Gauntlet Video Roundup - June 11, 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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Our next Gauntlet Community Open Gaming event is only three weeks away! Several times a year, the Gauntlet hosts a weekend of online gaming open to everyone free of charge! The next GCOG runs Thursday, June 24th through Sunday, June 27th. Please click here for more information (including how to sign up), and we hope to see you there!

Star Wars Saturday

Storm Furies (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Brandon Brylawski, Greg G., Jo Lene, and Steven Watkins
The cadets at the New Republic Starfighter Academy take on their first mission - The Rescue.

Bounty of the Week 2nd ed (Session 6)
Rich Rogers runs for Danielle B., Greg G., Sawyer Rankin, and Will H
The new crew of the Raptor fly to Junction and grab a bounty out of the clutches of the Hutt Cartel.

Gauntlet Calendar

Once More Into the Void (Session 2 of 2)
David Morrison runs for Brandon Brylawski, David Morrison, Joe A., and Rich Rogers
Sadly this game was scheduled for three sessions, but we missed our second as I was a bit out of it after my Covid vaccination. So we didn't get to the final stage of this game, but still had a great time with it! We see Kodo and Rose recruited back to the Polaris. After some training and R&R, we see Kodo and Rose sharing an intimate moment, while Captain Stern and Smiles perform a daring raid on a dangerous warlord.

Ironsworn: Ironsworn + Delve (Session 1 of 5)
Dan Brown facilitates for Bethany H., Blake Ryan, Joel N., and Josh H
World building, character creation, and delve planning.

Paragon System: Chamber (Session 1 of 2)
Dan Brown runs for Abe Lincoln Jr., Darin Rebertus, Joe A., and Matthew Arcilla
Character creation and first "contest" in this X-Files-inspired playset for Paragon System.

Monster of the Week: 1970 Cold War Stuttgart
Blake Ryan runs for Joe A., Mendel Schmiedekamp, and Simon
Strange goings on at the Oberturkheim.

Good Society: Peaks and Peccadillos (Session Zero)
David Morrison facilitates for Anders, David Schultz, Kieron, and Robbie Boerth
In our session zero, we discuss the game, what to expect, and what we want from our play. We also build our characters and the ties that link them together in the tight social circle of the Peak District in rural Derbyshire. Nathaniel Gracefield is the heir to the disgraced Gracefield family, with more than a little scandal in his own past. His sister, the long-suffering Eva, labours to try and drag the family name out of the muck, and secretly speculates she would make a better head of the family than her brother. Young Abigail Nash is an orphaned girl being brought up in the aristocratic family of her uncle, seeking revenge on Eva who she holds at least partially responsible for the fate that met her family. Marwood Lempster - more than just an old friend of Nathaniel - has recently returned from the continent, plagued by rumours he has been initiated into a sinister secret society. And Isaac Arkwright, son of a prosperous Salford mill-owner, is on the lookout for an eligible wife who would help his family achieve the social status their money alone cannot buy.

A Long Night in the Mech Bay
Donogh runs for Brandon Brylawski
Aurora, callsign Nova, the Federation's ace pilot has to return to the fight tomorrow in a doomed last stand against the Empire. Her mechanic AJ struggles through their troubled history, as they look for redemption and forgiveness before saying goodbye at dawn before the battle.

Silver Sorcerer: Making a Scene in South Beach (Session Zero)
Robbie Boerth runs for Greg Fulford, Nicholas Timperio, and Steven S.
We are playing a game of Sorcerer set in South Beach, where the Demons are fashionably neon, and the Sorcerers are finding themselves surrounded by some odd real estate deals and internet trolls which seem to have occult influences operating behind them. We have a young hustler with a living tattoo, a real estate agent literally possessed by a spirit of prosperity, and a twitter taste-maker who keeps his demon safely secured in his smart phone. South Beach seems like its all fun and games, but will those demons stay in line?

The Between: Questions and Opportunities (Session 1 of 2)
Shane runs for Blake Ryan, Gabe McCormick, Jamila R. Nedjadi, and Joel N.
We meet three brave monster-hunters and one esteemed servant as they investigate the terrifying case of the St. James Street Ghost.

Against the Dark Conspiracy: NBA (Session 2 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Lowell Francis, Paul Rivers, Pawel S., and Will H
Lena the former Handler gets a job at a 7-star hotel so she can provide cover when Jimmy the former Criminal get in on the discrete 'Night Limo' that delivers 'anything' to the rear entrance. Meanwhile, Vlad the Sparks hacks a phoneline after a useful bribe is paid and Eun-Jung the Assassin damages some infrastructure just enough to ensure the hotel needs urgent technical help. There's a suite full of bodies, a bomb and a re-purposed automated window cleaner...then a wheelchair, a paraglider decorated with the Finnish flag, and a helicopter going over the edge of a roof...and David Beckham's super-yacht...

Hearts of Wulin: Numberless Secrets (Session 5)
Lowell Francis runs for Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
The detectives sense something amiss at the tournament and begin to question the duelists, apparently all here for revenge of one sort or another. So when last year's champion turns up dead, no one is shocked.

Rebel Crown: Oak (Session 1)
Jesse A. runs for Alexi S., Jason Zanes, Jex Thomas, and Josh H
In which the claiment gathers her retinue, and attempts to solve a vassals' wraith problem.

Rebel Crown: Oak (Session 2)
Jesse A. runs for Alexi S., Jason Zanes, Jex Thomas, and Josh H
In which the wraiths are revealed to be more than they seem, and strife is sown among the Grawnwins.

Trophy Gold: The Death Ziggurat (Session 2 of 4)
Mike Ferdinando runs for Blake Ryan, Jesse Larimer, and Josh
After learning how to enter the Death Realm from a ghost-vampire-thing, the treasure-hunters staged a raid on the camp of the demon Akühn's accursed rot-priests. But at what cost?

Dune: Adventures in the Imperium (Session 1)
Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Danielle B., Fraser Simons, and Harry Coins
House Anthier arrives to take possession of their new world, Birindar, and begins to see the challenges, plots, and foes facing their House's ascension.

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!