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Episode 140 – How to Run 200+ Sessions with 25 Systems in One Year, by Lowell Francis Reading performed by Nick LS Whelan. The original post can be found on Lowell's blog, Age of Raven Games. Help offset our hosting costs with a donation on Ko-Fi! The music is a selection from “Journey of Solitude,” … Continue reading "Episode 140 – How to Run 200+ Sessions with 25 Systems in One Year, by Lowell Francis"
Support the show on PatreonIn this round-up episode for 2023, every single one of my guests sounds off about one game that they want to recommend to you![00:02:05] Judd Karlmann recommends Into the Odd, The Between, and As The Sun Forever Sets [00:05:55] Lowell Francis recommends Eclipse Phase 2nd Edition [00:08:27] Jahmal Brown recommends Legacy: Life Among The Ruins 2nd Edition[00:12:05] Indrani Ganguly recommends Alice is Missing, Blase Monotony, and Bubble Bubble [00:13:55] Tan Shao Han recommends The Nightmares Underneath [00:17:07] Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt recommend Wool of Bat and Monsterhearts [00:20:20] Paul Beakley recommends a|state and Fellowship [00:24:08] Becky Annison recommends Escape from Tentacle City [00:27:38] Emily Friedman recommends The Quiet Year [00:29:46] Chris Chinn recomends Errant [00:31:58] Josh Fox recommends Microscope and Microscope Union [00:35:23] Evan Torner recommends PrismListen to the other round-up episodes of 2023 on the Yes Indie'd patreon!Support the showThe Yes Indie'd Website // The Indie RPG Newsletter
Support the show on PatreonOn this episode, we're speaking to Lowell Francis the writer behind the Ennie award winning RPG blog, Age of Ravens, which you can find at ageofravensgames.com. He's the co-designer of the fantastic Hearts of Wulin, a PbtA game of wuxia melodrama. He is also the Gauntlet Gaming Community Manager and co-host of Gauntlet Podcast. He is a comics author (he wrote Superman!), met his wife playing Magic the Gathering, and got knocked over by the fifth Dr. Who at a signing event. Show Notes:00:45 - Introducing Lowell02:56 - Discussing Age of Ravens07:08 - Reviews12:12 - RPG Chronology Lists15:43 - Post-Apocalyptic Games20:57 - GMing Styles26:54 - PbtA and Hearts of Wulin34:20 - Community Management41:04 - Infectious Enthusiasm: Eclipse Phase 2nd Edition42:44 - Tyranny of Numbers: GMing 200 Games a Year48:05 - RePlay: Scott Pilgrim via Hearts of WulinThis episode comes with a transcript automatically. If your podcast reader does not display the transcript, you can find a version here.Support the showThe Yes Indie'd Website // The Indie RPG Newsletter
Listen, subscribe & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Podchaser. Sign up for our newsletter! You can also download this episode. Don't forget to join our newsletter if you don't want to miss any of our content. Please also subscribe to The Rolistes Youtube Channel, click the "Like" button and write comments. https://youtu.be/Hb92qdJaZ-o Follow us on Twitch and contribute LIVE with your... Continue reading Café Rolistes 148 - Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet
Easily the week of the West Marches. Starting with my halfling wizard's Arden Vul adventure to helping my local gamers launch their own IRL West Marches games. It's got me thinking about other non-fantasy applications.On the Gauntlet, we've wrapped up a three-session run of Fading Suns with Lowell Francis at the helm. He also hosted a Zoom talk about Legacy 2E: Life among the Ruins. Best practices, some thoughts around running the game, hacking the game. Pretty much talked me into running Legacy again on The Gauntlet using some of these new insights. Also wrapped up Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes with Micael Addison of Nerdy Pup Games. Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes has players exploring a hyper-saturated dystopian world that's being controlled by a tyrannical collective of powers.And the usual suspects - Twilight 2000, Cortex work on Lifted: Indomitable.Support the show
This is the audio from a talk by Lowell Francis about Legacy: Life Among the Ruins, a PbtA game of post-apocalyptic families and factions. Lowell (@edige23 on Twitter) walks through the facets of the game giving advice and insight, with feedback and questions from the seminar participants. Resources Talk Outline https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vK1SRtRdzGplWaYzNnV4Tjp338TPhirc9mfehJ35yjU/edit?usp=sharing Example Character Keeper https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17n0XnLgmiuURhjJzTQhVoJ7KY2kLSuqz9s6c5Guv7ZM/edit?usp=sharing Sample Map https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1zvNuu7WdtHXi9trLPZa1cROSMhV_kOPG9mEwWbqCofY/edit?usp=sharing World Building: Collaborative Maps https://www.ageofravensgames.com/blog/world-building-collaborative-maps Legacy: System Guide for New Players https://www.ageofravensgames.com/blog/legacy-system-guide-for-new-players UFO Press
Alun R facilitates the 1st of 4 sessions of Coeur de l'Epee (a setting stretch goal by Catherine Evans for the PbtA game Hearts of Wulin by Lowell Francis) ... We meet Simone Leblanc, who is entangled with none other than the Queen of France; Remy Wolfe, a loyal Captain in the Garde de Mer; Alouette deGourdan, popular Friend of the Royal Opera with motives yet to be made clear; and Brother Seraphin, a Jesuit fresh from the seminary who stares wide eyed into the net of machinations and manipulation that is the Court of King Louis. There's a mission for Simone (or is it Sebastian), a demonstration of skill for the Musketeers, the expectation of an invitation confirmed, and a personal confessor along for the ride. Then ... Versailles illuminated at the Winter Solstice, a meeting with Monsieur Athos, arrival via the Deer Park, and the suspicions of a Cardinal laid bare ...
