Best Open Hearth Gaming Podcasts (2025)

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SWS: Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 07 1:51:54

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2d ago1:51:54

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Crash takes the Ashpath and emerges a new person Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itlrjy_BWU0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 16 - The Tower (The Manananggal Murders Part 5) 1:41:54

3d ago1:41:54

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Virtus and Rhydian have an action packed afternoon of exploring their powers and shaking the foundations of the community. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCUPNx7VPZE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Eotenweard: the Looming Dark (Session 4) 2:09:34

5d ago2:09:34

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Alun R facilitates a session in a series of Eotenweard (his own PbtA game in development of Dark Age heroes protecting the innocent from a Darkness growing across the Old North). 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…

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Lordsworn (Session 1) 1:00:19

6d ago1:00:19

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We meet the ragged company after cataclysmic battle. They have lost their God: Mavos, the Mighty, Goddess of Might, Warfare, Wisdom, and Fire. They have lost their Captain, the stern Kyon, who lived and died by his motto "Through Hardship we Ascend". But who amongst their meagre numbers will return to Trufast, will the rumblings of Mt Helphi and th…

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Nahual Durango Session 04 2:42:55

9d ago2:42:55

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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 u…

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SWS: Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 06 2:06:13

10d ago2:06:13

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Cantina and a big sabacc game Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djw1r3Z2LYE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 15 - The Writing on the Wall (The Manananggal Murders Part 4) 2:01:52

10d ago2:01:52

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The Monsters investigate the case of the murdered Manananggal and discover a plot to gentrify Manila. Also, infernal ruins written in mold, hiding surprises. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Rgx3fUevc ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Necronautilus Nov 28 2025 2:02:56

11d ago2:02:56

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Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhXrciVRq3U ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Stewpot: Wear and Tear, Romancing a Stranger & In the Rhythm of Things (5 of 5) 56:12

11d ago56:12

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Melkor romances a stranger who seems more than a little taken with his quiet composure and his compositions. For the entire group; time passes. Rough edges are sanded down. Before they know it, life in town has become like breathing. *** The adventurer’s life is tough. It’s time to call it quits. For years you stumbled through hostile lands, living…

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The Last Caravan: The Remnants (Session 4) 2:29:20

12d ago2:29:20

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Following a fierce combat with the Warsinger, the Caravan continue on their mission to rescue the captives, but a difficult encounter proves that trusting people in this new world is the most difficult thing... 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 fro…

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Writers' Room: Supernatural Dark Academia S3 1:21:16

14d ago1:21:16

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We conclude this run of Writers' Room with a dramatic finale! Death! Destruction! And finally... the show gets a title!? Here is a sheet with the final results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E91tPV_wZNvfju8Jn4VI7BPvl7a90ui8R6UTI4y9HGE/edit?usp=sharing Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcclao8eKps ★ Support this podcast on Pa…

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Open Hearth Podcast Ep 14: Going for Broke, Grimwild, Band of Blades 59:01

14d ago59:01

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In this episode host Lowell Francis is joined by Michael D. and Alun R. to talk about the ups and downs of "funny" game mechanics, a modern approach to traditional fantasy, and facing down what feels like inescapable doom. They examine light rules for sitcoms, new rules with an old feel, and a game that puts you on the losing side of a war. Please …

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 40 2:46:42

14d ago2:46:42

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Reached the Black City in dead winter; foraged, traded, dodged metal-eating parasites. Albenegra got a fossilized soul; Skelly recovered pre-death memories; Fedrid’s offering was ignored. Watched the Stones ritual—wizard scored a null object. Observer’s prophecy: “Dragon blood will restore the necromancer’s love. Original video: https://www.youtube…

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Nahual Durango Session 03 2:19:42

16d ago2:19:42

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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 u…

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 14 - Samantha Reyes (The Manananggal Murders Part 3) 2:02:07

17d ago2:02:07

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The Monster start their investigation in earnest and find out that there is, in fact, a lot that is wrong with this house. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpTVyjVivsE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Eotenweard: the Looming Dark (Session 3) 2:28:23

19d ago2:28:23

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Alun R facilitates a session in a series of Eotenweard (his own PbtA game in development of Dark Age heroes protecting the innocent from a Darkness growing across the Old North). 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…

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Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 3 Paranoia 57:28

