Playing at the Hearth

Saying goodbye to the Elder Onagen, Roxanne and even their trusted car Steve isn't easy. But some healing needs to take place as the frostiness between Mercedes and Walker continues. Finding supplies on the road is getting harder and harder, but they see promising signs of The Answer's presence here. Something else is in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest though, and it has them in its sights...The Last Caravan is a cars and aliens tabletop role-playing game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion. Starting from the East Coast, you and your fellow travelers will navigate a shattered North America. You’ll explore landscapes transformed by xenoflora, search abandoned towns and crashed spaceships, discover the otherworldly technology called Harmonics, negotiate with newly-formed factions both human and alien, outrun hostile pursuers, and fight for the future of your world.Your story is about normal people finding heroism under extraordinary pressures. It’s about relationships tested by a crisis, and rediscovering what matters when the world is ending.Your people need you. Will you join the caravan?The Last Caravan is by Ted Bushman and is available here https://tedbushman.itch.io/the-last-caravan-a-cars-and-aliens-roleplaying-game***Find 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 #OpenHearth #ForgedInTheDarkOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVWLnZ-wrtI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week, our party completes their high-stakes expedition at the old water plant. Balancing survival against heavy moral choices, the mutants navigate a tense standoff between mutants from the Other Ark and the plant's Zone Ghouls, or "Pure Ones".. Through diplomacy and some bold strategic moves—including a sacrifice to a the Ghouls' "god"—the party finally secures a permanent water source for their home Ark. They bring back several valuable artifacts, but brace for the political fallout at home...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YuLNSUz5SM ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates the first of a short series of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This series marks Star Wars Day 2026. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com).It seemed a great idea ... harvest exotic fruit from a planet with a 'barely sentient' local population and sell it at a huge profit somewhere else ... money for nothing! There's local taboos broken; a chase through the treacherous jungle back to the ship; and a swift lift-off. Then, a New Republic interdiction cruiser, tough decisions about how to navigate its challenge; and a sacrifice that's particularly painful for Bilga ... then looking for a missing person on Adarlon ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo47Op0Kgs8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Virtus has a chat with Mr. Geier, exploring his relationship to Prometheus. Sam gives an audience to Elija, the pillar of her church. Rhydian visits a casino and blows someone's mind.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-qeorI_BQE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Virtus has a chat with Mr. Geier, exploring his relationship to Prometheus. Sam gives an audience to Elija, the pillar of her church. Rhydian visits a casino and blows someone's mind.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-qeorI_BQE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

During a roadtrip up north, Owen gives an impromptu poetry reading while Jack meets and old friend and consults an atlas. George hears from her father and receives a tempting offer from some new acquaintances.I want to acknowledge that I stole big chunks of today's session from Nathan Ballingrud's excellent short story 'The Atlas of Hell'.Fearful Symmetries by Steve Dempsey is a campaign for Trail of Cthulhu. We're playing a pretty heavily house-ruled version. This game was organised through the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. You can find out more at https://openhearthgaming.com/.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38r_g--2zCE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