This is a talk by Lowell Francis about Legacy: Life Among the Ruins, a PbtA game of post-apocalyptic families and factions. Lowell (@edige23 on Twitter) walks through the facets of the game giving advice and insight, with feedback and questions from the seminar participants. Resources Talk Outline https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vK1SRtRdzGplWaYzNnV4Tjp338TPhirc9mfehJ35yjU/edit?usp=sharing Example Character Keeper https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17n0XnLgmiuURhjJzTQhVoJ7KY2kLSuqz9s6c5Guv7ZM/edit?usp=sharing Sample Map https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1zvNuu7WdtHXi9trLPZa1cROSMhV_kOPG9mEwWbqCofY/edit?usp=sharing World Building: Collaborative Maps https://www.ageofravensgames.com/blog/world-building-collaborative-maps Legacy: System Guide for New Players https://www.ageofravensgames.com/blog/legacy-system-guide-for-new-players
This is the audio of a seminar by ENnie winner Lowell Francis, ageofravensgames.com, talking about planning and running TTRPG mysteries. It's about 60 of talk followed by a Q&A. Lowell talks about his approach and best practices for running mysteries in rpgs. Topics include: Kinds of mysteries (set, set variable, improv) Plotting mysteries The power of the timeline Info handling Keeping players involved Table management and more. You can find an outline of the talk here.
Fading SunsFading Suns on The Gauntlet. Lowell Francis trying out the system, and you can tell he's down his prep. I'm playing an Ur-Ukar witch with TK-like abilities. We've taken up a mission from a noble to be his escort and eyes and ears in a hostile system. Fading Suns has pulled at me for some years now; I'm hoping to jump-start my future runs of it by playing it first. At its core, it is a Skill + ability roll under system. This was our session one, and we got a small, easy skirmish under our belt so far.Into the OddIn Dragonslayers, using Into the Odd, I play a reluctant tailor pressed into military service against the dragon empire. The dragons have won, and we're left in the aftermath of many battles. This was mostly session zero, making characters and setting up things. Our first act next session is to free our captured griffin riders and griffins!!Judd also runs games out on StartPlaying.games, and I paid to play his Spelljammer + Into the odd game: Rock of Braal. (I'll have more to say very soon about paying to play and GM-for-hire) I played a warden, one of two survivors off a gith vessel. The other was an Illithid captive. We both took on a bounty from a ghost pirate to recover his stolen goods. Into the Odd is a great system for getting folks in fast and keeping them hooked through the session. I forget I much I LOVE combat mechanics where there is a free & clear declaration step, followed by the dice then reading the outcomes!Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes - Session 01Centered in the apocalypse of Florida, I play an ex-Imagineer, (ex-jackboot in Outlaw parlance) trying to escape my former employer. With the help of an Abe Lincoln animatronic, an Alligator-Man hybrid, and a gothic biker with electricity powers. We flee into the swamp -bogs of Florida chased by Imagineer security on hoverboards!Big thanks to Michael Addison of Nerdy Pup Games for running his new game on Actual Play!Champions Now - Lifted.The KC Defenders get stomped by Protheseus agents during a simple recon of the downtown train yard. The rail house was, in fact, not abandoned or empty. I still get a kick out of agents as hazard rules in Champions Now, especially when player characters try to ignore the agents!Sci-fi West MarchesReading the Gateway saga. Looking to use the premise of an abandoned alien space station and its network of ships and unknown routes as a column in a Sci-Fi West Marches game. Currently hacking BX via OSE to get the play experience I want.Prepping Remember TomorrowAnother Gregor Hutton jam that holds up great n these modern times. It's a cyberpunk RPG, GM-less, but best with a facilitator. You play troupe-style Gibsonesque characters at odds with various factions.What did you play last week?Support the show
This is a seminar by Lowell Francis talking about planning and running TTRPG mysteries. It's about 60 of talk followed by a Q&A. Lowell talks about his approach and best practices for running mysteries in rpgs. Topics include: *Kinds of mysteries (set, set variable, improv) *Plotting mysteries *The power of the timeline *Info handling *Keeping player involvement *Table management and more. See here for an outline of the talk: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IcZYh23CvmZF73QD9ReUa7fDLQwbjESsEimZV9rXQog/edit?usp=sharing
This is the audio from a seminar on The Gauntlet Gaming Calendar by Lowell Francis talking about. TTRPG hacks: kinds, how to approach them, best practices, advice for creating new games and so on. The first part is a structured talk, followed by answering questions from seminar participants. Lowell focuses on how he approaches developing hacks, why you should make your hacks & reskins fast, and advice for the writing process. You can see the talk notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PeUPtKcO6HC9anP2ply3IvAR8WvpyDqCRfDc1O-4Tzs/edit?usp=sharing Follow Lowell on Twitter @edige23
This episode offers advice, tips, and strategies for running one-shot ttrpg sessions. The unedited audio comes from a Gauntlet Community seminar run by Lowell Francis (@edige23). Seminar Outline Pitches Prep and setting up the materials Session start Keeping character creation tight Teaching rules Structure Pacing Safety What makes a one-shot work (or not work) Wrapping up For more information on the Gauntlet Gaming Community, check out gauntlet-rpg.com.
Alun R facilitates the first of 4 or 5 sessions of Against the Dark Conspiracy scaffolded by material published for Ken Hite's 'Night's Black Agents'. This session was organised as part of The Gauntlet RPG Community's monthly calendar of games (www.gauntlet-rpg.com). In this follow-up to Lowell Francis' NBA Express campaign (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUKV1MEOXoTVJ4DAsIOG8s6nkqajPBMcP), Jimmy Rook the former Criminal and deniable MI6 Burglar returns as part of a new team comprising Lena Karppi, a Handler with the Finnish NBI until her partner went missing; Vlad Rostov who used to do SIGINT for the GRU until the Conspiracy betrayed him and he ran; and Eun-Jung Rhee an ex-NSA Assassin who had a close encounter with 'something' in Austria that tested her faith. We open in the Jordanian desert overlooking the Dead Sea where the team are set to rescue a missing asset. There's goats, a box, a big bang, and a surprise before they head to Amman in pursuit of a suspicious business woman. Then ... a corporate villa, a shadow that moves, and slaughter ... before an escape and an interesting offer ...
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html In this particular game I am using two of the supplemental rulesets in the playtest material, adding courtly intrigue and supernatural powers to the standard wuxia action. My intent is to create a game inspired by The Untamed / Mo Dao Zu Shi This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! In our Session Zero we create our kingdom - ruled over be the regent General Ai while the Shining Emperor is still in his infancy, the clans plot in the background to enact their own designs. We might our initial characters - Six Finger Lament, the hidden demon trying to thwart his brethren's plots; Xien Ren, serving the Chan clan in their pursuit of peace, and the mighty monster hunter Wei Wang.
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legenda...
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legenda...
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legenda...
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legenda...
earts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legendar...
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legenda...
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legenda...
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legenda...
Alun R facilitates the fourth of 5 sessions of Coeur de l'Epee, a Hearts of Wulin (by Lowell Francis) kickstarter stretch goal setting (by Catherine Evans) ... Bienvenue en France. Ce n'est pas la France. Despite having won the respect of his Colonel, Volo Aventine is sent to the Spanish frontier to allow any possible scandal to dissipate, as the Rebel, Thibault, joins the cast and is given his mission. Meanwhile, Mateo spends time working out how to defeat the Cardinal's nephew, Guy; Nathalie is sent on an assassination mission; and L'Inferne discovers the truth about her actor-manager. Then there is a night at the Theatre Spectaculaire for all the characters when plots are revealed, relationships tested, naivete crushed, and a new friendship formed ... Oh! What a Night!
Alun R facilitates the third of 5 sessions of Coeur de l'Epee, a Hearts of Wulin (by Lowell Francis) kickstarter setting stretch goal (by Catherine Evans) ... Bienvenue en France. Ce n'est pas la France. After last session's chaotic interruption to the Summer Ball at Versailles the King's guests mill around the mirrored ballroom until His Majesty claims the attempt on his life was merely a surprise addition to the entertainments and insists the evening continue. L'Inferne, the glamorous actress causes first a stir and then a sensation when she takes the male part in the play she had been excluded from; Nathalie Duchemin, disguises herself as a soldier in order to support the plot against Volo Aventine hatched by the woman for whom she clearly has strong feelings; meanwhile, her betrothed, Mateo, misses the play while failing to find her, instead learning more about L'Inferne from Volo Aventine. They return in time for Volo to be accused of deserting his post! Mateo is confused, Nathalie deceitful, but L'Inferne offer to defend his honour with cold steel! In a stiring speech the vindicated Volo defends his honour and regains the respect of his Colonel before dancing the night away with the Cardinal's neice ...
Alun R facilitates the second of 5 sessions of Couer de l'Epee setting stretch goal (by Catherine Evans) for Hearts of Wulin (by Lowell Francis) , ) ... Bienvenue en France. Ce n'est pas la France. The plots and complications we set up session 1 begin to make themselves felt as invitations to the Summer Masque at the Palace of Versailles begin to arrive. There, our Gallivant actress L'Inferne performed a Royal command performance ... but not quite the one she'd envisaged when her role was given to her rival L'Allouette. Our Spy for the Apostles of the New Dawn, Nathalie, faced a hard choice between love of Simone and duty to 'Genevieve' the Order's mysterious leader ... and chose hopeless love. Our Hopeful Apprentice, Mateo, having confronted the Cardinal's 'nephew' in the street must put away childish things and escort his betrothed (Nathalie) for the first time. Our brave Swordsman, Volo, set the tongues of his comrades wagging when meeting L'Inferne in public ... but while on duty headed off the assassins targeting the King's Summer Masque. It was a busy evening ...
FOR TECHNICAL REASONS THIS SESSION WAS RECORDED IN TWO PARTS - THIS IS PART B Alun R facilitates the first of 5 sessions of Couer de l'Epee, a Hearts of Wulin (by Lowell Francis) kickstarter setting stretch goal , by Catherine Evans) ... Bienvenue en France. Ce n'est pas la France. We meet L'Inferne, the gallivanting glamorous actress and reckless duellist; Nathalie Duchemin, the unassuming heiress but spy for a secret society supporting the Crown; Mateo Betancourt the unworldly new arrival in Paris where he is to learn the art of soldiery from an apparently loyal father he barely knows; and Volo Aventine, the experienced soldier who has earned the ire of the leader of a secret society of unclear loyalties ...
