The Gauntlet Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Gauntlet Gaming Community
This is a podcast about tabletop roleplaying games. We cover the indie scene, story games, and the OSR.
Lowell brings on all the Gauntlet hosts to discuss their favorite games of 2022, plus submissions from across the Gauntlet community! Show Notes: 00:08:45 - Shane's Favorite Games of the Year 00:19:45 - Community Member Selections 00:32:38 - Rae's Favorite Games of the Year 00:44:09 - Community Member Selections 00:56:54 - David's Favorite Games of the Year 01:06:22 - Community Member Selections 01:19:50 - Sherri's Favorite Games of the Year 01:31:36 - Community Member Selections 01:44:08 - Lowell's Favorite Games of the Year 01:52:10 - Community Member Selections Favorites Alice is Missing https://www.huntersentertainment.com/alice-is-missing Apocalypse Keys https://evilhat.com/product/apocalypse-keys/ Be Like a Crow https://www.criticalkit.co.uk/collections/be-like-a-crow The Between https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/the-between.html Bloodclotte https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404989/Bloodclotte Brindlewood Bay https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/brindlewood-bay.html Delta Green https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/236576/Delta-Green-The-RolePlaying-Game Eotenweard Still in development Fallout (2d20) https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/pages/falloutrpg Fellowship https://liberigothica.itch.io/fellowship-a-tabletop-adventure-game For the Queen https://evilhat.com/product/for-the-queen/ Free from the Yoke https://ufopress.co.uk/free-from-the-yoke/ the girlfriend of my girlfriend is my friend https://stargazersasha.itch.io/girlfriend Godbound https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/185960/Godbound-A-Game-of-Divine-Heroes-Deluxe-Edition Heaven is Here (If You Want It) https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/heaven-is-here Hillfolk https://pelgranepress.com/hillfolk/ Long Time Listener, Last Time Caller https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/236713/Long-Time-Listener-Last-Time-Caller Ma Nishtana: Why Is This Night Different? https://manishtana.itch.io/ma-nishtana-rpg Molotov College https://aryl-ether.itch.io/molotov-college Night Witches https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/night-witches Roomates Wanted (a Trophy Dark incursion) https://darkliquid.itch.io/roommates-wanted https://trophyrpg.com/ Stonetop https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1735046512/stonetop The Twilight Throne and the Houses of Ruin https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/the-twilight-throne Urban Shadows 2nd Edition https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/urban-shadows-second-edition Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition https://renegadegamestudios.com/vampire-the-masquerade-5th-ed-core-rulebook/ The Veil: Iterations (based on The Veil) https://samjokopublishing.com/products/the-veil-cyberpunk-ttrpg The Gauntlet Links: The Gauntlet website https://gauntlet-rpg.com/ @GauntletRPG on Twitter https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG The Gauntlet Forums https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ The Gauntlet on Patreon https://patreon.com/gauntlet The Gauntlet Welcome Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL26DVDSsqVz7mJzSTvQyuntSumuKN_57g
Lowell and Shane bring on Mads - performer and game facilitator Show Notes: 00:01:56 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Songs for the Dusk 00:14:06 - Mads' Games Played and Spotlight - Roommates Wanted 00:26:43 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Stonetop Second Segment 00:40:25 - Mads talks about using two different games to tell one bigger story Giving Me Life 00:54:31 - Shane discusses the novel Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh 00:55:51 - Mads finds joy and confidence in current gaming opportunities, future gaming opportunities, and a new job 00:58:50 - Lowell revels in well-timed changes and rebuilding the Age of Ravens blog Games and resources discussed in this episode: Songs for the Dusk https://yrgirlkv.itch.io/songsforthedusk Roommates Wanted (a Trophy Dark incursion) https://darkliquid.itch.io/roommates-wanted Stonetop https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1735046512/stonetop Heroes of the Hearth (available in the Seven Wonders anthology) https://pelgranepress.com/product/seven-wonders/ Venture (available in the Venture & Dungeon set) https://metagame.itch.io/vendun For the Queen https://evilhat.com/product/for-the-queen/ Hillfolk https://pelgranepress.com/hillfolk/ i'm sorry did you say street magic https://seaexcursion.itch.io/street-magic Thirsty Sword Lesbians https://evilhat.com/product/thirsty-sword-lesbians/ Monsterhearts https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts World of Dungeons https://johnharper.itch.io/world-of-dungeons The Between https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/the-between.html Brindlewood Bay https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/brindlewood-bay.html Microscope https://lamemage.com/microscope/ Kingdom https://lamemage.com/kingdom/ Agon http://www.agon-rpg.com/ World Wide Wrestling https://ndpdesign.com/wwwrpg Monster of the Week https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/ Paranormal Inc. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/363563/Paranormal-Inc Lapvona https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690279/lapvona-by-ottessa-moshfegh/ Age of Ravens Games https://www.ageofravensgames.com/ The Gauntlet Links: The Gauntlet website https://gauntlet-rpg.com/ @GauntletRPG on Twitter https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG The Gauntlet Forums https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ The Gauntlet on Patreon https://patreon.com/gauntlet
The Darkened Threshold is a new podcast from The Gauntlet, coming in 2023! This is a sneak preview of the first episode; the show will launch with its own feed in late December. In the meantime, join us on The Gauntlet Discord server to discuss all things Brindlewood Bay & The Between.
Lowell and Sherri bring on José - Gauntlet player and facilitator
Show Notes:
00:01:31 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Dune 2d20
00:13:50 - José's Games Played and Spotlight - The Between
00:24:08 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Fading Suns: Pax Alexius
Second Segment
00:39:28 - José examines what's fun for him about storytelling in games
Giving Me Life
00:54:40 - Sherri enjoys the video game expansion Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
00:56:02 - José finds connections in nail-painting, binge-watches the show Schitt's Creek, and rereads the comic series The Sandman
00:57:29 - Lowell celebrates some of his favorite Shudder selections, particularly the documentary Queer for Fear.
Games discussed in this episode:
Dune: Adventures in the Imperium
https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/pages/discover-dune-roleplaying-game
The Between
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/the-between.html
Fading Suns
https://ulisses-us.com/games/fadingsuns/
The Gauntlet Links:
The Gauntlet website
https://gauntlet-rpg.com/
@GauntletRPG on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG
The Gauntlet Forums
https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
The Gauntlet on Patreon
https://patreon.com/gauntlet
This is the audio from a talk by Lowell Francis about Legacy: Life Among the Ruins, a PbtA game of post-apocalyptic families and factions. Lowell (@edige23 on Twitter) walks through the facets of the game giving advice and insight, with feedback and questions from the seminar participants.
Resources
Talk Outline https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vK1SRtRdzGplWaYzNnV4Tjp338TPhirc9mfehJ35yjU/edit?usp=sharing
Example Character Keeper https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17n0XnLgmiuURhjJzTQhVoJ7KY2kLSuqz9s6c5Guv7ZM/edit?usp=sharing
Sample Map https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1zvNuu7WdtHXi9trLPZa1cROSMhV_kOPG9mEwWbqCofY/edit?usp=sharing
World Building: Collaborative Maps https://www.ageofravensgames.com/blog/world-building-collaborative-maps
Legacy: System Guide for New Players https://www.ageofravensgames.com/blog/legacy-system-guide-for-new-players
UFO Press
This is the audio of a seminar by ENnie winner Lowell Francis, ageofravensgames.com, talking about planning and running TTRPG mysteries. It's about 60 of talk followed by a Q&A. Lowell talks about his approach and best practices for running mysteries in rpgs. Topics include:
- Kinds of mysteries (set, set variable, improv)
- Plotting mysteries
- The power of the timeline
- Info handling
- Keeping players involved
- Table management and more.
You can find an outline of the talk here.
Lowell and Shane bring on Rae - celebrated game designer and Gauntleteer
Show Notes:
00:01:24 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Himbos of Myth and Mettle
00:14:55 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - The Curse of the House of Rookwood
Second Segment
00:30:55 - Rae combines his first and second segment with a discussion about the design decisions and history of Apocalypse Keys
Giving Me Life
00:53:43 - Shane appreciates her start with weightlifting training
00:54:53 - Lowell talks about his productivity with Gauntlet projects
00:55:36 - Rae is in the process of relocating and enjoys a lot of aspects of his new house
Games and resources discussed in this episode:
Himbos of Myth and Mettle
https://maxwellander.itch.io/himbos
The RTFM Podcast
http://rtfmcast.com/
The Curse of the House of Rookwood
https://nerdypupgames.itch.io/rookwoodrpg
Apocalypse Keys (Kickstarter campaign launching Tuesday, September 13th)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/evilhat/apocalypse-keys
Libreté: A Game of Lost Children (English translation)
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/331600/Librete-A-Game-of-Lost-Children
Gauntlet Community Open Gaming:
The next Gauntlet Community Open Gaming weekend runs from Thursday, September 22nd through Sunday, September 25th. Registration is currently open to sign up to play games with the Gauntlet community at this free event open to all!
Gauntlet Community Open Gaming Events
https://bit.ly/GCOGEvents
Gauntlet Community Open Gaming Information https://bit.ly/Gauntlet-Community
The Gauntlet Links:
The Gauntlet website
https://gauntlet-rpg.com/
@GauntletRPG on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG
The Gauntlet Forums
https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
The Gauntlet on Patreon
https://patreon.com/gauntlet
Shane and Lowell bring on Tyler - frequent Gauntlet GM and contributor to many Gauntlet initiatives including coordinating Gauntlet Facilitator Camp. We talk games and re-visit WWW from a GM's perspective.
Show Notes:
00:01:14 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Dungeons & Dragons featuring the Eberron setting
00:15:24 - Tyler's Games Played and Spotlight - World Wide Wrestling
00:27:57 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Hearts of Wulin
Second Segment [content warning: death; loss; COVID pandemic]
00:40:25 - Tyler talks about dealing with the loss of a long-time gaming friend and especially what it means for the gaming group and table
00:50:22 - End content warning
Giving Me Life
00:50:30 - Lowell highlights his experiences with the video game Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
00:51:38 - Tyler celebrates the breadth of movie and television entertainment available
00:53:16 - Shane recounts a pleasant local cinema viewing of Summer with Monika
Games discussed in this episode:
Dungeons and Dragons
https://dnd.wizards.com/
Eberron campaign setting
https://dnd.wizards.com/products/eberron
World Wide Wrestling
https://ndpdesign.com/wwwrpg
Hearts of Wulin https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html
The Gauntlet Links:
The Gauntlet website
https://gauntlet-rpg.com/
@GauntletRPG on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG
The Gauntlet Forums
https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
The Gauntlet on Patreon
https://patreon.com/gauntlet
This is the audio from a seminar on The Gauntlet Gaming Calendar by Lowell Francis talking about. TTRPG hacks: kinds, how to approach them, best practices, advice for creating new games and so on. The first part is a structured talk, followed by answering questions from seminar participants. Lowell focuses on how he approaches developing hacks, why you should make your hacks & reskins fast, and advice for the writing process.
You can see the talk notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PeUPtKcO6HC9anP2ply3IvAR8WvpyDqCRfDc1O-4Tzs/edit?usp=sharing
Follow Lowell on Twitter @edige23
Lowell and Sherri bring on Steph (Chaotic) - prolific off-Gauntlet GM and contributor to the Gauntlet Blog
Show Notes:
00:01:12 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Voidheart Symphony
00:13:10 - Steph's Games Played and Spotlight - Nobilis
00:22:27 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Haunted West
Second Segment
00:34:46 - Steph discusses identity and the erasure of identity in the playing of games
Giving Me Life
00:50:50 - Sherri enjoys spending precious break time with the video game Cozy Grove
00:52:25 - Steph talks about their enjoyment of the Earthdawn Survival Guide podcast
00:54:15 - Lowell highlights a couple great songs from musician Sarah Barrios
Games and podcasts discussed in this episode:
Voidheart Symphony by Minerva McJanda
https://ufopress.co.uk/voidheart-symphony/
Nobilis: the Game of Sovereign Powers (2002 Edition re-release) by Jenna Moran
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/141424/Nobilis-the-Game-of-Sovereign-Powers-2002-Edition
Haunted West by Chris Spivey
http://www.darkerhuestudios.com/shop/5jzf1ll837tdgeyhcb1csp03d6qpsu
Dungeon Bitches by Emily Allen
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/375698/Dungeon-Bitches
Thirsty Sword Lesbians by April Kit Walsh
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians
Monsterhearts by Avery Alder
https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts
the girlfriend of my girlfriend is my friend by Sasha Winter
https://stargazersasha.itch.io/girlfriend
The Earthdawn Survival Guide podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/earthdawn-survival-guide/id1483390217
The Gauntlet Links:
The Gauntlet website
https://gauntlet-rpg.com/
@GauntletRPG on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG
David and Shane bring on Donogh - regular and prolific GM on the Gauntlet
Show Notes:
00:01:48 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - World Wide Wrestling
00:12:38 - Donogh's Games Played and Spotlight - Preparing for Paris
00:23:38 - David's Games Played and Spotlight - Wanderhome
Second Segment
00:39:14 - Donogh invites a discussion about how to choose which games to run and maintaining the confidence to keep running
Giving Me Life
00:54:50 - Shane continues her appreciation of Jane Austen adaptations with a recommendation of the new movie Fire Island
00:55:47 - Donogh talks about his household enjoying the series Ted Lasso
00:56:44 - David celebrates his recent opportunity to take a vacation
Games discussed in this episode:
World Wide Wrestling by Nathan D. Paoletta
https://ndpdesign.com/wwwrpg
Preparing for Paris by Logan Timmins
https://breathingstories.itch.io/preparing-for-paris
Wanderhome by Jay Dragon
https://possumcreekgames.com/pages/wanderhome
Playest signup for Tales from the Low Cantrefs by Luke Jordan
https://mailchi.mp/e09dbe1934fd/lowcantrefs
The Gauntlet Links:
The Gauntlet website
https://gauntlet-rpg.com/
@GauntletRPG on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG
The Gauntlet Forums
https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
The Gauntlet on Patreon
https://patreon.com/gauntlet
David and Shane bring on Steven - frequent GM and player on the Gauntlet
Show Notes:
00:01:52 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Macchiato Monsters/You Got a Job on the Garbage Barge
00:12:19 - Steven's Games Played and Spotlight - Monsterhearts
00:23:08 - David's Games Played and Spotlight - Red Carnations on a Black Grave
Second Segment
00:35:47 - Steven talks about the workings of the Gauntlet Reading Club
Giving Me Life
00:52:47 - Shane is enjoying the TV show Our Flag Means Death
00:53:21 - Steven has a good time with the video game Tunic
00:54:13 - David appreciates getting back into running
Games discussed in this episode:
Macchiato Monsters
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/264169/Macchiato-Monsters
You Got a Job on the Garbage Barge
https://amandalee.itch.io/you-got-a-job-on-the-garbage-barge
Monsterhearts
https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts
Red Carnations on a Black Grave
https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Red-Carnations-on-a-Black-Grave-Print-PDF.html
Montsegur 1244
http://thoughtfulgames.com/montsegur1244/
Stonewall 1969
https://asteriscoedizioni.com/stonewall-1969-english/
The Gauntlet Links:
The Gauntlet website
https://gauntlet-rpg.com/
@GauntletRPG on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG
The Gauntlet Forums
https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
The Gauntlet on Patreon
https://patreon.com/gauntlet
@temporalhiccup and @auzumel bring on Kieron Gillen @kierongillen - comics writer and game designer
Show Notes:
00:01:24 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - The Sprawl
00:11:08 - Kerion's Games Played and Spotlight - Girl Underground
00:22:22 - Rae's Games Played and Spotlight - Balikbayan
Second Segment
00:30:56 - Kieron discusses the inspiration, design, and philosophical underpinnings of DIE; The Roleplaying Game, on Kickstarter now
Giving Me Life
00:48:15 - Sherri enjoys online reactions to news about the upcoming game The Twilight Throne
00:50:17 - Kieron delights in the return of the show Derry Girls
00:52:21 - Rae joyfully recalls Big Bad Online
Games and resources discussed in this episode:
The Sprawl
http://www.ardens.org/games/the-sprawl/
On DriveThruRPG (NOON edition): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/184711/The-Sprawl----NOON
On DriveThruRPG (MIDNIGHT edition): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/171286/The-Sprawl----MIDNIGHT
Girl Underground
https://girlunderground.org/
Balikbayan
https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/balikbayan
The Greatest Gamer
https://kierongillen.itch.io/the-greatest-gamer
DIE (the comic book)
https://diecomic.com/
DIE: The Roleplaying Game on Kickstarter through Friday, June 10
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/die-the-roleplaying-game
The Twilight Throne
https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/the-twilight-throne
Big Bad Con
https://www.bigbadcon.com/
Big Bad Online 2022 YouTube videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY22glPJVwSLoU8rMdYmT6Z-edBV9WIau
The Gauntlet Links:
The Gauntlet website
https://gauntlet-rpg.com/
@GauntletRPG on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG
The Gauntlet Forums
https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
The Gauntlet on Patreon
https://patreon.com/gauntlet
Lowell and Sherri bring on Mike Ferdinando - long-time Gauntleteer and experienced GM
Show Notes:
00:01:08 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Burning Hearts Forever
00:11:23 - Mike's Games Played and Spotlight - Spirit of '77
00:22:50 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - The Fall of Delta Green
Second Segment
00:36:48 - Mike discusses bringing story game techniques to OSR play
Giving Me Life
00:48:36 - Sherri shares celebratory sentiments of the spring season
00:49:25 - Mike merrily marvels at season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery
00:50:18 - Lowell luxuriates in lacquer with a return to painting minis
Games and resources discussed in this episode:
Burning Hearts Forever
On Itch.io: https://worstgirleva.itch.io/burning-hearts-forever
On DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/377504/Burning-Hearts-Forever
Spirit of '77
http://www.monkeyfunstudios.com/products/spiritof77/
The Fall of Delta Green
https://pelgranepress.com/product/the-fall-of-delta-green/
Lowell's Gauntlet Blog posts about Fall of Delta Green
"Delta Green: Divergence Casefiles (Part 1)"
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/delta-green-divergence-casefiles-part-1
"Delta Green: Divergence Casefiles (Part 2)"
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/delta-green-divergence-casefiles-part-2
"Delta Green: Divergence (Campaign Concept & Scenario)"
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/delta-green-divergence-campaign-concept-scenario
"Delta Green: Divergence (Casefile Critical Carbine)"
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/delta-green-divergence-casefile-critical-carbine
"Delta Green: Divergence (Casefiles 3 & 4)"
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/delta-green-divergence-casefiles-3-4
Delta Green: Divergence Sample Character Keeper
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vg6vi3_5q8VeqRSHswhwbifzrRe0dDvjZ5xZQui8bXk/edit?usp=sharing
Delta Green: Divergence YouTube playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUKV1MEOXoTWDGqoZxv7tK5X69lYwdert
Old School Essentials
https://necroticgnome.com/
Gauntlet Links:
The Gauntlet website
https://gauntlet-rpg.com/
@GauntletRPG on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG
The Gauntlet Forums
https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
The Gauntlet on Patreon
https://patreon.com/gauntlet
Jonah Knight sits down with Jason Cordova to talk about Brindlewood Bay, coming to Kickstarter April 26th!
