Ben and Aaron join me for a game of Writers' Room where we create an urban fantasy tv show about intrigue, murder, and magic. You can see the end result here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U-OPevLTREtFSkuaQyeI4IaePqbUWb9DuZNNCPt8ZZQ/edit?usp=sharing Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMXe-cZ5fw0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, our heroes utterly wrecked a giant centipede face-thief, met a new party member—Newt, narco-general polymind—joined up some friends and wrangled a train of fresh ba-zombies to sell back at the Serai, and threw literally the best party the Behemoth Shell has ever seen. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDPkt-YYb6U ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Capes in the Dark is a game about super-powers and the effect they have on a community of people. In this game, you’ll play as a team of “capes” (people with super powers) trying to navigate the ever-shifting network of alliances and expectations that tie together your friends, families, comrades, and enemies. You’ll make dangerous bargains and get out by the skin of your teeth, fight for what you believe and get hurt in the process, bond with your teammates and compete with insidious rivals, an...
"Exile" Having rescued the prisoners from a Cardassian prisoner transport, the crew now begin the task of escaping from behind enemy lines. But the situation is complicated by the presence of a Bajoran Orb and the secrets it holds, including an ancient adversary who has troubled the Federation before... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/...
Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers, and daring pilots. This is a place of glamour and deception, where every handshake hides a dagger and every smile could spell betrayal. As members o...
Join me, Dominik, Kaya, and Agatha as we create a small town mystery show. The end result can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aqLRXjFClc5O_lcZzbSIDK40ssp_lp5GFgUuPZWXxZc/edit?usp=sharing Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PpWsZO_q6c ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The teens finally talk about what Remy had been holding for Jenny, and that encounter with the Mud Witch in the library not enough excitement for her Kira sneaks into the Monteiro mansion... Terry also helps out at a gig, with encouragement and some help from the others. ***** Two Summers is a game of sunny adventures and light drama across two timelines by Côme Martin. We'll be using the supplement Other Summers - which means that our adventures will have less sunshine (as befits Silent Falls)....
This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, Otokar scared some foes with his mighty roar, Adoron made a real connection with the Rebuilder and got a couple of mighty quests, and Modon and Phaedred murdered a whole bunch of cannibal hamsters that'd been butchering zombies for snacks. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMeHZVvT8aM ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Exile" The Kintsugi is dispatched to take up the mission of an ambushed Federation ship, heading into Cardassian-controlled space to capture a a damaged prisoner transport. But the presence of an old adversary complicates matters. But things will only get more entangled when the Maquis, refugee Cardassian Officials, and Bajoran relic enter the picture. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio version of these episodes can be found her...
Capes in the Dark is a game about super-powers and the effect they have on a community of people. In this game, you’ll play as a team of “capes” (people with super powers) trying to navigate the ever-shifting network of alliances and expectations that tie together your friends, families, comrades, and enemies. You’ll make dangerous bargains and get out by the skin of your teeth, fight for what you believe and get hurt in the process, bond with your teammates and compete with insidious rivals, an...
Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers, and daring pilots. This is a place of glamour and deception, where every handshake hides a dagger and every smile could spell betrayal. As members o...
Alun R facilitates the second session of a short series of Rapscallion from Whistler and Magpie Games. 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...) ... Fearing retribution the crew can't loiter at Scaravia, but they have yet to visit Threadbare Roger in his mysterious tower. There's a strange retainer, riddles ...
The teens plan to sneak into the locked basement room in the library, but there they see a terrifying ritual occur that has long-term reprecussions for them all. As adults we see another secret unlocked, this time from a hidden 8mm projector; and they finally sit down to talk about what they must do, and the things they've been hiding from each other for years... ***** Two Summers is a game of sunny adventures and light drama across two timelines by Côme Martin. We'll be using the supplement Oth...
A one-shot of Gordie Murphy's Mythomorphosis, a game which "explore(s) the relationship between a society’s history and one of its dominant cultural stories, creating and changing a myth over the course of generations." We look at the founding myth of a frontier settlement built on ancient ruins in a world of dead gods. You can see a copy of the Google Sheet we used to play including the four generations of play and set up: https://bit.ly/AORMythomorphosis This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Comm...
This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, the caravan repelled an unexpected giant armadillo attack, got powers and skills from bushy bikers and vampire herbalists, and returned to the biomancer ruins to confront the cannibal hamsters and an old ka-ba maintenance body. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep6UACe8F0g ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Voyage of the Space Dogs" While returning from a Federation dress event, Ward and her team are ripped out of warp and dragged onto a damaged, ancient vessel. Aboard they meet the crew of this generation ship, who tell them their tale of knowledge lost over centuries and their need for help. But all is not as it seems... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.ope...
