Indie RPGs. Story Games. OSR

SW - AW Burned Over 02

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700

Something's wrong with the galaxy and I don't know what it is. It used to be better, of course it did, or so they say. In the golden age of legend, with the Republic and the Jedi Order, when there was enough to eat and enough hope, when people could lift their eyes and see beyond the horizon, beyond the day. Children were born happy and some even grew up rich. The Jedi disappeared. The Republic was replaced by the Empire. Then, the Empire fell. Now we've got this. Lawmakers stand against the screaming elements and all comers, keeping safe as many as they can. Medics and Gearcutters run constant battle against there's not enough and blaster bolts fly and everything breaks. Volatiles, Vigilants, Weaponized, and Undaunted carve out what they can and defend it with blood and blasters. Operators search and scavenge, looking for that opportunity, that one perfect chance. Monarchs remember beauty, or invent beauty anew, cup it in their hands and whisper come and see, and don't worry now about what it will cost you. And Brain-pickers, oh, Brain-pickers see what none of the rest of us will: the world's psychic maelstrom, the terrible desperation and hate pressing in at the edge of all perception, it is the world now. And you, who are you? This is what we've got, yes. What are you going to make of it? We're adapting The Apocalypse World: Burned Over RPG, a post-apocalypse game, for Star Wars!

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Farscape Friday - ImpulseScape 02

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700

In March, 1999, the Sci-Fi Channel premiered the TV show Farscape, which ran for four seasons. The show followed contemporary Earth astronaut John Crichton, who was shot through a wormhole, ending up in a distant part of the universe aboard a ship — a living ship — full of strange alien lifeforms in the midst of escaping a ruthless galactic military organization known as the Peacekeepers. Farscape was weird and wild, sexy and smart, easily my favorite sci-fi show of all time. In March of 2020, I'm running four sessions of Impulse Drive set in the Farscape universe. We are NOT playing as members of the TV show cast. We'll be making up wholly new characters who exist during the loose timeframe of the show. We'll be using Impulse Drive playbooks (archetypes), characters are members of the Farscape species. We'll tell stories in the Uncharted Territories during the conflicts between the Peacekeepers and the Scarran Empire, trying to eek out your own existence as a crew.

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Once More Into The Void - Actual Play (2/2)

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700

In our second session, we spend more time seeing the crew try to come together, clash, and desperately try to reach each other's hearts before the final mission. In this video you get to see the mini-games: LOYALTY MISSION (Only If We Have The Time, Captain), the TRAINING MONTAGE (Only Once Chance To Make It Right), I NEVER DID TRUST YOU, and ONCE MORE INTO THE VOID! We spent way too long per game, we were just enjoying each other's characters and stories way too much. Because of that we ran out of time, and actually went into the final mission having only played 7 games (instead of 13). This means we went into the final mission with less tokens than ideal (we also kept drawing low cards!) sooooooo...I won't spoil it for y'all but it gets intense! You can find the first session here: https://youtu.be/uOmPJEwxAaQ ONCE MORE INTO THE VOID is inspired by the TV show Star Trek: Picard, and the video game Mass Effect 2. One of the players is a Captain who must make amends, face the consequences of the past, and try to bring back together their old crew. Reminisce about the past, fall in love, get in messy entanglements, see if you can survive the final mission! You can grab Once More Into The Void here: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/once-more-into-the-void This session is part of the Gauntlet Hangouts, a gaming club where folks who love indie rpgs, story games, and OSR get together and play games online! You can find out more here: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/

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Brindlewood Bay - Actual Play (2/8)

