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Playing at the Hearth

by The Open Hearth Gaming Community

Audio recordings of online gaming sessions organized through the Open Hearth Gaming Community. To join us in playing games like these or for more information about our community, please visit openhearthgaming.com.

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  1. Midnight of the Century: Lake Silence (2 of 2)

    On the shores of Lake Silence, Hennessy discovers a watcher - but what exactly have they seen? Researching the sigil, Jackson learns more about a cycle, and wonders if they will find some signs of renewal. Stories change and someone else goes missing... Dive into the shadows of the '90s in this...

  2. The Scions (v0.82) Open Hearth Playtest (8/12)

    The eighth session of a twelve session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home and is his love letter to…

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  3. The Witching Hour: Telling your Tale & Wander the Halls (4)

    The group meets for Yun's tale, a sorrowful story of someone taken in by a Yuki-onna. Afterwards Trip and Arthur wander the halls together, unsettled by rumours of what was here before and unexplained sounds. In this Midnight Club-inspired series , we'll be playing an in-development Firebrands...

  4. Court of Blades: Rule of Rooks S7

    The coterie hits the streets to investigate the details of the errands they've been tasked with for this season. While the Mask and the Election seem interesting, it is the canal race and propping up the spoiled Ignacio Elanda that draws most of their attention. After assaying the competitors,...

  5. Plasmodics OH Q4 Session 4

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jMuht27H9U ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  6. The Scions (v0.82) Open Hearth Playtest (7/12)

    The seventh session of a twelve session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home and is his love letter to…

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  7. Teeth - False Kingdom - Session 0 - The Egg

    Trode, the Man-Child decrees that all the other kings have knights who've slain a dragon. So he should have one too. He sends his two favorite courtiers, Clotilda of the Sword and Beaumont d'Anguissous, to kill one for him at Fogclyffe Rock. There's no dragon to be found. So they annoy a bird...

  8. The Witching Hour: Locking Horns, Nightmares & Mine Too! (3)

    Trip and Florian clash over right of way in the corridor, after her therapy session Yun tells Trip about her nightmare, and Florian and Arthur bond over a Star Wars figure revealed during unpacking. In this Midnight Club-inspired series , we'll be playing an in-development Firebrands game, where…

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  9. Plasmodics OH Q4 Session 3

    This week in Plasmodics, we rescue Boudica's crew, reprogram Billy Boy to FORSAKE its cop job, take care of some housekeeping in the Flotilla, accidentally usher in King Tide's preamble with a strange artifact, and start following a beautiful man back to his skin care bunker. Original video:...

  10. Midnight of the Century: Lake Silence (1 of 2)

    Jackson's aunt brings him to visit the Old Man, where his philosophy is challenged. Meanwhile, Hennessy goes on to survey a stone circle to see how effective it might be as an occult focus. Then they're called into action to a quiet lakeside summer camp, where a body has washed up - marked with a...

  11. The Witching Hour: The New Arrival & In Memoriam (2)

    We meet the members of staff, before looking back on when the newest patient Florian arrived at the Hospice. Then we see Yun & Arthur visit Freddie's shrine. In this Midnight Club-inspired series , we'll be playing an in-development Firebrands game, where we will play a group of terminally-ill...

  12. The Scions (v0.82) Open Hearth Playtest (6/12)

    The sixth session of a twelve session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home and is his love letter to that...

  13. Court of Blades: Rule of Rooks S6

    We take up in the aftermath of a failed mission, with the coterie being chastised by their patron. We then work through downtime, the social season advancement, and draw our characters into Summer in Ilrein. Of course, I forgot to restart the recording after the second break, but below is a…

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  14. The Witching Hour: The Patients & Hospice (1)

    In this Midnight Club-inspired series , we'll be playing an in-development Firebrands game, where we will play a group of terminally-ill teenage patients seeing out their days at a hospice and gathering at midnight to share scary stories. CONTENT WARNINGS: character death, terminal illness…

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  15. Mythic Bastionland Session 1 - Fishes

    The Knights settle in at Bersurch Hall and prepare for a burhurt to protect the life of a young mountain raider. On the way to the hold of the Hraiwadūbōn people, they meet an off caravan, transporting building material to the vale, for to build the Frog's castle with. Original video:...

  16. Plasmodics OH Q4 Session 2

    This week in Plasmodics we meet a beautiful robot boy, negotiate the Flotilla, navigate to a semi-flooded office building in the Brack, keep a little frog dude from expiring, and engage in a sudden, ill-adivsed combat with a malfunctioning (except for the guns) security robot. Original video:...

