Gauntlet Video Roundup - July 1, 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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Gauntlet Calendar

Fate of Umdaar (Session 4 of 5)
Alun R. runs for Alexi S., Brandon Brylawski, and Sabine V.
With Thorian of the Rad-folk rendered incorporeal by the frigid icequake tundra, it is left to a Rebellious Scion of a Master, a Watchful Mutaworrior Zhefra Rider, and a Remorseful Dragonfolk Runesmith to retrieve the Hammer of the Beast of Umdaar! There's an iceworm, an audience chamber and the dramatic confluence of the two. Then...statues become missiles; a dangerously deceptive approach is adopted; and an aspect of the Hammer is revealed before...a bully is sent running...

The Between: Incense & Cigar Smoke (Session 4)
David Morrison runs for Bryan, Darold Ross, Elle, and José Feito
Lady Camila visits the Russian Embassy, Priyanka meets Madam Sorokin, and Prof. Cockburn and Fujisawa have a close encounter in a pie shop. The hunters gather together to lay a trap for the Limehouse Lurker, drawing on blood, magic, and the backing of mysterious powers...

Dungeons & Dragons: Eberron: The Glass Keys (Session 5 of 5)
Lowell Francis runs for Jim Likes Games, Joe F, and Tim Leitner
Our of inquisitives dig deeper into the mystery and have a revelation about the strange Dragonmark, but things turn deadly when an informant is killed, leading to a subterranean confrontation with an hidden infernal foe and a ticking spellbomb.

Voidheart Symphony: Forgotten Concerto (Session 9 of 9)
Lowell Francis runs for David S., Mendel Schmiedekamp, Patrick Knowles, and Sherri
The protagonists make their final preparations to face the Third Vassal, and dive into the depths of her shard to free the city from her city-planning grip.

Fate of Umdaar (Session 5 of 5)
Alun R. runs for Alexi S., Brandon Brylawski, Sabine V., and Will H
A Prodigal Daughter Returning with a Vengeance, Princess Zenobia, helps disguise a Zhevra as something less dangerous, so that the Watchful Mutawarrior, 'Victory through Perseverance' has more chance of entering the city of the Ascendant Castle unnoticed with Lars the Remorseful Dragonfolk Runesmith pretending to be a travelling tinkerer. Thorian, the warrior Scholar of the Rad-Folk provides Victory with a model of how not to be a Mutawarrior. There's a disloyal Gallow Knight, Castle Servants willing to help a Princess, A Wall of Winds preventing aerial attacks, and some suspicion the bi-monthly 'Ascenency Lottery' may not be entirely fair. Then...a Festival of Ascendancy, the back stairs to Ghoulian Gallowglass' apartments, the innocent clothier's daughter, and a confrontation that brings everyone's loose ends together into an explosive cliffhanger...

Gauntlet Quarterly

Hearts of Wulin: Odyssey of Jade and Stars (Session 12 of 12)
David S. runs for Greg Fulford, José Feito, Maria M., and Max Airborne
Having been ousted by a courageous rebellion, treacherous Master Miao Renxing marches on Blackwood Palace with the Monks of Five Drop Mountain amidst a demonic invasion of the mortal realm. Yelang prepares to exact bitter revenge on his old master, while Wu Qiufeng grapples between romance and their loyalty to the evil Unseen Hand, culminating in dire betrayal. Cloud Crow determines the fate of the fabled Elixir of Immortality, and Zhou Jiang faces off against his lover's own father in a climactic duel as our story comes to its dramatic end.

Star Wars Saturday

Burning Hearts Forever: Heist of a Lifespan (Sessions 1 through 3 of 3)
Sawyer Rankin runs for Bryan, Rich Rogers, Steven Watkins, and Sydney
Our heroes a group of mercenaries hired to rescue "Material Prisoners" being used to clone soldiers, allies, and worse for the fetid Empire in the Star Wars universe. With a special appearance by Janela Jantek as well these flustered mercs end up breaking into a cloning prison and wreak havoc upon the Empire. Come see their entire adventure with a high tension final encounter!

Stars in the Dark (Session 30)
Anders runs for Marc Majcher, Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins
Season 3, Episode 8 - Bade and Etema hide from Stormtrooper pursuit in the Rattataki enclave while Boko rides to the rescue! Etema finally confronts her past! Someone goes to prison! It's a not-quite-season-finale!

Spirit of 77 (Session 4)
Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Greg G., and Steven Watkins
Our crew is caught up in a parade, chased by Black Sun, escapes to the Undercity, finds an Imperial plot, foils it, and escapes!!!

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