Tales From the Hydian Way

We slip from idea to idea as we talk about learning what your players want to do and giving them the tools to do it. Things talked about in this episode: * Masks * Dungeons and Dragons * Secret of Monkey Island * Witcher 3 * Firefly * Genesys * Monster of the Week * Spelljammer * Starfinder * The A-Team You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We look into some of the ways to save a flagging group from having co GMs to genre swapping on a regular basis. Talked about in this episode: * Masks * Pathfinder * Yggdrasil * Dresden Files * Silhouette Zero * Chris Ing * Community * Fate * 5th Edition DnD * Monster of the Week * Stargate * Call of Cthulhu * Dungeons and Dragons Animated * Willy Wonka * Witcher 3 * Age of Empires 2 * Star Trek the Next Generation You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We talk about Dead in the Water and how you can break down the modules you see and read to make them more your own and get inspiration for the campaigns you want to run. Things talked about in the episode: * Onslaught at Arda I * Friends Like These * Mask of the Pirate Queen * Jewel of Yavin * Chronicles of the Gatekeeper * Dreamwidth * Beyond the Rim * Star Trek Adventure Book * Star Wars Legion * Silent Hill * Guillermo del Toro * Hamlet * The Producers * The Producers 2005 * Walking Tall * Leverage You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We talk about how to make adversaries and villains build in power, how to make them build in threat relevant to your player characters, and how to make these characters be more of an actual character to your players than just cardboard cutouts. Things talked about in this episode: * Team Rocket * Batman Vs Superman – Martha * Season one of Rebels * Willhuff Tarkin * The Adventure Zone * Episode 159 * Persona 5 * Sahuagin fish people * Serenity * Captain America Civil War You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We have Kristine Chester on to talk about obligation and ways to braid it into your plots so they don’t become plot derailing intrusions into your story and complement the characters that are there. Things talked about on the show: * Kristine Chester * Firefly * Macguffin * René Emile Belloq * Lego Freemaker Adventures * Dark Matter * Valette You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We talk about building mysteries and setting hooks for players to get interested in the adventure you have planned. From disappearing children to a penpal that wants to meet we have ideas on how to make a plot hook into that consuming little thing that drives players wild. Things talked about in the show: * Mad Max * How to Steal a Million * Star Trek the Next Generation X-Men pocket book * Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome * Lord of the Flies * Uncharted 4 * Fifth Element * Under Siege * Dark Crystal * Isle of Doctor Moreau * City of Lost Children * Amelie * Micmacs * The Big Bang * The Big Bang on Amazon * Robert Maillet * Sam Elliot * Delroy Lindo * Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries * Doctor Blake Mysteries * Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead * Bad Girls Movie club * Dracula You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We talk about several ways to make creatures matter to a scene and how to make sure they don’t get lost in normal role-playing. From keeping tracking of characters to helping them set scenes. Things talked about on the show: * Exogorth * Godzilla * Ray Harryhausen * Predator * Alien * Arboreal Octopus * Gizka * Avatar the Last Air Bender * Cabbage guy * Padme at Polis Massa * Arena fight * Second Hand Lions * Jurassic Park * Tribbles * Puffer Pig * Howard Lovecraft and the Underwater City * Momo * Splinter Cell * Metal Gear Solid * Dice for Brains * Hei Hei * Night in the Woods You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show  

We talk about getting the players to be hooked for an adventure lead and how to make them more of a player party instead of just players. From discussing other RPGs to how to manage disagreements we have a jam packed episode for you today. Things talked about on the show: * Powered by the Apocalypse * Oceans 11 * Hondo Ohnaka * Numenera * Leverage * Leverage RPG * The Expanse * Firefly * Fate * Masks * Star Trek III the Search for Spock * Begging for XP You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We talk about some of our different approaches of rules at the table, from how powerful the force is, to how much experience we give out at the table. It’s fun to see our different approaches and how varied our styles are. Things talked about on the show: * The Force Unleashed * Limitless * The Avengers * Roll20 * Pathfinder * Dungeons and Dragons * Shadowrun * Knights of the Old Republic * Enterprise * Enterprise Vs Falcon size * Rifts * Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines * Call of Cthulhu * The Masks of Nyarlathotep * Miskatonic University Live play * Order 66 * Resident Evil 7 * Lego Star Wars the Freemaker Adventures Pages Referenced on the show * Edge of the Empire Page 198 – length of a round * Edge of the Empire Page 301 – Awarding XP * Age of Rebellion Page 316 – Awarding XP * Force and Destiny Page 320 – Awarding XP You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

