No, we haven’t gone full Star Trek. We’re bringing on a new host and we’re interviewing her in this episode to give our listeners an idea of her style and some of the things she’s bringing to the table Things discussed in this episode: Agatha Christie Pathfinder Lost Girl Surviving Mars Alien Star Trek First … Continue reading "The Rissa Tale"

Ben and Marcus talk about some of the mechanics involved with starting characters and why somethings are more important than others at low XP amounts. Things talked about in this episode: Old Man Logan Logan Dark Tower Blue Max Elom Elomin Wookiepedia Assassins Creed Solid Snake Gossam Neimoidian Nute Gunray Dice for Brains Ross Rockafelow … Continue reading "The Starting Player Tale"

Ben has Marcus on to talk about his Force and Destiny podcast he creates with his kids and the lessons that can be learned from there. So much of the advice can be well used for bringing in any new player. Things talked about in this episode: Marcus Hirschfield Force Vs Darkside Dan Shessel Dice … Continue reading "The Tale Vs Darkside"

Ben and David talk about preparation tools for GMs and players as well as communication and character creation. Things talked about in this episode: Adversary Cards OneNote Obsidian Portal Band Gamers Plane World Anvil DropBox Oggdude Roll20 Fantasy Grounds Hangouts Skype Zoom Evernote Sando Aqua Monster Colo Claw Fish Drop Bear Bear Sloth Arboreal Octopus … Continue reading "The Tools Tale"

Ben has guest Leslie on to talk about ways to use maps and things to consider when using maps in person and online for your players. Things talked about in this episode: Leslie Heroes Obsidian Portal Maps Easel Pads – grid Command and Colours Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed Betrayal at House on the Hill … Continue reading "Map Tales"

Kristine and Ben talk about what they do when the players surprise them and leave them wondering what to do next. Things we talked about on the show: Weik Deadspace Stay on Target Mouseguard Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Mass Effect 2 You can find us on Twitter Show updates are @TheHydianWay Ben is @DeuteriumIce … Continue reading "The Surprised GM Tale"

We talk about some of the ideas and issues of starting a player character and how much background is too much, as well as how much is not near enough. Things talked about in this episode: Angel – Xmen Black Lightning Christian Kane Eliot Spencer Fate Leverage RPG The 5 Man Band Firefly Star Trek … Continue reading "The Backgrounder Tale"

Ben and David talk about villains and how to present them to your players as fallible beings who can be defeated. Things talked about in this episode Horus Heresy Bruce Banner The Joker Injustice Dred Vs Batman Judge Dredd – Stalone Judge Dredd – Urban Star Trek Space Seed The Wrath of Khan Sybok Xanatos … Continue reading "The Villainous Tale"

We’ve all had players missing a game or having to leave the game, Kristine and Ben talk about how to make the blow softer and strategies to make it more fun for you and your group. Things talked about in this episode: Launchpad McQuack Eldritch Horror Mansions of Madness Fiasco Dusk City Outlaws Pathfinder Lords … Continue reading "The Absent Player Tale"

Ben and Kristine discuss with David what we’ve taken away from the Genesys core book and some of the interesting tidbits we are looking forward to for the system. Things talked about in this episode Genesys Magic – 217 Decent Legacy of Dragonholt Battlelore Realms of Terrinoth Android Twilight Imperium Deadlands Savage Rifts Savage World … Continue reading "The Genesys Tale"