Best Fearful Symmetry Podcasts (2024)

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Fearful Symmetries: Arc Two S12 (Finale) 2:20:44

12d ago2:20:44

2:20:44

The magicians finally move to face Portmore. But they discover a darker secret at the heart of their enemy's estate-- a threat to Albion and England. To stop it, one of them will have to pay the ultimate price. This is a session of an ongoing Trail of Cthulhu quarterly of Pelgrane Press's campaign framework, Fearful Symmetries-- a game of warring m…

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True Crime This Week - June 14, 2024 25:09

1h ago25:09

25:09

This week: Michael Proctor is the worst detective, Judge Ural Glanville gets caught, Sally Hook survivors graduate, Katelyn Markham's killer may get probation, Aiden Hale's diaries are leaked, and more! Further Reading: https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/06/12/karen-read-trial-trooper-michael-proctor-admits-he-dehumanized-read/ https://apnews.c…

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Godkiller (5 of 12) 2:07:24

1d ago2:07:24

2:07:24

Wal is a guest in Lord Basphamel's palace, but is she really free to leave - does she want to? What is this God hiding, and what will Wal do when she discovers it? **** GODKILLER: First Blood Edition is a holypunk PbtA (Powered by the Apocalypse) game for one player, the Godkiller, and one Game Master, the god of gods. Together, the two of you will…

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Episode 286: Laugh and the World Laughs With You 2:12:47

4d ago2:12:47

2:12:47

David and Tamler dive into the mysteries at the heart of Park Chan-wook’s deeply disturbing masterpiece "Oldboy" (2003). An ordinary man, Oh Dae-su, is imprisoned for 15 years in an old, windowless hotel room. After being abruptly released Oh Dae-su embarks on a mission to discover why he was imprisoned and to get revenge on the man who did it. But…

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Girl by Moonlight: Danger! Unexploded Spell (Session 1) 2:53:24

1d ago2:53:24

2:53:24

We begin with a little bit of series set up: figuring out our character's base and its surroundings. We then move into the first cycle of play: the first obligation phase followed by the first set of downtime actions. We get a sense of the pressures on our protagonists and their web of interactions. You can pick up the playset here: https://bit.ly/…

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True Crime This Week - June 7, 2024 23:15

7d ago23:15

23:15

This week: Rex Heuermann charged with two more murders, Italy is still obsessed with Amanda Knox, the Karen Read trial gets crazy, Gabby Petito's mother speaks at CrimeCon, Hunter Biden works well on crack, Michael Mosley is missing, and more! Further Reading: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/06/us/gilgo-beach-killings-rex-heuermann-indictment/index.htm…

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Imperium Maledictum: Plausible Deniability (Session 3) 2:27:37

3d ago2:27:37

2:27:37

The group returns to their patron and receives their rewards. They take some time to regroup following their endeavor. Then van Grunt assigns them a challenging mission: disrupt the archeological expedition of a rival, without killing them or revealing van Grunt's involvement. As an added wrinkle, they must recruit persons from the Leagues of Votan…

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Urban Shadows 2E: S8 2:12:38

4d ago2:12:38

2:12:38

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMt6WcOiQc8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Urban Shadows 2E: S7 2:18:32

4d ago2:18:32

2:18:32

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOo_giKe1bQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Urban Shadows 2E: S6 2:27:29

11d ago2:27:29

2:27:29

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDeV4UuJqY0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Urban Shadows 2E: S5 2:24:13

4d ago2:24:13

2:24:13

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDiJMFnr7Wo ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Urban Shadows 2E: S4 1:28:48

4d ago1:28:48

1:28:48

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMG27yQy8x0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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Girl by Moonlight: Danger! Unexploded Spell (Session Zero) 1:59:17

5d ago1:59:17

1:59:17

Session Zero- series setup and character creation for Girl by Moonlight using the Danger! Unexploded Spell series playset. it is a campaign of magical defenders and a city under siege. In DUXS drafted unacceptable mages protect their city from arcane air raids and bombings while trying to survive and create a community. You can pick up the playset …

