Gauntlet Video Roundup - January 27, 2023

​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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Gauntlet Calendar

Hollows: Yes, the abyss gazes but I have a mystic shotgun (Session 1 of 3)
Kieron runs for Dan Brown, David Morrison, Jim Likes Games, and Sabine V.
In the red corner: Sabine, Dan, Jim, and David. In the blue corner: several tonnes of boar with a crown made of bone. Fight!

Trail of Cthulhu: Fearful Symmetries (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Sherri, and Will H
With the information garnered from the Rollright Coven and the sinister faerie in the well, the group begin to work through their leads--finding out more details about their friend's behavior prior to the broken ritual, meeting a sinister art dealer, and speaking with a mentor who seems to have his own agenda.

Apocalypse Keys: Til We Have Faces (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Anders, Paul Rivers, and Puckett
The team returns to DIVISION HQ for a debrief and a chance to talk with one another about their experiences. Soon they're called for a new mission, sending them to Barcelona to investigate mysterious deaths and flower petal bodies, even as they try to uncover the connection to a group Returners, escapees from abduction by supernatural forces. This is an original mystery titled "Till We Have Faces."

Apocalypse Keys: All the Bells on Earth (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Cat Rambo, Jesse A., José Feito, and Steven Watkins
The team gets an aggressive debrief from Captain Noonan, trying to ascertain exactly what led to Angel Gorimel's death. Outside of that, they interact more strengthening and weakening their bonds with one another. But their new case takes them to Manila in the heart of the rainy seasons to investigate a series of killings. This is the first session of "The Manananggal Murders."

Mountain Home: From Fallen Halls (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Ethan Harvey, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
An expedition into the depths of Karak Minor turns deadly, scarring several of our Founders. However the reward proves worth it as the settlement uses knowledge found there to craft an Ironworks, as well as a merchant tavern, burning through their treasure.

Star Wars Saturday

Red Air (Session 3)
Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Cody Eastlick, Marc Majcher, and Steven Watkins
The Viper Squadron is reprimanded for a failed mission and sent on patrol over farmlands. Who knew Rebels would show up?

MCU Sunday

Masks (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Cody Eastlick, Dr. Jason Cox, and Patrick Knowles
The Vanguards, a young superteam backed by S.H.I.E.L.D., gather for the first time.

Western Crime

Hollowpoint
Donogh runs for Mark and Will H
AUDIT arrive in Seco Creek to balance the Mountain Mafia's books. Agents Payroll and Pythagoras (and ad hoc recruit Pucci) send a message on behalf of the Barnett Mob.

Silent Falls

A Town Called Malice (Session 1 of 3)
Donogh runs for José Feito, Mark, Max Airborne, and Steven S.
We return to Silent Falls, this time in the 70s to dig deeper into the events that helped shape the town ultimately leading to the tragic and momentous events surrounding the disappearance of Alice Briarwood. The town waits for word of an angel investor, who may drag the coastal resort out of development hell; but things take a turn for the worst when a body is discovered out back of the Dripping Dagger Tavern...

A Town Called Malice (Session 2 of 3)
Donogh runs for José Feito, Mark, Max Airborne, and Steven S.
The intertwined history of the town slowly reveals itself, the Briarwood sisters' grip on things tightens and the stranger, the State Medical Examiner's connections to another mystery stirs the pot even more...

Where to Find More

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!

If you'd like to catch these sessions in an audio-only podcast, check out the community-run Hangouts Podcast at http://gauntlet.hellomouth.net/.

If you'd like to play in games like these, check out the calendar of events and the Gauntlet Forums where games are announced, or catch one of our Gauntlet Community Open Gaming online mini-conventions.

To support The Gauntlet, please visit the Gauntlet Patreon. Everyone is welcome to sign up for Gauntlet Calendar games, but Patreon supporters get extra options like priority RSVP for Gauntlet Calendar games and joining the Gauntlet Slack team where special events and pickup games are announced.

Enjoy, and have a great weekend!