The newest episodes of Children of the Eight-Legged She are in the We Hunt the Keepers!
The newest episodes of Children of the Eight-Legged She are in the We Hunt the Keepers! podcast feed. Episode 03 marks the conclusion of the Caspian Gal prelude story and Episode 04 sees our party beginning their trek to the Forest of the Grey Rangers (brownie points if you can guess where I stole that name from). They might have taken a slight detour to engage in some light human trafficking. Fraser Simons says if we’re assigning blame for that, it belongs squarely with Gerrit Reininghaus and Arcon. And yet… no one stopped them.
Don’t forget: the entire series is available in our $2+ Patreon feed! If you need more WHtK! in your life right now, that’s a great place to go.
Codex – Love 2 is now available in our $4+ Patreon feed!
Codex – Love 2 is now available in our $4+ Patreon feed!
This issue is fucking amazing. Here is what you’ll find inside…
The Final Girl: A Game of Love
A hack of Bret Gillan’s classic The Final Girl, but for reality TV dating shows. It was written by Lauren McManamon and features art by Sean Poppe and Deanna Poppe.
…And Then They Met
A 2-player game about a couple destined to fall in love, but is played entirely in the weeks and days leading up to the moment they first lay eyes on each other. It was written by David Rothfeder and features art by Jesse Ross.
Willow Bluff
A queer-themed town for Dogs in the Vineyard. It was written by Sidney Icarus and features art by Jesse Ross.
Gauntlet Daddies #007
Three Dozen Men Who Need to Be Rescued
Seven original illustrations
Layout is by Oli Jeffery. Cover art by Claudia Cangini. Developmental editing was by myself and David LaFreniere. Copy editing was by Lauren.
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Here is the first gameplay episode of Children of the Eight-Legged She!
Here is the first gameplay episode of Children of the Eight-Legged She! Lord Caspian Gal, Keeper of the Crying Mirrors, is throwing a masquerade ball. Which mask will you choose to wear?
Cc: Gerrit Reininghaus David LaFreniere steven watkins Fraser Simons
The latest episode of Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls ’83 is here!
The latest episode of Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls ’83 is here! This one contains the infamous darkroom scene that we still make reference to from time to time.
This piece by Kate Bullock made me cry. There is so much truth in it. So much.
This piece by Kate Bullock made me cry. There is so much truth in it. So much.
Just speaking for myself, I am still being punished three years later for a social media post that, while poorly conceived, certainly did not warrant me being doxxed for it and banned from participating in convention panels. It did not warrant the cold shoulder I still get from so many game designers in the indie space, game designers whose work I still champion despite the fact they are assholes. Honestly, that the Gauntlet is even still here is a testament to my grit, because a lot of people, like Kate says in her piece, would have said “fuck it” and walked away from the hobby.
(Here is the part where my better angels won out and I decided to not tag all the people from the above incident into this post. You’re welcome.)
Anyway, this piece is really great. I highly recommend it.
Today we launched our Dungeon World Basics series on the Discern Realities podcast.
Today we launched our Dungeon World Basics series on the Discern Realities podcast. If you know anyone who is DW-curious (or if you yourself are), this should be a really great resource. It includes roughly 20 minutes of topic discussion and 20 minutes of (very good) actual play.
The second series in our We Hunt the Keepers! Dungeon World campaign is upon us. Episodes 00, 01, and 02 will be released this week, starting with 00 tonight. They will then be released twice-weekly after that.
If you can’t wait, the entire series is available for download in our $2+ Patreon feed right now!
Thanks to all the players who joined me for this one: Fraser Simons steven watkins Gerrit Reininghausand David LaFreniere. And extra thanks to Fraser for producing the show.
I want to take a minute to give dreams to the entire community and say how inspired I am by all the things we have…
I want to take a minute to give dreams to the entire community and say how inspired I am by all the things we have been able to accomplish. When you lean back and take it all in, the Gauntlet is really something special.
We produce six fantastic podcasts, each of which, outside of planned breaks, are released weekly or bi-weekly without fail.
We have an online gaming calendar that features over 100 sessions per month. And the rate at which those sessions make (meaning they don’t get canceled) is over 95%.
We have, for the last twenty months, released a new PDF issue of a highly-polished magazine on the first of the month, every month, with no release gaps whatsoever (and a 40-page bonus issue in the middle of that regular release schedule).
We successfully organized our first online convention, a weekend event with nearly 100 sessions, 10 different panels, and a fucking writing contest. And, it bears repeating, this was the inaugural edition.
But the thing I’m most proud of, the thing that is most difficult to express with numbers, is our community. Gauntleteers are the best players, the best GMs, the best people. We operate in a space organized around principles of kindness, love, and mutual admiration. We are proof you don’t have to be an asshole, you don’t have to be “controversial,” in order to have an opinion or to get people to listen to you. You can push back against the jaded, cynical nature of the internet and embrace an ethos of good cheer and camaraderie, and in the end, you will be so much happier, so much more content.
Dreams, dreams all around. The Gauntlet excites me and leaves my heart feeling full.
