Gauntlet Hardcore (Toni HC)

"Roo Keys! Please, oh, please let me in!" - Cassady

Gauntlet Hardcore (Toni HC)
Game	Minecraft
Goal	Complete the Gauntlet
Uploader	toni
Editor	Toni
Artist	Hayden
Date Start	Jun 23, 2023
Date End	July 24, 2023
Number of Episodes	10
Playlist	N/A
Seasons Directory
Preceded By	F2P
Followed By	N/A

Gauntlet is the 5th installment of Toni HC. The cast consists of Toni, Cassady, Matt, Otto, Luke, Zakk, Rookie, Falafel, Yives, Alex, Canute, and Will.

The goal of the season is to unlock the Gauntlet and complete it. The Gauntlet is locked behind four key pieces: the Diamond Block, the Wither Skull, a Valkyrie Queen loot item, and the Mooshroom Trophy. On top of that, each cast member has been assigned a 'calling', which they must complete BEFORE the Gauntlet opens. If not completed, they will die.

If everyone finishes their callings before the Gauntlet opens, the 'Midgame' starts, which will add new challenges the cast must take on depending on who lived and who didn't.

Game Modifications

• Aether I: Adds the Aether dimension, which contains one of the key pieces the cast needs to obtain
• Twilight Forest: Adds the Twilight Forest dimension, which contains one of the key pieces the cast needs to obtain
• NetherEX: Changes the Nether, adding new biomes, mobs, and a new boss: the Ghast Queen
• YUNG's Better Mineshafts: Changes mineshafts on the Overwold, making them more robust
• YUNG's Better Caves: Changes Overworld cave generation
• Hide Names: Hides other players' names, giving more room for stealth and recon
• MumbleLink: Adds positional audio

Note: Cosmetic Armor Reworked was also in the modpack for this season, but was not used for balance reasons.

List of Callings

• The Apothecary wants to make the 'Ultimate Potion', having to grab a few ingredients first. Each time an ingredient is placed into the Apothecary's Cauldron, a random cast member is afflicted with a random potion effect for a duration. Once all ingredients are placed and the Apothecary has tried their ultimate potion, everyone is inflicted with random potion effects.
• The Necromancer must do a ritual and summon and kill the Twilight Lich of the Overworld (their former master). They can fight it with their undead friend, the Reborn, who is a resurrected person who doesn’t retain any memories of their goals or death.
• The Trickster is there to make everyone laugh, as well as fill some of the more menial tasks around the castle. Maybe they can brush something useful up that could be of interest to other people, such as...
• The Thief, who wants a little "something, something" from the Castle. They can go invisible and steal from the Castle while they’re invisible, with their goal being to steal a very valuable thing of sorts and hold onto it until the Gauntlet opens.
• The Lycanthrope turns into a Werewolf every three nights and attacks anyone on sight. After their first incident, they can seek out a cure to their lycanthropy.
• The Druid has a book that has the cure to lycanthropy and can help the Lycanthrope cure it without much loss.
• The Journeyman is no one of particular. Carry on.
• The Destined has to fulfill an overly complicated ancient prophecy on their own and avoid the ire of…
• The Hunter, who must figure out clues regarding the prophecy, use them to find the Destined, then kill them before they can finish it or else.
• The Cultist worships an evil god and seeks to unleash them out to the world. If they are killed by a person, the Wither is summoned into the world and starts attacking the Castle. If the Wither is ignored, it will show up again before the Gauntlet.
• The Plague must attempt to “cure” someone, which will kill them in two days. They must also prevent other people from trying to interrupt.
• The Assassin is tasked to kill a random person and keep them dead (which includes if they are revived). If the target dies of "natural" causes, the Assassin will get a new target.

Rules

1. Keep it chill. While everyone is trying to get their goal done, put some entertainment into it and don’t rush everything.
2. There will be a two-day grace period. This means general killing and calling abilities that could kill someone won’t be allowed until the third day. Other calling tasks such as collecting items and whatnot are fine.
   • Calling abilities can't be used once inside the Gauntlet.
3. Calling goals should be done by the time the fourth and final key item of the Gauntlet is placed. If someone hasn’t finished their goal by the time the Gauntlet is ready to start, they will lose and be killed.
4. No destroying blocks in the Castle or any calling-specific building unless told to do so for a goal.
   • The only blocks that can technically be destroyed are:
     • the signs at the front doors of rooms
     • the trapdoors at the windows of said rooms (which should be replaced afterwards)
     • the key blocks if they’re used for a goal.
5. You can decorate the room that you choose and can even connect it to an adjacent room if given permission by the other room owner. However, you can’t extend the room outwards with another build and such. Build within the space you have.
6. You can have another base as well as your room, but it shouldn’t be your main place of residence.
7. You can ambush people at portals, but wait until they have fully loaded in and have started moving around for a couple seconds.
8. Traps can be set up at peoples’ rooms and the Castle entrance, but not at portals.
9. Don’t burn, destroy, or steal calling essential items such as books if it has nothing to do with your calling. Generic ingredients and items don’t count for this, but named items probably shouldn’t be destroyed.
   • If an essential item does seem to be missing for whatever reason, let the admin know so it can be replaced.
10. Everyone will be given a skull in their inventory. Don’t remove this from your inventory since it will be used for several callings.

