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Dragon\'s Greed Gaming Presents - Heart: The City Beneath - The RhythmDragon's Greed Gaming Presents - Heart: The City Beneath - The RhythmHeart: The Rhythm - Interview with Grant HowittJust before we dive into our first episode of Heart: The Rhythm, our very own Goblin Supreme sits down with Grant Howitt of Rowan, Rook, and Decard to discuss this game as well as a few other topics. Grant Howitt is a renowned Game Designer and co-owner of Rowan, Rook, and Decard publishing. Famous for designing and authoring games such as: Honey Heist, Spire: The City Must Fall, Eat The Reich and many more. Music by Scott Arc find his work @ https://scottarc.bandcamp.com/Come visit us at https://www.dragonsgreedgaming.com/2025-03-2025 minDragon\'s Greed Gaming - RPG Actual Play SeriesDragon's Greed Gaming - RPG Actual Play SeriesHeart: The Rhythm - Interview with Grant HowittJust before we dive into our first episode of Heart: The Rhythm, our very own Goblin Supreme sits down with Grant Howitt of Rowan, Rook, and Decard to discuss this game as well as a few other topics. Grant Howitt is a renowned Game Designer and co-owner of Rowan, Rook, and Decard publishing. Famous for designing and authoring games such as: Honey Heist, Spire: The City Must Fall, Eat The Reich and many more. Music by Scott Arc find his work @ https://scottarc.bandcamp.com/Come visit us at https://www.dragonsgreedgaming.com/2025-03-2025 minMuffed MoviesMuffed MoviesHackers pt. 2 ft. Grant HowittThis episode was recorded on September 14, 2024 Cohost: Grant Howitt Host: Mark Soloff ________________________________________________ Mark's Live Comedy Shows (Muffed Movies Live & Other Shows) Instagram: @Mark_tries YouTube: @muffedmovies Tiktok: @muffedmoviespodcast #RedYoda Support the show: Patreon- Support Muffed Movies on Patreon to gain access to bonus content including longer, weirder episodes, + bonus audio content in the secret feed - Muffed Movies Plus! Visit the Muffed Movies YouTube Channel  Ko-Fi Threadless store  Hackers pt. 2 song ge...2025-01-3154 minMuffed MoviesMuffed MoviesHackers ft. Grant Howitt This episode was recorded on September 14, 2024 Cohost: Grant Howitt  Host: Mark Soloff #RedYoda ________________________________________________ For the latest Muffed Movies news, follow us on Instagram: @Mark_tries Support the show: Patreon- Support Muffed Movies on Patreon to gain access to bonus content including longer, weirder episodes of the main show, and bonus audio content in the secret feed - Muffed Movies Plus! Visit the Muffed Movies YouTube Channel  Ko-Fi Threadless store You can also check us out with your ey...2024-12-301h 16What Am I Rolling?What Am I Rolling?Bonus: Q&A with Grant Howitt and Matt Sanders on Rowan, Rook and Decard Megagames!Show NotesTo tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona chats to Grant Howitt and Matt Sanders from Rowan, Rook and Decard, the UK TTRPG company behind Spire, Heart and many more, about their experiences running specialised RPG megagames at conventions!Timestamps Intro: 00:00:10 Q&A start: 00:01:44 Outro: 00:42:32 Q&A Guest’s work & recommendations Rowan, Rook and Decard website Rowan, Rook and Decard on Bluesky Grant Howitt's Patreon CreditsThe 'What Am I Rolling...2024-11-2448 minDragon\'s Greed Gaming - RPG Actual Play SeriesDragon's Greed Gaming - RPG Actual Play SeriesEat the Reich - Interview with Grant HowittSink your teeth into this tasty bonus content to help us celebrate the spooky season and four years of Dragon's Greed Gaming! Adam B! talks with Grant Howitt, the creator of Eat the Reich, about vampires and roleplaying games.Be sure to follow us on Facebook for all the latest news: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063909493466Come join our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/5vp87bkxbjCheck out our livestream actual plays on our Twitch channel, the Neon Swamp: https://www.twitch.tv/theneonswampIf you're interested in helping...2024-10-3025 minChoose Your Own Book Club: A \Choose Your Own Book Club: A "Choose Your Own Adventure" Podcast31--"Vampire Express" by Tony Koltz (Special Guest: Grant Howitt)Dance through lasers like no one is watching. Today we're joined by award-winning game designer and "Honey Heist" creator Grant Howitt! You can follow his amazing game company "Rowan, Rook & Declan" and find things like the ENNIE Award winning game "Eat the Reich" here. You can also find his Patreon here which has FREE monthly one-page RPGs.Thanks for choosing us!! Our next book will be "Give Yourself Goosebumps #3: Trapped in Batwing Hall" by R.L. Stine!Merch available at: cyobc.redbubble.comChoose Your Own Adventure: Book #312024-10-3051 minSnyder’s ReturnSnyder’s ReturnInterview - Grant Howitt - Rowan, Rook and Decard - Hollows TTRPGSend us a textToday I chat with Tabletop Game Designer and TTRPG Content Creator - Grant Howitt.We discuss the Hollows TTRPG and how it does Boss Battles differently, Eat The Reich a TTRPG about Vampires drinking all of Hitlers blood, One-Page Games and much more.You can find Grant and all of his associated content via the links below.Website:https://rowanrookanddecard.com/https://ufopress.co.uk/Twitter:https...2024-06-181h 05Talk of the TableTalk of the TableTeamwork Over Toxic Masculinity (w/ Grant Howitt)Title: Teamwork Over Toxic Masculinity (w/ Grant Howitt)Elliot and Brian are joined by Grant Howitt, game designer and co-founder of Rowan, Rook & Decard. Grant discusses the journey to his latest project Hollows, how its design emulates souls-borns and MMOs, and why toxic masculinity and depression are at the core of this crunchy boss battle game.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty. Links:Grant HowittHollows on BackerkitRowan, Rook and Decard2024-06-1755 minTomos ReveladosTomos Revelados11 maneiras de ser um jogador de RPG melhor - Texto original de Grant HowittEpisódio 13 - 11 maneiras de ser um jogador de RPG melhor, versão segura para o trabalho Por que a maioria dos textos sobre RPGs são voltados para os Mestres? Será que para ser um bom jogador é preciso fazer um sotaque ou ser um bom ator? O jogador de RPG pode interferir na narrativa do jogo? Neste episódio, Felipe e Mink The Ent trocam passes com as dicas do texto "11 maneiras de ser um jogador de rpg melhor" do blog "Look, Robot". Título original: "11 ways to be a bette...2024-06-041h 33Roleplay RetconRoleplay RetconDisney's Home on the Range (2004) with Grant HowittGrant Howitt, the creator of Honey Heist and over 100 other TTRPGs, joins us as we try to keep our remake of Disney's Home on the Range G-rated and put some witch stuff in with Grant's game The Witch is Dead. The latter goes pretty well. Content warnings: Violence, death, profanity, spiders Grant's company, Rowan, Rook