Tag: Jason Cordova

This was originally going to be The Quiet Year, but I have changed it to a play test of Spirit of ’77.

This was originally going to be The Quiet Year, but I have changed it to a play test of Spirit of ’77.

This was originally going to be The Quiet Year, but I have changed it to a play test of Spirit of ’77. We will be providing feedback to David K. 

Originally shared by Jason Cordova

This edition of Story Game Sunday will be a play test of Spirit of ’77, an Apocalypse World hack inspired by action films of the 1970’s (think: The Warriors, various blaxploitation flicks, grind house cinema, etc.). 

There will be a short period after the session to discuss our thoughts, which we will relay to the game’s designers. The Gauntlet cool kids have a lot of experience with PbtA games, so we should be able to provide some good feedback. 

As ever, food will be provided. BYOB. 

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For our first Gauntlet Anthology game, we will be creating our main continent using Dawn of Worlds.

For our first Gauntlet Anthology game, we will be creating our main continent using Dawn of Worlds.

For our first Gauntlet Anthology game, we will be creating our main continent using Dawn of Worlds. The rules are freely available at the link below. We will be meeting on January 10th (check the Events). If this sounds fun to you, please make an effort to come out. 

Speaking for myself, I have always loved creating fantasy campaign worlds. Even back in my 2E days I never really used any of the pre-made settings. There is just something vastly more satisfying about creating your own gods, your own civilizations, your own histories. And I’m particularly excited about this project, because I think a collaborative process will be that much more engaging. 

http://www.clanwebsite.org/games/rpg/Dawn_of_Worlds_game_1_0Final.pdf

Another announcement for 2014: The Gauntlet Anthology series!

Another announcement for 2014: The Gauntlet Anthology series!

Another announcement for 2014: The Gauntlet Anthology series!

In an effort to keep our little gaming cult the most feverishly forward-thinking in all of Houston, I am pleased to announce there will be a new Friday event series for 2014. It will be called The Gauntlet Anthology. Here’s the idea: we create and explore different aspects of a single game universe, using multiple game systems to do so. 

Here’s how it might go: We start with something like Microscope, which will let us create a world, and will give us a bird’s eye view of its history. From there, we use different games to tell different stories within that world. Is there a particular faction or organization we’d like to know more about? Maybe we play Kingdom next week. Is there a particular era of the world’s history that intrigues us? Maybe we do In a Wicked Age. Is there an ancient temple that needs exploring? Let’s do Dungeon World or Dungeon Crawl Classics or 13th Age. Is there a standout hero or NPC we’d like to know more about? Let’s do Becoming or Archipelago.

There are lots of different directions it could go, but here are the principles that will guide this endeavor:

1. We will keep a record in Google Drive that any member of The Gauntlet can have access to.

2. Anthology events will always be public. That way, anyone can drop-in when they have a free night and contribute to the world. 

3. We will get a variety of games to the table. OSR, story, traddy – all are fair game. 

4. Each session, regardless of the game being played, will have the Archipelago command phrases in play (“Try another way,” “Harder,” and “Describe that in detail”). 

5. No single person owns this world. It is for the whole Community. 

I will be the first to admit this is an ambitious plan, but let me assure you it will succeed. By the end of 2014, I expect we will have a rich and intriguing and unique game world to be proud of. I hope many of you will embrace this idea. Feel free to chime-in below with your thoughts. 

The Wednesday Hangouts game on January 8 (Misspent Youth) has been canceled.

The Wednesday Hangouts game on January 8 (Misspent Youth) has been canceled.

The Wednesday Hangouts game on January 8 (Misspent Youth) has been canceled. Apologies (I hate inconsistency), but there were a couple of reasons: 1) upon reading the rules in more depth, the game seems unmanageable over Hangouts (particularly the emphasis on freeform chatter). 2) We now have a standing Wednesday FtF game, which I prioritize over Hangouts games. I know that sounds like the very height of gamer privilege, but it is what it is. 

Please note: anyone at all can organize their own Hangouts games over The Gauntlet. That is greatly encouraged. 

Here is the first of several announcements for the upcoming year, Gauntleteers:

Here is the first of several announcements for the upcoming year, Gauntleteers:

Here is the first of several announcements for the upcoming year, Gauntleteers: 

For some time, Rob Ferguson has been organizing Wednesday game nights at Jax Bar & Grill, initially as part of the gaming community called The Heights of Gaming. He has since moved it over to our little RPG enclave and I couldn’t be more pleased about that. I myself have started to attend, and have met some great people and had a terrific time. I am happy to announce that, starting in 2014, these events will be known as “Wednesday One-Shots.” Hopefully this series will serve the same purpose our Friday One-Shots did in 2013: getting as many people as possible out to play, so we can build and nourish The Gauntlet.

There are a few more 2014 announcements coming soon, so stay tuned…