Capes in the Dark is a game about super-powers and the effect they have on a community of people. In this game, you’ll play as a team of “capes” (people with super powers) trying to navigate the ever-shifting network of alliances and expectations that tie together your friends, families, comrades, and enemies. You’ll make dangerous bargains and get out by the skin of your teeth, fight for what you believe and get hurt in the process, bond with your teammates and compete with insidious rivals, an...
Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers, and daring pilots. This is a place of glamour and deception, where every handshake hides a dagger and every smile could spell betrayal. As members o...
Alun R facilitates the second session of a short series of Rapscallion from Whistler and Magpie Games. 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...) ...Arriving at Scaravia, the pirate haven of the Archipelago, the Crew begin a well-earned shore leave: there's a tavern and a brawl, a friendly game of cards, and ...
The group finalizes preparations for the big party-- but mysteries remain and things have been left unsaid. Marrow works to keep his stability while Lily angles to uncover more about what's happening. Mr Suit readies himself for his big performance. But it is Aldo inquiry at an ice cream shop with Lily and Marrow that changes everything... This is a modern urban fantasy PbtA game inspired by Changeling the Lost, The Magicians, DIE, isekai, and more. This session is part of Open Hearth Gaming Com...
A one-shot of Ben Robbins' Microscope Chronicle, a variation on Microscope which follows the story of something: a society, a city, an object, across time. This version is currently in playtest. Our story traces the course of a dangerous infernal drum from ancient times to the modern day. You can see a copy of the Google Sheet we used to play including full history. https://bit.ly/45jXRYu This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio versio...
In this week's Ultraviolet Grasslands, we go shopping at the Behemoth Shell, spent a lot of time studying, Phaedred traded a piece of his mind for a cool new glove, and we learn more truth about Adoron and the Rebuilder. It's a LOT. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DQHau12ULc ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers, and daring pilots. This is a place of glamour and deception, where every handshake hides a dagger and every smile could spell betrayal. As members o...
Alun R facilitates a session of Rapscallion from Whistler and Magpie Games. 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 the key members of the crew of a ramshackle paddle boat, The Goose: Gloria Song, is a Mountebank haunted by the spirit of her mad siren mother; Calum Brae, the Matelot, blessed by...
Kira's master plan to introduce her friends to her secret stash of 'shrooms in the deep dark woods goes ahead. Twenty years later, that dinner party takes place (guess what's on the menu!) and quite a few awkward conversations have to occur before they can get to discussing how to save the library... ***** Two Summers is a game of sunny adventures and light drama across two timelines by Côme Martin. We'll be using the supplement Other Summers - which means that our adventures will have less suns...
A one-shot of Ben Robbins' Union, a game of family and ancestry. This takes the mechanics of Microscope to explore a single family line. We look at those who led up to our hero and how they tore down the gates to hell in order to destroy the great houses of magic. You can see a copy of the Google Sheet we used to play including the family tree we created. https://bit.ly/AoRUnion This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio version of these...
This week in the Ultraviolet Grasslands, our caravan made a base camp in the Lurid Pines, had tea with the eloquent mole rats, failed to open negotiations with some nasty tinker gerbils and got heat-rayed, and took a peek at the grim hamsters' domain, finding a foul pit of (presumably) docile ka-zombies. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-VMr4zEcgA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Search & Rescue" Captain Vate orders the Kintsugi closer to the stellar body to begin the rescue efforts on the Stockton. With sensors, communications, and transporters unavailable, the crew must ferry by shuttle to the ship, hoping to affect repairs before it crashes into the sun. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com Our audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/ Follow us on htt...
Step into the era of the New Republic, where the Empire may be defeated, but its remnants still lurk in the shadows, and the galaxy is far from at peace. You and your team are about to embark on a high-stakes journey through the Tapani Sector - a system where the gilded halls of noble houses clash with the gritty starports full of rogues, smugglers, and daring pilots. This is a place of glamour and deception, where every handshake hides a dagger and every smile could spell betrayal. As members o...
Preparation for Mr Suit's party continues, even as the group investigates who among the Hands of the Courts is suborned and which among the Dukes is a fake. Aldo and Lily discovered the awful truth about Count Zero and then recruit a goblin to aid them in hunting down doppelgangers. Mr Suit speaks with two of the immortals. Marrow deals with his sinking and tries to get an audience with his Duke, leading to a tense stand of with the Hand of Lanterns, Bayman. This is a modern urban fantasy PbtA g...
