Around the Hearth (Open Hearth Gaming Community)
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| 17 Feb 2024 | An Introduction to Designing with Cortex Prime | 01:12:21 | |
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/ | |||
| 11 Feb 2025 | Open Hearth Podcast Ep 3: Girls of Genziana Hotel, Lovecraftesque, Sword Opera | 00:57:32 | |
Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined this episode by community members Jex Thomas and Mike Minutillo to talk about their recent gaming experiences and in-depth discussions about a game they each enjoy. Jex's Links: Mike's Links: Pasión de las Pasiones Lowell Francis: https://age-of-ravens-games.itch.io/ Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Chapters | |||
| 30 Dec 2023 | Open Hearth Games of the Year 2023 | 01:26:33 | |
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
Games Mentioned (a partial list) Arcane Crimes Division Note: affiliate links to DriveThruRPG Releases | |||
| 13 Mar 2024 | Talking Hard Moves, Costs & Consequences | 01:18:39 | |
A community event talking about GMing and playing hard moves, managing costs, and balancing consequences for PbtA, Forged in the Dark, and other storygames. | |||
| 18 Apr 2024 | Learning Legacy: Life Among the Ruins | 01:45:55 | |
This is a talk by Lowell Francis about Legacy: Life Among the Ruins, a PbtA game of post-apocalyptic families and factions. Lowell (@edige23 on most social media) walks through the facets of the game giving advice and insight, with feedback and questions from the seminar participants. Talk Outline You can check us out on Patreon, YouTube, or our website. | |||
| 14 Jan 2025 | Open Hearth Podcast Ep 1: UVG, Tomb Raider, Community Radio | 00:55:43 | |
Hey! It's the first episode of our long-promised podcast. In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined today by Marc Majcher and Jim Crocker. Marc Majcher: https://majcher.itch.io/ Community Radio: https://thoughtcrimegames.itch.io/community-radio Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community 00:00 Intro | |||
| 04 Mar 2025 | A Different Kind of Hex – Ep.0 | 00:51:09 | |
In this inaugural episode, hosts Ian and José introduce the new podcast’s focus on the player perspective in TTRPGs: As players, how do we optimize our own fun, as well as that of our peers? How do we learn to recognize, appreciate, and develop our own individual play styles? How do we embrace our own agency within games and deploy it to support the greater community of players? Contact Ian and José at adifferenthex@gmail.com | |||
| 11 Mar 2025 | Open Hearth Podcast Ep 5: Playtesting, Solo Gaming, DIE | 00:55:56 | |
Welcome to our fifth episode! In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined today by Sherri and Anders. Final Girl Anders Gabrielsson Lowell Francis Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Chapters | |||
| 29 Jan 2024 | Talking Forged in the Dark | 01:24:47 | |
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. | |||
| 25 Mar 2025 | A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 1 - Character Creation | 00:56:57 | |
Ian and José welcome their first guest, Gwen Marshall, to talk about how players navigate the character creation process. We discuss our personal approaches to the process, reveal our recurring character “types”, and wonder how characters continue to evolve after Session Zero. Link to Gwen’s work: https://drgwenmarshall.carrd.co/ Contact Ian & José at: adifferenthex@gmail.com Open Hearth Gaming: https://openhearthgaming.com/ Show music: https://lloydeaves.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-kind-of-hex Games Mentioned:
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| 25 Jun 2024 | GMing Shop Talk: NPCs | 01:11:38 | |
Rich Rogers (Hit the Streets, +1 Forward Podcast) and Lowell Francis (Hearts of Wulin, the Gauntlet Podcast) talk NPCs: creating, presenting & working with them. We discuss these ideas with a small GM group-- getting their ideas and suggestions. Links mentioned in episode: | |||
| 08 Apr 2025 | Open Hearth Podcast Ep 6: Urban Shadows, The David Web, Wanderhome | 00:36:11 | |
In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Fumi is joined today by Jesse (jesseabe) and Mads (madelancholy, https://www.youtube.com/@Madelancholy). Games Discussed Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Chapters | |||
| 28 Jan 2025 | Open Hearth Podcast Ep 2: Mythic Bastionland, Red Markets, Kingdom | 00:57:02 | |
Hey! We made it to Episode 2! In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined today by Horst and Will H. Horst's Mythic Bastionland Links: https://weirdwonder.bearblog.dev/mythic-bastionland/#fn-1
Lowell Francis: https://age-of-ravens-games.itch.io/ Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Chapters | |||
| 28 Apr 2024 | Announcement: Playing at the Hearth | 00:01:17 | |
Open Hearth Gaming's recorded gaming sessions are now available in an audio-only podcast format. For more information, check out Playing at the Hearth at https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/. For more information about Open Hearth Gaming, including how to sign up for games, please visit https://openhearthgaming.com/. Thanks, everyone, and happy gaming! | |||
| 31 Dec 2024 | Open Hearth Games of the Year 2024 | 01:47:05 | |
A collection of favorite tabletop rpgs of 2024 from our community members. It’s split into three sections, with host picks in-between. To learn more about Open Hearth Gaming Community, check out openhearthgaming.com. Podcast feed: https://aroundthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/ AP Podcast: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpenHearthGaming Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: @openhearthrpg.bsky.social Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@openhearthrpg You can join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/kpfcuCFzzM | |||
| 25 Feb 2025 | Open Hearth Podcast Ep 4: Wilderfeast, Bump in the Dark, Sunken Hearts | 00:54:44 | |
Welcome to our fourth episode! In this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined today by Dom and Donogh. Wilderfeast Donogh Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Chapters | |||
| 02 Nov 2024 | Talking Game Facilitation | 02:06:54 | |
Talk Outline: https://bit.ly/3UDCye3 This is a talk/seminar about game facilitation, particularly in our Open Hearth Gaming Community. In this single session, I will be walking through the material I usually cover in session one of our Game Facilitator Camps. I’ll walk through that syllabus, and we can stop off for questions and tangents. Then we’ll open things up to questions, general discussion, and any kinds of topics folks want to cover. For more information on Open Hearth, see https://openhearthgaming.com/. Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYzlTDwVcQ | |||