Discern Realities
A podcast about the roleplaying game Dungeon World, inspired by hobby magazines like Dragon and Gygax. Each episode contains play tips, reviews, original material for your game, and our 'comic strip' AP.
Episodes
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:...
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
Actua...
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
...
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 con...
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...
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...
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
...
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
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
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 &am...
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
...
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 ...
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 hap...
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 Bl...
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 ong...
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 ...
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 hav...
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