Around the Hearth

Love, lust, friendship, strong attachment-- the emotional beats which support drama and play. In this community talk, we consider romance in TTRPGs: running it, playing it, planning it. Drawing on experiences we explore break ups, cool mechanics, the line between system and play, objects of affection, good romance GM moves, and more. This is part of our Open Hearth series of community RPG talks.

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Eyes on the Prize
Girl by Moonlight
Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Apocalypse Keys
Star Crossed
Good Society
Masks
Urban Shadows
Pasión de las Pasiones
Escape from Dino Island
Apocalypse World 3e
Hearts of Wulin
DIE Rpg
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