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Girl By Moonlight: Divine Engines Session 13 2:28:40

9d ago2:28:40

2:28:40

The penultimate session and the final mission. The fate of the Bastion will be decided. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com. Check out our podcast channel at https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/ You can support my channel and website at https://www.patreon.com/ageofravens For more …

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Episode 285: On Culture and Agriculture 1:25:44

10d ago1:25:44

1:25:44

It’s an old-school episode as David and Tamler dive into some intriguing research on the origins of cultural differences. Two neighboring communities in communist China were assigned to be wheat farmers and rice farmers. Seventy years later, the people in the rice farming communities showed signs of being more collectivist, relational, and holistic…

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Imperium Maledictum: 3 Cycles from Retirement (Session 3) 1:43:24

15d ago1:43:24

1:43:24

The town of cultists finally pulls back the curtain, threatening to strap the Tech Priest into their sacrificial device. With Octus out tracking down heretics, the other three have to take on mobs, a leader, and a psyker mutant. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com. Our audio version of these e…

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Silent Falls - Bump in the Dark: They That go Down to the Sea in Ships (7 of 7) 2:29:38

15d ago2:29:38

2:29:38

This is part of a new series, prequel to a series of Alice is Missing & Monsterhearts 2 & sequel to the subsequent series of A Town Called Malice. The Pact check out They That go Down to the Sea in Ships Thrilling, gritty, and utterly human, Bump in the Dark is a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of people who’ve dedicated their lives to hunt…

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Hearts of Wulin: Three Mountains, One Heart S5 (Finale) 2:44:38

11d ago2:44:38

2:44:38

The group considers their next steps in dealing with Peerless Zhelan, as our Fox Spirit has a vision. Da Ming discovers a betrayal at the heart of his school while heartless lets loose not one but two dragons. It all leads to a deadly confrontation as the cultivator schools battle in the streets. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you ca…

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Skin Deep 57:33

17d ago57:33

57:33

While questioning his commitment to his marriage, a man makes a grave decision. Music by CO.AG For access to my audiobook, go to patreon.com/acephale Merch: acephalehorrorfiction.com/store Instagram: @acephalehorrorfiction Twitter: @jeffwalkersdead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Godkiller (4 of 12) 2:09:44

19d ago2:09:44

2:09:44

Newbridge is reeling from the revelations of Wal's actions, but when she wakes from her ordeal it seems that things are changing for the worse already in the town - will Wal cut and run again, or make a stand? **** GODKILLER: First Blood Edition is a holypunk PbtA (Powered by the Apocalypse) game for one player, the Godkiller, and one Game Master, …

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SWS Fellowship Finale 2:34:52

13d ago2:34:52

2:34:52

Fellowship is a game for 3-6 players about going on an adventure, in the same vein as Lord of the Rings or Wakfu or Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. The system is loosely based on the Apocalypse Engine. In Rebellion is an expansion book for Fellowship. The Empire is an alternative to the Overlord playbook. Rather than stop an evil over…

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True Crime This Week - May 24, 2024 23:33

22d ago23:33

23:33

This week: Police close in on Connecticut River Valley Killer, a psychedelic retreat leaves one man dead in Australia, police ID a new victim of Herb Baumeister, fugitive Ian Thomas Cleary arrested in France, the FBI investigates crimes related to Mica Miller, Rex Heuerman's house is searched again, and more! Further Reading: https://www.theguardia…

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Eotenweard: The Growing Dark (Session 3) 2:36:12

15d ago2:36:12

2:36:12

Alun R facilitates a final session of 3 of Eotenweard (his own PbtA game in development) of Dark Age heroes protecting the innocent from a Darkness growing across the Old North. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/th.…

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Imperium Maledictum: Plausible Deniability (Session 2) 2:35:37

