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TitlePub. DateDuration
Hearts of Wulin Special10 May 201900:48:19

Jason 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

Episode 6003 Feb 201900:53:16

What happened here recently?
00:00:24 - Stonetop at Gauntlet Con 2018

What should I be on the lookout for?
00:09:42 - Ancient Worlds: Atisi

What here is not what it appears to be?
00:16:10 - Sticking the landing

What here is useful or valuable to me?
00:37:30 - Simple magic items from the early days of the Dungeon World Tavern.

What is about to happen?
00:44:40 - The ongoing story of St. Evelyn the White
00:46:08 - Draw forth


Link
Stonetop
https://spoutinglore.blogspot.com/2018/07/stonetop.html

Ancient Worlds: Atisi
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/262268/Ancient-Worlds-Atisi

Ancient Worlds: Atisi (Dyslexic-friendly)
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/262267/Ancient-Worlds-Atisi-Dyslexicfriendly-edition

Stars & Wishes blog post
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/stars-and-wishes

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

Episode 5826 Apr 201800:54:47

What happened here recently?
00:00:22 - Legerdemain

What should I be on the lookout for?
00:11:47 - Heart Points Podcast and ChimaeraCast

What here is not what it appears to be
00:17:48 - Riding the line between power gaming and playing to lose

What here is useful or valuable to me?
00:30:06 - Keepers of the Gauntlet contest results

What is about to happen?
00:46:48 - The ongoing story of St. Evelyn the White
00:47:54 - Bubbling flesh
00:52:30 - A drastic measure


Links
Heart Points Podcast

https://heartpoints.wordpress.com

ChimaeraCast

https://www.thechimaera.com/chimaeracast/

Dungeon World Basics 02 - "Combat"08 Apr 201800:41:51

The Basic Moves - Combat
00:01:46 - Hack & Slash
00:04:45 - Weapon tags
00:09:24 - Volley
00:13:44 - Defend

Managing a Combat in Dungeon World
00:16:40 - No turn order
00:21:32 - Range
00:23:43 - Multiple enemies
00:25:00 - What counts as combat?

00:27:02 - Unlocking the 16 HP Dragon

Actual Play
00:34:15 - Notes & recap

00:36:13 - Ghoul
(Hack & Slash, Volley)

00:39:35 - Markings
(Discern Realities)

Links
The 16 HP Dragon article

https://www.latorra.org/2012/05/15/a-16-hp-dragon/

Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Our Patreon

patreon.com/gauntlet

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Dungeon World Basics 01 - "What is Dungeon World? What Are Moves?" 29 Mar 201800:39:31

Discussion 

00:00:32 - Who are we?
00:02:09 - Why are we doing this?
00:05:32 - What is Dungeon World?
00:09:12 - What is it like to play?
00:11:16 - Moves

Actual Play

00:17:30 - Lucero Castafiel (GM technique: Ask Lots of Questions)
00:23:05 - Brother Andrew (GM technique: Ask Lots of Questions)
00:25:43 - Catacombs (Discern Realities)
00:36:10 - “A nude, slick, hairless, white creature.” (Hack & Slash)

Links

Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com


Our Patreon

patreon.com/gauntlet


Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG


Music: ”Volatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 5715 Mar 201800:54:28

What happened here recently?
00:20:00 - Notes from a new campaign

What should I be on the lookout for?
00:12:50 - The conclusion of the Alford Soultaker AP

What here is not what it appears to be?
00:16:20 - Creating a play culture that embraces adversity

What here is useful or valuable to me?
00:35:45 - The Omegatherion of Fasar

What is about to happen?
00:40:50 - The continuing story of St. Evelyn the White
00:42:19 - The rod
00:45:43 - Milk and bread
00:49:05 - Chandelier

Links

Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Our Patreon

patreon.com/gauntlet

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 5626 Feb 201800:39:52

What happened here recently?
00:00:27 - Gloomhaven

What should I be on the lookout for?
00:12:13 - Codex is on DriveThru

What here is not what it appears to be?
00:13:50 - Recruit and Hirelings

What here is useful or valuable to me?
00:23:55 - The Cloak of Logan Stormbreaker
00:28:15 - The Glossary of Blades

