Around the Hearth

Open Hearth Podcast Ep 16: Ars Magica, Long Campaigns & Modern Supers

March 31, 2026·47 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this episode of the Open Hearth Podcast, host Lowell Francis (edige23) once again talks with a couple of community members about their recent gaming. This time we have veteran community couple Tyler and Patrick. We talk preparations for an upcoming Ars Magica campaign and how it fits with past campaigns, the challenges and joys of long-running story campaigns, and the intersection of current events and modern superhero gaming. We finish up with some of the things we've been digging recently. May the Fourth: Star Wars Minicon 2026Ars Magica Manager Tyler's YouTubeFind out more about the Open Hearth Gaming CommunitySupport us on Patreon!Our actual play podcast can be found hereFollow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpgBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpgMastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp    00:00 Introduction01:40 Patrick & Ars Magica16:22 Tyler & long-running story campaigns29:33 Lowell & the challenges of modern supers games40:52 Giving Me Life

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