Episodes

  • Grimwild - Gaelenvale (Session 4)

    Grimwild - Gaelenvale (Session 4)
    Mar 29 2026
    Alun R facilitates the first session of a short series of Grimwild (Oddity Press).
    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)

    The tense face-off between the townsfolk and bandits is disturbed by the sudden appearance of Brother Odell; a Disciple of Darkness; two traders; and Lidi Juxon ... all of whom are dead! There's a horde of undead rising from the grave yards beyond the town, a vision that points the characters at the Temple of Korlita, and a strange presence over its altar. Sir Windemer leads the way, Valeria adopts her otherworldly form, and Merle bolsters their courage with song. Then, mist clouds and smokey blades; a flood of tar and thrashing tendrils; and finally, a sea of horrors and a contest of Wills ...

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ROQBcjq-uE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 hrs and 33 mins
  • The Between 2026 - Session 9 - The Double-Sided Watch

    The Between 2026 - Session 9 - The Double-Sided Watch
    Mar 29 2026
    Mx. Latimer and Pike visit a free health clinic. Latimer looses face and Pike saves a maiden.

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y-7ymRhGI8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • SWS: Saleucami Session 12

    SWS: Saleucami Session 12
    Mar 28 2026
    the grand finale

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITV-5unDhJM ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • Swords of the Serpentine - Open Hearth Gaming - Session 3 - 2026-03-26

    Swords of the Serpentine - Open Hearth Gaming - Session 3 - 2026-03-26
    Mar 27 2026
    GM Mike Ferdinando runs Swords of the Serpentine, the GUMSHOE RPG of swords and sorcery. Players are: Adam, Eliot, Sean, and Vyrrk.

    "Corpse Astray - Part Three"

    The party uses the sewers and Undercity to sneak into the necromancer's townhouse for a final confrontation. But what they find is even more disturbing than what they'd imagined! The conclusion to this short series.

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HN5ySA6Id8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • Grimwild - Gaelenvale (Session 3)

    Grimwild - Gaelenvale (Session 3)
    Mar 26 2026
    Alun R facilitates the first session of a short series of Grimwild (Oddity Press).
    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)

    In the aftermath of the shocking events of the last episode, Valeria and Sir Windemir comfort the innkeeper and discover a lead. Valeria seeks to exploit that through a vision from her Patron which she follows-up 'without engaging'. Meanwhile, the Paladin connects the deaths Lidi was responsible for and discovers another loose end. There's an intriguing tenement in a run-down part of town, written death magic, and Merle the Bard prompts a hue and cry. Then ... Bandits, Bardsongs, Disciples of Darkness, and Mayoral Candidates ...

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipOUYkoWLIc ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 hrs and 34 mins
  • The Cluster: Chioma Okaye (Session 6)

    The Cluster: Chioma Okaye (Session 6)
    Mar 26 2026
    Alun R facilitates the finale of a series of 'The Cluster', his own PbtA space opera game.
    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....
    The Crew worry that the damage the Razor took while responding to last session's distress signal will put them on the back foot as they aim to complete their current (mercenary) contract. In fact, they leverage the damage to convince the Exsol asteroid base that they are the resupply ship that's expected. There's successful impersonation, a challenging secure location, and it turns out Chioma Okaye may not have been kidnapped. Then, a fluid metal floor, strange phenomena, and ancient secrets ...

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyvKmng1E98 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 hrs and 33 mins
  • The Last Caravan: Snake River Ruin (Session 10)

    The Last Caravan: Snake River Ruin (Session 10)
    Mar 24 2026
    With the Elder Onagen becoming more like himself, the Caravan steers towards the northern Rockies, where it seems the alien mothership Nayana crash-landed. They struggle with supplies and fuel, coming perilously close to running on empty before meeting with an Answer expedition...


    The Last Caravan is a cars and aliens tabletop role-playing game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion. Starting from the East Coast, you and your fellow travelers will navigate a shattered North America. You’ll explore landscapes transformed by xenoflora, search abandoned towns and crashed spaceships, discover the otherworldly technology called Harmonics, negotiate with newly-formed factions both human and alien, outrun hostile pursuers, and fight for the future of your world.

    Your story is about normal people finding heroism under extraordinary pressures. It’s about relationships tested by a crisis, and rediscovering what matters when the world is ending.

    Your people need you. Will you join the caravan?

    The Last Caravan is by Ted Bushman and is available here https://tedbushman.itch.io/the-last-caravan-a-cars-and-aliens-roleplaying-game

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    #ActualPlay #TTRPG #OpenHearth #ForgedInTheDark

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_jAwWElo64 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 hrs and 16 mins
  • Cloud Empress 2026 Q1 Session 11 - The Giant Awakens

    Cloud Empress 2026 Q1 Session 11 - The Giant Awakens
    Mar 24 2026
    Cloud Empress Session 11: The crew explores a dead giant used as a living machine—workers harvesting “sense poetry,” a captive freed, and a ritual gone horribly wrong. Oola tries to body-hop into the giant’s heart… and things spiral. Horns makes a desperate choice, the system breaks, and something new rises in his place.

    Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0kF_3Og01I ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 hrs and 31 mins