MoonPunk (Session 2)
Rich Rogers runs for Dr. Jason Cox, Francisco Olivera, Steven Watkins, and Will H
A new Punk joins the crew in time for a festival in the park followed by a Stormtrooper raid at their favorite dive bar and a jail break!
Gauntlet Quarterly
Last Fleet (Session 4)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Brandon Brylawski, Joe, Lowell Francis, and Patrick Buechner
This is the fourth episode of a planned ten-episode 'quarterly' run of Last Fleet, a tabletop RPG of humanity's flight from an implacable alien adversary intent on wiping them out. In this episode, Cosmo returns, secrets are getting out, and Journalism that Matters.
Empire City
Bite Marks: The Werewolves of Wall Street (Session 2)
David Walker runs for Bodhi, Donogh, Jim Likes Games, and Leandro Pondoc
Empire city is a shared urban supernatural game world set in New York. In a city of power, the trappings of wealth and power are held by the ultimate predators. Do werewolves get hangovers? Guess we'll find out! In a masterclass on what to do when hard move after hard move is invoked by bad dice roll what was to be an investigation escalates John Wick bad as the cub's ex-girlfriend lets Grandmother Spider's Digital Web seeps into the real world. Rosa's hard-assed Alpha shit leads the Prodigal to step to the plate, the Enforcer, who hates the Prodigal's guts has to make a hard decision, and the Howl steps seamlessly into the web - let's hope they have a way home. Bite Marks - come for the sexy-looking wolves stay for the spill.
Gauntlet Calendar
Dungeon World: The Gloom IV
Blake Ryan runs for Adam, Jeremy, Mander, and Will H
Earwigs & Harpy Wings
Tales from the Low Cantrefs: A Winter's Journey (Session 2 of 4)
David Morrison runs for Anders, Bodhi, Leah Libresco Sargeant, and Sabine V.
As the others return from the forest, we see Cord the Door helping her grandmother dry herbs. Laurel alerts the village elders to the threat of the wolf, while Cari is turned away from the village shrine by Intercessor Nest. Following another of Cari's visions, Gryf and Cord bicker over leadership duties before the gang unearths a secret buried beneath the Dancing Oak.
Tales from the Low Cantrefs: The Path Unwinding (Session 4 of 4)
Alexi S. runs for Chris Newton, Dan Pucul, David Morrison, and Rosamund
In the finale of our series, the village celebrates the Festival of the Long Night...under the ominous gaze of the Beast's skull, displayed as a trophy. Luned meets a possible fiancé, Ruga weaponizes a friend on the dance floor, Gwyn opens the Door of Stone, and Barrow rediscovers the power of the Yew tree.
Trophy Gold: The Soul Sword Forge (Session 1 of 4)
Sam Zimmerman runs for Daniel H., Jan, Jon Grim, and machinic
Castle Rex has lain abandoned these last 20 years. Since the Creator disappeared and the great war ended without resolution, no one has been able to retain control over the castle. Stories of ancient magics, terrific treasures, and a forge of creation itself have lured you into the castle depths. Will you make it out alive?
Back Again from the Broken Lands (Session 1)
Rye runs for Rus, Sam Zimmerman, and Steven S.
In which our characters traverse the The Steel-Sown Field, cross the The Great Sapphire Bridge, and are surrounded in the The Torchlit Swamplands.
Back Again from the Broken Lands (Session 2)
Rye runs for Rus, Sam Zimmerman, and Steven S.
In which the characters escape the The Toadstool Forest, traverse through The Labyrinthine Canyons and escape the Hunters with the help of the Frost Princes, and encounter the Lightning General at the Frozen Maw of the Earth.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Session 1 of 2)
Donogh runs for Clint Smith and Puckett
Conflict between the Triad and the Irish Mob simmers in Cleveland; Huang Chen, the Triad's most trusted and deadly assassin contends with and aids the green detective Ricky Rocket.
Quest: Spelljammer (Session 2)
David Walker runs for Chase Ordonis, David Morrison, Leandro Pondoc, and Robbie Boerth
Our adventurers take their chance to steal a strange spelljamming vessel from the Iron Lord of Bral and escape into a cosmos of adventure. This is an actual play of Quest played in a setting inspired by teenage dreams of the AD&D setting Spelljammer.
Ultraviolet Grasslands: Season 11 - Monoliths and Dimensions (Session 3 of 3)
Horst Wurst runs for Abe Lincoln Jr., Chris Thompson, and Puckett
Ultraviolet Grasslands: Season 12 - Blues for the Red Sun (Session 1 of 3)
Horst Wurst runs for Alex, Brandon Brylawski, Chris Thompson, and Puckett
Ultraviolet Grasslands: Season 12 - Blues for the Red Sun (Session 2 of 3)
Horst Wurst runs for Alex, Brandon Brylawski, Chris Thompson, and Puckett
Trophy Gold: The Soul Sword Forge (Session 2 of 4)
Sam Zimmerman runs for Daniel H., Jan, Jon Grim, and machinic
Castle Rex has lain abandoned these last 20 years. Since the Creator disappeared and the great war ended without resolution, no one has been able to retain control over the castle. Stories of ancient magics, terrific treasures, and a forge of creation itself have lured you into the castle depths. Will you make it out alive?
Pasión de las Pasiones: The Night Floors (Session 2 of 2)
Shane runs for Abe Lincoln Jr., Kyle H., Sabine V., and Will H
In today's episode of The Night Floors, Anselmo expresses his love passionately, Roberta faces certain death, Margarita processes her feelings out loud, and Bobby reveals a shocking truth...but are these characters FBI agents, TV stars, or just the latest carriers of an infection that corrodes identity and destroys reality? Featuring special guest star The King In Yellow as himself.
Ma Nishtana: Why is this Night Different? (Session 1 of 2)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Bodhi, Danielle B., and Sherri
Ma Nishtana: Why is this Night Different? is a story game modeled on a Passover Seder, a ritual meal and collaborative re-telling of the Jewish Exodus from Egypt. There are opportunities to eat all of the ritual foods or perform more abstract (and remote play-friendly) rituals. Together, players breathe new life into the Exodus story by embodying their own version of a key character and roleplaying a series of structured scenes called "Rituals," culminating in the deliverance of the Hebrew people from peril. Players take turns guiding these scenes, perform ritual actions, and collaborate in building a shared world filled with wonder, terror, and deep care. We explore the emotional ties of the characters and through their eyes discover what Passover has to teach us: the weight of sacrifice, the strength of community, and the responsibility we have to those who seek a place called home.
Space Wurm vs Moonicorn (Session 6)
Tyler Lominack runs for Bethany H., Chris Sellers, Lowell Francis, Patrick Knowles, and Sherri
Night's Black Agents: Underworld Promises (Session 7)
Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Paul Rivers, and Pawel S.
An aged scientists reveals more about the shady operations at Site 53 and the group escapes a serpentine trap before heading to Barcelona to track down the Orphic Vampire conspiracy.
Against the Dark Conspiracy (Session 3 of 3)
Alun R. runs for Brandon Brylawski, Daniel Westheide, Danielle B., and Leandro Pondoc
The team follow clues about "Mistress" to Bucharest where Matthew (the former CIA Provocateur) has a heart to heart with his Uncle Aurel on family history and obligations; Nadia (the Hacker) tracks a car number plate to one of the less salubrious districts of the city where Minder Two (former MI6 Scalp Hunter) stakes out a VERY select Spa with a Graeco-Roman theme. Meanwhile, Victoria (the Handler) confirms Mistress is the Countess Galina Sofia Federovna who was 30 when she bought out some Soviet utilities in the 90's...the regular appointments at the Spa must be keeping her VERY well preserved. There's a visit by a cosmetology expert with a case full of 'samples', a janitor who looks good in a short toga with more than a mop in their trolley, a new spa member and her PA who 'handles' front of house security...then a secure 'Emperor Suite', Uncle Aurel in trouble, the traitorous Minder One, and a literal Blood Bath...
Gauntlet Book Club
Wolfsong/Bite Marks (Session 4 of 6)
David Morrison runs for Drew D., Jamila R. Nedjadi, Sabine V., and Steven S.
Ivar leads the pack into the dark heart of the woods, Ghost has talks with their siblings, Cody attempts a family reconciliation of his own, and Jaxon meets someone traveling through the forest to visit their grandmother.
Other Games
ALIEN: Ruin (Session 2 of 4)
Jason Zanes runs for Alun R., Paul Rivers, and Will H
Noah finds himself in the den of xeno worshipping cultists, Bryant makes a new friend, and Darius faces the monstrous adult sand beast.
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