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The topic of difficult players came up in discussion in the Tales twitter DMs. This brought up the different sorts of ways players and GMs can not see eye to eye on ideas and drew us to this episode topic.
Continue reading “The Challenging Player Tale”
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Fortifications in place, blasters charged, and traps set, our Heroes lay in wait to receive the next phase of the Imperial assault.
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 11 – “Fortress in the Sky””
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We were asked about a particular build for a character, it raised a bit of a flag for us and all hosts decided we should talk about specializations that require a bit more work by those around the table.
Continue reading “The Gambler Tale”
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As the Blood Ambition jumps into hyperspace, an escape pod carrying Neema, Matu, Kith, and Alico sails through the debris field surrounding the shipyards of Xorrn.
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 10 – “Return to Xorrn””
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We have a huge group to talk about Solo: A Star Wars Story and share our perspectives. To a person we liked the movie, but we also are the sort who can look at it and see what could be done better. Continue reading “The Han Tale”
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With the Blood Ambition‘s security force on full alert, the Suicide Shock Squad attempts to access the hyperdrive controls in a last ditch effort to damage the Star Destroyer before it reaches Xorrn.
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 9 – “Exit Strategy””
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Communicating difficulty in an encounter is trickier than just giving out a number of dice. The players need to know before hand how to set their expectations. We discuss how and a few things that would normally be missed. Continue reading “The Difficulty Tale”
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The team reunites, Imperial troops hot on their heels. Now that the alarm has sounded will our Heroes depart the Blood Ambition or fight their way through to do more damage? What will Kith and AMP make of Matu’s grisly presents? And will they finally meet their Imperial mole Agent Alico?
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 8 – “Volume of Fire””
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We talk about how to inhabit a character and create a perspective to separate two characters in a scene. We also touch on ways of acting to make a character unique in your play group as a player Continue reading “Into The Character Tale”
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After dropping a grenade in the hangar bay control room, Kith and AMP duck out of sight. Can they find the rest of their squad before the Blood Ambition‘s Stormtrooper patrols find them?
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 7 – “Kith’s Droidfriend””
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Ben and Rissa discuss running a module and some of the pitfalls that can emerge from trying to follow too close to the text as written. Continue reading “The Module Tale”
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Narrowly escaping the Blood Ambition‘s hangar bay, we follow Neema and Matu as they attempt to lose their pursuers and rejoin their wayward teammates.
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 6 – “Between Two Blast Doors””
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We created a steampunk setting in Genesys and look to different ideas that could come from the location we’ve created in Firemouth Outpost.
Continue reading “The Steam Setting Tale”
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While Matu and Neema provide a distraction in the Blood Ambition‘s hangar bay, Kith and AMP sneak into flight control to enact their plan to slow the assault on Xorrn.
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 5 – “Sabotage””
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Ben Rissa and David talk about vehicles in Genesys and how they’re different from Star Wars while trying to remember all the rules for both systems. Continue reading “The Genesys Vehicle Tale”
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Having successfully boarded the Star Destroyer Blood Ambition, our Heroes have to locate a target and disable it quickly if they’re to have any bearing on the opening salvos of the Battle of Xorrn.
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 4 – “Infiltration””
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No, we haven’t gone full Star Trek. We’re bringing on a new host and we’re interviewing her in this episode to give our listeners an idea of her style and some of the things she’s bringing to the table Continue reading “The Rissa Tale”
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Aboard the Marshmallow Handshake, our Heroes lay in wait for the arrival of the Blood Ambition and the forces of Captain Ralchio Nervi. Their plan: to board the Ambition and cause as much damage as possible from the inside.
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 3 – “Boarding Action””
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Ben and Marcus talk about some of the mechanics involved with starting characters and why somethings are more important than others at low XP amounts.
Continue reading “The Starting Player Tale”
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In this episode plans are made, naps disturbed, ships defaced, sports invented, and goodbyes said.
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 2 – “Vanishing Point””
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Ben has Marcus on to talk about his Force and Destiny podcast he creates with his kids and the lessons that can be learned from there. So much of the advice can be well used for bringing in any new player. Continue reading “The Tale Vs Darkside”
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As Sclavos falls silent, our Heroes face some difficult decisions. None more so than Neema Talemy, who finds herself with everything she ever wanted. Is there another reason for her to fight or does her story follow a different path from the rest of her squad?
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 4, Episode 1 – “Should I Stay or Should I Go?””
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Ben and David talk about preparation tools for GMs and players as well as communication and character creation. Continue reading “The Tools Tale”
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With the revolt in full swing, Neema and AMP fight to keep the Zygerrian slavers occupied. Meanwhile, Matu and Kith put their borrowed jetpacks to use entering the Prince’s tower, but will they be able to deactivate the slaves’ explosive implants in time?
Continue reading “Friends Like These Act 3, Episode 8 – “When Puffer Pigs Fly””
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Ben has guest Leslie on to talk about ways to use maps and things to consider when using maps in person and online for your players. Continue reading “Map Tales”
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