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With their pilot saved the crew can start their hearts and minds campaign along the Hydian Way. First Stop, Serreno!This episode is being released on YouTube and our podcast feed, let us know which you prefer!NOTESListen to Highly Suspect (based on Edge of the Empire) or Plausible Deniability (based on Age of Rebellion) on our website or your favorite podcatcher. Find bonus episodes, polls and streams on our Patreon, and most importantly, get involved on our Discord!For (infrequent) updates follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Reddit, and please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.Also check out our merch on TeeSpring!CREDITSLearn about the cast here, and see more detailed credits here.Learn about the games we play from Fantasy Flight; Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion, and Force and Destiny.Our theme songs are by Airglow, and the score is by T . V _ M A G I C.

A clone army! A bunny stolen! A ship impenetrable! And a terrifying ultimatum! Will our heroes ever catch a break? I'm pretty sure you know the answer, but there's only one way to know for certain - listen to this episode! Links! We are delighted to be joined by Ben and Leslie from the outstanding Heroes of the Hydian Way podcast! If you're not already listening to them, you are missing out on an absolute treat! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support in bringing you our humble story. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Rollin' at 5"   "Bama Country" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Inertia" by di Evantile "Star Freighter" by Tabletop Audio "Escape Chase" by Fesliyan Studios Gratefully licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review! It helps people find us, and marks you out as a wonderful person :D

Job offers, watching eyes and ultimatums abound for our cash-strapped characters, but as the pressure mounts will they fall to pieces? Links! We are delighted to be joined by Ben and Leslie from the outstanding Heroes of the Hydian Way podcast! If you're not already listening to them, you are missing out on an absolute treat! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support in bringing you our humble story. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Rollin' at 5" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Gratefully licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review! It helps people find us, and marks you out as a wonderful person :D

Sixth months after fleeing Elmeron IV in a stolen ship, mysterious and adorable bio-weapon in tow, our heroes find themselves on the Stopover. Eyebrows-deep in debt once again, what lengths will they go to to make ends meet? Links! We are delighted to be joined by Ben and Leslie from the outstanding Heroes of the Hydian Way podcast! If you're not already listening to them, you are missing out on an absolute treat! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support in bringing you our humble story. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Rollin' at 5" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  "The Biggest Smile" by Fesliyan Studios All licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review! It helps people find us, and marks you out as a wonderful person :D

With a new friend made but supplies growing short, our stranded survivors need to find out how to get off this strange planet while they still can... Cast: GM - Adam Kiki - Lou Whomhurst - Ben Venla - Leslie Links: Ben and Leslie join us from The Hydian Way, which we should not need to enthuse over by now but we will - go and listen to them! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepodhttps://www.teepublic.com/user/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Frozen Trail (Music only Patreon Version)" "Generation Ship (Music only Patreon Version) both by Tabletop Audio Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website.

The Galaxy is a big place filled with countless stories. Some focus on the mighty and proud; those destined to change things for good or for ill; movers, shakers and powerful wielders of the Force. This is not one of those stories... Cast: GM - Adam Kiki - Lou Whomhurst - Ben Venla - Leslie Sponsor: Today's sponsor is a new kid on the block! A Mecha Hack actual play following the latest developments in the war between the Transformers, Dice and Decepticons sees two brothers telling a tale of action, adventure, intrigue and a war that has cross the stars! Ben and Leslie also join us from The Hydian Way, which we should not need to enthuse over by now but we will - go and listen to them! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepodhttps://www.teepublic.com/user/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Frozen Trail (Music only Patreon Version)" by Tabletop Audio "Beyond the Stars" by Fesliyan Studios Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website.

We Travel off the Beltway to the Hydian Way to sit down with Stephen Kent author of the new book How the Force Can Fix the World to discuss what lessons we can draw out of the texts of Star Wars as well as the bitter divides within its many generations of fans.You can find Stephen's Book here:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=how+the+force+can+fix+the+world&crid=1G6H4UWK0YMFJ&sprefix=how+the+force+c%2Caps%2C193&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_15You can follow me at:http://ww.tomluongo.meDonate to the show:BTC: 3GSkAe8PhENyMWQb7orjtnJK9VX8mMf7ZfBCH: qq9pvwq26d8fjfk0f6k5mmnn09vzkmeh3sffxd6rytDCR: DsV2x4kJ4gWCPSpHmS4czbLz2fJNqms78oELTC: MWWdCHbMmn1yuyMSZX55ENJnQo8DXCFg5kDASH: XjWQKXJuxYzaNV6WMC4zhuQ43uBw8mN4VaWAVES: 3PF58yzAghxPJad5rM44ZpH5fUZJug4kBSaETH: 0x1dd2e6cddb02e3839700b33e9dd45859344c9edcDGB: SXygreEdaAWESbgW6mG15dgfH6qVUE5FSE

Welcome to the fantastical planet of Weik where the science of Star Wars meets the fantasy of Dungeons & Dragons. A village has gone silent and it is up to three unlikely heroes to discover the cause. Heroes of the Hydian Way's Kristine Chester leads Victoria Rogers of The Broadswords, DeWayne Feenstra of the Aero-Girl Adventures, and Marie Claire of What the Force? and Tavern Tales on a magical Star Wars: Force & Destiny adventure.

