![[Gauntlet Calendar: Online Tabletop RPG Play]](/uploads/7/7/8/1/77811662/gauntlet-calendar-square-172x172_orig.jpg) Greetings, and welcome to the weekly Gauntlet Calendar video roundup! Enjoy these recordings of online games organized through Gauntlet Calendar and the Gauntlet RPG Community. These recorded sessions represent only a portion of the selection of games available every week, and anyone is welcome to join the fun! If you'd like to play or watch more games like these, check out the links and information at the bottom of the post Gauntlet Calendar
The Between: Incense & Cigar Smoke (Session 7) David Morrison runs for Bryan, Darold Ross, Elle, and José Feito With the destruction of the Figgs, Hargrave House receive news of a missing actress, and the hunters split up to investigate the various threats to London. Lady Camila enjoys a show, Prof. Cockburn has a run-in with the law, and Miss Bellacqua and Fujisawa are introduced to the Society Obscura. Under the cover of darkness, Lady Camila and the Professor visit an opium den, while Miss Bellacqua and Fujisawa have a close encounter... Hearts of Wulin: New Vengeance of the Shark Finger Princess (Session 2 of 2) Lowell Francis runs for Amanda/iamatrex, Devin, Jason, and MadJay Brown At the wedding, our protagonists uncovers secrets about their past and present--leading to a fatal confrontation with a love, the taunting of ghosts, and a final battle against forces with deeper connections than anyone knew. Nahual: Angels End (Session 1 of 8) Jesse A. runs for Puckett, Rich Rogers, Steven S., and Vince Our pack and cantina are created. The cops come to the cantina to shake down one of the regulars. Property is damaged. Nahual: Angels End (Session 2 of 8) Jesse A. runs for Puckett, Rich Rogers, Steven S., and Vince Pablo goes missing. Don Yaquon gives the pack a job. It's party time. ALIEN WORLD: Playtest 1 (Prison Planet) (Session 2) Jason Zanes runs for Chris Sellers, Jex Thomas, and Marc Majcher The monster thins the ranks leaving the three protagonists alone in the jungle desperate for a way to safety. Eotenweard: Thrydingas (Session 1 of 2) Alun R. runs for Blake Ryan, Chris R., Sabine V., and Sean Nelson Brannoc the Loon is led to Thrydingas, and the other Heroes, by the vision (which might have been drink inspired) of a Christian saint, while Cynderyn the Fae Changeling is sent by his Queen to find out more about Wulfwynn the Storyteller, who is 'respected by the Fae' after the good turn she did Selkies in the last 2-shot. Meanwhile, Sadhbh the Celtic Mystic is torn between the burden of her pride in serving the Old Gods, and the debt she owes Woden the Allfather for his help. There's hospitality before Lord Sidwyll's hounds draw attention to a thinning in the walls of reality, a demonic presence, and 'certainty' that it could be 'drowned'. Then a demon erupts from a well and Brannoc takes more credit for Christ than Sadhbh thinks proper. The heroes head into the night in search of answers and find an unholy bog and a sinkhole before...a rescuer who needs rescuing... The Veil: Iterations (Session 3) Lowell Francis runs for Bethany H., Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack In the aftermath of the job, we see a little more into the lives of our protagonists as troubles and turmoil roar, shots are fired, purple is inflicted, toiletries are lifted, a task is assigned, and more. Star Wars Saturday Swoop Gangs (Session 2) Rich Rogers runs for Greg G., Keith Stetson, Sabine V., and Steven Watkins The Broken Circle catch some of their rivals plotting an attack and mess them up! Where to Find More You can see all these videos (plus all the ones that have come before) on The Gauntlet YouTube channel playlists, and be sure to subscribe to catch all our great podcasts! If you'd like to catch these sessions in an audio-only podcast, check out the community-run Hangouts Podcast at http://gauntlet.hellomouth.net/. If you'd like to play in games like these, check out the calendar of events and the Gauntlet Forums where games are announced, or catch one of our Gauntlet Community Open Gaming online mini-conventions. To support The Gauntlet, please visit the Gauntlet Patreon. Everyone is welcome to sign up for Gauntlet Calendar games, but Patreon supporters get extra options like priority RSVP for Gauntlet Calendar games and joining the Gauntlet Slack team where special events and pickup games are announced. Enjoy, and have a great weekend
