Episodes

  • Talking Hard Moves, Costs & Consequences

    Talking Hard Moves, Costs & Consequences

    · Around the Hearth

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

  • Talking Forged in the Dark

    Talking Forged in the Dark

    · Around the Hearth

    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.

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  • Open Hearth Games of the Year 2023

    Open Hearth Games of the Year 2023

    · Around the Hearth

    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 Harvey(14:39) - Anya(17:20) - Horst(19:45) - Mike M(22:55) - Chaotic(23:30) - machinic(24:55) - Rich Rogers(28:16) - Tyler Lominack(29:25) - WillH(32:53) - Mark W(33:45) - Anders(34:50) - Alun(37:45) - Kpop&RPGs(40:16) - Shane(43:28) - Harper(45:40) - Lowell and Sherri(59:55) - Casey T(01:01:48) - Stevie P(01:03:24) - David MK(01:04:52) - Gerrit(01:06:46) - Mike Ferdinando(01:10:45) - David S(01:13:42) - Sabine(01:16:18) - Dan Brown(01:18:40) - Mads(01:21:58) - Thomas(01:24:06) - Closing

    Games Mentioned (a partial list)

    Arcane Crimes Division
    Back Again from the Broken Land
    Be Seeing You
    Bluebeard's Bride
    Bump in the Dark
    Court of Blades
    Cthulhu Dark
    CY_BORG
    Demigods
    Demon Hunters
    Don't Kill a Bird with a Baseball
    Eating Oranges Under the Shower
    Fall of Magic
    Fathom
    Fearful Symmetries
    Forbidden Lands
    Free from the Shadows
    Galaxies in Peril
    Girl by Moonlight
    Good Society
    Hearts of Camelot
    Hearts of Wulin
    Hearts of Yokai
    Hit the Streets: Defend the Block
    Infinite Galaxies
    Long Time Listener, Last Time Caller
    Lord Why Have You Forsaken Me
    Masks: A New Generation
    Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands
    Monster of Week
    Monsterhearts
    Mothership
    Mountain Home
    Mutants in the Night
    Mythic Bastionland
    Nahual
    Numberless Secrets: Hearts of Wulin
    Old-School Essentials
    Pasión de las Pasiones
    Public Access
    Solar Blades and Cosmic Spells
    Speed Rune
    Star Trek Adventures
    The Between
    The Policy of Truth
    Thursday
    Trail of Cthulhu
    Trollbabe
    Trophy Dark
    Trophy Gold
    Wickedness
    Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast

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