FOR TECHNICAL REASONS THIS SESSION WAS RECORDED IN TWO PARTS Alun R facilitates the first of 5 sessions of Couer de l'Epee, a Hearts of Wulin (by Lowell Francis) kickstarter setting stretch goal , by Catherine Evans) ... Bienvenue en France. Ce n'est pas la France. We meet L'Inferne, the gallivanting glamorous actress and reckless duellist; Nathalie Duchemin, the unassuming heiress but spy for a secret society supporting the Crown; Mateo Betancourt the unworldly new arrival in Paris where he is to learn the art of soldiery from an apparently loyal father he barely knows; and Volo Aventine, the experienced soldier who has earned the ire of the leader of a secret society of unclear loyalties ...
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign last year. It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! A sudden snowfall at the end of winter forces travellers to seek shelter at the dilapidated and abandoned Temple of the Heavenly Clouds. Sunset Reed, an agent of the Iron Hand Protection League, travels in disguise as the musician Distant Echo - returning to the temple for the first time since they helped destroy it. Master Jade Serpent and his loyal apprentice Elegant Aspen are stranded at the temple seemingly by chance - but there may be a darker design behind their visit. Finally, Five Feathers Dancer has wandered the earth since the destruction of the temple, haunted by a dark revelation about her family, and returns once more to the place she once called home. But they are not the only people seeking refuge in the ruins of the temple - or the secrets buried there.
We play the second session of this Powered by the Apocalypse hack of Changeling the Lost. This session is part of the Gauntlet Hangouts. Find out more at gauntlet-rpg.com.
We play the first session of this Powered by the Apocalypse hack of Changeling the Lost. This session is part of the Gauntlet Hangouts. Find out more at gauntlet-rpg.com.
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign earlier this year It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This game is run as part of GauntletCon 2019, an online con hosted by the Gauntlet RPG community - for more information about the community, and to sign up for games, you can visit https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Standing Pine, master of the Heavenly Bough School, has summoned his students - current and former - back to the school. Summer Rain is one of Standing Pine's most loyal students, though even she struggles to live up to her sister's precedent. The noble officer Unbending Steel struggles to reconcile the oaths he has sworn with his feelings for Rising Phoenix. The warrior-poet Jade Eagle is also preoccupied with thoughts of his sister Rising Phoenix - having learnt a dark secret about her. And finally Rising Phoenix returns to the school uninvited, her true motives uncertain to all...
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign earlier this year It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! In the final episode of our story, matters come to a head in the aftermath of the duel. Ming learns of his uncle's plans for the inn and its inhabitants. Gentleman Bao-Yin gives a wordless display of his adoration for Changing Wind. Changing Wind almost falls victim to the nefarious Order of the Veiled Night, but the quick action of Wei and the support of her friends sees her through. Harmonious Evening Star Jin plans for the defence of the inn, and the guests band together to make a last stand against Undefeated Steel Ox. As the assassins make their moonlit strike, they are faced with an unlikely band of defenders, in a battle shot through with love and treachery.
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign earlier this year It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! Gentleman Bao-Yin faces the corrupt Magistrate Zheng in a no-holds barred brawl in the main room of the inn. Harmonious Evening Star Jin takes the young Ming under her wing, despite her history with the boy's uncle. Wei makes a daring proposal. We meet the devoted swordswoman Changing Wind, on the hunt of the villainous Undefeated Steel Ox. And Ming faces down against an old adversary.
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign earlier this year It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! It is the height of summer, and travelers from across the land stop to spend a night or two of their journeys at the prestigious Inn of the Drifting Lotus on the Imperial Highway. Four guests staying at the Inn find their lives drawn together one evening. Harmonious Evening Star Jin, master of the Silent Forest School, is down on her luck and takes a commission from the formidable Madame Lao, owner of the Drifting Lotus. Ming, a warrior from a distant city, meets an unfamiliar face from his past. Gentleman Bao-Yin, merchant extraordinaire, finds himself the suspect in a crime he didn't commit. And Wei, a wandering monk from a destroyed temple, pines for a forbidden love.
