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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Of Hearth & the Harrowing has made it to Copper Best Seller in 18 days! I'm beyond proud and super thrilled. Thanks to everyone that helped us get here. Now let's see if we can make it to Silver!

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

You never know what lurks in the dark, best to bring a strong light. Available now, Of Hearth & the Harrowing is an indie tabletop roleplaying game of fantasy survival horror set in a world of muskets and magic. incharactergames.com/buy-now #musketsandmagicrpg #brp #grimdarkfantasy #indiettrpg

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I made an OSR inspired, BRP based game of dark fantasy survival horror in a world of muskets and magic: inchractergames.com

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I made an OSR inspired, BRP based game of dark fantasy survival horror in a world of muskets and magic: inchractergames.com

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I made an OSR inspired, BRP based game of dark fantasy survival horror in a world of muskets and magic: inchractergames.com

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Come meet Estra the witch, and other premade characters for Of Hearth & the Harrowing! Available for download from our website. Use these characters as examples or let your players pick from them if they don't have the time to create one. Of Hearth & the Harrowing available on DriveThruRPG & Amazon.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

New color version of this art piece by @fluffydumplin.bsky.social. I really love this piece due to how well it fits the setting and the aesthetic.

A ruin drawing and colored by Erin Lamoreux. Sun shines through the clouds, and the ruin looks to be a cathedral with a graveyard in front of it.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

In "Of Hearth & the Harrowing" there is always stuff to do around the Hearth. If heroes aren't too busy on expeditions out into the wilds to rescue survivors, how will they spend their time? Find out more at incharactergames.com A new art piece by @fluffydumplin.bsky.social

A group of heroes works around the settlement known as the Hearth. One carries a large bag and has wood strapped to his back in a barrel. Another carries a barrel, while the third has a shovel in hand.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Another quick paint job last night. Mini by Beastarium. I used to do a lot of slap chop. Especially for quick paints. I’m trying something new to me. Prime black. Build up in brown and tan instead of grey and white. Then do base and glazing. Plus inks. Etc. the new thing is building up the browns

A cultist miniature painted in brown. Miniature by Beastarium.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Some painting this week... including BFG, one of my favorite out of print GW games.

Cultist with tombstone for armor carrying a skull staff.

Dark Angels Heresy Era Battle Fleet Gothic Fleet

Dark Angels Heresy Era Battle Fleet Gothic Battle Barge

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I love this new piece by @fluffydumplin.bsky.social for our indie TTRPG 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing'! Its flow across the page feels very dynamic. The stance of the arcanist leaning back and sideways to the target really gives the character a dynamic feel.

Page layout for indie TTRPG 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing' showing an arcanist firing magic from one page to the other. She is leaned back and firing sideways holding her other hand up. She is wearing a jacket and vest.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

New blog post up on the nature of corruption in 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing', the upcoming indie TTRPG I'm working on. "That is when you know a mechanic works, when its story and its gameplay work so well together." www.incharactergames.com/post/nature-... Art by @fluffydumplin.bsky.social

A corrupted rat with tentacles. Art by Erin Lamoreux for the TTRPG 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing'.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

It’s been many, many weeks, but finally got to playtest my indie TTRPG ‘Of Hearth & the Harrowing’ for the first time in a really long time. It was so much fun and also really juiced my love of this game and its potential! Great time with great friends. Can’t wait to get back to editing and layout.

Playtest setup for playing a ttrpg online. Discord, foundry, and the manuscript all up.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Just a friendly little alchemist whipping up something friendly. Surely it will be helpful. Right? Art by @fluffydumplin.bsky.social For indie fantasy survival horror TTRPG I'm working on 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing'.

