Eotenweard - Northumbria (Session 1)

An episode of the Playing at the Hearth podcast, hosted by The Open Hearth Gaming Community, titled "Eotenweard - Northumbria (Session 1)" was published on October 6, 2023 and runs 114 minutes.

October 6, 2023 ·114m · Playing at the Hearth

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Summary

Alun R facilitates the first in a longish series of Eotenweard, his own PbtA game-nearing-the-end-of-development of Dark Age Heroes protecting the innocent from a growing Darkness. This session was organsied 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...)We meet Black Jell, the Loon, with a single wandering eye who was brought to the others by a vision of blood; Solinus, the Rogue, who sees his Gift as evidence that he may matter to God; Cadog of the Order of St Adrian, the Sword of God who was told those he met at a cross-roads were worthy; and Fynn, a Skinchanger who recognized the others having previously dreamed of them. Together they have been drawn to the once thriving settlement of Thrydingas beside a river now clogged by rotting fish, something Cadog's Order says is 'demon-sign'. The villagers mark their huts with protective wards but they clearly desire the opportunity to return to fishing, while their naive Lord prefers to listen to stories ...There's more rotting fish, projectile vomiting, and a slave girl's fear ... and then ... a lurking threat in a sinister fen ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK-WVO-K9LA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode Description

Alun R facilitates the first in a longish series of Eotenweard, his own PbtA game-nearing-the-end-of-development of Dark Age Heroes protecting the innocent from a growing Darkness.
This session was organsied 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...)
We meet Black Jell, the Loon, with a single wandering eye who was brought to the others by a vision of blood; Solinus, the Rogue, who sees his Gift as evidence that he may matter to God; Cadog of the Order of St Adrian, the Sword of God who was told those he met at a cross-roads were worthy; and Fynn, a Skinchanger who recognized the others having previously dreamed of them. Together they have been drawn to the once thriving settlement of Thrydingas beside a river now clogged by rotting fish, something Cadog's Order says is 'demon-sign'. The villagers mark their huts with protective wards but they clearly desire the opportunity to return to fishing, while their naive Lord prefers to listen to stories ...
There's more rotting fish, projectile vomiting, and a slave girl's fear ... and then ... a lurking threat in a sinister fen ...

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK-WVO-K9LA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★