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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 -...

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:...

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:  ...

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...

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...

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...

@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...

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 -...

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...

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 ...

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 -...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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.