21d ago57:28

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Note: we had some audio issues with this recording (apologies)! In our third episode of Roll for Mutation, a look at the history of Post-Apocalyptic TTRPGs, we bow in abject obeisance Friend Computer and the incomparably perfect TTRPG Paranoia from West End Games and then Mongoose. We consider the different editions and how we live in a phenomenal …

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 39 2:35:48

21d ago2:35:48

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Through the Dark Light Passage, met a machine-man seeking a soul; found a huge one but saved it for after winter. Into the Forest of Meat—gross but forageable. Found Betty the hot-rod autogolem; drag race chaos. Looted 15k coins. Cured plague. Reached the Black City. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsM6ngYt6ec ★ Support this podcast…

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Nahual Durango Session 02 2:27:42

23d ago2:27:42

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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 u…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S6 Season 3 2:14:24

23d ago2:14:24

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"Tellarite Tangles Pt 2" Litaal continues to try to bring together the two sides aboard the stalled Tellarite evacuation ship. But when two Jem'Hadar ships drop out of warp, the Kintsugi desperately moves to draw them off-- utilizing every trick they can muster. Captain Vate and his crew push their vessel to the limits in a battle which tests every…

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SWS: Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 05 2:04:08

24d ago2:04:08

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Prison Break! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B20Xzc3zGg ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 13 - Cosmic Justice (The Manananggal Murders Part 2) 2:54:51

24d ago2:54:51

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A new monster joins the squad. An old acquaintance resurfaces. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arBl9O31mpQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Knights of the House of Mars Open Hearth 11:25 2:17:58

25d ago2:17:58

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Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8T6-KkI1fw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Eotenweard The Looming Dark Session 2 2:30:24

25d ago2:30:24

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Alun R facilitates the first session in a series of Eotenweard (his own PbtA game in development of Dark Age heroes protecting the innocent from a Darkness growing across the Old North). This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/commun…

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S10) 1:45:13

26d ago1:45:13

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Nonius and Vern try to pry secrets from the ghost-blade duelist Robles, while Cass tries to find a way into the ship wreckers area. The captain encounters and old adversary and comes to an accord. Vern gets a cat, the Captain wrestles with his new leadership style, Cass makes a bargain, and Nonius has an unsatisfying attempt to remove a curse. This…

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Stewpot: A Fleeting Moment, & Festival Day (4 of 6) 51:04

26d ago51:04

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Maeve recalls a forgotten memory, tied to how Azure came to be her companion. The town has a few festival days a year, and they’re some of the busiest for A Fair Wind. The Proprieters prepare, despite a lack of sufficient supplies, competition with a neighbouring establishment and impromptu competitions and dances! *** The adventurer’s life is toug…

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Writers' Room: Supernatural Dark Academia S2 2:12:41

27d ago2:12:41

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We create the second season of this dark academia tv series. Death! Resurrection! A controversial season finale! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHMMEgXs7Iw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Girl by Moonlight: Syllabus of Secrets S1 2:04:49

27d ago2:04:49

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Our protagonists begin their second year with a lecture about the nature of self-identity, magic, and secrets. They also wrestle with their text books. They learn of the next semester event, a dangerous flora-based scavenger hunt. We move into the obligation and downtime phase, in which they begin to look into the forces affecting one of Damien's c…

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The Last Caravan: The Eerie (Session 3) 2:33:52

28d ago2:33:52

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The Caravan ventures into The Eerie, where the strange radio silence is broken by Roxanne's (their new alien songbird) twittering. Warily, they begin to follow the deciphered coordinates but bump into something overlooking the spot... The Last Caravan is a cars and aliens tabletop role-playing game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alie…

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A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 5 - Playing to Fail 1:13:23

28d ago1:13:23

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Content Advisory: character death, ritual sacrifice Ian & José are joined by Wyllora to explore what it means to fail in an RPG, and why we might want to do it on purpose. How do we define "success" in games, and what are the ways we can step outside that limit with agency? Wyllora’s Work: Art - https://www.artstation.com/wyllora Game Design - http…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 38 2:39:25

28d ago2:39:25

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, the caravan crossed the Ivory Plain, dodged a raccoon-pig stampede, escaped proto-hunters with poetry, and dined with cannibals. Skelly practiced necromancy, Modon got a makeup tutorial, and we entered the Dark Light Passage. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo7NiIxFcXM ★ Support this podcast …

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Nahual Durango Session 01 2:52:00

