Indie RPGs. Story Games. OSR

Blades in the Dark: Uptown Radicals 2/3

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

We play Blades in the Dark, a game about a group of daring scoundrels making their mark on the industrial-fantasy city of Doskvol. Members of the The Lost Crown Cult have devised a ritual to manifest their deity and thus bring change to Doskvol. To achieve this, they need a medium or a sacrifice, and they found a perfect one in Zora Penderyn, the heiress of one of the most influential noble families in the city. This session is part of the Gauntlet Gaming Calendar. Find out more about that, our blog, our podcasts and more at https://gauntlet-rpg.com. If you're interested in playing rpgs online, come check it out.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 111.3MB - Duration: 2:41:51 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

SWS Trouble for Hire 01

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Rally your amigos, let's tell a story! Enter the post-western galaxy of Ruben Carlos Ruiz, a mold-broken loner in over his head and wholly unafraid. Add a new action-packed, full-throttle planet-hopping adventure to Ruben’s legend as he mavericks his way out of tight situations with bare wits, bravado, and judicious application of violence; after all, he is Trouble For Hire. Inspired by 70s road and sci-fi movies and contemporary post-westerns, Trouble For Hire is a tabletop game that casts players in the various roles involved in telling an exciting action story together. Someone plays Ruben Carlos Ruiz, the central protagonist, of course; but the other players take on roles like The Road Through The World that contains and threatens him, his trusty sidekick La Campañero, or the mystical strangeness of the inexplicable La Extraño. Play through the several included adventures, or create your own as you work together to spin fabulous, original tales of high-octane cinematic space adventure!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 86.04MB - Duration: 2:05:16 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Star Wars Saturday: SE - Hit the Sith/Save the Galaxy

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Alun R facilitates a one-shot of his StarWars hack of ''Hit the Street - Defend the Block' (by Rich Rogers) as part of The Gauntlet RPG Community's 'Star Wars Saturday: Special Edition'. You can find out more about The Gauntlet at www.gauntlet-rpg.com, and more about Star Wars Saturday here: https://youtu.be/5QPjai-fnP0. The weak have always been susceptible to the Dark Side and nowhere is that more true than deep below the surface of Coruscant on Level 1313. So that's where The Naïve Youngster, Joth Omeggorm, along with Soryn Kynth, the Unstoppable, Smooth Talking Arno Yezik, and Sunder Gat the Cynical Daredevil, try to save the Galaxy and stop the power of the Sith growing ever greater ... they just need to get a prisoner out of an Imperial armoured carrier without attracting the attention of the local criminal syndicate ...

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 108.62MB - Duration: 2:38:09 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Against the Sith Conspiracy (1/3)

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Alun R facilitates the first of three sessions of his supernatural thriller game drifted into the Star Wars universe as part of The Gauntlet RPG Community's (www.gauntlet-rpg.com) 'Star Wars Saturday: Special Edition' event. You can find out more about Star Wars Saturday here: https://youtu.be/5QPjai-fnP0. Someone within the New Republic Government has decided they need deniable assets able to do what they can't. A team of dangerous and damaged Operators is what has been deemed necessary to launch a covert operation in the neon washed alleys of Carannia City ... Kit the Wookie killed for the Rebellion, while Corsha spied for them. Gar Scribbs, meanwhile, worked in Rebellion Comms under cover as a swoop biker. That leaves Vann ... who is a little more difficult to pigeonhole ... The team try to extract an asset from a suspicious criminal operation but what starts as a 'smash and grab' turns first into a roof top chase and then a confrontation with a very dangerous foe before they retrieve a mysterious package and take a prisoner that one of them knows ...

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 106.46MB - Duration: 2:35:01 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Sleepaway - Unhappy Campers - Session 3 of 5 (December 5, 2021)

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Join David, Drew, Flint, and Nathan as they close out the first act of Sleepaway: Unhappy Campers and dive deep into Act 2: The Descent! This session was recorded on December 5th, 2021. See below for the link to our camp map. View our camp map! https://imgur.com/a/8Sgqro5 --- The Gauntlet Calendar is part of the Gauntlet community. If you're interested in learning more, you can check us out at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com Sleepaway is by Jay Dragon. You can purchase a PDF of Sleepaway at https://possumcreekgames.itch.io/sleepaway Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 105.15MB - Duration: 2:32:55 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

