Kate and Jason answer questions from the community and discuss their favorite GM techniques.
Kate’s question
00:01:04 - What is your biggest challenge as a GM right now?
Community questions
00:07:55 - How do you use hard moves to be a fan of the characters?
00:14:28 - How do you handle self-care, pre-game jitters, and post-game letdown?
00:25:52 - How do you do short but effective prep?
00:34:44 - What do you do when a player’s core character concept doesn’t fit?
Giving Me Life
00:42:43 - Skyrim on Switch
00:44:34 - Punisher on Netflix
Links
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Game Discussion
00:54 - Neo Shinobi Vendetta
17:37 - Mystery Academy
32:00 - Crossroads Carnival
Looking Ahead
44:40 - World of Shadows
46:00 - Fall of Magic
47>13 - Red Carnations on a Black Grave
Giving Me Life
50:20 - Jianghu Hustle
51:10 - 2018 Ramen Experiment
52:07 - Switch indies
Links
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Promo music:
Watching Other People's Holidays by Karstenholymoly (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Karstenholymoly/57163 Ft: Javolenus
Nightmares by Donnie Drost (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/donniedrost/38782 Ft: snowflake
Lowell sits down with Graeme Barber from POCGamer to talk about representation in gaming and much more!
00:52 - Graeme’s start with D&D
03:45 - Chult and Tomb of Annihilation
14:50 - Other games
18:08 - Representation in games
22:49 - Tropes
28:13 - Genre favorites
33:48 - Virtual Fantasy Con (link)
36:00 - Military service and its influence on Graeme
39:19 - Who to follow online
40:26 - Diving
Links
POCGamer
https://pocgamer.com
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Jason and Lowell are joined by Fraser Simons for the first Gauntlet Hangouts roundup!
Game Discussion
Star Trek Adventures (01:16)
Uncanny Echo (15:30)
Hyper-Damage!: Dog Dudes of the Alamo (25:40)
Looking Ahead
World Wide Wrestling with Gerwyn Walters (41:18)
Mutant Year: Zero with Lowell Francis (43:03)
Swords Without Master: Echoes with Pat Perkins (44:07)
Giving Me Life
Reconnecting with family (47:03)
Log Horizon (47:50)
Design work (50:11)
Links
Our website
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Lowell chats with game designer Chad Walker about his games Cryptomancer and SIGMATA.
Timecodes
Cryptomancer (01:24)
SIGMATA: This Signal Kills Fascists (14:11)
Links
Our website
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Our Patreon
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Jason, Rich, Lowell and Michael are looking back at Gauntlet Hangouts 2017!
Timecodes
Overview of Gauntlet Hangouts (02:20)
Looking back on GH 2017 (08:31)
Highlights of GH 2017 (24:36)
Looking forward to GH 2018 (43:31)
Big picture stuff (54:40)
Shout-outs (58:59)
Links
Our website
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Our Patreon
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Games Round-Up
The ‘Hood (02:16)
Blades in the Dark (17:36)
Legacy of the Slayer (33:40)
Giving Me Life
New IKEA (46:50)
Diablo (50:36)
NaNoWriMo (52:03)
Links
Our website
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Our Patreon
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For this special episode of The Gauntlet Podcast, we present the "Being a Great Player" panel from Gauntlet Con 2017! The moderator of the panel was Yoshi Creelman. The panelists were Sherri Stewart and Patrick Knowles.
Rich, Kate, Rach, and Lowell reflect on Gauntlet Con 2017!
Links
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Jason is joined by Kyle Simons from Samjoko Publishing!
Operators
Overview (01:55)
Mechanics (02:47)
Cinematic play (13:03)
Quickstart and Kickstarter (23:10)
Giving Me Life
Wind on the Path (27:35)
Spy thriller fiction (29:13)
Links
Our website
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Lowell sits down with prolific RPG writer Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan!
Timecodes
Authorial certainty (01:32)
Eyes of the Stone Thief (04:38)
Collaborative projects (09:00)
One on One adventures (21:19)
Cthulhu City (25:02)
Drone (30:25)
The indie space (34:24)
Where do adventure writers go wrong? (37:20)
Other projects (39:47)
Blue Planet (44:18)
Links
Our website
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Our Patreon
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Kate and Jason are joined by Marissa Kelly of Magpie Games to talk about how to take your GMing skills to the next level!
Giving Me Bleed
Hot Guys Making Out (00:37)
Blades in the Dark (02:29)
Apocalypse World 2e (03:10)
GMing 201
Overview (04:09)
Trusting the story (05:03)
Finding the scene (11:33)
Killing your darlings (18:09)
What does it mean to “be a fan of the PCs?” (25:45)
Reading the table (28:53)
How do you choose which game to run? (40:04)
Recommendations (47:29)
Giving Me Life
RuPaul’s Drag Race (51:23)
Field work (53:38)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
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https://patreon.com/gauntlet
Game Discussion
Barbarians of Lemuria (01:24)
Dead Scare (18:00)
Dance of the Damned (35:400
Giving Me Life
Aaron Judge (49:00)
Rick Bayless (51:09)
Discord debriefs (52:18)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
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https://patreon.com/gauntlet
Kate & Jason are joined by Maury Brown of Learn Larp, producers of New World Magischola, to talk about inclusivity in gaming.
