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Discern RealitiesHearts of Wulin SpecialJason is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th! Time Codes 10:33 - Talking Mechanics 14:27 - Combat 22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles 40:49 - Kickstarter Details Links Hearts of Wulin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e72019-05-1048 minDiscern RealitiesEpisode 60What happened here recently? 00:00:24 - Stonetop at Gauntlet Con 2018 What should I be on the lookout for? 00:09:42 - Ancient Worlds: Atisi What here is not what it appears to be? 00:16:10 - Sticking the landing What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:37:30 - Simple magic items from the early days of the Dungeon World Tavern. What is about to happen? 00:44:40 - The ongoing story of St. Evelyn the White 00:46:08 - Draw forth Link Stonetop https://spoutinglore.blogspot.com/2018/07/stonetop.html2019-02-0353 minDiscern RealitiesDungeon World Basics 08 - FrontsFronts 00:00:22 - What are Fronts? 00:07:44 - Dangers 00:13:03 - Grim Portents, Impending Doom, and Stakes Questions 00:23:46 - When do we write fronts? Actual Play 00:31:38 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel 00:32:38 (Defy Danger CON; Defy Danger STR Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG2018-11-2437 minDiscern RealitiesDungeon World Basics 07 - "GM Moves"GM Moves 00:00:46 - Overview 00:06:42 - Soft Moves vs hard moves 00:11:30 - When does the GM make moves? 00:20:45 - Notes on each move 00:39:50 - Closing thoughts Actual Play 00:42:31 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel 00:43:32 - Rescue (Discern Realities; Defy Danger DEX) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG 2018-11-0948 minDiscern RealitiesEpisode 59What happened here recently? 00:00:22 - The Cold Ruins of Lastlife What should I be on the lookout for? 00:09:17 - Blog post: Making Combat Interesting What here is not what it appears to be? 00:13:05 - “Scary” monsters What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:25:13 - Codex Volume 1 Kickstarter What is about to happen? 00:34:05 - The ongoing story of St. Evelyn the White 00:35:24 - A nimbus of divinity 00:39:44 - Preach Links Codex Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/codex-rpg-zine-volume-1-hardcover 2018-10-2546 minDiscern RealitiesCodex Volume 1 Kickstarter SpecialThe Gauntlet Gaming Community, which produces this podcast, is launching its very first Kickstarter on October 2nd! We’re raising money to create a beautiful hardcover book collecting the first 13 issues of our zine, Codex. This special podcast episode features Lowell Francis and Jason Cordova discussing the history and development of the zine, the Kickstarter campaign, and the future of The Gauntlet community. It’s a fantastic conversation. Enjoy!2018-10-0135 min
+1 ForwardPlaying the Apocalypse (Part Two)Another episode where Rach and Rich answer questions from listeners about playing PbtA games Time Codes: 1:06 - From James Mullen: if the Moves I've picked from a playbook turn out to be sub-optimal for where the story is going, what should I do? Stick with them, ask the MC if I can select new Moves or ask the MC to shift the story so that I can use the Moves I've picked? 8:22 - From David LaFreniere: How should players best facilitate their characters interacting in a hostile way? Follow up, how can the MC help facilitate...2018-08-2944 minDiscern RealitiesDungeon World Basics 06 - "GM Agenda & Principles"Timecodes 00:00:55 - How to GM Dungeon World 00:06:12 - GM Agenda 00:11:47 - GM Principles Actual Play 00:28:43 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel 00:30:02 - Rescue Links +1 Forward (Feed includes episodes about Principles & Genre, MC Moves, Player Principles & Agendas, and more!) http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/1-forward Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG2018-07-2635 minDiscern RealitiesDungeon World Basics 05 - "Anatomy of a Playbook"Anatomy of a Playbook 00:00:22 - Overview 00:01:35 - Front Page 00:07:30 - Back Page Actual Play 00:10:13 - Our ongoing comic strip actual play featuring Lucero Castafiel 00:13:24 - The Starlight Serpent 00:20:23 - The Voice Links Playbook PDFs http://dungeon-world.com/downloads/Dungeon\_World\_Play\_Sheets.pdf Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG2018-07-0125 minDiscern RealitiesDungeon World Basics 04 - "Special Moves"Dungeon World Basics 04 The Special Moves 00:00:27 - Overview 00:02:30 - Last Breath 00:08:04 - Encumbrance 00:09:55 - Make Camp 00:11:19 - Take Watch 00:12:17 - Undertake a Perilous Journey 00:17:29 - End of Session 00:18:22 - Level Up 00:18:39 - Carouse 00:19:46 - Supply 00:21:10 - Recover 00:21:38 - Recruit 00:24:07 - Outstanding Warrants 00:26:45 - Bolster Actual Play 00:29:40 - Our comic strip AP featuring the story of Lucero Castafiel 00:31:38 - Voices in the heavens (Discern Realities) 00:35:31 - The shaft Links The Perilous Wilds2018-06-1440 minDiscern RealitiesDungeon World Basics 03 - "Non-Combat Basic Moves"Non-Combat Basic Moves 00:01:26 - Defy Danger 00:09:27 - Spout Lore 00:15:00 - Discern Realities 00:21:19 - Parley 00:25:22 - Aid/Interfere Actual Play 00:34:17 - The passageway (Discern Realities) 00:37:18 - Cavern (Discern Realities; Spout Lore) Links DR episode about Player v. Player conflict http://discernrealities.libsyn.com/episode-4 Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com2018-05-1443 minDiscern RealitiesEpisode 58What happened here recently? 00:00:22 - Legerdemain What should I be on the lookout for? 00:11:47 - Heart Points Podcast and ChimaeraCast What here is not what it appears to be 00:17:48 - Riding the line between power gaming and playing to lose What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:30:06 - Keepers of the Gauntlet contest results What is about to happen? 00:46:48 - The ongoing story of St. Evelyn the White 00:47:54 - Bubbling flesh 00:52:30 - A drastic measure Links Heart Points Podcast2018-04-2654 min