Check out the Kickstarter campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/brindlewood-bay-cozy-murder-mystery-rpg
Rae and David bring on Andrea Rick - TTRPG designer (CuriousCat Games), graphic designer, editor, translator, and occasional educator
Show Notes
00:01:41 - David's Games Played and Spotlight - Masks: A New Generation
00:14:53 - Andrea's Games Played and Spotlight - The Girlfriend of My Girlfriend Is My Friend
00:30:36 - Rae's Games Played and Spotlight - The Twilight Throne and the Houses of Ruin
Second Segment
00:39:43 - Andrea discusses different ways of teaching people how to play story-focused games.
Giving Me Life
01:00:25 - David delights in a fancy birthday dinner experience
01:03:09 - Andrea appreciates Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery
01:05:10 - Rae revels in a return to Destiny 2
Games and resources discussed in this episode:
Masks: A New Generation
https://magpiegames.com/pages/masks
The Girlfriend of My Girlfriend Is My Friend
https://stargazersasha.itch.io/girlfriend
The Twilight Throne and the Houses of Ruin
https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/the-twilight-throne
CuriousCat Games
https://catcurious.itch.io/
Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast
https://possumcreekgames.com/pages/yazebas-bed-breakfast
TRANS FUCKING RAGE JAM
https://itch.io/jam/transrage
"The Puzzle-Maker's Paradox"
https://possumcreek.medium.com/the-puzzle-makers-paradox-f6371028b5b
"I'm common as muck and spent £150 in a Michelin star restaurant to see if it was worth it"
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/im-common-muck-spent-150-23194880
Consider showing your support to these causes:
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT)
https://www.transtexas.org/
Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières)
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Gauntlet Links
The Gauntlet Main Website
https://gauntlet-rpg.com/
The Gauntlet on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG
The Gauntlet Forums
https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
The Gauntlet on Patreon
https://patreon.com/gauntlet
Lowell and Shane bring on Ben Bisogno - game designer and Gauntlet facilitator and player
Show Notes:00:02:01 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Bluebeard's Bride
00:11:02 - Ben's Games Played and Spotlight - Pictures in an Exhibition
00:24:00 - Games Played and Spotlight - Monster Care Squad
Second Segment
00:38:20 - Ben's thoughts on family-inspired game design
Giving Me Life
00:47:31 - Shane is enjoying the natural world
00:48:32 - Ben appreciates Floppy the chicken
00:50:02 - Lowell is having a great time playing Xenoblade Chronicles X
Games discussed in this episode:
Bluebeard's Bride
https://magpiegames.com/pages/bluebeards-bride
Pictures in an Exhibition
https://recreationalcannibalism.itch.io/pictures-in-an-exhibition
Still Life [PDF]
http://www.goldencobra.org/pdf/Still%20Life.pdf
Monster Care Squad
https://sandypuggames.itch.io/monster-care-squad
Ma Nishtana on Itch.io
https://manishtana.itch.io/ma-nishtana-rpg
Check out and subscribe to the Ma Nishtana newsletter at https://eepurl.com/hvAfNn
Consider showing your support to these causes:
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) at https://www.transtexas.org/
Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) at https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Shane and Rae bring on Puckett - Gauntlet GM and player
Show Notes:00:01:21 - Shanes Games Played and Spotlight - Quietus
00:10:02 - Puckett's Games Played and Spotlight - Our Family at Home Abroad 00:19:28 - Rae's Games Played and Spotlight - Heart: the City Beneath
Second Segment
00:32:54 - Puckett's many Pasión de las Pasiones hacks!
Giving Me Life
00:50:02 - Shane is binging Jane Austen movies
00:51:04 - Puckett is enjoying tarot cards and getting game ideas
00:51:56 - Rae is loving some comfort flicks
Zinemonth info can be found here: https://www.zinemonth.com/
We talk with designers Rae Nedjadi and David Miessler-Kubanek about their experiences with playtesting tabletop rpgs.
Dexposure & Metatopia https://www.dexposure.com/home.html
Sword Queen Games: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/ Sword Queen
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swordqueengames
David MK: @AquaVertigo
Sherri, Lowell, and Shane talk about games
Show Notes:00:00:57- Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Night's Black Agents Solo Ops
00:11:00 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Trouble for Hire 00:23:01 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Tachyon Squadron
Second Segment
00:36:28 - 2022 Goals and Resolutions from the hosts
Giving Me Life
00:51:31 - Shane enjoyed The Sopranos
00:52:24 - Sherri is digging all... ALL of Poirot
00:53:42 - Lowell is loving The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation
Lowell brings on all the Gauntlet hosts to discuss their favorite games of 2021, with submissions from the Gauntlet community as well!
Show Notes:
00:03:12 - David's Favorite Games of the Year
00:10:33 - Community Member Selections
00:23:37 - Shane's Favorite Games of the Year
00:31:50 - Community Member Selections
00:45:15 - Rae's Favorite Games of the Year
00:54:07 - Community Member Selections
01:08:10 - Sherri's Favorite Games of the Year
01:15:25 - Community Member Selections
01:23:29 - Lowell's Favorite Games of the Year
Find out more about the Gauntlet here: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/
If you'd like to support us, here is our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gauntlet
This GCOG Panel features Jamila, Shane, and Lowell will be talking about GM reactions-- costs, consequences, hard moves, soft moves, turning things back on the player and more. It's a 60 minute talk followed by a 30 minute Q&A.
Sherri and David bring on Alexi Sargeant - Gauntleteer and designer for Cloven Pines Games
Show Notes:00:00:45- David's Games Played and Spotlight - Bed, Breakfast, and Beyond
00:17:03 - Alexi's Games Played and Spotlight - Tales from the Low Cantrefs 00:24:54 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Vergence
Second Segment
00:37:23 - Alexi discusses his Magical Multiverse Tour series that he's been running on the Gauntlet
Giving Me Life
00:47:00 - David is living for layout
00:47:50 - Alexi is enjoying birthday gaming
00:48:14 - Sherri is digging the new DLC for Animal Crossing New Horizons
Alexi's Itch store can be found here: https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/
Find out more about the Gauntlet community here: https://bit.ly/Gauntlet-Community
For the past four years, Rich and other Gauntlet community members have run dozens of RPGs set in the Star Wars universe together. Rich hosted a panel this October with Will and Anders to talk about how they make it happen and why it's so darn fun.
This episode is the audio from a panel for our Gauntlet Community Open Gaming weekend, our free online ttrpg con.
Sherri, Lowell, and Jammi bring on the creator of The Between, Jason Cordova, to discuss the winners of The Between Writing Contest
Show Notes:00:06:50 - Sherri's Judge's Spotlight Pick
00:09:13 - Lowell's Judge's Spotlight Pick 00:12:05 - Jammi's Judge's Spotlight Pick
00:16:03 - Creator Spotlight Picks
00:21:24 - Fifth Place
00:24:58 - Fourth Place
00:29:50 - Third Place
00:35:21 - Second Place
00:40:37 - First Place
Find The Between here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/360858/The-Between
We talk with Zedeck Siew about his upcoming Kickstarter project—Reach of the Roach God; A Thousand Thousand Islands; gaming experiences, colonialism, and more.
This episode is the audio from an interview session for our Gauntlet Community Open Gaming weekend, our free online ttrpg con.
For more information see the A Thousand Thousand Islands site: https://athousandthousandislands.com/
Check out the Kickstarter page for Reach of the Roach God: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/centaurgames/reach-of-the-roach-god-part-of-a-thousand-thousand-islands
Shane and Lowell bring on Agatha - Gauntleteer and podcaster from Asians Represent!
Show Notes:00:01:08 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Masks: A New Generation
00:11:44 - Agatha's Games Played and Spotlight - Volley Boys 00:22:46 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - The Yellow King RPG
Second Segment
00:36:27 - Agatha talks about her podcast Asians Represent!
Giving Me Life
00:46:21- Lowell is enjoying his new cat Tobias
00:47:58 - Agatha is loving Animal Restaurant
00:50:01 - Shane is enjoying the success of the Melbourne Football Club
You can find Agatha on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mightyyshrimp
Sherri and Lowell bring on Chris Sellers, Gauntleteer and game designer.
Show Notes:00:01:33 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - cbr+pnk
00:13:46 - Chris's Games Played and Spotlight - Ma Nishtana: Why is this Night Different? 00:21:58 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Fate: Skyship Concerto
Second Segment
00:37:04 - Chris talks about GMless games
Giving Me Life
00:47:58 - Sherri is getting life from games, so many games
00:49:02 - Chris is loving Hot Chicken Takeover
00:50:54 - Lowell enjoyed making a Villain playbook for Hearts of Wulin
Find out more about Chris and his games here: https://www.hecticelectron.com/
The Villain: A Playbook for Hearts of Wulin GCOG Events are here: https://bit.ly/GCOGEvents
Find out more about the Gauntlet community here: https://bit.ly/Gauntlet-Community
Shane and Jammi bring on Misha Panari, a newer Gauntleteer gamer and game designer.
Show Notes:
00:01:03 - Jammi's Games Played and Spotlight - Misha's Untitled Game in Playtest
00:12:02 - Misha's Games Played and Spotlight - Moth-Light
00:23:30 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight -i'm sorry did you say street magic
Second Segment
00:36:33 - Misha discusses Bakamitai. a Yakuza-styled Paragonplayset in development
Giving Me Life
00:50:14 - Jammi re-watched Die Hardand still loves it
00:51:37 - Misha rewatched the Argentinian TV show translated as The Pretenders
00:54:13 - Shane is feeling Virgo energy
GCOG Events are here: https://bit.ly/GCOGEvents
Find out more about the Gauntlet community here: https://bit.ly/Gauntlet-Community
Lowell and David are joined by Will H., a Gauntlet GM, player, and pretty cool human.
Show Notes:
00:01:21 - David's Games Played and Spotlight - Voidheart Symphony
00:14:31 - Will's Games Played and Spotlight -Rust Hulks
00:27:29 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Trail of Cthulhu
Second Segment -
00:38:05- Will talks about Red Markets
Giving Me Life
00:55:29 - David is enjoying his new garden
00:56:04 - Will has been volunteering to help new refugees
00:56:58 - Lowell is immersed in Adventure Time stuffs
GCOG Events can be found here: https://bit.ly/GCOGEvents
Find out more about the Gauntlet community here: https://bit.ly/Gauntlet-Community
This episode offers advice, tips, and strategies for running one-shot ttrpg sessions. The unedited audio comes from a Gauntlet Community seminar run by Lowell Francis (@edige23).
Seminar Outline
- Pitches
- Prep and setting up the materials
- Session start
- Keeping character creation tight
- Teaching rules
- Structure
- Pacing
- Safety
- What makes a one-shot work (or not work)
- Wrapping up
For more information on the Gauntlet Gaming Community, check out gauntlet-rpg.com.
Sherri and Shane bring on Jane Samborski, Gauntlet member and animation director of Cryptozoo
Show Notes:
00:01:02 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - They Came to Play Ball
00:07:52 - Jane' Games Played and Spotlight - Trophy Gold
00:16:09 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Godbound
Second Segment -
00:26:44 - Jane discusses her awesome movie Cryptozoo!
Giving Me Life
00:40:45 - Sherri is loving some generous gardens
00:41:17 - Jane learned how to roller skate
00:41:36 - Shane enjoyed the Olympics
Cryptozoo can be found here: https://www.cryptozoofilm.com/
Or look for it NOW in your local arthouse theater!
Jammi and Lowell bring on Thomas Manuel, Gauntlet member, game designer, and writer
Show Notes:
00:01:08 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Against the Dark Conspiracy
00:12:34 - Thomas' Games Played and his Spotlight - For the Queen
00:21:32 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Wanderhome
Second Segment -
00:34:03 - Thomas talks about the joys of playtesting
Giving Me Life
00:44:03 - Lowell is getting life from Olivia Rodrigo
00:45:08 - Thomas just finished Magpie Lordby K.J. Charles
00:45:58 - Jammi is digging the music of Orville Peck
Thomas's itch games can be found here: https://notrueindian.itch.io/
His newsletter is here: https://ttrpg.substack.com/
Sherri and Lowell bring on Matthew Arcilla - Gauntlet member and video game journalist
Show Notes:
00:01:12 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Hearts of Wulin: Numberless Secrets
00:13:56 - Matthew's Games Played and his Spotlight - Paragon systems games
00:23:25 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Dune
Second Segment -
00:40:51 - Matthew talks about XBox Outsider!
Giving Me Life
00:51:42 - Sherri is digging the Nikki Up2U series of games
00:54:42 - Matthew is getting life from Twitch and Discord interactions with folx
00:57:20 - Lowell is enjoying A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Matthew's articles on XBox Outsider can be found here:
https://xboxoutsider.com/author/matthew-arcilla/
His Twitter is here:
https://twitter.com/arcillamatthew
Jammi and new co-host Shane bring on Blake Ryan, Gauntlet GM, and Game Designer!
Show Notes:
00:01:38 - Shane's Games Played and their Spotlight - Brindlewood Bay
00:10:16 - Blake's Games Played and their Spotlight - The Between
00:17:37 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Alice is Missing
Second Segment -
00:30:57 - Blake talks about having fun with game prep
Giving Me Life
00:40:08 - Shane is getting life from Ingrid Bergman
00:41:54 - Blake is enjoying George Michael's music
00:42:17 - Jammi is into V-tubers
Info about The Betweenwriting contest can be found here:
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/the-between-writing-contest.html
Jammi, Sherri, and Lowell bring on Rich and a special guest - Greg Gelder to celebrate 200 episodes, and discuss "how to be the best player you can be."
Show Notes:
00:03:01 - Lowell's Topic #1
00:07:32 - Jammi's Topic #1
00:15:38 - Greg's Topic #1
00:21:13 - Sherri's Topic #1
00:28:44 - Rich's Topic #1
00:37:12 - Lowell's Topic #2
00:45:45 - Jammi's Topic #2
00:50:07 - Greg's Topic #2
00:55:37 - Sherri's Topic #2
01:02:02 - Rich's Topic #2
Giving Me Life
01:08:15 - Jammi adores a special picture
01:09:22 - Greg is into indie wargames
01:11:04 - Sherri is loving salsa
01:12:04 - Rich has been searching for a PS5
01:14:38 - Lowell is tickled by Cruella's backstory
Sherri and Lowell welcome their co-host Jammi to talk through their new Kickstarter!
Show Notes:00:00:44 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Ryuutama
00:11:03 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - The Veil: Inheritance
Second Segment -
00:23:28 - Jammi talks about their Kickstarter for Once More Into the Void!
Giving Me Life
00:46:30 - Lowell is enjoying Can't Slow Down, an audiobook
00:47:43 - Jammi is geeking out over a Tarot of the Divine deck
00:49:33 - Sherri is loving new Forged in the Dark games in development
The Once More Into the Void kickstarter can be found here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Jagash/once-more-into-the-void
Sherri and Lowell bring on Oli Jeffrey of Sinister Beard Games.
Show Notes:
00:00:48 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Neon City Overdrive
00:13:34 - Oli's Games Played and his Spotlight - Thirsty Sword Lesbians
00:25:30 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Kingdom 2nd ed.
Second Segment -
00:39:35 - Oli talks about Extreme Meatpunks Forever, the video game and the tabletop RPG coming to Kickstarter in June! check out meatpunksrpg.com
Giving Me Life
00:53:28 - Sherri is playing Monster Hunter Rise and loving it so much!
00:54:47 - Oli is digging the Pitch Meetings videos on Screen Rant
00:56:40 - Lowell is enjoying Studson Studio, a maker's YouTube channel
Studson Studio
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6u6uY4VbvuNtU0BU7F9olw
Screen Rant Pitch Meetings
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL--PgETgAz5FGoatB9KQzbnpv0bgZqU2l
Jammi and Lowell bring on Danielle B from the Gauntlet community.
Show Notes:
00:01:27 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Under Hollow Hills
00:17:12 - Danielle's Games Played and her Spotlight - Iron Edda
00:32:11 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Last Fleet
Second Segment -
00:45:51 - Danielle talks about her gaming during the pandemic
Giving Me Life
00:54:36 - Jammi dove back into the Mummy movie series
00:55:30 - Danielle is happy with Hello, It's Me, a K-Drama on Netflix
00:57:12 - Lowell is enjoying the Teespring Gauntlet MERCH!