What is about to happen?
00:31:56 - The ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White
00:33:31 - Marlene
00:38:05 - Resolve

 

Links

Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Our Patreon

patreon.com/gauntlet

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 5511 Feb 201800:48:13

What happened here recently?
00:00:27 - When a player doesn’t like their playbook

What should I be on the lookout for?
00:08:47 - Session Zero #5

What here is not what it appears to be?
00:19:47 - Getting the most out of Make Camp and Take Watch
00:22:04 - Make Camp
00:27:57 - Take Watch

What here is useful or valuable to me?
00:31:13 - The Weeping Cells
00:34:50 - The Revenant Chord

What is about to happen?
00:40:06 - Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White
00:40:51 - The Beaten Barley
00:44:55 - A lament

 

Links

Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Our Patreon

patreon.com/gauntlet

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 5425 Jan 201800:37:51

What happened here recently?
00:26 - New campaign DW campaign–with pirates!

What should I be on the lookout for?
06:23 - Overview
07:23 - The Adventure Builder starter
10:01 - Discern Realities one-sheet starter

What here is not what it appears to be?
13:07 - Mission-oriented Dungeon World
16:17 - Bolster

What here is useful or valuable to me?
21:35 - The Knight of Mums
24:41 - Keeper of the Blood of Lursiss

What is about to happen?
29:30 - Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White
31:00 - Rations
34:40 - The Mad Saint

Episode 5311 Jan 201800:52:47

What happened here recently?
Reflecting on the We Hunt the Keepers! campaign (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Plundergrounds #5 (16:15)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Missed rolls on Cast a Spell (21:34)
Cast a Spell: Wizard (28:32)
Cast a Spell: Cleric (32:48)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Orphan’s Kiss (37:22)
The Joyous Pit (40:55)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing Comic Strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (44:44)
Hamich (45:29)
Spout Lore (49:19)

 

Links

Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Our Patreon

patreon.com/gauntlet

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Notes
Music: Hammer and Damper by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Blue_Nocturnal/Hammer_and_Damper

Episode 5216 Dec 201700:51:39

What happened here recently?
Funnel World at Gauntlet Con 2017 (00:27)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Sword Breaker #5 (10:05)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Traps (17:53)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
New contest announcement (33:52)
The Horn of Nammu (36:37)
Old King Myrmiron (37:35)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (40:49)
Discern Realities (42:30)
“God damn it!” (46:32)

Episode 5127 Sep 201700:43:51

What happened here recently?
Isabella & Logan (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Dungeon World Newsletter (07:40)
First Session Cheat Sheet Cards (09:14)

What here is not what it appears to be?
The Heirloom move (12:45)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Lube Cube (25:57)

What is about to happen?
An ongoing comic strip AP telling the story of St. Evelyn the White (32:32)
“We have captured one of them” (33:37)
The stitched (34:52)
The crowd (37:40)
Lead the Flock (39:50)

Links
Gauntlet Con Writing Contest
http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/keepers-of-the-gauntlet-contest.html

Dungeon World Newsletter
http://www.dungeonworldnewsletter.com

First Session Cheat Sheet Cards
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B74GInw5m2ICQTJxSEZZc29CeEU/view

Dungeon World Basics 08 - Fronts24 Nov 201800:37:43

Fronts
00:00:22 - What are Fronts?
00:07:44 - Dangers
00:13:03 - Grim Portents, Impending Doom, and Stakes Questions
00:23:46 - When do we write fronts?

Actual Play
00:31:38 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel
00:32:38
(Defy Danger CON; Defy Danger STR

Links
Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Our Patreon

patreon.com/gauntlet

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 5029 Aug 201700:55:29

What happened here recently?
Reflecting on 50 episodes of Discern Realities (00:22)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Fear of a Black Dragon (10:34)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Alignment in Dungeon World (19:56)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Elixir of Reality, Discerned (38:06)
The Discern Realities Annual (41:32)

What is about to happen?
Our comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (46:05)
The crowd (47:08)
A crude cage (50:40)
Prayer (52:43)

Ramshackle Crow and the Temple of the Peerless Star18 Aug 201701:27:43

This is a special production of Discern Realities, featuring the Comic Strip AP segments from the first 12 episodes of the show! We've stitched those AP segments together, recorded original music, and added foley. Enjoy this exciting look back at the origins of our show!

