Gauntlet Video Roundup - September 11, 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

Coruscant Comrades (Session 1)
Rich Rogers runs for Cody Eastlick, Mark (they/them), Sawyer Rankin, and Steven Watkins
A prison break leads into a crawl in the subterranean tunnels under the duracrete streets of Galactic City on Coruscant, then our new Comrades stop a Stormtrooper massacre.

Before the Rebellion (Sessions 1 and 2)
Rich Rogers runs for Keith Stetson, Sabine V., and Will H
Three folks in a tiny town called Womp Rat on a backwater world decide to hide a rebel spy despite Imperial threats. When the dust settles, one of them won't be there anymore.

Transmission Burst Monday

Liturgy of the Dragon
Steven S. facilitates for Bodhi, Brandon, and SalamanderJames
Father Wing, the fanatical Trap-master Sir Ralf, young Mira, and the elderly Tea-kobold Kami play host to various visitors to our small shrine to the great dragon-gods of old, and our kobolds find themselves setting up a feudal healthcare system, navigating inquisition suspicions, and offering advice on inter-species romance.

Edge of the Galaxy
Steven S. facilitates for Bodhi, SalamanderJames, and Stentor Danielson
As part of Transmission Burst Mondays, the group plays two hacks of Ross Cowman's Fall of Magic by Mina McJanda. In Edge of the Galaxy, the crew of the Polaris race towards an ancient ring world whose location is right in the title. Featuring Nebula, a "scavenger" of other people's belongings, Quill, a sentient sea urchin with artistic ambitions, Nummanunnimmamumannanimmamananunna, a void fish more interested in spreading word about their indie rock group than the quest, and Coron, a former worker-bug looking for a new place to call home.

Whispers of the Green
Steven S. facilitates for Bodhi, Brandon, and SalamanderJames
As part of Transmission Burst Mondays, the group plays two hacks of Ross Cowman's Fall of Magic by Mina McJanda. In Whispers of the Green, our explorers embark upon a doomed expedition to the lost city of Imlutha. Featuring Erasmus, a bohemian musician from Paris, Jimmy, an everyman dock worker drawn by family lines to the dark city, Rutherford, a former cultist fleeing from his past, and Ward, a mysterious shadow out of time attempting to find its way home.

Gauntlet Quarterly

Checkpoint Midnight: Waltz of Treachery - Season 3 (Session 1 of 4)
Alexi S. runs for Jesse A., Leandro Pondoc, Mark (they/them), and Puckett
We kick off the third and final season of our quarterly game of supernatural spies in Cold War Vienna! Jack makes a passionate stand to the proprietor of Checkpoint Midnight. Emilie uses her powers to petty ends with disastrous results. Joske chases a monstrous conspiracy and falls right into a trap. And Skye washes back up in Vienna, but must somehow allay the furious jealousy of the Danube.

Gauntlet Comics

Masks: Back to School (Session 1 of 4)
David Morrison runs for Pawel S., Rich Rogers, and usnavi
We explore the district of St. Edmonds in the north of New Gauntlet City, and learn about the newest heroes to come up there - all students at Samuel Klaymann Public High School. Sheila O'Brien is new to the school, but her ancient bloodline allows her to transform into the monstrous but heroic Buggane. Pryor Perez struggles to distance himself from his more immediate family, fighting against the influence of his father - the villain Superia - to don the mask of the hero Knockback. While Samuel Dekker struggles to control the elemental power that flows through him, but unleashes it in his guise as Nightbolt. On their first day back at school, Buggane sees a face from the past, Nightbolt smokes behind the school, and Knockback almost strikes out.

Gauntlet Hangouts

Eotenweard: The Great Mire (Session 1 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Bodhi, Lowell Francis, and Paul Rivers
Travelling to a meeting with Hoel the Monster Hunter at Synhamm, 'Black Russel' the Outlaw, his cousin Cunobacha the Pagan Mystic, & Icenius the Frankish Sword of God break their journey at Danum. An unfortunate series of events ensues...then there is a warband, a raid, a box...and a skinchanger...

Cartel: Welcome to Durango (Session 1 of 5)
David Morrison runs for Pawel S., Rich Rogers, Steven S., and Will H
We introduce the game and meet our cast of characters: Abel el Narco, the Sinaloa cartel's representative in Durango, recently taking over the territory from his elderly predecessor Don Marcano; his Esposa Elena, granddaughter of Don Marcano whose loyalty is torn between both families; Juan el Cocinero, who moonlights as a cook for the cartel from his job as a university lab tech to pay for his dream of getting out of Durango; and his cousin Enrique who works as an Halcon for the cartel, handling problems with his gang of friends. Juan runs into problems with his usual supplier, and it looks like the federales may be tightening the noose, so he enlists Enrique's help to get business running again, while Abel and Elena deal with some internal problems.

Labyrinth: The Adventure Game (Session 1)
David Walker runs for Donogh, Maria Mison, Ozzy, and Sabine V.
The Stonewalls - When Lily Valentine rummaged through her grandmother's old stuff she had no idea what awaited her! Join her, Wanko, Squeek, and Scraggle Neatfingers as they try to make it to the heart of the Labyrinth in only 13 hours!