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700

Brindlewood Bay is a TTRPG created by Jason Cordova! It's inspired by the tv show Murder, She Wrote but with a sinister and supernatural twist. The game focuses on the Murder Mavens: retired women who love their mystery novels and solve crimes in their cozy bayside town. In this second session we place a second mystery on the board: ALL HALLOWS SCREAM. I played a LOT of NPCs and wowee was it fun! Our Murder Mavens hit the ground running and start meddling and rustling up those clues immediately. Lots of great character moments from all our fantastic players! You can find our first session here: https://youtu.be/aS1qS7aJOmM This is my first time running the game, so I apologize for any mistakes I made in presenting the game properly! This game is part of the GAUNTLET HANGOUTS, we're a gaming club were folks from all over the world meet online to play tabletop roleplaying games. You can find out more here: http://gauntlet-rpg.com/ Brindlewood Bay was released as a reward for patrons of The Gauntlet! Usually they release an issue of the Codex every month. I love the Codex magazine, but this was a nice change of pace, I hope they do it more often. You can find out more about the patreon and codex here: https://www.patreon.com/gauntlet I'm so inspired by this game that I'm currently making my own investigation game based on a couple of moves from this game. You can find Sword Queen Games at: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/ or catch an early peek at my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swordqueengames

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Neo Shinobi Vendetta FitD: Gauntlet Sunday S2

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700

We play second session of Neo Shinobi Vendetta, an anime setting using Forged in the Dark rules. This includes downtime, some role-play, and then into another mission. You can see more on the setting here: https://ageofravens.blogspot.com/2015... This session is part of the Gauntlet Hangouts. Check us out at gauntlet-rpg.com

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Gauntlet Comics: Fellowship - The Eyes of the Underlord Session 2 of 5

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700

Fellowship 2nd Edition in the world of Gauntlet Comics!

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Band of Blades (Session 12)

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700

The Legion has decided to surmount the path known as the Maw on the way to Skydagger Keep. Inside the overwhelming darkness, amidst skittering tunnels and nar-bottomless pits, a desperate plan is hatched. In the Hall of Kings, the Legion may very well have the chance to detonate old structures and bury within them a Broken. The Gauntlet, and everything related, can be found at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Band of Blades, by Off Guard Games, can be found at https://www.evilhat.com/home/band-of-blades/

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SW - AW Burned Over 01

Sat, 07 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

Something's wrong with the galaxy and I don't know what it is. It used to be better, of course it did, or so they say. In the golden age of legend, with the Republic and the Jedi Order, when there was enough to eat and enough hope, when people could lift their eyes and see beyond the horizon, beyond the day. Children were born happy and some even grew up rich. The Jedi disappeared. The Republic was replaced by the Empire. Then, the Empire fell. Now we've got this. Lawmakers stand against the screaming elements and all comers, keeping safe as many as they can. Medics and Gearcutters run constant battle against there's not enough and blaster bolts fly and everything breaks. Volatiles, Vigilants, Weaponized, and Undaunted carve out what they can and defend it with blood and blasters. Operators search and scavenge, looking for that opportunity, that one perfect chance. Monarchs remember beauty, or invent beauty anew, cup it in their hands and whisper come and see, and don't worry now about what it will cost you. And Brain-pickers, oh, Brain-pickers see what none of the rest of us will: the world's psychic maelstrom, the terrible desperation and hate pressing in at the edge of all perception, it is the world now. And you, who are you? This is what we've got, yes. What are you going to make of it? We're adapting The Apocalypse World: Burned Over RPG, a post-apocalypse game, for Star Wars!

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#iHunt: Gauntlet TGIT S1

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

The first of four sessions of this Fate-based rpg of montser hunting in the gig economy. This session is part of the Gauntlet Hangouts. Find out more at gauntlet-rpg.com Find #iHunt here: https://machineage.itch.io/ihunt-the-rpg

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Pasión de las Pasiones: Our Burning Hearts (3/4)

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

CW: Veiled sexual content, death, power relationships, explosions! We play Pasión de las Pasiones! Our sizzling cast goes through shocking telenovela inspired twists and turns. Our incredibly exclusive beach resort and casino is the setting for an incredible cast! Things truly come to a head as all the drama unfolds in the biggest way! Pasión de las Pasiones is currently on kickstarter! You can help the game come to brilliant life here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bleongambetta/pasion-de-las-pasiones This session is part of the GAUNTLET HANGOUTS, a gaming club were folks from all over the world play TTRPGs online. You can find out more here: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/

