Gauntlet Video Roundup - June 12, 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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Star Wars Saturday

Void Rovers (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Blaise, Greg G., and Steven Watkins
The crew of the Spacecrawler encounter a derelict with an Imperial secret, and pay a hefty cost for their salvage.

Gauntlet Sunday

The Sprawl: Touched Prime (Session 1 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Jamila R. Nedjadi, Patrick Knowles, Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins
The team's hired to deal with a Renraku hit on the Gloverfield Goblins Blazeball team, leading them to commune with a hot-dog infecting disease spirit and the opportunity for a really sweet motorcycle jump off a roof.

TGI Thursday

Agon (Session 2 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., David Morrison, David Walker, and Fraser Simons
The ships lands at the island of Nimos, in mourning for the death of their prince. But as they participate in the funerary games, our Heroes uncover a sinister and serpentine plot.

Gauntlet Comics Summer Crossover

Masks: Golden No More (Session 2 of 5)
Alexi S. runs for Brian, Dan Brown, Daniel, Leah Libresco Sargeant, and Steven desJardins
A new hero enters the fray as we meet the super-strong amnesiac Brawl! The team do some digging and end up breaking into a new Solomon Industries facility in search of answers about the missing Gauntleteer. Raggedy Jan puts on her dogged reporter cap, Phantom Pain pieces together a troubling picture of the future, Blitz electrifies more than she means to, and Red Robe taps into strange new magic abilities.

Hearts & Souls (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Lara Boerth-Dryden and Sherri
When the Gauntleteer of the 80s, the Neon Hero, goes missing, only XS and Skaterbrained remember her. Now what will they do about it?!?!

Urban Shadows: Coven Prime Summer Crossover (Issue #1)
Jim Likes Games runs for Alexi S., Chris Newton, Jamila R. Nedjadi, and Steven desJardins
The occult heroes of Coven Prime arrive at the club to realize something is very wrong: The Gauntleteer is missing! Along with any memory of their existence by anyone else! The hunt for The Gauntleteer is on.

Gauntlet Hangouts

The Sprawl: Before the Blackout (Session 1 of 5)
Jason Zanes runs for Bethany H., Philip Rogers, and Puckett
We introduce our hard bitten operatives (Lee Reza, Clive Harker, and MAC) and the corporations they work for. They accept a job to steal some evidence from a job site crawling with cops.

Changeling: The Lost PbtA: Cruel Summer (Session 1 of 4)
Chris Newton runs for Alexi S., Leah Libresco Sargeant, Steven Watkins, and Will
We discuss characters, entanglements, rivalries, the seasonal courts, other changelings who are jerks, and the city for our chronicle. Plus, we find out that nobody likes the Summer Court.

Fellowship: Rebellious Youth (Session 7 of 10)
David Morrison runs for Alex, David Walker, and Jamila R. Nedjadi
Sabila returns from her journey to the spirit realm with some new information about Grayscale - though it took longer even than it seemed. They rejoin Kalliban and Phaethon who - despite bickering - head off to the mountains. Despite some Imperial setbacks, they are able to discover Labent Stork's hidden secret.

Ultraviolet Grasslands: Season 4: Stars and Shadows (Session 1 of 3)
Horst Wurst runs for Abe Lincoln Jr., Bodhi, Puckett, and Will H
Lurid Pines

Brinkwood: In The Gristle of History (Session 4)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Alun R., Jamila R. Nedjadi, Maria M., and Steven S.
To supplement the brigands' numbers, Celandine has recruited Micah, a cheerful beastfolk bard whose kin the Countess has wiped out. For Yannick, Betula and Drell, scaring a taxman is old hat. For Micah, it's a chance to start fighting back against the vampire authority.

Blades in the Dark: Vigilantes of Duskwall (Session 6)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Daniel Kušan, Sabine V., and Will H
Following the Daring Defence of Dogtown's Denizens, the Twilight Patrol have opportunity to strike back. With the Crows on their last legs, riven by conflict, influenced by a lurking threat, it's time to ensure that Charhollow, or any resident of Doskvol, will never be menaced by the Crows again.

3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars: Kilo Sector (Session 1 of 3)
Donogh runs for Bryan, Josh H, Lara Boerth-Dryden, and Walter German
A navigation beacon has stopped working and F Company peel off from the Brigade to take care of it. The lush forests of Warhol harbour giant spiders who have nested in the structures and give the troopers an entangling welcome. Grenades? Sure, I took the class!

Hearts of Wulin: Measure of the Soul (Session 5 of 8)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Darold Ross, Gabriel Robinson, Joel N., and Maria M.
Tenten must deal with their well meaning aunt and a betrothed who has a strange request. Horizon attempts to confront his father and demand answers. Looming Raincloud reaches out to the snake demons and receives worrying news. All of this culminates in our cast of characters being invited to Chao and Sunset Chen's engagement party. Awkward social moments abound, but something sinister lurks just below the surface. We end in one of my favorite possible cliffhangers for a session!

Eotenweard: The Mountain Queen (Session 2 of 5)
Alun R. runs for Lara Boerth-Dryden, Robbie Boerth, Sabine V., and Will H
Tuca the Commoner meets a Fae from her past, a past Iamon Demonbane, the Monster Hunter absented himself from, while Silver-Handed Blacwin, the Hammer of the Gods, displays his might and Modthryth the Loon capers to win advantage. Then there is a clue to their quest and the first news of a war in Heaven...

Changeling: The Lost PbtA (Session 6 of 6)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Leandro Pondoc, Lowell Francis, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
In this session our series reaches its climax as glamor, dream, and dreaded hedge come together in nightmarish colors. Can our motley hold together, and will their love for each other see them through? Or will vengeance and possessiveness tear them apart?

Usagi Yojimbo: Edge of Love (Session 1 of 4)
Mikel Matthews runs for David Morrison, Gerwyn Walters, Puckett, and Rob Ruthven
After fighting off bandits who were threatening a woman and looking for a sword, the players find out that the local Lord has lost a gift that was to be given to the Shogun.

Godbound: Dynasty of Rooks (Session 2 of 5)
Lowell Francis runs for Brian and Matt Phillips
With their companions drawn away, Anax and Voskos investigate Padan Despat's plans in the mountains, only to uncover a monstrous ceremony they must disrupts.

The Queen of Cups: Micro RPG Mondays
Sam Zimmerman facilitates for Puckett, Saribel P., and Steven S.
In this small coffee shop on the west side of town you might find a cyclops talking with a dwarf, or a pixie flirting with an Arthurian king. Everyone's on their best behavior, because otherwise no one gets their coffee. Join the party as we explore this cute little slice-of-life coffee shop and its weird romantic goings on.

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/.

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Enjoy, and have a great weekend!