 

Show Notes:

Original Score by Joel Gutierrez

Sound effects by Hayden Sanders

Mix and Mastery by Joel Gutierrez

 

Special Thanks to the Freesound.org Community for awesome Sound Effects!

The Users with attribution licenses will be credited here:

 

S: cellar_door_wooden_corridor2_INT.wav by matucha

S: STAIRS: by German1990

S: Ambience_Cave_00.wav by LittleRobotSoundFactory

S: Footsteps, Concrete, A.wav by InspectorJ

S: Door 3.WAV by Ninafoletti

S: Rockburst7.wav by Cheddababy

S: Bricks, stones, tumble, rockslide by nebulousflynn

S: chains.wav by mshahen

S: River by viznoman

S: BodyDrag2.aif by bennychico11

S: Footsteps Pacing Back and Forth by ultradust

S: Door shake by ColdAir

S: walk underground passegeway 70m Kijkduin Den helder 130910_01.wav by klankbeeld

 

Episode 4902 Aug 201700:38:37

What happened here recently?
Anglekite campaign (00:22)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Codex - Crystal (10:35)

What here is not what it appear to be?
Giving player characters hold to ask questions (15:09)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Three Magic Swords (24:39)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (29:48)
Breaking bread (30:35)
Fellbit (36:32)

Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 4819 Jul 201700:38:14

What happened here recently?
Lord Caspian Gal (00:22)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Gauntlet happenings (07:47)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Bend Bars, Lift Gates (12:30)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Library of the Wordfey (22:32)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (27:49)
Arnie (28:53)
Invocation (32:45)
Venka’s burdens (35:00)


Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 4705 Jul 201701:14:26

What happened here recently?
Running DW for players new to the game (00:20)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Session Zero DW zine (17:41)

What here is not what it appears to be?
The Ritual move (27:05)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Cliff of Shuachi (50:57)
The Ever-drilling Shrine of Gnozzinu (58:44)
The Shrine of Alamas (01:05:14)

Links
Session Zero zine
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/210150/Session-Zero-Issue-1--The-Smoldering-Swamp

Sword Breaker zine
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/206544/Sword-Breaker-Issue-No-1--The-Tyrant-Machine

Special Episode: The Shrine Contest Finalists11 Jun 201700:27:58

Help David and Jason determine the two runners up for the Shrine Contest! 

David’s Remaining Finalists
The Shrine of Solaris (09:23)
The Observatory (10:57)
The Altar of Kar-Suet (12:43)
The Shrine of Mamon (13:49)
Gnozinu (15:47)

Jason’s Remaining Finalists
The Cliff of Shuachi (18:32)
The Idol of Sprague-el (20:10)
The Shrine of Niseria (22:04)
The Shrine of the Abyss (23:23)
The Shrine of the Unwritten (25:16)

Episode 4608 Jun 201700:48:09

David and Jason are joined by Phil from Encoded Designs!

What happened here recently?
The Airy Peaks (1:10)
Wrapping-up Song of the Milk-White Putrescence (02:49)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Legacy Weapon (07:46)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Herculean Appetites (21:11)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Shrine of the Sorrowful Queen (31:39)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (37:09)
“Stop in the name of Fellbit!” (37:56)
Venka (39:22)
Alfred and Beckett (41:31)
Lead the Flock (44:07)

Links
The Legacy Weapon
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/207958/The-Legacy-Weapon--A-Dungeon-World-Artifact-and-One-Shot?src=hottest\_filtered

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 4517 May 201700:35:51

What happened here recently?
The Song of the Milk-White Putrescence (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
DR Annual #1 (09:10)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Using love letters to account for missing players (11:55)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Rakaela the Forever Shield Maiden (20:07)

What is about to happen?
St. Evelyn the White (26:28)
The road to Fellbit (31:16)
Soldiers (33:24)

 

