Podcast Episodes

Open Hearth Podcast Ep 11: Smallville, Flying Circus, Mythomorphosis

Episode 28

In this episode we cover a wide range of games old and new. Host Lowell Francis is joined by Rich Rogers (+1 Forward, Hit the Streets) and Jay Brown (Diceology, Life: Indomitable).

Smallville
Flying C…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Talking Hearts of Wulin

Episode 27

Be sure to check out the Hearts of Wulin Bundle of Holding running through Wednesday July 23rd, 2025.

This is an edited and cleaned up version of a talk Lowell Francis, designer and co-writer on Hear…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Talking Horror: Running & Playing Horror TTRPGs

Episode 26

Horror as a genre can be a great tool to use in your ventures in GMing horror games, but horror movies aren’t the only place to pull from. You can pull from many forms of media including books and re…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 2 Villains & Vigilantes

Episode 25

In this second episode of Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History, hosts Jay Brown and Lowell Francis look at Villains & Vigilantes, the superhero rpg that broke the genre open. We go over what the gam…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Open Hearth Podcast Ep 10: Night Witches, Fathom, Impossible Landscapes

Episode 24

In this episode we talk recent gaming and look at some really interesting and intense games.  Host Mike Minutillo is joined community members Gwen Marshall  and Ethan Harvey. 

Night Witches: https://w…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Talking World Building, Collaboration & Beyond

Episode 23

A recording of a talk by Lowell Francis about handling world building and collaborative elements. This session was part of Shared Hearth, the Open Hearth Gaming Community free ttrpg weekend. 

In this …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 1 Superhero 2044

Episode 22

In this first episode of Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History, hosts Jay Brown and Lowell Francis look at Superhero 2044, arguably the first supers role-playing game. We go over what the game is, it…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 3 - Setting & Following Character Goals

Episode 21

Ian & José are joined by Marc Majcher to discuss how we develop & pursue both in- and out-of-character aspirations. What makes a goal, and how can having one drive play? Along the way we talk about h…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Open Hearth Podcast Ep 9: Sprigs and Kindling, Defy the Gods, Star Wars Microscope

Episode 20

In this episode we talk recent gaming and look at two really interesting projects.  Host Lowell Francis (edige23) is joined community members Amanda Mullins (iamatrex) and Chrys Sellers (Hectic Elect…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Talking Supers: Running, Playing, Hacking Superhero TTRPGs

Episode 19

Part of the Open Hearth series of seminars, discussions, and workshops. Rich Rogers (Hit the Streets, +1 Forward) and Lowell Francis (Hearts of Wulin, Gauntlet Podcast, Open Hearth Podcast) talk all …

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago