Series 20.3 - Heart with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor [Designers] (Discussion)
Channel: Character Creation Cast
Date: 20/07/2022

In the final episode of series 20, and we welcome back Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor, designers of Heart, to talk about the character creation process, their hopes for the game, and the reasons behind the design choices they made. Amelia also gets to talk about jello and sand again.

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Guests and Projects:
Grant Howitt @gshowitt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gshowitt
Patreon: https://patreon.com/gshowitt

Chris Taylor @TheMaddigan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMaddigan

Rowan, Rook and Decard @RowanRookDecard
Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RowanRookDecard

Hearty Dice Friends @HDFpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HDFpodcast
Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/hearty-dice-friends-podcast/

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:05:19 - Introductions
00:06:31 - D20 For Your Thoughts 
00:06:51 - Chris’s start in games
00:08:33 - How did you decide what kinds of characters to put in Heart?
00:18:37 - The Jello to Sand Continuum
00:24:35 - Specific character options
00:28:51 - Lessons learned from Spire
00:38:47 - What does the process of character creation tell us about the game?
00:46:57 - Potential flaws
00:51:34 - Points of pride
00:53:46 - Changes from Spire
01:00:40 - FAN FIC TIME
01:09:47 - Take It Up A Level
01:10:31 - How do characters change?
01:21:42 - Grant’s plugs
01:22:32 - Chris’s plugs
01:23:51 - Closer
01:25:21 - Show Blurbs (System Mastery)
01:26:11 - Outtakes

Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Hearty Dice Friends (old) podcast theme song (https://rowanrookanddecard.com/hearty-dice-friends-podcast/)
Clip 2: Hearty Dice Friends (current) podcast theme song (https://rowanrookanddecard.com/hearty-dice-friends-podcast/)
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/)

Games discussed this episode:
Heart
Kickstarter: September 17th!

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