Cast Information

Hardcore Cast

Cast Member		Calling	Character	Death Episode	Cause of Death	Last Words
File:FalafelTHP2.png	Falafel	The Journeyman	The Falafel King	1	Shot off a cliff by a Skeleton on the first night and died of fall damage.	"I'm gonna run.."
	TheFalafelKing
File:ZakkTHPAlive.png	Zakk (Pre-Revive)	The Trickster	Solaire of Astora (Dark Souls)	5	Lured into a cave by Matt and Otto on Night 11, which was subsequently blocked off as the two jumped him.	"Why, no, please...! I didn't deserve this-"
	Weltansch
File:Toni Alive V3.png	Toni	The Assassin	Jason Knabenbauer (Terrible inside joke)	6	Pushed off a cliff in the Aether by Will, who had caught on to their intentions, before getting cleaved by him.	"Uhh, don't kill the Sun King.. Why?"
	_tonio
File:LAlive.png	Luke	The Hunter	Walter White Cow	6	Tried to lure Yives to his death, before he decided to showcase his Notch Hammer, launching Luke by accident and dooming him to fall damage.	"WOAH!! NO, YOU BETRAYED ME! IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ME!"
	lukeski4
File:WillcamTHPAlive.png	Will	The Druid	The Monster (Dead by Daylight)	7	Caught between two Minotaurs in the labyrinth	"Wait, help me! I'm actually gonna die!"
	WillCam_
File:AlexTHP2.png	Alex	The Apothecary	Sheet ghost Alfyn Greengrass (Octopath Traveler)	7	Was slain by a Minotaur in the labyrinth shortly after Will's death	"Oh jeez, oh jeez!"
	100BlueThunder
File:CanuteTHP2.png	Canute	The Plague	Mooninites (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)	8 (revealed in 9)	Died of fall damage in the Overworld after being taken there from the Aether by a Yellow Swet	"Let go of me! Oh! Oh fu- *Windows noise*"
	globeba
File:RookieTHPAlive.png	Rookie	The Cultist	Mind Your Manners Man (Manners: Who Needs Them?)	8*	Peacefully withered away on top of the Castle Wall after being plagued by Canute	"Don't be a drip, wipe your lips, and mind your manners, man."
	SerRookie
File:ChildTHPAlive.png	Yives	The Destined	Mr. Beckett (Spartan High School Style)	8 (revealed in 10)	Killed by the Wither after flying off the roof with his parachute	"Why is he so fast? What the hell!? Wait, what!?"
	Quinggleheimer
File:Funky Alive2.png	Matt	The Necromancer	Dark Troy (High School Musical 2)	9	Bitten by the Hydra and instantly died	"WOAH!"
	wallet_keys
File:OttoTHP2.png	Otto	The Thief	Froot Loops Reject (The Eric Andre Show)	9	Killed by the Hydra's flamethrower attack	"AUGH!"
	ottoshadow
File:ZakkTHPAlive.png	Zakk (Post-Revive)	The Reborn	Solaire of Astora (Dark Souls)	9	Finished off by a Minotaur while burning to death after being grabbed by a Fire Beetle	"Not really."
	Weltansch
File:MetaTHPAlive.png	Cassady	The Lycanthrope	AJ Carmichael (Umbrella Academy)	10	Killed by a Zombie during a boss fight near the end of the Gauntlet.	"Aw, fuck."
	MetaTHP

Season Summary

12 prospective adventurers get off at their stop on the Battle Bus to get what riches lay within the GAUNTLET!

The goal of the season is to unlock the Gauntlet and complete it. The Gauntlet is locked behind four key pieces: the Diamond Block, the Wither Skull, a Valkyrie Queen loot item, and the Minoshroom Trophy. On top of that, each cast member has been assigned a calling, which they must complete BEFORE the Gauntlet opens. If not completed, they will die.

If everyone finishes their callings before the Gauntlet opens, the Midgame starts, which will add new challenges the cast must take on depending on who lived and who didn't.

