Series 9.3 - Spire with Grant Howitt (Discussion)

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

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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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Ryan Boelter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)

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