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By Darren Brockes darrenbrockes.online @DarrenBrockes You can find Darren's excellent Mecha rpg HILT//BLADE (among others) on his itch.io page here. The Pact Roll introduces a mechanic to Trophy Gold that lets treasure-hunters enter into dangerous negotiations and even more dangerous pacts—a mystically binding relationship that transfers some of the pact-maker’s power to the treasure-hunter—with beings who hold more power in the world than the treasure-hunters will ever be able to. The mechanics are intentionally highly risky to suit the tone of the game, but also to reflect the dynamic of the relationship: the treasure-hunter is free to call on this power, but they by no means are capable of holding that power. The pacts are contracts, but, while the costs are clearly outlined, the results or any way to void the pacts are not. Entering into a pact will probably kill a treasure-hunter, but what doesn’t in Trophy Gold? The Pact Roll is outlined along with the rules for using a pact and then a list of 13 examples of pact-makers are given. Pact Roll When you begin negotiations to enter into a pact with a being more powerful than you, state your terms and then gather 6-sided dice.
Roll the dice. If your highest die is a: 1-3 — If you accept their unfavorable terms (they will not renegotiate), you must also increase your starting Ruin by 1. 4-5 — They will state their terms. You may take it or leave it; they will not negotiate further. 6 — They find you worthy and will negotiate their terms with you. The being you enter into a pact with has four Skills, zero to three Rituals and other possible uses (depending on their form and the terms of your pact). Whenever you wish to use a Skill or Ritual from your pact or the being itself, you must include a dark die in your roll. If your pact gives you fictional positioning, make a Ruin Roll when you invoke that feature. If you do not meet the terms of your pact, the GM will give you appropriate and potentially escalating Conditions. Thirteen Pact-MakersThe Black Blade
The Black Blade is a depraved weapon, a coward whose only strength is killing. Many warriors of both good and ill repute have wielded it and each of them with one fact in common: in the end, it was the Black Blade that killed them, too.
Tlasuth, Fae Courtier The Faeborn are not fae, not fully. That has become terrifyingly clear to you, as has the reason for the masks that the fae wear. Tlasuth may show you, depending on promises given or flip compulsion. Sometimes, they just like to see you scared.
Heron the Ageless To escape the shackles of time...is that not true magic? Freedom from the inexorable, the mundane. Heron breathes in the beginning of time and exhales its end. Walk with him for a awhile and slough off the coil of mortality.
The Wolf Gameta Gameta has had many names, all chosen by itself and now forgotten by everyone else, but all know of Gameta whether through children’s stories, the drunken tales of hunters or from a terrifying night spent too close to the treeline of the forest.
One of the Small Gods You can find one of them almost anywhere: the hinges of a traveler’s lantern, the seam of a runaway’s knapsack, the grease slapped onto a knight’s armor by their squire...some people say hello or thank them, but most don’t even think to look.
Bimulla the Ferryman “Where do we pay the toll? / How do we save the soul? / Over the eyes, put it right there, / so at the ferryman they cannot stare!”
Hemmeh, a Fortune Teller The diviners who wander from town to town have a bad reputation, though that is the fault of the customer craving convenience over truth. Those who have met one unknowingly, however, may have had their entire reality shifted without realizing it.
Taborath Imprisoned in Amber Centuries ago, avarice was a flavor. It seeped out of bone white lilies, and pooled thickly on the soil. Something like locusts found it, ate it, grew and multiplied; the stillness of the air drowned in buzzing. Then the lilies died and so did the locusts.
The Spirit Who Refuses to Pass “It is well known that a powerful emotion felt at the exact moment of death will block a person’s spirit from ascending. The most common feelings, naturally, are betrayal, despair and love…” Professor Eduto, presenting at the University of the Crown.
The Merchant Prince The gods aren’t dead; they’re right here in this pile of coins and this ledger of transactions. In fact, people fear a tax collector or debtor’s prison far more than any angel and hell! But who controls the coin?
The Eldest Tree In a copse past a clearcut patch of the forest—warded in an old, old way by those unspoken of—stands a tree that has witnessed countless migration of animals and countless nobles come to rule the ungovernable.
Snake-Tongued Meliira Some say they are all named “Meliira” and that that is more of a job title than a name. Others claim they are, in fact, all the same woman. Others still claim that she is a fantasy who keeps the wicked cold at night and the just warm.
