Around the Hearth

Open Hearth Gaming Community•aroundthehearth.openhearthgaming.com

Around the Hearth features discussion on a wide range of topics relevant to tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) featuring members of the Open Hearth Gaming Community. We talk games, gameplay, design, and the games being played at the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. Our online games are free and open to all! If you'd like to join the fun, visit openhearthgaming.com for more information.

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Episodes

Talking Hard Moves, Costs & Consequences

A community event talking about GMing and playing hard moves, managing costs, and balancing consequences for PbtA, Forged in the Dark , and other storygames.

Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 3

An Introduction to Designing with Cortex Prime

This is a talk Anders did for the Open Hearth gaming community. It contains a brief overview of the history of the Cortex system, an introduction to the mechanics, a look at example characters from some different Cortex Plus games, a look at the different traits available in Cortex Prime, and some discussion on things to think about when making a Cortex Prime game. The Open Hearth: https://openhearthgaming.com/ Cortex Prime: https://www.cortexrpg.com/compendium/explore-the-rules The official Cor...

Feb 17, 2024•1 hr 12 min

Talking Forged in the Dark

A community event talking about the basics of FitD, challenges for play, best practices, interesting mechanics, and new games. Begins with a 30 minute overview, followed by a longer group discussion of folks' experience with and advice for playing Forged in the Dark Games. This is the actual, unedited audio from the discussion. You can see an event outline here For a great look at FitD games, check out the +1 Forward podcast summer series on several of these games....

Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 2

Open Hearth Games of the Year 2023

Members of the Open Hearth Gaming Community submit their favorite games and gaming experiences of 2023 in our year-end special episode. Website: https://openhearthgaming.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/openhearthgaming Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@openhearthrpg Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/open-hearth-rpg/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@OpenHearthGaming Time Codes (00:00) - Opening (01:29) - Rob Abrazado (02:15) - Ian Mitchell (05:35) - José (07:50) - Matt (11:14) - Donogh (13:08) - Ethan...

Dec 30, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 1

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