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Talking Forged in the Dark
Around the Hearth
01/29/24 • 84 min
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.
Open Hearth Games of the Year 2023
Around the Hearth
12/30/23 • 86 min
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
Talking Hard Moves, Costs & Consequences
Around the Hearth
03/13/24 • 78 min
A community event talking about GMing and playing hard moves, managing costs, and balancing consequences for PbtA, Forged in the Dark, and other storygames.
Announcement: Playing at the Hearth
Around the Hearth
04/28/24 • 1 min
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!
GMing Shop Talk: NPCs
Around the Hearth
06/25/24 • 71 min
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
Learning Legacy: Life Among the Ruins
Around the Hearth
04/18/24 • 105 min
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
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FAQ
How many episodes does Around the Hearth have?
Around the Hearth currently has 6 episodes available.
What topics does Around the Hearth cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Games, Podcasts, Roleplaying and Ttrpg.
What is the most popular episode on Around the Hearth?
The episode title 'Announcement: Playing at the Hearth' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Around the Hearth?
The average episode length on Around the Hearth is 71 minutes.
How often are episodes of Around the Hearth released?
Episodes of Around the Hearth are typically released every 35 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Around the Hearth?
The first episode of Around the Hearth was released on Dec 30, 2023.
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