#rpg ap

[open-hearth-rpg]

Welcome to the Open Hearth Gaming video roundup!

These recorded sessions represent only a portion of the games we play every week, and anyone is welcome to join the fun! If you'd like to play in games like these, join our Playabl community and click on the "Calendar" tab to sign up for upcoming games. To browse our entire library of session videos, please visit our YouTube Playlists page.

Open Hearth Gaming Calendar

Monster of the Week: The Rockies (Session 6) Blake Ryan runs for David Montgomery, Dom, and Grey Cult comes calling

Trail of Cthulhu: Fearful Symmetries: Arc Two (Session 1) Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Paul Rivers, Sherri, and Will H A year has passed and our investigators have dealt with the trauma and cost of dispatching the Dragon in different ways. But when an old debt is called in, Richard must re-assemble the group to look into the mysterious death of a member of the Rollright Coven.

Trail of Cthulhu: Fearful Symmetries: Arc Two (Session 2) Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Paul Rivers, Sherri, and Will H The circle continues their investigation of the happenings at Convivial House. Talking to locals they begin to put together a picture of events happening in the two Quintons. Richard remains at the house overnight and has a vision of the hungry darkness lying to the north. Eventually they begin to piece together a picture of the sinister events surrounding Bradbury House and the grove which lies upon its grounds.

Tomorrow City (Session 1 of 2) Lowell Francis runs for Bryan, Cale P, Jo Lene, and Robyn Choi The first half of a two-part series of Tomorrow City, a new dieselpunk TTRPG from Osprey. We set up characters, jump into the action, and afterwards give the crew their new assignment.

Tomorrow City (Session 2 of 2) Lowell Francis runs for Bryan, Cale P, Jo Lene, and Robyn Choi The second half of a two-part series of Tomorrow City, a new dieselpunk TTRPG from Osprey. Our heroes develop, reject, and settle on what could loosely be called a plan. We spend some time with the characters before they execute their dangerous mission-- where nothing goes exactly as hoped.

Godbound: Sundered Cycles (Session 27) Lowell Francis runs for Dan Brown, Ethan Harvey, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack In the aftermath of their defeat of the Angels, the pantheon considers what to do with Neeharik and the nation of Geznya as a whole. Ransom and Ivesro work to calm and organize the citizenry, and then look to the wild sorcery schools. Darius begins to find their place in all of this. Threadless constructs on several levels. Tasos tries to organize his found family and begins to extends the dreamscape.

Against the Monster Andrea Rick runs for Madelancholy, Robbie Boerth, and Sabine V. A story game about a monster hunt, the good of the monster, and the monstrosity of the hunters (currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter). We hunt a ghost in a desert and muse about loss, rage, and memory.

Godbound: Sundered Cycles (Session 28) Lowell Francis runs for Ethan Harvey, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack The pantheon looks to decide on next steps, as we see each god interact with NPCs and more. Ransom meets with representatives of the allied pantheon and extends his dominion. Tasos speaks with a scholar of souls and anoints his feline followers. Darius decides to build a shrine and looks to get interns. Threadless decides to build a dragon, or an angel, or both.

Star Wars Saturday

Fellowship: A Fellowship in Rebellion Rich Rogers runs for Cody Eastlick, Greg G., Kae, Steven Watkins, and Tyler Lominack

Off-Calendar Highlights

Trophy Dark: The Forbidden Archives (Session 1 of 2) Madelancholy runs for David S., Gabriel Robinson, Robyn Choi, and Tentacle Duck (Sandra) Knowledge hunters seek to enter the lost Azure Archives, doing terrible things to find out where it is, and most likely delving deeper in their own darkness to capture the secrets within.

Trophy Dark: The Forbidden Archives (Session 2 of 2) Madelancholy runs for David S., Gabriel Robinson, Robyn Choi, and Tentacle Duck (Sandra) Interconnected, secrets revealed by the Azure Archives making more demands of the intruders than they can steal away. Who will survive but be forever changed, and who will be lost, never to leave the Archives?

