Tales From the Hydian Way

We talk about what 2018 has brought to the show and where we’re planning to take Heroes and Tales in the next year. Things we talked about in the show: * Tales from the Loop* Jeff Romo* The Glass Dagger* Legends of the Five Rings* Things from the Flood* Star Trek Adventures* Force Majeure* Solo Episode You can find us on TwitterShow updates are @TheHydianWayBen is @DeuteriumIceRissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us atTales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We talk about how big can one social check be in a combat action, especially one that has gone on quite long. From there we talk about types of actions that are easier to adjudicate and give some fun examples of how charm can be used to deflect combat from happening. Things talked about in this episode: * Legends of the Five Rings Beginner Game* Indigo Montoya* Mortis You can find us on TwitterShow updates are @TheHydianWayBen is @DeuteriumIceRissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us atTales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

People aren’t always paying attention and can be distracted by a great many things, we talk about when it starts impacting their participation at the table as well as others. Thing talked about in this episode: Eldritch Horror You can find us on TwitterShow updates are @TheHydianWayBen is @DeuteriumIceRissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us atTales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

We look at the difficulties in adding a new player and their character in the middle of an ongoing campaign and making it as seamless and as rewarding as possible. Thing we talked about in the show: * Oggdude You can find us on TwitterShow updates are @TheHydianWayBen is @DeuteriumIceRissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us atTales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

Secret societies show up in more places than we’d normally think. They are a very valuable story telling tool and we explore them in a fashion that makes them easier to use. Things talked about in this episode: * Freemasons * Red Herring * Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade * The Mummy * The White Lotus – Avatar the Last Airbender * Satanic Panic * Da Vinci Code * National Treasure * Hot Fuzz * Magento * Ryan Renolds * David Suchet * Foolproof * The IT Crowd * Murder on the Orient Express You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially 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 a topic from the discord regarding mixed groups and how to make it feel that everyone is in the story, instead of just given simple tasks to do. From magic users and Genesys to how to get force users to constrain their powers, we have ideas. Things we talk about in the show: * Realms of Terrinoth * Runewars * Battle Lore * Android * Ossus * Nexus of Power * Keith Kappel You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially 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 villains in your game, from introducing them, how much different types of adventures bring a villain out to the players, and so many places in between. We have advice and tales of when things didn’t go right. Things talked about in this episode * Die Hard * Under Siege * Indiana Jones with Belloq * Curse of Strahd * Captured Player Episode * X-Files * The Princess Bride * Street Fighter – Tuesday * Android * Serenity * Thrawn Alliances * Mortal Kombat – Kano You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

From policing what or why your character would act a certain way to figuring out ways to make sure your split party compartmentalizes we have ideas on how to get your players and characters to identify closer to each other. We talk about how to metagame with a much freer conscience and a few simple ways GMs can gently push their players forward from planning to action. Things talked about in the show * The Mystery Tale * Leverage RPG * Community You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

Your players do weird things and will deal with situations out of the order in your head. We talk about some of our experiences with players going left when we’d have expected them to go right, and give a few ideas on how to deal with it otherwise. Talked about in this episode: * Mission Impossible * Oceans 11 * Zero Hour * Airplane * Star Trek RPG * Bernie Mac * Clue * DUM droid * 74-Z speeder bike * Pit Droid Technic Lego set You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

Ben has players that through paying attention to all the little throw away ideas he had have found enough parts to go into business for themselves as an arms manufacturer. This boggled his mind, so he asked Rissa for advice. Also there are tales of a wookiee rescue and commune. Things talked about in this episode: * Kyzuo * Confederacy of Independent Systems * Malevolence * Arquitens light cruiser * Legends of Tomorrow * Slime Races * CSI * Scrubs You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

Sometimes players get analysis paralysis and it gets frustrating for both the GM and the players alike. We have a few strategies to lessen the effect of it at the start of a session when the last session seems so long ago Things talked about in this episode: * Force Majeure Podcast * Silverwing Armory * Newfounlander dog * Donjon * Lego Star Wars You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

Ben is joined by Heroes Kristine and Leslie to talk about character backstory and motivations. From informing the characters actions to providing hooks for the Game Master to propel the story along we dive deep in these concepts. Things talked about in the show: * Kristine * Leslie * West Marches * Fagin * Tony Toponi * Princess Bride * Leverage * Critical Role * Star Trek * Fast and the Furious * The Expanse You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially 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 challenges we’ve had as GMs to get players engaged with the stories we’re trying to tell and some of the solutions we’ve had for when the players actively try to derail your plot. Things talked about in this episode: * Total Eclipse of the Heart * Assassin Corvette * Fiasco * Imperial Assault You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show

Rissa and Ben set out to talk a little about making careers in Genesys, that idea was a red herring apparently as they fall into the trap of making a whole murder mystery one shot for you to use. Things talked about in this episode: * The Steam Setting Tale * Poirot * Sherlock Holmes * Nancy Drew * Peter Falk * Columbo * Murder By Death * Alec Guinness * Maggie Smith * Rockford Files * Murder She Wrote * Charlies Angels * James Bond * Zootopia * Murder in the Folly * Bakerstreet Irregulars * Gleaming the Cube * Mike Hammer * Harvey Bullock * Rizoli and Isles * Miss Marple Careers talked about in this episode: Holmes – Brawl, Perception,  Knowledge, Streetwise, Medicine, Skulduggery, Cool, Coercion Poirot – Charm, Vigilance, Discipline, Deception, Stealth, Negotiation, Perception, Knowledge Nancy Drew – Driving, Cool, Computers, Deception, Skulduggery, Resilience, Charm, Perception Columbo – Ranged (light), Coercion, Streetwise, Perception, Discipline, Cool, Deception, Driving Bones – Medicine, Mechanics, Computers, Knowledge, Discipline, Skulduggery, Coordination, Jessica Fletcher – Vigilance, Streetwise, Stealth, Deception, Perception,  Knowledge, Discipline, Computers NPCs talked about in this episode: Frank – Blustery man, chomping cigars, running the interview. He’s seen this so much he doesn’t think the second murder has happened, he thinks that the players are making too much out of it. He’s seen it all before in this interview process. They dislike at least one of the player characters. Short of stature, and has a comb-over. Suffering withdrawal of his cigar smoking, still makes the hand motions to deal with the cigar.   Caroline – They are the planner, they devised the initial scenario that the investigators are going through and attempting to solve, including how the night is supposed to progress, who ‘killed’ the victim and the implement. As their plans go awry they get more and more frazzled In her late 20s, graduated early, this scenario is the first time she’s been in charge of any sort of large scale gathering. She starts the night very calm and collected, very logical and ‘cold’ and as the night goes on she becomes irritated. Dressed with big round glasses,   Jason – Nice man at the front desk of the precinct. No one would suspect him of having a mean bone in his body, but now…. He’s dead, Frank. He had knowledge of comings and goings in the building,

From discipline to astrogation many skills are forgotten by the whole table. We talk about several ways to make them more valuable for you and your players. Things talked about in this episode: * Vapor Lock * Iocaine Powder * A New Hope You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce Rissa is @KookyKitt Help us out financially for the show on Patreon You can get in contact with us at Tales@theHydianWay.com Or click below to listen to the show