation for Mr Suit's party continues, even as the group investigates who among the Hands of the Courts is suborned and which among the Dukes is a fake. Aldo and Lily discovered the awful truth about Count Zero and then recruit a goblin to aid them in hunting down doppelgangers. Mr Suit speaks with two of the immortals. Marrow deals with his si…

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Silent Falls - Two Summers (4 of 9) 1:51:19

1M ago1:51:19

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See two sides of the same ship/wreck as Jeremiah and Terry date as teens but bump into each other as awkward exes in the present day. But of course Kira invites them both to dinner at her place! She has her own marriage to save... Find out what goes on in the Monteiro house, as Jeremiah goes down to the wine cellar! ***** Two Summers is a game of s…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands episode 17 2:45:24

1M ago2:45:24

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, our caravan takes a little break at the Behemoth shell to recover a bit, negotiate with some sentient fungus carpets after a wolf attack, and have a lovely tea party with an eloquent naked mole rat hive mind in a ruined biomancer's lab. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTqQUWy74Rs ★ Support th…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S8 2:10:58

1M ago2:10:58

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"Search & Rescue" In the face of ongoing Dominion gains, the Kintsugi is tasked with a series of readiness drills. Captain Vate finally makes a decision about his first officer, and not a moment too soon. When the ship picks up a distress call, they rush to a scene of devastation and a battle against a pair of enemy ships. This is part of Open Hear…

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SWS: HyperspaceD6 - Tapani 05 1:12:51

1M ago1:12:51

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Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers…

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Writers' Room - Star Trek 2:25:23

1M ago2:25:23

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I join up with Gabe, Jim, and Gerwin to create a new live action Star Trek show. Here is the resulting document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QF8wFqqvwiuTHfjwprDnF7TsEhIR-HvBME_QEUkBe7k/edit?usp=sharing Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=941Vv14G-3A ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Sunken Hearts: The Deepening Gulf Session 16 2:10:27

2M ago2:10:27

2:10:27

Heartfelt talks between the protagonists as they try to decide next steps. That leads them back to the Island and the House in the Undertow. There they confront what seems to be the Blood Creature which hunted Mr. Suit, but there's more to its identity than what they expected. That dealt with the return to the last locked room in the house and prep…

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Writers' Room: The Flight of the Kosmo 1:41:54

2M ago1:41:54

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A play test session of my game Writers' Room, inspired by Microscope. In this session we create a teen military scifi series inspired by Battlestar Galactica and RoboTech. Here's the resulting series overview: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lRIXBSceJSP8oM5OeqZB5Es4f2XgzaobDo4TGsU0DM4/edit?usp=sharing Original video: https://www.youtube.com…

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Silent Falls - Two Summers (3 of 9) 1:59:50

2M ago1:59:50

1:59:50

Two Summers is a game of sunny adventures and light drama across two timelines by Côme Martin. We'll be using the supplement Other Summers - which means that our adventures will have less sunshine (as befits Silent Falls). In this game, players take the role of characters living an adventure during two different time periods, freely alternating bet…

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Sunken Hearts: The Deepening Gulf Session 15 1:42:02

2M ago1:42:02

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Having left the island, the group reconvenes to talk about next steps. As they recover and consider the costs for what they have gained, we see flashbacks into the lives of several of them. Marrow searches for information and confronts his own ongoing Sinking. Meanwhile, Superbowl Sunday looms... This is a modern urban fantasy PbtA game inspired by…

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

2M ago1:00:00

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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…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S7: Lower Decks 2:33:12

2M ago2:33:12

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"The Galadriel Incident: Lower Decks" With much of the command staff off answering questions about the events at Epsilon Umbra III, our chief medical officer takes the captain's seat...a little unwillingly. We get a chance to meet some of our ship's ensigns as they participate in the rescue of a Klingon ship. Then they're drafted into a search miss…