Indie RPGs. Story Games. OSR

Trophy Gold: The Soul Sword Forge (4/4)

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Castle Rex has lain abandoned these last 20 years. Since the Creator disappeared and the great war ended without resolution, no one has been able to retain control over the castle. Stories of ancient magics, terrific treasures, and a forge of creation itself have lured you into the castle depths. Will you make it out alive? The Soul Sword Forge is a module written by Sam Zimmerman of Typhos Games. You can back the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/typhosgames/the-soul-sword-forge Trophy Gold is by Jesse Ross and you can find more information at https://trophyrpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet and Gauntlet Hangouts at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Information about the safety tools used in this video can be found at https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1583202183294.pdf

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 84.57MB - Duration: 2:02:59 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Gauntlet Quarterly: Last Fleet (Session Zero)

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0800

This is a campaign of Last Fleet by Josh Fox from Black Armada ( https://blackarmada.com/product/last-fleet/ ) Last Fleet is a PbtA game of a ragtag fleet carrying the last of humanity escaping an implacable alien foe, inspired by series such as Battlestar Galactica. This game is arranged through the Gauntlet Calendar. You can learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ This includes information on the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine 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! In this Session Zero, we introduce the game, learn about the Battlecarrier Dauntless and their fleet of colony ships. Already fleeing a decaying Earth, they escaped before the final devastation of the planet by the mysterious Geists, alien beings who have the ability to possess machines but have never been seen in person by humanity. We discuss the characters who will be introduced fully next time.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 69.3MB - Duration: 1:40:48 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

The Veil: Inheritance: System Matters S1

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0800

We play The Veil: Inheritance, an add-on for the cyberpunk PbtA game. In this session we set up characters and throw them into the start of their first mission. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samjokopublishing/the-veil-inheritance-a-biopunk-tabletop-roleplayin This session is part of the Gauntlet Gaming Community. Find out more about that here: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/playing-online-with-the-gauntlet.html

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 93.73MB - Duration: 2:16:15 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Gauntlet Quarterly: Under Hollow Hills 1/13

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0800

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3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars - Yeats [Victor Sector: 1 of 4]

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0800

3:16​ Carnage Amongst the Stars Victor Sector: Session 1 of 4 Planet: Yeats A listening post on a world previously cleared of giant dirt worms has gone quiet. The company are sent to investigate, as they find Uplifted Apes wielding powerful weapons and able to hack their technology. The elite 3:16​th Expeditionary Force left Terra many years ago with an explicit mission: Alien civilizations, intelligences and life of any kind are to be wiped out to protect the future safety of the people home on Terra

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 89.91MB - Duration: 2:10:43 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Hearts of Wulin: Tarkir—In the Shadow of Dragons (2/2)

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Under the eye of Dragonlord Ojutai, a drama of broken hearts, families in conflict, and forbidden techniques comes to a calamitous climax. Li Xiu makes a profound sacrifice for her beloved Na-Nu. Junyi sneaks off to a romantic meeting in a garden and gets entangled in a different way than he expected. To, aka Little Bird, fights battles beyond his scale and somehow triumphs. Kirada uncovers a treacherous magical conspiracy and makes a desperate mountaintop stand. Who will rise, who will fall, and will the monastery still be standing come tomorrow? Game organized through the Gauntlet community: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/​ Learn more about Hearts of Wulin here: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 156.34MB - Duration: 3:47:26 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

GCOG Feb 2021 - Trophy Gold: The Godsmouth Heresy

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

Mike Ferdinando runs a session of Trophy Gold: The Godsmouth Heresy for Jennifer, Jon, Mark, and Sam for Gauntlet Community Open Gaming. Date: 28 Feb 2021. The Godsmouth Heresy was originally written by Rob McCreary for the Pathfinder Role-Playing Game.

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SWS MoonPunk 04

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800

"You can't defeat Warlord Zsinj!" is a bunch of poodoo! There are literally hundreds of ways to take down an oppressive regime! MoonPunk is filled with them. MoonPunk is a standalone political action Powered by the Apocalypse roleplaying game for 3-7 people. Play as punks on the moon of Belthu fighting the good fight against oppression. Use subversive action to take down The Empire, spread the truth about corruption, protest the corporate, or just punch some stormtroopers. So sew on some patches, spike up your hair, and turn it up to 11. The show's about to start. ----------------------------------- This game is part of the ongoing Star Wars Saturdays series. The time setting is after the end of Episode VI of the Star Wars movie series (that's Return of the Jedi) when the Empire is falling and the Alliance to Restore the Republic is taking control in fits and starts.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 116.38MB - Duration: 2:49:17 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Hearts of Wulin: Tarkir—In the Shadow of Dragons (1/2)

