Lowell brings on all the Gauntlet hosts to discuss their favorite games of 2022, plus submissions from across the Gauntlet community! Show Notes: 00:08:45 - Shane's Favorite Games of the Year 00:19:45 - Community Member Selections 00:32:38 - Rae's Favorite Games of the Year 00:44:09 - Community Member Selections 00:56:54 - David's Favorite Games of…

Lowell and Shane bring on Mads - performer and game facilitator Show Notes: 00:01:56 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Songs for the Dusk 00:14:06 - Mads' Games Played and Spotlight - Roommates Wanted 00:26:43 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Stonetop Second Segment 00:40:25 - Mads talks about using two different games to tell one bigge…

The Darkened Threshold is a new podcast from The Gauntlet, coming in 2023! This is a sneak preview of the first episode; the show will launch with its own feed in late December. In the meantime, join us on The Gauntlet Discord server to discuss all things Brindlewood Bay & The Between.

Lowell and Sherri bring on José - Gauntlet player and facilitator Show Notes: 00:01:31 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Dune 2d20 00:13:50 - José's Games Played and Spotlight - The Between 00:24:08 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Fading Suns: Pax Alexius Second Segment 00:39:28 - José examines what's fun for him about storytelling in…

This is the audio from a talk by Lowell Francis about Legacy: Life Among the Ruins, a PbtA game of post-apocalyptic families and factions. Lowell (@edige23 on Twitter) walks through the facets of the game giving advice and insight, with feedback and questions from the seminar participants. Resources Talk Outline https://docs.google.com/document/d/1…

This is the audio of a seminar by ENnie winner Lowell Francis, ageofravensgames.com, talking about planning and running TTRPG mysteries. It's about 60 of talk followed by a Q&A. Lowell talks about his approach and best practices for running mysteries in rpgs. Topics include: Kinds of mysteries (set, set variable, improv) Plotting mysteries The powe…

Lowell and Shane bring on Rae - celebrated game designer and Gauntleteer Show Notes: 00:01:24 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Himbos of Myth and Mettle 00:14:55 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - The Curse of the House of Rookwood Second Segment 00:30:55 - Rae combines his first and second segment with a discussion about the design deci…

Shane and Lowell bring on Tyler - frequent Gauntlet GM and contributor to many Gauntlet initiatives including coordinating Gauntlet Facilitator Camp. We talk games and re-visit WWW from a GM's perspective. Show Notes: 00:01:14 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Dungeons & Dragons featuring the Eberron setting 00:15:24 - Tyler's Games Played an…

This is the audio from a seminar on The Gauntlet Gaming Calendar by Lowell Francis talking about. TTRPG hacks: kinds, how to approach them, best practices, advice for creating new games and so on. The first part is a structured talk, followed by answering questions from seminar participants. Lowell focuses on how he approaches developing hacks, why…

Lowell and Sherri bring on Steph (Chaotic) - prolific off-Gauntlet GM and contributor to the Gauntlet Blog Show Notes: 00:01:12 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Voidheart Symphony 00:13:10 - Steph's Games Played and Spotlight - Nobilis 00:22:27 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Haunted West Second Segment 00:34:46 - Steph discusses ide…

David and Shane bring on Donogh - regular and prolific GM on the Gauntlet Show Notes: 00:01:48 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - World Wide Wrestling 00:12:38 - Donogh's Games Played and Spotlight - Preparing for Paris 00:23:38 - David's Games Played and Spotlight - Wanderhome Second Segment 00:39:14 - Donogh invites a discussion about how to …

David and Shane bring on Steven - frequent GM and player on the Gauntlet Show Notes: 00:01:52 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Macchiato Monsters/You Got a Job on the Garbage Barge 00:12:19 - Steven's Games Played and Spotlight - Monsterhearts 00:23:08 - David's Games Played and Spotlight - Red Carnations on a Black Grave Second Segment 00:35…

