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Hearts of Wulin Special from 2019-05-10T14:59:39
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...
Hearts of Wulin: Deadly Melody 03 from 2018-12-31T14:39:25
Time Codes
0:22 Ambush
1:38 (Fight Mooks--Fail)
4:39 Magistrate...
ListenHearts of Wulin: Deadly Melody 02 from 2018-12-20T16:22:18
(Note: The PC Lucky Dog vanishes from this point forward as the player couldn't make it. Also the GM gets Auntie Ping's name wrong, calling her Auntie Silver thro...
ListenHearts of Wulin: Deadly Melody 01 from 2018-12-13T13:50:03
Timecodes
0:22 Magistrate Lin Gengxin’s family and obligations.
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Hearts of Wulin: Deadly Melody 00 from 2018-12-02T16:13:16
Jason discusses Hearts of Wulin with the game's designer, Lowell Francis.
ListenMonsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls - Debrief from 2018-10-30T13:40:35
This is an unedited debrief that took place at the conclusion of Memories of Mercy Falls. Enjoy!
ListenEmergency Announcement - The Mercy Falls Campaign from 2018-10-27T16:26:59
Please help us unlock The Mercy Falls Campaign on the Codex Volume 1 Kickstarter!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/codex-rpg-zine-volume-1-hardcover?ref=user_menu
ListenMonsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 10 - "Nothing Lasts Forever" from 2018-10-25T13:06:47
Timecodes
00:00:43 - “I need to go smoke.”
(Werewolf Sex Move)
00:05:57 - Showdown
00:08:13 - “I think you should know this can’t last.”
(Keep Your Cool; Lash Out...
Monsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 09 - "Breaking the Wheel" from 2018-10-24T11:52:03
Timecodes
00:00:40 - “I remember her in my way.”
(Keep Your Cool)
00:03:14 - “You can’t let yourself get stuck in that cycle.”
(Ghost Sex Move)
00:06:15 - Alasta...
ListenMonsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 08 - "Cycle" from 2018-10-06T20:12:39
Monsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 08
“Cycle”
Timecodes
00:00:19 - Crime scene
(Gaze Into the Abyss)
00:04:49 - A dream askew
(Turn Someone On)
0...
ListenCodex Volume 1 Kickstarter Special from 2018-10-01T01:50:35
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 ...
ListenMonsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 07 - "It Goes Really Badly" from 2018-09-24T17:00:26
Timecodes
00:00:30 - Eddie
(Lash Out Physically)
00:01:30 - Her usual dour ensemble
(Keep Your Cool; Gaze Into the Abyss)
00:08:50 - Wolfsbane & liquid silver
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Monsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 06 - "Yule Ball Comin'" from 2018-09-13T14:08:57
Timecodes
00:00:41 - Awkward
(Many Bodies; Turn Someone On; Pulling Strings; Shut Someone Down)
00:08:58 - “Looks like you’re without a date.”
(Contract)
00:13:28...
ListenMonsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 05 - “The Mercy Falls Cinematic Universe” from 2018-09-09T16:31:07
Timecodes
00:00:38 - “You failed me.”
(Lash Out Physically)
00:02:42 - “Now I know I’ve hit the bottom.”
00:07:10 - Wherein Chad is a piece of shit
(Shut Someone ...
Monsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 04 - "1983" from 2018-08-30T14:57:10
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00:00:24 - Suppressed memories
00:08:24 - An awkward girl
00:11:47 - Abandoned
(Darkest Self)
00:18:57 - Next steps
(GM technique: Poll the Table...
Monsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 03 - "Rogues Gallery" from 2018-08-24T13:47:56
Timecodes
00:00:46 - Thomas
(Bought Loyalty; Lash Out Physically)
00:10:00 - Smoke break
(Contract; Turn Someone On)
00:14:03 - Jump the fence
(Keep Your Co...
Monsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 02 - "Teenage Bullshit" from 2018-08-17T12:50:40
Timecodes
00:00:22 - Drama
(Shut Someone Down)
00:08:55 - Dude bros
00:12:57 - Locker snooping
(Keep Your Cool)
00:17:59 - Delivery boy
(Bought Loyal...
Monsterhearts: Memories of Mercy Falls 01 - "Welcome Back" from 2018-08-07T17:31:21
Timecodes
00:00:22 - Series recap & housekeeping
00:11:01 - “Things always go back to normal.”
00:25:41 - Homeroom
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com...
ListenCheat Your Own Adventure: Día de los Muertos 03 from 2018-07-01T00:27:19
We play a game of Cheat Your Own Adventure using the Día de los Muertos story starters found in Codex - Blood 2.
Links
Cheat Your Own Adventure Story Starter Project
https://d...
Cheat Your Own Adventure: Día de los Muertos 02 from 2018-06-24T04:30:50
We play a game of Cheat Your Own Adventure using the Día de los Muertos story starters found in Codex - Blood 2.
Links
Cheat Your Own Adventure Story Starter Project
https://d...
Cheat Your Own Adventure: Día de los Muertos 01 from 2018-06-15T12:22:40
We play a game of Cheat Your Own Adventure using the Día de los Muertos story starters found in Codex - Blood 2.
Links
Cheat Your Own Adventure Story Starter Project
https://d...
Cheat Your Own Adventure: Día de los Muertos 00 from 2018-06-14T05:06:32
Cheat Your Own Adventure: Día de los Muertos 00
Jason gives an overview of what this series is all about and announces the Cheat Your Own Adventure Story Starter Project. To pitch an idea...
ListenMonsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 11 - "The Final Girl" from 2018-05-11T13:39:11
Timecodes
00:01:18 - Bargaining
(Bargaining Ceremony; GM technique: Conditions)
00:04:35 - Tainted Love
(Turn Someone On)
00:11:02 - Family
(New Order)
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 10 - "Lore" from 2018-04-30T01:11:51
Timecodes
00:00:40 - Headlights
(Keep Your Cool; Turn Someone On)
00:12:45 - Chad’s party
00:16:10 - Hoard
00:19:50 - Spiral
(Keep Your Cool)
Links<...
ListenMonsterhearts: Mery Falls '83 09 - "Snakes and Dragons" from 2018-04-27T13:21:46
Timecodes
00:00:18 - A forced shedding
00:03:06 - Home invasion
00:10:02 - Adam and Debbie
(Run Away)
00:19:26 - Resurrection
(Run Away)
00:25:45 -...
ListenMonsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 08 - "The Parent Trap" from 2018-04-21T12:29:27
Timecodes
00:00:26 - “He’s getting closer!”
(Run Away)
00:05:45 - Cornered
00:12:39 - Lash Out Physically
(GM technique: Paint the Scene; Custom Move)
00:1...
ListenMonsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 07 - "Velociraptors" from 2018-04-12T13:31:54
Timecodes
00:00:20 - Eddie and Sheriff Nichols
(Creep)
00:03:20 - Pharaoh burgers
(GM technique: Paint the Scene; Shut Someone Down)
00:11:30 - Running
(Tu...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 06 - "Eddie" from 2018-04-07T12:47:25
Timecodes
00:50 - The Robbie situation
(GM technique: Poll the table; Keep Your Cool; Run Away; Musk; Gaze Into the Abyss)
00:14:27 - An emptiness, a void
(Pulling Stri...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 05 - "Darkroom" from 2018-03-30T12:45:37
Timecodes
00:01:18 - Cigarettes
(Turn Someone On)
00:05:10 - Weaponized hug
(Turn Someone On)
00:06:48 - The Abyss stares back
(Gaze Into the Abyss)
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 04 - "The Phone Call" from 2018-03-22T11:47:02
Timecodes
00:00:50 - Coach called away
(Shut Someone Down; Icebreaker)
00:06:37 - Spirals
(Keep Your Cool)
00:11:30 - Unsupervised
(Gaze Into the Abyss; En...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 03 - "New Arrivals" from 2018-03-17T11:51:52
Timecodes
00:00:12 - New character introductions
00:06:29 - New character backstories
00:13:38 - Zakuronas and Julia
(Keep Your Cool; Shut Someone Down; Turn Someone O...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 02 - "Breakfast Schlub" from 2018-03-14T12:40:02
Timecodes
00:00:15 - Fall’s mom
00:01:49 - The Egyptian Palace
(GM technique: Paint the Scene; Pulling Strings)
00:07:54 - Bert and Sally
(GM technique: Painting...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls '83 01 from 2018-03-12T14:53:40
Timecodes
00:00:15 - Overview
00:05:27 - Character introductions
00:18:28 - Backstory
00:25:47 - Saturday detention seating chart
00:55:09 - Fall’s home
...
Malandros: Another Day in Rio 04 from 2018-02-23T16:16:23
Timecodes
Two of a Kind (00:27)
“Madrid is pleasant enough” (01:25)
“As ordained by the gods…” (06:50)
The future (11:33)
Maria (14:25)
“I’m going to Spain” (...
Malandros: Another Day in Rio 03 from 2018-02-16T15:49:02
Timecodes
“Good boy!” (00:10)
Don Miguel’s big night out (01:37)
Burglary (06:44)
Where Everyone Knows Your Name (11:07)
Two of a kind (14:51)
Links...
ListenMalandros: Another Day in Rio 02 from 2018-02-10T21:46:56
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00:00:02 - Antonio and Fortunata
00:04:27 - Fortunata and Mama Fonseca
00:11:49 - Mama Fonseca and Thiago
00:17:10 - Dance floor
00:21:04 - Cutting in
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Malandros: Another Day in Rio 01 from 2018-02-02T01:29:47
Timecodes
Tom’s Introduction (00:32)
Character creation (09:14)
Rules notes (24:40)
Fortunata’s beginning-of-session move (33:22)
Barbara and Anton...
Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 13 from 2018-01-21T03:14:09
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“So, are we going to have a three-way or what?” (01:15)
“I totally fucked her” (07:25)
Denouement (13:50)
Sister Mary Edward Price (19:23)
Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 12 from 2018-01-14T13:57:55
Timecodes
“Your presence is requested” (00:16)
Gaze Into the Abyss (06:25)
Showdown (10:18)
Ellen & Thomas & Jonah (14:30)
Links<...
ListenMonsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 11 from 2018-01-05T14:25:58
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“Your voice is fading into the back of my awareness” (00:16)
A reassuring touch (01:40)
Serena & Chad (06:44)
Netflix and chill (12:30)
O...
Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 10 from 2017-12-30T14:07:57
Timecodes
Lash Out Physically (01:40)
Big Man (05:32)
Serena & Ben (11:57)
Keep Your Cool (18:53)
“I must confess, I’m not sure if you’re even here...
Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 09 from 2017-12-29T14:43:21
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“We should do this more often” (00:10)
Sophie’s Choice (06:27)
“Ka-ra-té” (15:13)
The Queen (22:22)
Blood transfusion (26:16)
Shots...
Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 08 from 2017-12-23T13:58:36
Timecodes
Emotional relay (00:16)
Cookies (06:38)
Bite marks (11:00)
“So, have you met Serena’s parents?” (14:00)
Afterglow (18:24)
Gathering...
Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 07 from 2017-12-16T14:57:01
Timecodes
Secrets revealed (01:24)
Serena and Tony (03:44)
Jonah and Thomas (08:34)
Serena’s house (12:18)
shadowmaster55 (19:29)
“Just try n...
Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 06 from 2017-12-09T12:28:38
Timecodes
Traumatized (00:23)
Smoke a bowl (03:08)
Jonah and Bellefontaine (04:39)
Big, mutton fists (10:38)
Working through her trauma (16:50)
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Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 05 from 2017-12-02T18:01:57
Timecodes
“Pick. That. UP!” (00:56)
Before Math class (02:14)
Jonah’s Day Off (10:21)
Math lesson (13:07)
Links
O...
ListenMonsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 04 from 2017-11-24T21:04:58
Timecodes
The “naked in school” dream (01:02)
Big Man (04:59)
Big Horns (09:07)
“Charisma 17” (13:56)
“Then I guess I’m following you!” (20:31)
Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 03 from 2017-11-17T15:34:03
Timecodes
Step off the curb (01:49)
Homeroom (02:39)
Polling the table (17:32)
A gentle interrogation (19:07)
The boys’ locker room (22:48)
...
ListenMonsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 02 from 2017-11-10T15:55:47
Timecodes
Keep Your Cool (01:15)
Serena’s home (02:38)
Special Agent Edward Bellefontaine (07:31)
Thomas (14:12)
Margot & Ellen (18:53)
“Now ...
Monsterhearts: Return to Mercy Falls 01 from 2017-11-09T17:15:55
Timecodes
Overview (01:38)
Returning characters (04:13)
Recap of Series 1 (05:55)
Ellen introduction (10:43)
Returning NPCs (18:29)
Ellen’s h...
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 11 from 2017-10-24T20:01:22
Timecodes
Housekeeping (01:51)
The fox (03:05)
Sprucetuck (09:30)
Epilogues (23:18)
Links
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The\_Kyoto\_Connection/Wake\_Up\_...
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 10 from 2017-10-15T15:51:12
Timecodes
The plan (01:20)
Lenora (06:30)
The rescue (09:06)
A smear of red (19:20)
Links
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The\_Kyoto\_Connection/W...
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 09 from 2017-10-13T16:59:38
Timecodes
Yellow eyes (01:04)
A mouse in the dark (05:15)
Dinner with the Moss Lord (08:25)
A daring plan (14:19)
The search party (17:08)
Links
http:/...
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 08 from 2017-10-08T13:50:12
Timecodes
Original length: 25:46
New length: 26:29 (+43)
Timecodes
Painting the scene (01:12)
Elmoss (04:23)
Thistle’s cloak color (12:33)
The turtle si...
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 07 from 2017-10-06T15:43:07
Timecodes
Spot (00:48)
Family ties (02:18)
Set Out Into the Wilds (05:14)
Thran’s cloak color (08:38)
The journey to Elmoss (09:42)
Campfire scene (14:20)
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 06 from 2017-09-30T15:16:53
Timecodes
Do Something Dangerous (03:08)
Bart’s cloak color (05:09)
Appleloft (05:59)
Cider and poison (21:23)
Links
http://freemusicarchive.org/mus...
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 05 from 2017-09-29T17:31:51
Timecodes
The grain peddler and the skinks (01:20)
Kelsey and Beauregard (16:13)
Bart and the hawk (19:39)
Guiding skinks (20:42)
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 04 from 2017-09-24T13:14:58
Timecodes
Samson (02:05)
Directives (09:04)
Thistle (11:42)
Set Out Into the Wilds (19:07)
Links
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The\_Kyoto\_Connection/Wak...
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 03 from 2017-09-22T14:32
Timecodes
The snake (01:28)
Fergus’s cloak color (09:37)
The Kelsey situation (11:07)
Ivydale (22:26)
The Guard logbook (27:31)
Links
http://freemusica...
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 02 from 2017-09-16T16:49:06
Timecodes
Establishing questions (01:08)
Lockhaven (05:17)
Set Out Into the Wilds (18:19)
The Woodlands: Mouse Guard 01 from 2017-09-15T14:08:56
We're kicking off a brand new Pocket-Sized Play series, The Woodlands: Mouse Guard!
Timecodes
Character Introductions (05:30)
Mice of Note (10:00)
Gwendolyn (12:38)
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Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls 11 from 2017-07-14T12:40:29
Timecodes
Mr. Thompson arrested (01:01)
Darkest self (02:18)
The Beginning of All Things (04:45)
Dumb, fragile, teenager victim (09:22)
Serina and ...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls 10 from 2017-06-30T18:30:13
Timecodes
Fairy circle (00:17)
Big Man (03:00)
“Have you ever wondered why you are such a lie?” (05:43)
The moonlit path (09:14)
Deep into the wood...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls 09 from 2017-06-23T12:28:37
Timecodes
Margot (00:51)
Running (06:52)
Lilith and Jonah (10:21)
Black roses (12:25)
Fey realm (17:25)
Cooldown (22:35)
Mr. Thompson (...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls 08 from 2017-06-16T15:37:32
Timecodes
And YOU are a lie! (01:05)
“What the fuck was that??” (07:43)
Tender, with erotic subtext (11:37)
Smoking pot in the woods (18:44)
Kyle N...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls 07 from 2017-06-11T12:49:06
Timecodes
Big Man (00:09)
The fae realm (02:18)
It’s just like being in a locker room (05:25)
You are a lie! (08:25)
Poppies (10:33)
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls 06 from 2017-06-02T14:26:31
Mobile home (00:25)
Here’s a PbtA 101 note for folks who are new to running these games. In this scene, I use Margot’s missed roll to advance my Threat involving Big Man. I don’t actu...
ListenBonus: Wind on the Path from 2017-05-28T22:20:12
In this bonus episode, Will and Jason play a session of Wind on the Path, a samurai dueling game that can be found in the Iron issue of the Codex fanzine!
ListenMonsterhearts: Mercy Falls 05 from 2017-05-26T15:15:24
Timecodes
Hot Rod (01:02)
ShadowMaster55 (06:01)
Don’t trust her (10:52)
Makeup tutorial (13:30)
Links...
ListenMonsterhearts: Mercy Falls 04 from 2017-05-20T12:38:02
Timecodes
Chad (00:57)
I demonstrate one of my favorite techniques here. I call it “painting the scene.” The way it normally works is I introduce a theme or set of ideas about a...
Monsterhearts: Mercy Falls 03 from 2017-05-12T15:39:29
Timecodes
Weed (00:52)
“What’s your favorite type of milkshake?” (07:12)
There were a few moments in this scene when I wanted to cut away, or simply ask Fraser and Yoshi...
ListenMonsterhearts: Mercy Falls 02 from 2017-05-05T15:00:10
Timecodes
Homeroom (01:07)
Cafeteria (09:55)
In this scene, I show a really good pacing technique, which is to cut away from a scene after a roll has taken place. If a scene...
ListenMonsterhearts: Mercy Falls 01 from 2017-04-28T19:16:44
Timecodes
Character introductions (01:00)
Backstory (08:32)
Homeroom seating chart (14:36)
Austin & Margot (29:14)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.c...