A halfling alchemist cooking up something. Art by Erin Lamoreux for 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing' indie fantasy survival horror TTRPG by Jared Twing.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Hi, thanks for the space! I'm Jared. Was a contract writer for Chaosium, Modiphius, and Cubicle 7 and more. Now Indie designer. Currently work: 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing' a survival fantasy horror game that mixes some BRP, some OSR, with some hex crawling and base building. incharactergames.com

Cover of upcoming indie TTRPG, 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing' with four heroes facing outward toward the viewer, a dwarf wielding a musket and shield, a crossbow wielding elf, a human armored warrior, and a halfling witch.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Getting ready to start something new. Lighting and other setup complete. Gee, what could it be? Yes. It is related to my indie TTRPG ‘Of Hearth & the Harrowing’.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

New page spread coming together, with new art piece by @fluffydumplin.bsky.social ! 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing' is moving along, its not super fast, but it is a marathon, not a sprint.

Page layout for Skill Competency for 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing'

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

New adventures for Imperium Maledictum. Including one written by me! Now out digitally. Coming to print soon.

Cover of the imperium Maledictum adventure book, Voll Adventures.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Hard to get a good shot… just a decoration. Not a sharp sword.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I'm really enjoying Dune: Awakening... if anyone is playing it or wants to play together, always looking for people to group up with that I know. If you like the idea of Conan: Exiles on Arrakis, this is your jam.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Was taking trash out. When I went by the pool saw this little guy clinging to the side of the bench. Fished him out, stuck him in a box and drove down to the neighborhood retention pond to free him. There I met this lovely couple and the larger turtle they were rehoming from their pool. Too funny.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I got bored of Kanban statuses like 'To Do', 'On Hold', 'In Progress' and 'Done' so I changed my Trello list for my indie ttrpg project to 'Quest Board', 'Imprisoned', 'Journeying', and 'Quest Turned In'. It's goofy and I usually sneer at gamification of things, but this one makes me happy.

Trello Kanban Board with tasks for Of Hearth & the Harrowing indie TTRPG w lists for Quest Board and Imprisoned.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Still banging away on 'In the Shadow of the Southwall' the first region supplement for 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing', my indie TTRPG. Based on BRP rules from Chaosium this game is like what if Dragonbane and Pendragon rules were crossed with Soloman Kane and Sleepy Hollow. I can't wait to share more.

Region map for 'In the Shadow of the Southwall' for 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing' TTRPG.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

At Emerald Tavern playing Museums the board game with friends. It’s a big one that we love.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Happy Saturday. Already up working on cleaning the pool (more, its been a long process due to rampant algae bloom I did not get ahead of in time). Anyways, I'm gonna sit down and work a little bit on "In the Shadow of the Southwall", my region supplement I've started crafting for my indie ttrpg.

WIP Map of the Region for "In the Shadows of the Southwall"

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

We call Boo a meerkat because she does this all the time. Stands up and chirps at you to try and get you to pick her up. What’s funny is she then plants her forepaws on your chest and pushes out as far as she can. She doesn’t want down but does not want to be against you. She is a weird little cat.

Grey cat sitting up with its front paws off the ground.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Wyrmspan for Father’s Day. I’ve not played Wingspan but I really like this one. But as a fantasy geek of course I do. You get to collect dragons! While playing I think to myself this needs an RPG where you get to be a dragonologist. Of course I thought that. Being a designer is a curse sometimes. :P

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Thanks for the space! I'm currently in the post writing and playtesting/layout and gathering art phase for the core book for 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing'. Think Shadowdark or Dragonbane and Pendragon had an illegitimate baby set in the era of Solomon Kane then add in village crafting & base building.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

The party would not have survived this one, but luckily a hag seeking revenge on them felt they had better uses than dragonfood. Lest you think me too nice. They all self stabilized through death saves. I did not patch them up or save any of them. #dnd

Battlemap for D&D strewn with various miniatures.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

At ChupacabraCon 2025 in San Marcos, TX. Gets a little bigger each year. Great con. Great people. Great games. Happy to be here testing and showing off ‘Of Hearth & the Harrowing’! Come say hi if you see wandering around.

