160 episodes

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.

Sword of Symphonies Peach Garden Games

    • Leisure
    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

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.

    Afterschool Wonderland

    Afterschool Wonderland

    DId you know that if you squint, I Came Here to Win can be used to play a Halloween party that goes horribly wrong?

    • 45 min
    I Came Hell to Ween

    I Came Hell to Ween

    DId you know that if you squint, I Came Here to Win can be used to play a Halloween party that goes horribly wrong?

    • 55 min
    They Were Once (Season Two Episode 56)

    They Were Once (Season Two Episode 56)

    In an enormous nest lined with soft tawny feathers, the Prince of This Island sits, knees drawn close to their chest, watching the sea. They close their glassy black eyes and begin to hum, rocking side to side as the sounds of the waves beat a backing track against This Island’s stony beach. It brings back a pleasant memory.
    “You will come to understand” the Prince repeats out loud. They can’t help but wonder if this prophecy has come true for their visitor.
    A storm is brewing in the distance. The Prince cannot hear its voice, but they know it has a powerful will and a mind of its own.
    The Eagle comes home to his roost, and the Prince moves aside to make room for his huge, warm body.
    At the end, all we have is one another.
    Welcome to Sword of Symphonies.
    Original music by Kathleen~!
    You can find the Heroic Discord here!

    • 45 min
    They Were Once (Season Two Episode 55)

    They Were Once (Season Two Episode 55)

    “I understand this must be confusing,” says the soft little human in the robe, and the Ambassador in Pearl hates that thought. “It is not.” She moves her head, and she can feel the movement ripple down the cloak of javelins covering her back. Any one of them would end this uncomfortable encounter.
    “Ah. My apologies for assuming. But, it’s about time you and I discussed the terms of your agreement with us, right?”
    “Is it?” She has no sense of time. Some of the humans in the robes seem to know this, and some do not.
    “Let’s. May I start by asking what it is you want?”
    She casts her gaze back at the Mountain, where her kin writhe and slither over a world too crowded for them.
    “To be left alone.”
    She looks back at the human, whose expression has changed. From what, and into what, she couldn’t say. Whatever this little creature is feeling, she thinks, it had better include fear.
     
    Welcome to Sword of Symphonies.
    Original music by Kathleen~!
    You can find the Heroic Discord here!

    • 48 min
    Mausoleum of Mischief (Season Two Episode 54)

    Mausoleum of Mischief (Season Two Episode 54)

    The Emerald Duchess approaches the city of Stageport, surrounded by a flurry of daemons. She takes the first step from the soft grass of the Veldt onto the fabricated stone roads of this gray world. A cloud of poison whirls around her, and her very breath is plague.
    The sky above her is darkened, and amid the thump of massive wingbeats, the Clocktower Baroness herself descends from the sky to land on the road, face proud and tail lashing. Any humans nearby flee to their homes.
    The Baroness will protect this city.
    Not out of obligation, or necessity, or obsession.
    Out of love.
    Welcome to Sword of Symphonies.
    Original music by Kathleen~!
    You can find the Heroic Discord here!

    • 41 min
    Mausoleum of Mischief (Season Two Episode 53)

    Mausoleum of Mischief (Season Two Episode 53)

    The Ambassador in Pearl stops in her tracks, and her hounds circle in close to her as everything in the clearing becomes still.
    "There you are. Do you have a moment?”
    She turns to see a human, one of the ones in the robes that comes to talk to her sometimes. He is small and slow and soft and round at the edges. This one is unarmed, but they aren’t always. Someone else’s daemon follows at his heels. The sight is disgusting, but somehow she swallows her irritation.
    “What do you want?”
    “The same as always. Just to talk. Are you all right?”
    The Ambassador looks at the Mountain. From here, she can hear the cries of her despised kin.
    But something is missing in her heart. She can feel it. The primal hatred that has always driven her is waning like a silver moon.
    And this little human, this tiny creature, knows it.
    Welcome to Sword of Symphonies
    Original music by Kathleen~!
    You can find the Heroic Discord here!

    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

1up Podcasts ,

A true cast of friends and storytellers

This show has everything you are looking for in a story: humor, companionship, adventure, intrigue, and worldbuilding. I enjoyed how each character works to create a bit of the world alongside the GM rather than just the GM dictating what the world is. I especially enjoyed the episode where the players are telling stories around a campfire and make up legends about their world, with little interruption from the GM.

You can also tell, as the story goes on, that the players are really friends outside of the game. There is a sense of companionship and trust that is conveyed through the stories being told. Everyone brings their best effort to the story being told and the listener is all the better for it.

10/10 would recommend!

Biohaserd ,

Great show with a different tone

A lovely show with a great, low-key vibe and using a custom system, very different feel from any D&D actual play. More holistic and environmental feeling. The players also give it their all, nothing quite like it I’ve found, and I looked!

Dorcastick ,

Can’t wait for season 2!

This is an excellent show highlighting a wonderful game. Heroic Chord has such a warm and fuzzy feeling to it, and the cast has such a wholesome energy. The narration is always so evocative, and the music never fails to impress. The Cat’s Cradle episodes are just as good, full of great insight.
Can’t wait for Season 2!

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