CW: Discussions of racism, frank discussions about colonialism, discussions of socioeconomic class, violence Steve Discont can found on twitter at @bearlynormal, and Porter Green at @DagmarRugosa. Our guest James Mendez Hodes can be found at his website at www.jamesmendezhodes.com or at his twitter at @lulavampiro. You can go to the following URLs or research articles to learn about some of the topics discussed in this episode: Wikipedia page on Colonialism Sohn, S. H. (2008). Introduction: Alien/Asian: Imagining the racialized future. MELUS, 33(4), 5-22. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20343505 @CaseyExplosion discusses Cyberpunk with media examples on twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyexplosion/status/1138085340735070209?lang=en Sita Sings the Blues, based on the Indian epic Ramayana “Orcs, Britons, and the Martial Race Myth, Part 1: A Species Built for Racial Terror” by James Mendez Hodes “Orcs, Britons, and the Martial Race Myth, Part 2: They’re Not Human” By James Mendez Hodes Avery Alder’s Monsterhearts Catherine Ramen’s Red Carnations on a Black Grave Catalyst Game Labs’s Shadowrun Robert Bohl’s Misspent Youth Onyx Path Publishing’s Scion Liwanag Press’s Dog Eat Dog Jason Morningstar’s (by way of Bully Pulpit Games) The Blue Way Julia Bond Ellingboe’s Steal Away Jordan via Indie Press Revolution Evil Hat Productions’s Fate of Cthulhu The Gauntlet’s Hearts of Wulin, by Agatha Cheng & Lowell Francis
Content notice: on-screen parent violence against their adult children Today Senda and Andi are joined by the co-writers of Hearts of Wulin (on Kickstarter!) Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from the Gauntlet Podcast. Last time we met the loyalty…
Eric and Eli are joined by special guests Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to talk about relationship entanglements as seen in House of Flying Daggers and in their game, Hearts […]
This is the final of the 16th series, and we’ll be discussing Hearts of Wulin, a Powered by the Apocalypse wuxia RPG with creators Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet podcast. We are also joined by a guest co-host, Adira Slattery, fellow One Shot Network individual from the A Woman With Hollow Eyes twitch stream and podcast. Announcements: Hearts of Wulin Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/hearts-of-wulin Character Creation Cast GenCon Panel: https://www.gencon.com/events/152269 Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser: https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Agatha Cheng Asians Represent Twitter: https://twitter.com/aznsrepresent Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/ Lowell Francis The Gauntlet Twitter: https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG Website: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Adira Slattery A Woman With Hollow Eyes Season 2 Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/a-woman-with-hollow-eyes/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/oneshotrpg/videos/all Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:16 - Introductions 00:14:17 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:22:52 - How does character creation in this game stack up against others? 00:31:03 - How do the mechanics of character creation reinforce the feel of Hearts of Wulin? 00:35:41 - How does character creation set a player’s expectations for playing a session? 00:37:17 - Biggest flaw? 00:44:36 - What was it like designing within the PbtA framework? 00:52:45 - What themes did you want to incorporate in this game? 00:59:02 - How would this group fair in a typical game? / Fanfiction 01:07:27 - How does this game lend to character development? 01:11:54 - Take it up a level! 01:17:24 - Episode Closer 01:21:51 - Show Blurbs Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: The Gauntlet Main theme (https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/) Clip 2: Asians Represent Main theme (http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our characters: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19mZCkNbOwi6ihfO9h0psKVUwTteHUDVJ9cjdxuLvHmw/edit?usp=sharing Games discussed this episode: Hearts of Wulin https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast
Content notice: brief parent violence against their adult children Today Senda and Andi are joined by the co-writers of Hearts of Wulin Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from the Gauntlet Podcast. Hearts of Wulin stars…
This is the second episode of the 16th series, and we’ll be finishing up character creation for Hearts of Wulin, a Powered by the Apocalypse wuxia RPG with creators Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet podcast. We are also joined by a guest co-host, Adira Slattery, fellow One Shot Network individual from the A Woman With Hollow Eyes twitch stream and podcast. Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser: https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Agatha Cheng Asians Represent Twitter: https://twitter.com/aznsrepresent Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/ Lowell Francis The Gauntlet Twitter: https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG Website: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Adira Slattery A Woman With Hollow Eyes Season 2 Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/a-woman-with-hollow-eyes/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/oneshotrpg/videos/all Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:01 - Recap 00:02:27 - Elements 00:03:33 - Describing our characters 00:19:59 - Entanglements 00:33:19 - Bonds 00:40:20 - Last backstory links 00:42:32 - Episode Closer 00:45:55 - Show Blurbs Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: The Gauntlet Main theme (https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/) Clip 2: Asians Represent Main theme (http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our characters: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19mZCkNbOwi6ihfO9h0psKVUwTteHUDVJ9cjdxuLvHmw/edit?usp=sharing Games discussed this episode: Hearts of Wulin https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast
Jason Cordova from The Gauntlet 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 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7
Jason Cordova 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 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7
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 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7
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 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7
Jason Cordova 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 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7
Jason Cordova 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 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7
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 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7
This is the first episode of the 16th series, and we’ll be covering Hearts of Wulin, a Powered by the Apocalypse wuxia RPG with creators Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet podcast. We are also joined by a new guest co-host, Adira Slattery, fellow One Shot Network individual from the A Woman With Hollow Eyes twitch stream and podcast. Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser: https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Agatha Cheng Asians Represent Twitter: https://twitter.com/aznsrepresent Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/ Lowell Francis The Gauntlet Twitter: https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG Website: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Adira Slattery A Woman With Hollow Eyes Season 2 Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/a-woman-with-hollow-eyes/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/oneshotrpg/videos/all Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:05:12 - Introductions 00:07:12 - What’s in a game? 00:08:06 - What do we need to play this game? 00:08:42 - What do characters do in this game? 00:11:42 - What else makes this game unique? 00:14:32 - How accessible is this game without prior wuxia genre knowledge? 00:22:32 - How has playtesting been going? 00:24:56 - Terms and Concepts - Elements and Conditions 00:28:59 - Playbooks 00:36:20 - Entanglements 00:40:35 - Scale 00:43:24 - Let’s make some people - Playbook Selection 00:51:14 - Looks 00:54:43 - Factions and Names 00:56:15 - Safety Tools 01:02:31 - Style 01:04:10 - Episode Closer 01:06:02 - Show Blurbs Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: The Gauntlet Main theme (https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/) Clip 2: Asians Represent Main theme (http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Games discussed this episode: Hearts of Wulin https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which will be kickstarting soon! (There is a preview page available at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html including playtest materials, and the kickstarter should be live around May 7th) It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! In the final session of Storm of Falling Blossom, An Xie faces up to the truth about his past, while keeping an eye on his future. While preparing to impress in the tournament, Lin Min comes to the aid of Magistrate Zheng. And amid all this, Yu Su attempts to maintain the peace and tranquility of the spring festival against ever increasing odds. As the grand tournament begins, the stakes have never been higher.
