Lowell, Jammi, Rich, and Sherri discuss their year in gaming and choose their Favorite Games of the Year, along with copious submissions from the Gauntlet community!
Show Notes:
0:04:12 - Lowell's Favorite Games of the Year
0:11:30 - Favorite Games from community members: Horst, Maria, Gerrit, and Blake
0:17:56 - Jammi's Favorite Games of the Year
0:27:31 - Favorite Games from community members: Rye, Alun, Will, and David Walker
0:37:41 - Rich's Favorite Games of the Year
0:46:52 - Favorite Games from community members: Lloyd, Alexi, Dan, and David Morrison
0:58:27 - Sherri's Favorite Games of the Year
1:06:51 - Favorite Games from community members: Darold, Rach, Jesse, and Jim
1:18:07 - Final Thoughts from Lowell, Jammi, Rich, and Sherri
Lowell and Sherri bring on Gerrit Reininghaus.
Show Notes:
00:01:36 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Academy of the Blade for Hearts of Wulin
00:12:11 - Gerrit's Games Played and his Spotlight - Radio Silence
00:27:39- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - The Droids, a The Skeletons reskin
Second Segment -
00:39:16 - Gerrit discusses LAOGs
Giving Me Life
00:54:50 - Sherri is loving playtests and playing hacks
00:55:55 - Gerrit is getting life from rebuilding after a fire
00:57:44 - Lowell is envigorated by Gauntlet community events recently
Gerrit's blog article on LAOGs:
https://alles-ist-zahl.blogspot.com/2020/03/an-overview-of-existing-laogs-live.html
Gerrit's blog: www.alles-ist-zahl.de
Golden Cobra collection of LAOGs:
http://www.goldencobra.org/submissions2020.html
The LAOG manifesto:
https://nordiclarp.org/2019/06/14/a-manifesto-for-laogs-live-action-online-games/
Facebook group for LAOGs:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LiveActionOnlineGames/
Collection of LAOGs:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OV_URZQ04K5dzawYirTuE5jpDMfb2SI9_9CVfGc6sas/edit?fbclid=IwAR2x9EZSjoqMxqH_xd3dS-t9M5cSfp9ShmkBdjQBin2NtRFLlSA53jStylI#gid=0
Trophy RPG is now available for preorder! Check out the Trophy preorder store here.
In this special episode Trophy author Jesse Ross sits down with Trophy publisher Jason Cordova to announce the preorders, give an update on the state of the project, and talk about some of the additions and refinements that are being made to Trophy since it was originally released in Codex.
More links:
To keep the discussion going, join us on the Trophy Discord server!
Check out The Trophy Podcast!
Lowell and Sherri bring on Leah Sargeant of Cloven Pine Games.
Show Notes:
00:01:08 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Yokai Hunters Society
00:13:34 - Leah's Games Played and her Spotlight - Back Again from the Broken Land
00:21:55- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Shattered City
Second Segment -
00:36:15 - Leah discusses customized conditions
Giving Me Life
00:48:43 - Sherri is loving Ancient Detective
00:50:42 - Leah has a baby and digs Forged in Fire
00:52:08 - Lowell is playing Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon
Yokai Hunter Society can be found here: https://punkpadour.itch.io/yokai-hunter
Gourdian Not: A Yokai Hunters Society Scenario from The Gauntlet Blog
Follow Cloven Pine Games on Twitter @ClovenPineGames
Find their products here: https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/
Sherri and Jammi bring on Sam Zimmerman of Typhos Games
Show Notes:
00:00:34 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Teens in Space
00:12:22 - Sam's Games Played and his Spotlight - For the Honor
00:21:49- Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Brinkwood Refuge
Second Segment -
00:39:45 - Belonging Outside Belonging design and play thoughts from Sam and Jammi
Giving Me Life
01:02:15 - Sherri is enjoying her new tarot deck
01:03:08 - Sam is loving No Man's Sky
01:04:06 - Jammi is digging Emmymade in Japan
+1 Forward's Summer BoB Series:
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/belonging-outside-belonging-series.html
You can find Sam's Itch store here:
https://typhosgames.itch.io/
Lowell and Rich bring on Mark Causey, community member and brilliant player.