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Greetings, and welcome to the weekly Gauntlet Calendar video roundup! Enjoy these recordings of online games organized through Gauntlet Calendar and the Gauntlet RPG Community. These recorded sessions represent only a portion of the selection of games available every week, and anyone is welcome to join the fun! If you'd like to play or watch more games like these, check out the links and information at the bottom of the post. Gauntlet Calendar
The Between: Incense & Cigar Smoke (Session 6) David Morrison runs for Bryan, Darold Ross, Elle, and José Feito As the Figgs carve a bloody swath through London, the hunters mobilise to stop them. As day rolls into night, Lady Camila and Miss Bellacqua take the youngest member of Hargrave House out on the hunt, Prof. Cockburn receives an unexpected invitation while out on the hunt for a reckless spirit, and Fujisawa sits for James Whistler. ALIEN WORLD: Playtest 1 (Prison Planet) (Session 1) Jason Zanes runs for Chris Sellers, Jex Thomas, and Marc Majcher Three violent criminals journey out into the jungle in search of some missing VIPs. Arriving at a crash site they are attacked by a pack of vicious alien dogs. Mayhem ensues. Hearts of Wulin: New Vengeance of the Shark Finger Princess (Session 1 of 2) Lowell Francis runs for Amanda/iamatrex, Devin, Jason, and MadJay Brown Travelling to attend a wedding which will join two warring houses together, our heroes face supernatural peril as well as the dictates of their own passions. The Veil: Iterations (Session 2) Lowell Francis runs for Bethany H., Patrick Knowles, Rae Nedjadi, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack Our protagonists take on their mission, raiding a previously flooded research facility and discover more than they imagined-- artificial intelligence, artificial life, and beyond. Eotenweard: Wulfsdael (Session 2 of 2) Alun R. runs for Blake Ryan, Chris R., and Sabine V. When Sadhbh the Celtic Mystic seeks common ground with the spirits of the standing stones things do not go well: Wulfwynn the Storyteller's effort to praise them in song leads to violence and Osbeorn the Hammer of the Gods channels the power of Woden to tear one of the stones from the ground. With discretion the better part of valour the three retreat to consider their options and give Wulfwynn a chance to treat their wounds. There's a dead centurion offering insight, the spirits give Sadhbh another chance, and the mysterious estuary offers visitors who favour music. Then...a pommel restored, a cohort granted their rest, and regular offerings begin again... Star Wars Saturday Swoop Gangs (Session 1) Rich Rogers runs for Greg G., Keith Stetson, and Sabine V. The Broken Circle Custom Swoop Bike Shop bring on a bonafide star for their HoloNET show. Oh, and they also assault an Imperial prison transport for Lady Proxima. Stars in the Dark: Season 4 (Session 1) Anders runs for Marc Majcher, Mark (they/them), Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins A New Hope Season! - We begin the fourth season when Val, Etema, Bade, and Trizi visit the opulent Park on 1314 to meet their new employer in the noble House Niromal. Later they make themselves at home in their new cantina and prepare for mayhem. Where to Find More You can see all these videos (plus all the ones that have come before) on The Gauntlet YouTube channel playlists, and be sure to subscribe to catch all our great podcasts! If you'd like to catch these sessions in an audio-only podcast, check out the community-run Hangouts Podcast at http://gauntlet.hellomouth.net/. If you'd like to play in games like these, check out the calendar of events and the Gauntlet Forums where games are announced, or catch one of our Gauntlet Community Open Gaming online mini-conventions. To support The Gauntlet, please visit the Gauntlet Patreon. Everyone is welcome to sign up for Gauntlet Calendar games, but Patreon supporters get extra options like priority RSVP for Gauntlet Calendar games and joining the Gauntlet Slack team where special events and pickup games are announced. Enjoy, and have a great weekend Ben Wallis has a really interesting rpg coming out, Broken: a Tragic Romance Game. They will be starting up crowdfunding soon (links at the bottom of the post). I had the chance to email them some questions about the game, how it works, and how it functions online.  What’s the elevator pitch for Broken?