Skipp has the shot, will it land? What will Carls reaction be? Ben Yendall as the GM Leslie Trautman is playing Lord, High Lord, Ghillary Al'aurochWren Knowles is playing Skipp GobiBrandon Perdue is playing KobaKristine Chester is playing Khesh Show notes for this episode: Sheathipede-class transport shuttle Editing by Ben YendallHeroes of the Hydian Way … Continue reading "Chronicles of the Gatekeeper – Act 2 Episode 28 – “Chaos”"

The Woodland is caught in the midst of conflict and war, but a vagabond still has to get paid! Join Thic Tail, Vix, and Linden as they undertake a risky nighttime journey to smuggle goods for the Woodland Alliance. What challenges and strange alliances will they encounter along the way? Content Warning Brief explicit language. Game Root: The RPG is published by Magpie Games. Players Rhi (she/her) as the GM. Rhi is the owner of Clever Corvids Productions and will be GMing their next Blades in the Dark actual play podcast, coming out later this year. She also runs Skill Check, which provides copy editing and digital accessibility services to the tabletop RPG community. Ben (they/them) as Thic Tail.Ben is the GM and Editor of Heroes of the Hydian Way, a Star Wars actual play podcast that delves into the trauma of the force and the fun of being with old grumpy friends against the empire. Vin (he/him) as Vix Vermillion. Vin produces and plays on The Chimera, an actual play podcast creating strange fiction across a variety of genres and game systems, as well as Dark & Stormy Nights, a literature podcast that reads the first page--and only the first page--of a different novel each week. He also publishes quirky, tone-forward mini-rpgs at mrreciprocity.itch.io. Quinn (he/him) as Linden Quell. Quinn is the GM and editor of Monster Hour, a Monster of the Week actual play podcast featuring good goofs, spooky monsters, and sinister mysteries. IPM Find transcripts on our website: internationalpodcastmonth.com/transcripts Follow us on Twitter: @podmonth Support us: Via Ko-Fi Via Paypal.me The IPM theme was composed by Benny James. The IPM logo and art assets were created by Mathias Grelli. The IPM Organizational Team include Cole Burkhardt, Tess Cocchio, and Therin Stapp.

Armed with a plan and equipped with suitable props, our heroes commence upon their long-awaited heist and to fulfil Lasa's vendetta with Cyphus Gantares and the Auchol Collective. But will their preparation be enough to succeed? Presenting episode 9 of the Coldfire Chronicles! Links! Today's advert is another one done by our dear friends, the Heroes of the Hydian Way. Make sure you're on Port Haven at AfaCon 2 or miss out! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepodhttps://www.teepublic.com/user/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Leopard Print Elevator" "Jazz Brunch" "Rollin' at 5" by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) "What Could Have Been" "Restless Dreams" "Outsider" "Take a Chance" by Myuu Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review! It helps people find us, and marks you out as a wonderful person :D

With their next destination finally decided upon, the former crew of Coldfire's Mercy ready themselves to leave Alpinn and take the chance to tidy up a few loose ends on the way. Presenting episode 5 of the Coldfire Chronicles! With thanks to Lou for providing the voice of Vitaara Kai! Links! Our new show, Dungeon Majeure, launches this week! Eeee! Very excited about that! It has it's own podcast feed, which should be available wherever you find this show, but to make life a little bit easier, the RSS feed is https://dungeonmajeurepod.libsyn.com/rss We also have a Libsyn website which should have clickabel "subscribe" links to a plethora of destinations, and you can find that at https://dungeonmajeurepod.libsyn.com/ Our sponsor this week are our dear friends, the Heroes of the Hydian Way, with a shiny new promo celebrating their latest season! This time they're joining us in some Force and Destiny, so treat yourself and listen! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepodhttps://www.teepublic.com/user/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Star Freighter" by Tabletop Audio "Medical Bay" by Tabletop Audio "Outcast" by Purple Planet "Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review! It helps people find us, and marks you out as a wonderful person :D

Our heroes - albeit slightly diminished - have located the secret labs where the bio-weapon is being held. All they need to do now is get it and get out and their slates will be clear. Simple enough, right? Giveaway! To celebrate a whole host of milestones, we're doing another giveaway! 5 of you will win a Force Majeure exclusive adventure journal from Silverwing Armoury, a branded dice bag and rolling tray from Board Game Solutions and some other awesome loot!  To enter, reply to the pinned message with your favourite memories of the show so far using #FMPodBig50! Patrons get a bonus entry too if you want to double your chances! Links! We are delighted to be joined by Ben and Leslie from the outstanding Heroes of the Hydian Way podcast! If you're not already listening to them, you are missing out on an absolute treat! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support in bringing you our humble story. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Rollin' at 5" "Welcome To The Show" Both by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "The Long Rain" "Robotics Lab" Both by Tabletop Audio  and licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com“ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review! It helps people find us, and marks you out as a wonderful person :D

Our heroes have decided to infiltrate the Port Authority to find the bio-weapon they need to pay of their debt. Sure, it's guarded by Imperial troops and there's a Scout Walker outside, but with a good enough scheme such things scarcely matter. Right? Giveaway! To celebrate a whole host of milestones, we're doing another giveaway! 5 of you will win a Force Majeure exclusive adventure journal from Silverwing Armoury, a branded dice bag and rolling tray from Board Game Solutions and some other awesome loot!  To enter, reply to the pinned message with your favourite memories of the show so far using #FMPodBig50! Patrons get a bonus entry too if you want to double your chances! Links! We are delighted to be joined by Ben and Leslie from the outstanding Heroes of the Hydian Way podcast! If you're not already listening to them, you are missing out on an absolute treat! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support in bringing you our humble story. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Rollin' at 5" "Bossa Antigua" "Crusade Heavy Industry" All by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "The Long Rain" by Tabletop Audio For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review! It helps people find us, and marks you out as a wonderful person :D

