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 … Continue reading "Episode 181 – The Deep Force Tale"

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 … Continue reading "Episode 180 – The Everything is Terrain Tale"

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 … Continue reading "Episode 179 – The Low Resource Tale"

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 … Continue reading "Episode 178 – The Fail Tale"

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 … Continue reading "Episode 177 – The Allied NPC Tale"

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, … Continue reading "Episode 176 – The Last Jedi Tale"

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 … Continue reading "Episode 175 – The Way to End Tale"

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 … Continue reading "Episode 174 – The Behind the Scenes Tale"

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 … Continue reading "Episode 173 – The Split Party Tale"

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 … Continue reading "Episode 172 – The Failed Crafting Check Tale"