Episode 35 of The Gauntlet Podcast is out today. Join us for a discussion of all the hot RPG gifts the kids are going to be talking about this holiday season.
Games discussed include:
Mysterium
Stars Without Number
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Apocalypse World: Furiosa Edition
Regular, boring old Apocalypse World
Sweet Agatha
Willow Palecek’s Escape from Tentacle City
We’ll be releasing more of the Gift Guide throughout next week, and would love to hear your suggestions for each category. To start, here are the recommendations from this episode:
Gaming-Adjacent Gift
Rich – Backstory Cards –
http://brooklynindiegames.com/games/backstory-cards/
Steve – Repurposed vice
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/crown-royal-bags
Dan – Improvisation at the Speed of Life
http://www.amazon.com/Improvisation-Speed-Life-Dave-Book/dp/0977309339
For the Trad Gamer in Your Life (Convert them)
Rich – Wandering Monsters High School
Steve – Microscope
http://www.lamemage.com/microscope/
Jason – Dungeon World with a copy of the DW Beginner’s Guide
http://apocalypse-world.com/forums/index.php?topic=4996.0
Dan – Anything from Episode 29
For the Gamer Who Has Everything
Rich – John Wick’s Big Book of Little Games
Dan – Realms: The Art of Tony DiTerlizzi – http://smile.amazon.com/Realms-Roleplaying-Art-Tony-DiTerlizzi/dp/161655732X/
Jason – Society of Dreamers experience
https://www.lulu.com/shop/view-cart.ep
Steve – Dragonscale dice bags
http://www.awesomedice.com/dice-bags/dragonscale-dice-bags
Our Top Gift Picks
Steve – THE JASON BOX
Jason – Epidiah Ravachol’s Worlds Without Master
http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com
Dan – Jason Morningstar’s Night Witches Book / Cards
Book: http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/product.php?productid=19485
Cards: On DrivethruRPG (down at the time of this post)
Rich – Epimas!
http://gauntletpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-35-gauntlet-gift-guide-2015
Okay, Emily Care Boss wins this week’s Giving Me Life. Not Jason. Emily. 😀
Okay, Emily Care Boss wins this week’s Giving Me Life. Not Jason. Emily. 😀
The Great British Baking Show is awesome! It’s uplifting, reality TV.
The Great British Baking Show is awesome! It’s uplifting, reality TV.
Just learned that the Dungeon World Guide for Beginners was written by our own Eon Fontes-May of western MA, along with several other collaborators. Very well done.
Just learned that the Dungeon World Guide for Beginners was written by our own Eon Fontes-May of western MA, along with several other collaborators. Very well done.
Emily Care Boss Ah! That’s what I forgot to do! I didn’t realize until we were in the middle of the recording that I had forgotten to look up who wrote it (also Sean Dunstan ). Oh man, the Beginner’s Guide is so good. I think anyone transitioning to PbtA (not just DW) should read it.
Emily Care Boss Ah! That’s what I forgot to do! I didn’t realize until we were in the middle of the recording that I had forgotten to look up who wrote it (also Sean Dunstan ). Oh man, the Beginner’s Guide is so good. I think anyone transitioning to PbtA (not just DW) should read it.
That’s good advice. I was reading Apocalypse World (harvesting mechanics and also looking to run a game), and it was a bit thick at places. Maybe it’s because the setting isn’t something I’m accustomed to playing, or maybe it’s because I was reading it without enough sleep.
I’ll give Dungeon World Guide for Beginners a look-see.
That’s good advice. I was reading Apocalypse World (harvesting mechanics and also looking to run a game), and it was a bit thick at places. Maybe it’s because the setting isn’t something I’m accustomed to playing, or maybe it’s because I was reading it without enough sleep.
I’ll give Dungeon World Guide for Beginners a look-see.
I always like to point out that Eon did the lion’s share of the work on the Guide.
I always like to point out that Eon did the lion’s share of the work on the Guide.
Great episode and I can’t wait for Epimas now. If I were you, Jason, I’d make sure Rich doesn’t see any Star Wars film before Episode VII and use him as a test subject to see how well the film works for people new to the franchise.
Also Shotgun Diaries is good fun, makes artefacts in the diaries of the characters. Just to horribly shill my words here’s an example game I played of it: http://www.whodaresrolls.com/rpgs/the-shotgun-diaries/
Great episode and I can’t wait for Epimas now. If I were you, Jason, I’d make sure Rich doesn’t see any Star Wars film before Episode VII and use him as a test subject to see how well the film works for people new to the franchise.
Also Shotgun Diaries is good fun, makes artefacts in the diaries of the characters. Just to horribly shill my words here’s an example game I played of it: http://www.whodaresrolls.com/rpgs/the-shotgun-diaries/
John Wick games for president 2016! I’d love to hear more about games on the periphery of current discussion! On Sweet Agatha : I photocopied all the pages to cut out the clues, only to decide that I’d probably never play it again after that first time.
John Wick games for president 2016! I’d love to hear more about games on the periphery of current discussion! On Sweet Agatha : I photocopied all the pages to cut out the clues, only to decide that I’d probably never play it again after that first time.