  17. Dungeon World 2 - Beta V3 - Eternia Escapades

    Dungeon World 2 - Beta V3 - Eternia Escapades Barbarian, Rogue, Druid, Wizard on a Quest for the King! Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q59rhp6GY2A ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  18. The Scions (v0.82) Open Hearth Playtest (5/12)

    The fifth session of a twelve session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home and is his love letter to that...

  19. Dead House: a Desperation one-shot for Shared Hearth 2026

    It's the great blizzard of 1888, and the people of a tiny town in Kansas find themselves in the teeth of the storm... Desperation: Dead House is a card-based storytelling game, a dark and lyrical experience about people pushed far past their limits.…

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  20. Mythic Bastionland Session 0 - A Knightly Errant

    In Session 0 we learn about Sir Azmiyah, the Tourney Knight (he/him), Sir Hamelin the Dust Knight (she/her), Sir Drunnus the Tome Knight (he/him) and Sir Teduin, the Gazer Knight (he/him). Our four heroes meet their seers and are sent to find their destiny in a realm to the South East. Upon...

  21. Court of Blades: Rule of Rooks S5

    We finish out our downtime from last time and visit further with our coterie, after making mechanical choices for advancing the house. Then the group undertakes their plan to infiltrate a painter into a house for the purposes of altering a painting. However things go terribly wrong, terribly...

  22. Plasmodics OH 2026 Session 1

    This week in our inaugural game of Plasmodics, we make a whole bunch of little freaks and send them off to find a screwdriver. I'm sure everything is going to go just fine. (There's a hiccup due to Detroit Internet around the 2hr mark, whupz) Original video:...

  23. 2026 10 Shared Hearth: Alien Dark - The Village

    Alun R facilitates a one-shot of his own game. Alien Dark (free from https://gallusgames.itch.io) lightly hacked for play in Norman England. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) seasonal Shared Hearth Convention. A Knight…

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  24. 2026 10 Shared Hearth: Against the Vampire Conspiracy

    Alun R facilitates a one-sot of his own game, Against the Dark Conspiracy (https://gallusgames.itch.io/) as part of the The Open Hearth Gaming Community's (https://openhearthgaming.com) seasonal 'Shared Hearth' online convention. Molly Low, former MI6 Handler; Lilly Yang, a former Traid…

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  25. One Year Hence, a Descended from the Queen one-shot for Shared Hearth 2026

    Individuals who have answered the challenge of the Green Knight are now honor-bound to journey together and receive same in kind on the eve of the new year, traveling to the Green Chapel and meet their destinies. One Year Hence is a card-based Descended from the Queen storytelling game inspired…

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  26. Sky Racers Unlimited: Shared Hearth

    This is a one-shot of Sky Racers Unlimited, a dieselpunk hack of the Fate RPG Tachyon Squadron. You have hired on as pilots aboard a massive sky vessel taking part in a transcontinental race. Sky Racers features an early 20th Century world disrupted by the rule of a cabal of Mad Scientists. Those...

  27. The Red Lion Hotel - The Guest of Honor (Shared Hearth 2026)

    It's the evening of the Annual Necromancers' Ball at the Red Lion Hotel. A tired postie is falling behind with their work, a voodoo doll gives sage council to the event planning lich and the guest of honor knows one thing: They will pay tonight and there won't be another ball. Original video:...

  28. Apocalypse Keys Session 30 - Where the Dew Drops Cry and the Cats Meow

    Alecto and Virtus follow the lead of the children's fae visitations and find out something that reframes everything. Then, they go visit a lawyer and have a conversation about real(ity) estate law. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgCDXUyhtyA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  29. Writers' Room: Teen Mystery Show "Midwest Murder Town"

    This is our session of Writers' Room from the Shared Hearth event of 2026, where we create three seasons of a fictional teen mystery series. Writers' Room is available here: https://undeshga.itch.io/writers-room Here is the completed keeper we used for this session, as shown in the video:...

  30. Court of Blades: Rule of Rooks S4

    The exiled Vittorio returns to Ilrein, recalled by his masters in House Elanda. He joins with our coterie on a mission which turns out to be more dangerous and supernatural than expected. But they succeed and in the aftermath we see the group members let off steam and develop their relationships…

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  31. Teeth Session 3 (of 3) - Pigs in the Woods

    The hunters make their way to the Sisters and get lost in the woods. In the woods: Hogmen. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS3MfwWLgs0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  32. Electric Bastionland - The Strait Story - Session 12

    This week in the finale of Electric Bastionland, we meet up with an old gondolier buddy, pay off our debts to Deb Worldkiller and receive her boons, and epilogue our way out of this twisted city. (Keep an eye out for the Strait Borough coming to an itch near you!) Original video:...

