Story Games – Details, episodes & analysis

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Story Games

Heart of the Deernicorn

Leisure

Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 10

Welcome to Story Games, a podcast about tabletop role playing games. We are the minds behind Heart of the Deernicorn, a story game workshop, publisher, and distributor based out of Olympia, Washington. Our focus is on GMless, narrative driven TTRPGs. Listen along with us as we play games, talk to game designers, discuss gaming news, and much more.

Logo Illustration: Taylor Dow

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - games
02/07/2026
#85
🇬🇧 Great Britain - games
01/07/2026
#62

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BONUS EPISODE: BFF The Golden Years Game Session

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 • Duration 46:26

KICKSTARTER FOR BFF: THE GOLDEN YEARS
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rosscowman/bff-the-golden-years

Today we are so excited to bring you our newest Heart of the Deernicorn game, BFF: The Golden Years! This is just a prototype, it still has some work left to be done. If you want to help support our new game, follow us on Kickstarter to learn more!

Momo, Calliope, and Lo all become old ladies with wildly different personalities. Watch us as we become total menaces to society at the local zoo!

Check us out!
Heart of the Deernicorn:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/
TikTok:
@deernicorn https://www.tiktok.com/@deernicorn
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/deernicorn/
Twitter:
https://x.com/hotdeernicorn
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartofthedeernicorn

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Episode 9: Fall of Magic Game Session pt 5

Episode 9

Thursday, June 25, 2026 • Duration 01:43:15

Welcome back to Fall of Magic, a GMless tabletop role playing game. Today, Momo, Bloom, and Cruz continue their adventure to return magic to the world. Join us as we explore the Deepway, meet a new animal demigod, and rock on.

Get a copy of Fall of Magic for yourself through our website:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-revised-edition/?v=0b3b97fa6688

Check us out!
Heart of the Deernicorn:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/
TikTok:
@deernicorn https://www.tiktok.com/@deernicorn
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/deernicorn/
Twitter:
https://x.com/hotdeernicorn
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartofthedeernicorn

Logo Artwork:

Taylor Dow

Music Intro/Outro:

Kendl Winter

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Episode 8: Fall of Magic Game Session pt 4

Episode 8

Thursday, June 18, 2026 • Duration 01:36:30

Welcome back to Fall of Magic, a GMless tabletop role playing game. Today, Momo, Bloom, and Cruz continue their adventure to return magic to the world. Today we encounter new, fun horrors and get a huge lore drop. Also we go upside down through a waterfall into Purgatory, but it's fine. Don't worry about it.

Get a copy of Fall of Magic for yourself through our website:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-revised-edition/?v=0b3b97fa6688

Check us out!
Heart of the Deernicorn:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/
TikTok:
@deernicorn https://www.tiktok.com/@deernicorn
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/deernicorn/
Twitter:
https://x.com/hotdeernicorn
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartofthedeernicorn

Logo Artwork:

Taylor Dow

Music Intro/Outro:

Kendl Winter

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Episode 7: Fall of Magic Game Session pt 3

Episode 7

Thursday, June 11, 2026 • Duration 01:42:53

Welcome back to Fall of Magic, a GMless tabletop role playing game. Today, Momo, Bloom, and Cruz continue their adventure to return magic to the world. Today we meet Fawn's chaotic family and witness more than enough horrors to last a lifetime. Still pretty cool stuff, though.

Get a copy of Fall of Magic for yourself through our website:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-revised-edition/?v=0b3b97fa6688

Check us out!
Heart of the Deernicorn:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/
TikTok:
@deernicorn https://www.tiktok.com/@deernicorn
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/deernicorn/
Twitter:
https://x.com/hotdeernicorn
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartofthedeernicorn

Logo Artwork:

Taylor Dow

Music Intro/Outro:

Kendl Winter

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Episode 6: Fall of Magic Game Session pt 2

Episode 6

Thursday, June 4, 2026 • Duration 01:10:19

Welcome back to Fall of Magic, a GMless tabletop role playing game. Today, Momo, Bloom, and Cruz continue their adventure to return magic to the world. Along the way, they discover some really interesting things about the world around them. And seriously, how cool was that battle scene at the end there?

