Gauntlet Video Roundup - July 24, 2020

Greetings, and welcome to the weekly Gauntlet Hangouts video roundup! Enjoy these recordings of online games organized through Gauntlet Hangouts 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 Community Open Gaming

The Final Rogue
Jim Likes Games runs for Emily, Lowell Francis, and Shannon
Batman takes on a dozen of his most notorious foes and kicks the crap out of them in this fun one-shot hack of The Final Girl.

Hutt Cartel
Rich Rogers runs for Dan Brown, Greg, Greg G., and Steven Watkins
The death of a Chiss noblewoman on an illicit substance rocks the established Cartel.

Secret Science Sewer Siblings: I Love Being a Critter
Alexi S. runs for Lowell Francis, Michael G. Barford, and Tyler Lominack
Oh snap! The sewer critters' Red Panda mentor has been kidnapped by Insectazoids! Time for Aquinas the bad boy horned toad, Locke the nerdy big-eared bat, and Diogenes the goofball tiger shark to spring into action!

The Mustang
Donogh runs for Elise, Jim Likes Games, and Tech Ghoul
It's the witching hour, the moon is full, and fresh blood is on the ground. The Mustang will surely run tonight. It is a living nightmare: A soot-black stallion with eyes like burning coals, breath of flame, and hooves of ringing steel. It's swift and deadly. It is everything that is savage and cruel, given physical form.

Night's Dark Operators: The Factory
Alun R. runs for Adam M., Nick, The Rolistes Podcast, and Will H
The team have a lead on a Lisky Bratva human trafficking hub in Hungary so Harry the Black Bagger bugs a bratva car, Azul the Wet Worker beats some info out of a barman, Ameer the Analyst jumps a bratva goon who sadly doesn't recover from a drug's overdose, while Ryan the Sparks hijacks the local cell phone network. Then...there's a zip-line, innocent civilians, a drone strike and...'The Arrival'...

Alien Dark: The Distress Signal
Alun R. runs for Adam M., David Schultz, and Terry (He/Him)
The crew of the USCSS Omestra are woken from hypersleep by a distress signal from Mine Station Durin. Cartwright, the Corp Rep, insists they need to confirm there isn't a problem, even when the station claims the signal was sent in error. She, along with Chief Engineer Littigan, Navigator Levalia and Science Officer McRea take one of the shuttles down to the mine to 'dot the I's & cross the T's'. There's a shady senior executive, a worried colonial marshall, and their own Science Officer not telling the truth ... then this weird crab like things drops on the bar in front of Littigan...

Monster of the Week: The Silence of the Woods
Tyler Lominack runs for Mario C, Sabine V., Sherri, and Terry (He/Him)
In 1987 a group of Paranormal Investigators went to Dalton, Kentucky to find 'The Witch of Summer Creek'. In 1992 a group was hired to go find them. You are that group.

Monster of the Week: The Silence of the Woods
Tyler Lominack runs for Elise, Saribel P., and Tech Ghoul
In 1987 a group of Paranormal Investigators went to Dalton, Kentucky to find 'The Witch of Summer Creek'. In 1992 a group was hired to go find them. You are that group.

Pasión de las Pasiones: Embers of Love
Lowell Francis runs for David Schultz, Ray, and The Rolistes Podcast
Socking secrets will be revealed in the wake of the hotel manager's disappearance. Will Ursula hold on to power? Or will Michel seize control? And what of Veronica's suspicions?

Star Wars Saturday

Don't Rest Your Saber (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for David Miessler-Kubanek and Steven Watkins
Merida and Tel Rhatt travel to Tatooine to face an old ally, only find a darker threat was waiting for them.

Gauntlet Sunday

Brindlewood Bay (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Dan Brown, Scot Ryder, and Will H
The Mavens provide a shocking solution to the Bake-Off mystery, but have little time to rest on their laurels as a former friend drops dead at a local B&B's High Tea.

Gauntlet Quarterly

Checkpoint Midnight: Waltz of Treachery (Season 1, Session 3/4)
Alexi S. runs for Chris Sellers, Leandro Pondoc, Mark (they/them), and Puckett
Our supernatural operatives brave explosions, attempted drownings, and an unexpected liaison before embarking on a personal mission to flush out Skye's elusive handler. Jack brings out the big guns, Emilie meets a nemesis, Ashleigh has an electrifying vision, and Skye learns the consequences of turning on the one who holds your leash. In the end, smoke rises from a new battleground in Vienna...

