Episodes
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Hearts of Wulin Special
Jason is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th! Time Codes 10:33 - Talking Mechanics 14:27 - Combat 22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles 40:49 - Kickstarter Details Links Hearts of Wulin...
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Episode 60
What happened here recently? 00:00:24 - Stonetop at Gauntlet Con 2018 What should I be on the lookout for? 00:09:42 - Ancient Worlds: Atisi What here is not what it appears to be? 00:16:10 - Sticking the landing What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:37:30 - Simple magic items from the early...
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Dungeon World Basics 08 - Fronts
Fronts 00:00:22 - What are Fronts? 00:07:44 - Dangers 00:13:03 - Grim Portents, Impending Doom, and Stakes Questions 00:23:46 - When do we write fronts? Actual Play 00:31:38 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel 00:32:38 (Defy Danger CON; Defy Danger STR Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com…
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Dungeon World Basics 07 - "GM Moves"
GM Moves 00:00:46 - Overview 00:06:42 - Soft Moves vs hard moves 00:11:30 - When does the GM make moves? 00:20:45 - Notes on each move 00:39:50 - Closing thoughts Actual Play 00:42:31 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel 00:43:32 - Rescue (Discern Realities; Defy Danger DEX) Links Our website...
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Episode 59
What happened here recently? 00:00:22 - The Cold Ruins of Lastlife What should I be on the lookout for? 00:09:17 - Blog post: Making Combat Interesting What here is not what it appears to be? 00:13:05 - "Scary" monsters What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:25:13 - Codex Volume 1 Kickstarter...
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Codex Volume 1 Kickstarter Special
The Gauntlet Gaming Community, which produces this podcast, is launching its very first Kickstarter on October 2nd! We're raising money to create a beautiful hardcover book collecting the first 13 issues of our zine, Codex. This special podcast episode features Lowell Francis and Jason Cordova...
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Dungeon World Basics 06 - "GM Agenda & Principles"
Timecodes 00:00:55 - How to GM Dungeon World 00:06:12 - GM Agenda 00:11:47 - GM Principles Actual Play 00:28:43 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel 00:30:02 - Rescue Links +1 Forward (Feed includes episodes about Principles & Genre, MC Moves, Player Principles & Agendas, and more!)...
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Dungeon World Basics 05 - "Anatomy of a Playbook"
Anatomy of a Playbook 00:00:22 - Overview 00:01:35 - Front Page 00:07:30 - Back Page Actual Play 00:10:13 - Our ongoing comic strip actual play featuring Lucero Castafiel 00:13:24 - The Starlight Serpent 00:20:23 - The Voice Links Playbook PDFs...
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Dungeon World Basics 04 - "Special Moves"
Dungeon World Basics 04 The Special Moves 00:00:27 - Overview 00:02:30 - Last Breath 00:08:04 - Encumbrance 00:09:55 - Make Camp 00:11:19 - Take Watch 00:12:17 - Undertake a Perilous Journey 00:17:29 - End of Session 00:18:22 - Level Up 00:18:39 - Carouse 00:19:46 - Supply 00:21:10 - Recover...
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Dungeon World Basics 03 - "Non-Combat Basic Moves"
Non-Combat Basic Moves 00:01:26 - Defy Danger 00:09:27 - Spout Lore 00:15:00 - Discern Realities 00:21:19 - Parley 00:25:22 - Aid/Interfere Actual Play 00:34:17 - The passageway (Discern Realities) 00:37:18 - Cavern (Discern Realities; Spout Lore) Links DR episode about Player v. Player conflict...
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Episode 58
What happened here recently? 00:00:22 - Legerdemain What should I be on the lookout for? 00:11:47 - Heart Points Podcast and ChimaeraCast What here is not what it appears to be 00:17:48 - Riding the line between power gaming and playing to lose What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:30:06 -...
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Dungeon World Basics 02 - "Combat"
The Basic Moves - Combat 00:01:46 - Hack & Slash 00:04:45 - Weapon tags 00:09:24 - Volley 00:13:44 - Defend Managing a Combat in Dungeon World 00:16:40 - No turn order 00:21:32 - Range 00:23:43 - Multiple enemies 00:25:00 - What counts as combat? 00:27:02 - Unlocking the 16 HP Dragon Actual Play...
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Dungeon World Basics 01 - "What is Dungeon World? What Are Moves?"
Discussion 00:00:32 - Who are we? 00:02:09 - Why are we doing this? 00:05:32 - What is Dungeon World? 00:09:12 - What is it like to play? 00:11:16 - Moves Actual Play 00:17:30 - Lucero Castafiel (GM technique: Ask Lots of Questions) 00:23:05 - Brother Andrew (GM technique: Ask Lots of Questions)...
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Episode 57
What happened here recently? 00:20:00 - Notes from a new campaign What should I be on the lookout for? 00:12:50 - The conclusion of the Alford Soultaker AP What here is not what it appears to be? 00:16:20 - Creating a play culture that embraces adversity What here is useful or valuable to me?...