Iosis, the Transmutated Soul From a charred, unnamed book rescued from a burning building: “—d then pour a pint of quicksilver into a bone-fashioned bowl suspended in an ice-cold bath filled with a liter of blood (note: yours is fine, but a young subject is prefer—”
In the spirit of Trophy, this text is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, which means you are free to copy, adapt, remix or whatever else you’d like to do with it as long as you credit Darren Brockes.
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![[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. Star Wars Saturday
Rust Hulks (Session 3) Rich Rogers runs for Alun R., Francisco Olivera, Josh H, and Will H Following a distress call, the crew comes upon a trap that they skate out of, right into some Imperial entanglements. Swoop Gangs (Session 4) Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Bryan, Paul Rivers, Steven Watkins, and Will H The Zid Hounds discover a dark secret between their rivals, and one of them pulls off the escape of the century! Gauntlet Calendar The Yellow King RPG (Session 6 of 12) Shane runs for Brandon Brylawski, Matthew Arcilla, Nicholas Timperio, and Puckett Exit Stage Left - The investigators find more signs of the Carcosan infection in the village that borders the POW camp, and are forced to take drastic action. Masks: Year One (Session 3) Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Jo Lene, and Jon Grim With Dr. Strange sidelined, our heroes She Hulk, Catwoman, and Daredevil must face down both Reed Richards and Doctor Doom. The Between: Questions and Opportunities Part Two (Session 8 of 8) Shane runs for Blake Ryan, Gabe McCormick, Jamila R. Nedjadi, and Joel N. In a charming final session, Helena enjoys a reunion with her sister and the hunters go on to attend a royal wedding. 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. Star Wars Saturday
Rust Hulks (Session 2) Rich Rogers runs for Alun R., Francisco Olivera, Josh H, and Will H The crew of the Regal Huntress scrape a New Republic hulk and deliver their passenger through a blockade, set up a scrap casino, then get a job to fetch tech from Serenno. All in a day's work. Space Aces (Session 2) Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Mark (they/them), and Steven Watkins The crew of the Hummingbird encounter Zitz the Hutt, an irritable Trandoshan bounty hunter, and a space slug on the way to rescue a noble daughter from the Black Sun. All in a day's work. Swoop Gangs (Session 3) Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Paul Rivers, and Steven Watkins The Zid Hounds spring their club president from an Imperial Detention Center, then take him to Hotel Artemis to get him fixed up. Gauntlet Calendar The Between (Session 5 of 8) Alun R. runs for Blake Ryan, Darin Rebertus, David Morrison, and Leandro Pondoc Hargave House has a visitor summoned by the sadly departed Annie Morrish; another Vessel. Ephraim Parker uses the telegrams Annie sent him to identify more clues about the Coven that killed her. Meanwhile, Dr Weiss the Mother and Razor Rose the American prepare for tonight's ball at Braithewaite Hall where Ephraim will join them. Chambers the Factotum, meanwhile, continues her exploration of Whitechapel and her past. We meet Barrel Staves, a man not to be trifled with, and Tati Braithwaite, a woman with a predatory air that Dr Weiss cannot but notice and barely avoids. There's a library and a séance and the Coven reveals itself, marking two of the Hunters and laying down a challenge to a third. The Yellow King RPG (Session 5 of 12) Shane runs for Brandon Brylawski, Jeremy Abernathy, Matthew Arcilla, and Puckett The Yellow Sign - The investigators are joined by an enthusiastic private as they find evidence of the King's influence at a POW camp, but it's the nearby village where they find some real trouble. Changeling the Lost PbtA: Never Gonna Give You Up (Session 2) Lowell Francis runs for José Feito, Kyle H., Sherri, and Vince The newly reconstituted motley looks into the theft from the Freehold treasury, leading to revelations, pursuit, and recriminations-- and then a strange, mysterious absence in their minds. Monsterhearts 2: Camp Monsterhearts (Session 1 of 4) David Schultz runs for Adam Oh, Greg Fulford, Nathan Harrison, and Sawyer Rankin A dashing Fae and his Fomorian counterpart begin a long summer at Camp Woodpecker with a metalhead Bakeneko and local Cerberus. An early morning stroll along the lake uncovers a disturbing omen of events to come. Monsterhearts 2: Camp Monsterhearts (Session 2 of 4) David Schultz runs for Adam Oh, Greg Fulford, Nathan Harrison, and Sawyer Rankin Dewi the Fae begins an ill-advised date in the woods while Fomorian