Gauntlet Video Roundup - January 7, 2022

​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

Apocalypse World Burned Over (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Alun R., Anders, Bethany H., and Francisco Olivera
Wild times in Mos Shuuta! A blaster fight in the local cantina and a sandstorm in the desert kick off our first session of the series.

Stars in the Dark (Session 12)
Anders runs for Marc Majcher, Mark (they/them), Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins
The Hidden Daggers gain a new member, confront Rebel leader Tor Bracken, and investigate the Black Sun compound where the other Rebel leader Maxa's sister Tiri is held.

Gauntlet Quarterly

Fate of the Faerie Queen (Session 1 of 10)
Shane runs for José Feito, Kyle H., Lowell Francis, and Matthew Doughty
Faydim, Sianad, Maeve and Dr C - brave resistance fighters in an apocalyptic future ruled by the fey - travel back in time in one last, desperate attempt to stop the Faerie Queen before her forces ravage the earth. But when they arrive in the present and find Dr C missing, they must recruit his younger self as an ally and convince him of his vital role to play in saving the world.

Old School Essentials: Against the Slavers (Session 1 of 12)
Mike Ferdinando runs for Harry Coins, Jim Likes Games, Joe F, and Tim Leitner
AD&D Module A1: Slave Pits of the Undercity by David Cook ©1980 TSR - A ruthless band of marauders operating out of the ruined city of Highport have been kidnapping people along the Wild Coast and using them for nefarious purposes. The local lords have hired a stalward band of adventurers to infiltrate this fallen temple to rescue the captives and put an end to this slavery ring! Our heroes exploit a hidden entrance to the stronghold now dedicated to the Orcish god Gruumsh, and are plumbing its secrets. What horrors will they unearth?

Silent Falls

Alice is Missing (Session 1 of 5)
Donogh runs for José Feito, Mark, Max, and Steven S.
The group of friends struggle with Alice's disappearance, their relationships fracture as Alice's mysterious activities, and other secrets come to light and the fault lines in their small town open... (Note: This is not a video, but a playback of the game via the game's online app. To watch the playback, click "Play" on the video in the lower left, and wait for the game's chat to start.)

Gauntlet Calendar

Hearts of Wulin: Mystery of the Puzzle Sword (Session 4 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
In our finale the investigators uncover the final truth of the Puzzle Swords, the threat they pose the Imperial House, and who was desperate enough to kill for them-- leading to a race to the hidden vault and a final confrontation, complete with new revelations.

Plutonian Shards: Touch the Void (Session 4 of 4)
Alexi S. runs for Brandon Brylawski, Bryan, Danielle B., and Jim Likes Games
In our series finale, the crew bring down the house at the Orpheus Gala. Eris gets engaged (sort of), Rose and Kadence dance with a dangerous partner, and Hoyt finds a lifeline in an unexpected connection from back home. Plus, when the Starbreaker Cult attacks, the Pinion Wisp braves the untold reaches of the Void...

Nexus Modern Sorcery (Session 1)
Blake Ryan runs for Darin Rebertus and David Miessler-Kubanek
Mullets & Lemurs & Magic

Delta Green: Divergence (Session 1)
Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Horst Wurst, Paul Rivers, and Will H
We begin this quarterly of DG (with Gumshoe), set in modern day. Our investigators, with varying levels of awareness assemble to look into an odd forensics report and end up in a mad dash for the crematorium.

Dungeons & Dragons 5E: Ravnica: Labyrinth of Mirrors (Session 1)
Lowell Francis runs for Jim Likes Games, Joel N., Robert Angus, and Tim Leitner
We enter the legendary city of Ravnica and meet our heroes- a Luxodon Azorius Cleric of Order, a Hobbit Rakdos Rogue, a Boros Minotaur Fighter, and a Golgari Human Druid of Spores- and learn how the villainous Tythios Vek hurt each of them.

Nexus Modern Sorcery (Session 2)
Blake Ryan runs for Darin Rebertus and David Miessler-Kubanek
Sol the Exarch & Gideon the Marauder chill out in a disco lounge, have a shootout with themselves, and play board games with Changeling.

Against the Vampire Conspiracy: Finding Throndal (Session 1 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Anders, Puckett, Sabine V., and Will H
We meet two returning Operators: former BND False-face, Dylan, and former CIA Sparks, Mia; along with Burglar, defrocked priest and former member of the Vatican's 'Men in Black', 'Father' Timothy, and Anton, a deadly Librarian with a history in Britain's Occult Intelligence Service, Her Majesty's Pursuivants. There's a missing grad student who may know more about Count Throndal, a Munich sanitorium (with attached secure psychiatric hospital), and a basement interrogation cell. Then ... an 'emergency admission', a coat of arms prompts Timothy to trust his faith not his hacker, and chaos creates cover for an exfiltration... My thanks to the players for agreeing to make this the first playtest of the 'cult/occult intelligence' Operator background and the 'Librarian' specialism.

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.

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Enjoy, and have a great weekend