On a mudball planet in a nowhere sector, four individuals find themselves in debt to a Very Bad Man. All they need to do to repay this debt is steal an experimental bio-weapon from occupying Imperial forces before the planet erupts into all-out war. Simple enough, right? Giveaway! To celebrate a whole host of milestones, we're doing another giveaway! 5 of you will win a Force Majeure exclusive adventure journal from Silverwing Armoury, a branded dice bag and rolling tray from Board Game Solutions and some other awesome loot!  To enter, reply to the pinned message with your favourite memories of the show so far using #FMPodBig50! Patrons get a bonus entry too if you want to double your chances! Links! We are delighted to be joined by Ben and Leslie from the outstanding Heroes of the Hydian Way podcast! If you're not already listening to them, you are missing out on an absolute treat! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch!  https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support in bringing you our humble story. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Rollin' at 5" "Bossa Antigua" "Crusade Heavy Industry" All by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "The Long Rain" by Tabletop Audio For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review! It helps people find us, and marks you out as a wonderful person :D

We look back at what has happened in the last 300 episodes and some of the lessons we’ve learned, what is happening on The Hydian Way, and where our hearts will take us. Things discussed in this episode Xphile Brian Casey Spider Robinson Challahan’s Crosstime Saloon Sink the Bismark Thisspasian You can find us on … Continue reading "300 – The Tales Tale"

Brandon and Wren come to talk about how their characters were built and grew over the season 2 of the Heroes of the Hydian Way, from taking a universal specialization to start with, to getting almost all 25 talents in the doctor specialization. You can find us on TwitterShow updates are @TheHydianWayBen is @DeuteriumIceHelp us … Continue reading "296 – The Heroic Build Tail"

Enterprise is hounded by an alien vessel that seems intent on capturing the crew in “Silent Enemy.” To tackle it, the Club is joined by its first special guest, Kristine Chester of Heroes of the Hydian Way. You can find Kristine on Twitter @12thKnight or playing roleplaying games on Heroes of the Hydian Way at … Continue reading 1×12 – “Silent Enemy” →

Meet Joza. She's from the Clan Ordo. She's also a Mandalorian. This episode occurs at the same time as episodes 4 and 5.   Special thanks to Lesile (@LeslitGS) from Heroes of the Hydian Way! (@TheHydianWay) www.TheHydianWay.com

Join Ben, Kristine, Leslie, Brandon, and Wren as the cast of Heroes of the Hydian Way discuss the events of “Trouble Brewing” and “Mask of the Pirate Queen”, their characters, and answers your questions in part 2 of this discussion. Dramatis Personae Ben Yendall as the GM Kristine Chester is playing the Gand Technician – … Continue reading "Mask of the Pirate Queen Act 1, Discussion Episode 2"

Join Ben, Kristine, Leslie, Brandon, and Wren as the cast of Heroes of the Hydian Way discuss the events of “Trouble Brewing” and “Mask of the Pirate Queen”, their characters, and answers your questions in part 1 of this discussion. Dramatis Personae Ben Yendall as the GM Kristine Chester is playing the Gand Technician – … Continue reading "Mask of the Pirate Queen Act 1, Discussion Episode 1"

Welcome to the fantastical planet of Weik where the science of Star Wars meets the fantasy of Dungeons & Dragons. A village has gone silent and it is up to three unlikely heroes to discover the cause. Heroes of the Hydian Way’s Kristine Chester leads Victoria Rogers of The Broadswords, DeWayne Feenstra of the Aero-Girl Adventures, and Marie Claire of What the Force? and Tavern Tales on a magical Star Wars: Force & Destiny adventure.

In light of the events of the last few episodes, it seemed like a good opportunity to revisit Conflict and Morality and how the character's actions have affected that. Our heroes also begin to wrap up the last few items of business in readiness to leave Port Haven. Auberon reflects on what he's done, J'ren supervises and Lasa makes friends with a Besalisk. Standard. Presenting Episode 7 of the Coldfire Chronicles! Links! Our sponsor today is Silverwing Armory. Bask in their glory and spend some credits! Also referenced is The Hydian Way, because we can't get enough of them. Follow us on social media! Twitter: @forcemajeurepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForceMajeurePod Instagram: forcemajeurepod Online: www.forcemajeurepod.com Email: forcemajeurepod@gmail.com We have a Discord! Come and join us!  We also have merch! https://teespring.com/stores/forcemajeurepod If you like what we do and have some spare money, we have both a Patreon and a Ko-Fi account. We are extremely grateful for your support in bringing you our humble story. https://www.patreon.com/forcemajeurepod ko-fi.com/forcemajeurepod Additional Music: "Star Freighter" by Tabletop Audio Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review! It helps people find us, and marks you out as a wonderful person :D

To kick off Mask of the Pirate Queen, we’d like to introduce you to the newest member of the Heroes of the Hydian Way team: Brit. Dramatis Personae Brit Knowles Editing by Ben YendallHydian Hunters Theme by Chris IngVastrano Till Portrait by Jocelyn Robinson We can be found on Twitter @TheHydianWay On the Internet at … Continue reading "Mask of the Pirate Queen Introduction – Brit"

Force Majeure and the Heroes of the Hydian Way are very proud to present this crossover episode! A Besalisk in need of specialist help.A Gand droid-tech in search of a weapon worthy of a name.Two droid chaperones from wildly different worlds.A Rodian with an insatiable hunger for juice boxes. As these two worlds collide, who … Continue reading "Hydian Force – A Crossover Event"