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Night Witches Wrap Special

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

This is our epilogue and wrap session for the ten-month campaign of Night Witches we just completed on The Gauntlet. It's framed as a cable documentary filmed in 1991, the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the 588th. We discovered and celebrated the post-war fates of many of our pilots. This is the final video in our Night Witches series. We organized this series through The Gauntlet online gaming community: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Support the creation of other RPG AP videos by checking out Jim's web site and buying games: https://jimlikesgames.com/

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Gauntlet Comics: Power Beyond Doubt 01

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

In January and February, I ran Masks A New Generation. This is an ENnie-award winning superhero roleplaying game in which a team of young heroes fights villains, saves lives, and tries to figure out who they are—noble paragons? Dark avengers? Or regular kids? All against the backdrop of NEW GAUNTLET CITY, the greatest city in the world! In March and April, I'm running Power Beyond Doubt, a superheroic PbtA game in playtest (written by my buddy Jen Kitzman). In Power Beyond Doubt, the cast plays the adult versions of characters created in the previous Masks series.

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Brindlewood Bay: Actual Play (1/8)

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

Brindlewood Bay is a TTRPG created by Jason Cordova! It's inspired by the tv show Murder, She Wrote but with a sinister and supernatural twist. The game focuses on the Murder Mavens: retired women who love their mystery novels and solve crimes in their cozy bayside town. In this first session we go through character creation on screen (which was so much fun!) and we are introduced to our first mystery DAD OVERBOARD. Our mavens meddle in everyone's business and prove they still got it! This is my first time running the game, so I apologize for any mistakes I made in presenting the game properly! This game is part of the GAUNTLET HANGOUTS, we're a gaming club were folks from all over the world meet online to play tabletop roleplaying games. You can find out more here: http://gauntlet-rpg.com/ Brindlewood Bay was released as a reward for patrons of The Gauntlet! Usually they release an issue of the Codex every month. I love the Codex magazine, but this was a nice change of pace, I hope they do it more often. You can find out more about the patreon and codex here: https://www.patreon.com/gauntlet As I mentioned in the intro, I make games too! You can find Sword Queen Games at: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/

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Once More Into The Void - Actual Play (1/2)

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

In our first session, we build our crew (the CAPTAIN, the REFORMED, the BELIEVER, and the BROKEN!) Our Reformed builds a beautiful picture of who the enemy are, the Broken pushes as many of the Captain's buttons as possible, our Believer gets a tattoo at the worst place possible, and our Captain keeps their heart close to their chest. In this video you get to see the RECRUITMENT MONTAGE in full, and we play WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? and BLOWING OFF STEAM too! Apologies for my ridiculous internet connection, our players did their best to keep things moving regardless. Hopefully things will be much better next week! ONCE MORE INTO THE VOID is inspired by the TV show Star Trek: Picard, and the video game Mass Effect 2. One of the players is a Captain who must make amends, face the consequences of the past, and try to bring back together their old crew. Reminisce about the past, fall in love, get in messy entanglements, see if you can survive the final mission! You can grab Once More Into The Void here: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/once-more-into-the-void This session is part of the Gauntlet Hangouts, a gaming club where folks who love indie rpgs, story games, and OSR get together and play games online! You can find out more here: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/

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Blades in the Dark: Vigilantes of Duskwall (Session 1)

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

Character and crew creation, fleshing out a recently-formed group of crimefighters, shadowy heroes looking out for the downtrodden, hoping to push back the dark and bring light to Doskvol's streets. What kind of heroes will we find amongst an aristocratic Lurk, a crimson-coated Cutter, a Whisper with ideas of grandeur and an experienced Spider? The Gauntlet, and everything related, can be found at http://gauntlet-rpg.com/ Blades in the Dark, by John Harper, can be found at https://bladesinthedark.com/ Vigilantes, by Sean Nittner, can be found at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3tt8i4czfnlfsgo/AACzQRVMZaw6kJV17Rd9AEm-a?dl=0 Plugs! 1) Jim Likes Games at https://jimlikesgames.com/ 2) Trophy RPG can be found at https://trophyrpg.com/ 3) Voidheart Symphony can be found at https://ufopress.co.uk/voidheart-symphony/

