Month: September 2016

Patreon Pledge Levels (Subject to Change) – Feedback Welcome

We’ll be launching the Gauntlet’s Patreon very soon, and I wanted to give everyone in the community a preview of the pledge levels. Feedback is welcome.

Podcast Patron ($2 per month)

To show our appreciation, you’ll get a special shout-out on our G+ community page, as well as access to our Patreon feed. The Patreon feed includes exclusive podcast episodes, access to Jason’s game prep notes, and much more!

Codex Patron ($4 per month)

In addition to the rewards from Podcast Patron, you will receive a PDF of our monthly RPG fanzine, Codex! 

Hangouts Patron ($5 per month; limited to 50 patrons)

In addition to the rewards from Codex Patron, you will get RSVP priority for online games organized through Gauntlet Hangouts. Here’s how it works: during the first week a game is on the calendar, only Hangouts Patrons can RSVP. After that week is over, the RSVPs open up for all Gauntlet community members.

RSVP priority begins with games scheduled for January 2017. Only 50 of these spots will be available through calendar year 2017.

Game Designer Patron ($10 per month; limited to 3 patrons)

In addition to the rewards at Hangouts Patron,  you will be entitled to a monthly, 30-minute video call with community organizer and podcast host Jason Cordova to discuss a game project you are working on. In preparation for this call, Jason will read the current draft of your game, and be ready to discuss the areas you want feedback on. 

Jason organizes hundreds of games each year, plays with a huge number of people, and brings unique, valuable insight into what makes a game work at the table. If you want regular, highly informed, incisive feedback on your game project, this is a terrific reward level to choose.

+1 Forward Sponsor ($25 per month; limited to 1 patron)

This is a sponsorship level for +1 Forward. For your support, we will do a short promotional spot for your company or product on each new episode of +1 Forward, as well as give you a sidebar advertisement on our website.

Discern Realities Sponsor ($25 per month; limited to 1 patron)

This is a sponsorship level for Discern Realities. For your support, we will do a short promotional spot for your company or product on each new episode of the Discern Realities, as well as give you a sidebar advertisement on our website.

The Gauntlet Podcast Sponsor ($35 per month; limited to 1 patron)

This is a sponsorship level for The Gauntlet Podcast. For your support, we will do a short promotional spot for your company or product on each new episode of the Gauntlet Podcast, as well as give you a small sidebar advertisement on our website.

Hi everyone! Jørund Kambestad Lie will be running a special one-shot of Grant Howitt’s new game Royal Blood over Gauntlet Hangouts. The date is October 9th. Time is 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Central Standard. If you’re interested, follow the link below. For more info about the game, go here: https://gshowitt.itch.io/royal-blood

http://www.meetup.com/Gauntlet-Hangouts/events/234248507/

Halloween Game Announcements

Every year I try to outdo myself when it comes to scheduling special games for Halloween. I’m like that guy whose haunted house keeps getting more and more elaborate.

Here is what I have for this year: over the course of Halloween weekend (Friday – Monday), we’re going to use The Final Girl and Cheat Your Own Adventure to tell the complete, six-part saga of a horror movie franchise called Dia De Los Muertos. Here is a summary of each film in the franchise:

Dia De Los Muertos

It’s the end of the semester, and the seniors of Santa Juanita High are celebrating by throwing a bitchin’ Mexican party. Little do they know, there’s a killer in their midst, and he’s thirsty for more than margaritas. He’s thirsty…for blood!

Can these hot, horny teens survive este noche de terror?

Dia De Los Muertos 2: Revenge of Pork Face

This film picks-up immediately after the events of the first Dia De Los Muertos.

The noche de terror continues as Pork Face brutalizes the citizens of the sleepy, semi-rural town of Santa Juanita.

Dia De Los Muertos 3: Season of the Bruja

A talented dancer has been accepted to a school for gifted young women. What will she do when she discovers the school’s true purpose: to find a suitable bride for the Dark Lord Satan?

Dia De Los Muertos 4: Return of Pork Face

A young boy gifted with psychic powers must explore his family’s past, and learn the truth of his connection to the legendary killer Pork Face.

Dia De Los Muertos 5: Noche De Terror

A screenwriter has been asked to deliver a script for a new entry in the legendary Dia De Los Muertos horror franchise. But can he keep himself together as the line between fantasy and reality begin to blur?

Dia De Los Muertos 6: Alien vs. Pork Face

Get ready for Pork Face…in space! The crew of the Noche have taken on some very unfortunate cargo. Can they survive a battle between two of cinema’s most terrifying monsters?

You can attend any or all sessions.

Session 1 is linked below.

Session 2 can be found here:

http://www.meetup.com/Gauntlet-Hangouts/events/234253751/

Session 3 can be found here:

http://www.meetup.com/Gauntlet-Hangouts/events/234257086/

Session 4 can be found here:

http://www.meetup.com/Gauntlet-Hangouts/events/234257413/

This is going to be so fucking cool! You won’t want to miss it!

http://www.meetup.com/Gauntlet-Hangouts/events/234253500/