After the fiery events in Lincolnshire, the magicians make their way back to Oxford, blow off some steam, discover a new way to (literally) perform magic, and begin to plan their next steps. Fearful Symmetries by Steve Dempsey is a campaign for Trail of Cthulhu. We're playing a pretty heavily house-ruled version. This game was organised through the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. You can find out more at https://openhearthgaming.com/.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va_UyKAFe2M ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With a daring plan to restore the alien mothership for use against the Anthemic Throne, the Elder Onagen leads the caravan inside the 100-mile long Nayana. Though the growing rift between Mercedes and Walker threatens to derail the effort as Ree looks on...The Last Caravan is a cars and aliens tabletop role-playing game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion. Starting from the East Coast, you and your fellow travelers will navigate a shattered North America. You’ll explore landscapes transformed by xenoflora, search abandoned towns and crashed spaceships, discover the otherworldly technology called Harmonics, negotiate with newly-formed factions both human and alien, outrun hostile pursuers, and fight for the future of your world.Your story is about normal people finding heroism under extraordinary pressures. It’s about relationships tested by a crisis, and rediscovering what matters when the world is ending.Your people need you. Will you join the caravan?The Last Caravan is by Ted Bushman and is available here https://tedbushman.itch.io/the-last-caravan-a-cars-and-aliens-roleplaying-game***Find 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 #OpenHearth #ForgedInTheDarkOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dur9XH6r9Y ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates the first of a short series of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This series marks Star Wars Day 2026. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Star Wars MiniCon (https://openhearthgaming.com).In this session zero we use the CITIZEN's conversion of Mongoose Traveller 2E to create:- Keel, the Operator turned Gangster who has a complex relationship with another PC, a love of Ranged Combat, and an Enemy; - Bilga Namm a Weequay who chose a life wandering the Minos Cluster as a scavenger and drifter only to discover how hard life can be. He brings a desperate need for serious cybernetics and insufficient funds to the Crew, and an Enemy shared with Keel; - N'Ivia Kalsi, a Twi'lek who ran away to join the Alliance Navy before an act of heroism prompts the interest of a mysterious stranger and the opportunity to learn more about The Force;- Orux Haldaro, who shares a familial relationship with Keel but chose the Imperial Army (and transferred to a Stormtrooper Assault team) before the fall of Palpatine prompted a change of career to a Junker.It's about 4ABY and we look forward to what's going to happen next to this motley band ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpFHC37bqLU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mutant Year Zero Session 4: the water plant gets a lot more complicated.The crew makes contact with a second Ark hiding beneath the plant, learns their boss was carried off by a giant bird, climbs the smokestack to raid its nest, and uncovers food, weapons, a strange diary about “Eden,” and more questions than answers. Meanwhile, the so-called zone ghouls stop looking like simple monsters and start looking like desperate people caught in the same brutal world as everyone else. By the end of the session, the group is stuck between two communities, a looming water crisis, a possible nest explosion, and a decision about whether this place should be taken by force at all.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji6T22GRr2Q ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The crew finally arrive closer to their destination and travel through the jungle for a time before being confronted by a changed landscape. They press on, battle a giant bottom-feeding fish, lose a cloak, and meet a bat. They learn something of the environs, including the presence of a rival expedition and a strange cult. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/Follow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@[email protected] can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1grJ4yQtAU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A special session for Open Hearth's Star Wars minicon using Clark Valentine's Tachyon Squadron. We meet our squadron of Rebel pilots, ready to defend against imperial aggression. After an initial skirmish, we see their day-to-day lives briefly before they intercept Imperial attack forces in a vicious dogfight where they're outnumbered and but undeterred. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/Follow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@[email protected] can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vHoukNGwRU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The crew decides who will travel with them upriver into the deep heart of the jungles north of Tangcho. The trip is full of complications from monsters to visitations to the call of another kind of ocean. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/Follow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@[email protected] can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVoJY112qIQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The crew deal with the fallout from events at Horizon. They journey to Tangcho and seek out information about the treasure they seek and find a strangely convenient guide. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/Follow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@[email protected] can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MquACEZj78 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Italy, 1943. As a train transporting a mass control weapon inteded to be used to break a strike heads to Turin, two communist saboteurs sneak on board. The mission: Derail the train.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6alX8HNgbAg ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With trepidation, the chambermaids realise that Sister Hedwig is indeed the beast stalking this town, whom the rest of the populace are terrified into compliance. Some creep into the basement to discover how to defeat her, while others seek to recruits allies who may be able to help...The Girls of the Genziana Hotel are the chambermaids who serve what few guests sleep in the hotel's rooms. During the day, the girls will have to balance their work as maids and their efforts to further the investigation. During the night, the girls will brave the same dark hallways that swallowed their friend. They will deal with the strict head of staff, the entitled guests, the rest of the employees, and night's eerie nightmares, hoping to find those responsible for Marga's fate without suffering it themselves.You might be into this game if you are into murder mysteries and gothic horror stories. As young women and maids, the girls are at the bottom of the patriarchal hierarchy of the hotel, but this game is about subverting that position by working together. So if you're into female rebellion, this is also for you.The Girls of the Genziana Hotel is by Hendrik ten Napel and is available here https://napel.itch.io/the-girls-of-the-genziana-hotelFind 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=hD4EyPHTl34 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

DuelsOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mq_HeP5fSk ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

More revelations and a fiery confrontation as Sybil rejoins the group in search of the place of power by Gunby Hall. Fearful Symmetries by Steve Dempsey is a campaign for Trail of Cthulhu. We're playing a pretty heavily house-ruled version. This game was organised through the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. You can find out more at https://openhearthgaming.com/.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNuoJbnbPkQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"Anomalies PT 1" The Tempest has arrives at Polos-5 where several starships from multiple species have been freed from the clutches of a mysterious alien entity after decades of imprisonment. Survivors from those vessels made their way to the planet's surface, setting up a makeshift colony. However the situation has become unstable: tensions between the peoples and an number of medical issues. At the same time Tempest itself has to manage the orbital debris to see what can be salvaged and what must be towed or destroyed. Part of that wreckage includes the Mengzhou, a pre-Federation NX-class Earth vessel. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearth...Follow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@[email protected] can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8_4wNwYzlI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Session 3 of our Mutant Year Zero campaign takes the crew deeper into the Zone as they fight rot, scarce supplies, acid-drifting sky-jellies, and a minefield of ancient unexploded shells on the way to the water plant. By the time they arrive, they’re battered, low on resources, and expecting monsters.Instead, a brutal ambush at the pipes leads to a shocking discovery: the so-called “zone ghouls” may just be frightened people. With pure water somewhere below and whispers echoing through the tunnels under the plant, the crew has to decide what kind of story they’re really in.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1F3aL_t90 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Calling their Oroboro handler to make sure the local sheriff's department will be available for back-up, the investigators head to the lakeside cabin to find out if the killer is there. They see signs of the killer's mission and discover bloody handprints pointing at destruction and death...Dive into the shadows of the '90s in this occult serial killer investigation TTRPG - Midnight of the Century is a mid-'90s pre-apocalyptic serial killer investigation TTRPG inspired by '90s movies and TV shows like Millennium, Silence of the Lambs, Twin Peaks, and Homicide: Life on the Street.Find 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=4yamMszLc1Y ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hargrave House faces Sally No-Face at her public clinic. Dr. Swindrake's child sees the light of the world.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XibQf_6n-rk ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"Impact Preservation PT 2" Captain Escarra deals with threats from the Preservation battleship, gaining a measure of time to get his people off the surface. At the same time, the away team learns about the insurgents who have occupied the base and the presence of their enemies in orbit. Lt Johnson breaks them out and they formulate a plan that includes high stakes maneuvers by the Tempest, pinpoint transporter ambushes, and riding dinosaurs. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/Follow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@[email protected] can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVKds0l7T4E ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

