Why Crystal Heart?
I'm Richard Williams, the author of Tales of Syn. I've loved licensed fiction, mostly scifi stuff like Star Trek, Star Wars and Battletech, since I was a kid. I've been lucky enough to write three novels and several short stories for Games Workshop set in their Warhammer universes. But it's been ten years since I've written any licensed fiction, so why Crystal Heart? I found out about Crystal Heart at pretty much the same time as everyone else, when Aviv & Eran revealed it within their webcomic Up To 4 Players . I followed the first two adventures of their Crystal Hunters Muna, Raff and Mac through the comic strip but it was an interview Aviv & Eran did promoting the Crystal Heart setting for Savage Worlds that sparked my imagination. Crystal Heart revolves around the Crystal Hunters of an agency called Syn. Crystals in this world are bizarre, unique and powerful. Crystals in the wild bend and distort reality around them and are a danger to all life arou...