Show Notes:
00:01:26 - Rich's Games Played and his Spotlight - Before the Rebellion
00:18:15 - Mark's Games Played and their Spotlight - Comrades
00:30:54- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Karanduun: Make God Bleed
Second Segment -
00:45:35 - Mark discusses romance in RPGs
Giving Me Life
00:55:30 - Rich is binging all the video content on DCU before it goes away!
00:57:13 - Mark is digging a Vampire: the Masquerade visual novel or two
00:58:31 - Lowell is having fun editing the audio of his Star Trek Adventures Express sessions
Sherri and Lowell bring on David Walker, a staunch community member, Super GM, and game hacker.
Show Notes:
00:00:51 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Free from the Yoke - Rokugan hack
00:13:25 - Dave's Games Played and his Spotlight - Labyrinth
00:23:36 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Leverage
Second Segment -
00:39:26 - Dave talks about "hard hacking and rolling your own games"
Giving Me Life
00:53:33 - Sherri is relaxing into more cozy games
00:55:04 - Dave is not walking off the Staged show on Netflix
00:56:31 - Lowell is enjoying old Star Trek comics on Comixology
Jammi and Lowell bring on Darold Ross, author and gamer
Show Notes:
00:01:35 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Better the Devil Who Serves You
00:14:25 - Darold's Games Played and his Spotlight - Chekhov Society
00:27:48 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Vaesen
Second Segment -
00:38:46 - Darold talks about his game in development - Blood Ties
Giving Me Life
00:49:48 - Jammi is digging some slice-of-life anime
00:50:58 - Darold is reading lots of male-male romance novels
00:52:00 - Lowell is enjoying Judgment, a spinoff video game from the Yakuza series
Darold's story "Ripper in Red" https://www.amazon.com/Ripper-Red-Stitchers-Darold-Ross-ebook/dp/B08H1G9MVX
Jammi and Lowell bring on Maria of Sword Prince Games.
Show Notes:
00:00:49 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Hearts of Wulin, Supernatural playset
00:13:34 - Maria's Games Played and her Spotlight - Waiting Room
00:24:28 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Mage: the Ascension PbtA
Second Segment -
00:34:56 - Maria talks about her games in development that you can find on her Patreon or itch store.
Giving Me Life
00:44:43 - Jammi is getting life from Sailor Moon
00:45:43 - Maria is obsessed with Duntame (sp) and the webtoon Let's Play
00:47:51 - Lowell's loving odd high school anime shows
Maria's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mariamison
Maria's Itch Store: https://mariabumby.itch.io/
Sherri and Jammi gab with Rich about games and Star Wars gaming, too.
Show Notes:
00:00:52 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Traverser
00:11:12 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Fellowship 2nd edition
00:23:04 - Rich's Games Played and his Spotlight - Rust Hulks
Second Segment -
00:38:23 - Rich chats with Jammi and Sherri about "Star Wars Saturdays," his ongoing anthology campaign to play as many RPGs in the Star Wars setting as possible.
Giving Me Life
00:47:24 - Rich had fun playing Truth or Drink in a Dungeon World Duet game with his wife!
00:49:06 - Sherri has been enjoying the What Ifs between game sessions
00:50:11 - Jammi is digging alt-universe character story ideas
Rich brings on Alexi, Chris, Jim, and Sawyer: four GMs and players in a Gauntlet community special project called Gauntlet Comics to talk about the project and our Summertime Crossover Event!
Show Notes:
00:05:59 - What is Gauntlet Comics?
00:14:27 - How do Gauntlet Comics GMs onboard new folks?
00:21:10 - How do we handle returning players?
00:24:38 - The Gauntlet Comics Summertime Crossover!
00:31:44 - What's Next for Gauntlet Comics?
Giving Me Life
00:39:27 - Sawyer has been loving Into the Badlands and Mad Max: Fury Road, so they're making some Apocalypse Wuxia for an upcoming Gauntlet game series!
00:40:12 - Alexi is enjoying a Legend of Korra rewatch
00:40:56 - Chris is loving Matha Wells' Murderboy Diaries series
00:41:43 - Jim gives a strong recommendation for the TV show Lucifer (now on Netflix!)
