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EPISODE · Apr 11, 2026 · 2H 22M

Eotenweard The Old North (Session 01)

from Playing at the Hearth · host The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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 organised as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/the_open_hearth/overview)Arriving at the village of Rhunsbeck, something causes Octavia the Storyteller to recall a dream of feeling trapped; Deryn (or perhaps their 'Duality', Derwen) is assaulted by the coppery smell and taste of blood; Wulfstan the Hunter spots a murder of crows exploding from a tree; and Merryn, the Sword of God, is surprised by how well defended the village is, with its stockade and watch-tower. There's a greedy Lady served by a disloyal champion, a vicious priest of Woden, a naive grower and a dishonest outcast, then ... ale becomes blood ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFGRcb-DN4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 organised as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/the_open_hearth/overview)Arriving at the village of Rhunsbeck, something causes Octavia the Storyteller to recall a dream of feeling trapped; Deryn (or perhaps their 'Duality', Derwen) is assaulted by the coppery smell and taste of blood; Wulfstan the Hunter spots a murder of crows exploding from a tree; and Merryn, the Sword of God, is surprised by how well defended the village is, with its stockade and watch-tower. There's a greedy Lady served by a disloyal champion, a vicious priest of Woden, a naive grower and a dishonest outcast, then ... ale becomes blood ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFGRcb-DN4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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