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Episode 56
What happened here recently? 00:00:27 - Gloomhaven What should I be on the lookout for? 00:12:13 - Codex is on DriveThru What here is not what it appears to be? 00:13:50 - Recruit and Hirelings What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:23:55 - The Cloak of Logan Stormbreaker 00:28:15 - The…
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Episode 55
What happened here recently? 00:00:27 - When a player doesn't like their playbook What should I be on the lookout for? 00:08:47 - Session Zero #5 What here is not what it appears to be? 00:19:47 - Getting the most out of Make Camp and Take Watch 00:22:04 - Make Camp 00:27:57 - Take Watch What…
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Episode 54
What happened here recently? 00:26 - New campaign DW campaign–with pirates! What should I be on the lookout for? 06:23 - Overview 07:23 - The Adventure Builder starter 10:01 - Discern Realities one-sheet starter What here is not what it appears to be? 13:07 - Mission-oriented Dungeon World 16:17…
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Episode 53
What happened here recently? Reflecting on the We Hunt the Keepers! campaign (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Plundergrounds #5 (16:15) What here is not what it appears to be? Missed rolls on Cast a Spell (21:34) Cast a Spell: Wizard (28:32) Cast a Spell: Cleric (32:48) What here is...
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Episode 52
What happened here recently? Funnel World at Gauntlet Con 2017 (00:27) What should I be on the lookout for? Sword Breaker #5 (10:05) What here is not what it appears to be? Traps (17:53) What here is useful or valuable to me? New contest announcement (33:52) The Horn of Nammu (36:37) Old King...
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Episode 51
What happened here recently? Isabella & Logan (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? The Dungeon World Newsletter (07:40) First Session Cheat Sheet Cards (09:14) What here is not what it appears to be? The Heirloom move (12:45) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Lube Cube (25:57)…
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Episode 50
What happened here recently? Reflecting on 50 episodes of Discern Realities (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? Fear of a Black Dragon (10:34) What here is not what it appears to be? Alignment in Dungeon World (19:56) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Elixir of Reality…
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Ramshackle Crow and the Temple of the Peerless Star
This is a special production of Discern Realities, featuring the Comic Strip AP segments from the first 12 episodes of the show! We've stitched those AP segments together, recorded original music, and added foley. Enjoy this exciting look back at the origins of our show! Show Notes: Original…
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Episode 49
What happened here recently? Anglekite campaign (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? Codex - Crystal (10:35) What here is not what it appear to be? Giving player characters hold to ask questions (15:09) What here is useful or valuable to me? Three Magic Swords (24:39) What is about to...
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Episode 48
What happened here recently? Lord Caspian Gal (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? Gauntlet happenings (07:47) What here is not what it appears to be? Bend Bars, Lift Gates (12:30) What here is useful or valuable to me? Library of the Wordfey (22:32) What is about to happen? Our ongoing...
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Episode 47
What happened here recently? Running DW for players new to the game (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? Session Zero DW zine (17:41) What here is not what it appears to be? The Ritual move (27:05) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Cliff of Shuachi (50:57) The Ever-drilling…
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Special Episode: The Shrine Contest Finalists
Help David and Jason determine the two runners up for the Shrine Contest! David's Remaining Finalists The Shrine of Solaris (09:23) The Observatory (10:57) The Altar of Kar-Suet (12:43) The Shrine of Mamon (13:49) Gnozinu (15:47) Jason's Remaining Finalists The Cliff of Shuachi (18:32) The Idol…
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Episode 46
David and Jason are joined by Phil from Encoded Designs! What happened here recently? The Airy Peaks (1:10) Wrapping-up Song of the Milk-White Putrescence (02:49) What should I be on the lookout for? The Legacy Weapon (07:46) What here is not what it appears to be? Herculean Appetites (21:11)…
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Episode 45
What happened here recently? The Song of the Milk-White Putrescence (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? DR Annual #1 (09:10) What here is not what it appears to be? Using love letters to account for missing players (11:55) What should I be on the lookout for? Rakaela the Forever Shield...
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Episode 44
What happened here recently? Alford Soultaker Comic Strip AP (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? Codex back issues (06:19) What here is not what it appears to be? Dangers and Grim Portents (10:39) Using Grim Portents as a way of building the tension (12:33) Putting Grim Portents right in...
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Episode 43
What happened here recently? Anglekite mid-season finale (00:38) What should I be on the lookout for? Sword Breaker zine (09:22) What here is not what it appears to be? Aid or Interfere (17:46) What here is useful or valuable to me? Shrine contest details (26:57) Rakrin (28:27) What is about to...
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Episode 42
What happened here recently? The Heart Queen's garden party (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? Dust, Fog and Glowing Embers (07:32) What here is not what it appears to be? Answering the Discern Realities questions (22:21) What here is useful or valuable to me? Star Bears (!!!) (33:09)...
