Gauntlet Video Roundup - January 25, 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

Primetime Adventures (Session 3 of 4)
Rich Rogers runs for Alejandro, Horst Wurst, Joshua Gilbreath, and Pawel S.
The brilliant cast plays through the spotlight episode for our Imperial spy as he tries to decide if he should side with the Rebel cell of PCs or remain loyal. This session was fantastic, the kind of game where the mechanics surprise you, when the stakes are so high, when the flip of a card can and will change a character's destiny!

Gauntlet Sunday

Hearts of Wulin (Session 3 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Alejandro, Jim Crocker, Sabine V., and Yoshi Creelman
Lin Su pushes Bao to doubt his order and learns of Delan's hidden motivations, but Ming's discovery of Falling Blossom's near-dead body sets the stage for multiple confrontations and betrayals.

TGI Thursday

Hearts of Wulin (Session 2 of 3)
Lowell Francis runs for David L., Michael G. Barford, Sam Z., and Zak Soeria-Atmadja
Our heroes swirl around the youth Zhen, pulling him in many directions, but can they all come together to defeat the threat of the Number One Killer?

Gauntlet Quarterly

Masks: A New Generation (Session 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Chris Newton, Jesse Larimer, Steven desJardins, and Steven Watkins
Searching for the cross-time mercenaries hired to destroy Overclock, the team ends up facing their school rivals & their rival's villainous adult selves.

Gauntlet Comics

Masks (Session 3 of 4)
Rich Rogers runs for Agatha, David Jay, Dr. Jason Cox, Jim Crocker, and Sam Z.
The crew spends some time in their mundane lives, Hashtag and her citizen classmate Adam Hawray go on a date! Oh, and there's a not-exactly kidnapping and lots of yelling.

My Life With Master (Session 2 of 4)
Jim Crocker runs for Alejandro, Peter Mazzeo, Rich Rogers, and Tom F.
The Henchmen go to uproot a tree and set off an unknown weapon as they try to make a Connection with the outside world of the Citizens. Speed Demoness, Bitty, Father Stuart, and Blackbox, dealing with their dysfunctional boss, the former sidekick-turned-villain Zachary Solomon.

Masks (Session 4 of 4)
Rich Rogers runs for Agatha, David Jay, Dr. Jason Cox, Jim Crocker, and Sam Z.
The AEON team defeats Isotope, but in so doing, a greater threat is revealed... Hashtag herself!!!

My Life With Master (Session 3 of 4)
Jim Crocker runs for Alejandro, Peter Mazzeo, Rich Rogers, and Tom F.
The Henchmen desperately try to make connections as Zachary Solomon's mysterious plans come into focus, they realize the cost of past crimes, and friends and relatives are drawn to the madness like moths to an open flame.

The Gaunt Marches

Dungeon World: The Last Apprentice (Session 3 of 4)
Jim Crocker runs for Bryan, Horst Wurst, Ludovico Alves, and Pawel S.
The adventurers delve into a sunken castle to rescue a kidnapped Apprentice before it's too late. Bloody mayhem ensues.

Gauntlet Hangouts

Hot Guys Making Out
David Morrison facilitates for David Walker and Sławomir
Two stories of love between former aristocrat Honore and his young ward Gonsalvo during the Spanish Civil War. In the first story we see love kindling between the two men while another looks on jealously. The second, a tragedy as the war comes to Honore's estate.

Dream Askew: From the Void (Session 2 of 3)
Bethany H. runs for Asher S., Barry, Ben Swinden, and Sarah J.
Finch performs boat repair and heart surgery in the same afternoon, and they're still having the easiest day of anyone in the enclave. Lark and gang leader Aadita are attacked by mutant hyenas. Mischa tries to pry her students away from Aadita's influence, but they've already kidnapped a rival gang member. Robyn makes a dangerous bargain with Society Intact. And Mischa makes an equally dangerous one with Aadita's sister, who wants Lark's blood.

Fire Ships at Midnight
Ryan M. runs for Peter Mazzeo and Ray
It's high seas sabotage, zealotry, and well-meaning incompetence.

Monsterhearts 2: Absolutely (Session 2 of 4)
Donogh runs for Alun R., David Morrison, Eike K., and Walter German
The Dowager Countess Aurelie (after a suitable period of mourning) and the automaton Doctor Jean-Baptiste return to court; for a special evening recital by the famous Italian castrato Lorenzo. Father Jean's faith is challenged and the hedge maze proves to be less of a sanctuary than previously thought...