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which should be kickstarting soon! (There is a preview page available at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html ) It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! Ming infiltrates Governor Bao's garden party, with the intent of exposing him for his crimes. An Xie is ambushed by a mysterious thief in the hedge maze, while Thoughtful Master Yu Su attempts to keep peace at the party. The evening ends with a cascade of betrayals, and the Yellow Whisper is finally brought to justice by Magistrate Zheng.
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which should be kickstarting soon! (There is a preview page available at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html ) It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! Lin Min and Ming compete in an archery contest. Lian Shang sides with Wei Xiaobao - now suspected of being the infamous Thief Yellow Whisper - against her fiance, Magistrate Zheng. Lian and Ming share an unexpected moment of intimacy. And Lin Min and Wei Xiaobao are ambushed by conflicting desires. Also assassins.
Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which should be kickstarting soon! (There will be a link here when available!) It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! As the Spring Festival begins in Four Dragons City, the great and the good of the wulin world gather to partake in the celebrations. In particular it is an opportunity for the new generation of warriors to prove themselves. Lian Shang dutifully serves her family in ensuring the festivities proceed smoothly. Red Lotus Ming rescues a friend from unscrupulous gamblers. Lin Min learns a costly lesson about the power of fortune. And Wei Xiaobao's entanglements with the law catch up with him.
Join Alun Rees, Paul Rivers, Sabine V and myself as we the next session of our series of the Beta version of Hearts of Wulin by Lowell Francis and Agatha C. -- We reach the conclusion of our story. Reed Sundering Princess marches north to a war to save the nation and leaves Princess Falling Blaze to take down the traitorous Dowager Empress Chen Lin. Can Admiral Le Ho Qin and Mistress Secret Sun get to Princess Falling Blaze before the assassins sent by the Dowager Empress or will the imperial line be unexpectedly severed. It all concludes in the throne room as Chen Lin and Falling Blaze battle over the throne, Lovers return from the dead, the Imperial will is revealed and a Mother shares a moment with her child as she died. The Court is truly painted scarlet red in this thrilling tale of action, romance, betrayal and vengeance. Welcome to the world of Hearts of Wulin.
Join Alun Rees, Paul Rivers, Ludovico Alves, Sabine V and myself as we the next session of our series of the Beta version of Hearts of Wulin by Lowell Francis and Agatha C.
Join Alun Rees, Paul Rivers, Ludovico Alves, Sabine V and myself as we the next session of our series of the Beta version of Hearts of Wulin by Lowell Francis and Agatha C.
Join Alun Rees, Paul Rivers, Ludovico Alves, Sabine V and myself as we play the first session of our New series of the Beta version of Hearts of Wulin by Lowell Francis and Agatha C. In the heart of the imperial city tensions flare between a princess, her betrothed and the man she loves. Meanwhile, a dying man asks his only friend for help, all the while a spymaster watches on like a spider in the middle of it's web. Elsewhere a daughter requests a stepmothers aid but does her young stepmother intend to help or harm the young royal. The perfect unity of the land falls apart and our actors move, like agents of change, like a Monkey in the Scarlet Court.
Join David Morrison, Lloyd Gyan, Alun Rees, Agatha and Myself as we tell the next chapter of their Wulin Epic from the system being written by Lowell Francis, Hearts of Wulin. Unforgiving Viper learns the true cause of the destruction of the Temple of the Eastern Dragon, Meanwhile Black Fox Jian and Wellworn Ling search out the location of the thief who has stolen the Golden Dragon Saber. The Thief is caught and brought before magistrates but manages to escape leading to a fight in the palm of an Immortal that seals the fate of one conflicted lover. Swords will be drawn, Hearts will be broken in... The Romance of the Golden Dragon.
Jason discusses Hearts of Wulin with the game's designer, Lowell Francis.
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 discussing the history and development of the zine, the Kickstarter campaign, and the future of The Gauntlet community. It's a fantastic conversation. Enjoy!
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 discussing the history and development of the zine, the Kickstarter campaign, and the future of The Gauntlet community. It’s a fantastic conversation. Enjoy!
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 discussing the history and development of the zine, the Kickstarter campaign, and the future of The Gauntlet community. It’s a fantastic conversation. Enjoy!
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 discussing the history and development of the zine, the Kickstarter campaign, and the future of The Gauntlet community. It’s a fantastic conversation. Enjoy!
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 discussing the history and development of the zine, the Kickstarter campaign, and the future of The Gauntlet community. It’s a fantastic conversation. Enjoy!
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 discussing the history and development of the zine, the Kickstarter campaign, and the future of The Gauntlet community. It’s a fantastic conversation. Enjoy!
This time, Eric and Eli get an intro to serial wuxia stories thanks to a recommendation from one of our Patreon backers, Lowell Francis. After watching the first three episodes […]
Jason and Lowell are joined by Fraser Simons for the first Gauntlet Hangouts roundup! Game Discussion Star Trek Adventures (01:16) Uncanny Echo (15:30) Hyper-Damage!: Dog Dudes of the Alamo (25:40) Looking Ahead World Wide Wrestling with Gerwyn Walters (41:18) Mutant Year: Zero with Lowell Francis (43:03) Swords Without Master: Echoes with Pat Perkins (44:07) Giving Me Life Reconnecting with family (47:03) Log Horizon (47:50) Design work (50:11) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
For this special episode of +1 Forward, we present the audio from the "PbtA GMing" panel at Gauntlet Con 2017. The panel took place on October 21st. The participants were David LaFreniere, Lowell Francis, Rach Shelkey, and Michael X. Heiligenstein.
