Broken

An episode of the Playing at the Hearth podcast, hosted by The Open Hearth Gaming Community, titled "Broken" was published on August 5, 2025 and runs 118 minutes.

August 5, 2025 ·118m · Playing at the Hearth

Summary

Casey & Fran are witches in an established coven and as they joined and gained experience they fell in love. This is the story of how their relationship ended...Broken is a tabletop roleplaying game of tragic romance for two players about broken objects and broken hearts. Create two characters in a relationship and over the course of ten scenes, you will explore the ways in which the things you loved about each other crack until everything about your relationship is broken--including the ten real-life, physical objects you will break over the game's ten scenes.In Broken, the relationship will always end. Although the tragic conclusion is inevitable, there is endless potential for healing and self-discovery along the way.Broken is an emotionally deep game that explores themes of memory, identity, and loss. Broken is also full of empathy-building, hope, and healing. Broken is a game that recreates the raw, visceral experience of going through a break-up along with the catharsis of smashing objects, all while telling a beautiful story along the way.Broken is by Ben Wallis and is available here https://thatgamerpriest.itch.io/brokenFind me on itch.io: https://donogh.itch.io or on Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@donoghFind the Open Hearth gaming community: https://openhearthgaming.com/#ActualPlay #TTRPG #OpenHearthOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XscMibxWHo4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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