Get a copy of Fall of Magic for yourself through our website:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-revised-edition/?v=0b3b97fa6688

Check us out!
Heart of the Deernicorn:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/
TikTok:
@deernicorn https://www.tiktok.com/@deernicorn
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/deernicorn/
Twitter:
https://x.com/hotdeernicorn
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartofthedeernicorn

Logo Artwork:

Taylor Dow

Music Intro/Outro:

Kendl Winter

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Episode 5: Fall of Magic Game Session pt 1

Episode 5

Thursday, May 28, 2026 • Duration 01:49:29

Welcome to Fall of Magic, a story driven GM-less tabletop role playing game where we set off on a grand adventure to find out why Magic is Dying. Join Momo, Bloom, and Cruz in this first episode of a many session campaign.

Get a copy of Fall of Magic for yourself through our website:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-revised-edition/?v=0b3b97fa6688

Check us out!
Heart of the Deernicorn:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/
TikTok:
@deernicorn https://www.tiktok.com/@deernicorn
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/deernicorn/
Twitter:
https://x.com/hotdeernicorn
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartofthedeernicorn

Logo Artwork:

Taylor Dow

Music Intro/Outro:

Kendl Winter

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Episode 4: Interview with Viditya Voleti

Episode 4

Thursday, May 21, 2026 • Duration 48:36

Today I got to sit down with game designer and creator of A Land Once Magic, Viditya Voleti. We talk about his game, a collaborative fantasy world building game where you and your friends create a unique fantasy world together. We also chat about fantasy, common tropes, the importance of creativity, and much more.

Get a copy of A Land Once Magic for yourself through our website:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/a-land-once-magic/?v=0b3b97fa6688

Check us out!
Heart of the Deernicorn:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/
TikTok:
@deernicorn https://www.tiktok.com/@deernicorn
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/deernicorn/
Twitter:
https://x.com/hotdeernicorn
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartofthedeernicorn

Check out Viditya Voleti here:
https://vidityavoleti.itch.io/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vidityavoleti/

Logo Artwork:

Taylor Dow

Music Intro/Outro:

Kendl Winter

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Episode 3: A Land Once Magic Game Session

Episode 3

Thursday, May 7, 2026 • Duration 01:20:59

Today in the Heart of the Deernicorn game studio we sit down to play A Land Once Magic, a collaborative, conversational worldbuilding game by Viditya Voleti. Momo, Bloom, Shawn, and Avery create a fantastical world together that sits upon the back of a giant moth. Shh, don't ask too many questions.

Get a copy of A Land Once Magic for yourself through our website:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/a-land-once-magic/?v=0b3b97fa6688

Check us out!
Heart of the Deernicorn:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/
TikTok:
@deernicorn https://www.tiktok.com/@deernicorn
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/deernicorn/
Twitter:
https://x.com/hotdeernicorn
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartofthedeernicorn

Logo Artwork:

Taylor Dow

Music Intro/Outro:

Kendl Winter

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Episode 2: Interview with Elliot Davis

Episode 2

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 37:59

Today I got to sit down with Elliot Davis, creator of the tragic storytelling card game The Time We Have. We talk about emotional storytelling, zombies, and the importance of playing difficult games like this.

This video contains SPOILERS for The Time We Have

Get a copy of The Time We Have through our website here:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/the-time-we-have/?v=0b3b97fa6688

Check us out!
Heart of the Deernicorn:
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/
TikTok:
@deernicorn https://www.tiktok.com/@deernicorn
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/deernicorn/
Twitter:
https://x.com/hotdeernicorn
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heartofthedeernicorn

Check out Elliot Davis here:
https://www.moreblueberries.com/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/moreblueberries/?hl=en
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@moreblueberries

Logo Artwork:

Taylor Dow

Music Intro/Outro:

Episode 1: The Time We Have Game Session

Episode 1

Thursday, April 9, 2026 • Duration 01:21:41

SPOILERS! This video contains spoilers for the ending of the game The Time We Have. If you do not want to see spoilers, skip this episode!

Content warnings:
Death
Illness
Zombies

Today we are playing The Time We Have, a tragic storytelling game by Elliot Davis. This is a beautiful game that I genuinely feel very fortunate to have played, even if it packed a few very emotional gut punches.

Logo Artwork:

Taylor Dow

Music Intro/Outro:

Kendl Winter

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