and Deckard, is the place to get The Witch is Dead and learn about their upcoming release, Hollows! You can also support Grant and get cool games through his Patreon! Music by promusic24 (a.k.a. Stephan Hermannsdörfer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Patreon has bon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠us...2024-04-241h 44Big Game HungerBig Game HungerGrant Howitt makes DROWNINGMAN Grant Howitt, indie TTRPG creator of games like Honey Heist, joins the show and makes a surreal, pro-drug game using the prompts: ocean exploration last day at camp Lucas-Arts point-n-click. You wake up in a derelict oil rig and have to choose your intoxicant of choice. Where will you fall on the zooted scale, and how will that change your conversation options? And more importantly, how much FUN will you have on the way? Follow Grant's work on Twitter @RowanRookDecard or on his website RowanRookandDecard.com, and especially check out Hollows, a soulslike tactical combat...2024-03-111h 02The RPG GoblinThe RPG GoblinChatting w/ Grant Howitt & Grant Nordine! - DOUBLE THE GRANT, DOUBLE THE FUN!Today we are switching it up on The RPG Goblin! This episode I bring on Grant Howitt the designer of amazing games such as Honey Heist, The Witch is Dead, Spire, Heart, and many many more games (that are mostly goofy and insane) and Grant Nordine from Game Master Monday to chat!We have double the grant, and double the fun this episode as these Grants are a match amde in game philosophy heaven! Check out Grant Howitt and his games HERE:https://x.com/gshowitt?s=20https://rowanrookanddecard...2024-02-231h 47Anime SickosAnime Sickos180: Goblin Punks with Grant Howitt - An Anime Sickos AdventureGrant Howitt, a game designer who rules, joins the Sickos (plus Gwynn and Allie from Modesty City, Sicko Shock 2, and Shuffle Quest) for a one-shot game of GOBLIN PUNKS, an RPG where you are shitty goblin teens fucking around. Will we be able to disrupt the community car wash and become goth? Listen and see asshole You can get Goblin Punks here: https://gshowitt.itch.io/goblin-punks2024-02-141h 34Roll Out!Roll Out!Behind The Screen: Eat The Reich w/ Grant HowittWe're joined by Grant Howitt again to talk about his new game full of blood-drinking, Nazi-killing, over the top fun! Check out Eat The Reich here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/eat-the-reich2023-09-1356 minStranger GamesStranger GamesStrangebol Speaker's Corner: Grant Howitt and Rollin KunzNuovo appuntamento con le nostre talk del venerdì sera in compagnia di Ubibol Special guests today: Grant Howitt & Rollin KunzOur links:Stranger GamesUbibol2023-04-211h 13My First DungeonMy First DungeonDIE: Playing a Fantasy Heartbreaker w/ Kieron Gillen & Grant HowittBrian is joined by Kieron Gillen (DIE, Immortal X-Men, Star Wars) and Grant Howitt (Heart, Spire, Honey Heist) who teach him the rules of the game and discuss how to make great stories.  My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. JOIN OUR PATREON Produced by Brian Flaherty & Elliot Davis Edited and Designed by Brian F...2023-04-071h 03Snyder’s ReturnSnyder’s ReturnInterview - Grant Howitt - Rowan, Rook and Decard - Hollows TTRPGSend us a textToday I talk with prolific game designer and one third of games publishing company Rowan, Rook and Decard - Grant Howitt.We discuss his journey into TTRPGs, creation processes, new projects and releases; DIE and Hollows, and much more.You can find Grant, Rowan, Rook and Decard and all of their associated content via the links below.Twitter:https://twitter.com/gshowitthttps://twitter.com/RowanRookDecardhttps...2023-02-141h 23Dicegeeks.com Tabletop RPG ShowDicegeeks.com Tabletop RPG ShowRPG Game Design with Honey Heist Creator Grant HowittHoney Heist creator and RPG game designer, Grant Howitt, joins me on the podcast today. Grant fills us in on his experience with tabletop role-playing games. We talk about Honey Heist and some of the principles of RPG game design. Grant also gives incredible advice for anyone who wants to design tabletop role-playing games for a company. Do not miss it!2023-01-1153 minMuffed MoviesMuffed MoviesPan's Labyrinth pt. 2 w. Grant Howitt"It's an awesome thing when you gotta do what a bunch of little boys do... Nerf bow & arrow!" Guest: Grant Howitt Twitter: @gshowitt Grant's Games  Support the show: Patreon Ko-Fi Threadless store Muffed Movies is a work of satire which celebrates cinema through parody.2022-08-191h 27Muffed MoviesMuffed MoviesPan's Labyrinth pt. 1 w. Grant HowittBookish girl befriends dubious bug. Guest: Grant Howitt Twitter: @gshowitt Grant's Games  Support the show: Patreon Ko-Fi Threadless store Muffed Movies is a work of satire which celebrates cinema through parody.2022-06-011h 09How Not to Dungeon MasterHow Not to Dungeon MasterGrant Howitt of Rowan, Rook, & DecardGrant Howitt is a game designer at Rowan, Rook, and Decard. You’ve probably heard of at least two of his games, Honey Heist and Goblin Quest, both one-page RPGs that have spread like wildfire across the TTRPG world. He’s created tons more where that came from, including dozens of one page games, and also full TTRPGs with rule books, maps, soundtracks, adventures, and more!It takes incredible creativity, skill, and endurance to churn out games at the pace RR&D have done over the past few years, and Grant possesses all three. Take a peak insi...2022-04-2053 minMy First DungeonMy First DungeonHoney Heist! (Part 3: Talkback w/ Grant Howitt & Shenuque Tissera)In the final part of our Honey Heist series, Shenuque and Brian are once again joined by Honey Heist creator Grant Howitt to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how we can make our games even better. Download Honey Heist My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build and run their first adventure and then circle back around to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how they can make their game better. This is a three part series...2022-03-0940 minTwenty Sided PodcastTwenty Sided PodcastMy First Dungeon: Honey Heist! (Part 3: Talkback with Grant Howitt & Shenuque Tissera)In the final part of our Honey Heist series, Shenuque and Brian are once again joined by Honey Heist creator Grant Howitt to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how we can make our games even better.  Download Honey Heist My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build and run their first adventure and then circle back around to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how they can make their game better. This is a three part series. E...2022-03-0940 minMore Like GuidelinesMore Like GuidelinesBIG KING WIZARD #4 ft. Grant HowittJess is joined by Grant Howitt as they pit an occult outsider against a children's television presenter in a magical battle to the death.We're really excited to be bringing Big King Wizard to life and your support is what makes it possible. Follow the Kickstarter preview page now for free to help us out and get notified when the project goes live! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/storybox/big-king-wizard-a-competitive-roleplaying-card-gameOrc Borg is funding on Kickstarter now https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/orc-borg-brutal-chaos-powered-by-mork-borgJoin the official DHB Discord to chat about TTRPGs, games...2022-02-2439 minMy First DungeonMy First DungeonHoney Heist! (Part 1 w/ Grant Howitt & Shenuque Tissera)This season our first time Game Master, Shenuque Tissera, will be tackling Honey Heist and exploring the world of one-page RPGs. And to help him out, we've found him the best possible teacher: the game's creator, Grant Howitt! Download Honey Heist My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build and run their first adventure and then circle back around to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how they can make their game better. This is a three part series. Episode...2022-02-231h 01Twenty Sided PodcastTwenty Sided PodcastMy First Dungeon: Honey Heist! (Part 1 w/ Shenuque Tissera & Grant Howitt)This season our first time Game Master, Shenuque Tissera, will be tackling Honey Heist and exploring the world of one-page RPGs. And to help him out, we've found him the best possible teacher: the game's creator, Grant Howitt! Download Honey Heist My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build and run their first adventure and then circle back around to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how they can make their game better. This is a three part series. Episode...2022-02-231h 01Very Random Encounters: Chaotic Improv Actual PlayVery Random Encounters: Chaotic Improv Actual PlayBig Bang Superstars #3: Family Feud [With Nathan Blades and Grant Howitt]It's time for the bonus round sponsored by the smiling man from your nightmares. Thanks to our guests, Nathan Blades and Grant Howitt, who are the co-designers of this game. It is available at a pay what you want price here: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/big-bang-superstars/ Find more of Grant's work at patreon.com/gshowitt or rowanrookanddecard.com. Find more of Nathan's work at http://arslingua.co.uk/ Buy our book, The Ultimate Random Encounters Book: bit.ly/RandomBook Find out more about the show at our website:2022-02-1436 minVery Random Encounters: Chaotic Improv Actual PlayVery Random Encounters: Chaotic Improv Actual PlayBig Bang Superstars #2: Let it Rip [With Nathan Blades and Grant Howitt]That's enough introductions. Prepare yourself for ROUND ONE. Thanks to our guests, Nathan Blades and Grant Howitt, who are the co-designers of this game. It is available at a pay what you want price here: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/big-bang-superstars/ Find more of Grant's work at patreon.com/gshowitt or rowanrookanddecard.com. Find more of Nathan's work at http://arslingua.co.uk/ Buy our book, The Ultimate Random Encounters Book: bit.ly/RandomBook Find out more about the show at our website: www.vre.show ...2022-02-0729 minVery Random Encounters: Chaotic Improv Actual PlayVery Random Encounters: Chaotic Improv Actual PlayBig Bang Superstars #1: We Interrupt This Broadcast [With Nathan Blades and Grant Howitt]Welcome to the last game show you'll ever hear! People are DYING to tell you about it! Thanks to our guests, Nathan Blades and Grant Howitt, who are the co-designers of this game. It is available at a pay what you want price here: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/big-bang-superstars/ Find more of Grant's work at patreon.com/gshowitt or rowanrookanddecard.com. Find more of Nathan's work at http://arslingua.co.uk/ Buy our book, The Ultimate Random Encounters Book: bit.ly/RandomBook Find out more about the show...2022-01-3127 minRPPR Actual PlayRPPR Actual PlayHeart the City Beneath: Gallow Glass featuring Grant HowittBeneath the city of Spire lies the Heart, an underground nightmare of flesh and fear. No one knows what the Heart is, but strange wonders and treasures can be found in its halls. Delvers, driven by their own obsessions, explore the Heart for these treasures. Three such adventurers take on a job to escort a librarian to a distant haven, only to find a butcher and a cult of knives in their way... Caleb as Adarax the high elf deadwalker Baz as Rigel the gnoll cleaver Ross as Dolwyn the human deep apiarist Special thanks to one of Heart's designers...2021-12-162h 25Mad DungeonMad DungeonMD 012 Scapulator and the Tithe of Gains w/ Grant Howitt (Honey Heist, Spire, Heart) Lich lord Scapulator has built Crush Hammer Gym, a colossal skyscraper in the shape of a muscled arm flexing with a bulging bicep. He’s lured muscle wizards here under the guise of a fitness cult, but his actual intentions are to mystically syphon their strength into the gym to give it enough power to punch The Moon, a loving & benevolent god who looks down on the world while threateningly holding a shiv. Can the PCs stop Scapulator before he can initiate his world-ending punch of vengeance? This week's guest: Grant Howitt is an Ennie Award winning RPG...2021-12-071h 44The L.O.R.E. LoungeThe L.O.R.E. LoungeAdventure Skeletons with Grant Howitt#adventureskeletons #ttrpg #extralife We were lucky enough to have Grant Howitt join us in a game he wrote w/ Chris Taylor (aka RowanRookAndDecard) called ADVENTURE SKELETONS. This adventure was part 1 of our ExtraLife fundraiser marathon, which helped raise $$ for PennState Children's Hospital. GM'd by Andy from NeverSayDice & appropriately titled SWASHBUCKLING SKELETONS. To start YOUR Skeleton Adventures or to find more of Grant's amazing RPG's CLICK HERE: https://gshowitt.itch.io/adventure-skeletons  OR HERE: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/ To find Andy & NeverSayDice's amazing blog site CLICK HERE: h...2021-11-122h 41Grant RantsGrant RantsFantasy First Friday: The Witch Is DeadGrant is GMing the one sheet RPG The Witch Is Dead!  