Talking PbtA
From Around the Hearth by Open Hearth Gaming Community
June 4, 2026 · 1h 13m · Episode 67
About this episode
The episode discusses the evolution and future of Powered by the Apocalypse games in the indie TTRPG space.
Powered by the Apocalypse games still remain a strong force in the indie TTRPG space and heavily represented here on the Open Hearth. For this talk we're going to consider where PbtA has been, where it is now, and where it could go. We'll talk broadly about PbtA as a system and specifically about folks' experience with different PbtA iterations. Lowell has ideas, and he'll be leading this discussion group– relying mostly on the participation of folks who join us and desperately filling dead air in between points. This is part of our Open Hearth series of community RPG talks. Selected Links Ryne Stonetop Rapscallion Masks Urban Shadows Pasión de las Pasiones Vale of the Failed and the Fallen Escape from Dino Island Apocalypse World 3e Under Hollow Hills Armour Astir: Advent Hearts of Wulin The Cluster Help Rae Recover Links Support or donate at https://patreon.com/swordqueengames or https://ko-fi.com/matthewarcilla Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp
People in this episode
Host: Lowell
Topics covered
- PbtA games
- indie TTRPG
- community RPG talks
- game design
- role-playing games
Keywords
- PbtA
- TTRPG
- indie games
- role-playing
- game design
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Open Hearth Gaming Community
Books & works: Ryne Stonetop, Rapscallion, Masks, Urban Shadows, Pasión de las Pasiones, Vale of the Failed and the Fallen, Escape from Dino Island, Apocalypse World 3e, Under Hollow Hills, Armour Astir: Advent
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