Tales From the Hydian Way

Preparing to improvise is one of the trickier things to happen. We talk about some of how players can twist how we change things because how our players act and expect to make a much more engaging story. This episode also contains a crossover from Ted on the Manellian Express.

Brought up in discussion in this episode:

• Fridge Logic
• Double Indemnity
• Clue
• Sixth Sense
• Signs
• The Orphan

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We’re all back to talk about the force and redemption in the Rise of Skywalker. The ways that it can feel fulfilling to us and the ways that show an understanding.

Things talked about in this show:

• Empire of Dreams
• Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
• Zuko
• Sil Zero charts

People on this episode:

• Kristine
• Chris
• Adam
• Glass Dagger
• Omens Call
• Sil Zero
• Krolmeister Sisters
• Enterprise Club

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There was a movie that came out recently that had a crawl and was a Star Wars movie. This is part one of our discussion about the movie, the choices made, and a few thoughts of what we thought would make a more satisfying story.

Contributors and things we talked about in this episode:

• Kristine
• Chris
• Adam
• Glass Dagger
• Omens Call
• Sil Zero
• Krolmeister Sisters
• Enterprise Club

• KMT New York Times Article

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A discussion about how to prepare players for a campaign launches us into talking about how you communicate ahead of time about a general topic, what specializations are allowed, and how to adjust player character ideas to what the campaign actually is.

Things mentioned in this episode:

• Wanderers
• TTRPG Safety Toolkit
• Karate Kid

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We look to the first ending of a trilogy in Star Wars, from murder bears to the ending of galactic crime lords we have ideas on where we can put stories that coincide and are inspired by the Return of the Jedi.

Things talked about in this episode:

• Ewoks
• Umbrella Academy
• Zygerrian
• Is it a Bothan?
• Iron Blockade

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Getting going again at the start of a new session can be torturous, echoing our favourite hotshot pilot of who talks first. We have ideas on how to keep notes on what comes next and how to start off for your players to hit the ground running.

Things talked about in this episode:

• Supernatural Recap
• Carry on My Wayward Son
• Star Wars the Radio Drama
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Tara

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Taking on deeper topics at the table can be a great way of working through your feelings as a group, but it can be intimidating. We have ideas on how to do it at the table without scaring your players away and to make it touch on the topics the players want.

Things we talked about in this episode:

• Rogue One
• Dirty Dozen
• Nancy Drew
• Solo
• Resistance
• Avatar the Last Air Bender
• Consent in Gaming Checklist

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It can only mean one thing, invasion. We were emailed a question about a player using the crafting mechanics at the table, from there we expanded the scope into talking about disruptive players and how to deal with them.

Things talked about in this episode:

• Heroes Obligations
• Consent in gaming

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When Ben is looking for help coming up with tag team rules for a fight in a game he turns to Rissa for advice and a second set of eyes. We then take a look at a few of our own house rules that we’ve had to create.

Things we’ve talked about in the episode:

• Skill Monkey Iron Chef
• Brick Mansions
• District B13
• Tokyo Drift
• Mirrors Edge

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We were given a prompt on our discord server, and got talking about using sabers and the force in Star Wars adventures and how to make getting a lightsaber into something momentous for the characters and players.

Things we talked about in the episode:

• 265 – The Consequences Tale
• Dark Empire
• I Jedi
• Oo’oob

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