Things are getting a little sexy in Episode 69 of The Gauntlet Podcast. Well, not really, but it’s a pretty fantastic episode nonetheless.
Big thanks to my co-hosts, Richard Rogers Andrea G and Tim B. Plus thanks to Steve Mains for doing an excellent edit this week.
Tagging some of the creators whose work we discuss:
Michael Sands John Harper Jason Morningstar Arnold Cassell Christopher Butler
Enjoy!
Halloween Whiteboard link!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDXxyrtBed pkE&feature=youtu.be
Halloween Whiteboard link!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDXxyrtBed pkE&feature=youtu.be
I love Alienor!!! so much!
I love Alienor!!! so much!
Tagging Pat Perkins so he will listen to how much we loved his character inspiration source in Lady Blackbird!
Tagging Pat Perkins so he will listen to how much we loved his character inspiration source in Lady Blackbird!
The “sudden cameraman” reality-slip makes me think of Bret Easton Ellis’ Glamorama.
I have done the sudden switch thing once in a convention game – one of the London Stevecons, I think – but the reveal only came at the end, which I think was key to it being well received. The game featured a disgraced Soviet astronomer, an outdoorsman and another PC I don’t remember in a small Siberian town, slowly being hemmed in by an invisible force field. My final act as a GM was to “explain” what was happening by wordlessly placing a snow globe on the table.
Had the game continued at all past that point, I feel sure it would have been a disaster.
The “sudden cameraman” reality-slip makes me think of Bret Easton Ellis’ Glamorama.
I have done the sudden switch thing once in a convention game – one of the London Stevecons, I think – but the reveal only came at the end, which I think was key to it being well received. The game featured a disgraced Soviet astronomer, an outdoorsman and another PC I don’t remember in a small Siberian town, slowly being hemmed in by an invisible force field. My final act as a GM was to “explain” what was happening by wordlessly placing a snow globe on the table.
Had the game continued at all past that point, I feel sure it would have been a disaster.
I concur with Jason’s observations about ‘The Skeletons’ – particularly about rolling for the various events & developments. That was the same notion we had after we played.
I also agree that it’s a really intriguing game and I would love to play it again.
I concur with Jason’s observations about ‘The Skeletons’ – particularly about rolling for the various events & developments. That was the same notion we had after we played.
I also agree that it’s a really intriguing game and I would love to play it again.
Re: Beyond the Wall, obviously, we won’t know the exact circumstances until the episode hits, but the rules as written state that, if a PC’s hit points are reduced to 0 or lower, they are not dead outright. Instead, they continue to lose 1 HP per round until either the value drops to -10—at which they die—or they receive some sort of healing.
Aside from that, I realize there’s nothing in the rules about using nonlethal damage, but did it not make sense to house rule that from a story perspective?
Re: Beyond the Wall, obviously, we won’t know the exact circumstances until the episode hits, but the rules as written state that, if a PC’s hit points are reduced to 0 or lower, they are not dead outright. Instead, they continue to lose 1 HP per round until either the value drops to -10—at which they die—or they receive some sort of healing.
Aside from that, I realize there’s nothing in the rules about using nonlethal damage, but did it not make sense to house rule that from a story perspective?
Matt Martinez You got me there: A character hit 0 HP, but the rules as written may have allowed for some last-minute maneuver…we will see! Good observation there.
Matt Martinez You got me there: A character hit 0 HP, but the rules as written may have allowed for some last-minute maneuver…we will see! Good observation there.