[n64retro]

Mother 2 / EarthBound

Ape, Inc. / HAL Laboratory / Nintendo Super Famicom / SNES 1994 / 1995

[dimpletheheck]

Mr. Qi doodle 🌌

I just wanted to make a lazy lil sketch but uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh yeah-

I'd drink that purple snake milk-

(Transparent version⬇️)

[vintagerpg]

Ever think to yourself that the lack of a giant ape in X1: The Isle of Dread was a real missed opportunity? Never fear, Gygax has you covered with WG6: Isle of the Ape (1985).

This is essentially a reenactment of King Kong in D&D form (for better and worse — as the cover implies, the module retains many of the film’s negative stereotypes [in fairness, this cover is an improvement on 1984’s X8: Drums on Fire Island]). Oonga is the name of the biggest and meanest of the apes, though several lesser gargantuan apes inhabit the isle. There is a giant wall, just like the film, and there are dinosaurs, including the magical tyrannosaurs rex that lives in a pool that is also a portal that leads to a region of the ethereal plan warped by the thoughts of an insane mage. Wait, that’s not in King Kong…

So, yea, the module is slightly weirder than the movie. The isle is actually a demi-plane that is accessed through Tenser’s castle (though originally the entrance was in Gygax’s Castle Greyhawk dungeons). The plane was created by the mad wizard Zagyg to safeguard an important magical weapon, which Tenser would like to retrieve so it can be used against Iggwilv in a looming confrontation. There’s a taste of that confrontation at the end, as the party needs to ferry the Crook of Rao through a battle between daemons and angels at the very end (the module is suggested for characters level 18 and above, the highest level Gygax ever wrote for and one of the highest for D&D ever). That’s the only taste players got of the looming confrontation between good and evil in Gygax’s Greyhawk, though, because WG6 is one of the last things he wrote before being forced out of the company.

[vartian]

Arisen is the god of cloth and stitch, of sweat and heat. Hail to thine almighty Toe Beans.

[cityofsinsvegasrp]

Welcome to Sin City...

Founded in 1905 by two vampires and two humans, the city was intended to grow into a green oasis in the desert but throughout the years had grown into the entertainment and gambling capital of the world we know today. Vegas is a city full of prosperity and that is happily shown to the rest of the world, but what the rest of the world doesn't know about is the fanged population that rules large portion of Viva Las Vegas.

While there have been struggles in the past among the two species, the humans and vampires now live in peace among each other to let their city of lights thrive in the best way possible. Or at least, they try.

When you have one specie that is the hunter and one that is the hunted, tensions are inevitable.

Everyone is welcome in this crazy, neon lit desert city but the question that remains is...

Will you be a sinner, or a hero?

Come grow with us, join us here!

[animal-planet-rp]

Set in the year 2157, Animal Planet imagines a world not unlike our own where animals reign over all and humans have become little more than beasts. Reduced to household pets, scientific test subjects, and slave labor. As talk of rebellion hits the capitol city however, it seems that challenge to the new world order has finally come

Animal Planet is an original futuristic RP heavily inspired by the Planet of the Apes franchise. Newly reopened with an optional app, and no word count, there’s a million reasons to join the fight.

https://reignoftheapes.proboards.com

[liannaedgelord]

Our episode of @partyofonepod just dropped. It's a quietly tragic story about love, addiction, and baseball. Give it a listen? I'm really proud of how it came out!

[midnightcmedia]

Four prisoners find themselves loosed upon a dying world. What is it that awaits them out there? Angels? Devils? Men? The first episode of 30 Candles is out now at Rolling Midnight wherever you listen to podcasts!

Art by Addie Lillard

[noomzu]

[open-hearth-rpg]

Open Hearth Video Roundup - March 15, 2024

Welcome to the weekly Open Hearth Gaming video roundup!

These recorded sessions represent only a portion of the games we play every week, and anyone is welcome to join the fun! If you'd like to play in games like these, join our Playabl community and click on the "Calendar" tab to sign up for upcoming games. To browse our entire library of session videos, please visit our YouTube Playlists page.

Discussions, Panels, and Seminars

Talking Hard Moves, Costs & Consequences Lowell Francis A community event talking about GMing and playing hard moves, managing costs, and balancing consequences for PbtA, Forged in the Dark, and other storygames.

