Running One Shots
Lowell Francis
The audio from a seminar on running TTRPG one-shots conducted by Lowell Francis (Hearts of Wulin, Age of Ravens). This seminar is part of the Gauntlet Gaming Calendar.
Star Wars Saturday
Rust Hulks (Session 4 of 4)
Rich Rogers runs for Alun R., Francisco Olivera, and Will H
This series finale has it all! Speeder bike chases, TIE fighter in-flight boardings, an alleyway fight va. stormtroopers, betrayals, and daring escapes!
Swoop Gangs (Session 5 of 5)
Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Bryan, Paul Rivers, Steven Watkins, and Will H
The conflict between the Zid Hounds and the Hidden Beks come to a conclusion that will change the face of Taris. The series conclusion ends with an unexpected union.
Gauntlet Calendar
Red Markets: The Crewsade (Sessions 0-2)
Will H runs for Horst Wurst, Jim Likes Games, Lowell Francis, and Paul Rivers
The first three sessions of our game of Red Markets, set in the enclave of Camp Lazarus, just outside of New Gauntlet City and on the wrong side of the Quarantine border. Session 0 builds our enclave and session 1 sees our Takers rescue their client from a neighbouring settlement following an outbreak. But some bad news for another survivor turns into a potentially lucrative sideline...they don't call 'em Takers for nothing. Starring Arbite the negotiator, Backslash the katana-wielding crusader, the dogmatic Black Math warrior, and Shanti the (sorta ruthless) Scavenger.
Trail of Cthulhu: Bright Lights, Dark City (Session 4 of 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Agatha, Jesse A., John Glass, and Mike Ferdinando
In our final session of Trail of Cthulhu our investigators confront the person who employed them in the first place. From there they face off against the sinister figure behind the scene, leading to a confrontation that splits the group, perhaps for all time.
Checkpoint Midnight: The Clockmaker's Noose (Session 3 of 4)
Jesse A. runs for Jex Thomas, John Glass, Puckett, and Robbie Boerth
Our pact is divided, as they each pursue their own ends. When will they meet again?
Checkpoint Midnight: The Clockmaker's Noose (Session 4 of 4)
Jesse A. runs for Jex Thomas, John Glass, Puckett, and Robbie Boerth
The pact's conflict with Fraulein Dr. Fuchs, and each other, comes to a head. Tears fall. [Content warnings: the Holocaust, Nazi experimentation, body horror]
The Yellow King RPG (Session 7 of 12)
Shane runs for Brandon Brylawski, Nicholas Timperio, and Puckett
Aftermath - We make characters for the game's third setting: a post-revolutionary America where the investigators have helped overthrow the Castaigne regime and now fight revanchist terror.
Voidheart Symphony: Kill or Cure
David Morrison runs for Brandon Brylawski, Chris Sellers, Rich Rogers, and Robert Angus
Marissa the Daring Paramedic is contacted by her friend Sergei the Clinic Cynic about a concerning increase in cancer diagnoses in the clinic they work. With the aid of Tristan the Innocuous Spymaster she infiltrates the clinic to unearth the secrets of its owner, Dr. Louis Gardner. In the meantime, Matt the Fallen Contender and Felix the Rational Occultist dive into the psychic labyrinth of the Castle to penetrate the depths of Dr. Gardner's psyche. When they are discovered by the Dr. Gardner's gatekeeping enforcer, all four rebels are drawn into a fierce struggle...
Monsterhearts 2: Camp Monsterhearts (Session 4 of 4)
David Schultz runs for Adam Oh, Greg Fulford, and Nathan Harrison
Our story ends with a (very loud) bang as Trin and August undertake a deadly rescue mission in the Otherworld while Dewi uncovers the true nature of the threat about to befall the camp.
Red Markets: The Crewsade (Session 3)
Will H runs for Horst Wurst, Jim Likes Games, Lowell Francis, and Paul Rivers
The Crewsade finishes their job for Dr Hamilton, catching and releasing several casualties back into the approaching stampede. And they even manage to save some people from the coming storm! Back at the camp, though, tensions remain a little high. But they get a lead on selling Blanche's body, and line their next job up: a film scouting trip to nearby Hedgwick Academy, where the private school body met a zombie horde during The Crash.
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