You can follow Danielle B. on Twitter - @Builtahouse
The Gauntlet Merch Store - https://my-store-11485297.creator-spring.com/
Lowell and Rich bring on Tomes of the Strategicon Games on Demand team to talk about ways to make your online con happen!
Show Notes:
00:07:46 - Best Practices for recruiting Guests and Game Facilitators
00:13:58 - Communicating with GMs / Game Facilitators: what and when
00:20:36 - Why you should consider having set time slots for your con
00:31:56 - Communicating with Players in your con's games
00:41:19 - Online cons can be lots of sizes
00:43:53 - Communicating with Support Team
00:44:49 - Communicating with Panelists
00:52:32 - Tomes talks about Gather.town !!!
00:59:32 - Things to Do Once During the Con
01:03:40 - Things to Do Once it's over
Links:
Strategicon can be found at strategicon.net
Story Games Glendale can be found here: https://www.meetup.com/storygamesglendale/
Tomer's Twitter handle is @tgurantz
Jammi and Lowell bring on Kalum of the Rolistes podcast
Show Notes:
00:01:05 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Night's Black Agents Express
00:13:25 - Kalum's Games Played and his Spotlight - Fate of Cthulhu
00:23:39 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Ma Nishtana
Second Segment -
00:35:44 - Kalum discusses whether Rules and GMing leave room for roleplay
Giving Me Life
00:44:48 - Lowell is getting life from Fairy Tail on the PS4, even though he isn't sure why
00:45:57 - Kalum has been digging WandaVision
00:46:32 - Jammi is jamming to an 80's vampire-themed Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/05x3RHvT0kPv410Uo3xZnT?si=GdtBixzPT2-rY27XTl5Beg
- The Rolistes Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpguBUBlPRHN4BGTbKPFxrg
- Ma Nishtana https://manishtana.itch.io/ma-nishtana-rpg
- Note: the designers asked us to mention that Ma Nishtana is an independent game which they will be publishing by themselves.
- The #matzojam to celebrate Passover https://itch.io/jam/matzojam
Lowell and co-host David Morrison bring on Edoardo Cremaschi.
Show Notes:
00:01:00 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Raccoon Sky Pirates
00:09:35 - David's Games Played and his Spotlight - Tales from the Low Cantrefs
Second Segment -
00:25:17 - Edoardo's Games Played
00:26:50 - Little Katy's Tea Party
Giving Me Life
00:43:48 - David is enjoying the TV showIt's a Sin
00:44:24 - Edoardo is enjoying theStellar Firma podcast
00:45:15 - Lowell is enjoying niche genre binging on spy media for his Night's Black Agentsgames
The Kickstarter for Little Katy's Tea Party: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grumpybearstuff/little-katys-tea-party-zinequest
Sherri and Lowell bring on Bethany Harvey: game designer, awesome player, and game facilitator for the Gauntlet.
Show Notes:
00:00:51 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Spacewurm vs Moonicorn
00:11:22 - Bethany's Games Played and their Spotlight - Extreme Meatpunks Forever
00:20:51 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Before the Endgame
Second Segment -
00:35:33 - Bethany discussesUnincorporated
Giving Me Life
00:46:50 - Sherri is loving her return to Diablo III
00:48:31 - Bethany is rediscovering Pokemon Go!
00:49:18 - Lowell is enjoying deep-diving Glorantha community content PDFs
Bethany's Itch store: https://bethanyharvey.itch.io/
Before the Endgame:https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/age-of-ravens-before-the-endgame
Jammi and Sherri bring on Shane, an amazing GM on the Gauntlet.
Show Notes:
00:01:37 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Brinkwood Legacy
00:13:45 - Shane's Games Played and her Spotlight - Naked City Blues
00:19:18 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Gauntlet Book Club
Second Segment -
00:31:51 - Shane discusses her resolution to run games by trans and non-binary designers in 2021!
Giving Me Life
00:43:30 - Sherri is into the new Saved by the Bell
00:45:36 - Shane is baking!
00:46:36 - Jammi is enjoying Dragon Age Originson the new XBox Series X
Lowell and Rich chat about how Gauntlet network podcasts are produced, with tips for future guests, and real nitty-gritty process talk for folks who might want to edit a podcast on their own!
Show Notes:
0:02:48 - Preparing to record your audio
0:11:38 - Next steps after recording
0:14:05 - The production process begins
0:15:46 - Compress Dynamics 1.2.6, a miraculous tool
0:17:59 - Noise Reduction, a lifesaver
0:19:26 - Cleaning your audio, a slow but necessary step
0:23:08 - Audio editing: listen, cut, move, and mark
0:30:31 - The Tom trick
0:31:36 - Reaction staggering
0:32:24 - Lowell's Q&A on some common production problems
0:38:27 - How to train your ear for audio production
An article on the Audacity effect called Compress Dynamics 1.2.6
https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/chriss-dynamic-compressor-plugin-for-audacity/
Transom website Technique articles:
https://transom.org/topics/techniques/
Lowell, Jammi, Rich, and Sherri discuss their year in gaming and choose their Favorite Games of the Year, along with copious submissions from the Gauntlet community!
Show Notes:
0:04:12 - Lowell's Favorite Games of the Year
0:11:30 - Favorite Games from community members: Horst, Maria, Gerrit, and Blake
0:17:56 - Jammi's Favorite Games of the Year
0:27:31 - Favorite Games from community members: Rye, Alun, Will, and David Walker
0:37:41 - Rich's Favorite Games of the Year
0:46:52 - Favorite Games from community members: Lloyd, Alexi, Dan, and David Morrison
0:58:27 - Sherri's Favorite Games of the Year
1:06:51 - Favorite Games from community members: Darold, Rach, Jesse, and Jim
1:18:07 - Final Thoughts from Lowell, Jammi, Rich, and Sherri
Lowell and Sherri bring on Gerrit Reininghaus.
Show Notes:
00:01:36 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Academy of the Blade for Hearts of Wulin
00:12:11 - Gerrit's Games Played and his Spotlight - Radio Silence
00:27:39- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - The Droids, a The Skeletons reskin
Second Segment -
00:39:16 - Gerrit discusses LAOGs
Giving Me Life
00:54:50 - Sherri is loving playtests and playing hacks
00:55:55 - Gerrit is getting life from rebuilding after a fire
00:57:44 - Lowell is envigorated by Gauntlet community events recently
Gerrit's blog article on LAOGs:
https://alles-ist-zahl.blogspot.com/2020/03/an-overview-of-existing-laogs-live.html
Gerrit's blog: www.alles-ist-zahl.de
Golden Cobra collection of LAOGs:
http://www.goldencobra.org/submissions2020.html
The LAOG manifesto:
https://nordiclarp.org/2019/06/14/a-manifesto-for-laogs-live-action-online-games/
Facebook group for LAOGs:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LiveActionOnlineGames/
Collection of LAOGs:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OV_URZQ04K5dzawYirTuE5jpDMfb2SI9_9CVfGc6sas/edit?fbclid=IwAR2x9EZSjoqMxqH_xd3dS-t9M5cSfp9ShmkBdjQBin2NtRFLlSA53jStylI#gid=0
Trophy RPG is now available for preorder! Check out the Trophy preorder store here.
In this special episode Trophy author Jesse Ross sits down with Trophy publisher Jason Cordova to announce the preorders, give an update on the state of the project, and talk about some of the additions and refinements that are being made to Trophy since it was originally released in Codex.
More links:
To keep the discussion going, join us on the Trophy Discord server!
Check out The Trophy Podcast!
Lowell and Sherri bring on Leah Sargeant of Cloven Pine Games.
Show Notes:
00:01:08 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Yokai Hunters Society
00:13:34 - Leah's Games Played and her Spotlight - Back Again from the Broken Land
00:21:55- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Shattered City
Second Segment -
00:36:15 - Leah discusses customized conditions
Giving Me Life
00:48:43 - Sherri is loving Ancient Detective
00:50:42 - Leah has a baby and digs Forged in Fire
00:52:08 - Lowell is playing Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon
Yokai Hunter Society can be found here: https://punkpadour.itch.io/yokai-hunter
Gourdian Not: A Yokai Hunters Society Scenario from The Gauntlet Blog
Follow Cloven Pine Games on Twitter @ClovenPineGames
Find their products here: https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/
Lowell and Jammi bring on Dan Brown
Show Notes:00:01:06 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Teenage Wasteland
00:14:04 - Dan's Games Played and his Spotlight - My Partner, the Ghost
00:26:24- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Fate of Cthulhu
Second Segment -
00:40:29 - Dan discusses making Buddy or Partner RPGs
Giving Me Life
00:51:37 - Jammi is getting life (again) from Dragon Age: Inquisition
00:53:18 - Dan is geeking out on cookbooks (Milk Street: Tuesday Nights)
00:55:26 - Lowell is digging the Great Courses The Secrets of Great Mystery and Suspense FictionDan Brown- Cosmic Beagle Games- https://cosmicbeagle.itch.io/
Sherri and Jammi bring on Sam Zimmerman of Typhos Games
Show Notes:
00:00:34 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Teens in Space
00:12:22 - Sam's Games Played and his Spotlight - For the Honor
00:21:49- Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Brinkwood Refuge
Second Segment -
00:39:45 - Belonging Outside Belonging design and play thoughts from Sam and Jammi
Giving Me Life
01:02:15 - Sherri is enjoying her new tarot deck
01:03:08 - Sam is lovingNo Man's Sky
01:04:06 - Jammi is diggingEmmymade in Japan
+1 Forward's Summer BoB Series:
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/belonging-outside-belonging-series.html
You can find Sam's Itch store here:
https://typhosgames.itch.io/
Lowell and Rich bring on Mark Causey, community member and brilliant player.
Show Notes:
00:01:26 - Rich's Games Played and his Spotlight - Before the Rebellion
00:18:15 - Mark's Games Played and their Spotlight - Comrades
00:30:54- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Karanduun: Make God Bleed
Second Segment -
00:45:35 - Mark discusses romance in RPGs
Giving Me Life
00:55:30 - Rich is binging all the video content on DCU before it goes away!
00:57:13 - Mark is digging a Vampire: the Masqueradevisual novel or two
00:58:31 - Lowell is having fun editing the audio of his Star Trek Adventures Express sessions
Sherri and Lowell bring on David Walker, a staunch community member, Super GM, and game hacker.
Show Notes:00:00:51 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Free from the Yoke - Rokugan hack
00:13:25 - Dave's Games Played and his Spotlight - Labyrinth
00:23:36 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Leverage
Second Segment -
00:39:26 - Dave talks about "hard hacking and rolling your own games"
Giving Me Life
00:53:33 - Sherri is relaxing into more cozy games
00:55:04 - Dave is not walking off the Staged show on Netflix
00:56:31 - Lowell is enjoying old Star Trek comics on Comixology
Jammi and Lowell bring on Darold Ross, author and gamer
Show Notes:00:01:35 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Better the Devil Who Serves You
00:14:25 - Darold's Games Played and his Spotlight - Chekhov Society
00:27:48 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Vaesen
Second Segment -
00:38:46 - Darold talks about his game in development - Blood Ties
Giving Me Life
00:49:48 - Jammi is digging some slice-of-life anime
00:50:58 - Darold is reading lots of male-male romance novels
00:52:00 - Lowell is enjoying Judgment, a spinoff video game from the Yakuza series
Darold's story "Ripper in Red" https://www.amazon.com/Ripper-Red-Stitchers-Darold-Ross-ebook/dp/B08H1G9MVX
Jammi and Lowell bring on Maria of Sword Prince Games.
Show Notes:
00:00:49 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Hearts of Wulin, Supernatural playset
00:13:34 - Maria's Games Played and her Spotlight - Waiting Room
00:24:28 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Mage: the Ascension PbtA
Second Segment -
00:34:56 - Maria talks about her games in development that you can find on her Patreon or itch store.
Giving Me Life
00:44:43 - Jammi is getting life from Sailor Moon
00:45:43 - Maria is obsessed with Duntame (sp) and the webtoon Let's Play
00:47:51 - Lowell's loving odd high school anime shows
Maria's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mariamison
Maria's Itch Store: https://mariabumby.itch.io/
Sherri and Jammi gab with Rich about games and Star Wars gaming, too.
Show Notes:
00:00:52 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Traverser
00:11:12 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Fellowship 2nd edition
00:23:04 - Rich's Games Played and his Spotlight -Rust Hulks
Second Segment -
00:38:23 - Rich chats with Jammi and Sherri about "Star Wars Saturdays," his ongoing anthology campaign to play as many RPGs in the Star Wars setting as possible.
Giving Me Life
00:47:24 - Rich had fun playing Truth or Drink in a Dungeon World Duet game with his wife!
00:49:06 - Sherri has been enjoying the What Ifs between game sessions
00:50:11 - Jammi is digging alt-universe character story ideas
Rich brings on Alexi, Chris, Jim, and Sawyer: four GMs and players in a Gauntlet community special project called Gauntlet Comics to talk about the project and our Summertime Crossover Event!
Show Notes:
00:05:59 - What is Gauntlet Comics?
00:14:27 - How do Gauntlet Comics GMs onboard new folks?
00:21:10 - How do we handle returning players?
00:24:38 - The Gauntlet Comics Summertime Crossover!
00:31:44 - What's Next for Gauntlet Comics?
Giving Me Life
00:39:27 - Sawyer has been loving Into the Badlands and Mad Max: Fury Road, so they're making some Apocalypse Wuxia for an upcoming Gauntlet game series!
00:40:12 - Alexi is enjoying a Legend of Korra rewatch
00:40:56 - Chris is loving Matha Wells' Murderboy Diaries series
00:41:43 - Jim gives a strong recommendation for the TV show Lucifer (now on Netflix!)
00:43:45 - Rich is getting life from uniform numbers (no, really)
Gauntlet Comics Wiki:
https://gauntletcomics.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
Jim Likes Games' site:
https://jimlikesgames.com/
Alexi's Cloven Pine Games Itch Page:
https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/
Sawyer's Itch Page:
https://ferretheim-games.itch.io/
Sawyer's DriveThru RPG selections can be found here:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12534/Ferretheim-Games
Lowell and Sherri welcome Sawyer Rankin of Ferretheim Games to the podcast.
Show Notes:00:00:47 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Hearts & Souls
00:11:44 - Sawyer's Games Played and their Spotlight - Monsterhearts 2 and Dark Americana
00:20:08 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Agon
Second Segment -
00:30:41 - Sawyer discusses Monsterhearts 2 Skin Overlays, a project they're developing for release soon
Giving Me Life
00:38:45 - Sherri is enjoying My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
00:41:11 - Sawyer is back into the Playstation... One? and Tecmo's Deception
00:42:34 - Lowell is into Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Sawyer's Itch Page:
https://ferretheim-games.itch.io/
Sawyer's DriveThru RPG selections can be found here:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12534/Ferretheim-Games
Sherri and Jammi welcome Spencer Starke to the podcast.
Show Notes:00:51 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Through a Mirror Darkly
10:04 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Power Beyond Doubt
26:05 - Spencer's Games Played and his Spotlight - Alice is Missing
Giving Me Life
48:01 - Jammi is chomping their fun with the video game Maneater, a Shark RPG
49:24 - Spencer really enjoys the Parcast Podcast Network lineup of shows
50:47 - Sherri is getting her life back once her big work project ends soon!
Jen's Patreon (for free Power Beyond Doubt playtest materials):
https://www.patreon.com/halcycat
Alice is Missing is live on Kickstarter right now!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/huntersbooks/alice-is-missing-a-silent-role-playing-game
Leah and Alexi Sargeant are our special guests!
Show Notes:00:47 - Alexi's Games Played and his Spotlight - Checkpoint Midnight
10:01 - Leah's Games Played and her Spotlight - Apocalypse Keys
18:15 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Star Trek Adventures (Express)
Middle Segments -
28:55 - Alexi talks about speedy character creation and discovering characters during play
36:54 - Leah discusses high concept Masks games
Giving Me Life
46:28 - Alexi is excited about Magic the Gathering's Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
47:13 - Leah is enjoying Robin Sloan’s video game development diary (https://www.robinsloan.com/overworld/)
49:01 - Lowell is digging back into Persona 3 Portable
Cloven Pine Games Itch store:
https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/
Alun Rees is our special guest!
Show Notes:01:22 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Girl by Moonlight
15:17 - Alun's Games Played and his Spotlight - Hit the Streets: Defend the Block
29:10 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Goblin Court
40:31 - Middle Segment - Playing to Lose and Putting on the Brakes
Giving Me Life
56:58 - Jammi loves Final Fantasy VII remake
58:36 - Alun is getting life from the positive coverage for essential workers
59:32 - Lowell is getting life from POD WoD books
Alun's Itch store:
https://gallusgames.itch.io/
Goblin Court: https://besw.itch.io/goblin-court
Girl by Moonlight: https://www.evilhat.com/home/girl-by-moonlight/
Show Notes:01:04 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Neo Shinobi Vendetta
12:09 - Rich's Games Played and his Spotlight - Secret Science Sewer Siblings
21:02 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Hearts of Wulin with Courtly rules
30:40 - Second Segment - Tips and Tricks for moving your face-to-face TTRPG online
Giving Me Life
49:30 - Rich is getting life from Star Wars TV shows on Disney+
50:29 - Jammi loves watching cooking shows online
54:25 - Lowell is digging recycling old NPC names
Show Notes:
00:47 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Apocalypse World: Burned Over
14:51 - Tyler's Games Played and his Spotlight - Free from the Yoke
27:06 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - #iHunt
38:30 - Second Segment - Tyler talks about crunch in RPGs!
