Gauntlet Video Roundup - April 26, 2019

​Greetings, and welcome to the weekly Gauntlet Hangouts video roundup! Listed below are links to recorded sessions of online games played under the Gauntlet Hangouts banner and other games organized through the Gauntlet online RPG community. These recorded sessions represent only a small part of the giant selection of games available every week, and anyone can join in the fun! Details on how to become a part of the community are listed at the end of the post.

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Star Wars Saturday

Star Warbirds (Session 2 of 3)
Rich Rogers runs for Blaise, Sabine V., and Steven Watkins
The flying aces of the Green Dragons discover a House Mecetti plot, and one pilot starts a new meme - The Bush Toss!

Star Warbirds (Session 3 of 3)
Rich Rogers runs for Blaise, Sabine V., and Steven Watkins
The ace pilots of The Guild take down an old legend and face a new challenge. All in a day's work!

TGI Thursday

Things from the Flood (Session 3 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Puckett, Steven Watkins, and Tom F.
It's a long and complicated Friday night for our teens as they continue to track the source of the infected transmission and engage in a range escalating criminal activities.

Things from the Flood (Session 4 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Puckett, Steven Watkins, and Wade Lahoda
The flip of a coin sets the teens' future as they come face to face with themselves and learn that they have two years to leave the city or face...something?

Gauntlet Quarterly

Tales & Things (Tales from the Loop) (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Darren Brockes, Patrick Knowles, Rich Rogers, Sarah J., and Sherri
The kids use their Saturday morning to plan their exploration of the woods and get ready to face the possibility of "not nice" dinosaurs.

Gauntlet Comics

Project Lycra: Playtest (Session 2 of 3)
Rich Rogers runs for Bethany H., Jen Kitzman, Joe Zantek, and Peter Mazzeo
Exciting adventures of the Four Winds -- with the game's designer.

Masks: Homefront Heroes (Session 4 of 5)
Jim Crocker runs for Alexi S., Chris Newton, David Jay, Joe Zantek, and Michael Mendoza
The Allied Angels decide on a rescue mission and take a few moments to talk to their moms. Includes a Moment of Truth!

Hit the Streets (1%er) (Session 3 of 3)
Rich Rogers runs for Agatha, Alejandro, Dr. Jason Cox, and Patrick Knowles
The vigilantes of Staight Estates fight time travelling murderers who think they're saving reality. Broken noses, broken Time Caddies, and broken relationships happen.

Project Lycra: Playtest (Session 3 of 3)
Rich Rogers runs for Bethany H., Jen Kitzman, Joe Zantek, and Peter Mazzeo
The Four Winds attack a Hirogen spaceship in orbit over Earth, then escape back home to New Gauntlet City to deal with all the fallout.

Gage Valley Wrestling

World Wide Wrestling: Parade of Heroes
Gerwyn Walters runs for Kevin Marshall, Leandro Pondoc, and Puckett
Gage Valley Wrestling embarks on its latest PPV as guest of the tyrannical dictator of the nation of Gauntlentia. Who will come out on top and who will suffer ignominious defeat. More importantly... Who will make it out alive!?

Mecha Monthly

Armour Astir (Session 3 of 3)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Rob Ruthven and Zak Soeria-Atmadja
The Prince of Joy comes looking for Lyra Harker whose Patron, Nyarl, have become of interest to Palladium. In response, the Cause dispatches Ka'Naar to infiltrate and destroy the Prince's research even as the scout fears that Lyra might be overwhelmed by her demonic Patron.

Gauntlet Hangouts

Hearts of Wulin: Storm of Falling Blossom (Session 3 of 4)
David Morrison runs for Alun R., Donogh, and Pawel S.
Ming infiltrates Governor Bao's garden party, with the intent of exposing him for his crimes. An Xie is ambushed by a mysterious thief in the hedge maze, while Thoughtful Master Yu Su attempts to keep peace at the party. The evening ends with a cascade of betrayals, and the Yellow Whisper is finally brought to justice by Magistrate Zheng.