Discern RealitiesDungeon World Basics 02 - "Combat"The Basic Moves - Combat 00:01:46 - Hack & Slash 00:04:45 - Weapon tags 00:09:24 - Volley 00:13:44 - Defend Managing a Combat in Dungeon World 00:16:40 - No turn order 00:21:32 - Range 00:23:43 - Multiple enemies 00:25:00 - What counts as combat? 00:27:02 - Unlocking the 16 HP Dragon Actual Play 00:34:15 - Notes & recap 00:36:13 - Ghoul (Hack & Slash, Volley) 00:39:35 - Markings (Discern Realities) Links The 16 HP Dragon article https://www.latorra.org/2012/05/15/a-16-hp-dragon/ Our website www.gauntlet-rpg...2018-04-0941 min
Discern RealitiesDungeon World Basics 01 - "What is Dungeon World? What Are Moves?"Discussion 00:00:32 - Who are we? 00:02:09 - Why are we doing this? 00:05:32 - What is Dungeon World? 00:09:12 - What is it like to play? 00:11:16 - Moves Actual Play 00:17:30 - Lucero Castafiel (GM technique: Ask Lots of Questions) 00:23:05 - Brother Andrew (GM technique: Ask Lots of Questions) 00:25:43 - Catacombs (Discern Realities) 00:36:10 - “A nude, slick, hairless, white creature.” (Hack & Slash) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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Discern RealitiesEpisode 57What happened here recently? 00:20:00 - Notes from a new campaign What should I be on the lookout for? 00:12:50 - The conclusion of the Alford Soultaker AP What here is not what it appears to be? 00:16:20 - Creating a play culture that embraces adversity What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:35:45 - The Omegatherion of Fasar What is about to happen? 00:40:50 - The continuing story of St. Evelyn the White 00:42:19 - The rod 00:45:43 - Milk and bread 00:49:05 - Chandelier Links 2018-03-1554 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 56What happened here recently? 00:00:27 - Gloomhaven What should I be on the lookout for? 00:12:13 - Codex is on DriveThru What here is not what it appears to be? 00:13:50 - Recruit and Hirelings What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:23:55 - The Cloak of Logan Stormbreaker 00:28:15 - The Glossary of Blades What is about to happen? 00:31:56 - The ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White 00:33:31 - Marlene 00:38:05 - Resolve Links Our website2018-02-2639 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 55What happened here recently? 00:00:27 - When a player doesn’t like their playbook What should I be on the lookout for? 00:08:47 - Session Zero #5 What here is not what it appears to be? 00:19:47 - Getting the most out of Make Camp and Take Watch 00:22:04 - Make Camp 00:27:57 - Take Watch What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:31:13 - The Weeping Cells 00:34:50 - The Revenant Chord What is about to happen? 00:40:06 - Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn th...2018-02-1148 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 54What happened here recently? 00:26 - New campaign DW campaign–with pirates! What should I be on the lookout for? 06:23 - Overview 07:23 - The Adventure Builder starter 10:01 - Discern Realities one-sheet starter What here is not what it appears to be? 13:07 - Mission-oriented Dungeon World 16:17 - Bolster What here is useful or valuable to me? 21:35 - The Knight of Mums 24:41 - Keeper of the Blood of Lursiss What is about to happen? 29:30 - Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Ev...2018-01-2537 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 53What happened here recently? Reflecting on the We Hunt the Keepers! campaign (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Plundergrounds #5 (16:15) What here is not what it appears to be? Missed rolls on Cast a Spell (21:34) Cast a Spell: Wizard (28:32) Cast a Spell: Cleric (32:48) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Orphan’s Kiss (37:22) The Joyous Pit (40:55) What is about to happen? Our ongoing Comic Strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (44:44) Hamich (45:29) Spout Lore (49:19) ...2018-01-1152 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 52What happened here recently? Funnel World at Gauntlet Con 2017 (00:27) What should I be on the lookout for? Sword Breaker #5 (10:05) What here is not what it appears to be? Traps (17:53) What here is useful or valuable to me? New contest announcement (33:52) The Horn of Nammu (36:37) Old King Myrmiron (37:35) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (40:49) Discern Realities (42:30) “God damn it!” (46:32)2017-12-1651 min
+1 ForwardGauntlet Con 2017 - PbtA GMing PanelFor this special episode of +1 Forward, we present the audio from the "PbtA GMing" panel at Gauntlet Con 2017. The panel took place on October 21st. The participants were David LaFreniere, Lowell Francis, Rach Shelkey, and Michael X. Heiligenstein. 2017-11-1554 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 51What happened here recently? Isabella & Logan (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? The Dungeon World Newsletter (07:40) First Session Cheat Sheet Cards (09:14) What here is not what it appears to be? The Heirloom move (12:45) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Lube Cube (25:57) What is about to happen? An ongoing comic strip AP telling the story of St. Evelyn the White (32:32) “We have captured one of them” (33:37) The stitched (34:52) The crowd (37:40) Lead the Flock (39:50) Links Gaun...2017-09-2743 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 50What happened here recently? Reflecting on 50 episodes of Discern Realities (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? Fear of a Black Dragon (10:34) What here is not what it appears to be? Alignment in Dungeon World (19:56) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Elixir of Reality, Discerned (38:06) The Discern Realities Annual (41:32) What is about to happen? Our comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (46:05) The crowd (47:08) A crude cage (50:40) Prayer (52:43)2017-08-2955 min
Discern RealitiesRamshackle Crow and the Temple of the Peerless StarThis is a special production of Discern Realities, featuring the Comic Strip AP segments from the first 12 episodes of the show! We've stitched those AP segments together, recorded original music, and added foley. Enjoy this exciting look back at the origins of our show! Show Notes: Original Score by Joel Gutierrez Sound effects by Hayden Sanders Mix and Mastery by Joel Gutierrez Special Thanks to the Freesound.org Community for awesome Sound Effects! The Users with attribution licenses will be credited here: ...2017-08-191h 27
Discern RealitiesEpisode 49What happened here recently? Anglekite campaign (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? Codex - Crystal (10:35) What here is not what it appear to be? Giving player characters hold to ask questions (15:09) What here is useful or valuable to me? Three Magic Swords (24:39) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (29:48) Breaking bread (30:35) Fellbit (36:32) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet 2017-08-0238 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 48What happened here recently? Lord Caspian Gal (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? Gauntlet happenings (07:47) What here is not what it appears to be? Bend Bars, Lift Gates (12:30) What here is useful or valuable to me? Library of the Wordfey (22:32) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (27:49) Arnie (28:53) Invocation (32:45) Venka’s burdens (35:00) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/ga...2017-07-1938 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 47What happened here recently? Running DW for players new to the game (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? Session Zero DW zine (17:41) What here is not what it appears to be? The Ritual move (27:05) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Cliff of Shuachi (50:57) The Ever-drilling Shrine of Gnozzinu (58:44) The Shrine of Alamas (01:05:14) Links Session Zero zine http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/210150/Session-Zero-Issue-1--The-Smoldering-Swamp Sword Breaker zine http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/206544/Sword-Breaker-Issue-No-1--The-Tyrant-Machine2017-07-051h 14
Discern RealitiesSpecial Episode: The Shrine Contest FinalistsHelp David and Jason determine the two runners up for the Shrine Contest! David’s Remaining Finalists The Shrine of Solaris (09:23) The Observatory (10:57) The Altar of Kar-Suet (12:43) The Shrine of Mamon (13:49) Gnozinu (15:47) Jason’s Remaining Finalists The Cliff of Shuachi (18:32) The Idol of Sprague-el (20:10) The Shrine of Niseria (22:04) The Shrine of the Abyss (23:23) The Shrine of the Unwritten (25:16)2017-06-1127 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 46David and Jason are joined by Phil from Encoded Designs! What happened here recently? The Airy Peaks (1:10) Wrapping-up Song of the Milk-White Putrescence (02:49) What should I be on the lookout for? The Legacy Weapon (07:46) What here is not what it appears to be? Herculean Appetites (21:11) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Shrine of the Sorrowful Queen (31:39) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (37:09) “Stop in the name of Fe...2017-06-0848 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 45What happened here recently? The Song of the Milk-White Putrescence (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? DR Annual #1 (09:10) What here is not what it appears to be? Using love letters to account for missing players (11:55) What should I be on the lookout for? Rakaela the Forever Shield Maiden (20:07) What is about to happen? St. Evelyn the White (26:28) The road to Fellbit (31:16) Soldiers (33:24) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon...2017-05-1735 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 44What happened here recently? Alford Soultaker Comic Strip AP (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? Codex back issues (06:19) What here is not what it appears to be? Dangers and Grim Portents (10:39) Using Grim Portents as a way of building the tension (12:33) Putting Grim Portents right in the face of the player characters (15:36) Using Dangers as a way to convert OSR modules (18:42) What here is useful or valuable to me? Shrine of Melchior (22:27) What is about to happen? Our ongoing Comic Strip...2017-05-0335 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 43What happened here recently? Anglekite mid-season finale (00:38) What should I be on the lookout for? Sword Breaker zine (09:22) What here is not what it appears to be? Aid or Interfere (17:46) What here is useful or valuable to me? Shrine contest details (26:57) Rakrin (28:27) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (33:00) Enormity (34:18) This is your life (36:41) A distinct hissing sound (38:04) Links Episode 4 - Discussion about PvP http://discernrealities.libsyn.com/episode-42017-04-1941 min
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Discern RealitiesEpisode 42What happened here recently? The Heart Queen’s garden party (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? Dust, Fog and Glowing Embers (07:32) What here is not what it appears to be? Answering the Discern Realities questions (22:21) What here is useful or valuable to me? Star Bears (!!!) (33:09) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (36:50) Make camp (37:33) First watch (44:56) Links: Dust, Fog & Glowing Embers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676237438/dust-fog-and-glowing-embers-an-rpg?ref=user\_me...2017-03-2450 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 41What happened here recently? Painting the scene in Bellet Osc (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? The Legacy Weapon (07:46) What here is not what it appears to be? Undertake a Perilous Journey (14:39) What here is useful or valuable to me? Shrine of Gornorn, Dwarven God of Wrongness (25:41) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (31:11) Hellhound (31:55) The door (34:30) Just like clockwork (38:54) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com ...2017-03-1141 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 40This week David & Jason welcome Fraser Simons, Scott Selvidge & Michael Barford to the show! What happened here recently? Scenic Dunnsmouth and taking ownership of a weird setting (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? The Arcane Compendium (11:28) What here is not what it appears to be? Alignment (16:53) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Sundered compendium class (31:59) The Monster Hunter compendium class (40:59) The Compendium Class contest recap (49:29) The Revenant compendium class (52:50) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com2017-02-2258 min
Comic Strip APDungeon World: Domenico Castafiel 07Jason Cordova & David LaFreniere are playing Dungeon World! Characters Domenico Castafiel, a wizard Mhaug, a necromancer Timecodes Recap (00:15) The boy (00:51) Examination (05:14) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG2017-02-1509 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 39What happened here recently? Checking-in on Anglekite and Scenic Dunnsmouth (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Plundergrounds zine with Ray Otus (05:12) What here is not what it appears to be? Ways of kicking-off a new adventure (20:44) What here is useful or valuable to me? A small hack for tracking expendable, multi-use items (31:09) What is about to happen? Our ongoing Comic Strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (35:32) Getting frisky (36:15) Hell hound (38:31) Links Plundergrounds Patreon https://www.patreon...2017-02-1043 min
Comic Strip APDungeon World: Domenico Castafiel 06Jason Cordova & David LaFreniere are playing Dungeon World! Characters Domenico Castafiel, a wizard Mhaug, a necromancer Timecodes Recap (00:17) High tea (00:43) The boy (06:42) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG2017-01-2609 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 38What happened here recently? An Anglekite update (00:23) Finishing the adventure a little earlier than expected (02:55) What should I be on the lookout for? The Gauntlet creative community (08:39) Scott Selvidge (10:11) Ape City (11:00) Codex - Love & Codex - Yellow (13:35) What here is not what it appears to be? Large scale and mass combat (17:33) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Nerd Puppet compendium class (29:20) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (37:45) Some...2017-01-2547 min
Comic Strip APDungeon World: Domenico Castafiel 05Jason Cordova & David LaFreniere are playing Dungeon World! Characters Domenico Castafiel, a wizard The Boy, a guard Mhaug, a necromancer Timecodes Recap (00:15) The poem (00:52) An old acquaintance (03:31) The Black Nest (04:47) Mhaug’s Hogs (08:50) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG2017-01-1313 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 37What happened here recently? Narrating the fall of Morning Mist castle (00:21) What should I be on the lookout for? The Bard playbook from Awful Good Games (07:54) What here is not what it appears to be? Emotional play in Dungeon World (16:38) Setting expectations before the session (18:46) Letting a scene breathe (21:28) GM approaches (27:29) What here is useful or valuable to me? Shadow Master compendium class (32:07) Serpent Brother compendium class (37:45) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle...2017-01-1150 min
Comic Strip APDungeon World: Domenico Castafiel 04Jason Cordova & David LaFreniere are playing Dungeon World! Characters Domenico Castafiel, a wizard The barman The boy Timecodes Recap (00:16) Ritual requirements (00:37) First steps (04:43) The Bottomless Tankard (07:37) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG2016-12-2713 min
Comic Strip APDungeon World: Domenico Castafiel 03Jason Cordova & David LaFreniere are playing Dungeon World! Characters Domenico Castafiel, a wizard Magnus, a servant Timecodes Recap (00:19) Discern Realities move discussion (00:45) Magnus (01:42) The library (03:26) Custom move (05:22) Research (07:19) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG2016-12-1609 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 36Interview Segment Slade Stolar and The Indie Hack (00:29) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Revenant compendium class (24:11) The Oneironaut (26:46) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (28:36) Pendulum (29:04) Makin’ it rain! (30:55) Escape! (33:15) Escape? (34:30) A woman of means (36:16) Who is really in control here? Thanks for a great year of Discern Realities! (38:46) Links Buy The Indie Hack! [http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/192215/The-Indie-Hack] Our website www.ga...2016-12-1441 min
Comic Strip APDungeon World: Domenico Castafiel 02Jason Cordova & David LaFreniere play Dungeon World! CONTENT WARNING: This AP explores themes of sexuality and body horror. It may not be for you. Characters Domenico Castafiel, a wizard Lady Franchesa Voltier, a woman of means Magnus, a servant Timecodes Recap (00:15) Private salon (00:35) “The forest of our collective memory” (03:48) Magnus (09:27) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/gauntlet2016-12-0610 min
Comic Strip APDungeon World: Domenico Castafiel 01Jason Cordova & David LaFreniere play Dungeon World! CONTENT WARNING: This AP explores themes associated with sexuality and body horror. It may not be for you. Characters Domenico Castafiel, a wizard Lady Franchesa Voltier, a woman of means Timecodes Introduction (00:16) Gondola ride (01:42) Lady Franchesa’s manse (06:36) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/gauntlet2016-12-0111 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 35What happened here recently? The Crimson Keep (00:21) What should I be on the lookout for? Comic Strip AP (04:58) What here is not what it appears to be? Managing spotlight & “turn order” (09:27) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Aetherwashed (22:08) Spout Lore (28:11) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (31:10) Jonathan (31:50) Catspaw Patterson (33:38) Volley (36:24) Quick-thinking (37:43) Links Comic Strip AP community https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101778224400740815299 2016-11-2539 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 34What happened here recently? Playing PbtA with other GMs (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? The Last Days of Anglekite (07:46) What here is not what it appears to be? Interpreting HP in the fiction (13:50) What here is useful or valuable to me? Announcing the compendium class contest (25:19) Monkey Friend compendium class (28:22) Spout Lore (30:10) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (32:39) Hide in the shadows (33:49) The vault guardian (34:27) Winding up (35:50)2016-11-1042 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 33What happened here recently? Bellet Osc (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Ink-tober (05:01) What here is not what it appears to be? Hack & Slash (07:30) What here is useful or valuable to me? Mean Old Minerva’s Wagon of Gifts & Stories (13:06) The First Fear (14:28) Old Minerva’s Bag of Sweets (14:44) Old Minerva’s Broom (14:56) Old Minerva’s Magnifying Stone (15:26) The Needle of Idle Safety (15:46) Weather Wax (16:25) Chester (16:58) Spout Lore - Sponsorship Segment (18:09) What is about to happen? Ou...2016-10-2631 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 32What happened here recently? Androxous the Obscene (00:21) What should I be on the lookout for? The Gauntlet is on Patreon! (05:42) What here is not what it appears to be? Multi-Class Dabbler (14:13) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Triton War Basin (19:31) The Nar-Wand (21:12) The Drainage Club (21:30) Vortex Bottle (21:56) Sailfin Potion (22:26) Triton Net (23:01) Triton Homewater (see website for text) What is about to happen? Our comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (24:16) Trap expert (25:09) “You go...2016-10-1234 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 31What happened here recently? Yoon-suin (00:22) Getting the most out of World of Dungeons (03:30) The Die of Fate (06:10) What should I be on the lookout for? Vin Moves on the Vindexus Blog (07:57) What here is not what it appears to be? Revealing information about magic items to the players (11:58) What here is useful or valuable to me? We announce the winner of the Codex Keeper contest! (16:49) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (25:41) A ruddy...2016-09-2839 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 30What happened here recently? Episode 30 celebration and Monster of the Week (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? The Menagerie of Minor Magic (06:23) What here is not what it appears to be? The Bard’s Arcane Art move (08:27) Arcane Art during downtime or Make Camp (11:56) Ways of making Arcane Art more interesting (15:25) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Goddess of Blood & Cruel Fate (19:17) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (23:07) Th...2016-09-1436 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 29What happened here recently? Managing the Mage playbook (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Jeremy Strandberg’s Monster Creation Cheat Sheet (05:19) What here is not what it appears to be? The Ranger’s animal companion (07:12) What here is useful or valuable to me? Robert Doe’s Familiar of the First Tree (19:07) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring Ramshackle Crow (21:52) Love letter for Ramshackle (22:11) Catspaw Patterson and the lands beyond the Black Gate of Death (23:06) The Bone Orchar...2016-08-3130 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 28What happened here recently? Death Frost Dungeon World and an extended Perilous Journey (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? MM3 Market in the Woods (07:18) What here is not what it appears to be? Monster hit points (11:40) Coming-up with monster stats on the fly (12:40) When is it ok to fudge a monster’s hit points? (14:43) Hit points and fictional positioning (17:38) What should I be on the lookout for? Codex Keeper contest (20:54) Stump of the First Tree custom move (23:18) What is about to ha...2016-08-1734 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 27What happened here recently? 1v1 Death Frost Doom (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Codex - Blood (05:45) What here is not what it appears to be? “The conversation” (08:12) Before the session (10:11) During the session (12:48) Roses & Thorns (16:11) What here is useful or valuable to me? Mind control moves (18:34) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring Lucero Castafiel (25:24) The screaming (26:49) “Our sister is out there…” (29:38) Journey to the city (30:34) Links Our website...2016-08-0333 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 26What happened here recently? A story from Tor of Pocket-Sized Play (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? Sorcerers & Sellswords (01:53) What here is not what it appears to be? Discern Realities & Spout Lore (07:19) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Smokeless Pipe (18:14) The Brass Kettle (18:55) Traveler’s Notebooks (19:20) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring Lucero Castafiel (20:45) Night visitor (21:28) Lugana (23:30) Urbina (25:28) Drink of my blood (27:25) BONUS: Dungeon World in the Eyes of...2016-07-2236 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 25Codex announcement Chrome Submissions (00:23) What happened here recently? Advantages of having a smaller number of players (02:24) What should I be on the lookout for? Automated Google Sheet for online play (07:11) What here is not what it appears to be? The Defend move and the initial combat disposition (09:04) What here is useful or valuable to me? We discuss David’s Lonely Adventurer compendium class (13:15) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring Lucero Castafiel (22:56) “I am the orc one-eye!” (23:48) Night...2016-07-1532 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 24What happened here recently? Secrets at the game table (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? The Collector playbook (07:38) What here is not what it appears to be? 1v1 Play (11:48) What here is useful or valuable to me? “Pet mule” in media res (19:49) The Irresistible Mule magic item (22:45) What is about to happen? Our comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Lucero Castafiel (24:38) Bloodless, the Sinister Shackle (26:03) Ham-strung (28:15) One-eye (29:57) Links Twitter: @GauntletRPG Website: www.g...2016-07-0131 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 23What Happened Here Recently? Talking to inanimate objects (00:24) What Should I Be On the Lookout For? The Gauntlet family of podcasts (03:26) What Here is Not What it Appears to Be? Fronts - Part Two (05:57) What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me We announce the finalists and winner of our location-based custom move contest (15:47) What is About to Happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Lucero Castafiel (26:07) Lucero’s signature weapon (26:58) “I may not be the smartest…” (27:46) “…but I can ki...2016-06-2431 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 22What Happened Here Recently? A game with a brand-new GM (00:21) What Should I Be On the Lookout For? Mark Tygart’s Dungeon Starters (04:37) What Here is Not What It Appears to Be? Fronts - Part One (06:27) What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? The rope bridge across Buzzard’s Beak Canyon (13:35) ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?? (17:22) What is About to Happen? Our ‘comic strip AP’ featuring the adventures of Lucero Castafiel (21:14) Some opening questions about Lucero (22:41) Tracking a thief for Lord Urick (24:55) Someone...2016-06-1730 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 21What Happened Here Recently? The death of Rook the Halfling Thief (00:55) What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? The Elder God’s Pit custom move (05:08) What is About to Happen? Our ongoing ‘comic strip’ AP featuring Domenico Castafiel (13:03) Gravid with godlings! (13:54) Maggot’s miasma (15:04) The vault (18:58) The guard (20:55) The situation (23:29) The trans-dimensional egg sac (25:39) “Accept your master, beast!” (27:05) Links: Our website: www.gauntlet-rpg.com Twitter: @GauntletRPG2016-06-1029 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 20What Happened Here Recently? Lugana’s Gambit (00:22) What Should I Be On the Lookout For? The One Page Dungeon