Cozy roleplaying in a haunted post-apocalypse.
Join Cobb, Tissa, and Penelope as they travel the pastoral continent of Amylte and try to help the world heal from the mistakes of its war-torn past.
Sword of Symphonies is the award-winning Actual Playtest of Heroic Chord, led by designer Cat McDonald and played by their excellent friends.
Last night, two wanderers in an echoing cavern made quiet conversation in a blur of cloth and promises.
Last night, an artist and a soldier had a long conversation.
Last night, for eight little ones, t…
Hundreds and hundreds of years ago, a wanderer came to the mouth of the Silver River. It was an empty, peaceful place then, full of the echoing cries of seabirds and the soft waves of a river that gl…
Longer ago than it feels sometimes, a wanderer set off to find the voice in her head. A decade ago, a lost traveller was returned to her family. A year ago, a village survived a drought thanks to an …
This week, Kersten’s computer is an idiot, Cat’s immune system is a failure, and Nick and Kathleen take the helm! Let’s talk about behind-the-scenes stuff!
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Four hundred years ago, in a fishing village just out of reach of the jungle, a creature came in a woman's guise, to demand tribute with sweet words in a resonant voice. The villagers, unable to keep…
Every now and again, when the tide is low and the moon gives her permission, a low whistle like a mournful flute echoes over the mouth of the Silver River. When it does, citizens shut their doors, lo…
It has been said for generations that the town of Celres holds a secret. Generations ago, when a Noble demon was driven from the city, a great treasure was left behind. It awaits, they say, anyone wi…
One week ago, the ironclad Westbreaker set out on her voyage away from the dazzling tropics of Hushwave City for harsher climes northwest. Her inventor began work on deciphering her prize, the ancien…
This week, it’s a Cat’s Cradle! This week, we talk about Edge Successes, why they are the way they are, and why we love coming between a rock and a hard place.
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Countless years ago, lifetimes ago, lives ago, eras ago; a screaming, a question, a countless years' silence, a question unanswered, an asker unheard. All water, all salt, all moving roaring surge - …
Two years ago, the remnants of the shattered Glacier legion, now absorbed into another, began work on their most ambitious mission - to reclaim the shores of the Wastes. To do this, they commissioned…
On a high plateau decorating the sacred Origin Island, where, centuries ago, a great temple once stood, there is now a ruined garden. Here, ans here alone, grows the flower that, it is said, stirred …
About twenty years ago, a little girl wandered into the Veldt to see the ruins. When a gallant Infiltrator came to her rescue, her heart was ensnared, not by her daring hero, but by the artificial so…
It's time for another Cat's Cradle! In this episode, Cat answers some questions about the magic in Heroic Chord, how it works, how it used to work, and why it is the way it is.
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About twenty years ago, a little girl wandered into the Veldt to see the ruins. When a gallant Infiltrator came to her rescue, her heart was ensnared, not by her daring hero, but by the artificial so…
Over one hundred years ago, a lone exile toiled in a dark
basement, over reams of paper and models of various sizes and levels of
intricacy, trying to see which parts would move, and which would anchor…
Over one hundred years ago, as a warm tropical rain lashed at the beaches of Hushwave City, a ship pulled away from the docks on the beginning of its doomed journey. An exile watched from the shore, …
Over one hundred years ago, the Deilith Volcanic Sceafing bade its ally the coral spirit to swallow of the proud merchant ship Beryl Green and all its cargo, and cast them to the bottom of the sea. B…
One hundred years ago, the proud ship Beryl Green sailed out of Hushwave city on its way north, to Rhimehold. It was near the coast, perhaps nearer to the coast than it should have been, when it was …
This is Cat’s Cradle, a side-show that, at least this once, contains 0 Legend of Dragoon jokes!
Kersten and Kathleen, guided by our usually-friendly game designer, design an NPC for Nick to deal with.…