Open Hearth Gaming Community
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Managed by Lowell Francis aka edige23 designer for Hearts of Wulin. An online ttrpg community focused on indie rpgs, storygames & other ttrpgs-- with a commitment to safety and inclusivity.
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Oddfolk, to me, was love at first sight. It's very charming and very, very clever.
The curious, playful, and intentionally unfinished Oddfolk left @newmadras.bsky.social completely charmed.
Oddfolk is the most fun you can have with four lines
Warning: can cause game design.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Oddfolk, to me, was love at first sight. It's very charming and very, very clever.
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The Power Fantasy is simply one of the best explorations of moral philosophy (aka normative ethics) in comics. Check out my ethics primer and introduction to the series:
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Kudos to @kierongillen.bsky.social and @casparw.bsky.social for this outstanding series!
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Kudos to @kierongillen.bsky.social and @casparw.bsky.social for this outstanding series!
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Power Fantasy is simply one of the best explorations of moral philosophy (aka normative ethics) in comics. Check out my ethics primer and introduction to the series:
comicphilosophy.com/index.php/20...
Kudos to @kierongillen.bsky.social and @casparw.bsky.social for this outstanding series!
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Kudos to @kierongillen.bsky.social and @casparw.bsky.social for this outstanding series!
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 14: Going for Broke, Grimwild, Band of Blades
Michael D. & Alun R. join Lowell to talk about the ups & downs of "funny" games, a modern approach to traditional fantasy & facing down what feels like inescapable doom.
#ttrpg
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Michael D. & Alun R. join Lowell to talk about the ups & downs of "funny" games, a modern approach to traditional fantasy & facing down what feels like inescapable doom.
#ttrpg
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Around the Hearth | Open Hearth Podcast Ep 14: Going for Broke, Grimwild, Band of Blades
In this episode host Lowell Francis is joined by Michael D. and Alun R. to talk about the ups and downs of
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November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Open Hearth Podcast Ep 14: Going for Broke, Grimwild, Band of Blades
Michael D. & Alun R. join Lowell to talk about the ups & downs of "funny" games, a modern approach to traditional fantasy & facing down what feels like inescapable doom.
#ttrpg
aroundthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/episodes/ope...
Michael D. & Alun R. join Lowell to talk about the ups & downs of "funny" games, a modern approach to traditional fantasy & facing down what feels like inescapable doom.
#ttrpg
aroundthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/episodes/ope...
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The US wasn't the only country to pin an entire moral panic on tabletop RPGs. We spoke with players in Brazil and Spain about their own bookbound boogeymen.
The Other Satanic Panics
How RPGs become scapegoats for murders across the world.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The US wasn't the only country to pin an entire moral panic on tabletop RPGs. We spoke with players in Brazil and Spain about their own bookbound boogeymen.
Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 3 Paranoia
We bow in abject obeisance Friend Computer and the incomparably perfect TTRPG Paranoia from West End Games and then Mongoose. We talk about what it is, gaming history, our experiences playing & general thoughts about the game.
#ttrpg
We bow in abject obeisance Friend Computer and the incomparably perfect TTRPG Paranoia from West End Games and then Mongoose. We talk about what it is, gaming history, our experiences playing & general thoughts about the game.
#ttrpg
Around the Hearth | Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 3 Paranoia
Note: we had some audio issues with this recording (apologies)! In our third episode of Roll for Mutation, a look at the history of Post-Apocalyptic TTRPGs, we bow in abject obeisance Friend Comput...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 3 Paranoia
We bow in abject obeisance Friend Computer and the incomparably perfect TTRPG Paranoia from West End Games and then Mongoose. We talk about what it is, gaming history, our experiences playing & general thoughts about the game.
#ttrpg
We bow in abject obeisance Friend Computer and the incomparably perfect TTRPG Paranoia from West End Games and then Mongoose. We talk about what it is, gaming history, our experiences playing & general thoughts about the game.
#ttrpg
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Also reminder that the Salvation Army uses your donations to bring ICE pizza:
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It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Also reminder that the Salvation Army uses your donations to bring ICE pizza:
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After 5 days, I've finally managed to answer everything in my AMA. This felt like less an Ask Me Anything and more an Ask Me Everything. Great to see so many people engaged.
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shahaf on League of Comic Geeks
AMA Announcement!!
Thursday, November 13th, Writer Kieron Gillen joins us for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on the League of Comic Geeks!
The three-time Hugo Award-nominated series is back this week with D...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
After 5 days, I've finally managed to answer everything in my AMA. This felt like less an Ask Me Anything and more an Ask Me Everything. Great to see so many people engaged.
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
100% this. Like, there are other choices-- let me know if you're using AI so I can make an informed decision to not buy your game. I'd go and play just older games, no sweat. If it was a franchise or series I dug, I'd be sad for a second and then drop it and move on.
Someone called me a liar for saying I wouldn't buy any new games if every game suddenly had gen AI content in it, as if old games don't exist. These people are Desperate.
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
100% this. Like, there are other choices-- let me know if you're using AI so I can make an informed decision to not buy your game. I'd go and play just older games, no sweat. If it was a franchise or series I dug, I'd be sad for a second and then drop it and move on.