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Episode 41
What happened here recently? Painting the scene in Bellet Osc (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? The Legacy Weapon (07:46) What here is not what it appears to be? Undertake a Perilous Journey (14:39) What here is useful or valuable to me? Shrine of Gornorn, Dwarven God of Wrongness...
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Episode 40
This week David & Jason welcome Fraser Simons, Scott Selvidge & Michael Barford to the show! What happened here recently? Scenic Dunnsmouth and taking ownership of a weird setting (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? The Arcane Compendium (11:28) What here is not what it appears to be?...
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Episode 39
What happened here recently? Checking-in on Anglekite and Scenic Dunnsmouth (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Plundergrounds zine with Ray Otus (05:12) What here is not what it appears to be? Ways of kicking-off a new adventure (20:44) What here is useful or valuable to me? A small…
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Episode 38
What happened here recently? An Anglekite update (00:23) Finishing the adventure a little earlier than expected (02:55) What should I be on the lookout for? The Gauntlet creative community (08:39) Scott Selvidge (10:11) Ape City (11:00) Codex - Love & Codex - Yellow (13:35) What here is not what…
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Episode 37
What happened here recently? Narrating the fall of Morning Mist castle (00:21) What should I be on the lookout for? The Bard playbook from Awful Good Games (07:54) What here is not what it appears to be? Emotional play in Dungeon World (16:38) Setting expectations before the session (18:46)…
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Episode 36
Interview Segment Slade Stolar and The Indie Hack (00:29) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Revenant compendium class (24:11) The Oneironaut (26:46) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the adventures of Ramshackle Crow (28:36) Pendulum (29:04) Makin' it rain!...
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Episode 35
What happened here recently? The Crimson Keep (00:21) What should I be on the lookout for? Comic Strip AP (04:58) What here is not what it appears to be? Managing spotlight & "turn order" (09:27) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Aetherwashed (22:08) Spout Lore (28:11) What is about to...
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Episode 34
What happened here recently? Playing PbtA with other GMs (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? The Last Days of Anglekite (07:46) What here is not what it appears to be? Interpreting HP in the fiction (13:50) What here is useful or valuable to me? Announcing the compendium class contest...
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Episode 33
What happened here recently? Bellet Osc (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Ink-tober (05:01) What here is not what it appears to be? Hack & Slash (07:30) What here is useful or valuable to me? Mean Old Minerva's Wagon of Gifts & Stories (13:06) The First Fear (14:28) Old Minerva's Bag…
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Episode 32
What happened here recently? Androxous the Obscene (00:21) What should I be on the lookout for? The Gauntlet is on Patreon! (05:42) What here is not what it appears to be? Multi-Class Dabbler (14:13) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Triton War Basin (19:31) The Nar-Wand (21:12) The...
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Episode 31
What happened here recently? Yoon-suin (00:22) Getting the most out of World of Dungeons (03:30) The Die of Fate (06:10) What should I be on the lookout for? Vin Moves on the Vindexus Blog (07:57) What here is not what it appears to be? Revealing information about magic items to the players…
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Episode 30
What happened here recently? Episode 30 celebration and Monster of the Week (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? The Menagerie of Minor Magic (06:23) What here is not what it appears to be? The Bard's Arcane Art move (08:27) Arcane Art during downtime or Make Camp (11:56) Ways of making...
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Episode 29
What happened here recently? Managing the Mage playbook (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Jeremy Strandberg's Monster Creation Cheat Sheet (05:19) What here is not what it appears to be? The Ranger's animal companion (07:12) What here is useful or valuable to me? Robert Doe's Familiar…
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Episode 28
What happened here recently? Death Frost Dungeon World and an extended Perilous Journey (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? MM3 Market in the Woods (07:18) What here is not what it appears to be? Monster hit points (11:40) Coming-up with monster stats on the fly (12:40) When is it ok to...
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Episode 27
What happened here recently? 1v1 Death Frost Doom (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Codex - Blood (05:45) What here is not what it appears to be? "The conversation" (08:12) Before the session (10:11) During the session (12:48) Roses & Thorns (16:11) What here is useful or valuable to…
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Episode 26
What happened here recently? A story from Tor of Pocket-Sized Play (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? Sorcerers & Sellswords (01:53) What here is not what it appears to be? Discern Realities & Spout Lore (07:19) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Smokeless Pipe (18:14) The Brass...
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Episode 25
Codex announcement Chrome Submissions (00:23) What happened here recently? Advantages of having a smaller number of players (02:24) What should I be on the lookout for? Automated Google Sheet for online play (07:11) What here is not what it appears to be? The Defend move and the initial combat...
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Episode 24
What happened here recently? Secrets at the game table (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? The Collector playbook (07:38) What here is not what it appears to be? 1v1 Play (11:48) What here is useful or valuable to me? "Pet mule" in media res (19:49) The Irresistible Mule magic item…
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