Ironsworn: Tales of the Iron Gauntlet Brotherhood
Ludovico Alves facilitates for Greg G. and Max
A community destroyed overnight by fire and ice; reports of children missing. Jarl Blackfoot ventures in search of their long-lost child, accompanied by his adopted nice Randvi Sootborn--the survivor of a similar disaster and forever marked by flame-sight--and hanger-on and wanna-be-warden Kiah Cloverfief. They find themselves steel-riddled, confronted with the demands of their vows and discover a much bigger threat to the communities of the Ironlands.

The Black Hack: Tomb of the Serpent Kings (Session 4 of 4)
Mark Causey runs for Sherri and Stephen K.

Blood in the Arena: I Have Made But One Mistake
Ludovico Alves facilitates for Kyle H., Phillip Wessels, and Walter German
The Flavian Amphitheater has been finally completed, and the one thousand days of inaugural games are taking place. How many will die for the glory, health and good fortune and life of Emperor Titus?

Monster of the Week: Protect & Survive - Winter is Coming (Session 2 of 2)
Alun R. runs for Christopher G., Scot Ryder, and William
Her Majesty's Pursuivants seek to deal with a newly discovered Faerie Pact in a Yorkshire market town.

Eotenweard (Monster of the Week): The Synhamm Curse (Group 1) (Session 1 of 2)
Alun R. runs for Erez, Stephen, Vasilis Liaskovitis, and William
The first group of intrepid monster hunters step into the dark heart of Dark Age Synhamm.

Eotenweard (Monster of the Week): The Synhamm Curse (Group 1) (Session 2 of 2)
Alun R. runs for Erez, Vasilis Liaskovitis, and William

Eotenweard (Monster of the Week): The Synhamm Curse (Group 2) (Session 1 of 2)
Alun R. runs for Angel Garcia from Hijos del Rol, David Morrison, Leandro Pondoc, and Sabine V.
The second group of intrepid monster hunters step into the dark heart of Dark Age Synhamm. It's an endless wonder to me of where different groups can end up given the same starting point...

Eotenweard (Monster of the Week): The Synhamm Curse (Group 2) (Session 2 of 2)
Alun R. runs for Angel Garcia from Hijos del Rol, David Morrison, Leandro Pondoc, and Sabine V.

Eotenweard (Monster of the Week): The Synhamm Curse (Group 3) (Session 1 of 2)
Alun R. runs for Alejandro, Blaine, and Jim Crocker
The third group of intrepid monster hunters step into the dark heart of Dark Age Synhamm. And my thanks to all three groups who gave me excellent feedback on this Dark Age hack of Monster of the Week...watch for 'The Synhamm Alliance' later in the year once I've processed that feedback.

Eotenweard (Monster of the Week): The Synhamm Curse (Group 3) (Session 2 of 2)
Alun R. runs for Alejandro, Blaine, Eduardo L., and Jim Crocker

Masks: Evolution (Session 4 of 5)
Ryan M. runs for Lauren, Leandro Pondoc, and Sarah J.
Penumbra calls in his debts, leading the gang back to Tempest Solutions, Inc. Nijah makes a new friend(?) while Lily unlocks her Moment of Truth.

Hearts of Wulin: April (Session 4 of 5)
Agatha runs for Chris Newton, Eduardo L., Gene A., and Joshua Gilbreath
There's a new guy in town but is he friend or foe? More secrets are revealed, people get wounded, and it seems as though the more the PCs find out, the less they know.

Dream Askew: From the Void, Season 2 (Session 2 of 5)
Bethany H. facilitates for Barry, Peter Mazzeo, Saribel P., and Sawyer Rankin
Burton and Ezra steal a car and take Rezzi's son to visit a remnant of civilization. Robyn uses leeches and blades to create beautiful rituals. Lark has the way home buried in their mind, but must use their painfully acquired gifts to unearth it. Rezzi tries to resist his overprotective-dad instincts.

