Timecodes
1:40 - Read a Sitch
6:55 - Open Your Brain
16:35 - Act Under Fire
Links
Dream Askew // Dream Apart KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/averyalder/dream-askew-dream-apart
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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Time Codes
02:13 - Read a Sitch (coming back to the table after a hiatus)
12:51 - Open your Brain to SCUP
27:48 - Act Under Fire (Plussy the Voice)
Link to the game:
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/239692/The-Sword-The-Crown-and-The-Unspeakable-Power?affiliate_id=78493
Timecodes
00:00:52 - Death Knights
00:09:38 - Atitlan Riders
00:21:17 - Bullets in the Mountains
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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Agenda and Principles from existing games
04:49 - The Ward
09:38 - The Fellowship
17:46 - Dream Askew
21:15 - Impulse Drive
24:28 - Monster of the Week
Plus One Forward's "Universal" Agenda
26:33 - Introduction
27:57 - Agenda One
28:22 - Agenda Two
30:45 - Agenda Three
31:29 - Plus One Forward's "Universal" Principles
32:03 - Principle One
32:26 - Principle Two
33:26 - Principle Three
34:25 - Principle Four
36:08 - Principle Five
37:54 - Principle Six
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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Timecodes
00:00:29 - Overview of discussion
00:04:12 - Common advancements
00:23:07 - Switching playbooks
00:30:25 - Creating a second player character
00:38:52 - Playing safe vs playing risky
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Timecodes:
02:06 - Read a Sitch
10:52 - Open Your Brain
23:17 - Act Under Fire
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Timecodes:
01:53 - Read a Sitch
09:51 - Open Your Brain
23:48 - Act Under Fire
Links for Patrick and Daniel:
Twitter and Instagram: dundaswestgames
Facebook: facebook.com/dundaswestgames
Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat: danielhkwan
Blog: danielhkwan.com
Email: patrick@dundaswest.com
Twitter and Instagram: kenan_patrick
Grab a copy of the preview of the game at PWYW:
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/233160/Ross-Rifles-Preview-Edition?affiliate_id=78493 (
Rach talks with Elsa S. Henry about Dead Scare!
Timecodes
00:57 - Read a Sitch - Accessibility for tabletop RPGs
08:02 - Open your Brain - Dead Scare
21:08 - Act Under Fire - Neighborhood Creation for Dead Scare
Buy Dead Scare: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/205214/Dead-Scare?affiliate_id=78493
Rich welcomes Rory MacLeod to discuss his new game, Infinite Galaxies!
Timecodes
2:17 - Read a Sitch - One-shot / Con GMing thoughts
7:49 - Open Your Brain - Infinite Galaxies
18:44 - Act Under Fire - Plusbot 9000 on the ice planet of Zoth!
Links
Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/197523193/infinite-galaxies-core-rules
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Time Codes
Question One: What sets being a player in PBTA apart from being a player in another system? Submitted by David LaFrenierre (01:51)
Question Two: What strategies and practices do you employ as a player in a PBTA game to set the other characters up for success? Submitted by Matthew Doughty (10:24)
Question Three: What should I be doing during other players scenes? Submitted by Rob Diebold (21:14)
Question four: How do you best engage Hx/Strings/Bonds/interPC mechanics? Submitted by Mischa Krilov (28:19)
Rach speaks with Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Jason Pitre, and Phil Vecchione about their in-development games!
Timecodes
Robot Cities (00:44)
Circles of Power (07:57)
Hydro Hackers (18:39)
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.
Rach & Rich are talking about reactive MCing vs. proactive MCing.
Timecodes
Overview (00:36)
“The game is a conversation” (04:03)
The reactive position (07:47)
The proactive position (12:43)
Stepping back (17:50)
Being engaged (18:55)
Closing thoughts (25:40)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
https://patreon.com/gauntlet
Rich welcomes Erika Chappell of Newstand Press to talk about Blackout: A Game of Civil Defence!
Introduction
Erika’s start with AW (00:34)
Read a Sitch
Restarting a failed campaign (03:20)
Open Your Brain - Blackout: A Game of Civil Defence
Overview (11:19)
Breaks (13:42)
Press On move (16:00)
Act Under Fire
Plussina (17:21)
Size Up the Situation (19:04)
Through the window (20:43)
Press On (23:04)
Take Charge (26:21)
Links
Buy Blackout: A Game of Civil Defence
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/217595/BLACKOUT--A-Game-of-Civil-Defence
Rich & Rach are talking about MC Principles.
Timcodes
(00:50) Principles
(06:25) Genre and Urban Fantasy
(28:31) GM Fiat?
(30:37) Highlighting some particularly powerful Principles
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Rich sits down with Adrian Thoen, author of Impulse Drive!
Introduction
Adrian’s start with PbtA games (00:22)
Read a Sitch
Improv play (02:00)
Open Your Brain - Impulse Drive
Overview (10:14)
Advantage/Disadvantage (14:10)
Other new features (15:00)
The ship (17:20)
Into the Abyss and The Abyss Stares Back (18:15)
Act Under Fire
Love letter (20:40)
Jan1ce (23:20)
The Heterodox (27:19)
Links
Impulse Drive preview
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/190933/Impulse-Drive-Preview?
