Discern Realities

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

What happened here recently? 00:00:24 - Stonetop at Gauntlet Con 2018 What should I be on the lookout for? 00:09:42 - Ancient Worlds: Atisi What here is not what it appears to be? 00:16:10 - Sticking the landing What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:37:30 - Simple magic items from the early days of the Dungeon World Tavern. What is about to happen? 00:44:40 - The ongoing story of St. Evelyn the White 00:46:08 - Draw forth Link Stonetop https://spoutinglore.blogspot.com/2018/07/stonetop.html Ancient Worlds: Atisi https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/262268/Ancient-Worlds-Atisi Ancient Worlds: Atisi (Dyslexic-friendly) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/262267/Ancient-Worlds-Atisi-Dyslexicfriendly-edition Stars & Wishes blog post https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/stars-and-wishes Promo music Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Happy_Ukulele_1026

Fronts 00:00:22 - What are Fronts? 00:07:44 - Dangers 00:13:03 - Grim Portents, Impending Doom, and Stakes Questions 00:23:46 - When do we write fronts? Actual Play 00:31:38 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel 00:32:38 (Defy Danger CON; Defy Danger STR Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

GM Moves 00:00:46 - Overview 00:06:42 - Soft Moves vs hard moves 00:11:30 - When does the GM make moves? 00:20:45 - Notes on each move 00:39:50 - Closing thoughts   Actual Play 00:42:31 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel 00:43:32 - Rescue (Discern Realities; Defy Danger DEX)   Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

What happened here recently? 00:00:22 - The Cold Ruins of Lastlife What should I be on the lookout for? 00:09:17 - Blog post: Making Combat Interesting What here is not what it appears to be? 00:13:05 - “Scary” monsters What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:25:13 - Codex Volume 1 Kickstarter What is about to happen? 00:34:05 - The ongoing story of St. Evelyn the White 00:35:24 - A nimbus of divinity 00:39:44 - Preach Links Codex Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/codex-rpg-zine-volume-1-hardcover Skyler’s blog post http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/making-combat-interesting

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!

Timecodes 00:00:55 - How to GM Dungeon World 00:06:12 - GM Agenda 00:11:47 - GM Principles Actual Play 00:28:43 - The ongoing story of Lucero Castafiel 00:30:02 - Rescue Links +1 Forward (Feed includes episodes about Principles & Genre, MC Moves, Player Principles & Agendas, and more!) http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/1-forward Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com 
 Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet 
 Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Anatomy of a Playbook 00:00:22 - Overview 00:01:35 - Front Page 00:07:30 - Back Page Actual Play 00:10:13 - Our ongoing comic strip actual play featuring Lucero Castafiel 00:13:24 - The Starlight Serpent 00:20:23 - The Voice Links Playbook PDFs http://dungeon-world.com/downloads/Dungeon\_World\_Play\_Sheets.pdf   Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Dungeon World Basics 04 The Special Moves 00:00:27 - Overview 00:02:30 - Last Breath 00:08:04 - Encumbrance 00:09:55 - Make Camp 00:11:19 - Take Watch 00:12:17 - Undertake a Perilous Journey 00:17:29 - End of Session 00:18:22 - Level Up 00:18:39 - Carouse 00:19:46 - Supply 00:21:10 - Recover 00:21:38 - Recruit 00:24:07 - Outstanding Warrants 00:26:45 - Bolster Actual Play 00:29:40 - Our comic strip AP featuring the story of Lucero Castafiel 00:31:38 - Voices in the heavens (Discern Realities) 00:35:31 - The shaft Links The Perilous Wilds http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/156979/The-Perilous-Wilds?term=perilous+wilds&test\_epoch=0 Discern Realities Annual http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/237708/Codex--The-Discern-Realities-Annual?term=discern+realities+annual&test\_epoch=0

Non-Combat Basic Moves 00:01:26 - Defy Danger 00:09:27 - Spout Lore 00:15:00 - Discern Realities 00:21:19 - Parley 00:25:22 - Aid/Interfere Actual Play 00:34:17 - The passageway (Discern Realities) 00:37:18 - Cavern (Discern Realities; Spout Lore) Links DR episode about Player v. Player conflict http://discernrealities.libsyn.com/episode-4 Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com

What happened here recently? 00:00:22 - Legerdemain What should I be on the lookout for? 00:11:47 - Heart Points Podcast and ChimaeraCast What here is not what it appears to be 00:17:48 - Riding the line between power gaming and playing to lose What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:30:06 - Keepers of the Gauntlet contest results What is about to happen? 00:46:48 - The ongoing story of St. Evelyn the White 00:47:54 - Bubbling flesh 00:52:30 - A drastic measure Links Heart Points Podcast https://heartpoints.wordpress.com ChimaeraCast https://www.thechimaera.com/chimaeracast/