Links

Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Our Patreon

patreon.com/gauntlet

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 4403 May 201700:35:35

What happened here recently?
Alford Soultaker Comic Strip AP (00:20)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Codex back issues (06:19)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Dangers and Grim Portents (10:39)
Using Grim Portents as a way of building the tension (12:33)
Putting Grim Portents right in the face of the player characters (15:36)
Using Dangers as a way to convert OSR modules (18:42)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Shrine of Melchior (22:27)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing Comic Strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (28:04)
Discern Realities (28:50)
Retreat! (30:35)
The most blatant nudging toward a Spout Lore roll ever (31:49)

Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 4319 Apr 201700:41:51

What happened here recently?
Anglekite mid-season finale (00:38)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Sword Breaker zine (09:22)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Aid or Interfere (17:46)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Shrine contest details (26:57)
Rakrin (28:27)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (33:00)
Enormity (34:18)
This is your life (36:41)
A distinct hissing sound (38:04)

Links
Episode 4 - Discussion about PvP
http://discernrealities.libsyn.com/episode-4

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Dungeon World Basics 07 - "GM Moves" 09 Nov 201800:48:10

GM Moves

00:00:46 - Overview

00:06:42 - Soft Moves vs hard moves

00:11:30 - When does the GM make moves?

00:20:45 - Notes on each move

00:39:50 - Closing thoughts

 

Actual Play

00:42:31 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel

00:43:32 - Rescue

(Discern Realities; Defy Danger DEX)

 

Links

Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Our Patreon

patreon.com/gauntlet

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG



Skill Check 0101 Apr 201700:01:25
Episode 4224 Mar 201700:50:16

What happened here recently?
The Heart Queen’s garden party (00:20)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Dust, Fog and Glowing Embers (07:32)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Answering the Discern Realities questions (22:21)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Star Bears (!!!) (33:09)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (36:50)
Make camp (37:33)
First watch (44:56)

Links:
Dust, Fog & Glowing Embers
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676237438/dust-fog-and-glowing-embers-an-rpg?ref=user\_menu

Ray’s Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/rayotus

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 4111 Mar 201700:41:41

What happened here recently?
Painting the scene in Bellet Osc (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Legacy Weapon (07:46)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Undertake a Perilous Journey (14:39)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Shrine of Gornorn, Dwarven God of Wrongness (25:41)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (31:11)
Hellhound (31:55)
The door (34:30)
Just like clockwork (38:54)

Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 4022 Feb 201700:58:53

This week David & Jason welcome Fraser Simons, Scott Selvidge & Michael Barford to the show!

What happened here recently?
Scenic Dunnsmouth and taking ownership of a weird setting (00:20)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Arcane Compendium (11:28)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Alignment (16:53)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Sundered compendium class (31:59)
The Monster Hunter compendium class (40:59)
The Compendium Class contest recap (49:29)
The Revenant compendium class (52:50)

Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Scablands Press
http://scablandspress.com

Episode 3910 Feb 201700:43:35

What happened here recently?
Checking-in on Anglekite and Scenic Dunnsmouth (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Plundergrounds zine with Ray Otus (05:12)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Ways of kicking-off a new adventure (20:44)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
A small hack for tracking expendable, multi-use items (31:09)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing Comic Strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (35:32)
Getting frisky (36:15)
Hell hound (38:31)

Links
Plundergrounds Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/rayotus

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 3825 Jan 201700:47:46

What happened here recently?
An Anglekite update (00:23)
Finishing the adventure a little earlier than expected (02:55)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Gauntlet creative community (08:39)
Scott Selvidge (10:11)
Ape City (11:00)
Codex - Love & Codex - Yellow (13:35)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Large scale and mass combat (17:33)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Nerd Puppet compendium class (29:20)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (37:45)
Some explanations (38:54)
“And now here we are…” (43:48)
Two problems (44:52)

Links
Scablands Press
http://scablandspress.com

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 3711 Jan 201700:50:54

What happened here recently?
Narrating the fall of Morning Mist castle (00:21)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Bard playbook from Awful Good Games (07:54)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Emotional play in Dungeon World (16:38)
Setting expectations before the session (18:46)
Letting a scene breathe (21:28)
GM approaches (27:29)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Shadow Master compendium class (32:07)
Serpent Brother compendium class (37:45)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (40:14)
“Really, Ramshackle?” (41:01)
Three’s a crowd (42:00)
The reveal (45:11)

Sponsor spot - The Indie Hack SRD (46:58)