This Month's Players  Ari: Peter the Spider  Michael Childs: Corvus Christi the Crow  Jenny Nordine: Fluffy the Toad  The Witch is Dead was written by Grant Howitt and can be downloaded for pay what you want at https://gshowitt.itch.io/the-witch-is-dead2021-10-011h 54Cannibalizing the CanonCannibalizing the CanonUnbound (and Grant Howitt)In which v and Glaive record a podcast in the same room! Wonders! Also, Glaive talks about Unbound and v fangirls about Grant Howitt. What a lad. | We have merch! Check out our EU store here: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/vehlr/all or our US/Canada store here: https://vehlr.threadless.com/ | Email us! cannibalizingthecanon@gmail.com | Check out Rowan Rook & Decard here: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/ or Grant Howitt's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gshowitt | Shout out to Libearty! (even tho we say it wrong SORRY) https://www.twitch.tv/Libearty | #shoutouttodavid2021-09-2955 minThe L.O.R.E. LoungeThe L.O.R.E. LoungeOne-Shot Monday: Ep.2 TRASHKIN (A Grant Howitt One-Page Adventure)#dnd​​​​​ #persistentcampaign​​​​​ #improv​​​​​  Welcome to L.O.R.E.'s NEWEST addition! One-Shot Monday. Random players and game masters every other week. Trying new things. D&D one-shots, TTRPG one-shots, one-page adventures, home-brewed content, etc.     TRASHKIN is a Grant Howitt One page adventure. "You are a goatgirl or a pigeonboy. You live in a fantasy world. You eat out of the trash and you’re going on an adventure. Buckle up". Words can't describe the hilarious elements that are combined to make utter streaming chaos. What shenanigans will ensue?  To check out more of Grant Howitt and his team of brill...2021-05-122h 52More Like GuidelinesMore Like GuidelinesLet's Make a Game with Grant Howitt - Ultimate Gardening ChampionshipGame designer Grant Howitt of Rowan Rook and Decard joins Jess and Cat to create a grimly hilarious one-shot TTRPG about gardening and violence.You can find Grant here:Twitter - https://twitter.com/gshowittHearty Dice Friends Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/hearty-dice-friendsGrant's Games - https://rowanrookanddecard.com/SIN: A Spire RPG Sourcebook - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/sin-a-spire-rpg-sourcebookFollow Cat at https://twitter.com/cat_elmCheck out epistolary horror series The Carving BonesGet Jess' games here2021-03-271h 04Hearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 180 - Harried FlightWe are back once again with the ill behaviour and a structured and focused RPG design session featuring incisive commentary and insider secrets. Hugs and kisses, Grant + Chris [Editor's note:] The bird Grant was trying to remember was a Cassowary, and the game Chris completely forgot was Bagatelle2021-03-0541 minCharacter Creation CastCharacter Creation CastSeries 33.3 - Unbound with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor (Discussion)On the last episode of our 33rd series, halfway to the evil number, we welcome back Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor from Rowan Rook and Decard, to discuss character creation and world building in Unbound, a scalable action pulp, collaborative world building RPG. We also get to some pretty fantastic fanfiction for our characters, so you’ll want to stick around for that!Announcements: Make Georgia Twice as Nice One Shot Act Blue Campaign for Fair Voting: https://actblue.com/donate/ga69/ Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe https://twitch.chim...2020-11-161h 12Character Creation CastCharacter Creation CastSeries 33.2 - Unbound with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor (Creation Continued)On the second episode of our 33rd series, we welcome back Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor from Rowan Rook and Decard, to finish character creation and world building for Unbound, a scalable action pulp, collaborative world building RPG.Announcements: Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe https://twitch.chimera.games Cape and Blade Live Stream Campaign: https://capeandblade.chimera.games Contact us about an art commission! https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best pl...2020-11-091h 14Character Creation CastCharacter Creation CastSeries 33.1 - Unbound with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor (Creation)Welcome to the first episode of series 33, everyone! This episode, we are welcoming back Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor, two familiar voices for those who have heard our Heart series. This series we will be covering Unbound, a game where you build the setting along with your characters in a fairly unique way. Join us this episode as we discuss the game and start diving into world building and character creation!Announcements:  Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe https://twitch.chimera.games Cape and Blade Live Stream Campaign: https://capeandblade.chi...2020-11-041h 16Hearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 165 - StonekillersGrant want's a game about bees and Chris wants a castle. From this we bring you Stonekillers, a flying castle game that is probably our most marketable to date. See if you can tell just how tired we are from our voices. It's a fun game! G + C2020-09-1148 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 164 - Feast of the GodsGrant gets an idea about mining games and we immediately kick it to one side in favour of a barbecue based crafting system of mythical proportions. Lots of love, G + C2020-09-0453 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 163 - Ghosts of the mech gameWhat if a game had mechs in it? Can you imagine such a thing? We can, so we recorded us doing just that. Next week will be episode-less as Grant is on holiday in a secluded and secret location. Though rumour has it that if you can find him he has to give you his gold. Lots of love, - G + C2020-08-1455 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 162 - S.H.A.R.K.Games about sharks - which is definitely a genre of games - are too arcadey for our tastes. Too low-brow. What this world needs is a high-concept, absurdist, hypertechnical electronic intrusion and counterintelligence game about sharks. Also, please enjoy our new format. Please. - Grant and Chris2020-08-0748 minWhat Am I Rolling?What Am I Rolling?Bonus: Q&A with Rowan, Rook & Decard (Grant Howitt, Chris Taylor & Mary Hamilton)Show NotesTo tide us over til our next one-shot here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona interviews the team at Rowan, Rook & Decard: Grant Howitt, Chris Taylor, and Mary Hamilton.Rowan, Rook and Decard was founded in 2017 by independent game designers Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor, with Mary Hamilton as business director. In the past, RRD has published popular RPGs like Heart, Spire, Honey Heist, Unbound, Goblin Quest, and many other tabletop games. If you’d like to support their work, you can buy one of RRD’s products on t...2020-07-121h 01Games Are FunGames Are FunEp 5: Interview: Grant Howitt, co-author of Spire: The City Must FallI got the opportunity to speak with Grant Howitt, who is one of the designers for Spire, a game I'm enamored with.  