  33. The Scions (v0.82) Open Hearth Playtest (4/12)

    The third session of a twelve session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home and is his love letter to that...

  34. Electric Bastionland - The Strait Story - Session 11

    This week in Electric Bastionland we explore the Steel Fingers of Progress, free an idol's soul, wrangle with the Innovators Union, exterminate an alien-corrupted lobster/roach, and get an ominous reminder from Deb Worldkiller that there are fates worse than death for deadbeats....

  35. Teeth Session 2 (of 3) - Mildly Annoyed Mosquitos

    The Hunters solve the mystery of the dogmaker and summon eldritch monstrosities to put it in a box. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhfMiJv7EhE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  36. Court of Blades: Rule of Rooks S3

    Following a successful errand last session, we check in with our coterie to learn more about their day to day lives within the coterie. We see many of them indulging to clear stress and learn about what motivates them. We also explore the concepts of Intrigues and Uncovering Plot, with those...

  37. Midnight of the Century: St. Anthony's Fire (2 of 2)

    While a colleague stakes out the bakery for the person-of-interest to return, Jackson hits the books - a new collection of occult references may be able to identify the sigil found on the body. Hennessy visits the rave's location to see if anyone can shed light on what happened to Tiffany. An old...

  38. The Scions (v0.82) Open Hearth Playtest (3/12)

    The second session of a twelve session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home and is his love letter to…

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  39. Teeth Session 1 - Dogs in the Courtyard

    One Night in Gatlock - part 1. The Outfit arrives in the Vale of Deluth and walks into a stand off between workers, management and witch. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7038Az5oIWQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  40. Court of Blades: Rule of Rooks S2

    In this first play session of our coterie, we see Spring in Illrein and all of the celebrations that brings. The group's patron calls them in for a snack and discussion of "troubles" facing House Elanda. Our protagonists graciously offer to look into the situations and, after some looking around,...

  41. Electric Bastionland The Strait Story Session 10

    This week in Electric Bastionland we make some extradimensional content, avoid alien fatcats and electric lizards, have a spa day at a new age resort, sell some loot and nastiness, and pick up a new buddy who is trying hard to forget his family in the elevated rail industry. Original video:...

  42. Midnight of the Century: St. Anthony's Fire (1)

    The investigators dig a little deeper in between cases; Jackson learns more about Hennessy from a contact, while Hennessy drives into the wilderness to meet with The Old Man, a figure at the heart of Oroboro. Their case is baffling and mysterious when it does rear its ugly head - apart from some...

  43. Court of Blades: Rule of Rooks S1

    The set up and session zero for a new campaign of Court of Blades, a Forged in the Dark game of fantasy Renaissance intrigue and adventure. We establish our coterie, build our house, and begin to set things in motion... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at...

  44. The Scions (v0.82) Open Hearth Playtest (1/12)

    The first session of a twelve session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home and is his love letter to that...

  45. The Scions (v0.82) Open Hearth Playtest (2/12)

    The first session of a twelve session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/). The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home and is his love letter to that...

  46. Electric Bastionland - The Strait Story - Session 9

    This week in Electric Bastionland, Syndy and Dent finish what the others started last time, Ironchild is infected with the remnants of a murderous black iron spine, Clancy pulls a disgusting treasure from the well, and ZRX-4 discovers their candy-coated immortality. Original video:...

  47. Midnight of the Century: The Bootleg Butcher (2 of 2)

    Racing against time, the investigators uncover two sides of the same coin, a visceral reaction against the music industry and a disintegrating personal life. Can they intercept the killer before he strikes again? Content Warning: Domestic Violence. Dive into the shadows of the '90s in this occult...

  48. Apocalypse Keys - Session 29 - Memories of Meredith

    In part II of The Company of Gentry, a train ride to the countryside yields new revelations. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvacnRLYCZY ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  49. Hearts of Wulin: Wheels of Fate S4

    The finale of our four part series. Things come to a head as the truth behind Failed Lancer's past-- mentor and father become clear. But more secrets await for others, leading to a deadly confrontation against the forces who have worked in the darkness for years. This battle will be desperate and...

  50. Hearts of Wulin: Wheels of Fate S3

    We introduce a new character and explore the web of entanglements drawing the group's fate together. Murders, misunderstandings, arrests, romantic liaisons and more. What is the secret of Ageless Sin? Why were these factions summoned to this event? This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community…

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