All the Bells on Earth, Part 1.As Rhydian reels from the recent revelation, a reality shift takes part in Las Vegas. A new Omen Class Monster is being introduced.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udJ4b5Cuedg ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With Sybil missing, Ms Wyberg sends Owen, George and Jack to Lincolnshire in search of a ley line nexus. They begin to uncover the secrets of the Massingberd family, and some disturbing local legends.Fearful Symmetries by Steve Dempsey is a campaign for Trail of Cthulhu. We're playing a pretty heavily house-ruled version. This game was organised through the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. You can find out more at https://openhearthgaming.com/.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWLli2N6DPk ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In the middle of the night, our chambermaids uncover a strange skeleton in the woods, visit a nun with supper (and a deal), and rifle the library in the bar for clues...all bring with them disquiet and unexpected revelations - all pointing towards the reason Marga's disappearance has been covered up!The Girls of the Genziana Hotel are the chambermaids who serve what few guests sleep in the hotel's rooms. During the day, the girls will have to balance their work as maids and their efforts to further the investigation. During the night, the girls will brave the same dark hallways that swallowed their friend. They will deal with the strict head of staff, the entitled guests, the rest of the employees, and night's eerie nightmares, hoping to find those responsible for Marga's fate without suffering it themselves.You might be into this game if you are into murder mysteries and gothic horror stories. As young women and maids, the girls are at the bottom of the patriarchal hierarchy of the hotel, but this game is about subverting that position by working together. So if you're into female rebellion, this is also for you.The Girls of the Genziana Hotel is by Hendrik ten Napel and is available here https://napel.itch.io/the-girls-of-the-genziana-hotelFind 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=_O1rGY-Su0M ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Session 2 of our Mutant Year Zero campaign starts with Assembly at the Highland Mall Ark: the group adds Defenses, launches another zone expedition for food and water, and scrambles to deal with Johnammed’s control of the water supply. Before leaving, Wilo learns a huge secret from Eriel—the elder believes she’s pregnant, apparently by someone from outside the Ark. Rasper talks Marlotte into letting Astrina join the expedition, Zippo builds a rot suit out of scrap, and Tavri checks in with Sixster, who wants first crack at any valuable finds.Out in the Zone, the party heads west with Yassan and Astrina, finds an old police station, and discovers it’s home to a giant venomous spider. After a brutal fight, they kill it, patch up Donut and Wilo, and search the station. Their haul includes a compound bow, three arrows, and a strange piece of advanced scrap. They decide to bunker down there for the night, turning the station into a possible safehouse. Back at the Ark, though, things keep getting worse—the population drops by 3 at session end.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqm3yWhHy8Q ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

From the Locan basement, the investigators have insights that lead them to seek out the next victim on the campus of the University of Washington. They lean on the Oroboro Group's resources to try to get ahead of the killer...Dive into the shadows of the '90s in this occult serial killer investigation TTRPG - Midnight of the Century is a mid-'90s pre-apocalyptic serial killer investigation TTRPG inspired by '90s movies and TV shows like Millennium, Silence of the Lambs, Twin Peaks, and Homicide: Life on the Street.Find 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=DnP0dyzwlkw ★ 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)With Octavia off-screen it is left to the other Heroes to resolve the issues at Rhunsbeck. Merryn alienates the disloyal champion; while Deryn's response to scapegoating and Wulftan's actions escalate tensions. There's a request to kill someone, a duel that ends someone, but is treating a symptom of the Darkness enough? Then, blood ... so much blood!Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9x6rVgmfuw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The GatheringOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswqahYu2U8 ★ 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 ★

