Gauntlet Video Roundup - July 5, 2019

Greetings, and welcome to the weekly Gauntlet Hangouts video roundup! Listed below are links to recorded sessions of online games played under the Gauntlet Hangouts banner and other games organized through the Gauntlet online RPG community. These recorded sessions represent only a small part of the giant selection of games available every week, and anyone can join in the fun! Details on how to become a part of the community are listed at the end of the post.

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Gauntlet Quarterly

Tales & Things (Things from the Flood) (Session 12)
Lowell Francis runs for Patrick Knowles, Rich Rogers, Sarah J., and Sherri
In the finale of our series our teens learn secrets of the black water, face old losses, try to mend relationships, and finally figure out if they can leave Wayward.

Masks: The Suits (Session 9)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Alun R., Erez, Rob Ruthven, and Sabine V.
The Suits are coming. They have not forgotten this latest defeat. But they bide their time, lurking in the shadows as heroes familiar and unfamiliar take stock of their lives and try to reconnect. L0K1 tries to regain his hold on the situation, Web tries to steamroll into our heroes' lives, SULIT tries to ensure the safety amidst massive changes within A.E.G.I.S. and Serenade succeeds in standing up for a friend.

Gauntlet Comics

Urban Shadows: Coven Prime: EX LIBRIS (Session 1 of 4)
Jim Likes Games runs for Alexi S., Chris Newton, Pearl Zare, and Sarah J.
The occult heroes of Coven Prime from Narcosis Comics (The Mature Readers imprint of Gauntlet Comics) deal with political unrest in both the mundane and mystic realms, and meet the worst barista of all time.

Project Lycra playtest (Session 1 of 4)
Rich Rogers runs for Chris Newton, Dan, Jen Kitzman, and Patrick Knowles
The True Colors team attend a performance of their own team member Eidolon as he performs at a Pride gathering... until that d-bag Superia shows up and tries to cause some trouble.

Mecha Monthly

Beam Saber (Session 4 of 4)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Alex, Chris Thompson, Kyle Thompson, and Rob Ruthven
Our squad, bolstered by new arrival Proxy, has been given a strange assignment by the erstwhile Ava Kingdom: enter a diplomatically-neutral tournament, stake a mysterious cube, and lose. The squad find themselves split as the mission's complications threaten to swallow them whole. Aethelbald finds joy in warfare against an equal, Venus is forced to fight for an unworthy cause, Luce tries his best not to let it all spill from his fingers and Proxy is offered better employment.

Gauntlet Hangouts

Good Society: Pride, Prejudice & Practical Magics (Session 4 of 4)
Leandro Pondoc runs for Sabine V. and Yoshi Creelman
In the haze of the Midsummer Night's Ball, plans are hatched and revelations made as the Willoughby family come together to face a great test. James orchestrates a fairy soiree to repair a broken friendship, Lydia' is forced to contend with her past and Cordelia almost derails her happily ever after.

Stonetop: A Darkening Sky (Session 4 of 4)
Jeremy Strandberg runs for Ben, Jason Cordova, and Patrick
A bit late, but better late than never. The characters wrap up their adventures at the Ruined Tower and head back to Stonetop, with Torwen sadly in some sort of fugue state. We ended up only getting 4 of our 5 sessions, so this was the last one.

Legacy 2e: Life Among the Ruins: A Dawn Reflected On A Thousand Shards (Session 5 of 6)
Ludovico Alves runs for Alun R., Pawel S., Scot Ryder, and Vasilis Liaskovitis
As the Bennu and the Sandstorm families dig their way through the ridiculous ruins of the hyperloop connecting the Wasteland to the legendary Zoomer's mountains, the Highway 88 is threatened by the awakening of the Station Masters AI hive. After strange and decisive negotiations, the Sledgehammers secure the Highway to their expanding empire and join the battle against the Zoomers. After the last rebel cell of the Highway Patrol is vanquished, they discover the true origins behind the greatest threat to the Sandstorm.

The Clay That Woke: Rise (Session 1)
Mikel Matthews runs for Adam Poppenheimer, Diana Moon, and Eilas
Three minotaurs decide the fate of an area once controlled by Falan Empyrei. One works for a seed seller who conspired to commite murder. Another for a charlatan who claims to talk to the dead. The last for a judge who make a mixture that will force you to speak the truth, straight from your soul.

Urban Shadows: London, 1604 (Session 1 of 4)
Alexi S. runs for Jesse A., Kyle H., Leah Libresco Sargeant, and Steven
Queen Elizabeth is dead, long live King James! But who are those surviving and scheming in the shadows of the city? Introducing Veteran Moroccan spymaster Yeften ibn Idir "The Corsair," colorful Fae agent Ariel Oakley, John Dee's Wizard daughter Katherine, and recusant Catholic Vamp Lord Francis Fenton, Earl of Northampton.

The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power: Consequences (Session 1 of 4)
Gene A. runs for Jason Zanes, Joe Zantek, and Michael Mendoza
The powers of the world meet at the Iron Spire. The White Ruin makes an entrance. Amana, the Guardian of the Seal, exchanges pleasantries with Prince Nirax. Virelia has the King of Talos' ear, before she arranges a late night rendezvous with the Duke of Bax. An unkind discovery.

[DEUTSCH] Comrades: A Revolutionary RPG (Session 1 von 4)
Eike K. leitet eine Session für Christopher G., Gerrit Reininghaus, Henje, und Horst Wurst
Yvana, the tireless Worker, Nadja Petrowa, the string-pulling Demagogue, Vasyli, the hungry Brute, and Dragutin, the coldblooded Professional are part of the movement "March of 1 July" (M17), fighting the oppressive regime of the Kharmakovs in Khresht. The video features character creation, world building, and a tiny vignette, in which the revolutionaries are confronted with a really hard choice.

Alas for the Awful Sea: Kingsport 1851, Part III (Full Series!)
Catherine Ramen runs for Eli Eaton, Jim Likes Games, Leandro Pondoc, Scot Ryder, and Seraphina Malizia
At long last the conclusion to the Kingsport 1851 saga! The Tethys sails into unknown waters, meets mysterious oracles, and faces destiny in the streets of a long-sunken city.

Comrades: San Judas (Session 4 of 5)
David Morrison runs for Adam Poppenheimer, Donogh, and Jasmin Neitzel
Buoyed up by earlier successes organising labour in the capital, the rural Demagogue Sofia persuades the party to help the struggle in the countryside. Under the guidance of Ricarda the Professional the striking peasants take the hacienda of the local landowner in the village of Cascadas, and Augusto the Soldier helps man the barricades as the army retaliate. (Only sessions 4 & 5 of this series are available)

Comrades: San Judas (Session 5 of 5)
David Morrison runs for Alun R. and Donogh
The island has been thrown into turmoil as protests and resistance explode throughout the town and country, and the government struggles to respond. Seeing the direction the wind is blowing, former baseball legend turned playboy Roberto the Patron decides to throw his support behind the party. Betrayed to the secret police, he and Augusto the Soldier are forced on the run in a hostile city, in a long night of intrigue and assassination. (Only sessions 4 & 5 of this series are available)

You can see all these videos (plus all the ones that have come before) on The Gauntlet YouTube channel playlists, and be sure to subscribe to catch all our great podcasts! If you'd like to play in games like these, check out the calendar of events and the Gauntlet Forums where games are announced. To support The Gauntlet, please visit the Gauntlet Patreon. Everyone is welcome to sign up for Gauntlet Hangouts games, but Patreon supporters get extra options like priority RSVP for Gauntlet Hangouts games and joining the Gauntlet Slack team where special events and pickup games are announced. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!