Episodes

  • Eotenweard The Old North (Session 01)

    Eotenweard The Old North (Session 01)
    Apr 11 2026
    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 ★
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    2 hrs and 23 mins
  • Fearful Symmetries: Initiation (1 of 12)

    Fearful Symmetries: Initiation (1 of 12)
    Apr 11 2026
    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 ★
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Silent Falls - Girls of the Genziana Hotel (1 of 4)

    Silent Falls - Girls of the Genziana Hotel (1 of 4)
    Apr 9 2026
    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-hotel



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    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SprQQmFqUjI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Midnight of the Century: The Widening Gyre (1 of 4)

    Midnight of the Century: The Widening Gyre (1 of 4)
    Apr 8 2026
    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/@donogh
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    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31006HHI3ZU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • Star Trek Tempest: STA 2e S7

    Star Trek Tempest: STA 2e S7
    Apr 8 2026
    "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.com

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    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbdTLFSSf6Q ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 hrs and 19 mins
  • Mutant Year Zero 2026 Q2 - Session 1

    Mutant Year Zero 2026 Q2 - Session 1
    Apr 7 2026
    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 ★
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    2 hrs and 49 mins
  • The Between 2026 - Session 10 - Dr. Swindrake takes an Interest

    The Between 2026 - Session 10 - Dr. Swindrake takes an Interest
    Apr 5 2026
    Dr. Swindrake takes an interest in Mx. Latimer's Health.

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK2IhFUylmw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • SWS Jedi Hearts 01

    SWS Jedi Hearts 01
    Apr 4 2026
    Character creation, a spar, and a vision

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ogfNcsHLI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 hrs and 3 mins