Gauntlet Video Roundup - August 2, 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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Masks: The Suits (Session 12)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Alun R., Erez, Rob Ruthven, and Sabine V.
The Suits are coming. And they've had enough. One last, desperate attack to try and snuff out the heroes that have bedeviled them so. Michael realizes that he's perhaps the most normal teenager of them all, SULIT risks the life of Doris as he over-prepares for the conflict, Serenade wishes to save more of their murdersiblings from their fate and Troubleshooter makes their debut.

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Masks: The Best Worst Summer (Session 4 of 4)
Chris Newton runs for Alex, Brock, Pearl Zare, and Vince
Wherein our superteens face the perils of unmodded livestreaming, new powers, having an internet archnemesis, genericized Mediterranean cuisine, and Parent Trap shenanigans gone either very right or very, very wrong.

Urban Shadows: Coven Prime; EX LIBRIS (Session 4 of 4)
Jim Likes Games runs for Alexi S., Ben Swinden, Sarah J., and Scot Ryder
The Occult heroes of COVEN PRIME are out for revenge and redemption as we wrap this arc.

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Hearts of Wulin: My Heart's Reflection (Session 3 of 3)
Gene A. runs for Brock, Kurt Potts, Lauren, and Sarah J.
Shun wakes from a nightmare. Yahui uncovers a letter and discovers a secret about Moon-Swoon Heart. Jia meets with his Aunt Feng and with Elder Zun, who offer a proposal he can't refuse. Green Sabre challenges Jia, who invites him for tea. They learn of Chao Tan's imprisonment. A rescue is attempted. Many hard decisions. A fight on a bridge. Death, hope, and farewells.

Kingdom: City of the Ram
Ludovico Alves runs for Dan Pucul and Will H
We go back to the city-state of Kriusthos, at the time of rival prophets and tension between natives and outsiders. We meet Servilla, a would-be young hero; Mydon, the revolutionary oracle, and Auvo, the cunning nightsoil collector. Questions of citizenship rise, as we stumble into the plot of using the tensions against refugees for political gain.

Hearts of Wulin: The Four Masters (Session 4 of 4)
David Walker runs for Leandro Pondoc, Ludovico Alves, Mikael Tysvær, and Sabine V.
The Autumn Rebellion - The conclusion to the first chapter of our Hearts of Wulin story: The Four Masters! With Sable Serpent, Tiger Eye, Green Owl, and Ping - The Dirty Fist. Our four heroes plan to destroy Custodian Tian's hold on the province at great personal cost. Will they ever be the same again? (Note: Part 4 is two videos.)

Urban Shadows: L.A. Noire (Session 3 of 4)
David Walker runs for Caroline Walker, David Morrison, and Will H
With Lee the werewolf, Richie the oracle, and Ruby Chance the tainted. The city goes to hell as the east coast vampires move in, the Fae make a move for the docks and Mr. Nobody calls in a debt that will require Ruby Chance to betray a friend.

Ironsworn: Clans of Kriusthos (Session 2 of 2)
Ludovico Alves runs for Christo Meid and Keith Stetson
The duel against the traitor Solas is resolved. Vesna and Keiran visit the shrine of Sirula and restore the honor and legacy of the River-Knights. After a long trek, the couple brave into mysteries of the past and modern threats: to reach Grimwick, where their quest will end.

Eotenweard: The Synhamm Alliance (Session 4 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Alejandro, Blake Ryan, Sabine V., and Scot Ryder
We ended last time with news of raids on the eastern border of the celtic Kingdon of Elmet, where the characters have been sent in search of an alliance, by the Saxon Lord of Synhamm. Having made a good initial impression all eyes turn to Iamon 'Killer of the Moonlit Boar' who immediately volunteers to confront the danger while King Ceretric summons his warband. He takes his aunt, Setia the Loon, Icenius the Boy Mystic, and they pick up, again, with Ulric the Hammer of the Gods who is still seeking the creature that killed his sister, after the vision granted to Icinius in Part 2. They discover the raids are not from the source they expected and follow a trail into the deepest and darkest of foreboding forests. There they confront the monsters and are tempted by the Old Gods, who have an agenda of their own... (The game has shifted sufficiently far from its roots in MotW that it will no longer be described as a 'hack', but will be loud and proud as 'Eotenweard: Guardians Against the Monsters'.)

DIE (Session 3 of 3)
David Morrison runs for Pearl Zare, Puckett, and Walter German
Following the tragic conclusion of the last session, Nimue, Elise and Errol fly south to the City of Eternal Night. Nimue sees an opportunity to seize her heart's desire, Errol avoids getting tied down, and Elise plans ahead for the upcoming confrontation. Things come to a head when they finally confront the Master in his lair.

Night Witches: Trud Gornyka 1942 (Session 4 of 4)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Joey R., Maria M., and Puckett
The Natural Born Soviet Airwomen of the 588th finish their stint in the mud of Trud Gornyaka and move on to the next duty station!

Hearts of Wulin: Emperor of Bandits (Session 2 of 2)
Jim Likes Games runs for Dan Pucul, Keith Stetson, Raji Purcell, and Will B
White Camel Mountain sends it assassins to town and blood flows.

Urban Shadows: London, 1604 (Session 4 of 4)
Alexi S. runs for Brian, Jesse A., Kyle H., and Leah Libresco Sargeant
The finale is here, and with it, King James's pre-triumphal procession ball! Yeften the Veteran, Ariel the Fae, Phillip the Hunter, and a returning Lord Francis the Vamp face spectral bears, fae plots, demon tavern brawls, and a tense conversation with His Majesty's spymaster Sir Robert Cecil. Will London still be standing by the time they are done?

Long Time Listener, Last Time Caller
Barry runs for Bryan, Jason Brown, and Shawn McCarthy
Tonight on All My Friends: we put together the worst celebrity game of Dungeons and Dragons, and Kirby has to listen to you talk about your characters. And Gen Con is in town! Listen live on 91.9 WBAZ Indianapolis or online.

Hit the Streets Live! (Session 3 of 3)
Rich Rogers runs for Chris Newton, David Jay, John Campbell, and Joshua Gilbreath
The vigilantes of The Knuckle face off against the Whisper Syndicate for...the final time.

Dark Streets & Darker Secrets: The City Immortal (Session 4 of 4)
Richard Ruane runs for João, Leandro Pondoc, and Maria Rivera
As Otto escapes with the mysterious cult's "candidate," Victoria and Allistair tackle Lord Edward and his lackeys.

Heart: The City Beneath: Playtest (Session 3 of 3)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Gabriel Robinson, Ludovico Alves, Patrick Knowles, and Steven
In the Red Market, anything can be bought and everything has a price. The memetic poem of rebellion and conquest are within the grasp of our delvers, aided by a rambunctious Vermissian adventurer. Now all that's left is figuring out what to do with it.

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