AKA - The Covenant & The Astrolabe

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

AKA is a espionage focused action thriller game inspired by the TV show Alias. We follow the career of a young intelligence officer, discovering that the agency she works for is a front for a criminal organisation, balancing professional and personal commitments while maintaining her cover as a double agent. (Photo by Andrey Zvyagintsev on Unsplash)

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 66.73MB - Duration: 1:36:55 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Gauntlet SWS SE Clash of the Sabers

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

This is an RPG one-shot of the game Star Wars World (by Andrew Medeiros) that was run for The Gauntlet's 2021 Star Wars Saturday:Special Edition celebration of four years of Star Wars games.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 149.34MB - Duration: 3:37:28 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

SWS: SE - Superstars: Racing Icons

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Now that's what I call podracing! This game of Superstars: Racing Icons was played as part of the Gauntlet's Star Wars Saturdays: Special Edition. The Firebrands game is by Britt A. Willis & Pete Volk and is available at https://feelingfickle.itch.io/superstars-racing-icons

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 11.49MB - Duration: 16:33 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

SWSSE Action Movie World

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

New Republic Public Relations has funded a new HoloNET movie to promote freedom for the galaxy! Unfortunately, what was created was a cheesy action flick. Join this game and help make that movie. * Build a team of action stars and make the best sci-fi action romp of a movie! * Save the day! Stop the bad guy! Avenge your buddies! Blow Stuff Up! This game is Powered by the Apocalypse. Take on the role of an action hero and star in a cheesy movie. Watch your actor grow even as they are typecast. Hi-five your costars.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 84.27MB - Duration: 2:02:37 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Blades in the Dark: Uptown Radicals 1/3

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

We play Blades in the Dark, a game about a group of daring scoundrels making their mark on the industrial-fantasy city of Doskvol. Four wealthy members of the city's elite have been 'awakened' by a radiant deity named The Lost Crown, with a quest to bring change to the current way of life. They gather in an abandoned church with a strange, mystical vibe. As they plan to prepare the place to be their first sacred ground, they face a group of unwanted visitors. This session is part of the Gauntlet Gaming Calendar. Find out more about that, our blog, our podcasts and more at https://gauntlet-rpg.com. If you're interested in playing rpgs online, come check it out.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 119.11MB - Duration: 2:53:14 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Hearts of Wulin: Mystery of the Puzzle Sword S1

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

We play Hearts of Wulin, a PbtA game of wuxia melodrama in the vein of The Untamed. This series is a mystery-focused variant which adds in mechanics from Brindlewood Bay to play out a stories like those seen in Ancient Detective and Maiden Holmes. This session is part of the Gauntlet Gaming Calendar. Find out more here: gauntlet-rpg.com For more on Hearts of Wulin: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html For more on Brindlewood Bay: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307416/Brindlewood-Bay

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 97.73MB - Duration: 2:22:02 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Against the Vampire Conspiracy (3/3)

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Alun R facilitates the finale session of his supernatural thriller game, Against the Dark Conspiracy. This session was organised as part of The Gauntlet RPG Community's monthly calendar of games (www.gauntlet-rpg.com). We find out more about the history the team members share, and Anchors are put at risk as the team tries to discover more about the Van Helsing bloodline and Count Simon Throndal. Yelena, the Russian Assassin, fills in as a dancer at Club Gaderene, 'Cam' Duchamp, the French Hacker sails past the bouncer and manages to spot Count Throndal on tonight's VIP list, and Jimmy the Burglar slips into a solid cover as a well regarded member of staff. Cam also spots a worrying familiar shock of long grey hair in the crowd of clubbers, Jimmy finds a crawlspace into the secure area behind the Club, and Yelena deploys some grenades. Then ... chaos as the Club is attacked, an all to familiar shadow stalks them, and there's a surprise betrayal. And that's before Count Throndal takes to the air and pursues the team into the forests around Bucharest ...

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 95.74MB - Duration: 2:19:24 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

'Only the Dead' - Grey Ranks (3 of 3)

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

This is part of a series of table-top RPGs about war, run for the Gauntlet. In Grey Ranks, you will assume the role of a young Polish partisan before, during, and after the disastrous 1944 Uprising against the Germans. Together with your friends, you’ll create the story of a group of teens who fight to free their city, one of countless Grey Ranks “crews” that take up arms. Your characters – child soldiers – will have all the faults and enthusiasms of youth. Across sixty days of armed rebellion, they will grow up fast – or die. Grey Ranks is by Jason Morningstar and is available here https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/grey-ranks/

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.14MB - Duration: 1:09:51 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

GRC: Thirsty Sword Lesbians 10

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Hey Folks! This is part of our Thirsty Sword Lesbians actual play inspired by Hannah Templer's CosmoKnights. If you are interested in checking out our discussion of CosmoKnights, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/rnJx_yuKGWE If you want to see any of the character creation that came before this, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/WkNF1VW4YHk The crew of the Kestrel meet resistance leader Araminta and discover some new things about each other. With the opportunity to rest for the first time in a while, the crew talk about their pasts and their hopes for each other (ie smooching). The print run of Hannah Templer's CosmoKnights is published by Top Shelf and can be read online here: https://www.cosmoknights.space/ April Kit Walsh's Thirsty Sword Lesbians is published in partnership between Gay Spaceship Games and Evil Hat Productions and can be found online here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/thirsty-sword-lesbians/ This game is organized through the Gauntlet, an online table-top roleplaying community. For more on the Gauntlet and how to sign up for online games like this one, use the following link: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 18.61MB - Duration: 26:49 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

AGAINST THE DARK CONSPIRACY: Riddles in the Dark. Session 4 of 4.

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

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Gauntlet Quarterly: The Between (Session 11 - Part 2)

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

This is a run of The Between, a game of monster hunters in gothic Victorian London by Jason Cordova and published by the Gauntlet. You can find out more about The Between at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/the-between.html or purchase it at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/360858/The-Between This game is arranged through the Gauntlet Calendar. You can learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG group at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ This includes information on the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG magazine for indie games from OSR to story games, and signing up for games advertised on the calendar. Also, check out the forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! Ardent and John are introduced to the St. Petersburg Mirror, and both fall under its spell. Trixie secures the blackmail material from Madam Sorokin's quarters, and goes for a hand of cards at the Four Magpies. The hunters attend a séance at Cadwallader House, where the dead are contacted, and the promise of more joining them. (I accidentally stopped my recording rather than pausing, so this session is uploaded in two parts. 2/2)

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 37.6MB - Duration: 54:30 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Fight With Spirit: St. Osana's First XI (Session 4)

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

This is a run of Fight With Spirit, a game of school sports drama from Storybrewers Roleplaying. This game is played using the quickstart rules for the game, which has recently had a successful kickstarter campaign. (With some slight setting modifications to the quickstart set). You can find more information about the game and pre-order it at: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/fight-with-spirit-sports-drama-rpg/ This game is arranged through the Gauntlet Calendar. You can learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG group at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ This includes information on the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG magazine for indie games from OSR to story games, and signing up for games advertised on the calendar. Also, check out the forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! Aiden succumbs to the sweet siren song of the demon reefer, and is caught by the Headmaster. Tensions increase between Lawrence and Lewis, and Lewis' old friends at Shipton Academy stir up trouble. The school holds a dance - Lewis performs, and receives a conflicting offer. Lawrence attempts to make his feelings known to Aiden, but cannot pierce his stony facade.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 87.93MB - Duration: 2:07:49 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

GRC: Thirsty Sword Lesbians 9

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Hey Folks! This is part of our Thirsty Sword Lesbians actual play inspired by Hannah Templer's CosmoKnights. If you are interested in checking out our discussion of CosmoKnights, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/rnJx_yuKGWE If you want to see any of the character creation that came before this, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/WkNF1VW4YHk The crew of the Kestrel is on the run from multiple foes when a mysterious new ally intervenes to help. Also: some important changes in Sola's playlist! The print run of Hannah Templer's CosmoKnights is published by Top Shelf and can be read online here: https://www.cosmoknights.space/ April Kit Walsh's Thirsty Sword Lesbians is published in partnership between Gay Spaceship Games and Evil Hat Productions and can be found online here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/thirsty-sword-lesbians/ This game is organized through the Gauntlet, an online table-top roleplaying community. For more on the Gauntlet and how to sign up for online games like this one, use the following link: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 15.4MB - Duration: 22:08 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

AGAINST THE DARK CONSPIRACY: Riddles in the Dark. Session 3 of 4.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 119.54MB - Duration: 2:53:58 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

SWS: Stars in the Dark 09

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

This is session nine of Stars in the Dark, a reskin of Blades in the Dark created by Anders.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 90.21MB - Duration: 2:11:22 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)