Discussion
What does inclusion look like? (01:53)
Why inclusivity? (06:27)
Playing diverse characters (09:53)
GM/facilitator tips (22:00)
Layering in the metaphor (32:38)
Game picks (43:53)
Giving Me Life
Sonic Mania (48:55)
Microbreweries and kids (49:21)
Queen City Conquest (50:49)
Links
House Rivalry Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nwmagischola/new-world-magischola-house-rivalry-wizard-school-b?ref=discovery
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
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Gauntlet Con promo music bed is Blind Love Dub by Jeris (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/55416 Ft: Kara Square (mindmapthat)
Lowell sits down with Derek Kamal to talk about his upcoming game, heavy metal music, the intersection of Christianity and games, and more!
Timecodes
Introduction (00:55)
The Dig (04:35)
Overview of Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse (09:11)
Shiver World (12:17)
Pip System (15:55)
Mice (16:40)
Biker gangs (21:32)
Playtesting (25:58)
Heavy Metal (31:03)
Christianity and games (36:57)
Links
Our website
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Our Patreon
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Jason sits down with Andrew Shields to talk about Black Space!
Black Space
Overview (00:45)
The Black Hack (02:32)
Mechanical differences with TBH (03:45)
Vehicles (10:51)
Character classes (13:25)
Setting (17:00)
Kickstarter campaign (22:43)
Giving Me Life
Fulfilling Gauntlet obligations (37:03)
Writing fiction (37:56)
Links
Our website
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Our Patreon
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Game Discussion
Scavengers (01:31)
Reign of Crows (13:17)
Love in the Time of Seið (30:11)
Giving Me Life
Gauntlet Con (45:10)
GM mentoring (47:06)
Convention tour (48:43)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
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Lowell speaks with Philipp Neitzel about the German tabletop scene!
Timecodes
The German gaming scene in the 90s (01:23)
The Dark Eye (07:20)
The German “edition wars” (15:16)
Bringing new mechanics into a mainstream game (18:08)
The German approach to medieval fantasy (19:55)
German cultural touchstones for RPGs (26:08)
The Warring Kingdoms (28:41)
Conflict (31:56)
Trends in German RPGs (31:52)
The meta plot (38:58)
The German convention scene (43:32)
Links
Our website
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Our Patreon
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Jason is joined by David & Shane to talk about their experiences at DEXCON 2017!
DEXCON 2017
General thoughts and reflections (00:31)
Black Sunday, 1935 (07:43)
Bedlam Beautiful (26:40)
Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne (34:48)
Ten Candles (42:00)
Giving Me Life
Splatoon 2 (48:08)
Baahubali (49:07)
Roll For Your Party dice roller app (50:04)
Links
Shane’s Dice Roller App
rollforyour.party
Our website
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Game Discussion
Changeling: The Lost PbtA (00:35)
Poutine (15:29)
Witch Quest (42:00)
Giving Me Life
MLB TV (53:58)
Korean Dramas (55:15)
Into the Night (57:44)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
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Kate and Jason welcome Michelle Lyons-McFarland from Growling Door Games!
Giving Me Bleed
Gerrit (00:55)
Becoming human in Promethean (03:10)
Genocide in Fall of Magic (05:06)
Facilitating Horror in RPGs
Introduction (08:40)
Invoking fear (09:36)
Maintaining hope (17:24)
Holding space (28:38)
Our favorite horror sub-genres (38:07)
Pitfalls (47:04)
Miscellaneous tips (51:12)
Giving Me Life
Gauntlet Con announcement and +1 Forward ENnie nomination (56:08)
Horizon: Zero Dawn (57:49)
All of the Mass Effect (58:39)
Links
Our website
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Our Patreon
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Lowell talks to editor and game designer Amanda Valentine.
Timecodes
Editing (02:00)
Working on licensed games (09:47)
Getting into the RPG editing field (13:53)
Challenging projects (20:19)
Amanda’s favorite projects (21:41)
Creating a supportive environment for young gamers (25:54)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
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Jason sits down with Grant Howitt & Chris Taylor from Rowan, Rook & Deckard
The Spire RPG
Overview (02:48)
Themes (04:55)
Mechanics (07:00)
Character classes (12:30)
A setting rich game (23:49)
Kickstarter campaign (27:49)
Giving Me Life
Secret World (35:00)
Horizon: Zero Dawn (36:00)
Links
Gauntlet Con 2017
http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/gauntlet-con.html
Rowan, Rook, and Deckard
http://rowanrookanddecard.com
Nocturnal Media
https://www.nocturnal-media.com
Rich and Lowell are joined by Rach Shelkey for this month’s game round-up!
Game Discussion
Velvet Glove (02:26)
Mutant: Year Zero (12:31)
Royal Blood (26:33)
Giving Me Life
Gauntlet Con 2017 Announcement (38:00)
A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (41:07)
Taylor Swift’s 1989 (43:40)
Sailor Moon Celebration 2017 (47:01)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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