This is a quick preview of a piece of original art that will be in Codex - Joy. It was done by the fabulous Claudia Cangini and depicts a scene from a desert temple water festival. I particularly love...
2017-08-24 15:51:17 +0000 UTC
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Hello! We were originally going to host a series of scheduled Discord voice chats as a way of strengthening the personal bonds within our community, but it turns out we may not need to do that after a...
2017-08-06 18:19:38 +0000 UTC
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We are just $9 away from our next Patreon goal and the release of the Fear of a Black Dragon podcast!
I want to thank our newest Patrons and name them Keepers of the Gauntlet!
Gord...
2017-07-26 16:56:39 +0000 UTC
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Mark your calendar! GauntletCon is coming up on the 20th - 22nd of October, 2017!. The co-organizers of this online role-playing game convention are Kate and Rich.
The convention will have a D...
2017-07-25 12:43:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello! For the last few months, Tom McGrenery and I have been in the early production phase of a new discussion podcast focused on OSR modules and setting books. It's called Fear of a Black Dragon and...
2017-07-20 10:16:24 +0000 UTC
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Apparently the Discord server link from yesterday expired, so here is a fresh one that should last FOREVER.
We're going to have some fun Discord-related activities for Patrons soon, so keep yo...
2017-07-13 17:57:35 +0000 UTC
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We are currently playing around with Discord to see if we like it better than Slack. Just like our Slack, the Discord server will be limited to Patrons who pledge at the $6 or higher level. If you're ...
2017-07-11 14:19:09 +0000 UTC
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I'm running three sessions of Monster of the Week the last three Wednesdays of July. The first two sessions will be my Huge Problems in Little Shanhai mystery from Codex - Ectoplasm. Help me decide wh...
2017-07-10 06:58:06 +0000 UTC
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Thanks to the terrific support from our Patrons, we will be able to put on Gauntlet Con, an annual online gaming convention! The Con will be held Oct. 20-22. It will feature games, discussion panels, ...
2017-07-03 14:32:03 +0000 UTC
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I'd like to say thanks to our newest Patreon supporters and name them Keepers of the Gauntlet!
Mikel Matthews, Keeper of the Scarification Blades
Josh Riggins, Keeper of the Star Bears o...
2017-06-15 23:43:33 +0000 UTC
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We wanted to share one of the illustrations that will be in the upcoming Codex - Neon. It's a piece by Per Folmer for the game Route Clearance, one of the winners of this year's 200 Word RPG Challenge...
2017-06-13 13:03:24 +0000 UTC
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We like to give our Patrons a peek at different things we're working on. This is an early look at a Comic Strip AP series David LaFreniere and Michael Barford are putting together for Halloween....
2017-06-12 20:55:25 +0000 UTC
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One of our Patreon funding goals was to be able to produce a pair of deluxe Codex issues. We're making good progress on the first of those issues, the Discern Realities Annual, and I wanted to share t...
2017-06-04 13:17:42 +0000 UTC
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I'm excited to announce we have reached our goal of $1,000, meaning we will be able to begin planning GauntletCon, an online gaming convention. I'll have more to say about that soon.
In the meantime...
2017-05-24 01:50:24 +0000 UTC
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This is the last episode in our Mercy Falls series. We hope you have enjoyed them. If you listened to the entire series, we'd love to hear your feedback.
Enjoy!
Timeco...
2017-05-10 15:52:54 +0000 UTC
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Fairy circle (00:17)
Big Man (03:00)
“Have you ever wondered why you are such a lie?” (05:43)
The moonlit path (09:14)
Deep into the woods (13:...
2017-05-08 12:30:05 +0000 UTC
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Margot (00:51)
Running (06:52)
Lilith and Jonah (10:21)
Black roses (12:25)
Fey realm (17:25)
Cooldown (22:35)
Mr. Thompson (24:29)
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2017-05-07 13:15:14 +0000 UTC
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And YOU are a lie! (01:05)
“What the fuck was that??” (07:43)
Tender, with erotic subtext (11:37)
Smoking pot in the woods (18:44)
Kyle Norwood...
2017-05-06 10:52:50 +0000 UTC
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Big Man (00:09)
The fae realm (02:18)
It’s just like being in a locker room (05:25)
You are a lie! (08:25)
Poppies (10:33)
This scene s...
2017-05-05 15:40:22 +0000 UTC
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Mobile home (00:25)
Here’s a PbtA 101 note for folks who are new to running these games. In this scene, I use Margot’s missed roll to advance my Threat invol...
2017-05-04 11:03:21 +0000 UTC
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Hot Rod (01:02)
ShadowMaster55 (06:01)
Don’t trust her (10:52)
Makeup tutorial (13:30)
2017-05-03 01:18:00 +0000 UTC
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Chad (00:57)
I demonstrate one of my favorite techniques here. I call it “painting the scene.” The way it normally works is I introduce a theme or set of ide...
2017-05-01 12:41:56 +0000 UTC
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Weed (00:52)
“What’s your favorite type of milkshake?” (07:12)
There were a few moments in this scene when I wanted to cut away, or simply ask Fraser...
2017-04-30 14:04:07 +0000 UTC
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Here is Episode 02 of Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls. Like I mentioned yesterday, you guys are going to get these once per day until the series is finished.
The timecodes are below, and you'll not...
2017-04-29 11:11:40 +0000 UTC
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To celebrate 200 Patrons, we're re-launching Pocket-Sized Play!
The first series is Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls. The participants are myself, Fraser Simons, Yoshi Creelman, Kevin Lovecraft and ...
2017-04-28 19:41:52 +0000 UTC
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I wanted to share one of the original illustrations we have commissioned for Codex - Madness. It was done by the amazing Claudia Cangini and is for an original game called "The Madness of Cú Ch...
2017-04-18 18:55:27 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! I recently recorded an interview with Todd Nicholas from Wheel Tree Press about their game The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power. That recording will eventually be edited and ...
2017-04-10 14:05:38 +0000 UTC
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Hello $7+ Patrons!
Now that our new RSVP system is in place, we will only be announcing new game events on the Gauntlet Hangouts G+ Community. To be notified when a new event hits the calendar...
2017-04-02 21:50:51 +0000 UTC
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There are three sessions of Cthulhu Dark on the calendar for April. For details, please go to our new RSVP site:
2017-03-26 17:27:44 +0000 UTC
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Hello Hangouts Patrons! We are moving to a new RSVP system for Gauntlet Hangouts events. The new system should give us much more flexibility in terms of creating events and managing RSVPs (including a...
2017-03-25 18:37:07 +0000 UTC
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