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Neo Shinobi Vendetta FitD: Gauntlet Sunday S1

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

We play first session of Neo Shinobi Vendetta, an anime setting using Forged in the Dark rules. This includes character creation for the first half and then we dive into a mission. You can see more on the setting here: https://ageofravens.blogspot.com/2015... This session is part of the Gauntlet Hangouts. Check us out at gauntlet-rpg.com

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BALIKBAYAN S2

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0800

We play the first of two sessions of BALIKBAYAN: Returning Home. This video is part of the Gauntlet Hangouts. Find out more at gauntlet-rpg.com. Find BALIKBAYAN here: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/balikbayan

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SWS: Extinction (2 of 2)

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0800

After the death of Palpatine, Grand Moff Zsinj was recognized by many as the most powerful of the post-Imperial warlords. In fact, his official title of "Warlord of the Empire" popularized the term "warlord" for the renegades who broke away from the crumbling Empire, when in the initial chaos following the Battle of Endor he proclaimed loyalty to the Empire and used his legal title to foster an appearance of legitimacy. In this two-session series, players are a squad of Ex-Imperial Stormtroopers and their support team, the backbone of the warlord's army fighting to keep control of the Quelii Oversector against other warlords, the forces of the New Republic, and indigenous populaces. We'll deal with the idea of being part of a military force on the other side of "the good guys". Your characters aren't evil, they're caught in the remnants of an Empire that never gave them a choice to be anything other than its soldiers. During character creation, we'll how each PC became a soldier in the Empire, and what they thought when they first heard Palpatine was dead. Are you bad guys? Are you misled? Are you misunderstood? Let's play to find out! ---------------------------------------- EXTINCTION is a stand-alone RPG of Sci-Fi survival horror made with the Black Hack RPG, inspired by movies like Alien, Outland and Event Horizon.

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Bite Marks | Dark Americana: Lone Star Falling (3/3)

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0800

CW: violence, elements of body horror An Actual Play of Bite Marks, by Becky Annison, played on Gauntlet Hangouts. In our finale, Colt finally goes camping with Freddy, Garrett dispenses wisdom, Lincoln deals with the haunting presence of Mateo, and Accalia leads the Jessup Pack in the great confrontation. Situations are tense, emotions run high, and the wolves are thirsty (for blood, of course, what else would they be thirsty for? :P). (note: I forgot to unpause the recording so about 30 minutes is missing. I've tried to transcribe what happened, but... :( the summary is in the video and also below) MC: Ferret (Ferretheim Games https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdA0LYwjvIVt4YU--VItVg) Bite Marks: https://blackarmada.com/product/bite-marks-hardcover-pdf/ The Gauntlet: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com Ferretheim Games: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12534/Ferretheim-Games Sword Queen Games: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io ---the missing thirty minutes--- Colt told the pack what happened at the camp and revealed that he had been caught on film. Accalia told Colt he had to deal with it. Colt disobeyed and now it's his choice to take care of it. Lincoln told Accalia that they were getting too good at protecting the pack by making other people hurt and that banishing Mateo had led to this. Colt revealed that the dog soldiers smelled like Mateo, but wrong. Lincoln smelled that Accalia was vulnerable and provoked spill. They revealed that they banished Mateo to protect the pack because they thought he was dangerous. They're afraid that they're going to have to kill him. Lincoln revealed that he was afraid that Mateo was dead already. Accalia said they need to go to the military. And Lincoln said he wasn't going alone. Aunt Gert mentioned they wanted picture. Lincoln said the aftermath wasn't going to be fit to print. Then we time skipped to the cookout. And there was a lot of brooding.

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MOTHERSHP: The Calling. Session 4 of 4.

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0800

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