Episodes

#	Thumbnail	Title	Release Date	Length
[1]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	Grace for Impact	Jun 23, 2023	30:58
		The cast arrive at the Castle and begin making it their home. The episode covers the grace period where people can't attack other people. That, however, doesn't exactly prevent the world from fighting back.
[2]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	Hairy Situations	Jun 26, 2023	32:20
		???
[3]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	Plague	Jun 30, 2023	32:04
		???
[4]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	Fates Revealed	Jul 3, 2023	33:14
		???
[5]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	Constriction	Jul 7, 2023	32:23
		???
[6]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	Intrigue!	Jul 10, 2023	32:27
		???
[7]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	Looking Ahead	Jul 15, 2023	25:39
		???
[8]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	Highs and Lows	Jul 17, 2023	24:39
		???
[9]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	The Butterfly Effect	Jul 21, 2023	24:38
		???
[10]	File:YouTube-Thumbnail.png	The Big Picture Show	Jul 24, 2023	42:46
		???

Additional Credits

• Cade - Admin, spectating, coding of gamemode, game design contributions, server hosting, testing
• Hayden - Admin, spectating, building, server hosting
• Auto - Logo
• Laozi - Thumbnails, draft watching
• Mvddoxeatsbones - Building
• Sullly - Building
• Melody - Building
• Stick - Testing, draft watching
• Strato - Testing, draft watching
• Nate - Testing
• Cassady - Game design contributions
• Matt - Game design contributions
• Otto - Game design contributions
• Luke - Game design contributions
• Alex - Game design contributions, server hosting
• Vex - Draft watching
• Red - Draft watching

Voiceover Cast

• Thoomas - The "King"
• Noah - The Book of Prophecy
• Bucket - The Magical Talking Book
• Falafel - The J-Man

Additional Voiceover Cast

• Tricky, Millie, Cassady, Fayevi, Yives, FBIrb, Auto, Stano, Benny, Khana, Aidan, Val, Laozi, Nooblet, BenHeck, Pizza Joey, ThewBerry, Nappy, Velvet, Brix, Koko, Dario, Lightning, Hive, Alec, Maddox, Genii, Strato, Hayden, Nathan, Alex, Ivy, April, Canute, Sugar, Marcus's little brother, and a Tiny Evil Goblin... - The Screams

Music

Featured In	Artist	Song Title
Intro	Bob Baffy	Project Winter - Escape
Episode Card	PokeRemixStudio (original from Nintendo)	Pokemon Black & White 2 - Marine Tube
Outro	Bob Baffy	Project Winter - Traitors (In-Game)
Episode 1	Bob Baffy	Project Winter - Traitors (In-Game)
	Gō Ichinose	Pokemon Black & White 2 - Aspertia City
	Garoad	VA-11 Hall-A - A Neon Glow Lights the Way
	SHA-V, Koji Takata, Masuo Okumura, Masanori Kuki	The King of Fighters XI - Kiss of Poison
	Garoad	VA-11 Hall-A - Everything Will Be Okay
	Fishlicka	Juice Galaxy - Grief
	Bob Baffy	Project Winter - Frostbite
	Mattias Westlund	Talisman Digital Edition - Over The Hills
	Gorillaz	Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
	Garoad	VA-11 Hall-A - A Star Pierces the Darkness
	Mattias Westlund	Talisman Digital Edition - Restless Sands
	Heaven Pierce Her	ULTRAKILL - Into the Fire
	Andrew Hulshult	Dusk - Dusk
	Waveshaper	Furi - A Picture in Motion
	8ighty6ix	Punch Planet Theme

Trivia

• Gauntlet's development could be rooted back to a couple previous projects that started as far back as 2018
  • The first was a project called "ODYSSEY", whose multiple incarnations had elements implemented into Gauntlet.
    • The first iteration of it was in 2018. The premise was basically a CTM map that took place in a Vanilla Minecraft world. The dungeons would be placed in various places and the monument would be at a curated village.
    • The second iteration of ODYSSEY began in 2019. It had the same goal, but with the added element of "classes". Each person would be a class and have different abilities, as well as other quirks, including deception elements. They would start split up a la "wanderer", then meet up after completing a solo mission.
  • After ODYSSEY was ultimately scrapped, Gauntlet began.
    • The original premise of the Gauntlet would be a gamemode where the cast would have one hour to gear up around a curated map, then be teleported into the Gauntlet. Once there, they'd use the items they had collected and complete the Gauntlet on a timer.
  • The Gauntlet itself from the original Gauntlet iteration was retained, but the premise was mashed with the old ODYSSEY concept and stuff was tinkered with into what it became.
• Cosmetic Armor was initially included in the Gauntlet modpack and can be seen in the season, but it was disabled on the server. It was decided that it wouldn't be used due to the potential problems of people not being able to size people up based on what armor they wore.
• Ajoosh was originally planned to be in the season, but couldn't make it to the recording. Will ended up being the replacement.
• The document containing all the information can be found here.