Links
The Bard playbook from Awful Good Games
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/137211/The-Bard--A-Dungeon-World-Playbook

The Indie Hack SRD
http://www.scablandspress.com/srd/

Instructions for The Yellow Planet submissions
https://plus.google.com/108530078404383929502/posts/DPzVrGSDPUg

Episode 3614 Dec 201600:41:40

Interview Segment
Slade Stolar and The Indie Hack (00:29)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Revenant compendium class (24:11)
The Oneironaut (26:46)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (28:36)
Pendulum (29:04)
Makin’ it rain! (30:55)
Escape! (33:15)
Escape? (34:30)
A woman of means (36:16)

Who is really in control here?
Thanks for a great year of Discern Realities! (38:46)

Links
Buy The Indie Hack!
[http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/192215/The-Indie-Hack]

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Follow us on Twitter
@GauntletRPG

Support us on Patreon
https://patreon.com/gauntlet

Episode 3525 Nov 201600:39:56

What happened here recently?
The Crimson Keep (00:21)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Comic Strip AP (04:58)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Managing spotlight & “turn order” (09:27)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Aetherwashed (22:08)

Spout Lore (28:11)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (31:10)
Jonathan (31:50)
Catspaw Patterson (33:38)
Volley (36:24)
Quick-thinking (37:43)

Links
Comic Strip AP community

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101778224400740815299

Comic Strip AP RSS

http://comicstripap.libsyn.com/rss

Noises in the Old Theatre

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/197196/Noises-in-the-Old-Theatre?term=noises&test_epoch=0

Our Patreon Page

https://patreon.com/gauntlet

Episode 3410 Nov 201600:42:22

What happened here recently?
Playing PbtA with other GMs (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Last Days of Anglekite (07:46)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Interpreting HP in the fiction (13:50)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Announcing the compendium class contest (25:19)
Monkey Friend compendium class (28:22)

Spout Lore (30:10)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (32:39)
Hide in the shadows (33:49)
The vault guardian (34:27)
Winding up (35:50)
Niche (37:06)
Make a break for it! (37:58)
“No…but he does” (39:28)

 

Episode 5925 Oct 201800:46:32

What happened here recently?
00:00:22 - The Cold Ruins of Lastlife

What should I be on the lookout for?
00:09:17 - Blog post: Making Combat Interesting

What here is not what it appears to be?
00:13:05 - “Scary” monsters

What here is useful or valuable to me?
00:25:13 - Codex Volume 1 Kickstarter

What is about to happen?
00:34:05 - The ongoing story of St. Evelyn the White
00:35:24 - A nimbus of divinity
00:39:44 - Preach

Links
Codex Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/codex-rpg-zine-volume-1-hardcover

Skyler’s blog post
http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/making-combat-interesting

Episode 3326 Oct 201600:31:19

What happened here recently?
Bellet Osc (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Ink-tober (05:01)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Hack & Slash (07:30)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Mean Old Minerva’s Wagon of Gifts & Stories (13:06)
The First Fear (14:28)
Old Minerva’s Bag of Sweets (14:44)
Old Minerva’s Broom (14:56)
Old Minerva’s Magnifying Stone (15:26)
The Needle of Idle Safety (15:46)
Weather Wax (16:25)
Chester (16:58)

Spout Lore - Sponsorship Segment (18:09)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (20:36)
Catspaw (22:00)
“I could use a ration” (23:15)
Interior of the hell vault (24:56)
A greedy look in his eyes (27:24)
The vault guardian (28:09)

Who is really in control here?
Our new Patreon goal (29:00)

 

Our sponsor: http://scablandspress.com

Our Patreon: 

https://patreon.com/gauntlet

Episode 3212 Oct 201600:34:08

What happened here recently?
Androxous the Obscene (00:21)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Gauntlet is on Patreon! (05:42)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Multi-Class Dabbler (14:13)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Triton War Basin (19:31)
The Nar-Wand (21:12)
The Drainage Club (21:30)
Vortex Bottle (21:56)
Sailfin Potion (22:26)
Triton Net (23:01)
Triton Homewater (see website for text)