Giving Me Life
51:43 - Sherri found a decent buttercream frosting recipe
52:45 - Tyler is getting life from Star Trek Picard
54:25 - Lowell is into Disgaea 5
Show Notes:0:48 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Oathbreakers
12:43 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Brindlewood Bay
28:19 - Robert's Games Played and his Spotlight - Working for the Corp
38:40 - Second Segment - Robert discusses his project to list all the Solo and Duet RPGs!
Find his lists linked on his Twitter account: @LarkBrigade
Giving Me Life
51:22 - Jammi is obsessed with the Hellboy comics
52:26 - Robert is back into Star Trek
53:27 - Sherri is hyped for Animal Crossing and Persona 5 Royal
Show Notes:
01:28 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Masks as a prelude
12:23- Maria's Games Played and her Spotlight - the Night Witches campaign!
24:45- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Pipedream
34:49 - Second Segment - Maria shares a bunch of the games she's loving
* Girl by Moonlight (https://www.evilhat.com/home/girl-by-moonlight/)
* Once More into the Void (https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/once-more-into-the-void)
* Last Place on Earth by Eli Seitz, which funded on KS! (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eliseitz/the-last-place-on-earth)
* Dream Ablare (https://therisingtithes.itch.io/dream-ablare)
Giving Me Life
43:04 - Sherri's getting life from the hype for Animal Crossing New Horizons
44:19 - Maria is joyful about a series of short stories called Hurricane Hills (https://www.thebooksmugglers.com/2016/12/hurricane-heels-hurricane-heels-1-isabel-yap.html)
45:18 - Lowell is getting life from The Magical Nights of Glorious Tang on Amazon Prime
Pipedream on itch.io: https://roleoverplaydead.itch.io/pipedream
Show Notes:
01:14 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Have a Familiar Ring
11:47 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Purplest Prose
22:21 - Second Segment - Austin talks about his game Beam Saber, coming to Kickstarter soon, and his session of running it for the Gauntlet.
Giving Me Life
44:05 - Sherri's getting life from Bon Apetit, a YouTube show
45:43 - Lowell is getting life from a re-read of The Craft Sequence novel series
47:02 - Austin enjoys the podcast - Well, There's Your Problem
Find Take Have a Familiar Ring by Sword Queen Games here:
https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/have-a-familiar-ring
Find Purplest Prose by Pammu here:
https://thedovetailor.itch.io/purplest-prose
Beam Saber KS info is here:
https://tinyurl.com/beamsaberkickstarter
Bon Apetit episodes are here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/BonAppetitDotCom
The Craft Sequence novels are here:
https://www.maxgladstone.com/series/the-craft-sequence/
Well, There's Your Problem can be found here:
https://wtyppod.podbean.com/
Show Notes:
00:53 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Take My Revolution
11:34 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Veiled Fantasy
24:52 - Second Segment - Kurt talks about his experiences developing and GMing his game Lighthearted.
Giving Me Life
47:18 - Sherri's getting life from Revolutionary Girl Utena rewatch
50:44 - Kurt is getting life from catching up on Schitt's Creek
51:46 - Lowell is getting life from board game The King's Dilemma
Find Take My Revolution here:
https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/take-my-revolution
Find Lightheartedhere:
https://kurtpotts.itch.io/lighthearted
Timecodes
00:01:20 - History and development of Trophy
00:11:15 - Trophy Dark
00:13:51 - Trophy Gold
00:21:05 - Trophy Loom
00:25:17 - Kickstarter details
Links
Trophy Kickstarter Campaign Page
Show Notes:
1:40 - Community Submissions: * Alexi AND Leah Sargeant
* Alun Rees
* Blake Ryan
* Chris Newton
* David Morrison
19:17 - Rich's selection
32:59 - Community Submissions: * Epistolary Richard
* Jamila R. Nedjadi
* Kurt Potts
* Leandro Pondoc
* Maria Rivera
45:49 - Sherri's selection
58:10 - Community Submissions: * Mikael Tysvaer
* Patrick Knowles
* Sam Zimmerman
* Sawyer Rankin
* Sean Smith
73:18 - Lowell's selection
82:11 - Community Submissions: * Steven desJardins
* Steven Watkins
* Tyler Lominack
* Walter German
* William Hobson
* Rach Shelkey
102:54 - Giving Me Life
Links:
Alexi's itch: https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/
Blake Ryan's DriveThru RPG link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10875/Blake-Ryan
Epistolary Richard's Indie RPG Pipeline: https://theindierpgpipeline.blogspot.com/
Jammi's itch: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/
Kurt's itch: https://kurtpotts.itch.io/
Sawyer's DriveThru RPG link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12534/Ferretheim-Games
Games Played
01:15 - Sherri's Games Played and Game Spotlight - Impulse Drive
14:27 - Alexi's Games Played and Game Spotlight - Sunset Kills
28:15 - Lowell's Games Played and Game Spotlight - Alien RPG
Guest Segment
38:24 - Checkpoint Midnight and Running Games in Historical Settings
Giving Me Life
52:27 - Sherri is getting life from Thanksgiving with family and sweet potato searching
54:04 - Alexi is excited about becoming a dad!!!
54:40 - Lowell is getting life from Penzeys, an online spice store
CheckPoint Midnight updates here:
http://bit.ly/CheckpointMidnightList
Follow Cloven Pine Games on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ClovenPineGames
You can find Cloven Pine Games here:
https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/
Games Played
01:35 - Rich's Games Played and Game Spotlight - Bat Hack
16:04 - Madjay's Games Played and Game Spotlight - Apocalypse World - Burned Over
28:38 - Rach's Games Played and Game Spotlight - Legacy - Life Among the Ruins
Guest Segment
42:18 - Into the Madlands!!!
Giving Me Life
51:03 - Rach is going to Japan!
52:24 - Madjay is loving playing D&D Wednesday mornings with his son
53:27- Rich is getting life from his son's VR experience
Links:
Codex, volume 1 is on sale now! https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/codex-volume-1-book.html
Fight with Spirit link: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/fight-with-spirit-a-high-school-sports-rpg/
Madjay's podcast is called Diceology, you should check it out! https://www.diceology.com/
Games Played
01:17 - Sherri's Games Played and spotlight - Become One
11:42 - Jamila's Games Played and spotlight - Balikbayan Returning Home
27:53 - Lowell's Games Played and spotlight - Mutants in the Night
Guest Segment
41:50 - Jamila talks about the games she's working on!
Giving Me Life
55:50 - Sherri's getting life from GauntletCon and her Gauntlet gamer friends and their hacks
59:07 - Jamila is getting life from Outer Worlds
1:00:48 - Lowell is digging The Fog Knows Your Name and Choice of Games https://www.choiceofgames.com/fog-knows-your-name/
Jamila's Itch page: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/
Mutants in the Night: https://dungeoncommandr.itch.io/mutants-in-the-night
Time Codes
1:58 Sherri talks about Silent Titans
13:15 Lowell talks about Night's Black Agents: Solo OPs
30:50 Q&A
54:48 Giving Me Life: Sherri on Troika
56:40 Giving Me Life: Lowell on Gauntlet Con
Games Played
01:25 - Sherri's Games Played and spotlight - Nahual
13:51 - Sarah's Games Played and spotlight - Lighthearted
25:54 - Lowell's Games Played and spotlight - Amber Diceless
Guest Segment
41:31 - Sarah talks about playing and running games set in historical periods
Giving Me Life
48:50 - Sherri's getting life from Monster Hunter World's latest expansion
50:06 - the Amazon Prime Video series Unbound and it's animation is giving Sarah life
51:13- Lowell is digging the new Lana Del Ray album
Nahual, by Miguel Espinoza, can be found here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1971035968/nahual-a-tabletop-rpg-of-mexican-urban-fantasy
Kurt Pott's RPG Lightheartedcan be found here:
https://kurtpotts.itch.io/lighthearted
Games Played
01:33 - Rich's games played and Spotlight - Hogwarts RPG
14:38 - Luiz's games played and Spotlight - Thirsty Sword Lesbians
29:15 - Lowell's games played and Spotlight - WWW RPG and open table play with ongoing campaigns and narratives
Guest Segment
40:46 - Luiz talkes about his game Melody of a Never-ending Summer
Giving Me Life
53:53 - Luiz cried at a musical about Cazuza
54:53 - Rich is super into House and Powers of X
56:54- Lowell gives Monte Cook some love
Melody of a Never-ending Summer can be found here:
https://luiz-paulo-ferraz.itch.io/mons
Games Played
01:15 - Sherri's games played and Spotlight - Kuro
10:23 - Jim's games played and Spotlight - The Ward
28:1+ - Lowell's games played and Spotlight - The Sprawl
Guest Segment
41:26 - Jim Crocker is the virtual vendor for Gauntlet Con 2019!
Giving Me Life
48:09 - Sherri is into Twitter?
51:57 - The musical Six is giving Jim life
53:53- Lowell has special feelings for a certain motorcycle
Jim Crocker's online webstore can be found here:
https://jimlikesgames.com/
0:24 Introductions
2:29 What's Band of Blades' Pitch
10:57 The Legion, Roles, and Playbooks
21:50 Band of Blades' Play Sequence
25:26 Campaign Themes
35:30 Designing Band of Blades as a Limited Campaign
43:50 Running Online
Buy Band of Blades here:
https://www.evilhat.com/home/band-of-blades/
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/243347/Band-of-Blades
Games Played
01:04 - Sherri's games played and Spotlight - Monster of the Week - Tome of Mysteries
13:58 - Richard Ruane's games played (a bunch!) and Spotlight - Dark Streets and Darker Secrets
27:52 - Lowell's games played and Spotlight - Tides of Gold
Guest Segment
37:06 - Gauntlet Con 2019 is coming!
Giving Me Life
46:27 - Sherri is into Haribo's Star Mix and connections with friends who "get you"
47:23 - Richard's so excited for Flame Con and When Brooklyn Was Queer
48:47 - Lowell's into a new K-Drama on Netflix (quelle surprise), this one is "Urban Shadowsy"
Games Played
00:34 - Rich's games played and Spotlight - Hit the Streets: Defend the Block
13:50 - Patrick's games played and Spotlight - Project Lycra
25:11 - Sherri's games played and Spotlight - Blazon
Guest Segment
33:16 - Origins 2019 recap
Giving Me Life
55:40 - Sherri is into Dragon Quest Builders
56:56 - Patrick lavishes praise on DIE (the comic and RPG)
1:00:00- Rich... likes riding a bus?
Links Hit the Streets: Defend the Block's Kickstarter ends the morning of July 31st! Blazon, by Rose Bailey, can be found on Drive thru RPG
Games Played
02:04 - Lowell's games played and Spotlight - Pasión de las Pasiones
14:49 - David's games played and Spotlight - Comrades
Guest Segment
37:34 - David Morrison talks about Trophy and playing beyond the literal in RPGs
Giving Me Life
52:37 - Lowell is into JRPG explainer videos on YouTube
53:53 - David is a superfan of the TV show Pose
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Games Played
01:31 - Sherri's games played and Spotlight - Things from the Flood
14:09 - Leandro's games played and Spotlight - Good Society
27:59 - Lowell's games played and Spotlight - Neo Shinobi Vendetta
Guest Segment
38:40 - Leandro Pondoc talks about Gauntlet's Open Table play and the excitement of Shared Setting Creation
Giving Me Life
48:13 - Sherri is into Fruits Basket
50:34 - Leandro is digging Legend of the Galactic Heroes
53:07 - Lowell is all about Take my Revolution (https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/take-my-revolution)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Games Played
00:55 - Lowell's games played and Spotlight - Veil'd Fantasy
15:32 - Cat's games played and Spotlight - Alas for the Awful Sea: Kingsport
32:02 - Jason's games played and 9 Lessons from running 9 games of Trophy
Guest Segment
49:21 - Cat Ramen talks about Red Carnations on a Black Grave, her game coming to Kickstarter SOON!
Giving Me Life
1:04:48 - Lowell and Hearts of Wulin on Twitch
1:06:56 - Cat is excited about Hearts of Wulin and playing with Lucian!
1:08:17 - Jason loves Zigguratti
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Game Discussion
00:45 - Sherri's games played and Game Spotlight - Tales from the Loop
14:19 - Oli's games played and Game Spotlight - Murderous Ghosts
29:49 - Lowell's games played and Game Spotlight - Urban Shadows + Dresden Files
Guest Segment
41:12 - Quietus!
Giving Me Life
59:15 - Sherri making her own FitD game
1:05:46 - Oli loves 2nd season of She-Ra
1:04:53 - Lowell is having fun with Twitter
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Jason Cordova is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th!
Time Codes
10:33 - Talking Mechanics
14:27 - Combat
22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles
40:49 - Kickstarter Details
Links
Hearts of Wulin
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7
Games Played
00:50 - Sherri's games played
01:29 - Sherri's Game Spotlight - The Black Hack 2nd edition
07:50 - Vee's games played
08:35 - Vee's Game Spotlight - Rider's Last Rites
21:19 - Hayley's games played
21:35 - Hayley's Game Spotlight - The King is Dead
31:29 - Lowell's games played
31:53 - Lowell's Game Spotlight - Masks as a quarterly game experience
Guest Segment
40:28 - What The Storybrewers Are Brewing Up!
Giving Me Life
51:25 - Sherri's foray into game design!
52:32 - Vee's love of sports, and bouldering
53:06 - Hayley's trip to Port Macquarie
59:50 - Lowell is playing Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World (it looks like work) Links The Black Hack (2e) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/255088/The-Black-Hack-Second-Edition Rider's Last Rites https://sidneyicarus.itch.io/riderslastrites The King is Dead https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/241598/The-King-Is-Dead
Games Played
01:04 - Lowell's games played
01:33 - Lowell's Game Spotlight - Legacy - Life Among the Ruins, 2nd ed
17:19 - Tyler's games played
19:08 - Tyler's Game Spotlight - World Wide Wrestling RPG with The Road expansion
32:05 - Jason's games played
35:50 - Jason's Game Spotlight - Crossroads Carnival
Guest Segment 47:21 - Gauntlet International!
Giving Me Life57:37 - Lowell and the Video Palace podcast
58:25 - Tyler and an Alexander Kent book series
59:50 - Jason and the Gauntlet forums
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Guest: Bethany Harvey (@bethanyharvey on Twitter)
Gauntlet Hangouts Roundup 00:00:58 - 1%er Supers
00:9:23 - Dream Askew
00:23:50 - Cryptomancer
Guest segment00:36:10 - Designing a Mystery for D&D 5E and Dungeon World
Giving Me Life
00:44:03 - The comfort of Earl Grey tea
00:45:30 - The return of the sun
00:46:20 - Flavorful Origins (on Netflix)
Links
The Gauntlet Forums - https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
Dream Askew - https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/dream-askew
Cryptomancer - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/186678/Cryptomancer
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Gauntlet Hangouts Roundup
00:00:56 - Forbidden Lands
00:16:15 - Spire RPG
00:32:21 - Trophy
Guest segment
00:45:30 - HILT//BLADE
Giving Me Life
00:57:06 - Fancy coffee
00:58:48 - Klaus from Umbrella Academy
00:60:09 - The Between beta
Links
The Gauntlet Forums
https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Forbidden Lands
https://www.modiphius.net/collections/forbidden-lands
Spire RPG
https://rowanrookanddecard.com/spire-rpg/
Trophy (Codex - Dark 2)
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/268198/Codex--Dark-2-Dec-2018
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Gauntlet Hangouts Roundup
01:01:11 - Storm Riders!
00:11:42 - The Dark Between the Stars
00:28:45 - Threadbare
Guest Segment
00:43:06 - The Veil: Inheritance
Giving Me Life
01:00:00 - Dressing up game
01:02:00 - Roll tables for Hack the Planet
01:04:25 - Vera
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Gauntlet Hangouts Roundup
00:01:30 - City of Mist
00:22:17 - Girl Underground
00:32:10 - Hot Guys Making Out: Sherlock
Guest Segment
00:43:50 - Trophy and mining the fantasy genre for new ideas
Giving Me Life
00:56:52 - Yakuza
00:59:20 - Cabins in the woods
00:60:40. - Mastering Twitter
Links
City of Mist
https://www.cityofmist.co
Girl Underground
https://girlunderground.org
Codex - Lies
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/238692/Codex--Lies-Jan-2018
Promo music
Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Happy_Ukulele_1026
Improv for Gamers
00:00:21 - Background
00:05:00 - Improv
00:07:32 - Performative play and creativity
00:14:59 - When to use the book
00:17:57 - Some highlights
Giving Me Life
00:31:35 - Smash Bros. Ultimate
00:32:35 - Gift giving traditions
Improv for Gamers
https://www.evilhat.com/home/improv-for-gamers/
Jason speaks with Lowell about his upcoming game, Hearts of Wulin
Time Codes
00:02:14 - Overview
00:03:05 - Wuxia melodrama
00:05:11 - Emotions and Entanglements
00:11:25 - Chi
00:14:25 - Combat
00:19:38 - Playbooks
00:21:15 - Listener questions
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Promo music for January: Positive and Fun by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.
In our special year-end episode, members of The Gauntlet community share their Favorite Games of 2018. Congratulations to all the games that were selected:
Cartel
For the Queen
Our Mundane Supernatural Life
The King is Dead
Ten Candles
Hearts of Wulin
Once Again, We Return
Ascendancy
Spindlewheel
Trouble for Hire
Stonetop
Good Society
Masks
Cold Ruins of Lastlife
Harn World
Gardens of Ynn
Troika
Ultraviolet Grasslands
The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power
Legend of the Five Rings
Wreck of the Void Hatred
Mask of the Mummy King
Ryuutama
Bluebeard's Bride
Monsterhearts 2
Midnight at the Oasis
Storm Riders!
