Gauntlet Video Roundup - July 30, 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

Plutonian Shore (Session 9)
Rich Rogers runs for Bethany H., Keith Stetson, and Mark (they/them)
The crew of the Beldon Mite take a New Republic supply run and smuggle their cargo into a viper's nest!

HyperspaceD6 (Session 4)
Rich Rogers runs for Greg Fulford, Sabine V., and Will H
Caught at a party, the New Republic team steal the guest of honor, and try to nab a cloaked ship to boot!

Gauntlet Quarterly

The Yellow King RPG (Session 4 of 12)
Shane runs for Brandon Brylawski, Nicholas Timperio, and Puckett
Ada Wharton Has Gone To Sea - Our first session in the game's second setting sees a new set of characters: military police investigating mysterious prison escapes near the front lines of an impossible war.

Gauntlet Calendar

Fall of Magic (Session 1 of 2)
Mike Ferdinando facilitates for Adam Oh, Dr. Jason Cox, and Nathan Harrison
Magic is dying and the Magus is dying with it. Caspian, Golem of Ravenhall; Ellamura, Swinherd of Barley Town; Justice, Fugitive of Stormguard; and Vigo, merchant of Istallia accompany the Magus on a journey to the land of Umbra, where magic was born.

The Between: Questions and Opportunities Part Two (Session 3 of 8)
Shane runs for Blake Ryan, Gabe McCormick, and Jamila R. Nedjadi
Theodora Braithewaite's balls are so infamous Queen Victoria herself has tried to stamp them out. Tonight, the hunters are invited.

Monster of the Week: Stuttgart 1970 (Session 4 of 4)
Blake Ryan runs for Clint Smith, Joe A., and Simon Hibbs
Rats in the van, Snakes in the restaurant!

Good Society: Peaks and Peccadillos (Session 5)
David Morrison runs for Anders, David Morrison, David Schultz, and Kieron
Eva confides her brother's secrets to the Reverend, Isaac makes a modest proposal, and Nathaniel and Abigail have a stormy meeting on the moors.

Rebel Crown: Oak (Session 8)
Jesse A. runs for Alexi S., Jason Zanes, Jex Thomas, and Josh H
In which a wraith bends the knee to Queen Siobhan, and we telescope forward in time.

Masks: Days of Shadows Past (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Francisco Olivera, Kae, and Thomas Manuel
With the group split everyone tries to figure out their place in the superhero world, but team leader Jasmine Knight pushes her limit and faces the world-breaking villain, Aftermath, alone.

They Came To Play Ball!
Shane runs for Adam Oh, Sabine V., and Will H
Humanity ventured into space, slowly finding it was alone in the universe... Until they came from behind physics, and THEY CAME TO PLAY BALL.

Dune: Adventures in the Imperium (Session 6)
Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Danielle B., and Fraser Simons
House Anthier faces down House Perakos and tries to build bridges between them, but new revelations about the Emperor's purpose may throw everything into chaos.

Hearts of Wulin: Numberless Secrets (Session 8 of 8)
Lowell Francis runs for Jamila R. Nedjadi, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
Our detectives try to draw themselves back together after the combat and emotional turmoil of the previous session. They begin to shift through the clues, uncovering some new facts about the murder. But the final solution is unexpected and another victim will lie dead before the end.

Godbound: Pillars of Heaven (Session 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Dan Brown, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
Our heroes arrive in the watery city of Bashala and encounter questionable crystal masks and suspicious cats. With academic credentials in hand, they head for the Assassins Library and the promise of a grand ball.

Ex-Capes (Issue #02)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Bryan, Chris Newton, and Matthew Arcilla
The Ex-Capes see some Action! as they investigate the best way to take down their first Threat: the Contender! And they get a preview of the next Threat on the horizon, the rogue intelligent supercar called Coupe de Grace!

Ex-Capes (Issue #03)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Bryan, Chris Newton, and Matthew Arcilla
The Ex-Capes go into Action! to pursue the Opportunity to take down The Contender! And another threat looms: Synergy, former genetically engineered teen super-team who haven't fared so well as adults.

Rebel Crown: Oak (Session 9 of 9)
Jesse A. runs for Alexi S., Jason Zanes, Jex Thomas, and Josh H
In which the usurper is confronted and the future of Dol determined.

Dune: Adventures in the Imperium (Session 7 of 7)
Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Danielle B., and Harry Coins
The threat from House Zirrat manifests as the murder of a guest leads to House Anthier fighting back to back with House Perakos against a siege which may destroy everything and everyone.

The Between: Questions and Opportunities Part Two (Session 4 of 8)
Shane runs for Blake Ryan, Joel N., and Kyle H.
A special guest star helps the hunters track down the Coven on the brink of apocalypse. Meanwhile, the mastermind keeps busy with plans for an apocalypse of her own.

Anyone Can Wear the Mask
John Glass facilitates for Lloyd and Seán M.
The hero Foresight has to save Metro City from a diabolical villain, but nothing is really as it seems.

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!

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Enjoy, and have a great weekend!