Join Kristine of Heroes of the Hydian Way as Mara the Alp, Victoria of The Broadswords as Lox the Matlox, and Arp of Splinters of a Broken Sun as Koakko the Akkorokamui in a rousing game of S. John Ross' Risus, run by the incomparable Ross of Dice for Brains.Ross, Dice for Brains: http://diceforbrains.com/Kristine, Heroes of the Hydian Way: http://thehydianway.com/Arp, Splinters of a Broken Sun: https://splintersofabrokensun.tumblr.com/Victoria, The Broadswords: http://thebroadswords.com/

We look at environments and how to make them matter to your players who have taken talents and species that would make use of them. We also talk about how to lead the way in getting the most use out of an environment Things talked about on this episode: Curling Heroes of the Hydian Way … Continue reading "The Environmental Tale"

Force Majeure and the Heroes of the Hydian Way are very proud to present this crossover episode! A Besalisk in need of specialist help. A Gand droid-tech in search of a weapon worthy of a name. Two droid chaperones from wildly different worlds. A Rodian with an insatiable hunger for juice boxes. As these two worlds collide, who knows what might ensue! Join us, as Ben Yendall from the Hydian Way weaves their magic over a certain shop in Cynabale... Our Players: Ben - @deuteriumice - GM and Vreebo, from the Hydian Way Kristine - @12thKnight - Kaav, from the Hydian Way Leslie - @leslitgs - Billie, from the Hydian Way Adam - @maddambeltaine - Tikus Bar, from Force Majeure Mim - @mimskymim - Roy, from Force Majeure Our Links: Force Majeure - @forcemajeurepod / www.forcemajeurepod.com The Hydian Way - @thehydianway / www.thehydianway.com Music: Additional Music: "Cold Sober" and "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Dome City Centre" and "Alien Machine Shop" by Tabletop Audio Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For full credit and links please see the Credits page of our website.

Right now the galaxy of Star Wars is busier than the Hydian Way and more action packed than the Geonosis Arena, and Fantha Tracks are right at the centre of it. On the 14th episode of Making Tracks, Mark and Dave talk the live action Cassian Andor series, Matt Booker catches up with Marvel writer Kieron Gillen, Mark presents the third and final part of his chat with the legendary Greg Hildebrandt, talks LEGO with author Rhys Knight at LEGO Day Fordingbridge and we listen in to Fantha Trackers at NYCC. Take a deep breath and dive into the latest Making Tracks. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Android, Spotify, Soundcloud, TuneIn IHeart radio and Spreaker. You can find us on Smart Speakers such as Amazon Alexa, Apple HomePod, Google Home, and Sonos. We are also available in your car with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, on your gaming console, and television; and of course you can find us on Fantha Tracks TV on YouTube, or the Fantha Tracks App. For all the details on how to listen in and subscribe, check out our dedicated page for Fantha Tracks Radio. You can contact any of our shows by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com or comment on our social media feeds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ7LZotr3rQhVJwpO3b2ELw http://instagram.com/fanthatracks http://www.facebook.com/FanthaTracks https://twitter.com/FanthaTracks https://www.pinterest.co.uk/fanthatracks/ https://fanthatracks.tumblr.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fanthatracks

In this, the pilot episode, we talk about different dice mechanics. Mentions in this episode and its outtakes: Adam Koebel YouTube Animated Spellbook YouTube Critical Role YouTube Dice for Brains podcast diceforbrains.com Heroes of the Hydian Way podcast website itmeJP YouTube Matthew Colville YouTube The Mike Mearls Happy Fun Hour YouTube Silhouette Zero podcast silzeropodcast.com […]

Kristine returns to the podcast after being a featured guest on June 20th for Women in Tabletop Gaming Month. On this episode, we talk Star Trek, Star Wars, the video game series Valkyria Chronicles and Tabletop Roleplaying Games interspersed throughout. Kristine then talks about Heroes of the Hydian Way Podcast along with other projects she has taken part in. You can find Kristine at: https://twitter.com/12thKnight You can find Kristine on other podcasts here: https://thebroadswords.com/ https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ You can find Heroes of the Hydian Way Podcast at: http://thehydianway.com/ https://twitter.com/TheHydianWay https://www.facebook.com/TheHydianWay/ Solo Movie Review at: https://thehydianway.com/2018/06/10/episode-197-the-han-tale/  

In this Fanbase Feature, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon talks with Kristine Chester and Ben Yendall of the Heroes of the Hydian Way podcast, which creates actual play episodes and online content highlighting the Star Wars RPG system from Fantasy Flight Games. Dillon, Chester, and Yendall discuss how they became fans of role-playing (and other mediums of) games, the genesis of Heroes of the Hydian Way, the format of each episode, how those new to tabletop gaming can join the community, and much more.

Originally released as Patreon content, we talk about Cawen and the creation of the Tethryn, a non-binary magic using class.  We are joined by Kristine Chester of Heroes of the Hydian Way.