The Between
Nahual
Impulse Drive
Monster of the Week
Velvet Glove
Blades in the Dark
Scum & Villainy
Spacewurm v. Moonicorn
One Child's Heart
Eden
Dialect
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
NOTE: During the discussion of The Witcher Pen & Paper, Lowell incorrectly credits the game being written by Mike and Lisa Pondsmith. In fact, it was written by Cody and Lisa Pondsmith.
Games we played in November
00:01:05 - The Witcher: Pen and Paper
00:20:15 - All Systems Nominal
00:37:06 - The Happiest Apocalypse on Earth
December highlights
00:48:05 - After the War
00:48:43 - SCUP: Wreathe Your Hands in Blood
Giving Me Life
00:51:30 - Mystery Science Theater 3k: The Gauntlet
00:52:35 - Flea Market Flip
00:54:49 - New city, new life
Links
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This is the audio from the Dead and Forgotten Games panel at Gauntlet Con 2018. The panel moderator was Rach Shelkey. The panelists were Rich Rogers, Misha Bushyager, and Phil Vecchione.
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Lowell and Jason welcome Lauren McManamon to the show.
Game Discussion
00:00:35 - The Between
00:08:00 - Big Bad Con
00:13:33 - Thousand Arrows
00:30:45 - Girl Underground
Looking ahead to November
00:46:55 - Kingsport ‘62
00:48:05 - We Used to Be Friends
00:49:01 - Weave
Giving Me Life
00:51:15 - Niece running Hearts of Wulin
00:51:55 - #QueerGauntlet
00:53:31 - The Mercy Falls Campaign
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Lowell is joined by Misha Bushyager from New Agenda Publishing!
Timecodes
00:00:22 - Overview and rules of Orun
00:13:16 - Tech in Orun
00:16:00 - Other projects
00:20:33 - Black designers in roleplaying games
00:24:35 - African themes in roleplaying games (and representation in games, generally)
00:32:06 - Orun wrap-up
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This is the Queering Game panel from Gauntlet Con 2017. The panelists includes Avery Alder, River Williamson, and Richard Ruane.
Game Round Up
00:00:55 - Cthulhu Dark: Pizza Time!
00:11:45 - Monsterhearts 2: Once Again, We Return
00:35:39 - Scum & Villainy
Looking ahead to October
00:48:36 - Gaunt Marches Campaign
00:50:13 - Masks: The Anime and Girl Underground
00:52:16 - Changeling: The Lost PbtA and Promethean: The Created
Giving Me Life
00:55:40 - Dragon Quest XI
00:56:39 - Making new Gauntleteers
00:58:59 - Surviving September
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Promo Music: Gustav Holst, "Terzetto Movement 2: Un Poco Vivace", performed by Steve's Bedroom Band (CC BY 3.0)
The Gauntlet Gaming Community, which produces this podcast, is launching its very first Kickstarter on October 2nd! We’re raising money to create a beautiful hardcover book collecting the first 13 issues of our zine, Codex. This special podcast episode features Lowell Francis and Jason Cordova discussing the history and development of the zine, the Kickstarter campaign, and the future of The Gauntlet community. It’s a fantastic conversation. Enjoy!
GM Masterclass 04 - Hard Sell Players
Hard Sell Players
00:00:45 - How do you encourage players to play characters different from them?
00:09:07 - What’s the best way to manage players with system mastery?
00:16:12 - How do you handle players who disdain safety tools but doesn’t go out of their way to break them?
00:25:23 - What adjustments do you make when the player is clearly not interested in any of the hooks?
00:34:50 - How do you safely play with players who have trauma?
Giving Me Life
00:45:29 - Gauntlet Con 2018
00:48:08 - Being finished with FanExpo
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August Game Round Up
00:02:39 - Tales From the Loop
00:24:00 - Don’t Rest Your Head
00:38:40 - The Election of the Wine Queen
Looking Ahead to September
00:52:05 - Monsterhearts 2: Once Again, We Return
00:52:50 - Monsterhearts 2: Summer Folk
00:53:09 - Monsterhearts 2: Kingsport 1692
Giving Me Life
00:55:35 - Hit Parade podcast
00:57:20 - The Legend of Fuyao
00:58:23 - Okami HD on Switch
00:59:35 - Asians Represent podcast
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Lowell speaks with Whitney Delaglio about their new game Prism and much more!
PLEASE NOTE: Whitney’s audio is slightly scratchy in the beginning of the interview, but clears up at the 00:7:00 mark.
Timecodes
00:00:22 - Overview of Prism
00:14:25 - Magic in the Prism setting
00:19:47 - Metatopia
00:25:10 - Inclusivity in the hobby
00:30:32 - Final thoughts on Prism
Links
Prism Kickstarter
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July Games Round-up
00:00:53 - The games Jason played
00:05:05 - The Green Law of Varkith
00:25:35 - Veil 2020: Land of the Free
Looking ahead to August
00:46:36 - Star Wars Saturday
00:47:48 - All Systems Nominal
00:48:53 - Monsterhearts 2: True Beauty
Giving Me Life
00:53:00 - Prepping for Gen Con
00:53:42 - Never Knows Best
00:55:36 - The Gauntlet Blog
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Flotsam: Adrift Amongst the Stars
00:00:43 - Overview
00:01:25 - Mechanics
00:16:30 - Setting
00:27:22 - Kickstarter
00:33:15 - Upcoming projects
Giving Me Life
00:38:00 - New nephew
00:39:37 - El Ministerio del Tiempo
Links
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Game Roundup
00:00:22 - Hearts of Wulin
00:22:00 - The Between
Looking Ahead to July
00:45:52 - The Spire
00:46:38 - Story Game Sunday
Giving Me Life
00:48:43 - Charterstone
00:49:48 - Hollow Knight
Links:
Klong by Erich Schall is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.
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Lowell sits down with Sean Nittner from Big Bad Con and Evil Hat Productions.
Big Bad Con
00:00:46 - Overview
00:05:03 - How the Con got started
00:09:00 - What makes Big Bad Con special?
00:18:30 - Kickstarter
Sean’s Work in Tabletop Publishing
00:28:26 - Sean’s work at Evil Hat
00:35:45 - Advice for first-time game publishers
00:39:38 - Moving on to work with bigger publishers
Giving Me Life
00:44:47 - Playtesting new games
00:47:10 - Indexes
Links
Big Bad Con Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1157274964/big-bad-con-2018
May Game Roundup
00:01:33 - Changeling the Lost PbtA
00:15:21 - Dead Friend
00:30:18 - Pasión de las Pasiones
00:43:14 - Midnight at the Oasis
Looking Ahead to June
00:56:28 - Night Witches
00:57:35 - Monster of the Week: Agents of Faust
Giving Me Life
00:59:54 - Prepping for Origins
01:00:51 - The Toys That Made Us
Links
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Lowell and Jason are joined by community member Tyler for the Gauntlet Hangouts Roundup for April 2018!
Game Discussion
00:00:49 - Middle Eastern Themes
00:19:12 - Tall Pines
00:30:05 - Sea of Man
Looking Ahead to May
00:42:26 - Threadbare
00:43:10 - Alas for the Awful Sea
00:44:38 - Spelljamming Troika!
Giving Me Life
00:46:26 - Dusk City Outlaws
00:47:30 - The Terror and GLOW Season 2
00:49:09 - The Between development
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Host question
00:00:53 - You have one hour to prep your session. What do you do?
Listener questions
00:07:48 - How do you prep for a campaign when the group is inconsistent?
00:19:30 - How do you maintain hype between sessions?
00:24:25 - How do you get good critiques about your GMing?
00:34:25 - How do you get players to care about your NPCs?
Giving Me Life
46:00 - A Very Fatal Murder
00:48:56 - Nailed it!
Links
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Game discussion
00:00:47 - Open Table Play
00:23:25 - Worlds of Adventure
00:41:13 - Carcosa hex crawl
Looking ahead to April
00:52:20 - The Black Hack: Under the Hellbridge
00:53:00 - Space Wurm vs Moonicorn
00:53:30 - Lady Blackbird: Flight of the Owl
Giving Me Life
00:54:28 - Twitter
00:55:27 - Unmasked
00:56:15 - The Gauntlet
Kate’s question
00:00:21 - What bad GM experience have you had recently and what did you learn from it?
Listener questions
00:10:23 - How do you handle the one player who is clearly not having a good time?
00:19:20 - How do you integrate GM tips and techniques into your style?
00:29:00 - What do you do with the player who is focused on something inconsequential?
00:35:05 - How do we make character generation feel more like play?
Giving Me Life
00:45:40 - Skin Wars
00:47:15 - The Holiday Season
Links
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Game Discussion
00:00:49 - Hearts of Wulin
00:15:45 - Lord Scurlock
00:28:30 - Mercy Falls ‘83
Looking Ahead to March
00:41:45 - Urban Shadows: The Forbidden Metropolis
00:42:35 - Monsterhearts 2: Mercy Falls 4 and Space Wurm v Moonicorn
00:43:45 - Into the Odd
Giving Me Life
0046:23 - Monster Hunter World
00:47:55 - Civ 6 Rise and Fall
00:48:45 - The Bachelor
Links
Promo Music: Alternative Facts by David Hilowitz. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Hilowitz_
Kate and Jason answer questions from the community and discuss their favorite GM techniques.
Kate’s question
00:01:04 - What is your biggest challenge as a GM right now?
Community questions
00:07:55 - How do you use hard moves to be a fan of the characters?
00:14:28 - How do you handle self-care, pre-game jitters, and post-game letdown?
00:25:52 - How do you do short but effective prep?
00:34:44 - What do you do when a player’s core character concept doesn’t fit?
Giving Me Life
00:42:43 - Skyrim on Switch
00:44:34 - Punisher on Netflix
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Game Discussion
00:54 - Neo Shinobi Vendetta
17:37 - Mystery Academy
32:00 - Crossroads Carnival
Looking Ahead
44:40 - World of Shadows
46:00 - Fall of Magic
47>13 - Red Carnations on a Black Grave
Giving Me Life
50:20 - Jianghu Hustle
51:10 - 2018 Ramen Experiment
52:07 - Switch indies
Links
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Promo music:
Watching Other People's Holidays by Karstenholymoly (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Karstenholymoly/57163 Ft: Javolenus
Nightmares by Donnie Drost (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/donniedrost/38782 Ft: snowflake
Lowell sits down with Graeme Barber from POCGamer to talk about representation in gaming and much more!
00:52 - Graeme’s start with D&D
03:45 - Chult and Tomb of Annihilation
14:50 - Other games
18:08 - Representation in games
22:49 - Tropes
28:13 - Genre favorites
33:48 - Virtual Fantasy Con (link)
36:00 - Military service and its influence on Graeme
39:19 - Who to follow online
40:26 - Diving
Links
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Jason and Lowell are joined by Fraser Simons for the first Gauntlet Hangouts roundup!
Game Discussion
Star Trek Adventures (01:16)
Uncanny Echo (15:30)
Hyper-Damage!: Dog Dudes of the Alamo (25:40)
Looking Ahead
World Wide Wrestling with Gerwyn Walters (41:18)
Mutant Year: Zero with Lowell Francis (43:03)
Swords Without Master: Echoes with Pat Perkins (44:07)
Giving Me Life
Reconnecting with family (47:03)
Log Horizon (47:50)
Design work (50:11)
Links
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Lowell chats with game designer Chad Walker about his games Cryptomancer and SIGMATA.
Timecodes
Cryptomancer (01:24)
SIGMATA: This Signal Kills Fascists (14:11)
Links
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Jason, Rich, Lowell and Michael are looking back at Gauntlet Hangouts 2017!
Timecodes
Overview of Gauntlet Hangouts (02:20)
Looking back on GH 2017 (08:31)
Highlights of GH 2017 (24:36)
Looking forward to GH 2018 (43:31)
Big picture stuff (54:40)
Shout-outs (58:59)
Links
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Games Round-Up
The ‘Hood (02:16)
Blades in the Dark (17:36)
Legacy of the Slayer (33:40)
Giving Me Life
New IKEA (46:50)
Diablo (50:36)
NaNoWriMo (52:03)
Links
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For this special episode of The Gauntlet Podcast, we present the "Being a Great Player" panel from Gauntlet Con 2017! The moderator of the panel was Yoshi Creelman. The panelists were Sherri Stewart and Patrick Knowles.
Rich, Kate, Rach, and Lowell reflect on Gauntlet Con 2017!
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Jason is joined by Kyle Simons from Samjoko Publishing!
Operators
Overview (01:55)
Mechanics (02:47)
Cinematic play (13:03)
Quickstart and Kickstarter (23:10)
Giving Me Life
Wind on the Path (27:35)
Spy thriller fiction (29:13)
Links
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Lowell sits down with prolific RPG writer Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan!
Timecodes
Authorial certainty (01:32)
Eyes of the Stone Thief (04:38)
Collaborative projects (09:00)
One on One adventures (21:19)
Cthulhu City (25:02)
Drone (30:25)
The indie space (34:24)
Where do adventure writers go wrong? (37:20)
Other projects (39:47)
Blue Planet (44:18)
Links
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Kate and Jason are joined by Marissa Kelly of Magpie Games to talk about how to take your GMing skills to the next level!
Giving Me Bleed
Hot Guys Making Out (00:37)
Blades in the Dark (02:29)
Apocalypse World 2e (03:10)
GMing 201
Overview (04:09)
Trusting the story (05:03)
Finding the scene (11:33)
Killing your darlings (18:09)
What does it mean to “be a fan of the PCs?” (25:45)
Reading the table (28:53)
How do you choose which game to run? (40:04)
Recommendations (47:29)
Giving Me Life
RuPaul’s Drag Race (51:23)
Field work (53:38)
Links
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Game Discussion
Barbarians of Lemuria (01:24)
Dead Scare (18:00)
Dance of the Damned (35:400
Giving Me Life
Aaron Judge (49:00)
Rick Bayless (51:09)
Discord debriefs (52:18)
Links
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Kate & Jason are joined by Maury Brown of Learn Larp, producers of New World Magischola, to talk about inclusivity in gaming.
Discussion
What does inclusion look like? (01:53)
Why inclusivity? (06:27)
Playing diverse characters (09:53)
GM/facilitator tips (22:00)
Layering in the metaphor (32:38)
Game picks (43:53)
Giving Me Life
Sonic Mania (48:55)
Microbreweries and kids (49:21)
Queen City Conquest (50:49)
Links
House Rivalry Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nwmagischola/new-world-magischola-house-rivalry-wizard-school-b?ref=discovery
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Gauntlet Con promo music bed is Blind Love Dub by Jeris (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/55416 Ft: Kara Square (mindmapthat)
Lowell sits down with Derek Kamal to talk about his upcoming game, heavy metal music, the intersection of Christianity and games, and more!
Timecodes
Introduction (00:55)
The Dig (04:35)
Overview of Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse (09:11)
Shiver World (12:17)
Pip System (15:55)
Mice (16:40)
Biker gangs (21:32)
Playtesting (25:58)
Heavy Metal (31:03)
Christianity and games (36:57)
Links
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Jason sits down with Andrew Shields to talk about Black Space!
Black Space
Overview (00:45)
The Black Hack (02:32)
Mechanical differences with TBH (03:45)
Vehicles (10:51)
Character classes (13:25)
Setting (17:00)
Kickstarter campaign (22:43)
Giving Me Life
Fulfilling Gauntlet obligations (37:03)
Writing fiction (37:56)
Links
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Game Discussion
Scavengers (01:31)
Reign of Crows (13:17)
Love in the Time of Seið (30:11)
Giving Me Life
Gauntlet Con (45:10)
GM mentoring (47:06)
Convention tour (48:43)
Links
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Lowell speaks with Philipp Neitzel about the German tabletop scene!
Timecodes
The German gaming scene in the 90s (01:23)
The Dark Eye (07:20)
The German “edition wars” (15:16)
Bringing new mechanics into a mainstream game (18:08)
The German approach to medieval fantasy (19:55)
German cultural touchstones for RPGs (26:08)
The Warring Kingdoms (28:41)
Conflict (31:56)
Trends in German RPGs (31:52)
The meta plot (38:58)
The German convention scene (43:32)
Links
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Jason is joined by David & Shane to talk about their experiences at DEXCON 2017!
DEXCON 2017
General thoughts and reflections (00:31)
Black Sunday, 1935 (07:43)
Bedlam Beautiful (26:40)
Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne (34:48)
Ten Candles (42:00)
Giving Me Life
Splatoon 2 (48:08)
Baahubali (49:07)
Roll For Your Party dice roller app (50:04)
Links
Shane’s Dice Roller App
rollforyour.party
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Game Discussion
Changeling: The Lost PbtA (00:35)
Poutine (15:29)
Witch Quest (42:00)
Giving Me Life
MLB TV (53:58)
Korean Dramas (55:15)
Into the Night (57:44)
Links
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Kate and Jason welcome Michelle Lyons-McFarland from Growling Door Games!
Giving Me Bleed
Gerrit (00:55)
Becoming human in Promethean (03:10)
Genocide in Fall of Magic (05:06)
Facilitating Horror in RPGs
Introduction (08:40)
Invoking fear (09:36)
Maintaining hope (17:24)
Holding space (28:38)
Our favorite horror sub-genres (38:07)
Pitfalls (47:04)
Miscellaneous tips (51:12)
Giving Me Life
Gauntlet Con announcement and +1 Forward ENnie nomination (56:08)
Horizon: Zero Dawn (57:49)
All of the Mass Effect (58:39)
Links
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Lowell talks to editor and game designer Amanda Valentine.
