A Year in Gauntlet
Last year Rich and Jason convinced me to run for The Gauntlet Hangouts. I did my first session on Sept. 1st, 2016—with a table of expert GMs. No pressure there. A year later I’ve played 92 sessions of 34 different Gauntlet games; 72 as a GM, and 20 as a player. In my post I talk about lessons I’ve learned or had reinforced over this year of gaming.
Andrew Shields
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Great piece! I can’t believe it has already been a year!
Great piece! I can’t believe it has already been a year!
Lots of great advice here, Lowell. Thanks for sharing.
Lots of great advice here, Lowell. Thanks for sharing.
That is some list of games!!
That is some list of games!!
Impressive! I appreciate your insights.
Impressive! I appreciate your insights.
Very insightful, Lowell! I’m trying to get more into online GMing and I definitely can see these points coming in handy. On that note – anything you’d want from Legacy 2e to run a good game that isn’t in the package yet, as far as handouts and play aids are concerned?
Very insightful, Lowell! I’m trying to get more into online GMing and I definitely can see these points coming in handy. On that note – anything you’d want from Legacy 2e to run a good game that isn’t in the package yet, as far as handouts and play aids are concerned?
James Iles Let me take a look. I do have request for advice. If I wanted the easiest/est meshing set of six role playbooks which would you recommend. We have four players, so six should work. Then the same question for family playbooks– six easiest, more compatible of those?
James Iles Let me take a look. I do have request for advice. If I wanted the easiest/est meshing set of six role playbooks which would you recommend. We have four players, so six should work. Then the same question for family playbooks– six easiest, more compatible of those?
Lowell Francis, I really appreciate this post. I’m about to run my first Gauntlet HO game on Tuesday(!!!), and your recap of what you’ve learned and incorporated into your GMing is valuable to me.
Lowell Francis, I really appreciate this post. I’m about to run my first Gauntlet HO game on Tuesday(!!!), and your recap of what you’ve learned and incorporated into your GMing is valuable to me.
Lowell Francis Can do! Do you have a preference for any of the different modes of play – are you more inclined towards desperate scavengers and survivors, or weird mutants, robots and inhuman creatures?
Lowell Francis Can do! Do you have a preference for any of the different modes of play – are you more inclined towards desperate scavengers and survivors, or weird mutants, robots and inhuman creatures?
James Iles The former, desperate scavengers.
James Iles The former, desperate scavengers.
OK, cool. In which case for Families I’d suggest the Merchants, the Tyrants, the Lawgivers, the Masquerade, the Servants, and maybe either the Pioneers or the Enclave.
For Characters, I’d go with the Scavenger, the Sentinel, the Survivor, the Elder, the Firebrand and the Envoy.
I updated the handouts yesterday, I’d recommend checking the playtest dropbox folder for the new version as they’re all form-fillable and updated to the current state of the rules.
OK, cool. In which case for Families I’d suggest the Merchants, the Tyrants, the Lawgivers, the Masquerade, the Servants, and maybe either the Pioneers or the Enclave.
For Characters, I’d go with the Scavenger, the Sentinel, the Survivor, the Elder, the Firebrand and the Envoy.
I updated the handouts yesterday, I’d recommend checking the playtest dropbox folder for the new version as they’re all form-fillable and updated to the current state of the rules.