16d ago2:35:37

2:35:37

With one of the three targets located, the team questions the goon they captured, revealing the Fixer's plan to put them in harms way. Stymied when the try to find out answers at the prison, they call on their patron's influence to get info from the Administratum. This uncovers larger forces at play, leading them to a daring raid on an experimental…

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Imperium Maledictum: 3 Cycles from Retirement (Session 2) 2:17:43

17d ago2:17:43

2:17:43

The team deals with a group of cultists attacking their living quarters. In the aftermath, they follow them back to their nest in the woods, but they aren't the ones behind the Inquisitor's disappearance. They return to the town where a confrontation with the so-called witch reveals more about the situation. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Commu…

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Hearts of Wulin: Three Mountains, One Heart S4 2:41:29

18d ago2:41:29

2:41:29

Caught before the Cultivator gathering, the Fox reveals things to the Celestial and then manages a cover story. Ming Da brings his brother to ask for Flickering Breath's assistance, with consequences. Peerless Zhelan appears and a fight ensues. A Fox is captured, escapes, and then a bloodied body appears. Some of the threats have been unmasked and …

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Silent Falls - Bump in the Dark: They That go Down to the Sea in Ships (6 of 7) 2:23:50

18d ago2:23:50

2:23:50

This is part of a new series, prequel to a series of Alice is Missing & Monsterhearts 2 & sequel to the subsequent series of A Town Called Malice. The Pact check out They That go Down to the Sea in Ships Thrilling, gritty, and utterly human, Bump in the Dark is a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of people who’ve dedicated their lives to hunt…

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Godkiller (3 of 12) 1:33:36

20d ago1:33:36

1:33:36

GODKILLER: First Blood Edition is a holypunk PbtA (Powered by the Apocalypse) game for one player, the Godkiller, and one Game Master, the god of gods. Together, the two of you will weave a mythic, violent, and transformative tale about the only mortal in existence with the power to slay a god, rising against the challenges of the divine. Which god…

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Fearful Symmetries: Arc Two S11 2:31:43

20d ago2:31:43

2:31:43

The magicians close a deal with an ancient. They search through the city and neutralize the strange fruit left by Portmore's men. In exchange, the Ghoul Lord lets them into the Labyrinth beneath Winchester. But more trials lie ahead in the travel, their own magical consciences, and the foes they face at the end. And then Merlin's Prophecy comes tru…

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SWS: Fellowship 12 2:09:42

21d ago2:09:42

2:09:42

Fellowship is a game for 3-6 players about going on an adventure, in the same vein as Lord of the Rings or Wakfu or Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. The system is loosely based on the Apocalypse Engine. In Rebellion is an expansion book for Fellowship. The Empire is an alternative to the Overlord playbook. Rather than stop an evil over…

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True Crime This Week - May 17, 2024 21:14

22d ago21:14

21:14

This week: David Copperfield saws his reputation in half, a kidnapped boy is found alive nearly 30 years, DJ Akademiks accused of sexual assault, Dan Schneider is still a creep, middle school teacher arrested for triple murder, stop punching Steve Buscemi, and more! Further Reading: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/may/15/dav…

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Silent Falls - Bump in the Dark: Interlude (5 of 7) 1:20:13

23d ago1:20:13

1:20:13

This is an interlude session of our series of Bump in the Dark, prequel to a series of Alice is Missing & Monsterhearts 2 & sequel to the subsequent series of A Town Called Malice. Thrilling, gritty, and utterly human, Bump in the Dark is a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of people who’ve dedicated their lives to hunting and dealing with mo…

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Girl By Moonlight: Divine Engines Session 12 2:44:27

23d ago2:44:27

2:44:27

The group deals with the successful mission, but wonders what has happened to Team Arcturus. The learn of the events in this Sandahl's home dimension, where Radiant and their Engine Lyra killed everyone else. The Bishop reveals that Bastion cannot no long make warp jumps-- and now they must await the coming of the Leviathans. But things are happeni…

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Episode 284: Reel Choices 1:22:34