Monsterhearts 2: Reunion (Our Prospects Weren't Good) (Session 1 of 2)
Sarah J. runs for Alex, Barry, Lauren, Patrick Knowles, and Ryan M.
Darcy, Niamh, Marc-Evan, Ravi, and Xander return to Ohio for their ten-year high school reunion. They pregame at the Iron Hook, skulk around their parents' houses, and hang out at the lake, and everyone is totally cool and mature and successful.

Macchiato Monsters: The Lost City (Session 4 of 5)
Richard Ruane runs for Kyle Thompson, Morgan W., Tony H, and Zack
While Pulmia rests in the chapel of the Warrior Maidens, the others lead a small expedition to the shrine of Gorm. The next day, joined by members of each faction, they begin to descend deeper into the pyramid-temple on a quest to confront Demetrius, the priest of Zargon. On the way, Yelnara experiments with some strange spicy powder while Tapay meets the ghost of Demetrius’s betrayed brother.

[DEUTSCH] The Quiet Year: #hambibleibt edition: Die Blaue Jahn
Gerrit Reininghaus ermöglichte eine Session für Christopher G., Frank, und Marco
Protesting the construction of a dam, our community of activists lived in the beautiful valley of the Blue Jahn river, one last year before the bulldozers come.

Masks: Apocalypse Sonata (Session 4 of 4)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Alun R., Jesse Larimer, and Pawel S.
With the Sonata close to being assembled, our heroes take the fight to Ominus as he lays siege to the planet of Xanov. Graviton learns of what happens when his powers go awry. Solara displays courage even in the face of their planet's doom. Freak makes a fateful decision.

Dream Askew: From the Void, Season 2 (Session 3 of 5)
Bethany H. runs for Barry, Peter Mazzeo, Saribel P., and Sawyer Rankin
The Queer Caravan gets on the road, but can't escape the Institute in their own dreams. Robyn conducts the Dirty Flutter and turns a heckler into a friend. Burton takes Rezzi up on his proposition. Ezra bonds with her traveling companions over death threats and gossip. Rezzi exiles a challenger from within his own gang. Lark takes on more pain than they can handle.

Lacuna (Session 3 of 4)
Robbie Boerth runs for Adam, Arnie, and Stentor Danielson
It's agent vs. agent, as Page has gone AWOL in order to release a "woken" personality from a high security facility. Agent Cooper and Agent Graves are working with Control to intercept. This session has a maximally noir ending. And see 1:35:30 for the last appearance of the Girl from Blue City who has somehow managed to move from the dream world into the real world!

Tales from the Loop (Session 3 of 3)
Lowell Francis runs for John Campbell, Peter Mazzeo, Puckett, and Robert
The kids finally come face to face with the source of these strange, mutated animals and encounter a life-changing revelation about the world.

Urban Shadows: Dresden Files (Session 3 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Blake Ryan, Kevin Lovecraft, and Vince
Their showdown with the Denarian changes the group's goals, reveals secrets, and plants the seeds of future betrayals.

HILT // BLADE: Season 1 (Session 4 of 4)
Darren Brockes runs for Ben Swinden, Jim Crocker, Sarah J., and Simon Landreville
In the season finale, Mel and Ruby grow closer than ever before (even if just by a millimeter) and Ian grows more into his own. There is one more Traveler attack, which pushes the squad to its limit — at the end of it all, Luiz cracks, just a bit.

Rhapsody of Blood (Session 3 of 4)
Shane Liebling runs for Ben Adelman and Mike Ferdinando
The explorers face the dark Incense Knight and make their way through a chapel.

Other Games

Sorcerer: Demons are Social Media Junkies (Session 6)
Robbie Boerth runs for Gerwyn Walters, Jenny W., and Shawn
The characters sift through the bizarre events that transpired at the Barfield mansion, and they begin to realize that there are forces at work which are both exciting and fearsome! Will they be able to harness those powers, and even if they do, will their humanity remain intact?

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