Ultraviolet Grasslands: Season 7 - Prismatic Fires on the Horizon (Session 1 of 3)
Horst Wurst runs for Abe Lincoln Jr., Brandon Brylawski, Puckett, and Steven S.
Iron Pike

AGON: The Celtic Otherworld (Session 1 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Keith Stetson, Sabine V., Sawyer Rankin, and Will H
While embroiled in a mighty battle in the first quarter of the 7th Century CE four heroes are chosen to decide the fate of the Otherworld and of the mortal realms it underpins. We meet Blacwyn Silver-Handed; Iamon Monster-Hunter; Cuxsusia Far-Seer; and Vecinda Man-Tamer. Then there are portents, feuding warbands, ravens...and...regicide.

Cartel: Welcome to Durango (Session 2 of 5)
David Morrison runs for Pawel S., Rich Rogers, Steven S., and Will H
Elena schemes to keep her personal income secure as her non-profit comes under investigation. Abel survives a hit, and looks to take the war back to his enemies. Juan has a potential way out of Durango handed to him, and extends the offer to his cousin. But Enrique has the opportunity to prove his worth to Abel and move his gang up in the world.

Apocalypse Keys: The Note Desolation Plays (Session 2 of 5)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Brandon, Jim Likes Games, Sabine V., and SalamanderJames
In the weird, early morning twilight on the streets of Dublin, a fight over life and death ensues between the monsters of the DIVISION and the strange forces guiding the Coshta Bower. Shard learns to woo a carriage of death, Cameron glimpses a face long-thought lost, Anther offers a new way of passage for the dead and Hope spends a few days in Hell.

Sentinel Comics RPG: Freedom Five (Session 1 of 4)
Mikel Matthews runs for Brandon Brylawski, Bryan, Jake, and Terry (He/Him)
Oblivaeon was not the end of troubles for the Sentinels of the Multiverse. The damage to the time stream opened things up to...something else. Four of the Freedom Five, Tachyon, Wraith, Bunker, and Absolute Zero helping repair Megalopolis when a cry for help was heard! This was an intro to the Sentinel Comics RPG system using characters from the Card and tactics game.

Hearts of Wulin: Measure of the Soul - Season 2 (Session 5)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Darold Ross, Joel N., Maria M., and Sherri
Tenten returns and suffers one emotional blow after another before they finally learn the terrible truth of their nature. Horizon struggles to reach Tenten and barely makes it through. Still Heart Bao spends time with Jade and soothes the shattered soul of Void Crow. Meanwhile, Jin is very, hmm, busy with Sunset Chen as he finally receives all that sweet punishment he was promised. The plot twists and turns in this session, as we hurtle towards our season finale!

Free from the Yoke: Rokugan (Session 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Patrick Knowles, Scot Ryder, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
Emperor Toturi's grand bridge-building projects is mere steps away from completion, but a disastrous Winter Court among the Scorpion sends everything into disarray.

Free from the Yoke: Rokugan (Session 5)
Lowell Francis runs for Patrick Knowles, Scot Ryder, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
The Age turns and years pass. We rejoin our heroes, older and much changed. Toturi announces his desire to elevate and restore the ronin, but matters of the heart and spirit distract our protagonists.

Sleepaway (Sessions 2 and 3 of 3)
Steven S. facilitates for Bodhi, Daniel, and Stentor Danielson
Our counselors confront the beast beneath the lake, a sacrifice is made, and a great evil is faced.

Haven: Buried Sins (Session 0)
Steven S. facilitates for David Morrison, David Schultz, and Ryan Windeknecht
The opening session of our 3-session run of C.M. Ruebsaat's Haven, a game of Belonging Outside Belong about a secret community of witches attempting to survive within a hostile world. In this session 0, we build the world and setting elements together and introduce our characters. The ancient Witch Helena sends beautiful young Garland into the village to recruit young people to join our haven while the mystically-powerful, surly-twenty-something Maria and techno-witch Macintosh get into a car accident fleeing some witch hunters and possibly run into something far more dangerous.

For the Honor! (Session 1 of 3)
Sam Zimmerman runs for Bethany H., Jex Thomas, and Maria Mison
In the magical world of Rathael, our four heroes Nosha, Nocturne, Solara, and Prince 003 explore the wreckage of a crashed ship. As they squabble over the ship's secrets, they also wrestle for each others' loyalty and friendship.

Gauntlet Campaigns

Apocalypse Keys: The Ouroboros (Session 0 + Prologue)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Lowell Francis, Matthew Arcilla, Patrick Knowles, and Sherri
In this session we create our characters and get a bit of a prologue. Thorne our Summoned lurks and broods magnificently in the DIVISION's chapel, Atta the Pure distracts the nice naked Werewolf librarian to wander off into the forbidden archives, Ashurdan the Last places protocol above kindness and feels the guilt of it, while Daya the Fallen must resist the charms of a muse as best as he can.

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Enjoy, and have a great weekend!