Gauntlet Video Roundup - July 9, 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

Golgotha (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Jeremy Mahr, Josh H, and Steven Watkins
The Scavenger crew head into the War Hive in search of the crystalline mind that once controlled it eons ago.

HyperspaceD6 (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Cody Eastlick, Greg Fulford, Sabine V., and Will H
On the Imperial infested world of Belsmuth II, our heroes find a Republic spy and help her retrieve her stolen plans.

Gauntlet Calendar

The Final Girl: "The Mary Kay Killer"
Mike Ferdinando runs for Chuck, Clint Smith, and Harry Coins
CHILL-TV - 11:00 PM - "The Mary Kay Killer" (1993 - horror -TV-MA) The mysterious cosmetics saleswoman Bunny Blonde terrorizes the gated community of Magnolia Groves. "Don't blush!!"

Good Society: Peaks and Peccadillos (Session 3)
David Morrison runs for Anders, David Morrison, David Schultz, Kieron, and Robbie Boerth
Edgar Gracefield holds a poetry reading at Gracefield House, which puts an extra burden onto Eva's already full shoulders, while Nathaniel tries to keep the peace. Lady Abigail is overcome by the poetry reading, but more so by a shocking discovery. And Isaac's encounter with an old schoolmate leads to a brawl between Lempster and Lord Davenport over him.

The Yellow King RPG: Not Upon Us, Oh King (Session 1 of 12)
Shane runs for Brandon Brylawski, Matthew Arcilla, Nicholas Timperio, and Puckett
Four American art students in 1890s Paris interrupt their drinking just long enough to look into some mysterious events and aid a poor unfortunate who has fallen on hard times.

Silver Sorcerer: Making a Scene in South Beach (Session 3 of 4)
Robbie Boerth runs for Greg Fulford, Nicholas Timperio, and Steven S.
Zip's real estate transaction turns out to be much more ominous than meets the eye, but he's bound and determined to make the demon called Kontrakt his own. And Jackson discovers that his partner's new business venture is (unbeknownst to him) being used as a front for drug trafficking.

Silver Sorcerer: Making a Scene in South Beach (Session 4 of 4)
Robbie Boerth runs for Greg Fulford, Nicholas Timperio, and Steven S.
Zip manages to get the demon Kontrakt to rebel against his former master, and Zip immediately binds Kontrakt to himself. But his associates Jackson and Taylor are concerned that Zip has been possessed, and they conduct a ritual to banish Kontrakt back to the abyss. This final session of our run of Sorcerer is filled with hijinks and deliciously wry humor.

Dune: Adventures in the Imperium (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Danielle B., and Fraser Simons
The agents of House Anthier find themselves the target of an attack by a new force and begin to plan how to enact change on the city.

Masks: Days of Shadows Past (Session Zero)
Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Dr. Jason Cox, Francisco Olivera, Kae, and Thomas Manuel
We learn about our heroes and discover the shadows that hang over this world: government crackdowns, a shattered moon, and two villainous parents.

Ironsworn: Ironsworn + Delve (Session 3 of 4)
Dan Brown facilitates for Blake Ryan, Joel N., and Josh H
Our adventurers confront rival treasure hunters. Emerging victorious but injured, they press on to find the shipwreck, uncovering valuable information about old world healing methods. But to beat back the kraken that seeks to pull them under, they activate the mysterious metal pillars, triggering violent weather across the land.

Ironsworn: Ironsworn + Delve (Session 4 of 4)
Dan Brown facilitates for Bethany H., Blake Ryan, and Joel N.
On their journey back, the haggard adventurers encounter the Varoun, a wolf-like humanoid species. They aid one of these sworn enemies of humanity, but in their haste to retreat lose one of their number as a figure from the distant past re-emerges.

Ex-Capes (Issue Zero)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Bryan, Chris Newton, and Matthew Arcilla
Here is the 'Zero Issue' campaign construction, character generation, and rules/concept overview for my reskin of The Between featuring retired superheroes who keep getting dragged back into Cape Life.

The Between (Session 1 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Blake Ryan, David Morrison, Leandro Pondoc, and Oli Jeffery
We meet 'Razor' Rose Roberst, the American who has only been in London for a month or so; Annie Morrish, the Vessel who made contact with dark entities while still in the womb; Dr Victor Weiss, the Mother, and his servant and Factotum, Chambers. While Dr Weiss is busy the other hunters investigate reports of a haunting. There's an overworked cook in search of help, a deception to gain entry, blood...and carnations. Then...strangulation, visions of other places and other times and...a very sinister boy child...

Godbound: Pillars of Heaven (Session 1)
Lowell Francis runs for Dan Brown, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
We begin to learn of our broken world and our new heroes face the threat of an empire looking to seize the means of magic.

Dune: Adventures in the Imperium (Session 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Danielle B., Fraser Simons, and Harry Coins
The House finally moves against their enemies in Clan Heyda and one member of the group has a deadly showdown with a familial enemy.

The Between: Questions and Opportunities Part Two (Session 1 of 8)
Shane runs for Gabe McCormick, Jamila R. Nedjadi, and Joel N.
Terrors and temptations as a vampire stalks the immigrant communities of Limehouse.

Candlelight: The Gloaming Mire
Mike Ferdinando runs for Elizabeth M. H., Jim Likes Games, and Leah Libresco Sargeant
The spirits of three slain treasure-hunters seek to escape the haunted swamp after their ill-fated attempt to plunder the legendary Flocculent Cathedral.

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Enjoy, and have a great weekend!