Tales From the Hydian Way
A podcast about making better stories and adventures in the Star Wars universe and how to GM better
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 150
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2022
The Mysterious Tale
We talk about building mysteries and setting hooks for players to get interested in the adventure you have planned. From disappearing children to a penpal that wants to meet we have ideas on how to m…
00:39:20 |
Mon 02 Oct 2017
The Creature Tale
We talk about several ways to make creatures matter to a scene and how to make sure they don’t get lost in normal role-playing. From keeping tracking of characters to helping them set scenes.
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00:47:33 |
Mon 25 Sep 2017
The Party Starting Tale
We talk about getting the players to be hooked for an adventure lead and how to make them more of a player party instead of just players. From discussing other RPGs to how to manage disagreements we …
00:40:21 |
Mon 18 Sep 2017
The Home Brew Tale
We talk about some of our different approaches of rules at the table, from how powerful the force is, to how much experience we give out at the table. It’s fun to see our different approaches and how…
00:55:54 |
Mon 11 Sep 2017
The Silhouette Zero Tale
Chris Ing has been a part of Heroes almost from the start, but Ben wanted to talk to him about his other podcast Silhouette Zero and two person gaming in general since it isn’t the typical way to run…
01:04:47 |
Mon 04 Sep 2017
The Street Fighter Tale
For our three year anniversary David and Ben talk about making brawling and mêlée characters that can keep up for damage, as well as looking at ways to build up specializations that don’t normally ge…
00:46:22 |
Mon 28 Aug 2017
The Gearing Up Tale
We get talking about how to show your gear is your gear. From the care that Mandalorians put into their armour to the lengths that gunfighters will customize their blasters. We also touch upon bringi…
00:43:40 |
Mon 21 Aug 2017
The Traditions Tale
We get talking about how to use some of the other traditions of force use, where you can expand past the ideas of Jedi and Sith. We also talk about how to feel more epic for your power level and how …
00:46:16 |
Mon 14 Aug 2017
The Learning GM Tale
We get talking about how to entice your player onto the plot you’re wanting and what to do when they don’t do what you expect or will not engage with what you put before them. (hint: talk to your pla…
00:46:46 |
Mon 07 Aug 2017
The Video Game Tale
We start asking how can you bring the narrative from a video game to the table top and get into emphasizing how you can show off narrative choice in letting the players find agency in what their choi…
00:53:35 |
Mon 31 Jul 2017
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