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Read a Sitch - Porting the Pocalypse
Overview (00:47)
The game is a conversation (03:45)
Consequences to actions (05:05)
Moves snowball (09:55)
Countdown Clocks (13:06)
Be a fan of the characters (15:48)
What do you do? (23:00)
Principles (25:45)
Sometimes disclaim decision-making (30:00)
Manipulation moves (35:21)
Ask provocative questions and build on the answers (39:02)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
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Music used for the QCC promo:
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Advent_Chamber_Orchestra/Selections_from_the_November_2006_Concert/Advent_Chamber_Orchestra_-_04_-_Handel_-_Entrance_to_the_Queen_of_Sheba_for_Two_Oboes_Strings_and_Continuo_allegro
Music used for the Gauntlet Con promo: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Artofescapism/Sound_Forest_Atmospheric_Tracks/Infiltration_of_Toy_Dungeon
Rich is joined by Jay Iles from UFO Press
Introduction
Jay's start with PbtA (00:42)
Read a Sitch
“Splitting the party” (02:52)
Open Your Brain - Legacy: Life Among the Ruins 2E
Overview (07:53)
Playing factions vs playing characters (10:00)
Ages (13:19)
Differences with Legacy 1E (14:47)
Differences with AW (18:50)
Find Common Ground move (22:50)
Act Under Fire
Unit +1F (25:40)
Interface with Technology (29:19)
Bunker (30:43)
“Where’s my husband?” (32:35)
“I’m sorry for your loss” (33:56)
Defuse (34:43)
Links
Legacy 2E KS
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1549920133/legacy-life-among-the-ruins-2nd-edition
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Rich welcomes new co-host, Rach Shelkey!
Looking Back at Season 1
Rach’s start with PbtA (00:47)
Favorite episodes from Season 1 (02:14)
Read a Sitch
Porting one PbtA game into another (09:03)
Fan playbooks (17:05)
Links
Ennies Voting
http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Rich welcomes game designer Christopher Grey!
Introduction
Christopher’s start with PbtA (00:34)
Read a Sitch
Exchanging harm (02:40)
Open Your Brain - The Happiest Apocalypse on Earth
Overview (06:44)
Character creation (07:34)
Wish Upon a Star (10:21)
Fill the World With Sunshine move (12:44)
Find the Beauty Within move (14:35)
Act Under Fire
Park creation (15:26)
Knight Realm (18:23)
Lucky (20:00)
Joust-a-matronic (21:53)
Go the Distance (26:27)
The King of Knight Realm (27:38)
Be Bold and Daring (30:22)
“There are very strict rules about jumping over strollers” (31:19)
Links
Happiest Apocalypse Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/greyauthor/the-happiest-apocalypse-on-earth-roleplaying-game?ref=hero\_thanks
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Introduction
Fraser’s start with PbtA games (00:46)
Read a Sitch
Using songs to inform your story (03:41)
Open Your Brain - The Veil
Overview (10:29)
States (12:52)
The Abyss Stares Back move (16:24)
The Apparatus (18:42)
Act Under Fire
Plus01 (19:35)
Noodle shop (22:07)
Analyze (24:11)
Liquid delivery system (27:14)
Flechette submachine gun (32:04)
Joy (34:19)
Stasis (38:45)
Links
Purchase The Veil
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199467/The-Veil-Cyberpunk-Roleplaying-Powered-by-the-Apocalypse?affiliate\_id=78493
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Rich welcomes Mark Plemmons from Brabblemark Press!
Introduction
Mark’s start with PbtA (00:36)
Read a Sitch
Bringing a new player into a new campaign (02:59)
Open Your Brain - MASHED
Overview (09:03)
The aftermath of combat (12:00)
Medical moves (16:06)
Stress & Conditions (18:28)
Anticipator (20:32)
Re-skins? (21:31)
Act Under Fire
Lt. Plussy (24:24)
Korean children (25:02)
Influence (27:37)
Eyeballing (29:05)
“She’s my moose!” (33:03)
Links
Purchase MASHED
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199282/MASHED-A-Korean-War-MASH-RPG?affiliate\_id=78493
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Rich welcomes John Adamus to the show!
Introduction
John’s start with PbtA (00:23)
Read a Sitch
Subjecting your home group to evolving playtests (04:18)
Open Your Brain - Noir World
Overview (08:14)
GM-less (11:48)
Modularity (14:38)
Textual support for a noir feel (18:08)
Hook system (21:12)
Moves (22:44)
One-shots (24:48)
Patsy move (26:05)
Act Under Fire
Mr. Plusser (28:48)
Joey (31:22)
Fight It Out (33:04)
Good cop (34:15)
Meanwhile… (36:14)
Links
Noir World KS
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1445915536/noir-world?ref=nav\_search
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Rich is joined by Marshall Miller of Fine Mess Games!
Introduction
Marshall’s start with PbtA games (00:33)
Read a Sitch
PbtA PbP (01:58)
Open Your Brain - The Warren
Overview (07:44)
Making the rabbits unique (09:56)
Retire move (11:10)
Panic (12:19)
Act Under Fire
Plussy (14:22)
Establishing questions (18:25)
The gardener (19:58)
Hide (24:03)
Retire (28:40)
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Rich is joined by Nathan Paoletta of NDP Design!
Introduction
Nathan’s start with PbtA games (00:35)
Read a Sitch
Handling drop-in/drop-out play (02:56)
Open Your Brain - World Wide Wrestling
Overview (07:09)
The Imaginary Viewing Audience (10:16)
Managing currencies (11:36)
Run-in move (16:02)
Act Under Fire
The Mighty Plus (19:02)
Backstage promo (20:17)
Ring entrances (26:50)
Match start (31:50)
Reverse the hold (34:52)
Chase him (37:30)
Botch (39:36)
Booking (40:50)
Links
World Wide Wrestling
http://ndpdesign.com/wwwrpg/
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG