Gauntlet Video Roundup - April 15, 2022

​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.

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Gauntlet Calendar

Red Carnations on a Black Grave
Donogh facilitates for David Morrison, Sebastian Deterding, and Thomas Manuel
The Paris Commune begins with a concert, celebrating the new life that everyone can expect to life in the city, but slowly the concerns of public morality and secret miseries begin to dominate. Gustave Courbet clashes with Louise Michel over their approaches to Versailles. Amanda Mercier attempts to steer her daughter Camille through life, her view of the Commune worlds away from that of Felix Vincent (her father). Meanwhile Anna Jaclard hides her husband's dark secret...

Brinkwood: The Gilded Countess (Session 1 of 9)
Jesse A. runs for Ben Bond, Jason Zanes, Jex Thomas, and Steven S.
In which a rebellion is formed, and oaths are sworn.

Brinkwood: The Gilded Countess (Session 2 of 9)
Jesse A. runs for Ben Bond, Jason Zanes, Jex Thomas, and Steven S.
In which taxes are recovered, plots are discovered and a plan is made.

Eotenweard: Hrothford (Session 2 of 2)
Alun R. runs for Rod Santos, Sam Zimmerman, and Will H
Continuing to explore the haunted moorland Walden the Hunter distracts a skinchanger and gives a victim the chance to escape; Beornoth the Hammer of the Gods sees that victim betrayed and killed; while Thrydwulf the Storyteller attracts the skinchanger's attention and wishes he hadn't. There's a windswept tor that stinks of a curse, the ghostly figure of a dead son, and a dramatic return to Hrothford...then a hunter accused and a shocking discovery in her hut...

Dungeons & Dragons: Strixhaven: A Syllabus of Shadows (Session 5)
Lowell Francis runs for Matthew Arcilla, Nicholas Timperio, and Vince
Our students' studies lead into a post-testing celebration which quickly gets out of hand--resulting in time in the detention bog and a new danger.

Masks: Born to Run (Session 2 of 2)
Lowell Francis runs for Adam Oh, José Feito, Mark, and Paul D.
The team's attempt to regroup is interrupted by a raid, leading to them splitting up to discover who framed them and why. This path will lead them to a noted hero's base and a trio of foes with different agendas.

Old School Essentials: Against the Slavers (Session 9)
Mike Ferdinando runs for Anya Reyes, Ben, Tim Leitner, and Vince
Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords! After rescuing the prisoners from the slavers' stockade, the Dwarven galdiator Bah-Run, the barbarian Caldas, and the wizard Zalalaz join up with the cleric Jeronimus and the thief Woodchuck to press the attack before the Slave Lords can react! Sneaking through a hidden passage into the enemy citadel, they find that this back-door is far from unguarded...

Gauntlet Quarterly

Hearts of Wulin: Odyssey of Jade and Stars (Session 1 of 12)
David S. runs for Greg Fulford, José Feito, Max Airborne, and Steven S.
Ill omens and foul plots come to the surface as four wandering warriors, each locked in conflict between duty and heart, investigate the Hungry Ghost Festival at the riverside fishing village of Ardent Maple. Romance, dark magic, and a teahouse brawl kick off the first session of this quarterly run.

Star Wars Saturday

SwoDu (Session 2)
Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Greg G., Jo Lene, and Steven Watkins
Trapped in a Star Destroyer under heavy attack, the team has to get out by any means necessary!

The Sprawl (Session 2)
Rich Rogers runs for Brandon Brylawski, Sherri, and Will H
The team finds their quarry and infiltrates the estate, but things go wrong before they get her out!

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