Broken is an RPG of tragic romance for two players about broken objects and broken hearts. Create two characters in a relationship and over the course of ten scenes, you will explore the ways in which the things you loved about each other crack until everything about your relationship is broken. And over ten scenes, you will also break ten, real life, physical objects. In Broken the relationship will always end. But while the tragic conclusion is inevitable, there is potential for healing and self-discovery along the way. Broken is an emotionally deep game that explores themes of memory, identity, loss, empathy-building, hope, and healing. Imagine a game that recreates the experience of going through a break-up with the catharsis of smashing objects while telling a beautiful story along the way and you have Broken. You emphasize your use of safety and comfort tools in your preview materials. Can you talk about what you’ve built to support that in Broken? I've known from the outset that safety design would be important for this game given the potentially intense subject material. In the current version of the ashcan edition we make several recommendations for safety tools and talk about safety throughout the book, including after care. However, the itchfunding campaign for Broken in part will pay for the safety design and consulting. We brought on Beau Jagr Sheldon of Thoughty Games and creator of the Script Change safety toolset to design safety tools for Broken and implement elements of Script Change. We want safety to be a seamless part of the play experience and we want the game to be an easy to pick up and play experience, so we want to layer safety into the rules of the game itself. That's one important thing we'll be working on from the current ashcan edition to the final edition we fund in the itchfunding campaign. We also talk about physical safety in the book. Since breaking physical objects is an important part of gameplay in Broken, we include a section on physical safety at the table as well. Romance can be a challenge in rpgs—what drew you to that? Are there some games which you think handle romance well or inspired your take on it? I've been immersed in romance games for the past five years as co-host of Pod of Love, a romance and relationship actual play podcast. My wife Mel and I initially started Pod of Love using the board game/RPG hybrid Fog of Love and recorded actual plays of that. Right around the time we launched the show, Star Crossed was on Kickstarter and we had the pleasure of featuring it on the show and interviewing Alex Roberts. We have played dozens of romance and relationship games since Pod of Love began in 2017. It's a genre that is really important to me, and that I'd love to see expanded in indie ttrpgs. Beyond the games I already mentioned, I'm very influenced by The Romance Trilogy by Emily Care Boss. It’s been interesting to see the duet rpg space open up over the last few years. What are the challenges of doing a two-player game as opposed to a larger table, GM-full or GM-less I love getting this question, and was glad to speak on the subject at PAX Unplugged two years in a row in 2018 and 2019. I think the answer really depends on whether you're talking about designing for two players or adapting for two players, and that for adapting your own game play for duet play, any rewards far outweigh the challenges. When designing for duet play, I wanted to make something collaborative and story-driven. I wanted it to be something that would be very easy to pick up and play, that any two people could give a try even without much rpg experience if any. I think that the challenge for designing that way is to create an experience that involves both players pretty continually and gives them both a participatory role throughout every phase of the game. Basically, I think the challenge is to design something that equalizes investment from both players. I used the rituals in the game to do that, so that each person is continually involved and participating, or that you take turns performing certain rituals, such as breaking a physical object. I knew that the scenario and character creation portion of the game would be especially important for getting both players invested early in the experience, and so I tried to design that to be really easy to understand and simple to do, while kind of folding in or "hiding" investment into it so that you get pulled into this scenario and these characters before you even realize it. Similarly, scene setting is participatory from both players. You use a ritual in the game that you repeat to set scenes where one player says "Remember when...." and the other players adds a twist by saying "But you forgot about....". This gets both players invested in the creative process of setting scenes. How does Broken handle online play? I wrote the version of Broken that exists today during the pandemic, so online play was certainly in my