Tales From the Hydian Way

Ben has Chris Ing from Silhouette Zero and Heroes on to talk about the force and some of the deeper things you can look at when using the force in your games. From what is light and dark, to the different force traditions we have ideas on how to make the force deeper in your games. Things talked about in this episode: * Dice for Brains * Empire of Dreams * Red Tails * Hidden Fortress * Eightfold path * Knights of the Old Republic * West End Games Star Wars * X-wing * Inquisitor Tremayne * Rogue Podron * Mother Talzin * New Jedi Order * Dark Nest * I Jedi * Legends of Luke Skywalker * Longmire You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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 space combat and a few issues that can come up as well as a few unintended consequences of putting mechanics before narrative. Things talked about in this episode: * Serrano Legacy Series – Once a Hero * Mandalorian Fang Fighter * Freespace 2 * Edge of the Empire Point Defence Side Bar – Page 267 * X-com 2 * Stay on Target * Eleven Thirty Eight * Rebel Assault 2 You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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 how to run an adventure with few player resources and how to make it so player ingenuity is welcome when you take their toys away. From survival to horror to investigations we talk about ways of a few things to expect and ways to make it awesome. Things we talk about on this episode: * Fallout * Weik * Ursula Vernon Swiss Family Robinson * Phasma * Mad Max Fury Road * Clear and Present Danger * Firefly * Dead of Winter * Deadspace * Terok Nor * Beyond the Rim * Horizon Zero Dawn * Replicators – SG1 * Star Trek First Contact * Dice for Brains * Gilligan’s Island * The Abyss * Aliens * Fear the Boot * X-files You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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 failure in your game and how to make it feel like that isn’t the end of the action or the story. We show how there is always effects after an action even if they aren’t the desired ones. Things we talked about in this episode: * Gladiator * Stranger Things * Smaug – Hobbit * Live Free or Die Hard * Battlefront II You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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

This week we talk about NPCs why some get elevated, how to deal with the mechanics for those that do get elevated, and why some people make full PCs for an NPC. Things talked about in this episode: * Heroes of the Hydian Way * Silhouette Zero * From A Certain Point of View * Kitt Harrington * Freemaker Adventures * Knights of the Old Republic You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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 themes in The Last Jedi and several of the things we ponder about the story, from using bombers to why using force face time would be useful in an RPG setting. Things talked about in this episode: * The Last Jedi * Dice for Brains * Silhouette Zero * Fandable Soloshot * Redtails * The Tuskegee Airmen * Leia, Princess of Alderaan * Bomber Command * Cobalt Squadron * Memphis Belle * Dam Busters * X-wing * TIE Fighter * X-wing Alliance * Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina * From A Certain Point of View * I Jedi * Ghosts of Dathomir You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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 how to end a session and a scene. With tips and examples of dramatic situations to leave your players in, the hosts have some deep thoughts about coming to that brick wall. Things talked about in this episode: * Fiasco * Fiasco Dice * Fiasco Playsets * Table Top: Fiasco * Setup * Part 1 * Part 2 * Hail Ceaser You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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

Kristine and Ben talk about the ways that you can use the in between session times to make your games better and keep engagement going when you have ideas that just need to get out. Things we talked about in this episode: * X-Files * Dice for Brains pregame * Northern Nerdcast * Bothan Banter * The West Marches * Discord * Onslaught at Arda I * Adversary Decks * One Note * Slack * Obsidian Portal * Donjon * Fantasy Name Generator You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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

Splitting the party can be treacherous for a GM, from boring other players to finding there’s just too much going on to keep track of. We have ideas on making it make more sense and a few tricks on keeping everyone engaged. Things we talked about on the show: * SilZeroChris * Rise of the Rune Lords * Tim Curry in Muppets Treasure Island * Persona Play Through by Agent Shades * Star Trek Adventures * Only War * Snatch * Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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 of how to make a failed crafting check mean something, what comes from not making something, and how to make it become a part of the story. Things discussed in this episode: * Stranger Things * The Walking Dead * The Threatening Tale * Burn Notice You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades Kristine is @12thKnight 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 making a setting up for yourself. From new adversaries and minions to new pieces of equipment. This can broaden your horizons so much we wanted to give our initial takes on how to grow beyond the time between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.Things talked about on the show: * Marcus Hershfield * Darksaber * Yuuzhan Vong * Amphistaff * Grutchin * Coral Skippers * All Terrain Mega Caliber 6 * Heavy Walker Lego Set * Mandalorian Energy Buckler * Gungan Energy Shield You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades 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

This is Kristine and Ben talking about the ‘hunt the Bismark’ campaign Ben did and ways to bring out the things that Ben had in his head for it at the table. We also talk of how to take ideas and see how big the idea really is. Things we talk about on the show: * The Hunt for Red October * Star Trek the Wrath of Khan * Balance of Terror * Sinking the Bismark * Star Trek Enterprise * X-wing * Star Trek Voyager * Submarine base * Star Trek Discovery * Galaxy Gun * Battlestar Galactica * From a Certain Point of View * Babylon Crusade * Star Trek The Search for Spock You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades 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 get talking about the morality mechanic and a few things we’ve been having a hard time with lately when looking at what the morality system can become and how to make it grow into bigger character beats than simple good or bad. Things talked about in the show: * Usagi Yojimbo * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles * Akira Kurosawa * Dice for Brains * Darth Maul * Thor – Coffee * Legend of the Five Rings You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades 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 Bounty Boards and how they can tell a story, even just in how they are accessed, and how they can propel your story forward to make amazingly complex worlds. Things talked about on the show: * The Lego Freemaker Adventures * John Wick 2 * Mass Effect 2 * Zuckus * Dengar * From a Certain Point of View * Leverage You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades 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 start talking about social encounters and then expand to talk about how to bring threats and advantage to the table in more narrative ways than just boosts and setbacks going into the next roll.Things discussed in this episode: * Legends of the Five Rings RPG * Genesys – social scenes * Powered By the Apocalypse * Dungeons and Dragons * Pathfinder * Dice For Brains * Game of Thrones * Silhouette Zero – Chris * Brent Brown You can find us,  at TheHydianWay.com You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce David is @Akaagentshades 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