Tales From the Hydian Way

Ben, David, and Joshua talk about Rogue One and think about how they use The Empire in their game. From the start of shadowy Cassian to the arc of Jyns heroics there’s much to be inspired by this movie. Talked about in this episode: * Rogue One * The One Rogue Tale * The Clone Wars * Rebels * Sam Whitwer * Star Trek Phasor Rifles You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Or sit with us as we watch a holocomm from some old friends

Ben and David talk about humour and how to make it so you as a GM are playing to the audience and not having your jokes hit the floor like bantha poodoo Things talked about in this episode: * Zero Hour * Zero Hour Vs Airplane * Straight man – comedy * Lethal Weapon * Earthquake * Towering Inferno * The Poseidon Adventure * Airport * Hotshots * Hotshots part Deux * Hot Fuzz * Naked Gun You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook

Ben and Joshua talk about Forged in battle and tease out some very interesting rebellious ideas for players to bring to the table. From the stealthy Trailblazer to the Vanguard that’s in your face we bring some very militant ideas to the tableDiscussed in this episode: * The Clone Wars * MC-80 * Lifelike Homer * Lasat * Elomin battle Heir to the Empire * Embo * Constable Zuvio You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Or stick around as we talk with our outer rim harch doctor.

We sit down with Sam Stewart to talk about Endless Vigil and discuss some of the themes in the book and the Force and Destiny line in general. From play testing to space rogues we have a great city based episode for you this week Discussed in this episode: * Fantasy Flight Games Playtester * Foundation – Asimov *  Fast and the Furious * Gone in 60 seconds * The Italian Job * Ben Hur * Jason Marker * Jordan Goldfarb You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Or come with us to the Mid Rim Ball on Courscant and listen in

We talk about using bounty hunters in your game and give a few ideas to get solitary hunters into a group of adventurers. From the side quests to making the bounty the centre of the adventure we hunt for interesting and unique ways of making a bounty hunter a great asset to your game.Mentioned in this episode: * Maltese Falcon (1941) * Magnificent 7 * Snatch * Mr. Joshua Lethal Weapon * The Old Republic * The French Connection * Ironman * Agent 47 You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Or come with us as we try and distract the bounty hunters searching for Joshua

Ben and David answer a listener question about what do you do when the campaign changes from where your character was plotted from and puts your urban character in the middle of a giant swamp. We look at this specific character and the idea of humour in games as well as the odd ball. We talked about the following in the show: * Brent Brown * Fifties * Episode 115 – The Railroad Tale * Conspiracy Theory * Seinfeld – A show about nothing * Tolkien * Dresden Files * Spider-Man * Deadpool * Stargate Universe * M*A*S*H * Mission Impossible * Metal Gear Solid 3 * Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy * Fiasco You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Or sit around on Kashyyyk with us and see if we can survive a conversation with David about wookiee suits

We looked to character creation and how to get your own character to the table. From finding inspiration in movies to creating a character that starts as a trope and becomes your own, we give many ways to look at building a character that suits you as a player. * Warner Brothers – sheep dog and wolf * YALP – The Clanker Trail * Big Trouble in Little China * Wall Street * Firefly * Five man band trope * Dungeons and Dragons * Fate * Dresden Files * The Lion of Africa * Top Gun * Fiasco You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook or sit around the table and listen to how we became to be on the Bogwing.

Our episode on Endless Vigil miss the species, here they are. We talk about the very interesting species in the book and give a few ideas for characters and campaigns that jump out at us You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook

Ben and Joshua discuss Endless Vigil. From pod racers to detectives this book brings so much to the fore. The character ideas that get flung around and the possibilities that make us want to play new characters inspired by this book are overflowing in this episode In this episode we discuss: * Star Wars Rebels * Daredevil * Transporter * Green Arrow * The Shadow * The Punisher * The Fast and Furious * Knights of the Old Republic * Star Wars: The Old Republic * The Clone Wars * Sherlock Holmes You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Or sit in the stands with us as we head to a podrace for a little bit of relaxation.

Ben and David talk about railroading players, how to not do that, and how to start a cascade of bad player decisions that will be a GMs bounty after enough time has gone past. Things and people we talk about in the show * Northern Nerd Network * Zoidberg * Fantasy Flight creature deck * Fridge Logic * Star Trek – Cannon * Rise of the Rune Lords * Dresden Files * Belsavis * Fringe * Wing Commander Privateer * Sheamus Connely You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Or you can help lade this load of meiloorun onto the bogwing as David and Ben talk about life on a rail road.

We look at the humble droid and how Star Wars plays with the idea of a mechanical being. From droid pcs who are looking to become more than the sum of their programming to droid tools that bridge the divide between alive and not we look to see some story possibilities in our mechanical friends.Items talked about in the show: * Wikipedia Android (robot) * Shale – Dragon Age * Star Trek the Next Generation * Transit * Mass Effect – EDI * C-3PX * Friends like These You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Please subscribe and review where you can. If we aren’t there please let us know.

We talk about Halloween and how to use some of the themes in it to make your Star Wars game much more interesting. From using fear, to showing your players the wicked path they’ve wrought the theme of Halloween and horror can be powerful motivators. We talk about the following in the episode: * The Thing * Lothcat * Bobcat * Dia de Muertos * The Purge * Raiders of the Lost Ark * Christmas Carol * Metal Gear Solid III * The Crow * Scooby Doo * Jekyll and Hyde * Alien * Alien Isolation * Aliens * Dice for Brains * Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory  * Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde * Hulk * Cabin in the Woods You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Please subscribe and review where you can. If we aren’t there please let us know. Or have fun as we relax on the bogwing with nothing creepy going on at all.

Gear is always an issue, finally Ben asked Joshua and David how they deal with it. We talk about how to use gear in your game from giving out credits and gear to giving a few ideas on how to get the players to keep it at base. We talk about the following in the episode: * Knights of the Old Republic * I Jedi * Chronicles of the Gatekeeper * Exalted 3rd edition * Ghtroc 720 * Oldboy * MacGyver * Fallout * Losers * A-team You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Please subscribe and review where you can. If we aren’t there please let us know. Or sit down and have a game of Pazaak with us as we tell more Tales from the Hydian Way

We talk about Savage Spirits and some amazing stories that can come from the specializations and species in the supplement. Going from the coldness of the Executioner to finding great stories that fit the Hermit we bring you a new perspective on the Seeker Sourcebook We talk about in this episode: * Farscape * Dice for Brains * A-Team * League of Extraordinary Men * King Solomon’s Mines * The Odessy/ Odysseus You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Please subscribe and review where you can. If we aren’t there please let us know. Or come with us as we seek the furthest reaches of the force and the wild ways that it can show itself.

Ben David and Joshua talk about conflict and the dialogue that opens up from using it. From how to do it badly to how to make things much more interesting. This week we talked about some of our favourite places to find conflict * Dice for Brains * Attack of the Clones * Conan the Barbarian * Chronicles of the Gatekeeper You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Joshua is @JoshuaEvanBrown You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com We can be found on Facebook Please subscribe and review where you can. If we aren’t there please let us know. Or come with us and sit down at the sabacc table to tell new Tales