@temporalhiccup and @auzumel bring on Kieron Gillen @kierongillen - comics writer and game designer Show Notes: 00:01:24 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - The Sprawl 00:11:08 - Kerion's Games Played and Spotlight - Girl Underground 00:22:22 - Rae's Games Played and Spotlight - Balikbayan Second Segment 00:30:56 - Kieron discusses the inspirat…

Lowell and Sherri bring on Mike Ferdinando - long-time Gauntleteer and experienced GM Show Notes: 00:01:08 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Burning Hearts Forever 00:11:23 - Mike's Games Played and Spotlight - Spirit of '77 00:22:50 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - The Fall of Delta Green Second Segment 00:36:48 - Mike discusses bring…

Jonah Knight sits down with Jason Cordova to talk about Brindlewood Bay, coming to Kickstarter April 26th! Check out the Kickstarter campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/brindlewood-bay-cozy-murder-mystery-rpg

Rae and David bring on Andrea Rick - TTRPG designer (CuriousCat Games), graphic designer, editor, translator, and occasional educator Show Notes 00:01:41 - David's Games Played and Spotlight - Masks: A New Generation 00:14:53 - Andrea's Games Played and Spotlight - The Girlfriend of My Girlfriend Is My Friend 00:30:36 - Rae's Games Played and Spotl…

Lowell and Shane bring on Ben Bisogno - game designer and Gauntlet facilitator and player Show Notes:00:02:01 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Bluebeard's Bride 00:11:02 - Ben's Games Played and Spotlight - Pictures in an Exhibition 00:24:00 - Games Played and Spotlight - Monster Care Squad Second Segment 00:38:20 - Ben's thoughts on family-i…

Shane and Rae bring on Puckett - Gauntlet GM and player Show Notes:00:01:21 - Shanes Games Played and Spotlight - Quietus 00:10:02 - Puckett's Games Played and Spotlight - Our Family at Home Abroad 00:19:28 - Rae's Games Played and Spotlight - Heart: the City Beneath Second Segment 00:32:54 - Puckett's many Pasión de las Pasiones hacks! Giving Me L…

We talk with designers Rae Nedjadi and David Miessler-Kubanek about their experiences with playtesting tabletop rpgs. Dexposure & Metatopia https://www.dexposure.com/home.html Sword Queen Games: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/ Sword Queen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swordqueengames David MK: @AquaVertigo…

Sherri, Lowell, and Shane talk about games Show Notes:00:00:57- Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - Night's Black Agents Solo Ops 00:11:00 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Trouble for Hire 00:23:01 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Tachyon Squadron Second Segment 00:36:28 - 2022 Goals and Resolutions from the hosts Giving Me Life 00:5…

Lowell brings on all the Gauntlet hosts to discuss their favorite games of 2021, with submissions from the Gauntlet community as well! Show Notes: 00:03:12 - David's Favorite Games of the Year 00:10:33 - Community Member Selections 00:23:37 - Shane's Favorite Games of the Year 00:31:50 - Community Member Selections 00:45:15 - Rae's Favorite Games o…

This GCOG Panel features Jamila, Shane, and Lowell will be talking about GM reactions-- costs, consequences, hard moves, soft moves, turning things back on the player and more. It's a 60 minute talk followed by a 30 minute Q&A.

Sherri and David bring on Alexi Sargeant - Gauntleteer and designer for Cloven Pines Games Show Notes:00:00:45- David's Games Played and Spotlight - Bed, Breakfast, and Beyond 00:17:03 - Alexi's Games Played and Spotlight - Tales from the Low Cantrefs 00:24:54 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Vergence Second Segment 00:37:23 - Alexi discusse…

For the past four years, Rich and other Gauntlet community members have run dozens of RPGs set in the Star Wars universe together. Rich hosted a panel this October with Will and Anders to talk about how they make it happen and why it's so darn fun. This episode is the audio from a panel for our Gauntlet Community Open Gaming weekend, our free onlin…

Sherri, Lowell, and Jammi bring on the creator of The Between, Jason Cordova, to discuss the winners of The Between Writing Contest Show Notes:00:06:50 - Sherri's Judge's Spotlight Pick 00:09:13 - Lowell's Judge's Spotlight Pick 00:12:05 - Jammi's Judge's Spotlight Pick 00:16:03 - Creator Spotlight Picks 00:21:24 - Fifth Place 00:24:58 - Fourth Pla…

We talk with Zedeck Siew about his upcoming Kickstarter project—Reach of the Roach God; A Thousand Thousand Islands; gaming experiences, colonialism, and more. This episode is the audio from an interview session for our Gauntlet Community Open Gaming weekend, our free online ttrpg con. For more information see the A Thousand Thousand Islands site: …

Shane and Lowell bring on Agatha - Gauntleteer and podcaster from Asians Represent! Show Notes:00:01:08 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Masks: A New Generation 00:11:44 - Agatha's Games Played and Spotlight - Volley Boys 00:22:46 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - The Yellow King RPG Second Segment 00:36:27 - Agatha talks about her podc…

Sherri and Lowell bring on Chris Sellers, Gauntleteer and game designer. Show Notes:00:01:33 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - cbr+pnk 00:13:46 - Chris's Games Played and Spotlight - Ma Nishtana: Why is this Night Different? 00:21:58 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Fate: Skyship Concerto Second Segment 00:37:04 - Chris talks about GMl…

Shane and Jammi bring on Misha Panari, a newer Gauntleteer gamer and game designer. Show Notes: 00:01:03 - Jammi's Games Played and Spotlight - Misha's Untitled Game in Playtest 00:12:02 - Misha's Games Played and Spotlight - Moth-Light 00:23:30 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - i'm sorry did you say street magic Second Segment 00:36:33 - Mish…

Lowell and David are joined by Will H., a Gauntlet GM, player, and pretty cool human. Show Notes: 00:01:21 - David's Games Played and Spotlight - Voidheart Symphony 00:14:31 - Will's Games Played and Spotlight - Rust Hulks 00:27:29 - Lowell's Games Played and Spotlight - Trail of Cthulhu Second Segment - 00:38:05- Will talks about Red Markets Givin…

This episode offers advice, tips, and strategies for running one-shot ttrpg sessions. The unedited audio comes from a Gauntlet Community seminar run by Lowell Francis (@edige23). Seminar Outline Pitches Prep and setting up the materials Session start Keeping character creation tight Teaching rules Structure Pacing Safety What makes a one-shot work …

Sherri and Shane bring on Jane Samborski, Gauntlet member and animation director of Cryptozoo Show Notes: 00:01:02 - Shane's Games Played and Spotlight - They Came to Play Ball 00:07:52 - Jane' Games Played and Spotlight - Trophy Gold 00:16:09 - Sherri's Games Played and Spotlight - Godbound Second Segment - 00:26:44 - Jane discusses her awesome mo…

Jammi and Lowell bring on Thomas Manuel, Gauntlet member, game designer, and writer Show Notes: 00:01:08 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Against the Dark Conspiracy 00:12:34 - Thomas' Games Played and his Spotlight - For the Queen 00:21:32 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Wanderhome Second Segment - 00:34:03 - Thomas talks a…

Sherri and Lowell bring on Matthew Arcilla - Gauntlet member and video game journalist Show Notes: 00:01:12 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Hearts of Wulin: Numberless Secrets 00:13:56 - Matthew's Games Played and his Spotlight - Paragon systems games 00:23:25 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Dune Second Segment - 00:40:51 - …

Jammi and new co-host Shane bring on Blake Ryan, Gauntlet GM, and Game Designer! Show Notes: 00:01:38 - Shane's Games Played and their Spotlight - Brindlewood Bay 00:10:16 - Blake's Games Played and their Spotlight - The Between 00:17:37 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Alice is Missing Second Segment - 00:30:57 - Blake talks about havi…