Daniel Lewis , Scott and I are big British Bake Off fans…don’t’ think the american version can live up to the charm, good will, and cinematography. Here’s a fun game if you choose to watch another season; Great British Bake Off Drinking Game! Every time they cut away from the tent to a sheep in the field, a close up of a flower, or dew on a leaf take a drink … you’ll be toasted in no time!!! Or if you are me, gummy bears instead of drinks 😛
Daniel Lewis , Scott and I are big British Bake Off fans…don’t’ think the american version can live up to the charm, good will, and cinematography. Here’s a fun game if you choose to watch another season; Great British Bake Off Drinking Game! Every time they cut away from the tent to a sheep in the field, a close up of a flower, or dew on a leaf take a drink … you’ll be toasted in no time!!! Or if you are me, gummy bears instead of drinks 😛
Great Australian Bake Off is also not bad if you’ve watched all of the UK version episodes and are jonesing for some sedate baking action.
Great Australian Bake Off is also not bad if you’ve watched all of the UK version episodes and are jonesing for some sedate baking action.
Do not question our curious ways! Daniel Lewis season 6 was amazing. *written with a quill from a wing backed Chesterfield chair
Do not question our curious ways! Daniel Lewis season 6 was amazing. *written with a quill from a wing backed Chesterfield chair
I literally just finished watching season 6 last night! Now I don’t know what to do next. Do I start on season 1 or work backward from season 4? Do I watch the Australian version? I did try watching the American version and didn’t make it though the first challenge. I don’t want to see people make cookies that look like Santa Claus; I want to see exotic amalgamations of jelly, sponge, & crème pât that make me question everything I’ve ever known about food and/or life.
I literally just finished watching season 6 last night! Now I don’t know what to do next. Do I start on season 1 or work backward from season 4? Do I watch the Australian version? I did try watching the American version and didn’t make it though the first challenge. I don’t want to see people make cookies that look like Santa Claus; I want to see exotic amalgamations of jelly, sponge, & crème pât that make me question everything I’ve ever known about food and/or life.
Daniel Lewis Maybe this thread about English desserts over on Becky Annison’s page will tide you over: https://plus.google.com/117747933163188651862/posts/CXxdG4fZzLv
Daniel Lewis Maybe this thread about English desserts over on Becky Annison’s page will tide you over: https://plus.google.com/117747933163188651862/posts/CXxdG4fZzLv
This: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32410136 had your fill of baked goods where do you go? Pottery that’s where…
This: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32410136 had your fill of baked goods where do you go? Pottery that’s where…
And Jason Cordova I love tables of shit so much I backed this: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1409961192/fifty-fantastic-functions-for-the-d50
And Jason Cordova I love tables of shit so much I backed this: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1409961192/fifty-fantastic-functions-for-the-d50
I can discuss some of what is in Jason Morningstar’s hack, AW: Furiosia, as well as what is from Paul Taliesin, and what is from me–I ran it for Steve Mains.
I loved the AW hack, the alternate harm rules, and everything about this. I found several nice articles (like this one: http://tinyurl.com/jhxj8fn), and watched the movie looking for quotes and plot hooks.
With Jason’s kind permission, here is a link to the AW hack (http://tinyurl.com/ouuvqea). Please be nice with the bandwidth.
First, Morningstar’s hack suggests that everything is action, action, action! If you can do it while driving, DRIVE!
Every PC is a driver, and can take driver moves.
Be Brutal!
He also suggests using Paul Taliesin’s Harm Moves, as they are intense and brutal. It changes the way armor is used, but it works pretty well for this setting. I like these a lot.
http://tinyurl.com/htytmw3
Finally, the part about everyone gets an advance and a debility and a car, I made up. Since I was running a one shot, I wanted to get everyone into the middle of the action quickly, and feel like the movie.
All the warboys are sick, Furiosia is missing an arm, Max has PTSD,… Everyone is messed up, and awesome. 🙂
I can discuss some of what is in Jason Morningstar’s hack, AW: Furiosia, as well as what is from Paul Taliesin, and what is from me–I ran it for Steve Mains.
I loved the AW hack, the alternate harm rules, and everything about this. I found several nice articles (like this one: http://tinyurl.com/jhxj8fn), and watched the movie looking for quotes and plot hooks.
With Jason’s kind permission, here is a link to the AW hack (http://tinyurl.com/ouuvqea). Please be nice with the bandwidth.
First, Morningstar’s hack suggests that everything is action, action, action! If you can do it while driving, DRIVE!
Every PC is a driver, and can take driver moves.
Be Brutal!
He also suggests using Paul Taliesin’s Harm Moves, as they are intense and brutal. It changes the way armor is used, but it works pretty well for this setting. I like these a lot.
http://tinyurl.com/htytmw3
Finally, the part about everyone gets an advance and a debility and a car, I made up. Since I was running a one shot, I wanted to get everyone into the middle of the action quickly, and feel like the movie.
All the warboys are sick, Furiosia is missing an arm, Max has PTSD,… Everyone is messed up, and awesome. 🙂