Chris Ing has been a part of Heroes almost from the start, but Ben wanted to talk to him about his other podcast Silhouette Zero and two person gaming in general since it isn’t the typical way to run Star Wars RPG from FFG Things talked about in the show: * Silhouette Zero * Sir Bearington * One Shot * Microscope * Campaign * Party of One * Dice for Brains * 13th Age * Blades in the Dark * Legends of the 5 rings * Numenera * Genesys * Mouse Guard * Brent Brown * Redwall * Shadowrun * Android * Sil Matt * Rebels – Chopper * Mass Effect * Jay Little * Jedi Academy Trilogy * Young Jedi Knights * Rogue Squadron Series * Findible * Rebel Fleet HQ * Guri * Apocalypse World You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

For our three year anniversary David and Ben talk about making brawling and mêlée characters that can keep up for damage, as well as looking at ways to build up specializations that don’t normally get a light on the cool ways they can be in a fight. Things talked about in this episode: * The Mad Adventurers Society * YALP * Indiana Jones * Atlantis * John Noble * Fringe * Men Who Stare at Goats * MacGyver * Guardians of the Galaxy * Splinter Cell * Mission Impossible * Matu Ordo * B A Baracus * Wolverine * XXX The Return of Xander cage * Leverage – Hitter * Daredevil You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We get talking about how to show your gear is your gear. From the care that Mandalorians put into their armour to the lengths that gunfighters will customize their blasters. We also touch upon bringing gear into play with checks beyond just shooting people. Things talked about in this episode: * Dungeons and Dragons * Sabine Wren * Mandalorian Mercs * Mandalorian Color meaning * Clan Wren * Ursa Wren * Fenn Rau * Tales from Jabba’s Palace * Tales of the Bounty Hunters * Jaster Mereel * Jango Fett Open Seasons * True Mandalorians * New Mandalorians * Death Watch * Tor Vizsla * Revan * Mandalorian Civil Wars * Mandalorian Excision * Concord Dawn * DC-17 * Silhouette Zero * Lucky Sevens * DC-15A * DL-44 * Heroes of the Hydian Way * Uncharted * Assassins Creed * Infamous * Jodo Kast * Jodo Cast You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We get talking about how to use some of the other traditions of force use, where you can expand past the ideas of Jedi and Sith. We also talk about how to feel more epic for your power level and how to capture that clone wars feel for Jedi. Things talked about in the show: * The Courtship of Princess Leia * Weik * Luuke * Shadows of Mindor * Street Fighter * Star Wars The Old Republic * Oil, Heartbreak, and Manhood * Star Wars A New Hope Special Edition * Darth Plagueis * Mortis * Gand Findsmen * Star Wars: The Role Playing Game * Rebels * Fiddleback * Darths and Droids * Blue Milk Special You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We get talking about how to entice your player onto the plot you’re wanting and what to do when they don’t do what you expect or will not engage with what you put before them. (hint: talk to your players) Things we talked about in this show: * Avatar the Last Airbender * Mass Effect Conrad Verner * Baldur’s Gate * Baldur’s Gate 2 * Heroes Journey * Maltese Falcon * Oceans 11 * Wing Commander * Battle of Midway * Jason Bourne * Leverage * Begging for XP setting creation * Community * Alien * Gamer You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We start asking how can you bring the narrative from a video game to the table top and get into emphasizing how you can show off narrative choice in letting the players find agency in what their choices mean. Things talked about in this episode: * Ursula Vernon * Digger * Swiss Family Robinson tweet storm * Harriet the Invincible * Grand Theft Auto * Skyrim * Wolfenstein The New Order * Medal of Honor * Mass Effect Andromeda * Dragon Age Inquisition * Tuchanka * Fallout: New Vegas * Fallout 4 * Planescape Torment * Xcom 2 * Shadowrun Returns * Shadowrun Hong Kong * Shadowrun Dragonfall * Tyranny * Torment Tides of Numenera * Rock Paper Shotgun * 16 Blocks * Assault on Precinct 13 * Witcher 3: Wild Hunt * Cyberpunk 2077 * Uncharted * Cortana * Jennifer Hale * Total Party Kill You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Tess is @RPG_Casts Beka is @shadowblindr Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show