contest (05:41) What Here is Not What It Appears to Be? Using various fiction sources to inspire your NPCs (08:55) What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? Jeremy Strandberg’s Light-fingers move (14:50) What is About to Happen? Our comic strip AP featuring Domenico Castafiel (18:36) Fast friends (19:40) The infernal infestation (20:11) A betrayal (21:16) Say hello to your little friend (22:33) Who is Really in Control Here...2016-05-2725 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 19What Happened Here Recently? A disastrous session (00:21) What Should I Be On the Lookout For? The Final Girl (04:41) What Here is Not What It Appears to Be? How to successfully incorporate Flags into your game (09:49) What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? The Starlit Meadow (14:05) What is About to Happen? Our comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Domenico Castafiel (21:08) Whispers in the dark (22:04) An unexpected encounter (24:34) A real charmer (27:02) Who is Really in Control Here? The Gauntlet...2016-05-2029 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 18What Happened Here Recently? Wrapping-up Carcosa sessions (00:23) What Should I Be On the Lookout For? World of Dungeons (06:37) What Here is Not What it Appears to Be? A discussion about our ‘core’ playbooks (11:07) What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? Location-based custom move contest (plus the Holy Machine of Dugmaren Brightmantle) (17:42) What is About to Happen? Our ‘comic strip’ AP featuring the adventures of Domenico Castafiel (22:00) Iotho’s offer (23:48) To the vault… (26:54) Who is Really in Control Here? Our website: www...2016-05-1328 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 17What Happened Here Recently? The labyrinth custom move in action (00:21) What Should I Be On the Lookout For? The Teratic Tome by Rafael Chandler (04:45) http://www.lulu.com/shop/rafael-chandler/teratic-tome/hardcover/product-20695443.html What Here is Not What It Appears to Be? The 7-9 result on Last Breath (09:06) What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? Spider Thrall compendium class (14:20) Text can be found on www.gauntlet-rpg.com What is About to Happen? Our comic strip ‘AP’ featuring the adventures of Dome...2016-05-0629 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 16What Happened Here Recently?
Death Frost Doom abridged (00:20)
What Should I Be On the Lookout For?
DW resources page on the Die Heart blog (05:22)
http://dieheart.net/useful-stuff/dw-resources/
What Here is Not What it Appears to Be?
Making and introducing compendium classes (06:52)
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me?
Labyrinth custom move (14:38)
What is About to Happen?
The ongoing adventures of Domenico Castafiel (19:15)
Double trouble (21:06)
Aftermath (23:14)
Iotho’s personal chambers (24:48)
Victor the bodyguard (26:36)
Iotho in bed (27:40)
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Discern RealitiesEpisode 15What Happened Here Recently?The tinker (00:30)
What Should I Be On the Lookout For?Jason Morningstar joins us to talk about Skeletons (05:39)
What Here is Not What It Appears to Be? New playbooks vs. compendium classes (11:47)
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me?The Storysmith (17:36)
What is About to Happen?Our ‘comic strip’ AP (21:02)Iotho Brugno (22:00)A brief flirtation (24:01)Party platform (25:26)Ulterior motives? (27:15)Danger! (28:40)
Who’s Really In Control Here?
Our G+ Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0...2016-04-1331 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 14What Happened Here Recently?The Company of the Three Kings (00:21)Company stats (02:02)Company features (03:16)
What Should I Be On the Lookout For?The Dungeon World Codex (05:58)
http://codex.dungeon-world.com
What Here is Not What It Appears to Be?Inhabiting your character at the table (08:01)
Adopt one physical or verbal tic per character (09:45)
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me?Results of the magic item contest (12:08)
What is About to Happen?Our ‘comic strip’ AP featuring Domenico Castafiel (20:55)The...2016-04-0830 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 13What Happened Here Recently? (00:22)All hands on deck to take down a dragon
What Should I Be on the Lookout For? (05:54)_The Seclusium of Orphone of the Three Visions_
What Here is Not What it Appears to Be? (10:23)The Mage playbook
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (20:01)The Origami Bestiary (20:43)The Marvelous Scabbard of Bran Baereddyn (22:14)The Chromatic Cup (23:50)
What Is About to Happen? (26:01)What is Domenico trying to find at Iotho’s party? (26:30)The curse of the Castafiels (27:22)The Un...2016-03-3139 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 12What Happened Here Recently?Using abandoned PCs for emotional fodder (00:21)
What Should I Be On the Lookout For?The Noteboard (06:15)
http://thenoteboard.com
What Here is Not What it Appears to Be?Debilities (09:10)
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me?The Spider Ring (14:45)The Auditor’s Necklace (16:00)The Gloves of the Master Opener (17:32)
What is About to Happen?Urbina’s fate (19:45)A discussion about where to go from here (21:22)A new adventure begins! (23:04)
Who is Reall...2016-03-2430 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 11A slightly modified format this week in order to bring you an extended AP segment. Enjoy!
