Tales From the Hydian Way

We talk about how characteristics need to be thought of for your characters as your creating, knowing where your character is now in the timeline of their growth, and how you can shape your character off of abilities that aren’t common.

Things talked about in the show:

* Purrgil

* Pelta class

* Lucky sevens

* Ogg Dudes character creator

* Sorcerer

* Wizard

* Bicentennial Man

* A.I.

* Pinocchio

* HK-47

* T-Series Tactical Droid

* Marvin

* Rambo

* Roadblock

* Zarya

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Tess is @RPG_Casts

Beka is @shadowblindr

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Beka and Ben talk about how to make your players make a choice in your games. From giving consequences to taking the plank that their clinging to away slowly we talk about ways of getting your players to engage in the situation around them.

Things we talk about on the show:

* Kashyyyk

* Crokinole

* E K Johnston

* Lord of the Rings

* Rebels

* Keith Kapel

* Helms Deep

* Joshua Brown

* Supergirl season 2 end

* Feng Shui

* Dice for Brains

* Guardians of the Galaxy

* Masks

* Lethal Weapon – TV

* Lethal Weapon – Movie

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Ben is @DeuteriumIce

David is @Akaagentshades

Tess is @RPG_Casts

Beka is @shadowblindr

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This week it’s Beka and Ben talking about how to make NPCs feel like PCs quickly or in more depth when you have time. We also hear about one way that doing world building can be of great benefit for you the GM.

Things talked about in this episode:

* Star Trek The Next Generation

* Fallout

* Fallout New Vegas

* Planescape Torment

* Knights of the Old Republic II

* Campaign Podcast

* Crocodile Dundee

* Firefly

* Cowboy Bebop

* Silhouette Zero

* Buckaroo Banzai

* Uncharted

* Boarderlands

* Metal Gear Solid

* Clint Barton

* Constantine

* Redemption

* Dice for Brains

* Florrum

* Mid Atlantic Accent

* The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

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Show updates are @TheHydianWay

Ben is @DeuteriumIce

David is @Akaagentshades

Tess is @RPG_Casts

Beka is @shadowblindr

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What goes into making a scene an scene? How can you drive the players in the direction you want them to? What do you do to spur the players into motion? We talk about this and more in todays episode.

Things we talked about in the show:

* Jackie Chan with a lion

* Doctor Who

* Dungeons and Dragons

* Big Boss

* Batman Arkham Asylum

* Vornskr

* Masks

* Go-Go Yubari

* Big Hero 6

* Attack of the Clones

* Terminator 2

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Show updates are @TheHydianWay

Ben is @DeuteriumIce

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This week we dive into Duty and Obligation and how to make them feel like a part of the whole story instead of a switch track stealing your plot. From simple ideas on how to weave a subplot into narrative, to ideas on where to look for incremental methods we have it here for you.

Talked about this week:

* Fallout New Vegas

* Fallout 4

* Warhammer 40K

* Descent

* Imperial Assault

* Mass Effect

* Firefly – hat from home

* Dragon Age Inquisition

* Lucky Sevens A Star Wars Story

* No Disintegrations

* Guardians of the Galaxy

* Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

* Leverage

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Ben is @DeuteriumIce

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We welcome Beka Black to our podcast to bring an artists perspective to our show. In interviewing her we find out about her deep history with Star Wars, her ability with art, and the way she jumped in with both feet to being a Game Master. Also, there is talk of Twi’lek lekku.

Discussed in this episode:

* Beka Black

* Remnants

* Republic Commando

* Republic Commando – Karen Traviss

* Heat Moulded Sintra

* Heat Moulded PVC (like Sintra)

* Mandalorian Mercs

* Beskar

* Adam Savage

* Tested

* Uncharted

* Campaign Pod

* Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

* Aftermath

* Dathomir

* Night Sisters

* Courtship of Princess Leia

* Sterling Hershey

* Dead in the Water

* The Far Orbit Project

* Rifts

* Kanan Comics

* Never Tell Me the Blogs

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Ben is @DeuteriumIce

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Tess is @RPG_Casts

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Tess wanted to ask about making a published module your own. We talk about how to make the voice of the module yours and how it can make it even more awesome because it allows you to focus on the characters even more.

Things talked about in this episode:

* Dead in the Water

* Jewel of Yavin

* Airen Cracken

* Hoard of the Dragon Queen

* The Rise of Tiamat

* Debts to Pay

* Clue Stick

* Edmonton

* Intrigue Con

* Jason Wood

* Rescue at Glare Peak

* Beyond the Rim

* Chronicles of the Gate Keeper

* Die Hard

* Heroes of the Hydian Way Act 1 Episode 3

* Star Wars Lego

* Kenneth Branagh Hamlet

* Mel Gibson Hamlet

* Brent

* Leslie

* Chris

* Kristine

* The Curse of Strahd

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David and Ben were able to talk about motivating your players out of their bases of operations in ways that aren’t only a sledge of their obligations showing up on their door. This was asked by a Patreon supporter Andrew Fullard.

* Begging for XP Setting Creation

* The Old Republic Smuggler

* Firefly

* Back to the Future

* Die Hard

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David liked the idea of talking about espionage and then talked about Jack Bauer and Jason Borne. We talk about far ranging ideas from infiltration missions to your party and crew being infiltrated. 

This episode we talked about:

* James Bond

* Jason Bourne

* 24 – Jack Bauer

* Queen and Country

* Atomic Blonde

* Oceans 11

* Leverage

* Firefly

* G I Joe Retaliation

* Die Hard

* Where Eagles Dare

* The Guns of Navarone

* Mission Impossible

* Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy

* Rand Ecliptic

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David had the idea of trying to escape for a bit, but then we got talking about escaping prisons and how it’s done. We go from the classics all the way through to more modern ideas of prison breaks and talk about a few things you need to think of to make it feel earned.

Things talked about in this episode:

* Prison Break

* Die Hard

* Shawshank Redemption

* The Great Escape

* Colditz Castle – TV

* Colditz Castle – Board Game

* Clone Wars – Deception

* Avatar the Last Airbender

* The Legend of Kora

* Citadel Arc

* Rescue at Glare Peak

* The Rock

* Boffin

* The Fugitive

* Guardians of the Galaxy

* Star Trek VI

* Bridge on the River Kwai

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