mind throughout that whole process. While the game is very tangible and involves real life objects and breaking them, the entire process is very easily played online. Most of my playtests have been online games, and simply breaking the objects over video chat or playing the game with the popsicle stick option as an alternative to breaking physical objects is another really easy online adaptation. The game offers popsicle sticks as an alternative to breaking physical objects by having players write ten objects on popsicle sticks and snapping them at the end of a scene instead of breaking a physical object. Online play isn't the only reason for this adaptation, but is an important reason we knew we'd need to include an alternative to breaking a real-life, physical object at the game table. Sign up to get notified on launch: https://bit.ly/BrokenLaunch APON Games on itch: https://bit.ly/APONGames or https://apongames.itch.io/ APON Games on twitter: @APON_Games Ben Wallis on twitter: https://twitter.com/benjaminwallis Website: https://allportsopen.com/ Greetings, and welcome to the weekly Gauntlet Calendar video roundup! Enjoy these recordings of online games organized through Gauntlet Calendar and the Gauntlet RPG Community. These recorded sessions represent only a portion of the selection of games available every week, and anyone is welcome to join the fun! If you'd like to play or watch more games like these, check out the links and information at the bottom of the post. Gauntlet Calendar
Dungeon World: Nentir Vale (Session 4) Blake Ryan runs for David Montgomery and Michael Mendoza Fallcrest Catacombs - 🦇 ⚔ Dungeon World: Nentir Vale (Session 5) Blake Ryan runs for David Montgomery, Jim C., and Michael Mendoza Vecna Cult Rising - 📖 🔪 🐐 The Between: Incense & Cigar Smoke (Session 5) David Morrison runs for Elle and José Feito As Priyanka recovers from taming the Limehouse Lurker and Prof. Cockburn attends to his own business, Lady Camila and Fujisawa attend a boxing match. Lady Camila visits a friend in academia while Fujisawa learns of the unfortunate pie-related disappearance of one of her contacts. Fujisawa visits Cremorne Gardens on the trail of a monster and meets an artist, and Lady Camila makes an offer to Madam Sorokin. Against the Fae Queen (Session 8 of 8) Will H runs for Alun R., Horst Wurst, Paul Rivers, and Puckett Finale - The Fae Queen returns to the mortal world, her plans in shreds but with one last trick up her sleeve. What fools these mortals be, to care about something so vulnerable as a brother, son or daughter. Why, just anyone could snatch these morsels up.... The Veil: Iterations (Session 1) Lowell Francis runs for Bethany H., Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack This is the first of a quarterly series featuring The Veil, cyberpunk PbtA. We're playtesting a slightly revised version of the core rules, with new basic moves, playbooks, and more. This first session we do character set up and some play for the last hour. Star Wars Saturday Stars in the Dark (Session 31) Anders runs for Marc Majcher, Mark (they/them), and Rich Rogers Season 3 Episode 9 - All the Feels! - Val gets a message, Boko is welcomed to prison by Bria, Etema visits her mother for advice, and we're introduced to new crew member Trizi. Where to Find More You can see all these videos (plus all the ones that have come before) on The Gauntlet YouTube channel playlists, and be sure to subscribe to catch all our great podcasts! If you'd like to catch these sessions in an audio-only podcast, check out the community-run Hangouts Podcast at http://gauntlet.hellomouth.net/. If you'd like to play in games like these, check out the calendar of events and the Gauntlet Forums where games are announced, or catch one of our Gauntlet Community Open Gaming online mini-conventions. To support The Gauntlet, please visit the Gauntlet Patreon. Everyone is welcome to sign up for Gauntlet Calendar games, but Patreon supporters get extra options like priority RSVP for Gauntlet Calendar games and joining the Gauntlet Slack team where special events and pickup games are announced. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Greetings, and welcome to the weekly Gauntlet Calendar video roundup! Enjoy these recordings of online games organized through Gauntlet Calendar and the Gauntlet RPG Community. These recorded sessions represent only a portion of the selection of games available every week, and anyone is welcome to join the fun! If you'd like to play or watch more games like these, check out the links and information at the bottom of the post. Gauntlet Calendar
