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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
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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
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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
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Rich welcomes Mark Richardson of Green Hat Designs!
Introduction
Mark’s start with PbtA games (00:23)
Read a Sitch
Sustaining long-term play (01:23)
Open Your Brain - Headspace
Overview (09:39)
Art direction & philosophy (13:28)
Act Under Fire
Plussy (17:53)
Snake & Helo (20:45)
Grief (22:18)
Twitch (24:45)
Improvised moves (27:25)
Links
Our website
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Rich welcomes Chris Longhurst from Certain Death Publishing!
Introduction
Chris’s start with PbtA (00:26)
Read a Sitch
The feeling of “doing it wrong” (01:54)
Open Your Brain - Pigsmoke
Overview (09:11)
Advantage & Disadvantage (11:05)
Character builds (12:30)
My Door is Always Closed move (14:11)
A Very Efficient Monster move (15:05)
Act Under Fire
Dr. Plussie (16:58)
Rampaging ghosts (18:05)
The Pigsmoke Library (19:37)
Eric Chevalier (22:12)
Schmooze (25:11)
Library ghost (27:56)
Links
Our website
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Rich is joined by Davide Pignedoli!
Introduction
Davide’s start with PbtA (00:23)
Read a Sitch
Following the Agendas & Principles (01:37)
Open Your Brain - City of Judas
Overview (06:35)
Advantage die (10:37)
Counters & Conditions (12:35)
Harm moves (16:45)
Act Under Fire
Plussillius (18:13)
Hell hound (19:34)
Engage in Battle (21:37)
Inflict Harm (24:26)
Health Counter (28:10)
Finish Him! (29:58)
Links
Purchase City of Judas
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Rich welcomes Steve Wallace to the show!
Introduction
Steve’s start with Apocalypse World (00:28)
Read a Sitch
World creation in a Con game (01:58)
Open Your Brain - No Country for Old Kobolds
Overview (06:43)
Some differences with AW (09:10)
Fuck you, we have a BLANK (13:29)
Tribal Knowledge (14:43)
Act Under Fire
Plussikar (15:26)
The Luchadwarves! (17:35)
A Battle of Riddles (20:22)
Wit & Verve (24:05)
Death Tokens (26:37)
Links
Purchase No Country for Old Kobolds
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Our website
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Rich sits down with David Kizzia from Monkeyfun Studios!
Introduction
David’s start with Apocalypse World (00:28)
Read a Sitch
Designing adventures for PbtA games (02:04)
Open Your Brain - Spirit of 77
Overview (07:13)
Some differences with Apocalypse World (08:22)
Something Extra (and Something Less) (10:17)
David’s favorite moves (12:59)
Act Under Fire
Plussy Jones (16:22)
Death Eater (17:27)
Snickers (19:33)
Scoping the Scene (21:13)
Cops (23:06)
Keep Your Cool (25:19)
Chico (27:29)
Fixing the car (28:46)
Links
Spirit of 77
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/148480/Spirit-of-77-Core-Rulebook
Masterpiece 77
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/197918/Spirit-of-77--A-Very-Special-Episode-Masterpiece-77
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Rich is joined by Avery Alder from Buried Without Ceremony!
Introduction
Avery’s start with Apocalypse World (00:28)
Read a Sitch
Managing emotional bleed (03:22)
Open Your Brain - Monsterhearts 2
Overview (15:22)
Turn Someone On (19:53)
Pulling Strings (22:34)
Act Under Fire
Plussy (24:24)
Gauntlet, Alberta (25:24)
Trapped in the closet (27:18)
“First of all, I hate Tucker now…” (30:21)
Shut him down (33:52)
Links
Monsterhearts 2 Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/averyalder/monsterhearts-2
Rich welcomes Marissa Kelly & Sarah Richardson from Magpie Games!
Read a Sitch
When and how to trigger moves (00:47)
Open Your Brain - Bluebeard’s Bride
Overview (04:21)
Some differences with Apocalypse World (06:01)
Shiver From Fear move (08:45)
Caress a Horror move (10:29)
Act Under Fire
A story (12:06)
The Bride (16:30)
The gifts (18:05)
Sisterly bonds (20:26)
The ring (21:50)
Urgent business (22:59)
The key (24:05)
The kitchen (25:09)
Caress the Horror (32:38)
“Whose soup is this?” (34:25)
“She seems…hurt?” (37:18)
A bun in the oven (39:51)
Ok, this shit is just weird now (44:36)
A truth (47:49)
Links:
Bluebeard's Bride Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1921129910/bluebeards-bride
This week, Rich is joined by Brendan Conway from Magpie Games!
Introduction
Brendan’s start with AW (00:38)
Read a Sitch
Juggling the spotlight (01:55)
Open Your Brain - Masks
Overview (10:02)
Shifting labels (13:11)
Team (17:35)
Intent vs action (19:46)
Comfort & Support move (21:23)
Act Under Fire
Plus One (25:28)
Love Letter (28:08)
Plus One’s costume (30:54)
Negative One (31:50)
Reject Her Influence (34:23)
Pierce Her Mask (36:27)
Ultravore (38:26)
Defend (39:27)
“You’re not ready for that!” (40:44)
Provoke (43:29)
Rich welcomes Max Hervieux of the Logbook Project.
Introduction
Max’s start with Apocalypse World (00:24)
Read a Sitch
Named villains vs. mooks (01:09)
Open Your Brain - Legend of the Elements
Overview (04:40)
Chakras & Chi (05:40)
Tags & Harm (07:11)
Hot-headed move (11:29)
Meditate move (12:37)
Act Under Fire
Plussatar (14:17)
Fire duel (15:55)
Move With Intention (18:19)
Shaping flame (19:56)
Safe from imminent attack (23:00)
Commit Open Violence (24:09)
Act Dishonorably (26:17)
Come at me, fire bro! (27:54)
Buy Legend of the Elements
http://legendoftheelements.com
Introduction
Marissa’s start with Apocalypse World (00:23)
Read a Sitch
Running one-shots (01:21)
Open Your Brain - Epyllion
Overview (07:10)
Differences with Apocalypse World (07:46)
Moon Magic move (08:39)
Suitability for younger players (10:24)
Act Under Fire
Plussinistar (11:36)
Buzzlebuns (14:05)
The cave mouth (22:50)
Survey (24:17)
Standing-up to an Older Dragon (26:47)
“Enslave? It will just be on display!” (30:37)
Act Despite Danger (32:30)
Moon Magic (35:06)
The Unicorn of Dragons (38:51)
Links
Buy Epyllion
http://www.magpiegames.com/epyllion/
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Rich is joined by Ian Williams of Flatland Games.
Introduction
Ian’s start with Apocalypse World (00:22)
Read a Sitch
The idea of initiative in Apocalypse World (02:50)
Open Your Brain - Action Movie World
Overview (09:06)
Mechanical differences with Apocalypse World (13:58)
Framing scenes aggressively (17:33)
How does XP work? (19:10)
Soliloquy move (20:46)
The Yeller playbook (22:52)
Act Under Fire
Naming the movie (24:25)
Plussinegger & Rutger Kade (26:59)
Garbage truck! (29:13)
Magnetism move (32:04)
“Take over the wheel!” (33:00)
Caddy! (33:25)
Smiling Through the Pain move (35:11)
License & registration, please (37:38)
Links
Flatland Games
http://www.flatlandgames.com
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