Open Hearth Gaming Calendar

#Rich Kid Problem$ (Session 1 of 2) Donogh runs for Madelancholy, Sabine V., and Thomas Manuel Our kids show that they have 'more money than sense' by throwing around their influence, time and money like there’s no tomorrow. Alen, the offspring of powerful black marketeers works with Delilah, the scion of old money to float a new must-experience party boat. Leo, the mid-child of a Novae Rich family does his best to help them out while Zara, the fledgling of a military dynasty aims to sabotage!

#Rich Kid Problem$ (Session 2 of 2) Donogh runs for Madelancholy, Sabine V., and Thomas Manuel Our kids know that, when you hit rock bottom the best thing to do is get out the kanji-hammers and keep digging! Alen attempts to prise away their cousin Vladimir from Zara’s embrace, but this doesn't quite go to plan and there is serious blowback on the way! Leo and Delilah continue to grow closer but there’s a surprising fly in the ointment...

AKA: The Transponder (Session 2 of 2) Donogh runs for Anders and Jonathan With our agent Carter off the grid in Baikonur it falls upon the conspirator JC to push through the deal. But handler James finds him an altogether different prospect. Meanwhile the boss Robert wonders who he can trust (if anyone)...

Pulp Cthulhu: Dark Passage (Session 1) Lowell Francis runs for Horst Wurst, Paul Rivers, Puckett, and Will H We meet our heroes coming off of a job is Los Angeles which cost them dearly. They're called to San Francisco where they must board a cruise liner headed for Shanghai. Their task: locate the person who has taken possession of some stolen occult relics. But things turn nasty quickly with one person murdered and another vanished.

Pulp Cthulhu: Dark Passage (Session 2) Lowell Francis runs for Horst Wurst, Paul Rivers, Puckett, and Will H Further investigations aboard the Coolidge point to an occult murder-- but the truth may be more complicated than they first thought. What's the connection behind the artifact smuggling person they seek and the shape-changing sorcerous killer. And what is this music?

Monster of the Week: The Rockies (Session 7) Blake Ryan runs for Brandon Ungar, David Montgomery, Dom, and Grey Dodgy Deals Delivery

Monster of the Week: The Rockies (Session 8) Blake Ryan runs for Brandon Ungar, David Montgomery, Dom, and Grey Fickle Fey Fortune

Eotenweard: Tarham (Session 1) Alun R. runs for Dom, Dominik, and Pawel S. Cola the Hunter, Izold the Storyteller & Gwylog the Revenant arrive at the village of Tarham to find a settlement recovering from a recent attack. There's a disloyal warrior, a cowardly herder, a loyal outcast and an aging Lord. Then...carrion crows return along with the stench of death, shadows take on a life of their own, and there's 'something' out there in the dark...and bagpipes...

Godbound: Sundered Cycles (Session 30) Lowell Francis runs for Dan Brown, Ethan Harvey, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack The first half of a journey into the mythic plane-- the crossing of the threshold, a journey across the ocean of souls, and a challenge atop a mammoth lotus flower.

Trail of Cthulhu: Fearful Symmetries: Arc Two (Session 4) Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Paul Rivers, Sherri, and Will H Having made their made into the Bradbury estate-- the circle realizes the threat is both more dire and more immediate than they thought. After wrestling with various plans and consciences, they split up-- with Isabel and Richard trying to find Flora and the grove while Wilford and the Doctor try to see what they can do with Mrs. Bradbury and her impending delivery. Things do not go well. They go messily. Very messily.

Orbital (Session 1 of 3) Donogh runs for Mark and Puckett Discover our orbital, a strange place of crystals, fractal architecture & psychic warnings - the perils it faces: hunted star-crossed lovers from the War, a damaged warship seeking assistance, and something ancient stirring in the depths... Meet the orbital's residents: Cash Only - the Source of exactly what you're looking for, Rye - the Heart of a bar that epitomises the genuine warmth of the station, & Hemlock Pangolin - a Shadow on a secret mission to ensure the Orbital remains neutral ground a stoic hydroponics engineer who minds their own business.

