Playing at the Hearth

The second session of a 4 session campaign of the Scions, as part of the Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/).The Scions is a hack of the Paragon System developed by Kieron Gillen, allows you to basically do your own Horus Hersey at home.Music track: LOUD by AylexSource: https://freetouse.com/musicMusic for Videos (Free Download)Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7H61pzHBFc ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Season FinaleCut off from the ship and each other two teams begin to make their way through Deep Space Station K7-- trying to get to the terrorists who have taken the station hostage, and uncover their motives. Multiple obstacles stand in their way before they can finally come face to face with their foe and reveal their true identity. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://bit.ly/4up5xRPFollow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@openhearthrpg@dice.campYou can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYF5DjPXKvI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates the finale of this series of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com).Escaping from Hivebase-1, the crew of The Twist consider their options in the hope they can: instigate a confrontation between Yerkys and Lady Waexana; retrieve the pieces of the Sky Stone she already possesses; and (perhaps) escape with their lives. There's complex planning; a covert contact with Yerkys; and Customs officials are bought ... then ... Debt refuses to be ignored; Customs don't stay bought; and a smooth arrival turns into a hurried escape. As travelers often say "No plan survives contact with the twin moons of Shesharile" ... and that's certainly true of this plan ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86zn5wIFifI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Marked by their enemies, the characters travel deep into the aethyrs to try to find their lost mentor. 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=mXXIbUCs6ew ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sent to Deep Space Station K7, the Tempest is to assist with the handover of the starbase to the Lyran Empire. While the tasks seem basic-- moving personnel, decommissioning tech-- they're numerous and complicated by resentments brewing among station staff. The appearance of an old friend of questionable repute also threatens operations, but the true threat turns out to be even more challenging as the crew is cut off from the Tempest itself...This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://bit.ly/4up5xRPFollow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@openhearthrpg@dice.campYou can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoeQw_gk2aw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates another session of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com).While N'ivia holds the fort aboard 'The Twist', the rest of the crew enters the asteroid they believe to be home of the Tarkin Initiative.There's evidence of abandonment, fungi and moss in the air conditioning, and a vast cavern. Then, a jungle, something in the undergrowth, and a towering example of Imperial architecture holding Imperial secrets and Death Troopers ... before the sound of slobber and slurp echoes through the forest ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBCi8kHNRQg ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The characters enjoy some friendly and/or brutal talks with gangsters, occultists and aristocrats, and try to decide what to do with a suspicious package - and whether to walk into a trap. 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=Z3J4fckXpUU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Tempest works feverishly to compensate for the disrupting cryptic radiation field, even as they maneuver their vessel alongside the Luxor within the Doomsday Machine. But a series of small, cascading crises and setbacks make that job more dangerous and difficult. Then as they prepare for the operation, sensors pick up and cloaked Romulan vessel...This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://bit.ly/4up5xRPFollow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@openhearthrpg@dice.campYou can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lggEBuWrOkU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alun R facilitates another session of Traveller set in the Star Wars universe using a free conversion called CITIZEN. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community's Calandar (https://openhearthgaming.com).Their brush with Death Troopers below the sealed Imperial Fleet HQ on Travnin has left three of the crew desperate. The Bilga surfaces and offers to help. There's a crash landing, an expensive brush with the Minos-Mestra Corporation, but a need to explore some coordinates at the edge of a system littered with asteroids. Then, a faint power signature, the Force reveals sentient and non-sentient life, and a novel plan of approach is required ... before they dock at the rumoured home of the Tarkin Initiative ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB2c93wINf8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The padawans confront the vergence at the Listening Station on AolmOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxmbXVgwhHE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sybil reunites with Owen and George as they consider the strange confluence of events: a bovine plague, their missing mentor, missing earthworks, and the Goblin King's corruption at the hands of Nanny Rutt. Festivities and revolution are in the air in Tysoe as they unravel both local and cosmic mysteries. 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=SpaOFdT2Ftw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Old acquaintances, new allies, and changing loyalties of warrior houses are seen, as they conspire and maneuver for the recently vacated throne of Banteave. Houses intricately dance through whispers and conversations, and a chase leads to a sword fight, ending in a death.The King is Dead, a Roleplaying Game, is a tabletop roleplaying game by D. Vincent and Meguey Baker about warriors from different houses vying for a throne currently held by an infant heir. You can find the game at the following links:https://lumpley.itch.io/the-king-is-deadhttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/241598/the-king-is-deadOpening credits by Madelancholy, using photos and elements from Canva and Unsplash, with music clip from Artlist.io (Roie Shpigler "Bones Hammers")Recorded on June 7, 2026Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKsUEsPIixA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"Gangsters of Triskelion PT 1" As the Triskelion Galactic Games continue, the crew remains split between participation in the athletic events and investigating the smuggling operation. But they discover the conspiracy goes deeper than they imagined, leading to a shipboard battle at the height of the competition. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.comOur audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://bit.ly/4up5xRPFollow us on https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpghttps://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg@openhearthrpg@dice.campYou can support my channel and website at patreon/ageofravensFor more APs subscribe to the channel. For more on gaming in general, check out my site at ageofravensgames.comOriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4adg2ragT4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★