To kick off season 2 of Heroes of the Hydian Way, each day this week we’re going to introduce you to a member of the team. Today meet Brandon, one of this season’s players. Dramatis Personae Ben Yendall as the GM Kristine Chester Brandon Perdue Leslie David Pickering Editing by Ben Yendall Heroes of the … Continue reading "Trouble Brewing Introduction 5 – Brandon"

To kick off season 2 of Heroes of the Hydian Way, each day this week we’re going to introduce you to a member of the team. Today meet David, one of this season’s players. Dramatis Personae Ben Yendall as the GM Kristine Chester Brandon Perdue Leslie David Pickering Editing by Ben Yendall Heroes of the … Continue reading "Trouble Brewing Introduction 4 – David"

To kick off season 2 of Heroes of the Hydian Way, each day this week we’re going to introduce you to a member of the team. Today meet Leslie, one of this season’s players. Dramatis Personae Ben Yendall as the GM Kristine Chester Brandon Perdue Leslie David Pickering Editing by Ben Yendall Heroes of the … Continue reading "Trouble Brewing Introduction 3 – Leslie"

To kick off season 2 of Heroes of the Hydian Way, each day this week we’re going to introduce you to a member of the team. Today meet Kristine, one of this season’s players. Dramatis Personae Ben Yendall as the GM Kristine Chester Brandon Perdue Leslie David Pickering Editing by Ben Yendall Heroes of the … Continue reading "Trouble Brewing Introduction 2 – Kristine"

To kick off season 2 of Heroes of the Hydian Way, each day this week we’re going to introduce you to a member of the team. Today meet this season’s game master Ben. Dramatis Personae Ben Yendall as the GM Kristine Chester Brandon Perdue Leslie David Pickering Editing by Ben Yendall Heroes of the Hydian … Continue reading "Trouble Brewing Introduction 1 – Ben"

In the final Friends Like These discussion episode, the GM and players behind our Heroes: Ben, Kristine, Leslie, Chris, and Brent reflect on their experiences playing the Friends Like These adventure from Fantasy Flight Games. Along the way they answer listener submitted questions, goof off, and discuss the end of Heroes of the Hydian Way's first … Continue reading "Friends Like These Discussion Part 3"

In the final Friends Like These discussion episode, the GM and players behind our Heroes: Ben, Kristine, Leslie, Chris, and Brent reflect on their experiences playing the Friends Like These adventure from Fantasy Flight Games. Along the way they answer listener submitted questions, goof off, and discuss the end of Heroes of the Hydian Way’s first … Continue reading "Friends Like These Discussion Part 3"

In the second of a three part discussion, the GM and players behind our Heroes: Ben, Kristine, Leslie, Chris, and Brent reflect on their experiences playing the Friends Like These adventure from Fantasy Flight Games. Along the way they answer listener submitted questions, goof off, and discuss the end of Heroes of the Hydian Way’s … Continue reading "Friends Like These Discussion Part 2"

In the second of a three part discussion, the GM and players behind our Heroes: Ben, Kristine, Leslie, Chris, and Brent reflect on their experiences playing the Friends Like These adventure from Fantasy Flight Games. Along the way they answer listener submitted questions, goof off, and discuss the end of Heroes of the Hydian Way's … Continue reading "Friends Like These Discussion Part 2"

In the first of a three part discussion, the GM and players behind our Heroes: Ben, Kristine, Leslie, Chris, and Brent reflect on their experiences playing the Friends Like These adventure from Fantasy Flight Games. Along the way they answer listener submitted questions, goof off, and discuss the end of Heroes of the Hydian Way's … Continue reading "Friends Like These Discussion Part 1"

In the first of a three part discussion, the GM and players behind our Heroes: Ben, Kristine, Leslie, Chris, and Brent reflect on their experiences playing the Friends Like These adventure from Fantasy Flight Games. Along the way they answer listener submitted questions, goof off, and discuss the end of Heroes of the Hydian Way’s … Continue reading "Friends Like These Discussion Part 1"

Kristine Chester from Heroes of the Hydian Way Podcast joins me today for Women in Tabletop Gaming Month. Kristine talks to me about how she got into tabletop roleplaying and we dive into Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars & Genesys game systems. She also provides advice on how to get into tabletop gaming. You can find Kristine at: https://twitter.com/12thKnight You can find Heroes of the Hydian Way Podcast at: http://thehydianway.com/ https://twitter.com/TheHydianWay https://www.facebook.com/TheHydianWay/ You can visit http://womenintabletopgaming.com/ for more information, additional blog posts, featured partner content, discounts from online stores and more.  

Last episode we left off with Keilah being attacked.  Will the broads make it out of this dungeon alive?  Let's find out! So much news!  We have guests coming up.  Lots and lots of guests!  Adal Rifai of Hello from the Magic Tavern and Siblings Peculiar, Russ More from Dumbgeons and Dragons, Jeremy Oleksa from The Dice Unkind, Ross Rockafellow from Dice for Brains, Kristine Chester of Heroes of the Hydian Way, and Travis McElroy of MBMBAM and The Adventure Zone! We are thrilled! We hit 25K downloads!  We've got a giveaway going on, you can check it out here. Exclamation marks everywhere! Because of all of you wonderful people, we've reached our third Patreon goal!  We'll be livestreaming a patron-only monthly Mass Effect game using the Fate Core system starting July 10.  That means we had to make a new goal!  When we hit this one, we'll release the audio from our stream to the public!  If you'd like to support us and gain access to session doodles, behind the scenes episodes and chances to play one shots with various broads as the DM, check out our Patreon Page. This episode is brought to you by eat-it-ology. For CC Attribution, please visit https://thebroadswords.com/cc-attribution-s01e17/.

