{"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":"Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 7 Mutants & Masterminds","slug":"roll-for-origin-supers-ttrpg-history-ep-7-mutants-masterminds","published_at":"2026-02-24T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113/roll-for-origin-supers-ttrpg-history-ep-7-mutants-masterminds","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/bdc6a376","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/bdc6a376/8d8ad084.mp3","summary":"Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History looks all four editions of one of the most important modern supers TTRPGs, Mutants & Masterminds . Jay and Lowell talk about the core elements of the game-- what has remained the same and how the powers system has shifted over time. They then cover the publication history of the game and how each edition rolled out, followed by talk about how M&M has dealt with media, genres, and a few IPs. The episode then wraps up with a general discussion, where *spoilers* Lowell talks about why this has become his favorite trad-leaning supers game and his most embarrassing convention story. Mutants & Masterminds 4e Kickstarter (running through March 5, 2026) The Play Fearless Greatest Crits Zine Kickstarter (Jay's project running through March 1, 2026) Muses of Play (Mad Jay and Sarah Doom's new podcast project) Mutants & Masterminds System Guide for 3e RPGs I Like: Mutants & Masterminds, 2e (Part One) RPGs I Like: Mutants & Masterminds, 2e (Part Two) If you dig this series, please rate, review, and subscribe. Jay's the author of By Aecer’s Light , The Clockwinders for Fate , Cortex Prime's Supers , and a contributing author on Pathfinder’s Mwangi Expanse , Trophy Gold, Hit the Streets: Defend the Block , and the upcoming Lifted: Indomitable RPG , a supers game about everyday folks with extraordinary powers in a tech-aggressive world. Check out Mad Jay's work at Play.Fearless and at the Diceology Podcast . Lowell is the designer and co-author of Hearts of Wulin . He's the ENnie-winning creator of the Age of Ravens blog and community manager for the Open Hearth Gaming Community. You can find Lowell's work on YouTube , on Itch.io , and on DriveThruRPG. Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patr…","meta_description":"Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History looks all four editions of one of the most important modern supers TTRPGs, Mutants & Masterminds . Jay and Lowel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3042,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/around-the-hearth-6854113/episodes/roll-for-origin-supers-ttrpg-history-ep-7-mutants-masterminds/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/roll-for-origin-supers-ttrpg-history-ep-7-mutants-masterminds.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}