Tales From the Hydian Way

Latest Episodes:

The Home Brew Tale Dec 11, 2017

Show notes

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:

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You can find us on Twitter
Show updates are @TheHydianWay
Ben is @DeuteriumIce
David is @Akaagentshades

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Finding the Destroyer Tale Dec 04, 2017

Show notes

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:

You can find us, at TheHydianWay.com

You can find us on Twitter
Show updates are @TheHydianWay
Ben is @DeuteriumIce
David is @Akaagentshades

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The Moral Beginner Tale Nov 27, 2017

Show notes

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:

You can find us, at TheHydianWay.com

You can find us on Twitter
Show updates are @TheHydianWay
Ben is @DeuteriumIce
David is @Akaagentshades

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The Bounty Board Tale Nov 20, 2017

Show notes

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:

You can find us, at TheHydianWay.com

You can find us on Twitter
Show updates are @TheHydianWay
Ben is @DeuteriumIce
David is @Akaagentshades

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The Threatening Tale Nov 13, 2017

Show notes

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

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The First Tale Nov 06, 2017

Show notes

We slip from idea to idea as we talk about learning what your players want to do and giving them the tools to do it.

Things talked about in this episode:

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You can find us on Twitter
Show updates are @TheHydianWay
Ben is @DeuteriumIce
David is @Akaagentshades
Tess is @RPG_Casts
Beka is @shadowblindr

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The Round Table Tale Oct 30, 2017

Show notes

We look into some of the ways to save a flagging group from having co GMs to genre swapping on a regular basis.

Talked about in this episode:

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

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The Personal Module Tale Oct 23, 2017

Show notes

We talk about Dead in the Water and how you can break down the modules you see and read to make them more your own and get inspiration for the campaigns you want to run.

Things talked about in the episode:

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

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The Party’s Problem Tale Oct 16, 2017

Show notes

We talk about how to make adversaries and villains build in power, how to make them build in threat relevant to your player characters, and how to make these characters be more of an actual character to your players than just cardboard cutouts.

Things talked about in this episode:

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

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The Obligation Tale Oct 09, 2017

Show notes

We have Kristine Chester on to talk about obligation and ways to braid it into your plots so they don’t become plot derailing intrusions into your story and complement the characters that are there.

Things talked about on the show:

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