Gauntlet Video Roundup - May 22, 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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Gauntlet Comics

Hit the Streets (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Jesse A., Josh H, and Sherri
The dark vigilantes of Crosschurch find trouble with some of Con Destructo's new thugs. Will they fight to protect their hood?

Gauntlet Hangouts

Brinkwood: In The Gristle of History (Session 2)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Alun R., Darren Brockes, Jamila R. Nedjadi, and Maria M.
Celandine, Coronet of the Sun, Fae of the Summer Court, has gifted masks of power to four brigands, all of whom wish to see the end of the vampires in Cardenfell. Their first foray? The settlement of Shepforth Isle where, amidst a dazzling masque, the brigands will attempt to liberate the prisoners of the vampire dominion.

Deep Morphean Transmissions (Session 2 of 4)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Donogh, Horst Wurst, and Sabine V.
OPERATION UNDERTOW (DEBRIEF)
OPERATIVES: DAY, SNOOKER, BUBBLES, HOYT, KATSUO
OBJECTIVES: ACQUIRE THE GALLERY [X]
NOTES:

• "SQUID-MEN FROM THE IB" OPEN FILE IB758-YTU
• OPEN PROJECT:JESSE
• BUBBLES SEP. DEBRIEF ON DIMENSIONAL-TUNNEL EFFECTS
• LIDDEL INSTITUTE - REFER TO CASE CARLOW FOR FURTHER INFO
• COMMENCE UNDERTOW EXCAVATION AT GALLERY

Masks: Halcyon by Gaslight (Sessions 1 and 2)
Kyle H. runs for Alexi S., Jo Zantek, Leandro Pondoc, Pearl Zare, and Steven S.
The first two sessions of Masks: A New Generation set in the 1890s.

Monster of the Week: Manchester (Session 2 of 3)
Blake Ryan runs for Darold Ross, Joel N., and Steven S.
Selfies & Stuff from other dimensions!

3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars: Hotel Sector (Session 2 of 3)
Donogh runs for Jim Likes Games, Puckett, Rich Rogers, and Will H
A scientist, vital to the war effort, has gone missing on Degas, but when the squad drops into that coral island paradise the clear blue waters are hiding more than they bargained with. Aliens that bring out their darkest secrets!

Ultraviolet Grasslands: Season 3: The Crossing (Session 2 of 3)
Horst Wurst runs for Abe Lincoln Jr., Chris Thompson, Josh H, and Puckett
The disintegration of Johnny-7.

Masks: Titans! (Issue 5)
David Walker runs for Marco, Pearl Zare, Robbie Boerth, and Sawyer Rankin
Magic Dance - This is issue 5 (not 6 as I say in the intro!) of an ongoing Masks actual play. The team make up with Tina T. Bobby B gets an unexpected trip to Paris and learns something from the mischievous Maestro. Papillon introduces PopinJay to his brother Whilst Glitch and Juanita Sanchez make a dangerous plan to get into RethinkInc that culminates with PopinJay left in a dire situation...

Brindlewood Bay: Sunday Tea-Time Mysteries (Session 2 of 8)
David Morrison runs for Jesse A., Joel N., Pearl Zare, and Steven S.
Violet returns from a gallivant abroad, as the Jolly Good Baking Show concludes, and Lexie meets a mysterious figure. After the wrap, the Mavens visit the Old Brindlewood Bay Cannery, where a protest is taking place against the redevelopment of the waterfront district. Chaos descends as the developers drop the ball. Muriel gets a birds-eye view of the scene, Nellie consoles an old pupil, Lexie reminisces about old times, and Violet conducts some industrial espionage.

Achtung! Cthulhu Dark: Danger in the Desert (Session 2 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Lara Boerth-Dryden, Leandro Pondoc, Paul Rivers, and Will H
Cairo, March 1941: Plucky Private Stoner is assigned as Educated Advisor Mr Blake's driver. They set off for the hospital to interrogate a captured Italian officer while Tough NCO Mr Strauss and Compertent Sparks Mr Carlyle go in search of the missing Mr Wright. At the hospital it's clear that Lieutenant Ricci has cracked under the strain of...something, while Strauss and Carlyle find suspicious goings on at the Cairo Museum of Antiquities. Then there is an ancient bronze mirror and animate sand...

Masks: Halcyon by Gaslight (Session 3)
Kyle H. runs for Alexi S., Leandro Pondoc, Pearl Zare, and Steven S.
Masks: A New Generation set in the 1890s.

Achtung! Cthulhu Dark: Danger in the Desert (Session 3 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Blake Ryan, Lara Boerth-Dryden, Paul Rivers, and Will H
Benghazi, April 1941: Rommel's Afrika Korps sweep North on a collision course with the characters as they fly into Benghazi in search of the only man they believe can guide them to the desert base of Projekt Prometheus. Tough NCO Strauss and Plucky Private Stoner look for a lead in the Suq, while Educated Advisor Blake and Undercover Agent Wright try a more sophisticated avenue of approach. They converge on Abdul Hassan Mechilli in time to save his life while Stoner reveals a hidden secret and Strauss reveals a softer side; Wright doesn't believe what he sees while Blake believes he's seen a Djinn...and there are mongooses...why is it always mongooses...?

Princess World: Short Story Edition
Rob Ruthven runs for Daniel Kušan, Kim, and Marleigh
Princesses London, Maud, and Rain set off to find a rare ingredient for the Shadow Princess's 16th birthday party cake, but not without encountering a few difficulties along the way...

The Sprawl: Touched: A Darkening Alley (Session 1 of 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Alexi S., Jason Zanes, Steven Watkins, and Will
We meet our crew for this alt-1980s cyberpunk/eldritch horror mash up as they attempt to retrieve an agent from a failed op and come face to face with...a face?

The Sprawl: Touched: A Darkening Alley (Session 2 of 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Alexi S., Jason Zanes, Steven Watkins, and Will
A mission to hunt down a Soviet target leads to an occult auction on a brutalist Polish cruise liner and visitations from not one, but two rival operations.

Star Trek Adventures (Episode 02c)
Jim Likes Games runs for Jo Zantek, Puckett, Robert Angus, and Scot Ryder
The Away Teams of the USS Antikythera attempt to complete their mission without an escalation of violence. One manages it, the other...not so much.

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.

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Enjoy, and have a great weekend!