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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35) Jessica Amanda Salmonson deserves more kudos.
As a writer, Salmonson's work is definitely a continuation of the WEIRD TALES tradition, including historical adventure fiction, S&S, horror, weird fiction, & poetry. Sadly, her peak of influence has passed, & not enough people read her now.
As a writer, Salmonson's work is definitely a continuation of the WEIRD TALES tradition, including historical adventure fiction, S&S, horror, weird fiction, & poetry. Sadly, her peak of influence has passed, & not enough people read her now.
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
35) Jessica Amanda Salmonson deserves more kudos.
As a writer, Salmonson's work is definitely a continuation of the WEIRD TALES tradition, including historical adventure fiction, S&S, horror, weird fiction, & poetry. Sadly, her peak of influence has passed, & not enough people read her now.
As a writer, Salmonson's work is definitely a continuation of the WEIRD TALES tradition, including historical adventure fiction, S&S, horror, weird fiction, & poetry. Sadly, her peak of influence has passed, & not enough people read her now.
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
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Fuck ChatGPT, Save Wikipedia
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Fuck ChatGPT, Save Wikipedia
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November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
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For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 5- Playing to Fail
Content Warning: character death, ritual sacrifice
Wyllora joins Ian & José to explore what it means to fail in RPGs & why we might want to do it on purpose. How do we define "success"? What are ways we can step outside that limit w/ agency?
#ttrpg
Content Warning: character death, ritual sacrifice
Wyllora joins Ian & José to explore what it means to fail in RPGs & why we might want to do it on purpose. How do we define "success"? What are ways we can step outside that limit w/ agency?
#ttrpg
Around the Hearth | A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 5 - Playing to Fail
Content Advisory: character death, ritual sacrificeIan & José are joined by Wyllora to explore what it means to fail in an RPG, and why we might want to do it on purpose. How do we define
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November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 5- Playing to Fail
Content Warning: character death, ritual sacrifice
Wyllora joins Ian & José to explore what it means to fail in RPGs & why we might want to do it on purpose. How do we define "success"? What are ways we can step outside that limit w/ agency?
#ttrpg
Content Warning: character death, ritual sacrifice
Wyllora joins Ian & José to explore what it means to fail in RPGs & why we might want to do it on purpose. How do we define "success"? What are ways we can step outside that limit w/ agency?
#ttrpg
Open Hearth Video Roundup - November 7, 2025
Collected videos from recent community games and our Shared Hearth Event. Includes sessions of great games like R'leyhwatch, Rapscallion, Toffet Station & more. Check the full post for link to audio versions & details on how to join in the fun!
#ttrpg
Collected videos from recent community games and our Shared Hearth Event. Includes sessions of great games like R'leyhwatch, Rapscallion, Toffet Station & more. Check the full post for link to audio versions & details on how to join in the fun!
#ttrpg
Open Hearth Video Roundup - November 7, 2025 — Open Hearth Gaming
Collected videos from recent Open Hearth Gaming Community games. This roundup includes sessions of great games like R'leyhwatch , Rapscallion , Toffet Station , and more. Check the full post for de...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Open Hearth Video Roundup - November 7, 2025
Collected videos from recent community games and our Shared Hearth Event. Includes sessions of great games like R'leyhwatch, Rapscallion, Toffet Station & more. Check the full post for link to audio versions & details on how to join in the fun!
#ttrpg
Collected videos from recent community games and our Shared Hearth Event. Includes sessions of great games like R'leyhwatch, Rapscallion, Toffet Station & more. Check the full post for link to audio versions & details on how to join in the fun!
#ttrpg
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Your town has deep secrets, terrifying monsters, unspeakable evils, a clandestine city council...and a public radio station!
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Your town has deep secrets, terrifying monsters, unspeakable evils, a clandestine city council...and a public radio station!
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
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Friendly reminder: If your flight gets canceled or massively delayed in the coming weeks and you booked directly with the airline, you are entitled to a refund, not just a voucher. But you have to decline any rebooked flight, credit, miles, or voucher they offer.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Friendly reminder: If your flight gets canceled or massively delayed in the coming weeks and you booked directly with the airline, you are entitled to a refund, not just a voucher. But you have to decline any rebooked flight, credit, miles, or voucher they offer.
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Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
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Catholic anti-feminist Leah Libresco in this article is Leah Sargeant of Cloven Pine Games. She co-wrote several indie RPGs like "Back Again From the Broken Land" and "The Great Soul Train Robbery." You might want to think twice before buying those #TTRPG s.
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Opinion | Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?
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November 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Catholic anti-feminist Leah Libresco in this article is Leah Sargeant of Cloven Pine Games. She co-wrote several indie RPGs like "Back Again From the Broken Land" and "The Great Soul Train Robbery." You might want to think twice before buying those #TTRPG s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
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If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
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Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
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Word. Aldi's has a deal to feed 10 for $40. The Target deal is 4 for $20. Not only is Aldi's better financially, it's not run by simpering ring-kissers.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Word. Aldi's has a deal to feed 10 for $40. The Target deal is 4 for $20. Not only is Aldi's better financially, it's not run by simpering ring-kissers.
corporate.aldi.us/newsroom/new...
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