We talk about his various projects, game design philosophy, and how he started his indie publishing company. Oh, and gaming pubs. Featured outro music - Forsaken, by Myuu (available on Soundcloud)2020-07-031h 02The Rolistes PodcastThe Rolistes PodcastCafé Rolistes 98 - Grant Howitt from Rowan, Rook & DecardListen, subscribe & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. You can also download this episode. Don't forget to join our newsletter if you don't want to miss any of our content. Please also subscribe to The Rolistes Youtube Channel, click the "Like" button and write comments. https://youtu.be/-50e6ZAJ-oU Follow us on Twitch and contribute LIVE with your questions via the chat.... Continue reading Café Rolistes 98 - Grant Howitt from Rowan, Rook & Decard2020-06-1700 minPower Word RollPower Word RollTooth n' Claw Episode 4: Fears of a Clown, Part 2 (Feat. Grant Howitt)Feating special guest Gran Howitt, creator of Spire, Heart, Honey Heist, and many more games! Find more info his many fantastic tabletop RPGs at https://rowanrookanddecard.com/  Chapter 2 Part 2: The party continue to fumigate Thumbernickle Fun Park in an attempt to rid it of all the ghostly curses that haunt the very ground its built upon. With the Ferris Wheel and the Hall of Mirrors left to go will they meet a spooky demise before even being able to face down with the horrific evil clown that is causing all this trouble? It's all to play for in...2020-05-2033 minPower Word RollPower Word RollTooth n' Claw Episode 3: Fears of a Clown, Part 1 (Feat. Grant Howitt)Feating special guest Gran Howitt, creator of Spire, Heart, Honey Heist, and many more games! Find more info his many fantastic tabletop RPGs at https://rowanrookanddecard.com/  Chapter 2 Part 1: The gang investigate a haunting at Thumbernickle Fun Park, a theme park which is fun for what's left of the family! Ghosts have scared off all the customers and after the success of Evermeet our party have been sent at the bequest of family friend Jimothy Thumbernickle, an eccentric gnomish millionaire, to deal with what ails the park and its residents. Oh and apparently the ghosts are being co...2020-05-1344 minRoll for Persuasion - Conversations With CreatorsRoll for Persuasion - Conversations With CreatorsGrant Howitt Writes One-Page RPGsEnjoy the show? Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on Podchaser! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Love DICE?? Grab you a few sets at AwesomeDice.com and use the code ROLLPERSUASION to save 10% at checkout! (you help support the show when you do!!)If you want one of the amazing dice vaults or DM screens that I'm always raving about, go check out Talon & Claw and make sure to use the code ROLLPERSUASION to save 10% on your order!Check out Grant at the links below:Twitter: @gshowittWebsite: Rowan, Rook, & DecardIMPORTANT LINKS...2020-03-261h 01Terrible WarriorsTerrible WarriorsMeet the Makers: Grant HowittBefore venturing into the world of The Spire we thought it would be a good idea to talk to one of it's creators. Thankfully he agreed to the conversation!  Grant Howitt is the co-creator of Spire, co-owner of Rowan, Rook, and Decard and the mind behind games such as Goblin Quest, Unbound, One Last Job, and Honey Heist! He's also got a writing credit in the Paranoia Reboot that we loved so much last year.  In our conversation he shared with us how the Spire came to be, the ways the community has responded to it, ad...2020-02-1951 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 140 - Perfectly Normal Hireling Simulator"Beholder?" Don't even know what one of those is, mate. "Eye stalks," you say? Sounds crazy. Wouldn't want to see one of those. Now, excuse me while I pop off to eat cooked food and then defecate in a hole, as us humans are so wont to do. Also in this week's episode: - Valentine's Day themed games - Grant's very real experience with a very fake tuxedo - Pogs, how to win at them, and our eventual Monte Cook-beating masterpiece - WikiHow Art: The RPG - Haunted Amusement Park Simulator - Def Jam Slam Poetry Wrestling Much love, ...2020-01-311h 00Odder WorldsOdder WorldsSpecial Episode - An Interview With Grant HowittTonight on Odder Worlds we have an interview with Game Designer Grant Howitt of Rowan, Rook, and Decard and creator of such games as One Last Job, Honey Heist, and Doctor Magnethands Panel: David Herman, Jarod Cerf Special Guest: Grant Howitt. If you are interested in hearing our upcoming livestream on January 25th at 7 PM EST, come on over to the Here Be Tygers patreon.2020-01-221h 18Hearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 135 - cOracle(We had some audio issues in this one, in as much as Grant just plum used the wrong mic and so he sounds like he's coming through on a submarine transistor radio or some shit. Apologies.) Coracle Racing. How do you make it interesting? Easy: you get the gods involved, sponsoring wipE'out-style teams of corporate racers and upgrading their little one-person boats into one-person KILLING MACHINES. We also talk about death - and how to use it in roleplaying games - a great deal in the first half of the episode, but you're here for the coracles really and that's...2019-12-1652 minDesert Island DiscworldDesert Island DiscworldGrant Howitt and Witches AbroadRole-playing game designer Grant Howitt visits the island to talk felonious fauna, the secrets of worldbuilding and the 12th Discworld novel, Witches Abroad. Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, or contact us at desertislanddiscworld@gmail.com.2019-12-151h 00The Beer and Pretzel PodcastThe Beer and Pretzel PodcastGoblin Quest review + interview with Grant HowittWe review Goblinquest and then interview writer Grant Howitt in this week's The Beer and Pretzel Podcast episode.  Check out Grant's amazing games at https://rowanrookanddecard.com/our-games/.  And follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/gshowitt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor.  