Lowell Francis sits down with Andy Kitkowski from Kotodama Heavy Industries! Timecodes The process and challenges of translating games (01:14) The business of translations (11:27) Japanese roleplaying game culture (15:07) Intersections with Western culture (27:00) Replays (35:19) Links Kotodama Heavy Industries http://kotohi.com Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
This week we are joined by Lowell Francis of the Play on Target podcast and Age of Ravens gaming blog. Here are the time codes: Play List 13th Age (1:10)Night's Black Agents (4:43)Star Wars D6 (14:38) Giving Me LifeBaseball Tonight (18:16)Origins Planning (20:06)Owl Con (21:53) Game Advocates - FATE (24:32) Links: Play on Target http://www.playontarget.com Age of Ravens http://ageofravens.blogspot.com The Gauntlet https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104672702589306017985 Gauntlet Hangouts http://www.meetup.com/Gauntlet-Hangouts/ Twitter: @GauntletRPG
By the time you pour yourself a whiskey on the rocks, the podcast will have loaded.Our Guest+Tim CallahanShow Notes after the jumpShow NotesOrange juice & toothpaste are gross togetherDan Simmons, HyperionMichael Curtis, Frozen In TimeAdam likes to blame Dragonlance, as usualPoul Anderson, Three Hearts & Three LionsTerry Brooks, ShannaraAdam loves being told he's wrong... when folks can back it up. Tim can.Tim: "Sci Fi is based on speculation and scientific fact... Fantasy is everything else. Why did it stop being about [awesome stuff]?"Adam likes to talk in terms of Phenomenology"Ren Faire Fantasy"David LynchShadowbrook Manor for Labyrinth LordToon RPGCastle Greyhawk is a steaming pile of crapFate CoreDresden Files RPGTim says that +Lowell Francis is a great DMThird Rail of Gaming: Ascending or Descending Armor Class?Tim: Ascending for game play, descending for the literary aesthetic.Donn: Ascending. Period.Adam: They're the same damn thing.[EDIT: Adam & Donn are serious about the Fate thing. If you want to run a session of Fate for us (possibly appearing on an episode or several of DSR in the process) drop us a line at the address below!]Thanks for joining us for this episode of Drink Spin Run. We'd love to read your comments on the show, suggestions, where exactly we can stick what and other thinly-veiled threats. Send us your thoughts at dsr@kickassistan.net. Once again, thanks for listening.
Episode 274: Flashpoint Project Superman: Jim and Sean are joined by Lowell Francis, Gene Ha and Art Lyon to discuss their work on Flashpoint Project Superman issues 1-3. We also discuss their amazing friendship over the years and how it influenced their work on the project. Our discussion also focuses on their philosophy behind comics. Show Notes: Sponsors: http://www.summitcitycomiccon.com, http://www.DCBService.com, http://www.Instocktrades.com 0:00 Show opening, http://www.heroinitiative.org, our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), senseiofwhatnot@gmail.com, show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434 or drnorge on Skype,and more. 3:15 Project Superman Part 1 59:18 Project Superman Part 2 1:45:24 Project Superman Part 3 2:43:59 Show Closing is Hawkman by Wednesday Heroes http://wednesdayheroes.com/wordpress/ We’ll be back next week with our next episode. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Art Lyon http://artlyonart.com Gene Ha http://geneha.com/ Lowell Francis http://ageofravens.blogspot.com/
This week on the show: Time travel, magic, dungeons, Martians, dragons, and the Rocketeer. Plus, Matthew, Rodrigo and Stephen are back together... AGAIN! NEWS DCI says Jace and Mystic banned from Standard LINKAGE REVIEWS Stephen Rocketeer Adventures #2 (of 4) Darwyn Cooke, Lowell Francis, Mark Waid (w) • Darwyn Cooke, Gene Ha, Chris Weston, Pinups by Geof Darrow (a) • Alex Ross, Dave Stevens (c) This issue of ROCKETEER ADVENTURES continues to soar with a trio of stories crafted by masterful comics creators. Mark Waid and Chris Weston provide a pulse-pounding story of revenge set to a colorful backdrop of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, Lowell Francis and Gene Ha put Cliff through his paces in an-all action extravaganza that has him fighting tooth and nail for his very survival—plus a special guest star! Finally, Darwyn Cooke delivers the goods (as always!) with a tale that we won't say one word about—it's too good to even hint at and ruin the surprise! Plus, a pair of pin-ups, BOTH by Geof Darrow—his incredible piece was just too massive to be held to the confines of a single page, so he’s supplying a gorgeous TWO-PAGE pin-up! [rating:5/5] Rodrigo Dungeons and Dragons Daggerdale Travel to the Forgotten Realms, where the adventure begins in the Dalelands, nestled in the remote Desertsmouth Mountains. From the sulfuric catacombs of the mines of Tethyamar, to the dizzying heights of the Tower of the Void, Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale combines the depth of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition with intuitive, action packed combat that will satisfy the most seasoned of adventurers. [rating:1/5] Matthew WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #4 32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature Written by ARVID NELSON Art by CARLOS RAFAEL Covers by ARTHUR ADAMS (25%), PAUL RENAUD (25%), JOE JUSKO (25%), ALÉ GARZA (25%) “Virgin Art” Retailer incentive cover by ARTHUR ADAMS “Martian Red” Retailer incentive cover by PAUL RENAUD Dejah Thoris has united all the red Martians nations against the Jeddak of Yorn, but they are no match for him in his living tomb, the terrible War Colossus. Dejah must turn to Yorn’s son, the only one who knows the Colossus’s weakness. Exploiting the weakness will require a miracle of Martian engineering, and it just