Around the Hearth

By: Open Hearth Gaming Community
  • Summary

  • 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.
    © 2024 Open Hearth Gaming Community
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Episodes
  • GMing Shop Talk: NPCs
    Jun 25 2024

    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:
    Behind the Names
    Markov Name Generator
    Speech Patterns for NPCs

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Announcement: Playing at the Hearth
    Apr 28 2024

    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!

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    1 min
  • Learning Legacy: Life Among the Ruins
    Apr 18 2024

    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
    Example Character Keeper
    Sample Map
    Legacy: System Guide for New Players
    World Building: Collaborative Maps

    You can check us out on Patreon, YouTube, or our website.

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    1 hr and 46 mins

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