Gauntlet Video Roundup - December 3, 2021

​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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Star Wars Saturday

Last Imperial Fleet (Session 6)
Rich Rogers runs for Greg G., Jex Thomas, and Steven Watkins
In the Unknown Regions, the imperial fleet is attacked by a Rebel fleet and things fall apart.

Gauntlet Reading Club

Thirsty Sword Lesbians (Session 10)
Steven S. runs for Claire Mulkerin, David Morrison, Lyra, and Puckett
The crew of the Kestrel meet resistance leader Araminta and discover some new things about each other. With the opportunity to rest for the first time in a while, the crew talk about their pasts and their hopes for each other (i.e. smooching).

Gauntlet Quarterly

The Between (Session 11)
David Morrison runs for Anders, David Schultz, and Sabine V.
Ardent and John are introduced to the St. Petersburg Mirror, and both fall under its spell. Trixie secures the blackmail material from Madam Sorokin's quarters, and goes for a hand of cards at the Four Magpies. The hunters attend a séance at Cadwallader House, where the dead are contacted, and the promise of more joining them. (I accidentally stopped my recording rather than pausing, so this session is uploaded in two parts.)

Gauntlet Calendar

#iHunt 87: The Final Chapter (Session 4 of 4)
Shane runs for Donogh, Puckett, Sabine V., and Will H
The hunters have already taken out one monstrous dream killer, but they still haven't been paid and now some scumbag corporate lawyer is after them. Will a LypStyxx gig at a construction site be enough to put a stop to his nightmarish real estate scheme?

Against the Dark Conspiracy: Riddles in the Dark (Session 4 of 4)
Jason Zanes runs for Alun R., Daniel Kušan, David Miessler-Kubanek, and Joe F
Our operators confront the demon conspiracy in and around The Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan. In defense of the Demon Lord Azrael, the conspiracy attack the team with machine gun equipped jeeps, Rambo style Hind helicopters, body bursting fly demons, and Mark Zuckerburg (!?!?).

Sleepaway: Unhappy Campers (Session 2 of 5)
Drew D. facilitates for David Morrison, Kyle H., and Nathan Harrison
We get to actually playing as the kids arrive at our camp, and we begin to reckon with all the strangeness that seems to be waking up...

Grey Ranks: Only the Dead (Session 3 of 3)
Donogh runs for Brandon Brylawski and Pawel S.
As the final days of the Uprising approach, things become ever more desperate for the Grey Ranks and a new resolve (or fatalism) takes over...

Ex-Capes (Issue 8)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Bryan, Chris Newton, and Matthew Arcilla
The Ex-Capes finally have it out with Grace, the atomic supercar.

Against the Vampire Conspiracy: AVH & Throndal (Session 3 of 3)
Alun R. runs for Donogh, Mairi, and Will H
We find out more about the history the team members share, and Anchors are put at risk as the team tries to discover more about the Van Helsing bloodline and Count Simon Throndal. Yelena, the Russian Assassin, fills in as a dancer at Club Gaderene, 'Cam' Duchamp, the French Hacker sails past the bouncer and manages to spot Count Throndal on tonight's VIP list, and Jimmy the Burglar slips into a solid cover as a well regarded member of staff. Cam also spots a worrying familiar shock of long grey hair in the crowd of clubbers, Jimmy finds a crawlspace into the secure area behind the Club, and Yelena deploys some grenades. Then...chaos as the Club is attacked, an all to familiar shadow stalks them, and there's a surprise betrayal. And that's before Count Throndal takes to the air and pursues the team into the forests around Bucharest...

Ex-Capes (Issue 9)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Bryan, Chris Newton, and Matthew Arcilla
The Ex-Capes unlock the Opportunity to take down the Synergy killer, and we meet the new Threat, Hearsay!

Tachyon Squadron: Above and Beyond (Session 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Anya, Brandon Brylawski, Harry Coins, Puckett, and Vince
The squadron links up with an isolated pilot in order to storm a pirate base and free hostages, but their final escort mission escape proves to be more dangerous than anything they've faced before.

Hearts of Wulin: Mystery of the Puzzle Sword (Session 1)
Lowell Francis runs for Jamila R. Nedjadi, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
We rejoin our investigators as they are invited to a gathering of the Verdant Sword Alliance and begin to see threads which tie back to their two previous mysteries, but their own heartstrings may entangle them even more tightly.

13th Age: Shards of the Broken Sky (Session 5)
Lowell Francis runs for Darin Rebertus, Harry Coins, Mike Ferdinando, and Steven Watkins
As our heroes explore deeper into a fallen tower amidst the crash-landed sky city they encounter mercenaries sent by the Diabolist to cause chaos. But that battle reveals some secrets about the larger catastrophe.

Blades in the Dark: Uptown Radicals (Session 1 of 3)
Daniel Kušan runs for Alun R., José Feito, Sabine V., and Will H
Four members of the city's elite have been 'awakened' by a radiant deity named The Lost Crown with a quest to bring change to the current way of life. They gather in an abandoned church with a strange, mystical vibe. As they plan to prepare the place to be their first sacred ground, they face a group of unwanted visitors.

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!

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Enjoy, and have a great weekend!