Tales From the Hydian Way

We talk about how characteristics need to be thought of for your characters as your creating, knowing where your character is now in the timeline of their growth, and how you can shape your character off of abilities that aren’t common. Things talked about in the show: * Purrgil * Pelta class * Lucky sevens * Ogg Dudes character creator * Sorcerer * Wizard * Bicentennial Man * A.I. * Pinocchio * HK-47 * T-Series Tactical Droid * Marvin * Rambo * Roadblock * Zarya 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

Beka and Ben talk about how to make your players make a choice in your games. From giving consequences to taking the plank that their clinging to away slowly we talk about ways of getting your players to engage in the situation around them. Things we talk about on the show: * Kashyyyk * Crokinole * E K Johnston * Lord of the Rings * Rebels * Keith Kapel * Helms Deep * Joshua Brown * Supergirl season 2 end * Feng Shui * Dice for Brains * Guardians of the Galaxy * Masks * Lethal Weapon – TV * Lethal Weapon – Movie 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

This week it’s Beka and Ben talking about how to make NPCs feel like PCs quickly or in more depth when you have time. We also hear about one way that doing world building can be of great benefit for you the GM. Things talked about in this episode: * Star Trek The Next Generation * Fallout * Fallout New Vegas * Planescape Torment * Knights of the Old Republic II * Campaign Podcast * Crocodile Dundee * Firefly * Cowboy Bebop * Silhouette Zero * Buckaroo Banzai * Uncharted * Boarderlands * Metal Gear Solid * Clint Barton * Constantine * Redemption * Dice for Brains * Florrum * Mid Atlantic Accent * The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 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  

What goes into making a scene an scene? How can you drive the players in the direction you want them to? What do you do to spur the players into motion? We talk about this and more in todays episode. Things we talked about in the show: * Jackie Chan with a lion * Doctor Who * Dungeons and Dragons * Big Boss * Batman Arkham Asylum * Vornskr * Masks * Go-Go Yubari * Big Hero 6 * Attack of the Clones * Terminator 2 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

This week we dive into Duty and Obligation and how to make them feel like a part of the whole story instead of a switch track stealing your plot. From simple ideas on how to weave a subplot into narrative, to ideas on where to look for incremental methods we have it here for you. Talked about this week: * Fallout New Vegas * Fallout 4 * Warhammer 40K * Descent * Imperial Assault * Mass Effect * Firefly – hat from home * Dragon Age Inquisition * Lucky Sevens A Star Wars Story * No Disintegrations * Guardians of the Galaxy * Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency * 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 welcome Beka Black to our podcast to bring an artists perspective to our show. In interviewing her we find out about her deep history with Star Wars, her ability with art, and the way she jumped in with both feet to being a Game Master. Also, there is talk of Twi’lek lekku. Discussed in this episode: * Beka Black * Remnants * Republic Commando * Republic Commando – Karen Traviss * Heat Moulded Sintra * Heat Moulded PVC (like Sintra) * Mandalorian Mercs * Beskar * Adam Savage * Tested * Uncharted * Campaign Pod * Yours Truly Johnny Dollar * Aftermath * Dathomir * Night Sisters * Courtship of Princess Leia * Sterling Hershey * Dead in the Water * The Far Orbit Project * Rifts * Kanan Comics * Never Tell Me the Blogs 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

Tess wanted to ask about making a published module your own. We talk about how to make the voice of the module yours and how it can make it even more awesome because it allows you to focus on the characters even more. Things talked about in this episode: * Dead in the Water * Jewel of Yavin * Airen Cracken * Hoard of the Dragon Queen * The Rise of Tiamat * Debts to Pay * Clue Stick * Edmonton * Intrigue Con * Jason Wood * Rescue at Glare Peak * Beyond the Rim * Chronicles of the Gate Keeper * Die Hard * Heroes of the Hydian Way Act 1 Episode 3 * Star Wars Lego * Kenneth Branagh Hamlet * Mel Gibson Hamlet * Brent * Leslie * Chris * Kristine * The Curse of Strahd 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 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

David and Ben were able to talk about motivating your players out of their bases of operations in ways that aren’t only a sledge of their obligations showing up on their door. This was asked by a Patreon supporter Andrew Fullard. * Begging for XP Setting Creation * The Old Republic Smuggler * Firefly * Back to the Future * Die Hard 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 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