Timecodes
Editing (02:00)
Working on licensed games (09:47)
Getting into the RPG editing field (13:53)
Challenging projects (20:19)
Amanda’s favorite projects (21:41)
Creating a supportive environment for young gamers (25:54)
Links
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Jason sits down with Grant Howitt & Chris Taylor from Rowan, Rook & Deckard
The Spire RPG
Overview (02:48)
Themes (04:55)
Mechanics (07:00)
Character classes (12:30)
A setting rich game (23:49)
Kickstarter campaign (27:49)
Giving Me Life
Secret World (35:00)
Horizon: Zero Dawn (36:00)
Links
Gauntlet Con 2017
http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/gauntlet-con.html
Rowan, Rook, and Deckard
http://rowanrookanddecard.com
Nocturnal Media
https://www.nocturnal-media.com
Rich and Lowell are joined by Rach Shelkey for this month’s game round-up!
Game Discussion
Velvet Glove (02:26)
Mutant: Year Zero (12:31)
Royal Blood (26:33)
Giving Me Life
Gauntlet Con 2017 Announcement (38:00)
A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (41:07)
Taylor Swift’s 1989 (43:40)
Sailor Moon Celebration 2017 (47:01)
Links
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Misspent Youth
Overview(01:33)
Selling out and narrative damage (03:31)
Roleplaying games as tools for increasing justice (06:37)
The Struggle (12:19)
Structure (19:14)
In-character chatter (23:26)
Kickstarter (26:43)
Giving Me Life
GLOW TV show on Netflix (38:50)
New baby! (41:25)
Links
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Jason speaks with David Schirduan, Grant Howitt, and Andy Millar about their experiences with the 2017 200 Word RPG Challenge, as well as upcoming projects they are each working on.
Conversation with David Schirduan
Overview and history of the 200 Word RPG Challenge (01:00)
The 2017 Challenge (02:30)
Why do this challenge? (05:37)
The format (08:09)
Extra thoughts about the challenge (08:50)
Looking ahead (11:50)
Clink Kickstarter (14:15)
Giving Me Life - Guilty Gear (16:45)
Conversation with Grant Howitt
Mechanical Oryx (18:36)
The constraints of the contest (23:40)
The Spire Kickstarter (28:22)
Giving Me Life - Player Unknown Battlegrounds (35:36)
Conversation with Andy Millar
Route Clearance (41:00)
The constraints of the contest (50:38)
Upcoming projects (55:05)
Giving Me Life - The New Zealand Game Design Scene (58:19)
Links
Clink Kickstarter
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Lowell talks with Pam Alexander from Evil Hat Productions!
Pam’s gaming background (00:52)
Philosophical differences between DFAE and PbtA (04:10)
Mantles (08:35)
Pam’s start with Dresden RPGs (12:08)
Notes from the alpha test for DFAE (20:21)
Authorial voice (26:54)
Playtesting (33:50)
Pam’s upcoming projects (44:30)
Links
Dresden Files Accelerated
http://www.evilhat.com/home/dresden-files-accelerated/
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Timecodes
Camp Nerdly (00:21)
Penguins of Madagascar vs. Cthulhu (02:49)
Archipelago III “The Last of Us” (03:43)
Firebrands (05:38)
Ten Candles (08:58)
PbtA in May (15:45)
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls (17:14)
Damn the Man! Save the Music! (27:58)
Alas for the Awful Sea! (29:04)
Giving Me Life
Origins 2017 (38:16)
Prepping for a brand-new campaign (39:49)
Codex - Time (41:19)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Jason sits down with Todd Crapper from Broken Ruler Games!
High Plains Samurai
Overview & setting (00:26)
Gameplay (08:39)
Mechanics (11:30)
Kickstarter details (26:31)
Giving Me Life
Jason D’Angelo’s Daily Apocalypse collection on G+ (34:20)
Links
Our website
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We're celebrating 100 episodes of The Gauntlet Podcast by answering questions from our d100 Table of Questions!
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Lowell Francis sits down with Andy Kitkowski from Kotodama Heavy Industries!
Timecodes
The process and challenges of translating games (01:14)
The business of translations (11:27)
Japanese roleplaying game culture (15:07)
Intersections with Western culture (27:00)
Replays (35:19)
Links
Kotodama Heavy Industries
http://kotohi.com
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Rich, Lowell, and Jason talk about some of the games they have been playing.
Game Discussion
Breakers (00:32)
Cthulhu Dark: Confidential (13:17)
Kuro (23:47)
Giving Me Life
Nintendo Switch (37:51)
Justice League Action (40:40)
World of Darkness for Urban Shadows (43:15)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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Kate and Jason are joined by game designer Emily Care Boss to discuss intimacy in roleplaying games.
Giving Me Bleed
Backstory on the term “bleed” (00:56)
Monsterhearts (02:34)
Monster of the Week (04:32)
Lost in the Rain (07:49)
Intimacy in Roleplaying Games
Overview (09:36)
The Romance Trilogy (10:02)
Managing intimacy at the table (16:04)
Player intimacy (30:44)
The culture of intimacy (42:28)
Odds & ends (4:47)
Giving Me Life
Weekly meetup with friends (57:44)
Codex Miscellany (58:31)
Opening up your own work space (1:00:00)
Links
Buy The Romance Trilogy
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/191871/Romance-Trilogy--BGG010PDF?
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Jason sits down with Todd from Wheel Tree Press and The Jank Cast to discuss their newest Kickstarter!
The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power
Jason fanboys about The Jank Cast (00:31)
Overview (04:47)
Setting creation (06:31)
History of the project (10:35)
Mechanical differences with other PbtA games (15:34)
Playbooks (27:13)
Cinematic gameplay (31:29)
Kickstarter details (36:19)
Giving Me Life
S-Town (43:37)
Cute toddler stuff (46:51)
Links
SCUP Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wheeltreepress/the-sword-the-crown-and-the-unspeakable-power
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Game Discussion
Wind on the Path (00:41)
7th Sea (09:18)
Impulse Drive (26:17)
Giving Me Life
200 Word RPG Challenge (42:41)
Great British Bake Off (44:15)
Gaming and music (46:30)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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Kate & Jason are joined by Andrew Medeiros to talk about death and grief in gaming.
Giving Me Bleed
The Woodlands (00:58)
The Watch (05:22)
Monsterhearts 2 (09:14)
Topic Discussion
Overview (12:09)
Character death (13:20)
Textual support for meaningful character death (18:54)
Death as a theme in games (23:55)
Setting expectations (27:49)
Building up to character death (29:12)
The influence of Western culture (33:39)
Character suicide (36:14)
Grief (40:21)
Facilitating grief (46:28)
Games that do death & grief well (55:04)
Giving Me Life
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (01:02:15)
Imperial Assault (01:04:55)
Be Here Now (01:06:05)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
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Lowell sits down with Liz Chaipraditkul to discuss 7th Sea and much more!
Timecodes
Introduction (00:20)
Heroes & Villains (03:34)
The Crescent Empire (15:59)
Orientalism and diversity in RPGs (17:50)
Poetry dueling (!!!) (23:44)
The Monster (24:43)
Witch: Fated Souls (26:23)
Familiars of Terra (30:29)
Sig: Manual of the Primes (32:05)
Cold Shadows (33:00)
Afterlife (33:45)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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This week Jason is joined by Fraser Simons, designer of _The Veil_ RPG!
Discussion
The Veil (00:18)
Cascade (05:53)
What is cyberpunk? (13:13)
After The Veil & Cascade (20:32)
Cascade Kickstarter (21:22)
Giving Me Life
Fall of Magic long con at Dreamation 2017 (26:01)
Consuming Cyberpunk G+ collection (28:49)
Links
The Veil
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199467/The-Veil-Cyberpunk-Roleplaying-Powered-by-the-Apocalypse?term=the+veil++fraser+simons&test\_epoch=0
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Jason, Rich, Lowell, and (for a few minutes) Kate sit down to discuss some of the games they played last month.
Game Discussion
Spirit of ’77 (00:33)
MASHED (15:42)
Gauntlet League Wrestling (24:43)
Giving Me Life
Baseball spring training (37:32)
The Best Picture Oscars snafu (39:12)
What your hero smells like (44:53)
Sherri’s investigation board (47:28)
Links
Our website
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Kate & Jason are joined by Avery Alder to discuss violence in roleplaying games.
Introduction (00:12)
Giving Me Bleed
Dream Askew (00:56)
Fiasco (04:08)
Monsterhearts 2 (07:43)
Discussion - Violence in Roleplaying Games
Overview (11:15)
Escalating stakes & climax (12:16)
Why do roleplaying games often default to violence? (19:07)
Power fantasy (22:06)
Making space for something other than violence (24:51)
“Combat System” (35:48)
Giving Me Life
Sourdough starter (44:41)
Michael Flynn losing his job (47:58)
Trudeau & Trump (49:08)
Links
Cold Shadows Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/cold-shadows-narrative-espionage-roleplaying
Buried Without Ceremony
https://buriedwithoutceremony.com
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Lowell sits down with science fiction writer Cat Rambo to discuss her experiences in the early days of the hobby, her work with the Science Fiction Writers of America, and more!
Timecodes
The Grimtooth story (00:55)
Being a woman in the early days of the hobby (02:08)
Tough experiences at the table (07:33)
The Satanic Panic angle (11:47)
Representation & justification for bad behavior (13:35)
Moving beyond D&D (18:14)
The convention scene (21:05)
Call of Cthulhu bridal party (!!!) (25:21)
Emerald City Comic Con (26:40)
Admitting game writers to SFWA (29:37)
Links
Cat’s Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/catrambo
The SFWA
http://www.sfwa.org
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Jason is joined by Anna Kreider to talk about The Watch!
The Watch
Introduction (00:13)
Overview of The Watch (01:04)
Mechanics & design goals (01:51)
Clans (07:20)
An atypical story (10:26)
Kickstarter (12:28)
Giving Me Life
Dreamation 2017 (17:04)
The joy of swimming lessons (18:58)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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Cold Shadows KS
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/cold-shadows-narrative-espionage-roleplaying
Rich, Kate, Lowell, Steve & Jason gather ‘round the hearth for our monthly gaming recap!
Game Discussion
Monsterhearts 2 (00:37)
The Woodlands (09:44)
Shooting the Moon (16:28)
Apocalypse World 2E (20:32)
Chill 3E (30:45)
Giving Me Life
The Women’s March (46:03)
The airport protests (47:19)
MH2 PbP (48:30)
Dragon Quest Builders & Miss Multiconsole (50:34)
Fowler’s projects (52:09)
Links
Cold Shadows KS
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/cold-shadows-narrative-espionage-roleplaying
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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Lowell is joined by Will Patterson to discuss gaming with kids!
Timecodes
Will’s gaming roots (00:28)
Why game with kids? (01:32)
Tips for playing with small kids (06:29)
Challenges & advantages of different RPG systems (12:14)
Character death & tone (15:01)
Hacking PbtA for kids (19:19)
Running for kids vs running for adults (20:25)
Playing The Sundered Land with a three-year-old (22:16)
World of Dreams (24:19)
Letting the kids GM (28:01)
Some final thoughts (31:28)
Links
Article about executive function
https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/expert-corner/2016/05/30/the-batman-effect-what-my-research-shows-about-pretend-play-and-executive-functioning
Will’s game, World of Dreams
https://plus.google.com/100395114003715336076/posts/aLQYEtJntn5
Our website
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Jason welcomes Oli Jeffery to the show!
Discussion
Introduction (00:13)
Little Grey Cells (03:02)
Codex (16:00)
Clicks & Hums & Sirens & the Sun (22:23)
Giving Me Life
Our Nintendo Switch Slack channel (25:48)
Gaming with the family (27:15)
Links
Sigil Stone on DriveThru
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8026/Sigil-Stone-Publishing?term=sigil+stone&test\_epoch=0
Our website
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Kate & Jason are joined by Stephen Dewey of Cavalry Games!
What have you been bleeding?
Overview of segment (02:25)
Jason (03:33)
Kate (06:03)
Stephen (07:00)
Main Discussion - Facilitating Emotional Play
Overview (09:50)
Setting the emotional agenda (12:06)
Creating space for emotional play during the session (21:42)
Understanding how emotion is evoked in a game’s mechanics or setting (28:55)
Validation as a tool for facilitating emotional play (41:04)
Facilitating emotional play as a player (49:17)
A preview of the next topic: defaulting to violence (57:39)
Giving Me Life
The Witness (01:00:30)
Prepping for a new campaign (01:04:26)
Getting my partner into Stranger Things (01:05:34)
Chihuly exhibit & Nausicaa (01:07:00)
Links
Follow Stephen on Twitter @shiftyginger
Support Stephen on Patreon: patreon.com/stephendewey
Stephen’s website: cavalrygames.com
Kate’s blog: bluestockings.ca
Our website
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It’s a celebration of our favorite games of 2016!
Timecodes
Our year in gaming (00:13)
David’s pick (04:22)
Listener picks (08:36)
Lowell’s pick (10:14)
Listener picks (22:18)
Steve’s pick (25:00)
Andrea’s pick (31:06)
Listener picks (35:00)
Rich’s pick (35:28)
Listener picks (49:37)
Jason’s pick (51:27)
Listener picks (01:01:53)
Closing (01:04:45)
Links
Cheat Your Own Adventure
http://www.jellysaw.com/rpg/cyo.pdf
1%er
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/118932/1er--The-Outlaw-Motorcycle-Game
Fall of Magic
http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-scroll-edition/
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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Game Discussion
Dealing with danger & death in Mutant: Year Zero (00:53)
Monster of the Week attaboys (10:28)
Utter Nonsense (13:43)
Blood & Water (21:13)
Giving Me Life
Death Valley Free Prison (30:51)
Chef’s Table (37:05)
Winning all the burritos (39:55)
Gauntlet 2017 (42:31)
Links
Blood & Water session write-ups
http://groundhoggth.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/this-old-house.html
Our website
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Game Discussion
Coriolis (00:26)
Star Wars World: Omega Edition (09:33)
Icebox: Timeline (19:40)
Giving Me Life
Coincidental encounters (28:27)
Absolutely On Music (30:18)
Comic Strip AP (32:09)
Links:
Comic Strip AP
http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/comic-strip-ap
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Game Discussion
Using Rory’s Story Cubes to set up a game of Cheat Your Own Adventure (00:30)
Singularity (04:02)
Ocean City Interface (14:31)
Giving Me Life
Dog Eat Dog is available on DriveThru (24:15)
Open NSFW (27:09)
Gauntlet League Wrestling!!! (32:31)
Links
Singularity
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/186728/Singularity
Cheat Your Own Adventure
http://www.jellysaw.com/rpg/cyo.pdf
Dog Eat Dog
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/198050/Dog-Eat-Dog
Open NSFW
https://open_nsfw.gitlab.io
Game Discussion
Pasión de Pasiónes (00:13)
An assortment of thoughts about Masks (08:18)
Five Fires (14:43)
Worlds in Peril (29:52)
Giving Me Life
Bluestocking’s Organic Gaming blog (45:14)
Young Justice 3 (48:17)
Ginny Weasley is Not Impressed (49:19)
Dystopia Sylvester Stallone (50:29)
Links
Upwind Quickstart
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/197321/Upwind-Quickstart-Primer
Bluestocking’s Organic Gaming
http://www.bluestockings.ca
Ginny Weasley is Not Impressed
http://www.tor.com/2016/10/31/women-of-harry-potter-ginny-weasley-is-not-impressed/
Game Discussion
Call of Cthulhu 7E (00:45)
The O Card (06:26)
A dog with a new collar (07:46)
Hitting all the moves in Masks (12:00)
Epyllion (20:56)
The King in Yellow RPG (25:05)
Giving Me Life
Getting ready for Dr. Tom Season 3 (37:59)
Halloween LARP (39:21)
Reading comics on the iPad (40:39)
Mr. Robot (42:23)
Links:
Upwind KS
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/upwind-rpg-treasure-planet-meets-studio-ghibli
Game Discussion
Announcement about Gauntlet Hangouts (00:25)
Andrea’s game inspired by the Siberia TV show (01:47)
Using Dark Depths to set up mystery games (07:38)
City of Mist (18:14)
Sponsorship Spot (34:19)
Giving Me Life
Randy M art (36:25)
Season 2 of Scream Queens (37:53)
Every Frame a Painting (39:04)
Links
Randy M Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/randy_m/posts
Dark Depths: http://catchyourhare.com/files/Dark%20Depths.pdf
Prince Valiant Pre-Order: https://camelot.backerkit.com/backer/review
Support us on Patreon!
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NOTE: Jason’s original audio got corrupted near the end of the show, which is why he sounds kind of strange in the last segment.
Game Discussion
Dealing with overpowered character builds in Mutants & Masterminds (00:12)
Arguing about droid rights in Edge of the Empire (11:40)
Don’t Rest Your Head (15:42)
Left Coast (31:15)
Sponsor Segment
We introduce our new sponsor, Nocturnal Media! (41:36)
Giving Me Life
Rich hits the 10th rung of the Ladder of Insanity (45:36)
Postmodern Jukebox (48:55)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (50:12)
Keepers of the Gauntlet (53:06)
Support the Gauntlet on Patreon!