The Basic Moves - Combat 00:01:46 - Hack & Slash 00:04:45 - Weapon tags 00:09:24 - Volley 00:13:44 - Defend Managing a Combat in Dungeon World 00:16:40 - No turn order 00:21:32 - Range 00:23:43 - Multiple enemies 00:25:00 - What counts as combat? 00:27:02 - Unlocking the 16 HP Dragon Actual Play 00:34:15 - Notes & recap 00:36:13 - Ghoul (Hack & Slash, Volley) 00:39:35 - Markings (Discern Realities) Links The 16 HP Dragon article https://www.latorra.org/2012/05/15/a-16-hp-dragon/ Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

Discussion  00:00:32 - Who are we? 00:02:09 - Why are we doing this? 00:05:32 - What is Dungeon World? 00:09:12 - What is it like to play? 00:11:16 - Moves Actual Play 00:17:30 - Lucero Castafiel (GM technique: Ask Lots of Questions) 00:23:05 - Brother Andrew (GM technique: Ask Lots of Questions) 00:25:43 - Catacombs (Discern Realities) 00:36:10 - “A nude, slick, hairless, white creature.” (Hack & Slash) Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com
 Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet 
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG Music: ”Volatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

What happened here recently? 00:20:00 - Notes from a new campaign What should I be on the lookout for? 00:12:50 - The conclusion of the Alford Soultaker AP What here is not what it appears to be? 00:16:20 - Creating a play culture that embraces adversity What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:35:45 - The Omegatherion of Fasar What is about to happen? 00:40:50 - The continuing story of St. Evelyn the White 00:42:19 - The rod 00:45:43 - Milk and bread 00:49:05 - Chandelier Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

What happened here recently? 00:00:27 - Gloomhaven What should I be on the lookout for? 00:12:13 - Codex is on DriveThru What here is not what it appears to be? 00:13:50 - Recruit and Hirelings What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:23:55 - The Cloak of Logan Stormbreaker 00:28:15 - The Glossary of Blades What is about to happen? 00:31:56 - The ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White 00:33:31 - Marlene 00:38:05 - Resolve   Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

What happened here recently? 00:00:27 - When a player doesn’t like their playbook What should I be on the lookout for? 00:08:47 - Session Zero #5 What here is not what it appears to be? 00:19:47 - Getting the most out of Make Camp and Take Watch 00:22:04 - Make Camp 00:27:57 - Take Watch What here is useful or valuable to me? 00:31:13 - The Weeping Cells 00:34:50 - The Revenant Chord What is about to happen? 00:40:06 - Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White 00:40:51 - The Beaten Barley 00:44:55 - A lament   Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

What happened here recently? 00:26 - New campaign DW campaign–with pirates! What should I be on the lookout for? 06:23 - Overview 07:23 - The Adventure Builder starter 10:01 - Discern Realities one-sheet starter What here is not what it appears to be? 13:07 - Mission-oriented Dungeon World 16:17 - Bolster What here is useful or valuable to me? 21:35 - The Knight of Mums 24:41 - Keeper of the Blood of Lursiss What is about to happen? 29:30 - Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White 31:00 - Rations 34:40 - The Mad Saint

What happened here recently? Reflecting on the We Hunt the Keepers! campaign (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? Plundergrounds #5 (16:15) What here is not what it appears to be? Missed rolls on Cast a Spell (21:34) Cast a Spell: Wizard (28:32) Cast a Spell: Cleric (32:48) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Orphan’s Kiss (37:22) The Joyous Pit (40:55) What is about to happen? Our ongoing Comic Strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (44:44) Hamich (45:29) Spout Lore (49:19)   Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG Notes Music: Hammer and Damper by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Blue_Nocturnal/Hammer_and_Damper

What happened here recently? Funnel World at Gauntlet Con 2017 (00:27) What should I be on the lookout for? Sword Breaker #5 (10:05) What here is not what it appears to be? Traps (17:53) What here is useful or valuable to me? New contest announcement (33:52) The Horn of Nammu (36:37) Old King Myrmiron (37:35) What is about to happen? Our ongoing comic strip AP featuring the story of St. Evelyn the White (40:49) Discern Realities (42:30) “God damn it!” (46:32)

What happened here recently? Isabella & Logan (00:23) What should I be on the lookout for? The Dungeon World Newsletter (07:40) First Session Cheat Sheet Cards (09:14) What here is not what it appears to be? The Heirloom move (12:45) What here is useful or valuable to me? The Lube Cube (25:57) What is about to happen? An ongoing comic strip AP telling the story of St. Evelyn the White (32:32) “We have captured one of them” (33:37) The stitched (34:52) The crowd (37:40) Lead the Flock (39:50) Links Gauntlet Con Writing Contest http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/keepers-of-the-gauntlet-contest.html Dungeon World Newsletter http://www.dungeonworldnewsletter.com First Session Cheat Sheet Cards https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B74GInw5m2ICQTJxSEZZc29CeEU/view