Spelljammer Custom Campaign - Thursday's Bi-Weekly

Darren has been a fantastic DM, which is hard to come by--especially in an online environment. His sessions are always engaging thanks to the expansive world he has crafted, his thoughtful roleplaying as NPCs within the said world, and the challenging yet rewarding encounters he orchestrates. Furthermore, Darren places specific emphasis on intertwining the PCs' backstory into the campaign and oftentimes surprises his players with twists and turns that sculpt the PCs' fate together with the players.

We are a few games into a long term campaign. Darren has been great for me as a new player, understand some of the rules better, and building a character that has deep ties to his home brew world.

Recently began a campaign and Darren was great in letting me write my own PC, while working with me to have it fit with the other players and the established story. At no point was I cut off creatively, but rather encouraged to enhance what I'd already come up with so that it would be easier to fit in.

Darren goes to great lengths to include, allow, AND encourage Player creativity in the campaign. I’ve been a DM for several years, and as a side effect of that, I love being able to retain some level of agency over my characters and their choices/consequences (to appropriate degrees). Darren actively communicates with me about how we think character development should progress, and it’s now to the point where I’m quite happy NOT being in the loop with next steps, as I trust Darren to have my best interests as a player in mind. He is a great storyteller and world-builder, and pleasantly allows for inter-party RP and interaction. Mechanically, Darren smoothly runs interactions (both in and out of combat) exceedingly well, and is very seasoned in keeping the pace flowing for the players. Large combats do not feel slogged through- they are engaging and spark with intuition. Social encounters are rife with emotion, and help cultivate some critical plot points for various members of the party (even when we RP amongst ourselves). I am very blessed to have found this group, DM absolutely included, and I highly recommend Darren for players of any experience level.

Such an excellent DM, has created a world of his own populated with great characters and really gets together with his players to collaborate on the story.

Darren is an awesome GM. He works with you to build a story and he works with the other players to intertwine those stories together. Sessions are fun, thrilling, and challenging. He keeps everyone on track while letting us explore and discover on our own. I wish I would have found him when I first started playing, but I'm glad that I found him when I did. He works with me as I'm learning and developing my skills in a way that I feel included and not a hinderance to the other more experienced players. I look forward to the many stories and adventures I'll discover and create in his world.