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Game Discussion
The Indie Hack (00:13)
Archipelago III (11:11)
Minnesota Long Con (18:27)
Godbound (20:00)
World Wide Wrestling (26:15)
Gauntlet Wrestling Federation (30:15)
Patreon talk (33:30)
Giving Me Life
Inspector Rutledge (43:10)
Curating a Bundle of Holding (44:10)
Pitch (44:35)
Gauntlet City Mascots (50:15)
Links:
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Support us on Patreon
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Game Discussion
Follow-up on Tweaks (00:12)
Millennium Blades (05:42)
Focusing on the side jobs in Ghost Lines (11:30)
Poverty in Ghost Lines (17:23)
Further thoughts on tremulus (20:11)
Jason embraces “rulings not rules” (24:09)
Giving Me Life
Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23 (31:02)
Oktoberfest (34:00)
Postwar (35:01)
Codex - Chrome (36:07)
Links
Ghost Lines stuff: http://www.onesevendesign.com/ghostlines/
Our website: www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Game Discussion
Follow-up on Legacy: Life Among the Ruins (00:13)
Godbound (06:55)
Managing expectations in The Sprawl (14:10)
Symbaroum (18:30)
Follow-up on Uncharted Worlds (25:16)
The Final Voyage of the Selene (39:44)
Giving Me Life
Saga series (46:50)
Fall is here! (48:34)
New JRPGs (49:53)
Dia De Los Muertos (51:07)
Links
Our website: www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Game Discussion
Legacy: Life Among the Ruins (00:11)
Using goals in Wandering Monster High School to set-up table expectations (14:10)
tremulus (18:31)
Follow-up on Mutant: Year Zero (28:29)
Tweaks (35:53)
Orc Hospital (47:57)
Giving Me Life
Watching TV with the kiddo (55:52)
Detective Conan (57:44)
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 2 (1:00:01)
Links:
Buy Legacy: Life Among the Ruins
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/151507/Legacy-Life-Among-the-Ruins
Buy tremulus
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/120260/tremulus
Buy Tweaks
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/114399/Tweaks
Buy Orc Hospital
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/137310/Orc-Hospital-Protocol-Game-Series-Custom
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Game Discussion
Mutant: Year Zero (00:13)
Shadows of Esteren and a weird move by the GM (06:00)
Dream Stories play by post (12:57)
Filthy Shades Cliché (19:25)
Rich hits rung 10 on the Ladder of Insanity! (22:26)
Assassins of the Golden Age (25:45)
Giving Me Life
Moving into a bigger place (31:20)
Getting the old college D&D group back together (31:58)
Wedding! (34:46)
Dragon Quest Heroes (35:56)
Links:
Lowell's blog
http://ageofravens.blogspot.com
Andrea's blog
http://ivorythorns.tumblr.com
Game Discussion
The Black Hack (00:13)
Numenera (10:01)
Cold Soldier (16:40)
Sword the RPG (24:04)
Managing a sudden, undesirable shift in tone (28:03)
The usefulness of Roses & Thorns (30:00)
Atomic Highway (31:51)
Witch Quest (40:32)
Cosplaying over Hangouts (47:20)
Trusting your players to take the story to a cool place (50:31)
Palace Gates (52:53)
Giving Me Life
My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (59:42)
Flyboys (1:01:40)
Cooking bao (01:03:33)
Final version of Codex - Blood available (01:04:12)
Links
Our website: gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Game Discussion
Resolving weird mechanical tensions in Monster of the Week (00:18)
Running a ‘prequel’ session of Edge of the Empire with Star Wars babies (!!!) (07:24)
Lady Blackbird and melting the special snowflakes (11:23)
One shots: the made-for-TV movie vs. the TV show pilot (16:18)
The Skeletons (18:55)
Failing forward in D&D (27:47)
Pulling a narrative bait & switch on your players (32:50)
Adapting some aspects of Beyond the Wall to PbtA games (41:59)
When OSR combat doesn’t match your pacifist setting (44:27)
Alienór (46:46)
Giving Me Life
Halloween Whiteboard (54:56)
MinnLoCo (56:54)
AW 2e PbP (57:32)
Love in the Time of Charity Games (58:23)
Links:
More Weirdness for Monster of the Week
http://www.genericgames.co.nz/files/MotW_more_weirdness.pdf
Get Lady Blackbird
http://www.onesevendesign.com/ladyblackbird/
Buy The Skeletons
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/177596/The-Skeletons
Buy Alienór
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/145553/Alienr
Halloween Whiteboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbEn2QV5BEc
Minneapolis Long Con
https://plus.google.com/communities/108970759442542364640
Love in the Time of Charity Games
http://bullypulpitgames.com/love-in-the-time-of-charity-games/
Our website: www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
This week, Rich is joined by Andrea from the Ivory Thorns blog and Lowell from the Play on Target podcast.
Game Discussion
A new campaign of Dungeon World (00:56)
Threadbare RPG and running sessions at GenCon Games on Demand (06:35)
Working on some GM techniques in Masks (12:03)
As a GM, how much do you plan ahead? (15:16)
Walk With Me (19:24)
Using Microscope and Masks to set-up a campaign of Mutants & Masterminds 3E (22:50)
John Wick’s Cat (29:06)
Giving Me Life
Persona 4 Golden (37:58)
New Girl (40:12)
Doctor Who (44:15)
Links
Age of Ravens blog
http://ageofravens.blogspot.com
Ivory Thorns blog
http://ivorythorns.tumblr.com
Our website: gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Game Discussion
The Innocent playbook in Masks (00:12)
Making the story work when you have a new player in the group (06:06)
Playing a nice Brainer in Apocalypse World (09:59)
Necessary Evil (12:10)
Some general Savage Worlds talk (14:36)
Death Frost Dungeon World kickoff (17:40)
Monster of the Week and using questions directed at the players to paint the scene (19:18)
“I rolled a saving throw and I liked it” aka Beyond the Wall (27:05)
Knowing when to hit the fast forward button on your story (30:28)
Fiasco (33:56)
The Sharknado playset (36:32)
Play culture and managing expectations in Fiasco (39:00)
Misericord(e) (42:33)
Giving Me Life
RPG-a-Day 2016 (51:32)
Dungeon Meshi (53:44)
Simon’s Cat (54:50)
Stranger Things (55:56)
Links
Simon’s Cat
https://simonscat.com/category/simonscat/
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Game Discussion
Lady Blackbird musings (00:43)
Beyond the Wall & feminist fantasy (08:01)
Shadows of Esteren (14:11)
Carolina Death Crawl (22:36)
Witch: Fated Souls & rediscovering campaign-length play (28:48)
Apocalypse World & introducing tough themes to new players (33:03)
Downfall (40:58)
Wandering Monster High School (46:34)
Giving Me Life
The return of Yay (51:41)
AD&D syndicated radio pilot from the 80’s (54:01)
Tea! (56:20)
Codex - Blood is out! (58:02)
Links
Our website: gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Game Discussion
Curse of Strahd (01:12)
Dungeon Solitaire (05:56)
Running an old Dungeon module (10:56)
The Agency (15:58)
ICONS (22:04)
Crypts & Things (34:36)
Giving Me Life
DriveThru Christmas in July (45:12)
Overwatch (48:29)
Stop a Douchebag (51:28)
Links
Andrea's blog: http://ivorythorns.tumblr.com
Our website: gauntlet-rpg.com
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Game Discussion
Checking-in with your players via email (00:33)
Downtime moves and Uncharted Worlds (01:46)
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire (04:53)
Scenario play in Lovecraftesque (12:49)
Fury of Dracula (18:49)
1%er and making the call on when to go to the dice or cut the scene (24:51)
Qin: The Warring States (31:06)
Pandemic: Legacy (37:27)
Paranormal Rescue Squad playtest (43:50)
Giving Me Life
Pokemon Go (52:33)
Re-watching the Siberia TV series (55:48)
Using your roommate’s cool stuff (58:56)
Pinball Arcade (59:54)
Links:
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http://ivorythorns.tumblr.com
Our website
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Game Discussion
Xia: Legends of a Drift System (00:13)
Sean Bean Quest and the limits of gonzo play (06:17)
Witch: Fated Souls (12:01)
Spyfall (21:13)
Mysterium Downloadable Content (25:45)
Pushing the poverty theme in Ghost Lines (28:56)
Dungeons & Dragons 5E (31:53)
Batman & Robin: Hot Guys Making Out (36:37)
The Beast (40:19)
Giving Me Life
The 50 Best Comedies Since the Year 2000 (45:23)
Setting up the game room (47:33)
Pokemon Go Carts (48:31)
Call for Codex submissions (49:44)
Links:
Tumblr-style page for Rich's Witch character
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_Bj0Wd5Kil2N7fX_OxFgWNd80l7UQxi-rqsYc1Yt5g/edit?usp=sharing
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Twitter @GauntletRPG
Game Discussion
Two-page spread GM technique (00:14)
The Maroon Corps (03:12)
Grizzled card game (13:09)
Wrapping-up multiple storylines in a PbP (20:28)
Urban Shadows & Codex (23:55)
Follow-up on The Sprawl (26:19)
The Venture Brothers and The Final Girl (31:50)
Out of the Blue (36:46)
Giving Me Life
Star vs. the Forces of Evil (47:44)
Battle Bots (48:47)
Scott Selvidge’s Flags document (50:35)
Links:
Flags document
https://plus.google.com/102860402526090415450/posts/UEjcRNqdrMc
Our website:
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Playlist
Uncharted Worlds (00:16)
Khet/Deflexion (06:48)
The Woodlands (11:06)
Legend of the Elements (19:33)
Fuse (24:09)
Dungeons & Dragons 5E (27:57)
The Sprawl (32:11)
Jason’s note: I misspoke on this section. In fact, you get a die roll bonus for spending Intel, not Gear.
Giving Me Life
Cast a Deadly Spell (42:40)
100th RPG (44:06)
The Gauntlet family of podcasts (45:40)
Links:
Shadowrun video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GPGQoR6f6w
Our website: gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Playlist
1%er - The Outlaw Biker Game (01:22)
Origins 2016 (08:57)
Urban Shadows (10:49)
ViewScream (17:47)
World Wide Wrestling (23:00)
Golden Sky Stories (25:55)
Zombie World (29:54)
Time Cellist (38:33)
Links
Monsterhearts survey
https://plus.google.com/117063057763160926667/posts/5766pLuqTaG
Our website:
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Playlist
GM-less, play-by-post Monsterhearts (00:36)
Middle Earth gaming (07:29)
Battlestar World (15:33)
Blue Rose Dungeon World (24:37)
Sagas of the Icelanders (34:07)
Crowsmantle (38:36)
Giving Me Life
K-Pop (43:35)
Lucha Underground (46:59)
Gauntlet Hangouts numbers (49:40)
Links
Drew’s Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/medeiros?ty=h
Sagas of the Icelanders
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Our Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Playlist
Crowsmantle (00:15)
Public Access (03:53)
Blue Rose (09:01)
Pandemic: Bio-Terrorist (19:37)
Touched by Evil (23:45)
Giving Me Life
A-Force comic (30:00)
Game of Thrones Season 6 (36:45)
Chuck Tingle (39:26) NSFW
Links:
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Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Playlist
Bring Your Own Book (00:51)
Dungeon World (05:07)
Tokyo Brain Pop (07:27)
Imperial Assault (16:36)
Cheat Your Own Adventure (26:51)
Legend of the Elements (28:25)
Masks (31:33)
Doom (34:37)
Numenera (40:21)
Community Feedback
Gauntlet Portland (47:00)
Discern Realities (48:49)
Links:
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Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Playlist
Dread (00:18)
Betrayal at House on the Hill (06:03)
Dungeon World (11:48)
Threadbare RPG (13:47)
Ugg-tect (21:18)
The Dig RPG (25:09)
Monsterhearts: Attention K-Mart Shoppers (31:05)
World of Dungeons, with a shout-out to Marshall Miller’s The Escape dungeon starter (39:05)
Dialect (43:30)
Community Feedback
The Final Girl is available for purchase again! (50:41)
Discern Realities contest (54:33)
Links:
Threadbare RPG Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mortaine/threadbare-rpg-a-stitchpunk-tabletop-role-playing
Dialect
http://www.thornygames.com
The Gauntlet
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Playlist
Dungeon World, with a shout-out to Michael Prescott’s Circle of Wolves (00:18)
Lovecraftesque (06:18)
World of Dungeons (14:37)
Monsterhearts (22:58)
Sins of the Father RPG (30:15)
High Strung (34:14)
Community Feedback
Isa’s character portrait by Dirk Leichty (39:35)
Gauntlet: Rubber City (41:29)
Tor Time (42:29)
Links
Isa’s character
https://plus.google.com/+IsaWills/posts/VyUT99gpZz4
Dirk’s Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/dirkleichty?ty=c
Tor’s story
https://plus.google.com/117582566260906817417/posts/J1WJMrLtj9A
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Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Playlist
Gauntlet NJ update (01:07)
The Final Girl (01:53)
Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne (02:56)
Space Alert (09:56)
Cheat Your Own Adventure (15:16)
A Branch of May (23:19)
To Serve Her Wintry Hunger (25:33)
Fall of Magic (28:52)
Community Feedback
Tor’s Temple Island story (36:18)
Links:
Stephen Dewey Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stephendewey?ty=h
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Our Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Playlist
The importance of transition sessions (00:21)
Some drive-by love for Lady Blackbird (08:51)
Rich’s game of Dungeon World with his wife & son (09:48)
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (12:01)
A tale of two Masks (18:40)
Community Feedback
CATS story game set-up (25:55)
Sea Treasure Tables by Aaron Feild (35:47)
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Play List
Various flavors of Pandemic talk (00:50)
2nd session of Mass Effect Worlds playtest (06:39)
Michael Prescott’s Circle of Wolves (11:57)
Star Wars Risk (16:24)
Feeling better about Monster of the Week (21:17)
Further exploring the lack of an Interfere move in Monster of the Week (24:46)
High Strung (28:09)
Marc Majcher’s Fluffy Bunny Tea Party (33:36)
Masks RPG (38:47)
Community Feedback
Inspirations for role playing in other mediums (a follow-up discussion from Jason’s The White Ribbon post) (43:58)
Using the lingo of comic books to describe a scene in an RPG (45:32)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (48:26)
Victorian novels, Disney characters, and other ways of informing characterization (52:35)
Our Play Aids folder (54:54)
Quick mention of Tor’s posts about playing games with his kid (56:13)
Playlist
Something about strippers, booze, and cake (00:17)
Playtesting Mass Effect Worlds (02:09)
Dog Eat Dog (05:30)
Concept (09:23)
Enforcing tone - problems & solutions (12:20)
Teamwork in Monster of the Week (21:03)
XP and progression in Powered by the Apocalypse games (24:22)
“Use Magic” as a Basic Move in Monster of the Week (26:22)
The interplay between moves and fiction in Masks (28:40)
Imperial Assault (40:49)
Community Feedback
Rules & Rituals? Procedures & Protocols? Pernicious Pedagogies? (45:05)
https://plus.google.com/104787679004447304330/posts/jfwXhtnLgkk
Playing Dungeons & Dragons in VR (49:40)
https://plus.google.com/+DanielLewis/posts/jR9hGVntQgQ
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Play List
Pandemic Legacy (00:56)
Monster of the Week (04:39)
Dungeons & Dragons and XP on a miss (06:05)
Too many players at the table? (10:48)
Ninja Burger RPG (13:27)
Gauntlet City Limits (16:21)
Adventures on Dungeon Planet (17:05)
Vast & Starlit (20:40)
We create an alien race (26:25)
Giving Me Life
Finishing Mass Effect 2 (29:49)
Birthday resolutions (30:23)
Phones? Lasers? (33:59)
Phablet? Fablet! (36:07)
Room 237 (36:58)
Cheating at video games (43:00)
Enjoying spoiler culture (44:16)
Consumer-level VR (obvi) (45:25)
Our VR LARP future (48:32)
Thanks for 50 episodes! (50:30)
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Opening Segment
Dungeon World and The Seclusium of Orphone of the Three Visions (00:16)
The glass cube (03:41)
Steve expresses his desire to play Dungeon World (06:04)
The importance of getting feedback from your group (06:45)
Getting a game back on track after it jumps the shark (08:06)
Monsterhearts is awesome (10:39)
Fiasco: Unaussprechlichen Klutzen (12:07)
Giving Me Life
GM Self-Improvement (15:00)
Thinking critically about your setting (16:15)
Baseball, I think? (17:43)
The Carcosa playlist (20:10)
Loving the Wednesday crew (22:26)
Main Segment
Ritual in Games (23:04)
Polaris’s use of ritual to enforce tone (24:00)
Society of Dreamers (26:17)
Helping dice in Burning Wheel (29:55)
Hand-shaking rituals in Beast Hunters (32:09)
Referring to players by their character’s name (34:49)
Archipelago III (38:23)
Start-of-game rituals and end-of-game rituals (41:23)
Meta/Out-of-character rituals (42:48)
Post-game rituals (46:46)
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In this episode, writer and game designer Anna Kreider joins us to talk about The Watch (and much more!).
