Read, Play, Game

What lies beneath even the Heart? Our discussion of the game, of course!Want to try out the game yourself? Check out the publisher's website where you can buy Heart: The City Beneath as well as all the other games published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard.If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygameTheme song is "Do You Really Wanna Know?" by Captain Qubz

As proximity to the Heart grows closer, our delvers could not be further apart. What would you give up to get your own heart's desires?Want to try out the game yourself? Check out the publisher's website where you can buy Heart: The City Beneath as well as all the other games published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard.If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygameSongs used in this episode:War Chant by Kadir DemirEvent Horizon by SPEARFISHERDuality by Kyle PrestonThe Return of the Gladiator by Kadir DemirMigration Routes by Kadir DemirEvidence by Kadir DemirMemory and Forgetting - Cello Version by SPEARFISHERKiss of Death by Kadir DemirThe Journey by Cesare PastanellaHeart: The City Beneath is a horror game with a lot of dark and potentially upsetting imagery and topics. Here are some content warnings we'd like to make you aware of before the descent:-Frequent mention of a range of body horror including dismemberment and consumption of flesh.-Occasional mention of bees.-Occasional mention of vomiting-Body horror including breaking of bones and limbs

As a haven falls apart around our delvers, they’re forced to reckon with the heart of their issues—and what they’ll sacrifice to solve them.Want to try out the game yourself? Check out the publisher's website where you can buy Heart: The City Beneath as well as all the other games published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard.If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygameSongs used in this episode:Migration Routes by Kadir DemirCartel by Kadir DemirKings Table by Kadir DemirThe Gallant Men by Kadir DemirSacred Mountain by Shahead MostafafarHeart: The City Beneath is a horror game with a lot of dark and potentially upsetting imagery and topics. Here are some content warnings we'd like to make you aware of before the descent:-Frequent mention of a range of body horror including dismemberment and consumption of flesh.-Occasional mention of bees.-Occasional mention of vomiting-Body horror including breaking of bones and limbs

Rest up for a moment while we learn about the city of Ghorryn and argue about a lot of rules.Want to try out the game yourself? Check out the publisher's website where you can buy Heart: The City Beneath as well as all the other games published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard.If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygameSongs used in this episode:Mother Scent by Kadir DemirMigration Routes by Kadir DemirHeart: The City Beneath is a horror game with a lot of dark and potentially upsetting imagery and topics. Here are some content warnings we'd like to make you aware of before the descent:-Frequent mention of a range of body horror including dismemberment and consumption of flesh.-Occasional mention of bees.-Occasional mention of vomiting

SPOILER WARNING: We discuss things that happened in our Heart - Play (Part 1) episode, so if you haven't listened to it yet we would recommend doing that first!We wanted to include our discussion on character progression without interrupting the narrative flow of the game. So we're adding it as a bonus episode!Our characters get a couple new abilities... but mostly we descend into a bit of madness ourselves.

Our team of delvers sink deeper into the cavernous abyss as they try to the elusive question answer: what really is The Heart?Want to try out the game yourself? Check out the publisher's website where you can buy Heart: The City Beneath as well as all the other games published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard.If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygameSongs used in this episode:Poets Word Shijin No Kotoba by Kadir DemirBetween Light and Shadow by Fabien FustinoniDancing in the Sand by Kadir DemirCesare Pastanella by MorHeart: The City Beneath is a horror game with a lot of dark and potentially upsetting imagery and topics. Here are some content warnings we'd like to make you aware of before the descent:-Frequent mention of a range of body horror including dismemberment and consumption of flesh.-Occasional mention of bees.

Be sure you pack enough Supplies so you can Echo our advice in your Mind as you prepare to seek your Fortune without shedding any Blood while you descend with us into the mysterious Heart.Want to try out the game yourself? Check out the publisher's website where you can buy Heart: The City Beneath as well as all the other games published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard.If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygameTheme song is "Do You Really Wanna Know?" by Captain QubzHeart: The City Beneath is a horror game with a lot of dark and potentially upsetting imagery and topics. Here are some content warnings we'd like to make you aware of before the descent:-Frequent mention of a range of body horror including dismemberment and consumption of flesh.-Occasional mention of bees.

Illustrator, TTRPG Designer, and Captain-Of-Niche-Ships Ira Prince joins us to chat about designing a fake marriage RPG (and to banter about our problematic faves).Want to try out the game yourself? Check out https://iraprince.itch.io/ where you can buy Eyes on the Prize as well as all the other great games designed by Ira! You can also support You are Beheld, a queer collective of game designers featuring Ira's work, at https://youarebeheld.itch.io/.If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygameTheme song is "Do You Really Wanna Know?" by Captain QubzGames and creators referenced by Ira throughout the episode:marn silverman (house, alone with the fucked up guy looking at you): https://marns.itch.io/garfield +- you: https://dannymakesrpgs.itch.io/garfield-plusminus-youdueling fops of vindamere: https://crankshaftconstellation.itch.io/fopslike skyscrapers blotting out the sun: https://speakthesky.itch.io/like-skyscrapersorchidelirium: https://aethercorpgames.itch.io/orchidelirium-volume-one-expedition-rulesriverhouse games: hot gay bro dragons, let these mermaids touch your dick maybe https://riverhousegames.itch.io/SAPPHICWORLD: darlingdemoneclipse https://darlingdemoneclipse.itch.io/sapphicworld-dream-ashcan