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800

At a dragon-ruled mountaintop monastery, hearts are entangled and battles are fought. Scholarly Li Xiu is asked to fight an exhibition match with her fiery sister, as her gallivanting betrothed, Junyi, looks on. Perpetual student To, aka Little Bird, gives a tour of the monastery to Kirada, emissary of the barbaric Atarka clans. But what's this? Secret love notes, heretical techniques, and an attack led by a bear shaman! Who will prove worthy in the dragons' eyes, and who will fall broken from the mountain? Game organized through the Gauntlet community: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Learn more about Hearts of Wulin here: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 125.54MB - Duration: 3:02:35 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

GCOG - Hit the Nazi - Retrieve the Ark

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Alun R facilitates a one-shot of his hack of 'Hit the Street - Defend the Block' (by Rich Rogers) for play as Pulp Heroes rather then street level Supers. This session was organsied as part of February 2021's Gauntlet Community Open Gaming weekend (GCOG) where we encourage gamers to come and try out online gaming and the Gauntlet's play culture (www.gauntlet-rpg.com). Nelson (the Hustler/Gumshoe), Lucy (the Friend/Air Ace), and Irene (the Professor/Inventor) literally run in to Bruce (the Daredevil/Explorer) as they pursue the kidnappers of 'Gus' the world famous boxing kangaroo through the rainy streets of New Gauntlet City. There's an FBI Special Agent, and a clue that takes them to Casablanca in search of Gus' mate. Then ... mayhem at a secret Nazi desert base, an eccentric hollow-earther and his sister-in-law, and the biggest kangaroo you ever did see ... A recordnig snafu means that the last Act is text only ... Nelson sneaks into the camp and bushwhacks a Nazi before squeezing into his uniform and entering the supply tent where he finds Bruce still in the crate. Meanwhile, Lucy makes her way onto the German transport plane that they tracked to the secret desert base; it's parked beside the a convenient fuel truck ... BOOOOOM! Soldiers approach the supply tent but Nelson convinces them that 'Die Kangaroo ist ... Gone!' Another squad are seen hustling a prisoner to a truck and Nelson distracts them while Bruce charges in and lays about them with his cricket bat, freeing the prisoner ... Professor Sterk. Lucy and Irene arrive just as other soldiers get organised and level their SMGs at our heroes ... Nelson drives a truck into them providing an escape route for the others. Professor Sterk directs them to an eerily silent, deserted, ancient temple with contrasting ancient pillars and statues, and the new antenna radials and spotlights. Sterk stammered, "The fools. They did it!" As we head down a spiral ramp into the earth Sterk explains the Nazis are trying to open a gate to the Hollow Earth. They didn't know what they were unleashing ... in the depths there's a rumbling growl of something huge. At the end of the stairs, there is a long tunnel into the mountainside that is lit by a string of light bulbs that only provide a small amount of light in the darkness. At the end of the tunnel is a large open area with an energy portal to the Hollow Earth. Inside the room, there is a large Kangaroo Kaiju creature (see pic in Faces and Places) that roars at us. Above the Kangaroo is a smaller cage that houses what must me Gus' mate. Lucy ran over to the wench on the wall, and slowly started to lower the cage to the floor of the cavern. Irene said that she'd turn off the portal machine--one way or another--but Bruce had to get the Giant Kangaroo back through the portal before that happened! Bruce ran over to the Kangaroo, and saw many, many bodies of the dead Nazi's that the Kangaroo Kaiju had killed as they had tried to capture it. He took his chance to distract the Giant Kangaroo into following him back toward the portal. Irene worked the machine to shut it down, but, just as she was about to, Special Agent Jessie Edge stepped out of the shadows with a pistol held at the ready. "Step away from the machine." he said. Lucy grabbed the rope from the decending cage, and cut it behind her. She swung across the cavern to intercept Edge, but he swung his pistol around to shoot in her direction several times (Mike didn't succeed on his roll and took Spark damage down to "Oh no!".) Bruce ran away from the Giant Kangaroo toward the portal. Through it, he could see the grassland plains of the Hollow Earth. There was also an Aussie sized gap between the bottom of the portal and the cavern floor. Just as the Giant was about to grab Bruce, he slid under the portal--through the gap, and was save on the other side. He lost his hat through the portal (from Spark damage). Irene used the distraction from Lucy's swing to yank the power cable out of the machine and grab Edge. The electricy from the machine caused them both to convulse and fall to the floor. Just as the Giant Kangaroo stumbled through the portal, the portal winked out, and the cavern went dark. In the dim lights, we could just make out the shape of Gus coming into the cavern and going over to the cage where his mate was located. We swung open the door to the cage, and they left--happily ever after. That's why, to this day, there is a kangaroo population in Nortern Africa. Final post-credit shot shows the burned out hulk of the truck Nelson drove into the soldiers. The camera circles the wreck to find ... Nelson leaning agasnt it lighting a cigarette ... it takes more than a violent explosion to finish a hard-bitten Pulp Hero ...

