Gauntlet Video Roundup - November 12, 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

Last Imperial Fleet (Session 4)
Rich Rogers runs for Greg G., Jex Thomas, and Steven Watkins
Our protagonists find themselves in a jungle on a mission. Secrets are revealed and medals earned!

Holdfast Station (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Cody Eastlick, Greg G., Sherri, and Steven Watkins
After creating our station, our team on the morning shift try to avoid a cave-in!

Gauntlet Reading Club

Thirsty Sword Lesbians (Session 7)
Steven S. runs for Claire, David Morrison, Lyra, and Puckett
A very special 5014 episode! While folks back on the Kestrel are working to repair the ship, 5014 learns more about Arachne's plans and becomes smitten with a new acquaintance.

Gauntlet Quarterly

Tales from the Low Cantrefs (Session 11)
Jesse A. runs for Alexi S., Brandon Brylawski, Maria M., and Matt Phillips
Our young heroes are reunited in the Duke's underwater tower, but things get hairy, and hard choices must be made.

Gauntlet Calendar

#iHunt '87 (Session 1 of 4)
Shane runs for Donogh, Puckett, Sabine V., and Will H
Jaime, John, Becca, and Christian Starr are all trying to get by as monster hunters in the Reagan economy. In our first session we make characters and then open our story in a cabin in the woods, where the hunters have been sent to find a grimoire bound in human skin. But something in the cabin doesn't want to let the book go...

Against the Dark Conspiracy: Riddles in the Dark (Session 1 of 4)
Jason Zanes runs for Alun R., David Miessler-Kubanek, Joe F, and Steven S.
Our ragtag group of burned operators follow a lead to the Prague Cathedral to save(?) an Angel. Using blood magic to investigate can't go wrong right? Right???

Ex-Capes (Issue 4)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Bryan, Chris Newton, and Matthew Arcilla
This is a playtest of my reskin of The Between RPG. It's a look at the lives of former heroes who keep getting dragged back into the life they thought they left behind. In our fourth full issue/episode, the Ex-Capes tackle the Threats of Coupe de Grace and Synergy!

Ex-Capes (Issue 5)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Bryan, Chris Newton, and Matthew Arcilla
This is a playtest of my reskin of The Between RPG. It's a look at the lives of former heroes who keep getting dragged back into the life they thought they left behind. In our fifth full issue/episode, the Ex-Capes focus on the Synergy Threat.

Tachyon Squadron (Session 1)
Lowell Francis runs for Brandon Brylawski, Harry Coins, Puckett, and Vince
In this first session we meet Tachyon Squadron (and some of their rivals) as their R&R time is interrupted by an alert sending them out to intercept a Dominion flight probing the edges of Draconis space.

Ex-Capes (Issue 6)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H. and Chris Newton
This is a playtest of my reskin of The Between RPG. It's a look at the lives of former heroes who keep getting dragged back into the life they thought they left behind. In our sixth full issue/episode, a special team-up issue as Mach 1 and Behemoth gather enough Clues to answer Questions about BOTH of the currently active Threats.

Ex-Capes (Issue 7)
Jim Likes Games runs for Bethany H., Bryan, Chris Newton, and Matthew Arcilla
This is a playtest of my reskin of The Between RPG. It's a look at the lives of former heroes who keep getting dragged back into the life they thought they left behind. In our seventh full issue/episode, the Ex-Capes do some Action!-packed Detective work, and unlock a new Threat!

Fight With Spirit: St. Osana's First XI (Session 2)
David Morrison runs for Anders, Brandon Brylawski, and Maria M.
The boys from St. Osana's are let out to visit the Hades Village Fete and enjoy ices on an only partially cloudy British summer day. Lawrence is humiliated in a contest of skill against one of Lewis' old schoolmates. Valentine gets in a scrap with an old friend on the Hades Grammar team and receives a round of talking to. In the lead-up to the semi-final match, Valentine is brought before the Headmaster, and Lawrence and Lewis have a heart-to-heart.

Against the Vampire Conspiracy (Session 1 of 3)
Alun R. runs for Donogh, Jim Likes Games, Mairi, and Will H
'Cam' Duchamp, the former DGSE Hacker called for help when her partner went missing at the end of a previous Op. Answering the call is Jimmy Rook, deniable criminal asset for MI6, Sophia Manzanares, ex-Secret Service Driver, and Yelena Nikitichna Pushkina, who used to kill people for the SVR (and perhaps the Conspiracy). After re-inserting the young woman Cam had rescued during that Op into the Conspiracy the team track her boss (and likely abductor) to an elegant villa on the outskirts of Bucharest. There's a creepy scientist, an armoured limo, and dangerous driving. Then, Yelena notices something odd about the limo driver...

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!