Tales From the Hydian Way

With a band of merry co-hosts we look at the middle movie of the prequel trilogy, the highs, the lows, the car theft. We... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 s... Read more

Ben and Marcus talk about some of the mechanics involved with starting characters and why somethings are more important ... Read more

Ben has Marcus on to talk about his Force and Destiny podcast he creates with his kids and the lessons that can be learn... Read more

We talk about how big can one social check be in a combat action, especially one that has gone on quite long. From there... Read more

After a session or two when your players are having no luck with the dice it can be so disheartening, and which can lead... Read more

We’re back and talking social skills, how we use them, how the intent of the rolls are a good indication of how they sho... Read more

Ben has Chris Ing from Silhouette Zero and Heroes on to talk about the force and some of the deeper things you can look ... Read more

A longtime patron got in touch with us about something that was on their mind and we thought it would make a good episod... Read more

An explosion of discussion happens in this episode about using the conflict mechanic as two GMs talk about their strateg... Read more

We talk about using vehicles in your encounters and what happens when you do finally give the pilot an episode focused a... Read more

Ben’s Thursday night campaign is coming to an end, but he’s unsure how he should do it. Rissa has several helpful ideas ... Read more

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

We have  a huge group to talk about Solo: A Star Wars Story and share our perspectives. To a person we liked the movie, ... Read more

From discipline to astrogation many skills are forgotten by the whole table. We talk about several ways to make them mor... Read more

Translating the inspiration for a campaign into what the players hear and see is hard. We have a few ideas on how to tak... Read more

Surprises can be an amazing thing, and we have a few ideas on how to turn a cliff hanger into something that the players... Read more

We talk about villains in your game, from introducing them, how much different types of adventures bring a villain out t... Read more

We talk about finding the stories that specializations want to tell and learning to find the ones that are there and not... Read more