David liked the idea of talking about espionage and then talked about Jack Bauer and Jason Borne. We talk about far ranging ideas from infiltration missions to your party and crew being infiltrated.  This episode we talked about: * James Bond * Jason Bourne * 24 – Jack Bauer * Queen and Country * Atomic Blonde * Oceans 11 * Leverage * Firefly * G I Joe Retaliation * Die Hard * Where Eagles Dare * The Guns of Navarone * Mission Impossible * Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy * Rand Ecliptic 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 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

David had the idea of trying to escape for a bit, but then we got talking about escaping prisons and how it’s done. We go from the classics all the way through to more modern ideas of prison breaks and talk about a few things you need to think of to make it feel earned. Things talked about in this episode: * Prison Break * Die Hard * Shawshank Redemption * The Great Escape * Colditz Castle – TV * Colditz Castle – Board Game * Clone Wars – Deception * Avatar the Last Airbender * The Legend of Kora * Citadel Arc * Rescue at Glare Peak * The Rock * Boffin * The Fugitive * Guardians of the Galaxy * Star Trek VI * Bridge on the River Kwai 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 Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com

We got thinking of the classic question, what do you do when you have a character that feels like a mismatch to your party? David and Ben talk about how to turn this seeming weakness into a vibrant strength. From snipers to faces and many places in between. * Red Shift Limit * Heroes of the Hydian Way * Cereans * Losers Don’t Stop Believing * Enemy at the Gates * Falleen * Xizor * A-Team * The Quick and The Dead * The Good The Bad The Ugly * Days of Thunder 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 Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook

A question arose about hinting to your players that it’s time for their characters to run away. This is our answer, and we give a few ideas on how to make baddies even more present in your adventure. Tess, David, and Ben all have some wicked ways to make your players realize their characters are about to die. Talked about in this episode: * Rogue one/A New Hope Mashup * The Worf Effect * Red Shirts * John Wick * Knights of the Old Republic 2 * Aton Rand * Occlumancy * Rescue at Glare Peak * Vornskr * Gamorean * Mass Effect 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 Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook

Every now and then we get asked by new GMs how to I get started, I love the universe but this RPG thing scares me. This is David and Ben giving a few pieces of advice and telling a few tales of how they learned to use the dice. This episode we discuss: * Order 66 * Skill Monkey * Rise of the Runelords * Lepskin * Rogue Podron * Far Far Away Radio * Wraith Squadron * Usagi Yojimbo * Rebels Season 4 Trailer * West Side Story * 2nd Edition WEG * 3rd edition Wizards of the Coast * 3rd Edition Revised core Rulebook * Saga Edition * Staples Easel Pads * Jay Little * The Forgotten * Dice for Brains * Redemption Podcast * Campaign Podcast * Of Dice and Droids * Miskatonic University (podcast) * Desden Files * Tales Facebook Group * Heroes Facebook Group * Brian Casey * GM Word of the Week * 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 Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Or you can head into Mos Shuuta with us and talk with Teemo the Hutt

This week we talk about the kinds of campaigns that a diplomat would excel in. From negotiating treaties all the way down to keeping two rebel groups working together. David and Ben give ideas for several campaigns and scenes for you to use and give a few spins on dealing with interpersonal relationships that a GM might not always think of. Things we talk about on the show: * Puffer Pig * Shawshank Redemption * Rebels Season 4 Trailer * Saw Gurerra * Mon Mothma * Darth Vader Comic * Garm Bel iblis * Heir to the Empire Trilogy * Thrawncast * House of Cards * The West Wing * Thrawn * Kuat * Agent Kalus * The Dark Knight * Bloodline * Diplomacy * Empire’s End * Rogue Squadron * Friends like These 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 Help us out with the licences for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Or you can find out other ways for us to figure out how to deal with that scheming Ohnaka

Ben interviews the rest of the cast of Heroes of the Hydian Way. The dependable editor Kristine, the personable Chris, the deep Brent, and the energetic Leslie all share bits of themselves with you in this episode. Things talked about in the episode: * Dice for Brains * David Wright’s article * Pablo Hidalgo * Silhouette zero * Under a Black Sun Dramatis Personae Ben Yendall as the GM Kristine is playing the Mirialan – Neema Talemy Chris Ing is playng the Mandalorian – Matu Ordo Brent Brown is playing the Droid – TV-93 (Teevee) Leslie is playing the Bothan – Kith Ursi’bek Editing by Kristine Chester We can be found on twitter @thehydianway On the internet at TheHydianWay.com on iTunes and Google Play as well as Facebook