In which we meet four unusual spiritualists on the cusp of initiation into mysteries they cannot yet imagine.Fearful Symmetries by Steve Dempsey is a campaign for Trail of Cthulhu. We're playing a pretty heavily house-ruled version. This game was organised through the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. You can find out more at https://openhearthgaming.com/.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGWF3oPU07g ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Four chambermaids make a pact together one night; to find out why their friend Marga has disappeared and who is behind it! While performing their everyday duties they investigate the goings-on, go out to the mysterious forests of Silent Falls which surround the hotel and wonder who their friend really was...The Girls of the Genziana Hotel are the chambermaids who serve what few guests sleep in the hotel's rooms. During the day, the girls will have to balance their work as maids and their efforts to further the investigation. During the night, the girls will brave the same dark hallways that swallowed their friend. They will deal with the strict head of staff, the entitled guests, the rest of the employees, and night's eerie nightmares, hoping to find those responsible for Marga's fate without suffering it themselves.You might be into this game if you are into murder mysteries and gothic horror stories. As young women and maids, the girls are at the bottom of the patriarchal hierarchy of the hotel, but this game is about subverting that position by working together. So if you're into female rebellion, this is also for you.The Girls of the Genziana Hotel is by Hendrik ten Napel and is available here https://napel.itch.io/the-girls-of-the-genziana-hotelFind 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=SprQQmFqUjI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Michelangelo DeAcosta a profiler and Nathalie Abad an occultist are with The Oroboro - a consultancy group who help out law enforcement with strange and devilishly difficult cases - they're called in to investigate a grisly murder in Seattle, the Maritime City on the brink...Dive into the shadows of the '90s in this occult serial killer investigation TTRPG - Midnight of the Century is a mid-'90s pre-apocalyptic serial killer investigation TTRPG inspired by '90s movies and TV shows like Millennium, Silence of the Lambs, Twin Peaks, and Homicide: Life on the Street.Find 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=31006HHI3ZU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"Impact Preservation PT 1" We return to the Tempest as the head out to deliver a scientific organization to an abandoned Federation listening post near the Romulan border. But both Moreno and Escarra butt heads with the science group's leader. On arrival at the planet, they pick up an anomaly, but focus on securing the site. This becomes more complicated when the initial transport down forces them into a dangerous hike through deadly environments. Then as things seem to be turning in the right direction, a dual ambush-- on planet and in orbit-- put everything in jeopardy. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/Follow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@[email protected] can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbdTLFSSf6Q ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In our first session of Mutant Year Zero, we built the Ark as a ruined mall with hotel elements. The Elder and the Dawn Vault were placed in the old Spencer Gifts. Johammed claimed the lower level and the food court. Marlotte held the upper level. The Ark’s clean water came from a single fountain fed by a jury-rigged underground line, and the group set its starting stats at Food 2, Culture 2, Tech 5, Warfare 3, with a population of 205.The player characters were Raspa the dog handler with Donut, Wilo the slave, Zippo the gearhead, and Tavri the stalker. After Assembly, the group started Hunting Party, Cropland, Temple, and a Zone Expedition to the tower. Then the group settled their PC relationships and buddy picks, which set up the main pairs for the session: Raspa and Wilo, and Tavri and Zippo.The first major scene came when the crowd discovered that Johammed’s people were taking water from the fountain. Jonats and Johammed’s gang were holding everyone back while they filled cans and buckets. Raspa confronted Jonats with Wilo and Donut at his side and used Manipulate to make her withdraw, though she still took the water already collected. That left the Ark with only a small amount of water left in the fountain.While that was happening, Tavri and Zippo investigated the water line through the maintenance shafts. Tavri used Sonar to navigate the darkness and confirmed that the problem was not inside the Ark. The clog was somewhere farther down the line, outside.The session ended with project work. Raspa trained a small hunting group and Tavri and Yasan finished the Hunting Party project. The Ark’s food supply jumped from 2 to 9, and the first successful hunt brought back raccoons.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxSGnHzgf1Y ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. Swindrake takes an interest in Mx. Latimer's Health.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK2IhFUylmw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Character creation, a spar, and a visionOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ogfNcsHLI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Deep inside the giant, tensions finally break. Plans are made, alliances are tested, and the group is forced into a series of hard, irreversible choices. What starts as a focused objective quickly spirals into chaos—panic, pursuit, and desperate improvisation.This session leans hard into everything the campaign has been building toward: unstable identities, dangerous magic, and the cost of pushing your luck just a little too far.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j_sV-AiY3A ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates the first session of a short series of Grimwild (Oddity Press).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)The tense face-off between the townsfolk and bandits is disturbed by the sudden appearance of Brother Odell; a Disciple of Darkness; two traders; and Lidi Juxon ... all of whom are dead! There's a horde of undead rising from the grave yards beyond the town, a vision that points the characters at the Temple of Korlita, and a strange presence over its altar. Sir Windemer leads the way, Valeria adopts her otherworldly form, and Merle bolsters their courage with song. Then, mist clouds and smokey blades; a flood of tar and thrashing tendrils; and finally, a sea of horrors and a contest of Wills ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ROQBcjq-uE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mx. Latimer and Pike visit a free health clinic. Latimer looses face and Pike saves a maiden.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y-7ymRhGI8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

the grand finaleOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITV-5unDhJM ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