30d ago2:52:00

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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 u…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S5 Season 3 2:19:23

30d ago2:19:23

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"Tellarite Tangles Pt 1" Litaal reflects on his time on the Kintsugi drawing to a close. As the ship runs drills and works on weapon system upgrades, he dispenses some last bits of advice. But a suddenly cut off distress call from a Tellarite colony sends the Kintsugi on a sudden rescue mission and a clash with a Cardassian Galor-class cruiser. Thi…

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SWS: Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 04 1:21:09

1M ago1:21:09

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The Green Krayts go on a run and run into a Calanthe-shaped wall. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJh7pcPMhYI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Apocalypse Keys Quarterly Session 12 - The Manananggal Murders Part 1 1:20:34

1M ago1:20:34

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A New Mystery starts. Virtus and Rhydian depart to Manila. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHn9dPLF3rg ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Writers' Room: Supernatural Dark Academia 2:42:35

1M ago2:42:35

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We set the scene for our four season dark academia series, including a cast of inquisitive students with secrets and tragedies in their past, ghosts, an underground maze city and more! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ukLmKUc4w ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S9) 1:54:59

1M ago1:54:59

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The crew arrives in Horizon, the city of the Pirate Lords. They begin to explore, with Nonius choosing to make up for a slight his captain in an unorthodox way. Cass meets the Groom of another ship, Vern learns something of local cults, and the Captain invests in future projects. Later Nonius and Vern witness Robles, a duelist with a ghost blade. F…

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Eotenweard: The Looming Dark (Session 1) 1:53:36

1M ago1:53:36

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Alun R facilitates the first session in a series of Eotenweard (his own PbtA game in development of Dark Age heroes protecting the innocent from a Darkness growing across the Old North). This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/commun…

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Stewpot: Wear and Tear, & Shields and Skillets (3 of 7) 48:16

1M ago48:16

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Enchantments are volatile things, especially when they sit unused for long periods of time. You have to let go of your old equipment before it’s too late. The proprietors of A Fair Wind recall their adventuring days while decommissioning some old artefacts... *** The adventurer’s life is tough. It’s time to call it quits. For years you stumbled thr…

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Girl by Moonlight: Syllabus of Secrets 1:40:16

1M ago1:40:16

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This is part of a playtest for a new Series Playset for Girl by Moonlight, in which protagonists have been drafted into a school of magic which is trying to change, manipulate, and even destroy them. It is inspired by The Scholomance, The Magicians, Vita Nova, Harrow the Ninth, Babel, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and more. This session includes our se…

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Talking Space Opera 1:17:40

1M ago1:17:40

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Lets talk widescreen, big idea sci-fi. Games of space fleets, interstellar empires, sometimes aliens-- big ideas and lasers. Games like Star Trek Adventures, Traveller, Fading Suns, Space Wyrm vs Moonicorn, Dune, Coriolis, Scum & Villainy, Ashen Stars, Star Wars, Last Fleet, and the like. Talking Space Opera is another in our series of community di…

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Ultraviolet Grasslands session 37 2:43:27

1M ago2:43:27

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This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, Adoron consulted with the Satraps at the Spectrum Palace, Phaedred got fired from Oenerics Unlimited, Skelly learned to raise the dead, and Modon accidentally created Spatula, a sentient bean-filled satrap suit. Also: lots of profit! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Q6iB0wzqY ★ Support this …

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S4 Season 3 2:23:35

1M ago2:23:35

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"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 t…

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Nahual Durango Session 00 1:48:32

1M ago1:48:32

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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 u…

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SWS: Swoop Gangs Ashmorai 03 2:10:02

1M ago2:10:02

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

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Playtest: Dramatis Personae 2:17:24

1M ago2:17:24

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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 ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Rapscallion: Sea of Falling Stars (S8) 1:53:33

1M ago1:53:33

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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 …

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Star Trek Tempest: STA 2e S6 2:20:59

1M ago2:20:59

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"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/b…

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Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 5 Base Raiders 44:19

1M ago44:19

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Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History jumps forward significantly in time to just after the d20 boom/bust cycle. Today's focus is Ross Payton's independently produced and Kickstarted Base Raiders. They go over what the game is, its place in the history of gaming, and what was going on in comics media at the time. They then move to general discussio…

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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Kintsugi S3 Season 3 2:15:06

1M ago2:15:06

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"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 C…