Gauntlet Video Roundup - March 19, 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

Hutt Cartel
Will H runs for Anders, Philip Rogers, Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins
Jaldar Ko kills yet another friend, whilst Etema the spy makes a move on the last of his old crew and grabs the bantha by the horns. Crix Herron tries to smooth it all over but can't keep up with Ko's moves - or his madness. Meanwhile on the mean streets of 1313, Skara barely escapes the former owners of his shiny new swoop. All hangs on the edge of a vibroblade in Coruscant's underworld!

Plutonian Shore (Session 2)
Rich Rogers runs for Alexi S., Greg G., Keith Stetson, and Mark (they/them)
The crew of the Beldon Mite face down a Tactical Droid and it's Buzz droid swarm to save the miners of Prak, but who is the real enemy driving this confrontation?

Gauntlet Sunday

Academy of the Blade (Session 6)
Lowell Francis runs for Darold Ross, Jamila R. Nedjadi, Patrick Knowles, and Sherri
With the expulsion hearing behind them, the students look to figuring out their feeling only to have a snap election for Student Council Rep thrown things into turmoil.

Gauntlet Quarterly

Last Fleet (Session 1)
David Morrison runs for Alex, Anders, Gerwyn Walters, and Steven S.
We meet our cast of characters. Lodestar marine and maverick pilot Olympia "Jinx" Vega, engineer and black marketeer Jesper Lye, the Dauntless' driven and by-the-book wing commander Jade "Sunset" Bakunawa, and Fleet Liaison to the Executive Board Mrs. Burnside. The fleet exits its most recent jump to come into contact with a drifting freighter. Life signs are discovered and a rescue is mounted, but the hulk still holds some secrets...

Gauntlet Calendar

Hearts of Wulin: Academy of the Blade (Session 1 of 4)
David Schultz runs for Jamila R. Nedjadi, Jesse A., Jon Grim, and Sam Zimmerman
In our first session, our students are tasked with preparing the ultimate exhibition for the upcoming school cultural festival. Love triangles, bargains with devils, and the threat of all-out war between clubs shouldn't pose a problem, right?

Hearts of Wulin: Academy of the Blade (Session 2 of 4)
David Schultz runs for Jamila R. Nedjadi, Jesse A., Jon Grim, and Sam Zimmerman
Our students make shadowy bargains with a secret society, ruin a romantic(?) three-way date, brawl in the streets with the new gang in town, and fight a decisive duel to determine the superiority of one club over another. Another productive day at the Academy!

Liminal: 1970 Oxford
Blake Ryan runs for Bodhi, Mendel Schmiedekamp, and Puckett
Investigators of the Supernatural. Geomancy, Protection Rackets and Werebadgers!

Community Radio
Donogh runs for Abe Lincoln Jr., Brandon Brylawski, and Darold Ross
Join Ryan Cole, radio host with WBLK as he comments on the strange goings-on in Bleakwood MA. A strange eternity Ring, a curious Clockwork, an interview with Dog, and a tragic incident at Face Mart round out this week's show.

Visigoths vs Mall Goths (Session 2 of 4)
Shane runs for Brandon Brylawski, Jamila R. Nedjadi, Joe A., and Mendel Schmiedekamp
Could this be love blooming between the mall's rival goth cliques? And can this budding romance survive the looming and bloody roller-ransom ceremony planned for tonight's Valentine's Day Skate?

Delta Green: Working Group Phoenix (Session 2)
Dennis Matheson runs for Abe Lincoln Jr., Horst Wurst, Puckett, and Will H
The FBI agents and specialists have discovered that the murder of Sara Martin was more than a random killing. But, can they uncover the truth before it strikes Midnight in the Garden of Order and Chaos. [The recorded video of the first session was lost, but check out a written recap here!]

3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars: Victor Sector (Session 3 of 4)
Donogh runs for Bryan, Jim Likes Games, and Puckett
Lavery - The Brigade's Special Studies Group has identified an alien life form with natural immunity to the effects of the Blue Crystals, so they're sent in to retrieve some samples from the giant wasps' volcanic underground hive on Lavery...

Against the Dark Conspiracy (Session 1 of 3)
Alun R. runs for ABS, Jason Zanes, Jim Likes Games, and Matthew Arcilla
We meet Christian Okafor (former MI6 Provocateur); Devereaux Sinclair (freelancing former CIA Scalp Hunter); Mick Cornwall (Aussie Five Eyes SIGINT Handler gone rogue); and Sophia Manzanares (retired US Secret Service Driver) as they get a lead from a confidential source known only as 'Madame Mina'. There's streets full of celebrating locals, a reception at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, and shady security inside and out. Then a chase through the museum, desperate efforts to scan a picture, glitching comms...and The Night Watch aflame...

Free from the Yoke: Firebird Suite (Session 7)
Lowell Francis runs for Bryan, David Jay, and Samuel
The houses maneuver for power and the undoing of the Arbiter's plans for war, but an expedition to a sunken city changes the course of everything.

Night's Black Agents: Underworld Promises (Session 10)
Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Paul Rivers, Pawel S., and Will H
The team lands in Istanbul and two members receive dangerous calls, but their investigation leads them to flip a member of the Orphic Vampire conspiracy and get a clearer trail.

The Veil: Inheritance: System Matters (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Patrick Knowles, Sherri, Steven Watkins, and Tyler Lominack
The team collects their pay and contracts for a new job with the completely trustworthy and unimpeachable Frau Laurent who watches them carefully as they eat...

Hearts of Wulin: Academy of the Blade (Session 3 of 4)
David Schultz runs for David Morrison, Jamila R. Nedjadi, Jesse A., and Sam Zimmerman
The Black Widow Syndicate closes in on our students as they wrestle with a fellow student's disappearance, a (direct quote) "absolute bisexual meltdown," and the grand reveal of a sinister figure. @David Morrison guest stars as Naomi, wielding a literal guitar from hell. Cheers to everyone for a total barn burner of a session!

Brinkwood Legacy: Season 3 (Session 3)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Daniel H., Joel N., Jon Grim, Josh Hittie, and Sherri
In this session our brigands infiltrate Fell's Hollow, and discover Sister Red's desperate plans for more power! Bastian and Slick orchestrate a harmony of chaos, Dovella learns an unkind truth that creates more questions, Semira draws the attention of a queen, and Cornyx discovers he was created for a great hope in the face of true despair. We hurtle towards our stunning climax with Sister Red!

Déclin Oblige: Alpha Playtest (Session 2)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Lowell Francis, Patrick Knowles, and Sherri
Déclin Oblige (working title!) is a social game of political intrigue. Players are nobles who are a part of the last seven houses of a broken land. These nobles wield terrible and awesome magic, tied to the land, that has been cursed from invaders centuries ago. Nobles will scheme and plot, working towards fulfilling their own agendas, in a world of decadence, high magic, immense power, and hubris. As the Interlude comes to an end, our nobles seek each other out to see what truths rise to the surface. At the center of this web is Gideon, the Persistent of the House of Blood & Bone.

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!