Melody of a Never-ending Summer (Session 3 of 4)
Luiz Ferraz runs for David Morrison, João, Leandro Pondoc, and Sabine V.
In this tear-jerker of a session, we say goodbye to our very first mon and to our Best Boy, Josh. The teens grow even closer during Josh's last week on Wild Moon Ranch, and everybody cries at the train station.

Hearts of Wulin: The Romance of the Golden Dragon (Session 3 of 4)
Gerwyn Walters runs for Agatha, Alun R., David Morrison, and Lloyd
Unforgiving Viper learns the true cause of the destruction of the Temple of the Eastern Dragon, Meanwhile Black Fox Jian and Wellworn Ling search out the location of the thief who has stolen the Golden Dragon Saber. The Thief is caught and brought before magistrates but manages to escape leading to a fight in the palm of an Immortal that seals the fate of one conflicted lover. Swords will be drawn, Hearts will be broken in...The Romance of the Golden Dragon.

Alas for the Awful Sea: Gladhythe (Session 2 of 3)
Ryan M. runs for Jim Crocker, Peter Mazzeo, and Sarah J.
Our seafarers find themselves sunk deeper into local politics than they expected as allegiances come to light and an old flame reignites.

Spire: the Kings of Silver (Session 3 of 12)
Darren Brockes runs for Brett WH, Josh DeGagné, and Rich Rogers
Ivaran tries to ingratiate himself to money and affluence, Sharhan continues her low simmer, nearly ready to boil over, and Serro makes himself perhaps a little too known...

Atitlan Riders: January Playtest (Session 3 of 3)
Gerrit Reininghaus runs for Asher S., Diana Moon, and Michael G. Barford
How does it feel to scream but nobody can hear you? Can you turn a symbol for the ancient into a symbol of the future? Would you hand over the steering wheel to your life to your best friend?

Storm Riders! Finale (two parts) (Session 3 of 3)
Shane Liebling runs for David L., Kevin Marshall, and Larry S.
Learn to swim kids!

Monsterhearts 2: Kingsport 1886 (Session 3 of 5)
Catherine Ramen runs for Darold Ross, David Morrison, Leandro Pondoc, and Seraphina Malizia
Siobhan the Wyrm encounters a space beyond the mirror; Alice the Hollow pays another visit to Emily; Finch the Queen strikes a bargain; Jonathan the Mortal declares his feelings for Finch.

Nerves of Steel (Session 2)
Catherine Ramen runs for Darold Ross and Joe A.
A twisty tale of mistaken identity, corruption, betrayal, and murder.

Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells: Dunnsmouth Asteroid Mines (Session 3 of 4)
Richard Ruane runs for Michael G. Barford, Peter Mazzeo, Rachelle Dube, and Robbie Boerth
As the Stardust Survivors try to stabilize the mining colony's unconscious commander, they have a run-in with two of Dunnsmouth's most familiar faces.

For The Queen: The Queen Quest of Lemon Tarted Goodness
Tomer Gurantz runs for Adam Vass, Alex T., BeePeeGee, David Walker, and Patrick
A session of For The Queen with some new Gauntleteers. Join the innocent-looking chef, the carpenter of the people, the lover and accountant, the spurred jester, and the master huntsman on The Queen Quest of Lemon Tarted Goodness.

PbtA Changeling the Lost: Month 3 (Session 4 of 4)
Tyler Lominack runs for Chris Newton and Patrick Knowles
After 3 months, the longest serving members of the motley face off against the Queen of Frozen Shards. Roof top combat leads to an old enemy finally getting his comeuppance. Will Spring come to the City in a Garden?

Other Games

Swords Without Master
Pat P. runs for Andrew Hauge, David L., Lu Quade, and Michael G. Barford
Volor investigates the rumors of the apocalyptic prophecy. Dakkary quiets the darkness with song. Bronya comes face to face with a nemesis. Joccob discovers the effects of the "milk of paradise."

The Romance Trilogy - Breaking the Ice
Barry facilitates for Ryan M.
An employee of the Department of Transportation with sights on improving public transit by any means necessary rubs shoulders with a career criminal who can't seem to escape her distractingly hot ex. Can Emma Tumblinger can steal Stella Cruz's heart, or will Stella think of Emma as just another back-up plan?

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