Gauntlet Video Roundup - April 10, 2020

Greetings, and welcome to the weekly Gauntlet Hangouts video roundup! Enjoy these new recordings of online games organized through Gauntlet Hangouts and the Gauntlet RPG community. These recorded sessions represent only a portion of the wide selection of games available every week, and anyone is welcome to join in the fun! If you'd like to play in new games (or catch up on the back catalog of recordings), check the links at the end of the post.

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​Join Us for Gauntlet Community Open Gaming April 16-19
​The Gauntlet Community is proud to present a free weekend of open online gaming, taking place Thursday, April 16th through Sunday, April 19th. Gauntlet Community Open Gaming will be completely free. Anyone can play—you don't have to be a community member. Find all the details on the Gauntlet Community Open Gaming page, and check out the schedule of events here. Registration is open now, and at the time of this post, there are close to 40 events to choose from with games scheduled around the clock. Hope to see you there!
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Star Wars Saturday

Burned Over Star Wars (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Alun R., Cody Eastlick, Sabine V., and Steven Watkins
Our story kicks off on Pergitor as the crew tries to rescue the Bothan Utri from the zealots of the Church of Infinite Perception!

Gauntlet Sunday

Changeling the Lost PbtA (Session 5)
Lowell Francis runs for Jamila R. Nedjadi, Patrick Knowles, Robert Angus, and Sherri
We return to the tale of our LA motley and things start dire and get direrer. Mistakes are made, miscommunications abound, and a villain is met.

TGI Thursday

Goblin Court (Session 1 of 2)
Lowell Francis runs for Sam Zimmerman and Steven desJardins
The Queen asks her goblin friends to solve a little problem with a mean courtier and they come up with the simplest plan. Yes, simple. No complications, no sir.

Gauntlet Comics

Hit the Streets: Defend the Block: Lower Park (Session 1 of 4)
Alun R. runs for David Walker, Donogh, Jim Likes Games, and SalamanderJames
In this session we create the rundown Lower Park District of New Gauntlet City and begin to populate it before Blink leads the team to the derelict Park Department Store to disturb a wild party. Unfortunately Hotwire attracts the unwelcome attention of some jocks and despite Void's efforts, it is Shadeux's gadgets that clear the room and give the team a chance to confront the dark suited organisers...who step through a portal to who knows where, apparently pleased with the turn of events...

Power Beyond Doubt (Session 5)
Rich Rogers runs for David Jay, Sawyer Rankin, and Sherri
The former Hopefuls work with Regent to find his ward, only to discover the Leeanan queen is en route to New Gauntlet City, but where?

Gauntlet Hangouts

Hearts of Wulin: Coeur de l'Epee (Session 1 of 5)
Alun R. runs for Leandro Pondoc, Pawel S., Sabine V., and Steven desJardins
For technical reasons, this session was recorded in 2 parts.

Monsterhearts: Artemisia Academy (Session 4 of 4)
Kyle H. runs for Chris Sellers, Darold Ross, Jo Zantek, and Robert Angus
A dramatic Monsterhearts finale where the students of Artemisia academy turn on each other and a ghost returns to seek vengeance.

Checkpoint Midnight: Spies in the City of Dreams (Session 1 of 4)
Alexi S. runs for Josh H, Puckett, and Sabine V.
We meet a trio of supernatural operatives and send them on a mission to steal a mysterious cigar from a fancy party. Jack the unburied, rebuilt soldier confronts someone with a great deal of blood on their hands. Viola the favored dodger and conwoman works her charms and keeps her eye on the prize. And Ophidar the wayward gorgon forges a friendship with a cigar sommelier by sharing tales of the smoke of the netherworld.

Zombie World (Session 1 of 4)
Jason Zanes runs for Dan Pucul, Jon Grim, Kyle H., and Matthew
Two months after Z day, it's a lovely autumn day in the Mid West. Nestled in the neighborhood is Sacred Heart, a small hospital providing high quality comprehensive health care for a mixed suburban and rural population. Smash cut to Austin running through a hospital ward pursued by a dozen fast (28 days later style) zombies, Sam and Val desperately barricading double doors with the sound of pounding and moaning beyond. End trailer with a shot of Stanley diving out of the way as an ambulance covered by zombies comes smashing through a glass wall.

Brindlewood Bay (Sessions 4-6 of 8)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Puckett, Richard Moser, and Sherri
Note: session 4 is split into two videos.

Hearts of Wulin: Coeur de l'Epee (Session 2 of 5)
Alun R. runs for Leandro Pondoc, Pawel S., Sabine V., and Steven desJardins
...Bienvenue en France. Ce n'est pas la France. The plots and complications that surround the characters begin to make themselves felt as invitations to the Summer Masque at the Palace of Versailles begin to arrive. There, our Gallivant actress L'Inferne completed a Royal Command Performance...but not quite the one she'd envisaged when her role was given to her rival L'Allouette. Our Spy for the Apostles of the New Dawn, Nathalie, faced a hard choice between love of Simone and duty to 'Genevieve' the Order's mysterious leader...and chose hopeless love. Our Hopeful Apprentice, Mateo, having confronted the Cardinal's 'nephew' in the street must put away childish things and escort his betrothed (Nathalie) in public for the first time. Our brave Swordsman, Volo, set the tongues of his comrades wagging when meeting L'Inferne in public...but while on duty headed off the assassins targeting the King's Summer Masque. It was a busy evening...

Free from the Yoke (Session 6)
Lowell Francis runs for Josh H, Patrick Knowles, and Tyler Lominack
Our protagonists from three houses dig down into the mythic underworld to uncover secrets. Then return to carry out plots and plans in the mundane world.

Brindlewood Bay (Chapter 1)
Jim Likes Games runs for Alexi S., Bryan, Darold Ross, and Pearl Zare
We meet the Murder Mavens as they stumble across autumnal foul play at the Pumpkin Mart farm stand in a mystery called Decorative Gore Season.

Project Dark: Grand Conspiracies - Telburke Manor
Mikel Matthews runs for Will
It was supposed to be a simple job that a friend passed on. Jewels coming in so that upstart Lord Telburke could buy his way into a better Noble Family. Turns out, what was in there? It's going to have consequences that might reach all the way to the Queen.

Quietus
Donogh runs for Steven desJardins and Steven S.
A weekend in an isolated ski chalet would be fun. But just as an unseasonable blizzard hits the region, something finds Tech CEO Michael and in-between jobs Marketer Jessica in their cosy getaway, and uncovers secrets that have been buried for years...

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.

To support The Gauntlet, please visit the Gauntlet Patreon. Everyone is welcome to sign up for Gauntlet Hangouts games, but Patreon supporters get extra options like priority RSVP for Gauntlet Hangouts games and joining the Gauntlet Slack team where special events and pickup games are announced.

Enjoy, and have a great weekend!