What is about to happen?
Our comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (24:16)
Trap expert (25:09)
“You go first!” (26:25)
Loyalty (27:15)
Sliding puzzle (28:47)
An unwelcome sight (30:40)

Who is really in control here?
We have a sponsor! (32:22)

 

Links: 

Our website 

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 3128 Sep 201600:39:26

What happened here recently?
Yoon-suin (00:22)
Getting the most out of World of Dungeons (03:30)
The Die of Fate (06:10)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Vin Moves on the Vindexus Blog (07:57)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Revealing information about magic items to the players (11:58)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
We announce the winner of the Codex Keeper contest! (16:49)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (25:41)
A ruddy plane (27:01)
“Gehenna!” (27:55)
An expanse of black terrain (29:03)
Mirrors (33:18)

 

Our website: www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 3014 Sep 201600:36:53

What happened here recently?
Episode 30 celebration and Monster of the Week (00:22)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Menagerie of Minor Magic (06:23)

What here is not what it appears to be?
The Bard’s Arcane Art move (08:27)
Arcane Art during downtime or Make Camp (11:56)
Ways of making Arcane Art more interesting (15:25)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Goddess of Blood & Cruel Fate (19:17)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (23:07)
The City of Dis (23:48)
Scabs (25:31)
The job (28:13)
Tethered (31:17)
Find the Hell of Burning Vaults (32:46)

 

Links

Our website: gauntlet-rpg.com

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Menagerie of Minor Magic

http://dwdstudios.com/node/9158

Episode 2931 Aug 201600:30:13

What happened here recently?
Managing the Mage playbook (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Jeremy Strandberg’s Monster Creation Cheat Sheet (05:19)

What here is not what it appears to be?
The Ranger’s animal companion (07:12)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Robert Doe’s Familiar of the First Tree (19:07)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring Ramshackle Crow (21:52)
Love letter for Ramshackle (22:11)
Catspaw Patterson and the lands beyond the Black Gate of Death (23:06)
The Bone Orchard (24:18)
Escape to the City of Dis (26:06)

Links
Jeremy's Monster Creation Cheat Sheet

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0lFq3ECDQDQVUMwcU9BTjRuQlE/view

Episode 2817 Aug 201600:34:06

What happened here recently?
Death Frost Dungeon World and an extended Perilous Journey (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
MM3 Market in the Woods (07:18)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Monster hit points (11:40)
Coming-up with monster stats on the fly (12:40)
When is it ok to fudge a monster’s hit points? (14:43)
Hit points and fictional positioning (17:38)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Codex Keeper contest (20:54)
Stump of the First Tree custom move (23:18)

What is about to happen?
Our comic strip AP featuring Domenico Castafiel (25:25)
Melchior (26:37)
Escape into the night (28:05)

Who is really in control here?
The Gauntlet gaming community (30:45)

 

Links

Our website

www.gauntlet-rpg.com

 

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 2703 Aug 201600:33:05

What happened here recently?
1v1 Death Frost Doom (00:23)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Codex - Blood (05:45)

What here is not what it appears to be?
“The conversation” (08:12)
Before the session (10:11)
During the session (12:48)
Roses & Thorns (16:11)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
Mind control moves (18:34)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring Lucero Castafiel (25:24)
The screaming (26:49)
“Our sister is out there…” (29:38)
Journey to the city (30:34)

 

Links

Our website: gauntlet-rpg.com

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Episode 2622 Jul 201600:36:18

What happened here recently?
A story from Tor of Pocket-Sized Play (00:20)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Sorcerers & Sellswords (01:53)

What here is not what it appears to be?
Discern Realities & Spout Lore (07:19)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
The Smokeless Pipe (18:14)
The Brass Kettle (18:55)
Traveler’s Notebooks (19:20)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring Lucero Castafiel (20:45)
Night visitor (21:28)
Lugana (23:30)
Urbina (25:28)
Drink of my blood (27:25)

BONUS: Dungeon World in the Eyes of a Young Adventurer, featuring Tor & Wind (30:22)

 

Links:

Jellysaw Games: jellysaw.com

The Gauntlet: gauntlet-rpg.com

Follow us on Twitter: @GauntletRPG

Episode 2515 Jul 201600:32:32

Codex announcement
Chrome Submissions (00:23)

