The Gauntlet (tabletop games producer)

The Gauntlet is a publisher/producer of tabletop role-playing games and podcasts. In addition to game books, they publish a monthly game zine called Codex to encourage experimentation in indie role-playing games and OSR. They have won and been nominated for ENNIE Awards.

Background
The Gauntlet has funded multiple projects through successful Kickstarter campaigns, including Trophy.

They also use their website to host writing contests and games.

Games
Hearts of Wulin was written by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis and published in 2021. It is a Wuxia game that uses the Powered by the Apocalypse framework and was funded on Kickstarter with $38,262 from 1,332 backers. Hearts of Wulin was featured on One Shot Podcast Network.

Trophy was written by Jesse Ross and published in 2022. It is a dark fantasy game and was funded on Kickstarter with $210,141 from 2,543 backers. Trophy won the 2023 Silver ENNIE Award for “Best Game,” and was nominated in 2 additional categories: "Best Rules," and "Product of the Year."

Trophy is designed for both one-shot games via Trophy Dark and ongoing campaigns though Trophy Gold. Gauntlet has published a related campaign setting book titled Trophy Loom.

Brindlewood Bay was written by Jason Cordova and published later in 2022. It is a murder mystery game and was funded on Kickstarter with $477,518 from 7,748 backers. It won the 2023 Gold ENNIE Award for "Best Electronic Book."

Podcasts

 * Fear of a Black Dragon: about fantasy modules and setting books; won the 2018 Silver ENNIE Award for "Best Podcast."
 * Trophy Podcast: actual play of Trophy; nominated for the 2021 ENnie award for "Best Podcast."