Reviews:  Austen, Brad, Becky 10/10 (Perfect) Mael 9.5 (Amazing)   Leave us a review on Itunes to support the show. And check us out on social media, and let us know you're listening! Or send us an email to give us suggestions for wha...2019-11-1443 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 129 - No Vacating PleaseGosh, would you look at the time? It's Hearty Dice Friends o'clock, and we're here to dispense wisdom and game design scattershot across the internet. Also: Grant's mic is a bit borked for the first ten minutes, but he fixes it after that and it sounds great, we promise. In this week's show: - Examples of play, and why they're all lies - Campaign starts - Rotating bossfight floorplans - Whatever the opposite of cyberpunk is - Chirocopter - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A SACK OF WASPS - A CBBC drama about the undead Much love, - Grant and Chris2019-10-2556 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 126 - Magical Girl EmergencyApologies for the audio quality on this one. And the advice quality. The song quality is great, though, as Special Guest Mary Hamilton performs all the classics live and unedited - Hearty Dice Friends Intro, Grant and Chris Make Games jingle, and of course the classic Delightful D (Old Hearty Dice Friends Intro). On this week's episode: - Impostor syndrome - Losing as a GM - 200w RPGs, and will they ever generate anything worth playing - Best non-dice resolution mechanic - Hitman, but you set up romances instead of killing people, but just to be clear you also kill...2019-10-0455 minWe’re Not Wizards Tabletop PodcastWe’re Not Wizards Tabletop PodcastEpisode 324: Grant Howitt | Heart - The City Beneath RPG | Rowan, Rook and DecardThis Episode is magically powered by AireCon, the Analog Gaming Festival Harrogate Convention Centre  - Running from the 13 - 15 March 2020 - Tickets on Sale Now Web - https://airecon.uk  / Facebook - facebook.com/aireconukTwitter - twitter.com/aireconuk or @aireconuk  / Instagram - instagram.com/aireconuk ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Grant Howitt is like opening the door to your home and letting in a force of nature with words and chat and insects and bees and honey and laughing and darkness and horror but not always rolling dice.  We eventually talk about Heart - The City Beneath but we needed to talk about Grant first and so...2019-09-271h 09ModifierModifier78. Into the Heart with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor Grant and Chris are back, and things have only gotten weirder. Below the Spire lies the Heart, an ever-changing district of chaos and horror where you really shouldn't be going. You're going anyway? Of course you are. We talk about why that's a terrible, terrible idea. (CW: Body horror) 2019-09-2658 minTalking Table Top – The One Shot PodcastTalking Table Top – The One Shot Podcast68. Grant Howitt and Chris TaylorOn this episode of Talking Tabletop, Jim interviews Grant and Chris the designers and owners of Rowan, Rook and Decard. During this episode we talk about their first trip to GenCon this year, what it’s like producing a new game every month, and we discuss their new game Heart which is on Kickstarter now. HEARTBack... The post 68. Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor appeared first on The One Shot Podcast.2019-09-2058 minCharacter Creation CastCharacter Creation CastSeries 20.3 - Heart with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor [Designers] (Discussion)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.Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast2019-09-161h 35Character Creation CastCharacter Creation CastSeries 20.2 - Heart with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor [Designers] (Creation Continued)This is the second episode of series 20, and we welcome back Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor, designers of the game we are creating characters for today, Heart! Things get a little weird, but not too horrible, as we figure out what sort of people live for adventure down in this mysterious and horrifying setting.Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us):https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaser:2019-09-0949 minCharacter Creation CastCharacter Creation CastSeries 20.1 - Heart with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor [Designers] (Creation)Welcome to the first part of series 20, everyone! Today we have Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor on to discuss their latest game, Heart, which will be kickstarting soon! This game combines the setting and mechanics of Spire with some good old fashioned dungeon crawling, mixed with some truly horrifying implications, so hold onto your hats and get ready for a really interesting series!Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us):https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast...2019-09-0251 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 116 - Apocalypse QueerHONK HONK it's "your boys" Chris and Grant back at it once again, inevitably so, with more roleplaying-adjacent cruft for your soft, delicate earholes. This week: ADVICE GIVEN: - What to do when your player won't tell you their backstory - Is it okay to steal things from other games? (Yes) - Which schools of magic should be illegal? GAMES DESIGNED: - No-One Can Know I Don't Have Superpowers - Save The World Without Waking Up Your Cat - Booze at Ten with Trevor McDonald - Coney Lingus - Destroy The World With Your Superior Gayness Much love, - Grant...2019-07-081h 103W6 – Erzählrollenspiel, Storygames & Indie-Games3W6 – Erzählrollenspiel, Storygames & Indie-Games5.06 Grant HowittGrant Howitt loves a good heist and Jason Statham. And yes, this is relevant for a discussion about game design.2019-02-1338 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 89 - One Big TangentChris is ill. Not the cool kind, the phlegm kind. It's gross. Partly because of this a solid chunk of this episode is comprised some of the stranger things rattling around in Grant & Chris's brain meats, such as: Post-post dragonmeet roundup teensy tiny review section as we bought a bunch of books Inspiring classes Making bad decisions fun Challenge Anneka Overwatch waifus Pokemon waifus We build "Depression: The RPG" Nostalgia An intro for a large ham Dangerously big love from, Grant & Chris2018-12-101h 00Real Men Feel with Andy GrantReal Men Feel with Andy GrantThe Mind-Body MeltDan Edelston and Rob Howitt share their unique approach to fitnessincorporating meditation and affirmations. Plus a holiday survival guide to keep you healthy. #RealMenFeelEpisode 122, November 27, 2018 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2018-11-281h 00Roll To PlayRoll To PlayFrom Behind The Screen: Strata w/ Grant Howitt & Chris TaylorFrom Behind The Screen 10: Strata Kickstarter with Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor Featuring: Kent Blue, Kristin Devine, Christopher Taylor, and Grant Howitt This episode Kristin Devine and I chat with Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor of Rowan, Rook, and Decard about their current Kickstarter, Strata. Strata is a source book for my current favorite RPG, Spire. Please, if2018-11-0658 minRoll To PlayRoll To PlayFrom Behind The Screen: Strata w/ Grant Howitt and Chris TaylorFrom Behind The Screen 10: Strata Kickstarter with Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor Featuring: Kent Blue, Kristin Devine, Christopher Taylor, and Grant Howitt This episode Kristin Devine and I chat with Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor of Rowan, Rook, and Decard about their current Kickstarter, Strata. Strata is a source book for my current favorite RPG, Spire. Please, if you enjoy