00:43:45 - Rich is getting life from uniform numbers (no, really)
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Gauntlet Comics Wiki:
https://gauntletcomics.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
Jim Likes Games' site:
https://jimlikesgames.com/
Alexi's Cloven Pine Games Itch Page:
https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/
Sawyer's Itch Page:
https://ferretheim-games.itch.io/
Sawyer's DriveThru RPG selections can be found here:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12534/Ferretheim-Games
Lowell and Sherri welcome Sawyer Rankin of Ferretheim Games to the podcast.
Show Notes:
00:00:47 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Hearts & Souls
00:11:44 - Sawyer's Games Played and their Spotlight - Monsterhearts 2 and Dark Americana
00:20:08 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Agon
Second Segment -
00:30:41 - Sawyer discusses Monsterhearts 2 Skin Overlays, a project they're developing for release soon
Giving Me Life
00:38:45 - Sherri is enjoying My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
00:41:11 - Sawyer is back into the Playstation... One? and Tecmo's Deception
00:42:34 - Lowell is into Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Sawyer's Itch Page:
https://ferretheim-games.itch.io/
Sawyer's DriveThru RPG selections can be found here:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12534/Ferretheim-Games
Sherri and Jammi welcome Spencer Starke to the podcast.
Show Notes:
00:51 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Through a Mirror Darkly
10:04 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Power Beyond Doubt
26:05 - Spencer's Games Played and his Spotlight - Alice is Missing
Giving Me Life
48:01 - Jammi is chomping their fun with the video game Maneater, a Shark RPG
49:24 - Spencer really enjoys the Parcast Podcast Network lineup of shows
50:47 - Sherri is getting her life back once her big work project ends soon!
Jen's Patreon (for free Power Beyond Doubt playtest materials):
https://www.patreon.com/halcycat
Alice is Missing is live on Kickstarter right now!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/huntersbooks/alice-is-missing-a-silent-role-playing-game
Leah and Alexi Sargeant are our special guests!
Show Notes:
00:47 - Alexi's Games Played and his Spotlight - Checkpoint Midnight
10:01 - Leah's Games Played and her Spotlight - Apocalypse Keys
18:15 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Star Trek Adventures (Express)
Middle Segments -
28:55 - Alexi talks about speedy character creation and discovering characters during play
36:54 - Leah discusses high concept Masks games
Giving Me Life
46:28 - Alexi is excited about Magic the Gathering's Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
47:13 - Leah is enjoying Robin Sloan’s video game development diary (https://www.robinsloan.com/overworld/)
49:01 - Lowell is digging back into Persona 3 Portable
Cloven Pine Games Itch store:
https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/
Alun Rees is our special guest!
Show Notes:
01:22 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Girl by Moonlight
15:17 - Alun's Games Played and his Spotlight - Hit the Streets: Defend the Block
29:10 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Goblin Court
40:31 - Middle Segment - Playing to Lose and Putting on the Brakes
Giving Me Life
56:58 - Jammi loves Final Fantasy VII remake
58:36 - Alun is getting life from the positive coverage for essential workers
59:32 - Lowell is getting life from POD WoD books
Alun's Itch store:
https://gallusgames.itch.io/
Goblin Court: https://besw.itch.io/goblin-court
Girl by Moonlight: https://www.evilhat.com/home/girl-by-moonlight/
Show Notes:
01:04 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Neo Shinobi Vendetta
12:09 - Rich's Games Played and his Spotlight - Secret Science Sewer Siblings
21:02 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Hearts of Wulin with Courtly rules
30:40 - Second Segment - Tips and Tricks for moving your face-to-face TTRPG online
Giving Me Life
49:30 - Rich is getting life from Star Wars TV shows on Disney+
50:29 - Jammi loves watching cooking shows online
54:25 - Lowell is digging recycling old NPC names
Show Notes:
00:47 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Apocalypse World: Burned Over
14:51 - Tyler's Games Played and his Spotlight - Free from the Yoke
27:06 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - #iHunt
38:30 - Second Segment - Tyler talks about crunch in RPGs!
