October 15, 2018

Series 9.3 - Spire with Grant Howitt (Discussion)

59 minutes

Welcome to the final episode in the 9th series! On today’s episode, we sit down with Grant Howitt, co-creator for Spire, to discuss how character creation went for this amazing game!

Announcements:

Strata Kickstarter: It's here! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/strata-a-spire-rpg-sourcebook

AcadeCon: http://www.acadecon.com

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Guests and Projects:

Grant Howitt: @gshowitt (https://twitter.com/gshowitt)

Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gshowitt

Old Website (Including articles about player advice): http://lookrobot.co.uk/games/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:01:50 - Re-Introductions

00:04:10 - D20 for your thoughts? | How did Grant get his introduction to RPGs and Design?

00:06:46 - Grant’s personal character creation process.

00:09:03 - How does character creation in Spire stack up to other games?

00:15:01 - How does the process of character creation set a player’s expectations for playing?

00:19:51 - What are the flaws of character creation in Spire?

00:21:36 - Grant goes on an important tangent with Amelia

00:24:56 - How balanced are the different character types in Spire?

00:28:43 - How are NPCs created in Spire?

00:32:32 - How would our group gel together in a typical Spire session?

00:35:47 - How well does Spire allow for character development?

00:40:46 - Take it up a level!

00:48:02 - Should you have advancement in mind during character creation?

00:51:55 - Final thoughts?

00:52:47 - Episode Closer

00:55:10 - Outtakes

00:56:19 - Show Blurbs!

Game systems and materials discussed in this episode:

Spire by Rowan, Rook and Decard

Spire RPG: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/spire-rpg/

Other games by Grant:

https://rowanrookanddecard.com/shop/

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)

Clip 1: Revolution Now (Instrumental) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/The_Simple_Life_Part_1/JoshWoodward-TSL-NoVox-105-RevolutionNow) by Josh Woodward (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/)

Clip 2: Babylon Shall Fall (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Simon_Mathewson/Some_dance_tracks/Babylon_Shall_Fall_1438) by Simon Mathewson (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Simon_Mathewson/)

Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)

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