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Heart Points Heart Points
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A one-on-one actual play podcast co-hosted by a married couple with a focus on lighthearted play. Diana and Zack are just two nerds and teachers who like to spend time in fantasy worlds together. We never squabble over rules, except when we do.
Catch up with Season 1 of our Dungeon World campaign in the setting of Segurança, a diverse plains city beset by internal power struggles and devils at the gates.
New episodes every other Monday.
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Hungry Gnoles Eat the Rich — A Quick Dip in the Canal
Hungry Gnoles Eat the Rich is on Kickstarter now!
http://bit.ly/hungryzine
Today Zack is joined by some of his good friends and fellow roleplayers to show off the new edition of his game Hungry Gnoles Eat the Rich. Hungry Gnoles Eat the Rich is a 2-stat roleplaying game of chaos and community, in which hyenafolk fight against an oppressive monarchy to free their island city. Join Iji, Ertuch, and Fjarki as they find ways to get into trouble and help their neighbors, and check out the Hungry Gnoles Kickstarter now!
Thank you to In Love With a Ghost for the use of their song "Chilling at Nemu's Place," off of the album Healing. -
Best of Heart Points: Volume IV
This is volume IV of the best of Heart Points.
Additional music from Bug Catching by Emily A. Sprague. -
Best of Heart Points: Volume III
This is volume III of the best of Heart Points.
Additional music from Bug Catching by Emily A. Sprague. -
Best of Heart Points: Volume II
This is volume II of the best of Heart Points.
Additional music from Bug Catching by Emily A. Sprague. -
Best Of Heart Points: Volume I
This is volume I of the best of Heart Points.
Additional music from Bug Catching by Emily A. Sprague. -
Bloodgold 41 - Walking Onward
With Yonder saved, the adventurers return to the city to prepare for the road ahead. Merrin says goodbye to an old friend and looks forward to the day she can return to the peace and quiet of her farm.
Additional music from Resolution by Wayne Jones, Distant Lands by Hanu Dixit, and Verve by Benjamin Martins.
Customer Reviews
Charming Actual Play
Hosts Zach and Diana create such a warm and inviting show.
They depict RPG play in an honest way while weaving compelling stories. And there are just enough tangental conversations about holidays, Portugal, and whatever else peppered around the games to let the audience feel connected to the pair.
This is a show where you don’t feel like an audience. You feel like you’re sitting at the table with the hosts, making friends.
Wholesome AF
Are you looking for a show with unique worldbuilding and delightful characters, that also happens to be adorable and wholesome AF? Then Heart Points is a must listen. Zach and Diana have amazing chemistry and weave beautiful stories together. From the Segurança campaign to many playful one-shots, you’re guaranteed to have a very, very nice day.
Chemistry and honesty
Listening to a married couple play tabletop is magical! It's often incredibly hard to get across how it feels to play a game with only one other person. People look at you like you asked to eat their wallet. "Can you do that?", they ask, confused.
Heart Points not only spins wonderful, vivid stories in many tabletop systems. But also gets across what it actually feels like to play them. To be the only two people in a room, telling a story together. There's laughter, pauses, and nervousness. But also brilliant moments, intensity, and inspired creativity. It's what I love about tabletop roleplaying.
I started with the recent Halloween special and have been slowly making my way through the rest. If you want to hear what it's like with just two people, I think you should too.