Javier and Bakeneko August get a little alone time in an abandoned cabin, discovering more than they bargained for. As night falls, local girl and guardian Cerberus Trinity comes face-to-face with the horror plaguing the camp. Quietus: The Final Voyage of the Debonair David Schultz runs for Drew D. and Michael Pelletier Old scars are reopened, guilt is uncovered, and blood is shed as a private mini-cruise falls prey to a masked killer who strikes with medical precision. Burdened by their own private demons, physician Kevin and med-school dropout Mitchell fight to survive an all too familiar threat. Viewscream: Black Widow, Brown Recluse Donogh runs for Brandon Brylawski, Diana, and Michael Pelletier The crew of the Black Widow have all but been killed by the ship's AI. The few survivors desperately battle for their survival, but nothing and no one is quite what it appears... Trail of Cthulhu: Bright Lights, Dark City (Session 3) Lowell Francis runs for Agatha, Jesse A., John Glass, and Mike Ferdinando In this third session our investigators try for some direct confrontation after having run down some new leads. This does not go as well as they hoped. Changeling the Lost PbtA: Never Gonna Give You Up (Session 3) Lowell Francis runs for Josh H, José Feito, Sherri, and Vince The motley pursues leads, trying to find out who has stolen all trace of the Prince of Summer, and discover the vanishing presents more dangers-- breaking the cycle and shattering the Freehold's protections. Godbound: Pillars of Heaven (Session 7) Lowell Francis runs for Dan Brown, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack The Lunar Ball at the Assassins' Library arrives, bringing with it intrigue, banter, revelations, violence, and a high-production value dance number. The Between (Session 6 of 6) Alun R. runs for Blake Ryan, Darin Rebertus, David Morrison, and Leandro Pondoc (Finale) - The clock is ticking with only one day before the Coven enacts its ritual, and Inspector Pettigrew demanding progress in the case of Sally-No-Face. The Coven strikes when Ephraim the Vessel examines detritus from the Thames while Factotum and Mother, Chambers & Weiss, almost become pie fodder. Rose the American, meanwhile, attracts cats and is turned away by a respectable servant. Then...Hargrave House invaded, a ritual interrupted, and a serial killer consumed...London may sleep easily for now, but Annie Morrish does not rest easy in death's embrace... Checkpoint Midnight: The Clockmaker's Noose (Session 2) Jesse A. runs for Jex Thomas, John Glass, Puckett, and Robbie Boerth Wald is sent into captivity, while Anton and Gemma watch. Lili makes some dead friends. [Content warning: the Holocaust, Nazi experimentation, body horror] The Between: Questions and Opportunities Part Two (Session 7 of 8) Shane runs for Blake Ryan, Gabe McCormick, Jamila R. Nedjadi, and Joel N. The hunters find themselves stretched thin and under attack as the Mastermind’s plot nears fruition and she sets her sights on Hargrave House. 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. Star Wars Saturday
Space Aces (Session 1) Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Danielle B., Mark (they/them), and Steven Watkins The newest gig working team of Yen Group rescue and deliver FZBLZ, possibly the wildest fuzzcore rock band in the galaxy. Rust Hulks (Session 1) Rich Rogers runs for Alun R., Francisco Olivera, Josh H, and Will H The crew of the Regal Huntress check out a rocket skate arena match, then pick up a job to smuggle someone through an Imperial blockade. Swoop Gangs (Session 2) Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Bryan, Paul Rivers, Steven Watkins, and Will H The Vid Hounds deliver ginger spice to Ha'jurr the Hutt, then rush back to the salvage yard to fend off the Hidden Beks, and end the night setting up a gang war between the Hidden Beks and the Black Vulkars. Gauntlet Calendar The Between: Questions and Opportunities Part Two (Session 5 of 8) Shane runs for Blake Ryan, Gabe McCormick, and Joel N. A series of strange discoveries sees our hunters closing in on cannibal pie-makers the Figg family. Can they capture their targets alive, or will grizzlier methods be required? Masks: Year One (Session 2) Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Greg Fulford, and Jo Lene We add one more member to the team as they track down who stole the Darkholde-- but that search will lead to a revelation, tragedy, and danger to the city as one man's vengeance may unleash dark horrors on New York. Trail of Cthulhu: Bright Lights, Dark City (Session 2) Lowell Francis runs for Agatha, Jesse A., John Glass, and Mike Ferdinando The hunt for a missing occultist reveals old supernatural conspiracies, revived