Gauntlet Video Roundup - September 25, 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 3)
Rich Rogers runs for Cody Eastlick, Mark (they/them), Sawyer Rankin, and Steven Watkins
The Revolutionaries of the Voiceless gain New Republic support that catapults their movement to free Coruscant farther and father, but the Imperial strike back steals their voice. Will the Comrades wreak bloody vengeance?

Gauntlet Quarterly

Checkpoint Midnight: Waltz of Treachery - Season 3 (Session 3 of 4)
Alexi S. runs for Jesse A., Leandro Pondoc, Mark (they/them), and Puckett
The end is in sight for our operatives. Jack, Emilie, and Joske bring fire and death down upon Lady Aurelia's mansion. Skye confronts the forces of Dr. Thorne and attempts to work a miracle. Together the operatives grapple with whether what they do is worth it, and Jack learns the secret at the heart of his own resurrection...

Gauntlet Comics

Masks: Back to School (Session 3 of 4)
David Morrison runs for Rich Rogers, Steven S., and usnavi
On the surface, Carson Rime seems to be a picture-perfect student, but one of his extracurricular activities is serving as the hero Cold Snap, the Red Exorcist's Protege. He and Sheila trade words, and skip out on detention together. While Pryor is forced to make some tough decisions about his commitments.

Gauntlet Hangouts

Labyrinth the Adventure Game (Part 3, The Lands of Yore)
David Walker runs for Donogh, Ozzy, and Sabine V.
This is part 3 of a 4 part actual play of Labyrinth the Adventure game, the RPG from Riverhorse games. The heroes enter the lands of Yore with a bump! Scraggle's sticky fingers catch up with them, Squeek takes on a goblin fortress on his own, and Lily finds why falling into the bog of eternal stench is a bad idea.

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

Sentinel Comics: Starter Kit (Sessions 2 and 3 of 4)
Mikel Matthews runs for Brandon Brylawski, Bryan, Jake, and Terry (He/Him)
Tacyhon, Bunker, Wraith, and Absolute Zero in the aftermath of the Obliveaon Event are dealing with multiversal intrusion into their reality.

Agon: The Celtic Otherworld (Session 2 of 3)
Alun R. runs for Alexi S., Sabine V., Sawyer Rankin, and Will H
One Hero is welcomed back into the body of the warband as Aethelflaed Lion-Hearted is chosen to take their place and lead the next stage of the quest to decide the fate of the Otherworld. Blacwyn Silver-Handed's Courage leaves him scarred by the Cauldron of Storms; Iamon Monster-Hunter shows his Acumen and slays a Wyrm before finally owning his title as Prince of Elmet; and Vecinda Man-Tamer is the embodiment of Passion as she tries to convince a brigand that there is a better way. Then there are more Wyrms, a Wyrm-rider and...a strife that proves impossible to resolve.

Plutonian Shore: Crew of Scoundrels (Session 2 of 2)
Alexi S. runs for Chris Newton, Jex Thomas, Joel N., and Leah Libresco Sargeant
We conclude our two-parter of scoundrels in space with the Voidweaver crew navigating a treacherous salvage mission and perhaps proving even more treacherous themselves. Bela Tarkar walks blindfolded through a ghost freighter crawling with the undead, trusting the guidance of the Void. Ulysses Fielding Middleton confronts the ghosts of past trauma by unleashing the heavy artillery. Orana Vikorr allows some scavengers to falsely believe she is the captain. And KCH-22 must embrace his destiny as the Last Hope of the Solar System as Starbreaker cultists descend on a dangerous artifact the crew has claimed.

Surreal Estate
Donogh runs for Kyle H. and Steven S.
The rising star TV psychic Chrysanthemum Nocturne and her producer Brad Zhang are seeking a house to host their new season. Realtor Noah Miller has several properties in mind but they all hold surprises that will make the Buyers' lives very interesting...

Swords of the Serpentine (Session 1 of 3)
Mike Ferdinando runs for Chris Newton, Dan Brown, Jason Zanes, Jo Lene, and Lowell Francis
Our saga opens at sea, with our heroes' ship attacked by the pirate ship Squandered Hope, led by the fearsome captain Precia Cointongue! But not all is as it appears...

Swords of the Serpentine (Session 2 of 3)
Mike Ferdinando runs for Chris Newton, Jason Zanes, Jo Lene, and Lowell Francis
Our saga continues with deals made with captives, corpses bought and sold, and a stakeout in The Tangle. Welcome to Eversink!

Karanduun: Make God Bleed (Session 3)
Lowell Francis runs for Jane, Maria Mison, Puckett, and Will
With the panginoon defeated, the Heroes look to what happens in the wake of their actions. As they consider their place, new threats--including soul collectors pursuing Lillia--emerge.

Apocalypse Keys: The Note Desolation Plays (Session 3 of 4)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Brandon Brylawski, Jim Likes Games, and Sabine V.
After taking stock of the matter at hand, our band of DIVISION monsters move to confront the Distended Conductor at the heart of Dublin's hauntings. But in doing so, they risk tearing into the darkness teeming within their hearts. Hope grapples with the possibility of her involvement in this apocalypse, Anther takes control with firmness and some lack of tact and Shard's shattered past rears its ugly head.

For the Honor! (Session 3 of 3)
Sam Zimmerman runs for Bethany H., Jex Thomas, Maria Mison, and Steven S.
In the magical world of Rathael, our characters Nosha, Nocturne, Solara, Prince 003 and Insecta infiltrate a magical, underground castle in the hopes of finding each other and stopping a dark ritual.

Eotenweard: The Great Mire (Session 4 of 4)
Alun R. runs for Bodhi, Lowell Francis, Paul Rivers, and Pawel S.
'Black Russel' the Outlaw dives into the fen waters in search of whatever the soldiers of the Emperor sacrificed there. Unfortunately, the Great Mothers take offence and send their warriors to retrieve their treasure. Hoel the Monster Hunter springs his trap while Cunobacha the Pagan Mystic unleashes his wrath and Icenius the Sword of God tests the value of St George's horseshoe. There is a return to the fenlander village, mayhem, and Lord Gotefrid...then a deadly arrow, mercy to a ship's crew, and the power of a cross revealed.

Swords of the Serpentine (Session 3)
Mike Ferdinando runs for Chris Newton, Dan Brown, Jason Zanes, and Lowell Francis
White Ruin, Bryzantimus, Raz, and Elder Caburi face down the necromancer responsible for the series of murders, make short work of his henchman, tangle with a horror of necromancy, and bring the house down in the climax!

Gauntlet Campaigns

Brinkwood: Refuge (Session 3)
Jamila R. Nedjadi runs for Josh, Maria Mison, and Sherri
In this session Toland the Historian joins us! This opens up the Library in the refuge too! Ashtarae turns to Toland for help in deciphering the markings in the cave that are connected to their tragic past. Suddenly a fae ghost appears and demands Ashitaka and Rayith to face their own past! Afterwards we wind down a bit and check out the library, and hang out with gossiping books and interesting NPCs. We end on a Ritual of Wisdom, and build up the library!

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Enjoy, and have a great weekend!