Jammi, Sherri, and Lowell bring on Rich and a special guest - Greg Gelder to celebrate 200 episodes, and discuss "how to be the best player you can be." Show Notes: 00:03:01 - Lowell's Topic #1 00:07:32 - Jammi's Topic #1 00:15:38 - Greg's Topic #1 00:21:13 - Sherri's Topic #1 00:28:44 - Rich's Topic #1 00:37:12 - Lowell's Topic #2 00:45:45 - Jammi…

Sherri and Lowell welcome their co-host Jammi to talk through their new Kickstarter! Show Notes:00:00:44 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Ryuutama 00:11:03 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - The Veil: Inheritance Second Segment - 00:23:28 - Jammi talks about their Kickstarter for Once More Into the Void! Giving Me Life 00:46:30 …

Sherri and Lowell bring on Oli Jeffrey of Sinister Beard Games. Show Notes: 00:00:48 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Neon City Overdrive 00:13:34 - Oli's Games Played and his Spotlight - Thirsty Sword Lesbians 00:25:30 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Kingdom 2nd ed. Second Segment - 00:39:35 - Oli talks about Extreme Meatpun…

Jammi and Lowell bring on Danielle B from the Gauntlet community. Show Notes: 00:01:27 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Under Hollow Hills 00:17:12 - Danielle's Games Played and her Spotlight - Iron Edda 00:32:11 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Last Fleet Second Segment - 00:45:51 - Danielle talks about her gaming during the…

Lowell and Rich bring on Tomes of the Strategicon Games on Demand team to talk about ways to make your online con happen! Show Notes: 00:07:46 - Best Practices for recruiting Guests and Game Facilitators 00:13:58 - Communicating with GMs / Game Facilitators: what and when 00:20:36 - Why you should consider having set time slots for your con 00:31:5…

Jammi and Lowell bring on Kalum of the Rolistes podcast Show Notes: 00:01:05 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Night's Black Agents Express 00:13:25 - Kalum's Games Played and his Spotlight - Fate of Cthulhu 00:23:39 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Ma Nishtana Second Segment - 00:35:44 - Kalum discusses whether Rules and GMin…

Lowell and co-host David Morrison bring on Edoardo Cremaschi. Show Notes: 00:01:00 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Raccoon Sky Pirates 00:09:35 - David's Games Played and his Spotlight - Tales from the Low Cantrefs Second Segment - 00:25:17 - Edoardo's Games Played 00:26:50 - Little Katy's Tea Party Giving Me Life 00:43:48 - David is en…

Sherri and Lowell bring on Bethany Harvey: game designer, awesome player, and game facilitator for the Gauntlet. Show Notes: 00:00:51 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Spacewurm vs Moonicorn 00:11:22 - Bethany's Games Played and their Spotlight - Extreme Meatpunks Forever 00:20:51 - Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Before the End…

Jammi and Sherri bring on Shane, an amazing GM on the Gauntlet. Show Notes: 00:01:37 - Sherri's Games Played and her Spotlight - Brinkwood Legacy 00:13:45 - Shane's Games Played and her Spotlight - Naked City Blues 00:19:18 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Gauntlet Book Club Second Segment - 00:31:51 - Shane discusses her resolution to …

Lowell and Rich chat about how Gauntlet network podcasts are produced, with tips for future guests, and real nitty-gritty process talk for folks who might want to edit a podcast on their own! Show Notes: 0:02:48 - Preparing to record your audio 0:11:38 - Next steps after recording 0:14:05 - The production process begins 0:15:46 - Compress Dynamics …

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 …

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 discusse…

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 orig…

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 customi…

Lowell and Jammi bring on Dan Brown Show Notes:00:01:06 - Jammi's Games Played and their Spotlight - Teenage Wasteland 00:14:04 - Dan's Games Played and his Spotlight - My Partner, the Ghost 00:26:24- Lowell's Games Played and his Spotlight - Fate of Cthulhu Second Segment - 00:40:29 - Dan discusses making Buddy or Partner RPGs Giving Me Life 00:51…