Listen in while Victoria, Kristin, Bianca and Tracy answer questions asked by Patrons.  They cover everything from which fictional women Kristin wants to lift with, to how to promote inclusivity in your gaming community and what DnD means to each of them.  Bianca and Victoria soldiered on through a 3.6 magnitude earthquake, 'cos the show must go on and all that. We are thrilled to join up with Wizards of the Coast for Podcasts of Foes starting May 7th.  For more information about the event visit http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/events/podcasts-foes.  Kristine Chester from Heroes of the Hydian Way will be joining us in that one-shot adventure. Upcoming guests include Adal Rifai of Hello from the Magic Tavern and Siblings Peculiar, Russ More from Dumbgeons and Dragons, Jeremy Oleksa of The Dice Unkind, and Ross Rockafellow from Dice for Brains! Get access to session doodles, behind the scenes episodes, and chances to join us for one shots by become a Patreon supporter at  http://www.patreon.com/thebroadswords.

Lady Yhelbruna, Othlor of Rashemen, has been peering into our heroines' pasts.  Next up: Yllairies. We have two guests in this episode!  Kristine from Heroes of the Hydian Way reprises her role as Lady Yhelbruna and Daniel from Bros and Dragons plays someone from Yllairies' past. Our Patreon is going strong.  Pledge today and gain access to behind the scenes episodes, session doodles, and a chance to play some one shots with Victoria as the DM!  You can become at a patron at: http://www.patreon.com/TheBroadswords For Music and SFX CC Attribution, please go to: https://thebroadswords.com/cc-attribution-s01e12/

Our trio have all had visions under the watchful eyes of the Hathran of Urling, leaving them more confused than they were before they entered the witches' lairs.  Is anything in Rashemen ever straightforward? Listen in and find out what the Hathran have in store for our heroines. We welcome guest player Kristine Chester from Heroes of the Hydian Way as well as Victoria's husband, Kevin Patrick making an appearance as the Great Stag. Next episode will be up Saturday, February 24th. For music and SFX Creative Commons Attribution, please visit https://thebroadswords.com/cc-attribution-s01e09.

Mépris is summoned by the hathran, and as per usual, Bianca leads Victoria down unexpected paths. We’ve got a Patreon in the works!  Let us know what you’d like to see.  Tweet, post on our Facebook Discussion Group, or send us an e-mail at TheBroads (at) TheBroadswords (dot) com We have special guests lined up for you in the coming weeks.  Kristine from Heroes of the Hydian Way and Daniel from Bros and Dragons will be playing some important NPCs. Next episode is up February 10th. Please see CC Attribution here.

This week Dan and Chelsea sit down with Ben Yendall. Ben is one of the hosts of a podcast called Tales of the Hydian Way and is the GM for a live play podcast called Heroes of the Hydian Way. Listen as they chat about Ben's podcast as well as talk about Star Wars The Last Jedi, The Red Shirt Diaries and Starship Horizon.

In the finale to this special haunted edition of Heroes of the Hydian Way, Neema, Kith, and Lieutenant Hastings’s adventure in the Shadow Raptor‘s lower decks gets all the spookier. Dramatis Personae Chris Ing as the GM Ben Yendall is playing the Human Engineer – Lieutenant Hastings Kristine Chester is playing the Mirialan Commander – Neema … Continue reading "Halloween Special Episode 2"

In the finale to this special haunted edition of Heroes of the Hydian Way, Neema, Kith, and Lieutenant Hastings's adventure in the Shadow Raptor‘s lower decks gets all the spookier. Dramatis Personae Chris Ing as the GM Ben Yendall is playing the Human Engineer – Lieutenant Hastings Kristine Chester is playing the Mirialan Commander – Neema … Continue reading "Halloween Special Episode 2"

In this special haunted edition of Heroes of the Hydian Way, Neema, Kith, and Lieutenant Hastings travel to the “basement levels” of the Shadow Raptor on a quest to find a missing Mandalorian and uncover the mystery of the lower decks. Dramatis Personae Chris Ing as the GM Ben Yendall is playing the Human Engineer … Continue reading "Halloween Special Episode 1"

In this special haunted edition of Heroes of the Hydian Way, Neema, Kith, and Lieutenant Hastings travel to the “basement levels” of the Shadow Raptor on a quest to find a missing Mandalorian and uncover the mystery of the lower decks. Dramatis Personae Chris Ing as the GM Ben Yendall is playing the Human Engineer … Continue reading "Halloween Special Episode 1"