Giving Me Life
51:43 - Sherri found a decent buttercream frosting recipe
52:45 - Tyler is getting life from Star Trek Picard
54:25 - Lowell is into Disgaea 5
Show Notes:
0:48 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Oathbreakers
12:43 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Brindlewood Bay
28:19 - Robert's Games Played and his Spotlight - Working for the Corp
38:40 - Second Segment - Robert discusses his project to list all the Solo and Duet RPGs!
Find his lists linked on his Twitter account: @LarkBrigade
Giving Me Life
51:22 - Jammi is obsessed with the Hellboy comics
52:26 - Robert is back into Star Trek
53:27 - Sherri is hyped for Animal Crossing and Persona 5 Royal
Show Notes:
01:28 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Masks as a prelude
12:23- Maria's Games Played and her Spotlight - the Night Witches campaign!
24:45- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Pipedream
34:49 - Second Segment - Maria shares a bunch of the games she's loving
* Girl by Moonlight (https://www.evilhat.com/home/girl-by-moonlight/)
* Once More into the Void (https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/once-more-into-the-void)
* Last Place on Earth by Eli Seitz, which funded on KS! (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eliseitz/the-last-place-on-earth)
* Dream Ablare (https://therisingtithes.itch.io/dream-ablare)
Giving Me Life
43:04 - Sherri's getting life from the hype for Animal Crossing New Horizons
44:19 - Maria is joyful about a series of short stories called Hurricane Hills (https://www.thebooksmugglers.com/2016/12/hurricane-heels-hurricane-heels-1-isabel-yap.html)
45:18 - Lowell is getting life from The Magical Nights of Glorious Tang on Amazon Prime
Pipedream on itch.io: https://roleoverplaydead.itch.io/pipedream
Show Notes:
01:14 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Have a Familiar Ring
11:47 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Purplest Prose
22:21 - Second Segment - Austin talks about his game Beam Saber, coming to Kickstarter soon, and his session of running it for the Gauntlet.
Giving Me Life
44:05 - Sherri's getting life from Bon Apetit, a YouTube show
45:43 - Lowell is getting life from a re-read of The Craft Sequence novel series
47:02 - Austin enjoys the podcast - Well, There's Your Problem
Find Take Have a Familiar Ring by Sword Queen Games here:
https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/have-a-familiar-ring
Find Purplest Prose by Pammu here:
https://thedovetailor.itch.io/purplest-prose
Beam Saber KS info is here:
https://tinyurl.com/beamsaberkickstarter
Bon Apetit episodes are here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/BonAppetitDotCom
The Craft Sequence novels are here:
https://www.maxgladstone.com/series/the-craft-sequence/
Well, There's Your Problem can be found here:
https://wtyppod.podbean.com/
Show Notes:
00:53 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Take My Revolution
11:34 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Veiled Fantasy
24:52 - Second Segment - Kurt talks about his experiences developing and GMing his game Lighthearted.
Giving Me Life
47:18 - Sherri's getting life from Revolutionary Girl Utena rewatch
50:44 - Kurt is getting life from catching up on Schitt's Creek
51:46 - Lowell is getting life from board game The King's Dilemma
Find Take My Revolution here:
https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/take-my-revolution
Find Lighthearted here:
https://kurtpotts.itch.io/lighthearted
Timecodes
00:01:20 - History and development of Trophy
00:11:15 - Trophy Dark
00:13:51 - Trophy Gold
00:21:05 - Trophy Loom
00:25:17 - Kickstarter details
Games Played
01:15 - Sherri's Games Played and Game Spotlight - Impulse Drive
14:27 - Alexi's Games Played and Game Spotlight - Sunset Kills
28:15 - Lowell's Games Played and Game Spotlight - Alien RPG
Guest Segment
38:24 - Checkpoint Midnight and Running Games in Historical Settings
Giving Me Life
52:27 - Sherri is getting life from Thanksgiving with family and sweet potato searching
54:04 - Alexi is excited about becoming a dad!!!
54:40 - Lowell is getting life from Penzeys, an online spice store
CheckPoint Midnight updates here:
http://bit.ly/CheckpointMidnightList
Follow Cloven Pine Games on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ClovenPineGames
You can find Cloven Pine Games here:
https://cloven-pine-games.itch.io/