Gauntlet Video Roundup - January 8, 2021

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

HyperspaceD6 (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Cody Eastlick, David Walker, Sabine V., and Will H
A New Republic team under command of Major Mothma (daughter of Mon Mothma) take over Whisper Base, the first step in the war against Warlord Zsinj!

HyperspaceD6: Scoundrels (Session 1)
David Walker runs for Leandro Pondoc, Sabine V., and Terry (He/Him)
Join us in this 5 part Hyperspace D6 Star Wars actual play. When Qi'ra gives Kat Foy'loni a job and a chance at the big leagues they recruit Quake and Yuno Sunfell to steal something from the Imperial Carrier the Blue Star.

Gauntlet Quarterly

Last Fleet (Session Zero)
Jim Likes Games runs for Brandon Brylawski, Joe, Lowell Francis, and Patrick Buechner
If you think 2020 was bad, at least it wasn't Last Fleet bad. Session Zero with world-building and character creation for our dozen-session Quarterly run.

Gauntlet Calendar

Unincorporated: Vigil Creek Nature Preserve (Session 2 of 2)
Bethany H. runs for David Morrison, Kieron, and Maria M.
The bear situation has changed, thanks to an elderly butterfly collector convinced she's discovered a new species. She leads hapless intern Kay and ever-thirsty reporter Cynthia on a trek through the swamp in search of the Bumblebear. Meanwhile, Willow the aspiring action star and Oscar the oblivious ranger try to take back their secret pot field from the bears. (Thanks to OBS glitches, this one is audio-only, and the sound quality in the last few minutes is bad even after I cut out the worst bits and ran several filters on the rest.)

Monsterhearts 2: Inconvenienced (Session 1 of 4)
Donogh runs for Abe Lincoln Jr., Jo Lene, Kim, and Rich Rogers
Eva, Karen, Ashley and Midas all struggle through the graveyard shift in Shop Smart, a big box store outside the little Loveland, Ohio. A new corporate policy on work hours, little acts of rebellion in the shampoo aisle, strange customers...and moving something in a wheelbarrow that’s definitely not in the manual!

Eotenweard: Hospitality (Session 1 of 5)
Alun R. runs for Sawyer Rankin, Tyler Lominack, usnavi, and Will H
The heroes arrive at the village of Aethelburh and are granted hospitality by its grim Lord, but their arrival seems to trigger a supernatural event to which one of them are tied by their previous life. There's an unquiet spirit, an inquisitive chicken and a secret hinted at...then Woden and a Fae Lord take different degrees of interest while the Christ God turns their face away...

Thirsty Sword Lesbians: Crush of the Titans (Session 1 of 5)
David Morrison runs for Diana Moon, Gerwyn Walters, and Steven S.
We discuss the world the game will be taking place in and our initial premise. Our heroes are the crew of a pirate ship-cum-theatre troupe plying their various trades through the seas of the Greek archipelago, while trying to keep ahead of the wrath of the gods and pursuit by the Spartan fleet. We meet our initial cast - Nymphadora the Devoted, an automaton designed by Hephaestus to serve Aphrodite, cast out but still loyal to her mistress. Berenice the Seeker, a dedicated Spartan demigod looking to find a life out from under the strictures of her mother, Admiral Coronis of the Spartan fleet. And Rhode the Trickster, a mysterious figure found abandoned as a child, breaking hearts and lightening purses across the classical world.

Free from the Yoke: Firebird Suite (Session 0)
Lowell Francis runs for Alexi S., Bryan, and David Jay
We begin building our world and see how our Envoy, Church, and Keeper Houses weathered the turmoil of The Empire's occupation.

Heart: Sickness Unto Foolish Death (Session 1 of 4)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Bodhi, Brandon Brylawski, and Jake
An introductory delve into the nightmare undercity of Heart as a deeply out-of-their-depth drow nobleman contracts a seasoned Cleaver drawn to the song of the heart, an enlightened Deep Apiarist seeking the perfect hive deep down below and a gnoll Deadwalker searching for death's ultimate defeat to take him deep below the earth.

Night's Black Agents: Underworld Promises (Session 1)
Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Paul Rivers, Pawel S., and Will H
A frame up attempt leads the team to Paris where they run down an assassination attempt and race the clock to prevent a bombing they'll be implicated for.

Polaris: Chivalric Tragedy at the Utmost North (Session 1 of 5)
Robbie Boerth runs for Brandon Brylawski, Kieron, and Steven S.
While the hell hole known as the Mistake continues to spawn demons, the mysterious leader known only as the Prince of the South has entered the scene. Acamar is in a relationship with the Prince's betrothed, while Alshain is secretly in love with the Prince himself. Meanwhile, Andromeda and the members of her sect hold the Prince as another agent of an ancient prophecy, and Heka wages her eternal war with a lover-turned-demon named Ursa.

Brinkwood Legacy (Session 5)
Jamila R. Nedjadi facilitates for Joel N., Josh Hittie, and Sherri
Refuge - In this session we return to the comfort of the Refuge. The survivors of Sister Red's cruelty must be attended to, and Mother Myrtle quickly realizes the Healing Tent meet everyone's needs. Ashtarae takes responsibility for the dryads, eager to begin their healing process with the help of Rayith. Toland struggles to make sense of the mysterious amethyst amulet, but wisdom comes from the most unexpected place.

Brinkwood Legacy: Season 2 (Session 1)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Daniel H., Joel N., Josh Hittie, and Sherri
Blood of Tyrants - In this session we our brigands return to the foray! Count Dumask has retreated to the Marshlands, hiding from Sister Red and the Baron. The brigands decide to pit vampire servant against vampire servant. Can they infiltrate the strange home of the Count and leave behind enough evidence to point him towards Sister Red? Corynx prowls the marshlands to discover the strangest party, Dovella leaves obvious traces to point towards Sister Red, Bastian finds a most dangerous target to please the Mask of Terror, while Semira finds herself drawn towards the mysterious stranger who intrigues the Mask of Lies...