Play List
Star Wars World(00:44)
Masks (04:18)
Blades in the Dark (07:45)
Giving Me Life
Tetanus shots (16:29)
Co-designing games (18:00)
Slack App (19:44)
The Watch
Overview of The Watch (21:42)
Transgendered and non-binary characters in the setting (22:39)
Why is it important the protagonists are exclusively women? (23:33)
Gameplay structure (27:06)
Moves & mechanical frameworks (28:12)]
What’s next for The Watch? (31:45)
General Questions
How did Anna get into game design? (32:32)
Is hacking real game design? (34:38)
Diversity in gaming (35:55)
Final Question
Thou Art But a Werewolf (40:15)
Links:
Go Make Me a Sandwich: https://gomakemeasandwich.wordpress.com
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Twitter: @GauntletRPG
Play List
Monsterhearts: ISS Tsiolkovsky (00:40)
Dungeon World: Chain World (05:40)
Galaxy Trucker (09:04)
World Wide Wrestling (13:10)
Giving Me Life
Looking at the entire DriveThru GM’s Day Sale (16:55)
Gothic horror novels and Sister Wolf (20:51)
Playing games with kids (22:40)
Super Friends! (23:58)
Lamentations of the Flame Princess (26:22)
What is a retroclone? (28:09)
17th Century England (29:54)
Strong horror elements (31:03)
Why not just play Ravenloft? (33:12)
Thulian Echoes (35:27)
What would you warn players about? (37:17)
What do others love about the game? (39:05)
What do others hate about the game? (40:10)
GWAR (44:47)
Closing thoughts on Lamentations (46:23)
Sarah’s Upcoming Projects
Bluebeard’s Bride (46:46)
Velvet Glove (tentative title) (48:41)
Links:
Sarah’s Website: http://www.scorcha.net
Chain World Episode 1: http://www.indieplus.org/2015/03/27/chain-world-episode-1/
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In this episode, Rich, Steve & Jason originate the idea of the 'GGG player.' Here are the time codes:
Play List
World Wide Wrestling (00:32)
Star Wars World (12:08)
Apocalypse World PbP (20:36)
Toolbox
Pinterest Image Search (28:55)
Main Topic
The GGG Player (33:53)
Geared (35:52)
Giving (36:59)
Game (47:23)
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Mark Diaz Truman from Magpie Games joins us this week to discuss his completely legit, not-at-all socially irresponsible game Cartel.Here are the time codes:
Play List
Imperial Assault (00:51)
Mouse Guard (04:41)
Legend of the Elements (08:44)
The Watch (15:10)
Giving Me Life
Training for Marathons (19:30)
Cord Cutting (20:29)
Prepping Star Wars World (21:28)
Dreamation 2016 (24:50)
Cartel
Cartel and narco fiction (28:25)
The cartels and romanticizing violence (32:07)
Mexican culture and gaming (38:00)
‘External’ playbooks (41:10)
Having fun while playing unsavory characters (45:06)
What’s next for Cartel (53:41)
What’s coming-up from Magpie Games (58:29)
The Final Question
Continuing On Moonlight, from Episode 40 (1:01:04)
Links:
Magpie Games http://www.magpiegames.com
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This week we are joined by Lowell Francis of the Play on Target podcast and Age of Ravens gaming blog. Here are the time codes:
Play List
13th Age (1:10)
Night’s Black Agents (4:43)
Star Wars D6 (14:38)
Giving Me Life
Baseball Tonight (18:16)
Origins Planning (20:06)
Owl Con (21:53)
Game Advocates - FATE (24:32)
Links:
Play on Target
http://www.playontarget.com
Age of Ravens
http://ageofravens.blogspot.com
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This week we are joined by the awesomely talented and inspirational Meg Baker!
Play List
Monster of the Week (00:40)
Freebooting Venus (4:13)
The Dread Geas of Duke Vulku (09:26)
Lacuna (12:04)
Giving Me Life
Museum & Game Design (14:50)
Rich! (17:20)
Her Story (17:58)
Interview Segment
Playing Nature’s Year (20:33)
Cider that definitely won’t kill you (26:26)
Emotion and vulnerability in games (27:49)
New game cycle (36:00)
Apocalypse World 2E (38:52)
The Final Question (46:16)
Night Sky Games: http://www.nightskygames.com
Lumpley Games: http://www.lumpley.com
Unruly Designs: http://www.unrulydesigns.com
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In this episode, we are joined by guest host Hannah Shaffer. Here are the time codes:
Games We Played
Noirlandia (00:31)
Legendary Encounters(05:15)
Hot Guys Making Out (09:56)
Giving Me Life
Birthday Week (16:45)
Owl Con (19:21)
Gauntlet NJ (22:30)
Interview Segment
Questlandia (25:59)
14 Days (33:55)
Games People Play (44:33)
Accessibility of games for new players (48:00)
Damn the Man and Sentencing Day (53:42)
The Final Question (56:46)
Links:
Hannah's Website:
http://makebigthings.com
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In this episode, Dan rips my fucking heart out. Also, we discuss best practices for running a multi-session game as a one-shot. Here is the breakdown:
Games We Played
Codenames (00:40)
Ghost Lines (08.20)
Monsterhearts (13:25)
Dungeon World (totally not Jason)(18:07)
Giving Me Life
Wrapping-up a Long-term PbP (20:45)
Making a Murderer (23:28)
Dan ripping my fucking heart out (28:24)
Main Topic (34:15)
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This week we are joined by Andrew Medeiros, co-designer of Urban Shadows and other fine Powered by the Apocalypse games. Here is a breakdown:
Games We Played
Hollowpoint(00:37)
The Watch (6:05)
Until Dawn(10:46)
Giving Me Life
Street Star (18:07)
Self-publishing (19:29)
Games with Massive Learning Curves (22:46)
Interview Segment
Urban Shadows (26:20)
The Forgotten (34:47)
Legends of the Guard (38:00)
Why PbtA? (41:28)
Drew's Inspirations (44:58)
In-production Heroines card game (47:39)
The Final Question (48:36)
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In this episode, we introduce our new Game Advocates segment, starting with Dungeon World. Here are the time codes for this episode:
Games We Played
Bath Salts (00:23)
Remember Tomorrow (07:30)
Giving Me Life
Downsizing (19:00)
Comic Strip AP (22:57)
Main Topic - Dungeon World Advocate (26:59)
It's a short episode this week as we talk about the giant list of games we played over the holidays and what's been giving us life. Also, because the people demanded it, this week's show notes are new and improved with time codes:
Games We Have Been Playing
Time & Temp (2:49)
Heroine (4:21)
AW PBP (5:45)
Kapow! (7:50)
Mysterium (12:25)
Microscope: Union (15:14)
Regency Ladies (20:53)
Metal Showcase 11 PM (22:51)
Downfall (25:59)
Giving Me Life (31:53)
Fit Kids & Couch to 5K (31:53)
D&D Beach Reading (35:06)
Tiny quad-copters (39:02)
It's a full house this week as Steve, Kristen, Rich, Dan, and Jason all talk about the games that meant the most to them in 2015.
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In this crossover episode with the Tabletop Superhighway podcast, Larry and Jesse join us to talk about our favorite gaming sessions of 2015. Games we discuss include:
Pathfinder (!), Apocalypse World, Lovecraftesque, Wandering Monsters High School, Renegade Jennys & Boilerplate Jacks, Dungeon World, Reign, Time Cellist, and much more!
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This week, Steve joins us to talk about what hot RPG gifts the kids are going to be talking about this holiday season.
Games: Mysterium, Apocalypse World Furiosa, Dread, Stars Without Number, Apocalypse World, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Sweet Agatha, Escape From Tentacle City
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In this episode, Kristen joins us to talk about making the transition between games that have you playing strictly "behind your character's eyes" and games that ask you to share in creating the fiction external to your character.
Game we discuss this week include: Urban Shadows, Renegade Jennys and Boilerplate Jacks, Uncharted Worlds, Dungeon World, In a Wicked Age, Lasers & Feelings, and Apocalypse World.
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This week we talk to Jason Morningstar about the Golden Cobra contest, the games he's working on, and prepping for a stint as an arcane janitor.
Games Discussed: Monsterhearts, Masks, Pandemic Legacy, Sweet Agatha, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, Kaleidoscope, The Warren, Soth
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Golden Cobra: http://www.goldencobra.org/
Beginner Larps
Larps from the Factory: http://larpfactorybookproject.blogspot.com/p/larps.html
The Tribunal: http://leavingmundania.com/2014/08/17/j-tuomas-harviainen-larp-collection/
The Upgrade: http://jeepen.org/games/upgrade/
The Climb: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/122764/The-Climb
Juggernaut: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/144312/Juggernaut
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In this episode, Rich & Jason discuss an article called "The 'Good Roleplayer' Doesn't Exist and Must Die," which can be found here:
http://leavingmundania.com/2015/11/03/the-good-roleplayer-doesnt-exist-and-must-die/
We also discuss a bunch of games, including: Masks, Dresden Files FAE, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, Star Wars D6, Funnel World, Meg Baker's Wishing Games, Fiasco, Lady Blackbird, Monster of the Week, and The Warren.
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This week, Epidiah Ravachol talks with us about Worlds Without Master, running the long con to get players for the games you're interested in, and the myriad joys of accounting.
Here are the links for the final question:
Dan: http://i.imgur.com/goe7Ue3.jpg
Eppy: http://www.toomuchjoy.com/index.php/music-2/finally-1996/
Games discussed: Everything in Worlds Without Master (Swords without Master, Wolfspell, Enter the Avenger, Sorceress Bloody Sorceress, A Scoundrel in the Deep, Invisible Empire, No Longer with Us, Masks of the Mummy Kings), Meguey Baker's Wishing Games, The Final Girl, Ten Candles, Dread Geas of Duke Vulku, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, Monster of the Week, Lovecraftesque, Usagi Yojimbo, Amazons, Golden Sky Stories: Fantasy Friends
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This week, we are joined by Paul Czege and Robert Bohl to talk about our final thoughts on the Threeforged contest and the joys of sensory deprivation.
Games Discussed: In Production, The Clinic, The Perfected City, Traverser, Soth, Masks, A Taste for Murder, Lamentations of the Flame Princess
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This week, we talk with Emily Care Boss about the revamp of her Romance Trilogy.
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This week, Steve joins us to talk about games that teach valuable lessons and also a little more Threeforged talk.
Games discussed: Dresden Files FAE, Dungeon World, Lacuna Part 1, Masks, Monster of the Week, Urban Shadows, Soth
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This week, Rich joins us to talk about participating in playtests and living in the comic book TV renaissance.
Games Discussed: Monster of the Week, Star Wars: Edge of the Empire, Monikers, Masks, Dresden FAE, Monsterhearts, Lacuna Part 1, A Penny for My Thoughts
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This week, Jason talks with Josh Fox and Becky Annison about their game, Lovecraftesque, which they are currently Kickstarting.
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This week, Steve joins us to talk about a ton of threeforged games and what's next for The Gauntlet.
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Games: Fiasco, Mascarade, The Final Girl, Monsterhearts, A Hard Goodbye, Psychic Detective Agency, Children's Radio Hour, Fear of the Dark, Ultranormal Encounters, Last Year's Magic, Timelines, The Clinic, It is Forbidden, In a Week of Sharks, Field Work, The Book of Armaments
This week, Scott joins us to talk about running games as a new GM and unfortunate movie theater experiences.
Games discussed: Dungeon World, In A Wicked Age, Night Witches, Zombie Cinema, Monsterhearts, Urban Shadows
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This week, we talk with Grant Howitt about his upcoming projects, Chronicle and The Door, as well as a wide range of topics from Goblin Quest and Paranoia to Twitter and Hulk Hogan.
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Grant says you should play Wushu!: http://danielbayn.com/wushu/
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This week, Kristen joins us to talk about underrated RPG mechanics and unexpectedly sexy medieval clothing.
This week's games: Dungeon World, In A Wicked Age, How We Are Like The Storm, Zombie Cinema, Night Witches
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This week, Steve joins us to talk about dice analysis for crazy people and playing games with difficult subjects.
Games: Lost Legacy, Inigo Montoya, Jr., Dungeon World, One Night, Fiasco, Dead of Winter
This week, Russ joins us to talk about Blades in the Dark and sweet dance moves.
Games Discussed: Blades in the Dark, Adventures on Dungeon Planet / Carcosa, Dungeon World, The Clay That Woke, The Quiet Year, Forbidden Island, One Night: Ultimate Werewolf, Kaleidoscope, Lost Days of Memories and Madness
This week, Kristen joins us to chat about RPGs we would love to see and that awkward moment when your mom starts talking to you about vampire erotica.
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Games Discussed: The Clay That Woke, Adventures on Dungeon Planet / Carcosa, The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Deep Forest, Monster of the Week, The Final Girl
This week, Steve joins us to talk about a few games and maybe spoil everything about Game of Thrones.
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Talking points: Dungeon World, Lady Blackbird, Parseley, Monster of the Week, Goblin Quest/Kobold Quest, Invisible Empire, Jungle Speed, Witness, The Quiet Year, The Whispering Road
Steve joins us for an experimental remotely recorded episode where we say nice things about story games and try to figure out whose computer keeps making that hangouts noise.
Kristen joins us to talk about a handful of tabletop games, LARPing, and which animals are currently "in".
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Games Discussed: Fiasco, Dungeon World, A Red and Pleasant Land, Dogs in the Vineyard, Hot Guys Making Out, Icebox: Timeline, The Clay That Woke, Microscope, Sorcerers & Sellswords, Vesna Thaw, A Taste for Murder, Ribbon Drive
In this one, Steve joins us to talk about the exciting world of Korean Music Videos and tricking Star Wars fans into roleplaying.
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Talking Points: Final Girl, Fiasco, Dungeon World, Cheat Your Own Adventure, Call of Cthulhu, Regency Ladies, Chuck Eat Cheese, Questlandia, Star Wars World, Invisible Empire, My Life with Master
This week, David joins us to talk about a ton of games.
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Talking Points:
Zombie Cinema, Untitled Final Girl Reskin, Mortal Kombat X, The Shab-al-Hiri Roach, Boss Monster, Dance of the Damned, Hoity-Toity, Modern Art, Bohnanza, Agent Down, Char. Gen., Becoming, Cheat Your Own Adventure, Sorcerers & Sellswords, Pickets & Blinds, Dungeon World, Dungeon World!, DUNGEON WORLD!!!
This week, Kristen joins us to talk about her experiences starting an RPG club for high schoolers and what motivates zombie beavers to kill.
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Talking points: Vesna Thaw, Warrior-Poet, Murderous Ghosts, Dungeon World, Libertalia, Masquerade, Superfight, Gloom, Microscope, Lady Blackbird, The Quiet Year
In this episode, Steve joins us as we highlight some board games based on no particular criteria.
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This week, Scott joins us to talk about WWII propaganda and trust at the gaming table.
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Talking Points: Gloom, Cards Against Humanity, The Final Girl, Superfight!, Night Witches
Russ joins us to talk about one page RPGs and drag queens.
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Talking Points: Nanoworld, Twilight Imperium, Breaking the Ice, Havoc Brigade, Odyssey: Journey and Change, Enter the Avenger, Ghost/Echo, Everyone is John, Lasers & Feelings, Sorcerers & Sellswords
This week, David joins us to address some pressing questions: Is character uniqueness overrated in role playing games? Also, are seamonkeys underrated in life?
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This week, Ferrell joins us to talk about today's lazy monster hunting youths and secrets at the table.
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Talking Points: Dungeon World, The Final Girl, A Penny for My Thoughts, Black Stars Rise, Sea-Dracula, Annalise, The Mountain Witch
In this episode, Steve joins us to talk about the inconvenience of food and games that we'd like to see updated and revised.
Talking points: Arctic Scavengers, The Deep Forest, Dungeon World, Hell for Leather, Danger Mountain!, The Shab-al-Hiri Roach, Dread
This week, Doyle joins us to talk about The Old School...Renaissance? Revival? Rules? Whatever it is.
Talking points: Glorantha, Greyhawk, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying 3e, Gamma World, Wilderlands, Dungeon Crawl Classic, Pendragon, Dungeons & Dragons Slot Machines, Dungeon World, Fiasco, Apocalypse World, Hackmaster, Castles & Crusades, Swords & Wizardry, Labyrinth Lord, Lamentations of the Flame Princess
In this very special episode, we are joined by a bunch of guests to discuss games that fundamentally changed our views of roleplaying games.
Talking Points: Misspent Youth, The Final Girl, Cold City, Hot War, The Dresden Files, Fate, Archipelago III, Dungeon World
In this episode, David joins us to talk about the joys of 75% off hotdogs and railroading in RPGs.
Talking points: Dungeon World, Shadow Hunters, The Resistance, The Mountain Witch, Ribbon Drive, Misspent Youth, Becoming, The Final Girl, My Life With Master, Fate
In this episode, Russ joins us to talk about games with "witch" in the title, conflict resolution sans dice, and fertility clinic advertising.
Talking Points: The Mountain Witch, Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne, Grim World, Hoity-Toity, Dread, Dog Eat Dog, Warrior-Poet, Hell 4 Leather, Dungeon World, Fate
This week, Derek joins us to talk about what we'll be eating in our future cyberpunk dystopia and "Air Buds" of fantasy and sci-fi.
Talking points: Monsterhearts, One Last Job, Grim World, Burning Wheel, Lacuna Part 1, Karthun, The Clay that Woke, 44 - A Game of Automatic Fear, Archipelago, Swords without Master, Psi-Run, Mars Colony
In this episode, Steve joins us to talk about medieval matchmaking and old yellers of gaming.
Talking points: Cheat Your Own Adventure, A Taste for Murder, Krosmaster: Arena, Forbidden Desert, Grim World, and more games that I can't remember.
In this episode, Ferrell joins us to talk about confusingly sexy video game characters and player vs. player conflicts in roleplaying games.
Talking points: Monsterhearts, A Taste for Murder, Dungeon World, Grim World, Dungeons & Dragons, In a Wicked Age, Becoming, Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries
In this episode, we talk about sexy, hairless werewolves and games based on Apocalypse World.
Talking points: Apocalypse World, Monsterhearts, Dungeon World, Cthulhu Dark, Love Letter, Velocity 2x
In this episode, Steve joins us to discuss some of the games that we are looking forward to in 2015.
Talking Points: Monsterhearts, The Final Girl, Hell4Leather, First Impressions, Puppetland, Goblin Quest, Explosions: The RPG, The Warren, Silver and White, Night Witches, Primetime Adventures, Urban Shadows, No Country for Old Kobolds, Legacy: Life Among the Ruins, Apocalypse World: Dark Age, Worldwide Wrestling, The Clay the Woke, Pandemic: Legacy, Spirit of '77
In this episode, we try to figure out how microphones work. Also, we discuss games that we've played recently and the problem with investigation games.
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Talking Points: GUMSHOE, Technoir, Psi-Run, Ocean, Society of Dreamers, A Taste for Murder, Goblin Quest, Golden Sky Stories, Dungeon World, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Letters from Whitechapel, Eldritch Horror, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Mortal Kombat, Smash Brothers, Mario Kart