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Academy of the Blade: Gauntlet Community Open Gaming Session 2/2

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800

The second of two sessions of Academy of the Blade, a Hearts of Wulin setting inspired by Revolutionary Girl Utena and other mysterious school anime. For more on Hearts of Wulin, see: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This session is part of Gauntlet Community Open Gaming. To find out more, check out gauntlet-rpg.com

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 158.75MB - Duration: 3:50:52 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

MOTW-1890 Cthulhu

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

Monster of the Week-1890 Cthulhu Powered by the Apocalypse - Victorian England - Cthulhu Mythos inspired

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GCOG Monster Squad

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

In Monster Squad, you play kids who decide to hunt monsters in their hometown. Inspired by media like Stranger Things and the movie Monster Squad, I've hacked Monster of the Week so the hunters are ten to fifteen-year-old kids. The game is set in the 1980s. Kids on Bikes vs. creepy crawlies.

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GCOG: Escape From Dino Island 2021-02 Part 1

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

GM Mike Ferdinando runs a session of Escape From Dino Island on Gauntlet Community Open Gaming, in February 2021. (Part 1 of 2)

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 114.79MB - Duration: 2:47:09 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Gauntlet Space Wurm vs Moonicorn Session 8

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Our musical interlude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1TcDHrkQYg Patrick's choice for The Vastness's music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15bt6FZnYu4&t=68s And the amazing Perry Grip's Space Unicorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17o1OlroNSE

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 114.62MB - Duration: 2:46:44 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Night's Black Agents: Underworld Promises S8

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800

We played Night's Black Agents with some system modifications drawn from Solo Ops, PbtA, and elsewhere. This session is part of the Gauntlet Calendar-- find out more here: gauntlet-rpg.com

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 104.64MB - Duration: 2:32:09 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Heart: Sickness Unto Foolish Death (3 of 4)

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

Redcap Grove is meant to be a simple, seedy stop amidst the Heart's splendor. But for our escorts, shepherding a nervous drown noble to the deep, it instead becomes a nexus for the contradictions and complications that span the Heart itself. Nekkra blunders into an afterlife they didn't expect to find, Dolwyn faces despair as forces target the Hive and Lynesse comes into conflict with a defender of heartsblood. The Gauntlet, and everything related, can be found at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com Heart: The City Beneath, by Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor, can be found at https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/resistance/heart/

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 97.31MB - Duration: 2:21:29 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Unincorporated: Witchy Little Town (1/2)

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

The first of two sessions of Unincorporated, by Bethany Harvey! We make our characters and build a town full of completely normal people who just maybe do magic occasionally. Meet our cast of Tillie, the coffeeshop owner who worries about being replaced and has weird dreams about the roommate of a friend; Bertram, the librarian who maybe dreams of taking over the town; Diane, the government worker who is from a long line of magical people and maybe has a spell-book that talks; and Agatha, whose roommate Amelia Earhart appeared in her shower and now won't let her live in peace! Lakeside shenanigans, magical rituals gone awry, hexed trucks that only play John Denver abound! Unincorporated can be found https://bethanyharvey.itch.io/. This setting is a slightly slanted Weird Little Town setting. This game was organized on the Gauntlet (https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/)

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 118.86MB - Duration: 2:52:52 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)

Quest - SpellJammer- Chapter 3

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

The crew of the Spiritfarer plans to rendezvous with the charismatic spy Hallow. Little do they realize that Hallow is in over their head, well - over their feet at least. This is an actual play of Quest played in a setting inspired by teenage dreams of the AD&D Setting Spelljammer.

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [2 of 2]

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

Explore the ambivalence between the ideals of a samurai warrior and the code’s corruption in the hands of criminals and, more generally the conflict between one’s personal desires and one’s code of honour. Is the hit man living a lie? How far can this justification be stretched? Will the path ultimately lead to self-destruction? Based on the critically acclaimed Jim Jarmusch film Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai, this game was primarily designed for play with 1 GM/1 PC, but we’ll be using the optional rules to bring in a second PC.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 116.45MB - Duration: 2:49:23 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)