so happens that Yorn’s son is a genius, the likes of which Mars has not seen for over a thousand years! All is not well, however: there is a traitor among Dejah’s allies… [rating:4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Scott Wegener appeared on last week’s Major Spoilers Podcast to talk up upcoming Atomic Robo projects. While we fully expect the robot uprising to occur at some point, it did make us question if robots would take over the world. Wegener was doodling around this week and whipped up a picture of Magnus: Robot Fighter taking on Atomic Robo, which seems like a good enough reason to create a Poll of the Week. FIGHT! [poll id="188"] VOTE Stan Lee's The Traveler Stan Lee’s The Traveler Volume 1 Written by Mark Waid Drawn by Chad Hardin STAN’S BACK! THE PUBLISHING EVENT OF THE YEAR! Stan Lee, the most colossal force in the history of comics, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics! The great innovator of our industry brings his inimitable talents back to the direct market in an explosive line of comics that nobody is prepared for! In the first volume of the critically acclaimed ongoing series, THE TRAVELER, Stan teams up with comic book luminary Mark Waid (IRREDEEMABLE, KINGDOM COME) and fan-favorite artist Chad Hardin (AGE OF HEROES, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) to bring you a man out of time! The mysterious hero known only as the Traveler battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds past, present, and future hanging in the balance! Rewrite history this summer with Stan Lee and BOOM! Studios. Featuring a cover by red hot artist Scott Clark! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.
This week on the show: Time travel, magic, dungeons, Martians, dragons, and the Rocketeer. Plus, Matthew, Rodrigo and Stephen are back together... AGAIN! NEWS DCI says Jace and Mystic banned from Standard LINKAGE REVIEWS Stephen Rocketeer Adventures #2 (of 4) Darwyn Cooke, Lowell Francis, Mark Waid (w) • Darwyn Cooke, Gene Ha, Chris Weston, Pinups by Geof Darrow (a) • Alex Ross, Dave Stevens (c) This issue of ROCKETEER ADVENTURES continues to soar with a trio of stories crafted by masterful comics creators. Mark Waid and Chris Weston provide a pulse-pounding story of revenge set to a colorful backdrop of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, Lowell Francis and Gene Ha put Cliff through his paces in an-all action extravaganza that has him fighting tooth and nail for his very survival—plus a special guest star! Finally, Darwyn Cooke delivers the goods (as always!) with a tale that we won't say one word about—it's too good to even hint at and ruin the surprise! Plus, a pair of pin-ups, BOTH by Geof Darrow—his incredible piece was just too massive to be held to the confines of a single page, so he’s supplying a gorgeous TWO-PAGE pin-up! [rating:5/5] Rodrigo Dungeons and Dragons Daggerdale Travel to the Forgotten Realms, where the adventure begins in the Dalelands, nestled in the remote Desertsmouth Mountains. From the sulfuric catacombs of the mines of Tethyamar, to the dizzying heights of the Tower of the Void, Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale combines the depth of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition with intuitive, action packed combat that will satisfy the most seasoned of adventurers. [rating:1/5] Matthew WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #4 32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature Written by ARVID NELSON Art by CARLOS RAFAEL Covers by ARTHUR ADAMS (25%), PAUL RENAUD (25%), JOE JUSKO (25%), ALÉ GARZA (25%) “Virgin Art” Retailer incentive cover by ARTHUR ADAMS “Martian Red” Retailer incentive cover by PAUL RENAUD Dejah Thoris has united all the red Martians nations against the Jeddak of Yorn, but they are no match for him in his living tomb, the terrible War Colossus. Dejah must turn to Yorn’s son, the only one who knows the Colossus’s weakness. Exploiting the weakness will require a miracle of Martian engineering, and it just so happens that Yorn’s son is a genius, the likes of which Mars has not seen for over a thousand years! All is not well, however: there is a traitor among Dejah’s allies… [rating:4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Scott Wegener appeared on last week’s Major Spoilers Podcast to talk up upcoming Atomic Robo projects. While we fully expect the robot uprising to occur at some point, it did make us question if robots would take over the world. Wegener was doodling around this week and whipped up a picture of Magnus: Robot Fighter taking on Atomic Robo, which seems like a good enough reason to create a Poll of the Week. FIGHT! [poll id="188"] VOTE Stan Lee's The Traveler Stan Lee’s The Traveler Volume 1 Written by Mark Waid Drawn by Chad Hardin STAN’S BACK! THE PUBLISHING EVENT OF THE YEAR! Stan Lee, the most colossal force in the history of comics, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics! The great innovator of our industry brings his inimitable talents back to the direct market in an explosive line of comics that nobody is prepared for! In the first volume of the critically acclaimed ongoing series, THE TRAVELER, Stan teams up with comic book luminary Mark Waid (IRREDEEMABLE, KINGDOM COME) and fan-favorite artist Chad Hardin (AGE OF HEROES, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) to bring you a man out of time! The mysterious hero known only as the Traveler battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds past, present, and future hanging in the balance! Rewrite history this summer with Stan Lee and BOOM! Studios. Featuring a cover by red hot artist Scott Clark! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.
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