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

Episode 60

Feb 3rd, 2019 53m 16s

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

Dungeon World Basics 08 - Fronts

Nov 24th, 2018 37m 43s

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; Def

Dungeon World Basics 07 - "GM Moves"

Nov 9th, 2018 48m 10s

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

Episode 59

Oct 25th, 2018 46m 32s

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 v

Codex Volume 1 Kickstarter Special

Oct 1st, 2018 35m 27s

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

Dungeon World Basics 06 - "GM Agenda & Principles"

Jul 26th, 2018 35m 47s

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 Move

Dungeon World Basics 05 - "Anatomy of a Playbook"

Jul 1st, 2018 25m 55s

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

Dungeon World Basics 04 - "Special Moves"

Jun 14th, 2018 40m 44s

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 00:18:3

Dungeon World Basics 03 - "Non-Combat Basic Moves"

May 14th, 2018 43m

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 Lo

Episode 58

Apr 26th, 2018 54m 47s

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

Dungeon World Basics 02 - "Combat"

Apr 8th, 2018 41m 51s

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 comba

Dungeon World Basics 01 - "What is Dungeon World? What Are Moves?"

Mar 29th, 2018 39m 31s

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 -

Episode 57

Mar 15th, 2018 54m 28s

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

Episode 56

Feb 26th, 2018 39m 52s

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 -

Episode 55

Feb 11th, 2018 48m 13s

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 Watc

Episode 54

Jan 25th, 2018 37m 51s

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

Episode 53

Jan 11th, 2018 52m 47s

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: Wizar

Episode 52

Dec 16th, 2017 51m 39s

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 announ

Episode 51

Sep 27th, 2017 43m 51s

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

Episode 50

Aug 29th, 2017 55m 29s

What happened here recently? Reflecting on 50 episodes of Discern Realities (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? Fear of a Black Dragon (10:34) What here is not what it appears to be? Alignment in Dungeon World (19:56) What here is usef

Ramshackle Crow and the Temple of the Peerless Star

Aug 18th, 2017 1h 27m

This is a special production of Discern Realities, featuring the Comic Strip AP segments from the first 12 episodes of the show! We've stitched those AP segments together, recorded original music, and added foley. Enjoy this exciting look back

Episode 49

Aug 2nd, 2017 38m 37s

What happened here recently? Anglekite campaign (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? Codex - Crystal (10:35) What here is not what it appear to be? Giving player characters hold to ask questions (15:09) What here is useful or valuable t

Episode 48

Jul 19th, 2017 38m 14s

What happened here recently? Lord Caspian Gal (00:22) What should I be on the lookout for? Gauntlet happenings (07:47) What here is not what it appears to be? Bend Bars, Lift Gates (12:30) What here is useful or valuable to me? Library of the W

Episode 47

Jul 5th, 2017 1h 14m

What happened here recently? Running DW for players new to the game (00:20) What should I be on the lookout for? Session Zero DW zine (17:41) What here is not what it appears to be? The Ritual move (27:05) What here is useful or valuable to me?