Thanks for the Golden Geek Nomination! (00:19)
https://rpggeek.com/thread/1538957/10th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominees-announced
Reminder About Magic Item Contest (01:13)
What Here is Not What it Appears to Be? (2:33)Using Flags as a replacement for Bonds
http://walkingmind.evilhat.com/2015/09/07/from-bonds-to-flags/
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (8:02)Talebearer’s Map
What is About to Happen? (09:40)our ‘comic strip’ AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow.
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Discern RealitiesEpisode 10Magic Item Contest (00:25)
What Happened Here Recently? (01:20)Playing to find out what happens.
What Should I Be On the Lookout For? (06:36)Tim B.’s Play by Post materials.
What Here is Not What it Appears to Be? (11:27)Weapon tags.
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (18:18)Noble sacrifice set piece.
What is About to Happen? (26:12)The ongoing adventures of Ramshackle Crow.
Who is Really in Control Here?
Gauntlet Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104672702589306017985
2016-03-1033 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 9What Happened Here Recently? (00:23)A fiery finale
What Should We Be On the Lookout For? (07:42)Funnel World
What Here is Not What it Appears to Be? (11:18)Converting modules to DW
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (19:59)Cerberus Coin, Chain Lightning in a Bottle, Brazier of Summoning & Commanding Fire Elementals
What is About to Happen? (23:34)Our comic strip AP featuring Ramshackle Crow
Who is Really in Control Here?
The Gauntlet: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104672702589306017985
Gauntlet Ha...2016-03-0230 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 8What Happened Here Recently? (00:23)Butterfinger PCs
What Should I Be On the Lookout For? (6:15)Adventures on Dungeon Planet
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/112308/Adventures-on-Dungeon-Planet
What Here is Not What it Appears to Be? (12:19)Being a good player
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (20:44)A wicked take on the Orc One-Eye
What is About to Happen? (25:50)The ongoing adventures of Ramshackle Crow
Who is Really in Control Here?
The Gauntlet Gaming Community
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Discern RealitiesEpisode 7What Happened Here Recently? (00:23)What happens in the evil toad god temple, stays in the evil toad god temple.
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (09:12)Marshall Miller’s dungeon starters.[http://www.finemessgames.com/DWsupplements/dungeonstarters]
What Here is Not What It Appears to Be? (17:13)Running a sandbox in Dungeon World.
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (25:12)Custom Move - The Barkeep.
What is About to Happen? (27:59)The ongoing adventures of Ramshackle Crow.
Who is Really in Control Here?2016-02-1637 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 6What Happened Here Recently? (00:28)Letting another player use your character
What Should I Be On the Lookout For? (7:00)Jason Lutes’s The Perilous Wilds
What Here is Not What It Appears to Be? (13:57)Unarmed combat
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (20:25)The Keepers of the Unquiet Dead
What is About to Happen? (25:00)The ongoing adventures of Ramshackle Crow
Who is Really in Control Here?
The Gauntlet: https://plus.google.com/u/0/comm...2016-02-0234 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 5What Happened Here Recently? (00:31)Using Microscope to Involve Your Players in World Creation
What Should I Be On the Lookout For? (6:43)Take On Establishments[http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/107759/Take-on-Establishments]
Take On Games[http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/106849/Take-on-Magic-Items]
What Here is Not What It Appears to Be? (14:21)Undertake a Perilous Journey
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (20:50)Custom Move - Visions of Death
What is About to Happen? (25:30)Our ongoing comic strip ‘AP’ following the adventures of Ramshackle Crow
2016-01-2634 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 4What Happened Here Recently (00:20) A tragic romance in the Castle of the Dreaming Doors. What Should I Be On the Lookout For? (06:57) Johnstone Metzger’s Terrors of the Ancient World and Wizard-Spawned Insanities. What Here is Not What it Appears to Be? (10:50) Player versus player conflict. What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (18:33) Osmun the Unsourceable and Nemrath’s Almanac. What is About to Happen? (24:06) Our ongoing ‘comic strip’ AP following the adventures of Ramshackle Crow. W...2016-01-1934 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 3What Happened Here Recently? (00:00)A situation in which one player’s character is suffering because of the failed actions of his companions.
What Should I Be On the Lookout For? (10:12)Trenton Kennedy’s Grim World
What Here is Not What it Appears to Be? (17:45)Fighting a large group of enemies
What Here is Useful or Valuable to Me? (26:19)Mountain Sorrow Ale
What is About to Happen? (33:13)The ongoing adventures of Ramshackle Crow
Who is Really in Control Here?
The Gauntlet Community
http...2016-01-1345 min
Discern RealitiesEpisode 2
In our second episode of Discern Realities, we discuss character downtime and the Carouse move, the Story Games Names Project, equipment abstraction (a la Adventuring Gear), and more! We also continue our ongoing comic strip AP, featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow.
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Discern RealitiesEpisode 1In this episode, we discuss character death, our love for the Fighter playbook, and much more!
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Twitter: @GauntletRPG2015-12-0952 min