What happened here recently?
Advantages of having a smaller number of players (02:24)

What should I be on the lookout for?
Automated Google Sheet for online play (07:11)

What here is not what it appears to be?
The Defend move and the initial combat disposition (09:04)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
We discuss David’s Lonely Adventurer compendium class (13:15)

What is about to happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring Lucero Castafiel (22:56)
“I am the orc one-eye!” (23:48)
Night falls (26:48)
Make camp & take watch (27:44)
Sweet dreams (29:47)

 

Links:

The Gauntlet www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Twitter: @GauntletRPG

Episode 2401 Jul 201600:31:34

What happened here recently?
Secrets at the game table (00:20)

What should I be on the lookout for?
The Collector playbook (07:38)

What here is not what it appears to be?
1v1 Play (11:48)

What here is useful or valuable to me?
“Pet mule” in media res (19:49)
The Irresistible Mule magic item (22:45)

What is about to happen?
Our comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Lucero Castafiel (24:38)
Bloodless, the Sinister Shackle (26:03)
Ham-strung (28:15)
One-eye (29:57)

 

Links

Twitter: @GauntletRPG

Website: www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Codex Volume 1 Kickstarter Special01 Oct 201800:35:27

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!

Episode 2324 Jun 201600:31:27

What Happened Here Recently?
Talking to inanimate objects (00:24)

What Should I Be On the Lookout For?
The Gauntlet family of podcasts (03:26)

What Here is Not What it Appears to Be?
Fronts - Part Two (05:57)

What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me
We announce the finalists and winner of our location-based custom move contest (15:47)

What is About to Happen?
Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Lucero Castafiel (26:07)

Lucero’s signature weapon (26:58)

“I may not be the smartest…” (27:46)

“…but I can kill things real good.” (28:35)

The orc one-eye (29:16)

“I am the man, stinking of the cave from which I crawled!” (29:56)

Links:
Talking to inanimate objects G+ post

https://plus.google.com/105089743033557595164/posts/PyhRFBrpFNq

Episode 2217 Jun 201600:30:49

What Happened Here Recently?
A game with a brand-new GM (00:21)

What Should I Be On the Lookout For?
Mark Tygart’s Dungeon Starters (04:37)

What Here is Not What It Appears to Be?
Fronts - Part One (06:27)

What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me?
The rope bridge across Buzzard’s Beak Canyon (13:35)
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?? (17:22)

What is About to Happen?
Our ‘comic strip AP’ featuring the adventures of Lucero Castafiel (21:14)
Some opening questions about Lucero (22:41)
Tracking a thief for Lord Urick (24:55)
Someone approaches the camp (26:40)
Ambush! (28:04)

Links
Mark’s Dungeon Starters

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7cav44145d9OXZFNjNpWFdBRFU&usp=sharing

 

Our website: gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Twitter: @GauntletRPG

Episode 2110 Jun 201600:29:20

What Happened Here Recently?
The death of Rook the Halfling Thief (00:55)

What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me?
The Elder God’s Pit custom move (05:08)

What is About to Happen?
Our ongoing ‘comic strip’ AP featuring Domenico Castafiel (13:03)

Gravid with godlings! (13:54)

Maggot’s miasma (15:04)

The vault (18:58)

The guard (20:55)

The situation (23:29)

The trans-dimensional egg sac (25:39)

“Accept your master, beast!” (27:05)

Links:

Our website: www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Twitter: @GauntletRPG

Episode 2027 May 201600:25:58

What Happened Here Recently?
Lugana’s Gambit (00:22)

What Should I Be On the Lookout For?
The One Page Dungeon contest (05:41)

What Here is Not What It Appears to Be?
Using various fiction sources to inspire your NPCs (08:55)

What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me?
Jeremy Strandberg’s Light-fingers move (14:50)

What is About to Happen?
Our comic strip AP featuring Domenico Castafiel (18:36)
Fast friends (19:40)
The infernal infestation (20:11)
A betrayal (21:16)
Say hello to your little friend (22:33)

Who is Really in Control Here?
Our website: gauntlet-rpg.com
Twitter: @GauntletRPG

Other Links:

One Page Dungeon

https://www.onepagedungeon.info/2016/

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