The Gauntlet Podcast

Rich, Kate, Lowell, Steve & Jason gather 'round the hearth for our monthly gaming recap!

Game Discussion Monsterhearts 2 (00:37) The Woodlands (09:44) Shooting the Moon (16:28) Apocalypse World 2E (20:32) Chill 3E (30:45)

Giving Me Life The Women's March (46:03) The airport protests (47:19) MH2 PbP (48:30) Dragon Quest Builders & Miss Multiconsole (50:34) Fowler's projects (52:09)

Links Cold Shadows KS https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/cold-shadows-narrative-espionage-roleplaying

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Lowell is joined by Will Patterson to discuss gaming with kids!

Timecodes
Will’s gaming roots (00:28)
Why game with kids? (01:32)
Tips for playing with small kids (06:29)
Challenges & advantages of different RPG systems (12:14)
Character death & tone (15:01)
Hacking PbtA for kids (19:19)
Running for kids vs running for adults (20:25)
Playing The Sundered Land with a three-year-old (22:16)
World of Dreams (24:19)
Letting the kids GM (28:01)
Some final thoughts (31:28)

Links
Article about executive function
https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/expert-corner/2016/05/30/the-batman-effect-what-my-research-shows-about-pretend-play-and-executive-functioning

Will’s game, World of Dreams
https://plus.google.com/100395114003715336076/posts/aLQYEtJntn5

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

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Lowell is joined by Will Patterson to discuss gaming with kids!

Timecodes Will's gaming roots (00:28) Why game with kids? (01:32) Tips for playing with small kids (06:29) Challenges & advantages of different RPG systems (12:14) Character death & tone (15:01) Hacking PbtA for kids (19:19) Running for kids vs running for adults (20:25) Playing The Sundered Land with a three-year-old (22:16) World of Dreams (24:19) Letting the kids GM (28:01) Some final thoughts (31:28)

Links Article about executive function https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/expert-corner/2016/05/30/the-batman-effect-what-my-research-shows-about-pretend-play-and-executive-functioning

Will's game, World of Dreams https://plus.google.com/100395114003715336076/posts/aLQYEtJntn5

Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet

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Jason welcomes Oli Jeffery to the show!

Discussion
Introduction (00:13)
Little Grey Cells (03:02)
Codex (16:00)
Clicks & Hums & Sirens & the Sun (22:23)

Giving Me Life
Our Nintendo Switch Slack channel (25:48)
Gaming with the family (27:15)

Links
Sigil Stone on DriveThru
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8026/Sigil-Stone-Publishing?term=sigil+stone&test\_epoch=0

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

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Jason welcomes Oli Jeffery to the show!

Discussion Introduction (00:13) Little Grey Cells (03:02) Codex (16:00) Clicks & Hums & Sirens & the Sun (22:23)

Giving Me Life Our Nintendo Switch Slack channel (25:48) Gaming with the family (27:15)

Links Sigil Stone on DriveThru http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8026/Sigil-Stone-Publishing?term=sigil+stone&test\_epoch=0

Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet

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Kate & Jason are joined by Stephen Dewey of Cavalry Games! 

What have you been bleeding?
Overview of segment (02:25)
Jason (03:33)
Kate (06:03)
Stephen (07:00)

Main Discussion - Facilitating Emotional Play
Overview (09:50)
Setting the emotional agenda (12:06)
Creating space for emotional play during the session (21:42)
Understanding how emotion is evoked in a game’s mechanics or setting (28:55)
Validation as a tool for facilitating emotional play (41:04)
Facilitating emotional play as a player (49:17)
A preview of the next topic: defaulting to violence (57:39)

Giving Me Life
The Witness (01:00:30)
Prepping for a new campaign (01:04:26)
Getting my partner into Stranger Things (01:05:34)
Chihuly exhibit & Nausicaa (01:07:00)

Links
Follow Stephen on Twitter @shiftyginger
Support Stephen on Patreon: patreon.com/stephendewey
Stephen’s website: cavalrygames.com

Kate’s blog: bluestockings.ca

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

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Kate & Jason are joined by Stephen Dewey of Cavalry Games!

What have you been bleeding? Overview of segment (02:25) Jason (03:33) Kate (06:03) Stephen (07:00)

Main Discussion - Facilitating Emotional Play Overview (09:50) Setting the emotional agenda (12:06) Creating space for emotional play during the session (21:42) Understanding how emotion is evoked in a game's mechanics or setting (28:55) Validation as a tool for facilitating emotional play (41:04) Facilitating emotional play as a player (49:17) A preview of the next topic: defaulting to violence (57:39)

Giving Me Life The Witness (01:00:30) Prepping for a new campaign (01:04:26) Getting my partner into Stranger Things (01:05:34) Chihuly exhibit & Nausicaa (01:07:00)

Links Follow Stephen on Twitter @shiftyginger Support Stephen on Patreon: patreon.com/stephendewey Stephen's website: cavalrygames.com

Kate's blog: bluestockings.ca

Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet

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It’s a celebration of our favorite games of 2016!

Timecodes
Our year in gaming (00:13)
David’s pick (04:22)
Listener picks (08:36)
Lowell’s pick (10:14)
Listener picks (22:18)
Steve’s pick (25:00)
Andrea’s pick (31:06)
Listener picks (35:00)
Rich’s pick (35:28)
Listener picks (49:37)
Jason’s pick (51:27)
Listener picks (01:01:53)
Closing (01:04:45)

Links
Cheat Your Own Adventure
http://www.jellysaw.com/rpg/cyo.pdf

1%er
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/118932/1er--The-Outlaw-Motorcycle-Game

Fall of Magic
http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-scroll-edition/

Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

It's a celebration of our favorite games of 2016!

Timecodes Our year in gaming (00:13) David's pick (04:22) Listener picks (08:36) Lowell's pick (10:14) Listener picks (22:18) Steve's pick (25:00) Andrea's pick (31:06) Listener picks (35:00) Rich's pick (35:28) Listener picks (49:37) Jason's pick (51:27) Listener picks (01:01:53) Closing (01:04:45)

Links Cheat Your Own Adventure http://www.jellysaw.com/rpg/cyo.pdf

1%er http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/118932/1er--The-Outlaw-Motorcycle-Game

Fall of Magic http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-scroll-edition/

Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com

Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet

Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Game Discussion
Dealing with danger & death in Mutant: Year Zero (00:53)
Monster of the Week attaboys (10:28)
Utter Nonsense (13:43)
Blood & Water (21:13)

Giving Me Life
Death Valley Free Prison (30:51)
Chef’s Table (37:05)
Winning all the burritos (39:55)
Gauntlet 2017 (42:31)

Links
Blood & Water session write-ups

http://groundhoggth.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/this-old-house.html

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