Category: The Gauntlet: Hail Satan

This is an old creepypasta story (done in the style of internet forum posts) that partially inspired Friday’s Funnel World game. Read it with the lights off!

http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Candle_Cove

Aaron Scott David LaFreniere and Russell Benner This is basically what I was trying to do in our game of BxB.

http://kotaku.com/in-this-dating-game-you-impress-ladies-with-your-drift-1655377657

I’m pinning this Meetup invite to the top of our G+ Page until the night of the event, December 6th.

This is for the second part of our Christmas party. During this half, we will be playing party games and video games (a little bit like our last Saturday Super Medley). This one has some rules for attendance:

1. You must indicate in the comments whether you wish to participate in Secret Satan. If you wish to participate in Secret Satan, you must bring a gift related to roleplaying games that costs between $10-$15. I will randomly assign Secret Satans. I am also happy to help out with gift ideas, since I know all of our active members pretty well. 

2. You must bring a food item, and indicate in the comments what you will be bringing. Either packaged snacks or hot food are acceptable. 

3. You must be ready to have fun! I will be preparing all manner of Christmas/Satan-themed goodies and activities. It’s going to be fabulous! 

Everyone is welcome!

http://www.meetup.com/gauntlet-rpg/events/214648532/

This article is a bit long (and utterly depressing), but it’s worth reading. The same privilege-fueled, reactionary impulses that have given us the Tea Party, open-carry maniacs, and the War on Christmas (among other gifts) has now hit video games. 

Why am I posting here? Well, I imagine most of us play video games, and even though Gamergate has been in the news for a couple of months now, this article does a good job highlighting the cultural forces that gave rise to it and sustain it. Also, roleplaying games got a little taste of this a few months ago with “consultancy-gate.” Granted, roleplaying games will never achieve this level of insanity, both because it is a niche hobby and its players can’t really hide behind internet anonymity. But it is nevertheless worth understanding. 

http://deadspin.com/the-future-of-the-culture-wars-is-here-and-its-gamerga-1646145844/all

The Gauntlet is many. The Gauntlet is the Legion of the Beast. The Gauntlet has woven itself into the fabric of your life since the Dawn of Time. 

The Gauntlet is the sin and the temptation. And the desire. And the pain and the loss.

The Circle must be broken.

The Circle must be broken.

The Circle must be BROKEN!