A Warning to the Curious: Raith-by-Spilsby

An episode of the Playing at the Hearth podcast, hosted by The Open Hearth Gaming Community, titled "A Warning to the Curious: Raith-by-Spilsby" was published on January 6, 2025 and runs 160 minutes.

January 6, 2025 ·160m · Playing at the Hearth

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Summary

Alun R facilitates a one-shot of 'A Warning to the Curious' (from Scott at Trollish Delver Games). This session was organised 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...).It's January 1901 and Professors Ward, Hussey & Barrow are joined by their colleague Dr Aldthorpe for a New Year break prior to the start of the Lent Term. Raith-by-Spilsby has much to recommend it to their scholarly interests as archaeologist, theologian, art historian and mediaevalist, respectively, with its monastic ruins and a castle re-modelled in the Regency style. There's academic tensions, howling at dusk, and a mortified landlady. Then an archaeological find, whispers, and a 'friend' from the Boer War before ... a sorcerous ritual and the taxidermied remains of 'Blessed by God Francis' ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q-Bkv8wXNk ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode Description

Alun R facilitates a one-shot of 'A Warning to the Curious' (from Scott at Trollish Delver Games).
This session was organised 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...).
It's January 1901 and Professors Ward, Hussey & Barrow are joined by their colleague Dr Aldthorpe for a New Year break prior to the start of the Lent Term. Raith-by-Spilsby has much to recommend it to their scholarly interests as archaeologist, theologian, art historian and mediaevalist, respectively, with its monastic ruins and a castle re-modelled in the Regency style. There's academic tensions, howling at dusk, and a mortified landlady. Then an archaeological find, whispers, and a 'friend' from the Boer War before ... a sorcerous ritual and the taxidermied remains of 'Blessed by God Francis' ...

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q-Bkv8wXNk ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★