I had the great pleasure of talking to Ben Yendall of Tales from the Hydian Way and Trina Shessel from the Northern Nerdcast on stage at the Needle on May 12 during NorthwestFest's LunchPods series. Both Ben and Trina have cultivated a community around their podcasts, and are members of Edmonton's growing and increasingly connected podcasting community. They shared a lot of excellent insights about how and why they got into podcasting, and what they have learned about "community" in all (or at least many) senses of the word. I also talk a bit about the Alberta Podcast Network, which is now officially in the works thanks to funding from ATB Financial. This episode is also available in iTunes, on Google Play, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. You can hear even more about the Alberta Podcast Network, and ask me anything about it, at the next Edmonton Podcasting Meetup on May 28 at 1 p.m. at Variant Edition Comics and Culture. Register here to attend.  Some other links mentioned in the show: The Northern Nerd Network's YouTube channel; Ben's other podcast, Heroes of the Hydian Way; The Tales from the Hydian Way Patreon campaign; The meetup where Ben and Trina offered advice to The Broadcast; Two big Doctor Who podcasts made in Edmonton: Radio Free Skaro and Verity!; The Chicago Podcast Cooperative, a model for the Alberta Podcast Network; Local examples of using music on podcasts: CKUA's Capital City Records podcast, Kat Griffiths's Start the Music, Cups N Cakes on Mixcloud;  Local examples of live phone-ins: The View Up Here, Northern Nerdcast on Google Hangouts; Chris Sikkenga and Paul Deleeuw's Montreal Sauce; My Edmonton podcast roundups; Castria, where award-winning podcasters help you make yours (and help me make mine); The Needle Vinyl Tavern, great hosts for the inaugural LunchPods series. Some of the other LunchPods sessions have made their way into various feeds: Northwestfest Panel, featuring Paul Matwychuk of Trash, Art, and the Movies, Erin E. Fraser and Matt Bowes of Bollywood is for Lovers and JP Fournier of The Movie Jerks; Mind the gap: How podcasting can fill a news void on women and politics: Alex Zabjek and Trisha Estabrooks of The Broadcast talk to Scott Fralick about podcasting as a vehicle for journalism. NorthwestFest is over for this year, but you can see who won the awards, and mark your calendar for more nonfiction fun in May 2018. Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you this week by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven stories about the city, cultivated by the community.  This month Taproot published Mack Male's popular list of summer festivals and events. If you're looking for something to do over the next few months, Taproot has you covered. Taproot is a member-supported site — our stories are free for all to read, but members gets to participate in the stories from the beginning, and we have more perks coming. If you'd like to get in on the ground floor of a new way of doing and funding local journalism, join us. Musical credits: Beethoven’s Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, played by Daniel Veesey, from freemusicarchive.com.  

While looking for captured members of the REBEL ALLIANCE on NAR SHADDAA, Click has gotten himself into a barroom brawl with a very strong Trandoshan. Will Click be able to slip his way out of getting cleaved in half by a vibroaxe? And will Zeck stand by and let it happen? Follow us on Twitter: @SilZeroChris and @SilZeroMatt Check out Chris on Heroes of the Hydian Way at TheHydianWay.com Check out Fandible's new podcast SOLO SHOT on Fandible.com 

Our April meetup gave us a chance to talk about the power of cross-promotion by engaging in some cross-promotion — I love me some meta. We had a chance to talk Fawnda Mithrush, who is managing director of NorthwestFest, Edmonton's international festival of nonfiction film, art and music. Fawnda is the brain behind LunchPods, a series of live podcast shows on at The Needle Vinyl Tavern throughout this week in conjunction with the film festival. Fawnda also hosted I Don't Get It, an award-winning podcast about contemporary dance, which she's hoping to resurrect one of these days. But she's an awfully busy person — besides helping Guy Lavallee put on NorthwestFest, she is also the executive director of LitFest, the nonfiction literary festival that comes to Edmonton this fall. In the episode, you'll hear all about LunchPods, as well as the "wicked fun" of doing a podcast about dance; why we need to find ways for creative people to get paid; how podcasts fit in with NorthwestFest and might fit into LitFest in the fall; why nonfiction appeals to her and to Edmonton; and the collaborative spirit of our city. This episode is also available in iTunes, on Google Play, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. The LunchPods will be recorded, so if you miss one, you can catch up, but of course it's more fun to hear in person (plus there's lunch provided): May 8: Passion Pods: Where Art and Sport Collide: Taylor Chadwick of What It Is interviewed Erika Ensign of Beginner’s Puck and Steven Schapansky of Hockey Feels about arts and sports; May 9: Dime a Dozen: Podcasting About Film: Paul Matwychuk and Erin E. Fraser of Trash, Art, and the Movies will talk to Matt Bowes of Bollywood is for Lovers and JP Fournier of The Movie Jerks about movie podcasts; May 10: Short Story Long: How Podcasts Pick Up Where News Outlets Drop Off: Alex Zabjek and Trisha Estabrooks of The Broadcast will discuss podcasting as a vehicle for journalism; May 11: Sound and Fury: The Key to Outstanding Sound and Content: Adam Rozenhart of The Expats will explore the importance of great sound and structure with Sam Power of All Intensive Purposes and Lauren Albrecht of Nerd Nite Edmonton. May 12: Together We're Stronger: YEG's Podcast Community: I’ll be talking to Trina Shessel of the Northern Nerdcast and Ben Yendall of Tales from the Hydian Way about cultivating an Edmonton podcasting community. Many thanks to NorthwestFest, Flatter:Me Belts and Variant Edition for donating door prizes, and to CafeRista for catering. (Extra shout-out to Variant Edition for hosting us despite having a flood in their store mere hours before the event. Heroes!) I said at the end of this episode that there might not be a meetup in May, but I've changed my mind, because I have big news to share: We're creating the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB! Read the back story, and then join us at the Edmonton Podcasting Meetup on May 28 at Variant Edition to discuss the network, where I'll answer as many of your questions as I can. This episode of Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Castria, where award-winning podcasters help you take your podcast from idea to reality. Castria’s Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky record and edit both our live meetups and the regular interviews you hear on Seen and Heard in Edmonton. If you’d like them to help you, visit wearecastria.com. Musical credits: Beethoven’s Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, played by Daniel Veesey, from freemusicarchive.com.

