Tales From the Hydian Way

We get talking about the Destiny pool and how to keep it in play and moving between sides. From using it as a GM intrusion to an adventure to upgrading rolls and so many places in between

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We have David and Leslie on to talk about our methods of preparation, what we find needed, and how to encourage a new GM into running a second campaign.

Things we talked about in the episode:

• Fiasco
• Dice for Brains
• Force Majeure
• Dark Heresy
• Realms of Terrinoth NPC deck
• Android NPC deck
• Star Wars Allies and Adversaries
• Vampire the Masquerade (5th ed)
• Dresden Files
• Bundle of Holding
• Blades in the Dark
• Rissa’s Stream
• Tabletop Simulator
• Rim World
• Lamplight City

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Playing in the Old Republic Era has no stats behind it, nor does the Sequel Era. We have ideas on how to still use the system to tell amazing tales and not worry about the mechanics behind everything.

Things talked about in this episode:

• Knights of the Old Republic 2
• Saw Gerrera
• Steela Gerrera
• Star Wars Resistance
• Arkham Horror 3rd Edition
• Shadow of the Beanstalk

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Rissa is @KookyKitt

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Translating the inspiration for a campaign into what the players hear and see is hard. We have a few ideas on how to take that comncept that evoked your desire to run the adventure into what your players are having a blast in doing.

Things described in this podcast:

• Rissa’s Stream
• Kelly’s Heroes
• Seven Samurai
• Lost Girl
• Emperors New Groove
• Out of Sight

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An episode of Heroes makes Ben wonder about different ways of presenting encounters to the players. Rissa and Ben have some ideas on how to make sure that the players weapons aren’t always the first thing grabbed for.

Things discussed in this episode:

• Heroes Season 2 Mask of the Pirate Queen Act 1 Episode 2
• Tomb Raider (2013)
• Arkham Asylum
• West Side Story

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Recounting a few missteps in our own history we have a few ideas on how to make the pets of a player matter to the game and to the players in ways that aren’t always obvious.

References for the show:

• Force Majeure Podcast
• Lassie

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We said it was going to be a series, and we’re starting it. Threat is a tricky thing to use since it’s very easy to undervalue it, we have ideas on how to make it more vibrant and how to not try to steal the success of a roll with threat.

Things Discussed in this Episode:

• Endless Vigil
• Cyphers and Masks

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We start our discussion about the extra mechanics in the FFG narrative system with advantage, as we start talking about the scale of what makes one advantage a small boost versus making three or four amazing and how to scale mechanically and narratively between.

Things discussed in this episode:

• BC rain forest
• Supernatural
• Tomb Raider

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We talk about methods of how you as a player and a GM can move a disagreement at the table between characters and players along to some form of resolution, with a few examples from our own tables.

Things we talked about on the show

• D&D Alignment Chart
• Enemy Mine
• Tabletop Simulator

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Surprises can be an amazing thing, and we have a few ideas on how to turn a cliff hanger into something that the players will never expect. From fantastic settings to NPCs that will haunt your players long after they’re put back in the box, we have ideas.

Things talked about in this episode:

• Baby Driver
• False Bottom Briefcase Magic Trick
• Agatha Christie
• Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Clone Wars (movie)
• Ice Age

You can find us on Twitter
Show updates are @TheHydianWay
Ben is @DeuteriumIce
Rissa is @KookyKitt

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