{"podcast":{"title":"Around the Hearth","slug":"around-the-hearth-6854113","podcast_index_feed_id":6854113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/around-the-hearth","website_url":"https://aroundthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/XiPF12hwX_MvvRw4mzuOChmWyhpPwG3UXyF2kDbmPOk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iMWNl/NTMwMjJjN2U4ZDQ2/YmU4YmU4ODIzZTZj/ODBhNy5wbmc.jpg","author":"Open Hearth Gaming","episode_count":75,"summary":"Around the Hearth features discussion on a wide range of topics relevant to tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) featuring members of the Open Hearth Gaming Community. We talk games, gameplay, design, and the games being played at the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. Our online games are free and open to all! If you'd like to join the fun, visit openhearthgaming.com for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:19:47.023121+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113"},"episode":{"title":"A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 5 - Playing to Fail","slug":"a-different-kind-of-hex-ep-5-playing-to-fail","published_at":"2025-11-11T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113/a-different-kind-of-hex-ep-5-playing-to-fail","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/36819532","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/36819532/dd0ab357.mp3","summary":"Content Advisory: character death, ritual sacrifice Ian & 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 \"success\" in games, and what are the ways we can step outside that limit with agency? Wyllora’s Work: Art - https://www.artstation.com/wyllora Game Design - https://wyllora.itch.io/ Triangle Agency Holiday-themed Game Jam! - https://itch.io/jam/time-and-a-half Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Our info: email: adifferenthex@gmail.com music: https://lloydeaves.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-kind-of-hex","meta_description":"Content Advisory: character death, ritual sacrifice Ian & José are joined by Wyllora to explore what it means to fail in an RPG, and why we might want…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4403,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/around-the-hearth-6854113/episodes/a-different-kind-of-hex-ep-5-playing-to-fail/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113/a-different-kind-of-hex-ep-5-playing-to-fail.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}