Hyperdice Explained - Making Any RPG Star Wars (with special guest Alex Damon)

This episode, we’re joined by Alex Damon of Star Wars Explained and Hyperdice to talk about taking a familiar galaxy in a new direction. From choosing and customizing a non-Star Wars RPG system to becoming a first-time GM and bringing a filmed actual play to life, Alex takes us behind the scenes of Hyperdice—including player-driven campaign creation, adapting Teens in Space, learning to prep less, and embracing the unexpected chaos of the table.00:00 Introduction01:58 The Story Told Podcast02:48 Alex Damon joins us08:37 What is Hyperdice?14:55 What Alex wanted from the game27:08 Why Teens in Space?33:28 Adapting Teens in Space for Star Wars35:59 Tweaking the system—or not40:19 How GMing and filming changed Alex's perspective47:04 Lessons from doing vs planning52:22 How Hyperdice changed Alex's perspective56:11 Inspiring creativity and making people laugh1:12:21 A little news about our own actual plays1:13:59 ClosingHomepagehttps://howwerollgaming.comMerch Store!https://merch.howwerollgaming.comPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGamingDriveThru RPG affiliate linkhttps://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/index.php?affiliate_id=4933263The Story Told Podcasthttps://www.thestorytoldpodcast.com/Hyperdicehttps://www.youtube.com/@hyperdicerpgStar Wars Explainedhttps://youtube.com/@StarWarsExplained