Jared and Chango the chupacabra at ChupacabraCon

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I finished the first revision of the layout for the 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing' rulebook tonight. It is missing a TON of art, but it feels really good to have it to this point. At least all the placeholders are in for where the art goes, which will help working with the artists. #ttrpg #indie #brp

Layout page for 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing' including an image of the titanic corruptor monster.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Three fireballs went off (exploded gunpowder barrels) when a burning hands was cast into two of them. This was the scene after, at the end of the session. Dragonkin (and a dragon) surround the party. Will they make it out? I can’t wait to find out if they escape or it ends up yet another TPK.

D&D battlemap of a ruined fort and a bunch of minis set up in the middle of a battle.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Wife and I playing Jaipur. It is one of our favorite two player games.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

And so it begins. Just getting started figuring out trade dress, styles, etc. “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” #ttrpg #indie #writing

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Couple of games of Dominion today. I won the second game. Got smashed the first game. Second game, 53 points. Fun times.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

At my local pub/FLGS Emerald Tavern yesterday and I found my book on the shelf! I know I look goofy, but I was happy to see it and a whole shelf of @chaosium.bsky.social goodness. Several of which I have writing credits on. Fun times.

Jared showing off Order of the Stone by @chaosium, which he wrote, at a local game store, the Emerald Tavern.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Taking a break from writing and system diagrams to do a bit of yard work, tree trimming, etc. My amazing wife has created an oasis in our backyard over the years.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

My cat Rosie looks like she is just done. Same Rosie. Same.

Cat on the arm of a leather recliner splitting or splayed out.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Great playtest for 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing'my #indie #ttrpg based on Chaosium's #brp rules. We tested rules changes from ChaosiumCon 25, and things went really well. Some suspicious monks were encountered (that some con players will recognize). Figured out a couple small rules tweaks. Good stuff.

An online session for 'Of Hearth & the Harrowing' playtest, showing the alpha covers of the core rules and gamemaster guide, the map inside of foundry and our discord.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

My house is always #boardgames on big holidays. Today it is Ticket to Ride. A classic.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Someone told the anoles it was wrestlemania. I watch these things all the time. This the first time I’ve seen the males fight. I did notice they both had scarred muzzles. Now I know why. At one point is full on clamped down flipping each other over. Was really neat to watch.

Two large male anoles fighting on the side of a brick house.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Booting back up FFXIV after a small break. I mostly play this to play with @teawithsunny.bsky.social. The MSQ can be soooo good, but I'm in one of the many really slow parts, so instead we will be running roulettes for giggles. Never did get into crafting or housing in this game. I should. #ffxiv

Hyur Midlander in FFXIV, dressed in Dark Knight gear, lvl 82

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Ok. I will probably go back and key it. And maybe add furnishings. But for tonight I’m calling this done and going to bed. It was way bigger than it needed to be for the exercise. Now it will get a name and go into ‘Of Hearth & the Harrowing’ as an adventure site. #cartography #ttrpg

20+ room dungeon map created in Procreate.

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

At @chaosium.bsky.social Con 2025, the "Of Hearth & the Harrowing" pregen that caused the most trouble/best roleplaying was Tomas. His constant need to find a drink/his ability to both persuade people but also be a bit of a rogue got the group in so much trouble. Art by @fluffydumplin.bsky.social

Tomas Gruene - pregen character
Man with a rapier in one hand a pistol in the other, a long sailor coat thrown over his shoulders
Art by Erin Lamoreux

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Jared Twing - “Of Hearth & the Harrowing” @jaredtwing.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Last game for me for Chaosium Con 2025. Four great games for ‘Of Hearth & the Harrowing’. Lots of great fun and tons of tweaks I want to make with the game. Can’t wait to share this with everyone. It’s really coming together. To all my players this weekend, thank you so much! #ttrpg #indie #writing

Six gamers and a gamemaster after playing ‘Of Hearth & the Harrowing’.

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