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3->''"I know a secret", rasped the crow, and he laughed with a "ha" and a "caw," and then he spoke of a forest no one else had ever been to, and in the forest was a tree taller than any other tree, and at the tippy-top of this tree was a power unlike any other: the Source of All Things...''
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5''[[https://rpgmaker.net/games/6541/ The Heart Pumps Clay]]'' is an RPG by Creator/{{Housekeeping}}. The game uses ''[[UsefulNotes/RPGMaker RPG Maker VX Ace]]'' as its engine, but has an entirely original soundtrack.
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7In ''The Heart Pumps Clay'', you play as the swamp witch, Mara, her golem, Bud, and a talking Crow, named Crow. They are trying to climb the Tree of Life to get to the Source of All Things.
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10!! This game provides examples of:
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12* ADogNamedDog: One of the three characters you play as, is a crow named Crow.
13* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Bud, the golem]], moves to take a lightning strike in place of [[spoiler:Mara, that was sent from Crow]].
14* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Fire beats earth, earth beats water, water beats fire.
15* EquipmentBasedProgression: Character progression happens by wearing the variety of equipment found while climbing up the Tree of Life.
16* {{Golem}}: Bud, the golem.
17* HitPoints: It's called HP and is displayed both numerically and with a LifeMeter in [[https://rpgmaker.net/media/content/games/6541/screenshots/HeartScreen1.png the combat screen]].
18* LifeMeter: The green bar labeled HP below each character portrait in [[https://rpgmaker.net/media/content/games/6541/screenshots/HeartScreen1.png the combat screen]].
19* {{Mana}}: It's called MP and is displayed both numerically and with a ManaMeter in [[https://rpgmaker.net/media/content/games/6541/screenshots/HeartScreen1.png the combat screen]].
20* ManaMeter: The blue bar labeled MP below each character portrait in [[https://rpgmaker.net/media/content/games/6541/screenshots/HeartScreen1.png the combat screen]].
21* PlantPerson: Implied. The [[https://rpgmaker.net/media/content/games/6541/screenshots/HeartScreen5.png Dryad]], which are mythological Greek tree spirits, and she has a leaf for hair.
22* TalkingAnimal: Crow, a talking crow.
23* VideoGameStealing: Crow. He can steal things like a Marrionette's strings, which kill them instantly. Or potions, which can be used.

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