GM Mike Ferdinando runs Swords of the Serpentine, the GUMSHOE RPG of swords and sorcery. Players are: Adam, Eliot, Sean, and Vyrrk."Corpse Astray - Part Three"The party uses the sewers and Undercity to sneak into the necromancer's townhouse for a final confrontation. But what they find is even more disturbing than what they'd imagined! The conclusion to this short series.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HN5ySA6Id8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates the first session of a short series of Grimwild (Oddity Press).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)In the aftermath of the shocking events of the last episode, Valeria and Sir Windemir comfort the innkeeper and discover a lead. Valeria seeks to exploit that through a vision from her Patron which she follows-up 'without engaging'. Meanwhile, the Paladin connects the deaths Lidi was responsible for and discovers another loose end. There's an intriguing tenement in a run-down part of town, written death magic, and Merle the Bard prompts a hue and cry. Then ... Bandits, Bardsongs, Disciples of Darkness, and Mayoral Candidates ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipOUYkoWLIc ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates the finale of a series of 'The Cluster', his own PbtA space opera game.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....The Crew worry that the damage the Razor took while responding to last session's distress signal will put them on the back foot as they aim to complete their current (mercenary) contract. In fact, they leverage the damage to convince the Exsol asteroid base that they are the resupply ship that's expected. There's successful impersonation, a challenging secure location, and it turns out Chioma Okaye may not have been kidnapped. Then, a fluid metal floor, strange phenomena, and ancient secrets ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyvKmng1E98 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With the Elder Onagen becoming more like himself, the Caravan steers towards the northern Rockies, where it seems the alien mothership Nayana crash-landed. They struggle with supplies and fuel, coming perilously close to running on empty before meeting with an Answer expedition...The Last Caravan is a cars and aliens tabletop role-playing game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion. Starting from the East Coast, you and your fellow travelers will navigate a shattered North America. You’ll explore landscapes transformed by xenoflora, search abandoned towns and crashed spaceships, discover the otherworldly technology called Harmonics, negotiate with newly-formed factions both human and alien, outrun hostile pursuers, and fight for the future of your world.Your story is about normal people finding heroism under extraordinary pressures. It’s about relationships tested by a crisis, and rediscovering what matters when the world is ending.Your people need you. Will you join the caravan?The Last Caravan is by Ted Bushman and is available here https://tedbushman.itch.io/the-last-caravan-a-cars-and-aliens-roleplaying-game***Find 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 #OpenHearth #ForgedInTheDarkOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_jAwWElo64 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Cloud Empress Session 11: The crew explores a dead giant used as a living machine—workers harvesting “sense poetry,” a captive freed, and a ritual gone horribly wrong. Oola tries to body-hop into the giant’s heart… and things spiral. Horns makes a desperate choice, the system breaks, and something new rises in his place.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0kF_3Og01I ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Pike and Mx. Latimer visit the St. James's Street and find a ghost.Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpd5L5IbdFY ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Cyclones, snipers and gang fightsOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEB8gC0KQjQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

GM Mike Ferdinando runs Swords of the Serpentine, the GUMSHOE RPG of swords and sorcery. Players are: Adam, Eliot, Sean, and Vyrrk."Corpse Astray - Part Two"After learning about a dark plot involving the collection of human corpses, our heroes investigate strange goings-on in The Tangle... and find that a disinherited scion of a noble family is involved in necromancy!This game was organized through Open Hearth Gaming: https://openhearthgaming.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWqUwUsHKA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★