In the premiere episode of Heroes of the Hydian Way, a squad of misfits: the Mandalorian warrior Matu Ordo, the dispirited tactical droid TV-93, explosives expert Kith Ursi'bek, and Lieutenant Neema Talemy are assigned to the frigate Shadow Raptor in order to take possession of a large shipment of droids. With four million credits in … Continue reading "Dead in the Water – Act 1, Episode 1"

In the premiere episode of Heroes of the Hydian Way, a squad of misfits: the Mandalorian warrior Matu Ordo, the dispirited tactical droid TV-93, explosives expert Kith Ursi’bek, and Lieutenant Neema Talemy are assigned to the frigate Shadow Raptor in order to take possession of a large shipment of droids. With four million credits in … Continue reading "Dead in the Water – Act 1, Episode 1"

Ben interviews the rest of the cast of Heroes of the Hydian Way. The dependable editor Kristine, the personable Chris, the deep Brent, and the energetic Leslie all share bits of themselves with you in this episode. Things talked about in the episode: Dice for Brains David Wright’s article Pablo Hidalgo Silhouette zero Under a … Continue reading "Interview with the People on Heroes"

On this episode, I traveled outside of Edmonton for a stop to my favorite new restaurant, Chartier out in Beaumont. And this time it wasn’t to chow down on their cinnamon buns, or fresh bread. But it was to sit down with its owner, Darren Cheverie. Now Chartier began its life as the most successful crowdsourcing campaign in Canada. Darren and his wife and co-owner Sylvia, put a lot of love sweat and tears to make Chartier come to life. And now 11 months into its life the Cheverie’s wanted to give made Chartier a place you need to visit. But besides their amazing story of restaurant success, they also wanted to shine a light on an undocumented problem: addiction and negative mental health. Especially in the food industry. Darren’s story of loss and grief allowed him to put his money where his mouth is, by affording his staff a mental health fund, which they could use however they like. You can also check out Sylvia's story at That's So Maven . And you can also check out Ben Yendall's Star Wars RPG Podcast, Tales of the Hydian Way. Don't forget to check out our Patreon Page at ModernManPod

This week's podcast features the audio from our meetup on how to start a podcast, which we recorded way back in September. This was a departure from our usual format. We had veteran podcasters on one side of the room and aspiring podcasters on the other, and we invited the rookies to pepper the vets with questions. You'll hear questions such as these: Which sound editing program should I use? What would you do differently if you started again, especially for business? How frequently should podcasts come out? What social media channels should you use? What analytics should you track? How do you make crowdfunding work? How do you record guests remotely on your podcast when they may not be technically savvy? Where's the best place for your podcast live, for hosting and distribution? And you'll hear answers from these podcasters: Ben Yendall of Tales from the Hydian Way; Erika Ensign of Verity!, The Audio Guide to Babylon 5, Lazy Doctor Who and Uncanny Magazine; Chris Sikkenga of Montreal Sauce; Dan and Trina Shessel of Northern Nerdcast; Danica LeBlanc of Yegs and Bacon; Troy Pavlek of Basket of Yegs; Steven Schapansky of Radio Free Skaro, Hockey Feels, Lazy Doctor Who, The Memory Cheats and Uncanny Magazine. Have a listen. This episode is also available in iTunes, on Google Play, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. Many thanks to CafeRista for hosting us. Thanks, too, to CKUA Radio and the University of Alberta Music program for donating door prizes to give away. Audio from the October meetup on how to get the word out (featuring Kelly Froese of Edmonton Nerd List and Jeff Williams of Guerrilla Radio) is slated to be published in December. As you can see, there tends to be a lag between meetup and audio release, so if you can, join us in real life. The next one will be on Nov. 19 at Variant Edition. Watch for details on the Edmonton Podcasting Meetup page. This episode of Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Castria, where award-winning podcasters help you make your podcast sound great.  In this episode, you'll hear Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky talk about how they got into podcasting and how they use the expertise they've earned over the past decade to help bring other podcasts into the world (including this one).

Meet Ben Yendall, the storytelling, community-building co-host of Tales from the Hydian Way, a podcast about a role-playing game set in the Star Wars universe. As Ben says, Tales from the Hydian Way is about as niche as you can get, but podcasting is a great medium for serving your particular pack of people. He followed the advice we've often heard here and elsewhere: Make the podcast you want to listen to. I don't play the game and I stopped watching Star Wars at Return of the Jedi, and yet I tune into Tales from the Hydian Way from time to time just to hear them talk. Ben and his co-hosts David and Joshua improvise fan fiction online with people all over the world in the game, and then analyze how to do it better on the podcast. Isn't that amazing? It might be tempting with that level of expertise to exclude newcomers. But Ben has no time for gatekeeping or noob-shaming. "It doesn't do us any good to make the community smaller," he says. That's pretty great, too. This episode is also available in iTunes, on Google Play, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. Ben made these great local recommendations: Basket of Yegs, Troy Pavlek's podcast about civic affairs Northern Nerdcast, Dan Shessel's look at all things nerdy in Edmonton RPG Casts, a repository of role-playing-game-related podcasts. You can find Tales from the Hydian Way on Twitter (@thehydianway) and Facebook. Ben himself is @deuteriumice on Twitter. And you can often find him in real life at our Edmonton Podcasting Meetup. The next one is on Sept. 18 at Cafe Rista, on the subject of how to start a podcast, and we'll be mining the expertise of our veteran podcasters to help people start their own. Sign up here. This episode was one of several recorded at the Makerspace at the downtown Edmonton Public Library on 100 in 1 Day. Watch for more episodes recorded that day in future weeks. This week’s Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Taproot Edmonton, a new member-supported home for local stories created with the community and not just for it. We just launched the Story Garden, which you'll hear Mack Male talk about in this episode. If you’d like to help create a new way to sustain how-and-why journalism in our city, join Taproot today. Musical credits: Beethoven’s Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, played by Daniel Veesey, from freemusicarchive.com.