Gauntlet Video Roundup - February 15, 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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Special Events

Hearts of Wulin: Podcaster Edition (Session 1 of 2)
Lowell Francis runs for Agatha, Eli Kurtz, Eric M. Farmer, and Sherri
We play Hearts of Wulin with Agatha Cheng from Asians Represent!, Eric Farmer & Eli Kurtz from Jianghu Hustle, and Sherri Stewart from The Gauntlet Podcast-- disguises! misunderstandings! betrothals!

Star Wars Saturday

Void Vultures (Session 2 of 2)
Rich Rogers runs for Alejandro, Alun R., Jeremy Mahr, and Sabine V.
The Lost Expedition scavenging job comes to a bombastic conclusion! Clone Troopers, a sentient plant monster, an old Republic ship's dark secrets, Weequay mercs, and a Night Witch clash with the Empire breathing down everyone's neck.

Gauntlet Sunday

Cryptomancer (Session 2 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Alejandro, Bryan, Patrick Knowles, and Sherri
When their patron sets them the task of driving two sinister crime families to war, the team circles their targets finding weaknesses and pulling on threads.

TGI Thursday

Forbidden Lands (Session 2 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Alejandro, Darren Brockes, Fraser Simons, and Steven Watkins
The party arrives at The Hallows, a goblin-majority village, and restocks. Desperate for cash, they take on a simple bandit hunt, but discover their targets are corrupted halflings.

Gauntlet Quarterly

Masks: A New Generation (Session 7)
Lowell Francis runs for Kurt Potts, Simon Landreville, Steven desJardins, and Tyler Lominack
Fallout continues as Councilperson Briggs puts forward a "Superhero Curfew" proposal. In the midst of team name deliberations the group faces down super-thugs and unwittingly plays into a fiendish plan.

Gauntlet Comics

Urban Shadows: COVEN PRIME (Session 2 of 4)
Jim Crocker runs for Alexi S., Misha B, Peter Mazzeo, and Sarah J.
An epic crossover with characters from Inspecter Spectre, TOOTH/CLAW, The Devil's Due, and Always a Witch.

Monster of the Week: Precinct 13 (1978) (Session 2 of 4)
Jim Crocker runs for Bethany H., Rich Rogers, and Tom F.
The cops of New Gauntlet City's 'freak beat' work to uncover an alien plot!

The Gaunt Marches

Freebooters on the Frontier: In Search of Adventure (Session 2 of 3)
Horst Wurst runs for Aljoscha, Asbjørn Flø, Chris Challice, and Mikael Tysvær
The rune covered face - ambushed by lizardfolk - fire on the island of mold - a cruel sacrifice - the last tadpole - the drowned wizard

Gauntlet Duets

Neighborly
Sarah J. facilitates for Jim Crocker
A lovely free-form social game about living next to each other in suburbia.

Gauntlet Hangouts

Monsterhearts 2: St Osana's School for Boys (Session 2 of 4)
David Morrison runs for Alex, Leandro Pondoc, Sawyer Rankin, and Sławomir Wójcik
Passions run high as Fisher House finds their Romeo & Juliet. Callum works his magic on the prefect Burnley, and begins investigating the mysteries of the school. Lysander makes friends in high places, and demonstrates his new-found power. Adrian makes a grim discovery, while reassuring some of his fellow pupils that it's what's inside that counts. And finally while Emmett tries to find a role for himself he is finally pushed beyond his limits.

Monsterhearts 2: Dead of Summer (Session 2 of 4)
Sawyer Rankin runs for Darold Ross, Peter Mazzeo, and Sławomir Wójcik
The emotions run high and dark as people realize that there is a darker secret in Brookstone Grove. There is also no brook in camp, the drama! We are introduced to Mr. Nurse and Todd! Todd brings it hard and heavy with a bit of trauma! Luke is the poor eye of the storm and is beginning to reach out into his own winds! And Siobhan? Your guess is as good as mine but man is she entertaining!