Gauntlet Comics

The Bat Hack (Session 3)
Rich Rogers runs for Jesse Larimer, Lara Boerth-Dryden, and Puckett
The Goblins travel to Innsmouth to play the Old Ones. Pranks, busted rallies, fish and chips, and there's no such thing as rain delays in Innsmouth, apparently.

Gauntlet Comics Summer Crossover

Masks: School of Hard Knocks (Session 5)
Sawyer Rankin runs for David Morrison, David Walker, Jae, and Leandro Pondoc
The world has changed and our heroes find themselves dealing with the fallout. They find their own hide out and things begin falling into place...hopefully.

Masks: School of Hard Knocks (Session 6)
Sawyer Rankin runs for David Morrison, David Walker, Jae, and Leandro Pondoc
A new ally is found(?) and the stage to take down the School of Hard Knocks is coming to a head. Plans are made and situations are made awkward. Also, there's kind of a cult involved...

Masters of Umdaar: Fragments of Futures Past (Session 3 of 5)
Chris Newton runs for Jo Zantek, Lara Boerth-Dryden, Puckett, and Steven S.
The characters confront Thrakk the Purifier in his new airship, and end up meeting sauroid dino-riders on Zealandia before crashing the airship into the Venomous Willow fortress of Miliv the Sorceress!

Gauntlet Hangouts

Under Hollow Hills: Moonlight Gloss (Session 3 of 5)
Jesse A. runs for Alexi S., Jex Thomas, and Jim C.
In which the Carnival Phantasmic arrives in the Starstruck Maze, Florian connects with an old friend, Yahil extends a hand to lost girl and Lady Dismay reminds us what the Nightmare Horse truly is.

Checkpoint Midnight: Vienna 1948 (Session 2 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Jim Likes Games, Max Kämmerer, and Will Munn
The characters regroup at Checkpoint Midnight where we discover what special services the cafe offers above 'kaffee und kuchen' and meet its enigmatic proprietor, 'CA'. Chaz breaks up a fight before 'the Twins' get involved, Nico exploits an opportunity to exert some pressure, and Pearl continues to wonder at the nature of humanity...and there's an arcane symphony, a hostage, and a lead on Boris...

Apocalypse World Burned Over: Scars of War (Session 1 of 5)
Sawyer Rankin runs for Puckett, SalamanderJames, Steven S., and Will H
We set up a world where aliens had laid down their horrid claws and rent the very firmament. We also have cats. Like, cool cats. You should check us out.

Apocalypse World Burned Over: Scars of War (Session 2 of 5)
Sawyer Rankin runs for Puckett, SalamanderJames, Steven S., and Will H
The stakes grow ever deadlier as the old alien scourge is signaled by the primal war machine. A mall is taken over, a life is lost, and gambling pays off in the end.

Masks:Neighbourhood (Session 5)
David Walker runs for Gerwyn Walters, Lara Boerth-Dryden, Pawel S., and Will H
The Grey Ghost - The Gridlock Guardians discover the secret identity and fate of the Grey Ghost! Dynamic's bravado puts their parents in the firing line. Nox's best friend reveals she has a crush on Zack Bilingsby. Oriflamme plucks up the courage to ask Jem out. Whilst Jeff edits Quiver out of most of the episode and focuses on Sparky - everyone loves Sparky!

Beam Saber: Human Gravity (Session 2)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Bethany H., Lara Boerth-Dryden, Michael G. Barford, and Rob Ruthven
Amidst the ruins of a crashed space station, a recon group sent by the Church of the Celestial Myriad finds no shortage of intrigue as they find their personal lives entangled with the mysteries of Exodus Republic Inc. Verb fights a kindred spirit, Vagabond questions her bonds with her comrades, JD runs into an unexpected figure and Crux faces a box of mysteries.

Blades in the Dark: Vigilantes of Duskwall (Session 10)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Sabine V., Steven S., The Rolistes Podcast, and Will H
Amidst Lord Scurlock's ship, stuffed with nightmarish Hulls and dangerous nemeses, the Twilight Patrol uncover the beginnings of an assault upon Doskvol itself. Amosen is caught between a ship and a shotgun-toting sister, The Tough One reaches out to a ghostly friend, The Raven Doctor invites Lord Scurlock to a date and Redcoat faces his archenemy.

Night's Dark Operators: The Scent of Blood (Session 3 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Bodhi, Josh H, Puckett, and Sabine V.
Having stumbled on the CIA extraction of Yuri Arkansky last session, and seen their team taken apart by vampire Simon Throndal, the operators lifted the aging soviet era spy themselves to find that he expects them (that is the CIA he thinks they are) to get him and his granddaughter to safety in America before he spills what he knows. Unfortunately, the Russian Embassy know she's arriving from London tomorrow night and is going all out to hold on to her and find him. Meanwhile, the Vampire Conspiracy, in the form of Throndal, is also hunting them. Cut to Vienna airport...there's some smooth breaking and entering (both physical and digital), an FSB kill team, and a trip on a baggage conveyor belt...and Kansas...

Masks: Arcane (Issue 6)
David Walker runs for Andrea, David Morrison, Leandro Pondoc, and Sabine V.
The Midnight Court - The Sinister Kids face the Midnight court and the Carnival King and Queen. Crescent City is changed forever.

Hearts of Wulin: The Immortal Throne (Session Zero)
David Morrison runs for Bryan, Chris Sellers, Lara Boerth-Dryden, Maria M., and Puckett
In this session zero we detail the court in which our characters will find themselves. Golden Soul Scholar has recently risen to the Immortal Throne, ruling over the Wulin backed up by his martial prowess and pacts with demons. 5 important clans are prominent within the Wulin - the Wang, Shan, Chan, Liu, and Wu clans - and the sixth major power is the mysterious Eleven Devil Perfection Society. Sometimes allies, and sometimes rivals, we will see these clans clash and jockey for position. We are also introduced to our characters: Zhang Long, the blind sorcerer and master of spiders, and the upstanding magistrate Min Yang - both members of the Wu clan. Mirror of the Cloud is a mysterious figure from the ever enigmatic Eleven Devil Perfection Society. Yaling Liu is a quietly ambitious handmaiden to the Liu clan's Silver Starlight, Consort to Golden Soul Scholar. And Lei Ning is a junior member of the Shang clan with an almost unquenchable curiosity.

Hearts of Wulin: The Immortal Throne (Session 1 of 8)
David Morrison runs for Bryan, Chris Sellers, Lara Boerth-Dryden, Maria M., and Puckett
Our heroes are called to an assembly at the Temple of the Immortal Throne, where Golden Soul Scholar lays out the threats facing the Wulin - inexplicable storms and strange creatures plague the lands. Zhang Long's spiders spread throughout the court, as his master Azure Condor is imprisoned for speaking out against Golden Soul Scholar. Lei Ning discovers Porcelain Smile, the head of the Eleven Devil Perfection Society, may not be all they seem. Liu Yaling overhears a private moment between Golden Soul Scholar and Silver Starlight, learning more than she should. Min Yang speaks of his concerns to Zhang Long. [And unfortunately at this point my internet cut out, and we had to abandon the session early.]

Hearts of Wulin: The Immortal Throne (Session 2 of 8)
David Morrison runs for Bryan, Chris Sellers, Lara Boerth-Dryden, Maria M., and Puckett
Mirror of the Cloud meets one of Golden Soul Scholar's inner circle, Duke Frozen Lake, whose icy demeanour is almost thawed by the irreverent young man. Yaling Liu and Min Yang steal a quiet moment in the court, and Lei Ning witnesses Zhang Long develop a new technique. Disturbing news shatters the peace of the court, and our heroes ride out to Mile End Village to confront a dangerous foe. But one of them may not survive the night...

Mage Powered by the Dark (Session 4)
Lowell Francis runs for David Jay, Jesse Larimer, Patrick Knowles, and Tyler Lominack
The group splits-- with one half looking into Convergent Dynamics and the other investigating the people from Clay's vision. But both paths lead to conflicts with wildly different solutions.

Checkpoint Midnight: Vienna 1948 (Session 3 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Jim Likes Games, Max Kämmerer, The Rolistes Podcast, and Will Munn
The characters follow up on a lead that takes them to 'Le Restaurant Gourmand' on the same night as Boris Stepanovich takes his French hostage to dinner. The maitre'd, Isadore, certainly regrets being swayed by Djinn Gil to give them a table, as the evening does not go as every other diner hoped. Chaz tries slight of hand but triggers a brawl into which Gil happily steps; Pearl gets the girl; and Nico marks an enemy with blood...then there's a car chase and a sacrifice...

Brindlewood Bay: Library Nights (Session 5)
Jim Likes Games runs for Kim Riek and Steven desJardins
Our intrepid pair of Murder Mavens kneecaps the case of Dad Overboard then welcome the Holidays with the opening notes of Jingle Bell Shock!

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