what we are doing and want to see us grow, rate us on iTunes or share us with a friend! Social Media: www...2018-11-0600 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 84 - Ingress RoomsBack with their classic brand of irreverent humour, tired funnymen Grant & Chris deal with the issues facing the roleplaying community today. Examining such topics as: - Playing games in literal Hell - VR - Reading RPGs for fun - Fear of game mechanics - and so much more! So please join our hosts for more advice, poignant and tender emotional scenes, and the odd nob joke. - Grant & Chris2018-11-051h 01Roll Out!Roll Out!Behind the Screen: A Chat with Grant Howitt and Christopher TaylorYour Friendly Neighborhood GM sits down with Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor to talk about writing games and their work, including Strata, their expansion currently on Kickstarter! Check it out at http://kck.st/2CLvTIx2018-10-1947 minCharacter Creation CastCharacter Creation CastSeries 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-sourcebookAcadeCon: http://www.acadecon.comDiscord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.comCharacter Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)!https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1Character Creation Cast on Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.co...2018-10-1559 minCharacter Creation CastCharacter Creation CastSeries 9.2 - Spire with Grant Howitt (Creation Continued)Welcome to the second episode in the 9th series! On today’s episode, we will be finishing our characters from last episode using the Spire RPG with Grant Howitt, one of the creators of this very game.Announcements:International Podcast Month Website: https://internationalpodcastmonth.com Podcast Feed: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/ Ryan’s All Outta Elder Signs episode: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/84b53f18 Ryan's Side Heroes Audio Drama episode: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/d63c6d62 Ryan is a guest on Interference: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/dcc0b4ba Ryan as a player in V...2018-10-0857 minCharacter Creation CastCharacter Creation CastSeries 9.1 - Spire with Grant Howitt (Creation)This episode starts our 9th series! On today’s episode we will be talking with the creator of such games as Honey Heist, One Last Job, and the game we’ll be covering this series, Spire! That’s right, we have Grant Howitt in our virtual studio for some discussion about Spire before we start digging into character creation for this amazing game!Announcements:International Podcast Month Website: https://internationalpodcastmonth.com Podcast Feed: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/ Ryan’s All Outta Elder Signs episode: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/84b53f18 Ryan's Side Heroes Audio Drama ep...2018-10-0152 minMuffed MoviesMuffed MoviesRue Britannia 5 w/ Grant Howitt - pt.2 Illuminations!Mark and Grant soldier on sans Dottore and finally do the episode proper.  You might could learn about: Cockney rhyming slang The decadent Herveys The 4th of July The Star-Spangled Banner  This is part 2 of a 2-part episode. Support Grant on Patreon! Support Mark on Patreon! Want BPC merch? Go to Blastropodcast Threadless store!  Blastropodcast is a proud  thrall of the Chicago Podcast Cooperative. This episode is sensuously brought to you in part by Backblaze and the shrieking fire-punks of the CPC, Cards Against Humanity. They’ll always...2018-08-1555 minMuffed MoviesMuffed MoviesRue Britannia 5 w/ Grant Howitt - pt.1 Nested Podcasts Dottore abandons Grant, leaving him to discuss all things British with Mark (who has a throat thing). This episode features our new and exciting (and never again recorded) nested podcasts: AvCast (the sub podcast about Avatar the Last Airbender) Bat Chat / Almost Gotham Chocolate Chast aka Back Chat  This is part 1 of a multi-part episode. Support Grant on Patreon! Support Mark on Patreon! Want BPC merch? Go to Blastropodcast Threadless store!  Blastropodcast is proud to be a member of the Chicago Podcast Cooperative. This episode is casu...2018-07-1640 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 66 - Clickety Click, it's sixty-six!Grant's a bit obsessed with bingo this week. In other news: - Which dice would make the most considerate lover? - How do you handle different levels of character power or authority in a party? - Making death meaningful - Making Cthulhu & Friends scary again Two fat ladies! Dinner for two! The Lawnmower! - Grant and Chris2018-06-2557 minDeath Of 1000 CutsDeath Of 1000 CutsDeath Of 1000 Cuts - Season 2 Episode 19 - Chatting With Grant HowittIn this episode I chat to tabletop game designer Grant Howitt about creating stories out of thin air. We talk about the magic of gathering together to make stories with friends, how characters flow out of the simplest backstories, and ways in which you can use the techniques of roleplaying and improv to get over your creative fears and be happy, prolific and daring in your writing. Grant also talks about his new book, SPIRE, co-written with Christopher Taylor, a roleplaying game and world where you play terrorists trying to overthrow the oppressive high elves of a gigantic and deeply...2018-05-281h 25Hearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 55 - Toucan Play At That GameWe're back, baby! Check us out! Woo! (We took three weeks off.) Anyway, on this week's episode: - Octopus beaks, and why are they, and can we stop them - Cheating at roleplaying games, and can we stop it - Writing 6th Edition D&D, apparently - Grant's problem that he has with drinking that we sure hope isn't a "drinking problem," if you get us - Sun vs Moon - Chekhov's +5 Sword And many more! It feels good to be back. We love you. Hop on our knee and tell us what you want for Christmas. - Grant and...2018-04-091h 07Coaching for GeeksCoaching for Geeks49: Dark Elves, Drunk Bears, and Sean Bean - interview with tabletop RPG designer Grant HowittGrant Howitt designs tabletop roleplaying games. Some are utterly bonkers and demand the use of hats and/or toilet paper. Some are dark and challenging such as his latest work, Spire. All of them have a distinct Grant Howitt flavour runining through them.Robin met Grant to talk about dicks and the rules governing them, how Brexit inspired a game of revolutionary dark elves, battle twister, convention gaming, and how he gained belief in his own skills as a a creative. Roleplaying games needs a Grant Howitt, and so do you.   