Trophy: Writer's Retreat
Sabine V. runs for Eduardo L., Gene A., and Michael G. Barford

Monsterhearts 2: Kingsport 1886 (Session 5 of 5)
Catherine Ramen runs for Darold Ross, David Morrison, Leandro Pondoc, and Seraphina Malizia
In the finale, tensions mount as the Faery Queen seizes Watkins House; Jonathon has a reckoning; Finch seeks a bloody consummation; Alice finds her name; and Emily walks in her garden.

Good Society: Belligerence & Benevolence (Session 1 of 4)
Catherine Ramen runs for Darold Ross, Leandro Pondoc, Richard Ruane, and Seraphina Malizia
Episode 1 of our attempt to do "War and Peace" using Good Society. Andrei's plans are changed by his uncle Nikolai; Vasilisa encourages suitors; Svetlana schemes revenge; Boris thinks about following Andrei; plus a duel and the approaching conflict with Napoleon. Needless to say, a new titles sequence, and for the first time in one of my productions, subtitles!

Urban Shadows: Kingsport's Boston (Session 5 of 5)
Jesse A. runs for Darold Ross, Leandro Pondoc, Owen Thompson, and Sawyer Rankin

The Woodlands: Pokémon Rescue Team (Session 1 of 4)
Luiz Ferraz runs for Noella H, Sherri, and Steven desJardins
After a confusing run-in with some mean Pokémon, Team Pyrite find out all of the other rescue teams were attacked, and are currently trapped in a deep sleep. What is going on here, and can these rookies fix things before someone gets really hurt?

Spire: The Kings of Silver (Session 6 of 12)
Darren Brockes runs for Fraser Simons, Leandro Pondoc, and Rich Rogers
Altrium uses old connections to con her way out of trouble. Ashe asks an old friend for an illegal favor. And Yvette does a keg stand and becomes a Knight. All of this just to throw an "Under the Sea" themed party for her, the It Girl of Spire.

Gothic Society: A Study in Onyx (Session 2 of 4)
Gene A. runs for Peter Mazzeo, Ryan M., and Sarah J.
Viscount Remington's cavorting is called out by his mother, the Countess Crowmore. Damien visits his sister Rowena in the sanitarium. Brigadier Adley brings in a controversial treatment to succor the Gurgling Sickness victims. Captain Garrett calls on the Brigadier about Colonel Allen. Orville Blakely makes his demands on his son Damien known. A fox hunt is held, leading to a confrontation between Damien and Brigadier Adley. The Brigadier is shot by a mysterious sniper. Rowena reveals her true love. Oh, and letters. Lots of letters. Note: This session is in two parts due to technical issues. Both parts are in the linked playlist.

Kingdom: The Void
Andrew Hauge runs for Jim Crocker, Patrick, and Zak Soeria-Atmadja
We see what happens when humanity finds a wormhole to another solar system, and the local inhabitants want to establish a colony on Venus. Will humanity hang together or be swept away by the tides of change? Who will dictate the course of history?

The White Hack: Longwinter (Session 2 of 4)
Richard Ruane runs for Bethany H., Darold Ross, Jesse A., and Sam Z.
In the snow-covered spa town of Vreley, our investigators prepare to look for the missing Viktor, but first, dinner.

Masks: Prospect Academy (Session 2 of 4)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Agatha, Alun R., Ludovico Alves, and Sabine V.
The Newspaper/Detention Club comes together to protect their own and then immediately fractures because lol teenagers. Michael finds out that superheroics are much simpler than teenage drama, Kasey tries to further run away from her destiny, Rafael gets caught up in some mixed messages and Enid wonders how her future is so messed up.

Other Games

(Fictive Fun) Shadow of the Demon Lord (Session 6)
Pat P. runs for Fernando "Dolan" Dolande, Kurai, Lu Quade, and Roxanne
Blix leaves the party once again. Jonah and Skive run into some interesting characters. Verge and Sprout fight to the end.

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