cults, and the even more sinister power of wealth. The final steps lead them to an incomplete skyscraper and a gate to somewhere beyond. Checkpoint Midnight: The Clockmaker's Noose (Session 1) Jesse A. runs for Jex Thomas, John Glass, and Robbie Boerth Characters are created, and the Clockmaker tightens his noose, sending the pact to interfere with a competitor. [Content warning: discussions of the Holocaust, experimentation on unwilling human subjects] Godbound: Pillars of Heaven (Session 6) Lowell Francis runs for Dan Brown, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack The heroes set their sights on taking control of the Assassin's Library, though they're divided on methods. Apologies are given, insults are made, the obnoxious are beaten in a rooftop race, and more behind the scenes secrets are uncovered-- all leading up to the Lunar Ball. The Between: Questions and Opportunities Part Two (Session 6 of 8) Shane runs for Blake Ryan, Gabe McCormick, Jamila R. Nedjadi, and Joel N. The hunters flirt with the Fragrant Void, and with each other, as they try to understand the mysterious powers of the Whateley Camera and the debaucherous Society Obscura. But the camera isn't the only threat they'll encounter within their supposed safe haven at Hargrave House. 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. Star Wars Saturday
Plutonian Shore (Session 10) Rich Rogers runs for Greg G., Keith Stetson, and Mark (they/them) In the final, final, final session of Plutonian Shore, the crew of the Beldon Mite board a Star Destroyer to try and save a planet (and themselves?) Betrayal! Romance! Heartbreaking Loss! all in this session. HyperspaceD6: July (Session 5) Rich Rogers runs for Cody Eastlick, Greg Fulford, Sabine V., and Will H The Screaming Gundarks defend Whisper Base, then fly after a karking star destroyer to save their fellow soldiers. Will they survive this wild mission? Swoop Gangs (Session 1) Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Bryan, Paul Rivers, Steven Watkins, and Will H The Zid Hounds steal some "ginger spice" from those posers the Hidden Beks in Undercity Taris. Gauntlet Calendar Good Society: Peaks and Peccadillos (Session 6) David Morrison facilitates for Anders, David Schultz, Kieron, and Robbie Boerth As our story draws to a close, Eva takes responsibility for the rumours about Nathaniel, Isaac warns Lempster, Abigail is evicted from her aunt's home, and Lempster must face Lord Davenport in a duel. Masks: Days of Shadows Past (Session 4 of 4) Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Dr. Jason Cox, Francisco Olivera, Kae, and Thomas Manuel The group reassembles, having survived the collapse of Reynard Towers. They share information and regroup for a final assult to save Aftermath and perhaps even the future...but at what cost???!!! Masks: Year One (Session 1) Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Greg Fulford, and Jon Grim The first session of a Masks campaign with players re-envisioning characters from existing properties in a new setting--in this case teen Daredevil, She Hulk, and Doctor Strange. Trail of Cthulhu: Bright Lights, Dark City (Session 1) Lowell Francis runs for Agatha, Jesse A., John Glass, and Mike Ferdinando In our first session of Trail of Cthulhu we meet our varied vast of investigators as their search for a missing person in 1936 New York takes strange turns. The Between (Session 4 of 8) Alun R. runs for Blake Ryan, David Morrison, and Leandro Pondoc 'Razor' Rose, the American, escapes being trapped above a shop with a case of un-paired hands while Chambers, the Factotum, completes a transactional exchange with a 'professional companion'. That leaves Dr Weiss to enjoy a moment with the 'Child'. We see the exorcism of a resistant spirit, a shadowy threat that turns out to be a gutted victim, and the answer to a question. Then...Annie Morrish returns spitting blood and then a tongue before there are rats...so many rats and so much more blood and guts on the infirmary's tiles... Godbound: Pillars of Heaven (Session 5) Lowell Francis runs for Dan Brown, Patrick Knowles, and Sherri The Godbound dig deeper into matters in the Assassins' Library, annoy the servants, learn about the Order of the Retractable Claw, rediscover bicycles, and get booted into a pit. Changeling the Lost PbtA: Never Gonna Give You Up (Session 1) Lowell Francis runs for José Feito, Sherri, Tim Leitner, and Vince In this first session we set up characters, learn something about the Freehold, and take up with the Motley trying to deal with their trauma when a call from the Prince of Summer arrives. 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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