F...2018-03-1100 minRoll To PlayRoll To PlayFrom Behind the Screen VCG Designer Spotlight Grant HowittFrom Behind The Screen 6: VCG Grant Howitt Interview Featuring: Kent Blue, Doug Shute of Victory Condition Gaming, and game designer Grant Howitt This week, we present a wild interview with Grant Howitt on the Victory Condition Gaming YouTube channel! Grant is a brilliant game designer of games like Honey Heist, One Last Job, and2018-03-011h 29Roll To PlayRoll To PlayFrom Behind The Screen VCG Designer Spotlight: Grant HowittFrom Behind The Screen 6: VCG Grant Howitt Interview Featuring: Kent Blue, Doug Shute of Victory Condition Gaming, and game designer Grant Howitt This week, we present a wild interview with Grant Howitt on the Victory Condition Gaming YouTube channel! Grant is a brilliant game designer of games like Honey Heist, One Last Job, and his most recent successful Kickstarter, Spire. Links to all of Grant’s work can be found on his website, Rowan, Rook, and Decard. Please, if you enjoy what we are doing and want to see us...2018-03-0100 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 36 - Halloween 2017 (part 2)WooOOOOOoooOOO! It's the second part of a spoooOOOooky two-parter, in which the whiskey really starts to get to Chris and Grant and they become... candid. Well, Grant becomes candid. Chris is a model of restraint and decorum, as always. In this episode: - Sexy owlbears (again) - Body-swapping - A pint of bitter for THE CUBE - Copyright infringement, right off the bat - What's the sexiest roleplaying game? - What's the least sexy roleplaying game? - A valiant but failed attempt a frank and earnest discussion of our sexuality And many more! We love you, - Grant and Chris2017-10-2357 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 34 - The Ideal LengthWell slap me silly, if it isn't ya boys Chris and Grant back once again with pocketfuls of piping hot advice. Why did we put it in our pockets, if it was hot? We'll never know. We don't think things through before we do them, as this podcast makes increasingly evident. In this episode: - How long should a session be? - How long should a campaign be? - How long can we make up new level 1 monsters for before we give up and just start talking about goblins again? - How long can you distract players while you work...2017-10-0954 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsLecture 5 - Food and DrinkAnother month, another lecture. Grant is so ill. Grant is too ill to cut the podcast together. Chris has very kindly done so. This lecture covers unusual food and drink, such as: - Flowers! - Grey meat! - Strangled fox! - Pies! - Others! We love you. Pray for Grant. - Professors G Howitt and C Taylor2017-09-3048 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 25 - #HellFlumeHope you like listening to Grant giggle, because that's a solid 40% of this episode. Also includes: - What gnomes are into - How to name your characters - Which D&D class you would like to fight one-on-one - What does it mean to be a Hydra? - Etc. Much love, - Chris and Grant2017-07-311h 09Muffed MoviesMuffed MoviesRue Britannia 4 w/ Grant Howitt - Summer & The SpireIn this double-stuffed episode, we soak up the learn-rays of British summertime traditions. Also, Mark interviews Grant about his new roleplaying game The Spire!  So much episode, you'll need a doggy bag. 1. What's all this then? - A trickster humiliates the citizens of Pound World.  2. How's your father? - 99 Flake, Cream tea, Village fetes. BONUS TOUGHPAD BREAK! 3. Crusty jugglers - Summer watch. BONUS BONUS THE SPIRE RPG INTERVIEW!!! Plugs: The Spire Kickstarter begins on 7/18/17 - Google it in defiance of our High Elf oppressors!  S...2017-07-151h 38ModifierModifier40. The Spire with Grant Howitt & Chris Taylor We talk about Grant & Chris' upcoming game The Spire, which is definitely about a Drow resistance but is also about a bunch of other cool, weird, complex things that I won't even be able to do justice here. It's a really fun chat and also: blood witches. THE RESISTANCE Grant twitter Chris twiiter Rowan, Rook and Decard Adrian Stone Hearty Dice Friends 2017-07-131h 03The Gauntlet PodcastThe Gauntlet PodcastEpisode 107 - The Spire with Grant Howitt & Chris TaylorJason sits down with Grant Howitt & Chris Taylor from Rowan, Rook & Deckard The Spire RPG Overview (02:48) Themes (04:55) Mechanics (07:00) Character classes (12:30) A setting rich game (23:49) Kickstarter campaign (27:49) Giving Me Life Secret World (35:00) Horizon: Zero Dawn (36:00) Links Gauntlet Con 2017 http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/gauntlet-con.html Rowan, Rook, and Deckard http://rowanrookanddecard.com Nocturnal Media https://www.nocturnal-media.com2017-07-1039 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsLecture 2 - NeotenyJoin Professors Taylor and Howitt for another illuminating, instructive, scintillating and erogenous delivery of hot information in the form of our Hearty Dice Lecture. This month, as paid for by Patron Sean Smith, we delve deep* into the sticky subject of NEOTENY. *not deep2017-07-0214 minHearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 12 - Boudoir Lighting GambitGrant's moving house! That means that a) the audio quality is a little shonky as he had to record in his bedroom while the movers dismantled furniture in the next room and b) it's uploaded LIVE from Manor Park public library. We hope you appreciate the lengths we're going to for this. In this episode, Grant and Chris talk about: lighting requirements, telling lies to Capcom, stern authoritative women, fuckparties, wargamer stank, and more. If you have a question for the Hearty Dice Friends, please drop us a line here: https://goo.gl/forms/0pH7pq42g0EVyKHx12017-04-241h 05Hearty Dice FriendsHearty Dice FriendsEpisode 9 - Maritime FactsThis episode contains a solid fifteen minutes of facts about the sea creatures that Chris and Grant like the least. (That's the hagfish and the sea cucumber retrospectively, just so you know.) Also: how to upset your player characters without killing them, how to plan an adventure without losing your mind, and at one point Grant gets married to a corgi I think? Anyway If you have any questions for the fashionable and erudite Hearty Dice Friends, you can ask them through this handy-dandy Google form: https://goo.gl/forms/hmPvTiRBVOiNiGHA32017-03-2759 minMuffed MoviesMuffed MoviesRue Britannia 3 w/ Grant Howitt - Merry Britsmas!BPC merch is available now! Visit the Blastropodcast Threadless store and see what our diligent workshop of kobolds has crafted!  In today's Rue Britannia we explore British Christmas traditions, Grant lies a bunch, and Dottore gets steamed. It's a doozer. 1. What's all this then? - Alexander Van der Bellen wins Austria's election, defeating fascism forever.  2. How's your father? - Britsmas quiz! 3. Crusty jugglers - The Hell Owl and other figments. We Support Grant on Patreon, why not join us in doing the Lord's Work? This episode is brou...2016-12-1542 min