DUNGEONS OF DRAKKENHEIM+ | Urban Apocalypse | Ch 1 | Lv 3 | 5e24

The GM has a thorough understanding of Foundry VTT with which he helped me better understand and use the VTT. Also, to note is the great voices he is able to do. I would recommend them highly.

This was my second campaign ever and finchy was always there to help with character creation to background creation to in game and the party i was with was amazing as well as the atmosphere finchy creates is easygoing while maintaining order and following the rules of the game i’ve had a great time so far as a novice and recommend finchy to all

I'm in two campaigns and can't decide which is my favorite because something great happens after each session! He encourages roleplaying, makes the world come alive with sounds and visuals, and works with you to make your characters shine, combat flows well, and he is willing to run with the players' ideas, even if that means hijinks.

Finchy, or whatever variation on the theme he’s going by on discord today, is simply one of the most incredible DMs. Where to begin? First, I guess, it’s worth mentioning almost all of his games are set in his own highly developed homebrew world, mainly in the region of the Western Reaches. It’s a really cool place, kind of more Renaissance than mediaeval, analogous to our own Age of Discovery as Finchy likes to explain it. The world itself is incredible - a vast range of complex, intriguing NPCs, from the mundane to the international and I fully expect cosmological level (although none of my campaigns with him have progressed that far yet). Finchy has wonderful ideas for campaigns that go well beyond any standard module, which creates a beautiful, living and breathing world that the characters can influence, indeed sometimes with a little overlap even between his different games. And in terms of the experience of playing with Finchy? I fell in love with the style of his games the moment I began - narratively, he has the perfect soporific, almost hypnotic, yet still fascinatingly engaging voice. He also achieves a range of different voices for his NPCs, all of which are engaging, appropriate, and interesting (although some overlap between different games, ha ha). I loved it so much I immediately signed up to any other open games, and now play in 7 different campaigns with him. He’s just that good - and each of them uses the most beautifully unique premises to keep you engaged. In terms of character creation, Finchy is a master at working with the player to create complex, fully rounded characters that are both a pleasure to play and to engage with other PCs. He also has developed his own randomised character creation system, which if you choose to use it (you don’t have to) gives you bonus in game rewards. It’s pretty damn cool. Finchy is also a master of Foundry, introducing a lot of useful automation and fun mods for a smooth flow - when the server isn’t lagging, of course, virtual tabletops being what they are. One of my favourite things about his approach as well, however, is rather than just using battle maps, he also introduces a series of beautiful animated vignettes for the screen between scenes. If you want complex characters, a clever DM with a beautifully worked out campaign, genuine attention and care given to your characters and their back stories, Finchy is pretty much perfect, definitely the DM for you. Thinking outside the box is often rewarded, as are clever solutions, shenanigans and fun, but he will also be true to his world and the rules, telling you when something, you know, just isn’t feasible. It’s a good balance that adds to immersion and realism. As does his inclusion of several alternative rules, like lingering injuries, which happen often enough to keep things interesting for your characters but not debilitate the game. Combat is always challenging, but the potential for death is real every single time. First and foremost, however, to my mind, Finchy is a storyteller: committed to the world, his campaigns and his players. A simply sublime DM. Couldn’t recommend him more.

The only reason not to play with Finchy is that it will make other DMs seem lackluster. This guy does it all. The voices, worldbuilding, narrative depth, art, music, mechanical understanding, balanced homebrews, and community all stand out. He also uses Foundry VTT, so the arithmetic is basically automatic, resources are tracked in easy to follow ways, and you can fully customize each one of your dice with special effects on a crit. If you're looking for more than that, you're gonna be looking for a long time.

"The Finchmeister", This right here is an amazing DM. Terrific story telling and descriptions that brought the world alive. The interactions, visual aids and soundscape was 10/10. Role-playing NPC's, Combat behavior, wounding system and failures made for crazy randomness that I enjoy. Every Dice roll had weight, meaning and impact from the DM. Character design was also great additive with additional rules and balancing changes from 3rd party. Even though I had never used foundryvtt.com/ it was easy to pick up. Finch, his mods and his website were extremely helpful... The amount of craftmanship and hard work shows.... "The Finchmeister" is a Pro!