25d ago1:22:34

1:22:34

David and Tamler choose an episode topic that will define the identity and meaning of the Very Bad Wizards podcast going forward – our top 3 existentialist movies. Plus, you’re gonna be shocked to hear this, you might want to sit down, but there has been surprisingly little research on the metaphysics of puns. We look at a recent paper that remedie…

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Fearful Symmetries: Arc Two S10 2:11:33

24d ago2:11:33

2:11:33

The group heads south to Winchester to interfere with Portmore's plans. They meet with a strange figure who tells them of two kings in that city. The investigation leads them to Roman tunnels, an American Revival meeting, a local antiquarian and more. Also: Ghouls! This is a session of an ongoing Trail of Cthulhu quarterly of Pelgrane Press's campa…

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Imperium Maledictum: Plausible Deniability (Session 1) 2:17:21

24d ago2:17:21

2:17:21

We bring our character together with their patron, who assigns them the task to hunting down a trio of former starship crewmembers from an impounded ship. This takes them to a Hive World where they find foes already there before them... This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com. Our audio version of…

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Imperium Maledictum: 3 Cycles from Retirement (Session 1) 2:14:56

25d ago2:14:56

2:14:56

We get rolling on our short series of Imperium Maledictum, a ttrpg of WH40K rogues and agents. The group is tasked by their Patron to locate a wayward inquisitor on a remote Agri-Planet. But, of course, nothing is as it seems. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com. Our audio version of these epi…

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Godkiller (2 of 12) 2:10:54

27d ago2:10:54

2:10:54

GODKILLER: First Blood Edition is a holypunk PbtA (Powered by the Apocalypse) game for one player, the Godkiller, and one Game Master, the god of gods. Together, the two of you will weave a mythic, violent, and transformative tale about the only mortal in existence with the power to slay a god, rising against the challenges of the divine. Which god…

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Dragonbane (2) Smells like mean spirit 2:20:46

28d ago2:20:46

2:20:46

Dragonbane (2) Smells like mean spirit Fantasy tabletop Roleplaying Game Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tPVvyIyDJw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Open Hearth Gaming Community

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SWS: Fellowship 11 2:13:28

1M ago2:13:28

2:13:28

Fellowship is a game for 3-6 players about going on an adventure, in the same vein as Lord of the Rings or Wakfu or Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. The system is loosely based on the Apocalypse Engine. In Rebellion is an expansion book for Fellowship. The Empire is an alternative to the Overlord playbook. Rather than stop an evil over…

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True Crime This Week - May 10, 2024 28:24

1M ago28:24

28:24

This week: Everything you need to know about the Mica Miller case, Florida police shoot a guy on Facetime, Drake is totally not creepy, new details in Laken Riley's murder, a poison control doctor poisons his wife, the craziest story you've ever heard of, and more! Further Reading: https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article288383585.html …

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Pasión de las Pasiones: Esa Cantina Sucia Y Vieja (1/1) 2:32:49

1M ago2:32:49

2:32:49

@RichardRogersorklord has been running games set in the Star Wars universe for quite a few years now, a Saturday morning fixture called, appropriately enough, Star Wars Saturdays (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLccARXndpwfjZNRvzQks_YbH-x6opnheY&si=1RZTe_Ymo-zLk9sR). Over the past couple of years, others have joined in on the fun with a Star War…

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Eotenweard: The Growing Dark (Session 2) 2:38:49

1M ago2:38:49

2:38:49

Alun R facilitates a 2nd 0f 4 sessions of Eotenweard (his own PbtA game in development) of Dark Age heroes protecting the innocent from a Darkness growing across the Old North. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/th..…

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Imperium Maledictum: Plausible Deniability (Session 0) 1:20:43

1M ago1:20:43

1:20:43

We do set up, safety discussion, patron creation, and character creation for our short series of Imperium Maledictum, a ttrpg of WH40K rogues and agents. This is part of Open Hearth Gaming Community, you can find out more at openhearthgaming.com. Our audio version of these episodes can be found here: https://playingatthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/…

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