Fate of Umdaar (Session 4 of 5) Alun R. runs for Alexi S., Brandon Brylawski, and Sabine V. With Thorian of the Rad-folk rendered incorporeal by the frigid icequake tundra, it is left to a Rebellious Scion of a Master, a Watchful Mutaworrior Zhefra Rider, and a Remorseful Dragonfolk Runesmith to retrieve the Hammer of the Beast of Umdaar! There's an iceworm, an audience chamber and the dramatic confluence of the two. Then...statues become missiles; a dangerously deceptive approach is adopted; and an aspect of the Hammer is revealed before...a bully is sent running... The Between: Incense & Cigar Smoke (Session 4) David Morrison runs for Bryan, Darold Ross, Elle, and José Feito Lady Camila visits the Russian Embassy, Priyanka meets Madam Sorokin, and Prof. Cockburn and Fujisawa have a close encounter in a pie shop. The hunters gather together to lay a trap for the Limehouse Lurker, drawing on blood, magic, and the backing of mysterious powers... Dungeons & Dragons: Eberron: The Glass Keys (Session 5 of 5) Lowell Francis runs for Jim Likes Games, Joe F, and Tim Leitner Our of inquisitives dig deeper into the mystery and have a revelation about the strange Dragonmark, but things turn deadly when an informant is killed, leading to a subterranean confrontation with an hidden infernal foe and a ticking spellbomb. Voidheart Symphony: Forgotten Concerto (Session 9 of 9) Lowell Francis runs for David S., Mendel Schmiedekamp, Patrick Knowles, and Sherri The protagonists make their final preparations to face the Third Vassal, and dive into the depths of her shard to free the city from her city-planning grip. Fate of Umdaar (Session 5 of 5) Alun R. runs for Alexi S., Brandon Brylawski, Sabine V., and Will H A Prodigal Daughter Returning with a Vengeance, Princess Zenobia, helps disguise a Zhevra as something less dangerous, so that the Watchful Mutawarrior, 'Victory through Perseverance' has more chance of entering the city of the Ascendant Castle unnoticed with Lars the Remorseful Dragonfolk Runesmith pretending to be a travelling tinkerer. Thorian, the warrior Scholar of the Rad-Folk provides Victory with a model of how not to be a Mutawarrior. There's a disloyal Gallow Knight, Castle Servants willing to help a Princess, A Wall of Winds preventing aerial attacks, and some suspicion the bi-monthly 'Ascenency Lottery' may not be entirely fair. Then...a Festival of Ascendancy, the back stairs to Ghoulian Gallowglass' apartments, the innocent clothier's daughter, and a confrontation that brings everyone's loose ends together into an explosive cliffhanger... Gauntlet Quarterly Hearts of Wulin: Odyssey of Jade and Stars (Session 12 of 12) David S. runs for Greg Fulford, José Feito, Maria M., and Max Airborne Having been ousted by a courageous rebellion, treacherous Master Miao Renxing marches on Blackwood Palace with the Monks of Five Drop Mountain amidst a demonic invasion of the mortal realm. Yelang prepares to exact bitter revenge on his old master, while Wu Qiufeng grapples between romance and their loyalty to the evil Unseen Hand, culminating in dire betrayal. Cloud Crow determines the fate of the fabled Elixir of Immortality, and Zhou Jiang faces off against his lover's own father in a climactic duel as our story comes to its dramatic end. Star Wars Saturday Burning Hearts Forever: Heist of a Lifespan (Sessions 1 through 3 of 3) Sawyer Rankin runs for Bryan, Rich Rogers, Steven Watkins, and Sydney Our heroes a group of mercenaries hired to rescue "Material Prisoners" being used to clone soldiers, allies, and worse for the fetid Empire in the Star Wars universe. With a special appearance by Janela Jantek as well these flustered mercs end up breaking into a cloning prison and wreak havoc upon the Empire. Come see their entire adventure with a high tension final encounter! Stars in the Dark (Session 30) Anders runs for Marc Majcher, Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins Season 3, Episode 8 - Bade and Etema hide from Stormtrooper pursuit in the Rattataki enclave while Boko rides to the rescue! Etema finally confronts her past! Someone goes to prison! It's a not-quite-season-finale! Spirit of 77 (Session 4) Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Greg G., and Steven Watkins Our crew is caught up in a parade, chased by Black Sun, escapes to the Undercity, finds an Imperial plot, foils it, and escapes!!! Where to Find More You can see all these videos (plus all the ones that have come before) on The Gauntlet YouTube channel playlists, and be sure to subscribe to catch all our great podcasts! If you'd like to catch these sessions in an audio-only podcast, check out the community-run Hangouts Podcast at http://gauntlet.hellomouth.net/. If you'd like to play in games like these, check out the calendar of events and the Gauntlet Forums where games are announced, or catch one of our Gauntlet Community Open Gaming online mini-conventions. To support The Gauntlet, please visit the Gauntlet Patreon. Everyone is welcome to sign up for Gauntlet Calendar games, but Patreon supporters get extra options like priority RSVP for Gauntlet Calendar games and joining the Gauntlet Slack team where special events and pickup games are announced. Enjoy, and have a great weekend |
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