Star Wars Saturday

Fellowship (Session 4) Rich Rogers runs for Greg G., Kae, Steven Watkins, and Tyler Lominack The fellowship dances and fights until they uncover an ancient artifact that will rock an entire world.

Fellowship (Session 5) Rich Rogers runs for Cody Eastlick, Greg G., Kae, and Steven Watkins The fellowship makes a difficult choice about the holocron of stillness and escapes Vuarlock for Dathomir.

Stars in the Dark: Stars in the Dark II (Session 2) Anders runs for Marc Majcher, Mark (they/them), Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins Strange Smugglers and Gamorrean Grapplers - Our stalwart spies follow their target(s?) and discover that not everything is as it seems. Also: Gamorrean wrestling! Hotwired speeder bikes! A traffic stop!

Stars in the Dark: Stars in the Dark II (Session 3) Anders runs for Marc Majcher, Mark (they/them), Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins Industrial Automaton Entanglements

Off-Calendar Highlights

The Between: Stars and Suns, Season Two (Session 5) Madelancholy runs for Jack, Sarah W., and Steph "A Tale of Two Parties" - New opening credits! 🎉 A little bit of chaos ensues when the Explorer and the Undeniable throw separate parties at Hargrave House. A sinister royal personage drops by. Come day, a demonic presence is reported at Kilborn Abbey, Ernest experiences time distortion, Dame Georgie talks to Mr. Figg, and Liat pressures the abbot for some answers.

The Between: Stars and Suns, Season Two (Session 6) Madelancholy runs for Jack, Mike, and Steph "For All Good Intent" - Sir Atticus returns from the Void with the help of a familiar friend, and returns to Hargrave House with Ragg in tow. Dame Georgie comes to an uneasy truce because of his new state, and Liat invites her fellow hunters to tea and oh-so-innocuous conversation.

[winterwarburton]

Best of the Summer Games Hype Train (Part 2: Demos)

I promised I'd talk about the demos I played during the Steam Next Fest last month and I delivered! 7 profiles on cool, new/upcoming games are up on the blog now. Go read!

Another summer is upon us, ushered in for us gamers by oodles of announcements, a slew of sales, and (my personal favorite) the return of the Steam Next Fest! As I mentioned in part 1 of this summer games shenanigan summary, I’ve had a very, very busy June (hence why this post is like 2 weeks late). Still, I did squeeze in some time to speed date some fresh, new demos as I do whenever a Next Fest…

[swaggerblonde]

Swagger Blonde Let's Plays Earthbound SNES CLassic Mini Part 2 Shark Attack

[verysharpfish]

If I had a nickel for every time ape joel mindlinked to a human animal hybrid race to adventure down into a weird ass cavern, I'd have two nickels, which is not a lot but it's weird it happened twice

[pickedpiper]

Actually to go off on my last post it gave me an idea: we need more content of the aftermath in the special ending like not only did Pablo survive but since the switch wasn’t turned off that means Zacharie, an Elsen that was hiding in one of the Zone 2 bunkers, and depending on your route, Sugar would all still be alive.

I wanna see more content about them wandering around the empty world together and just interacting with each other possibly add in the space apes too if the secret ending was achieved and have them all rebuild the world together.

[slime-showdown]

Slime of the day!

Every day until submissions close I want to have a "Slime of the day" depicting some of my favorite slimes from media in which I have consumed. :) Sorry if your favorite slime doesn't show up, that just means I either haven't heard of the media in which they are from or I haven't consumed it yet!

Day 4 is the slimes from Stardew Valley! This cozy little farming RPG came out in 2016 and has been in my heart since I bought it (I have it on like 2 systems and gifted it to someone as well) I LOVE their little faces and I love the slime hutches. :)

If you can guess who my favorite marriage candidate is I will personally make propaganda for your slime of choice hehe <3 (based on who guesses first)

Send your guess into my asks box on my profile (not anonymously) so I can keep track of them and promote who is correct! I will PM the first correct person to ask which slime they want propaganda on! :)

Also! don't send EVERY marriage candidate, I will only be counting your first 2 guesses! (So basically you only get 2 guesses to keep it fair)