Dr_Novella (he/him)
5.0
(11)
4 years on StartPlaying
261 games hosted
Highly rated for: Voices, Creativity, Teacher
About me
Hello, I have been running paid games for a few years now, but my experience with D&D is over a decade old and I am eager to help create fun experiences and memories for everyone involved. My style of play is usually a little more relaxed, unless we are playing a survival themed game or something of the sort, you won't see me expecting people to keep track of arrows or rations. I'll always make clear what I expect and, more importantly, give you the opportunity to note what you expect from me. As for more general stuff, I am newbie and LGBTQ+ friendly, I run mainly official modules, but I am looking to branch out and maybe even eventually run games in my own created setting, and I enjoy goofy voices, so expect at least one or two per adventure.
GM Style
I am big on roleplay, and while I am not the best voice actor ever, I always make sure characters have some sort of voice to them, even using a voice changer if I think it will work with the character. I also take great effort to personalize the story when I can. If your character has personal details you'd want to see, a lost sibling, rival, the town they came from, I am all for finding a way to use them.
Game platforms used
Game Master Reviews (11)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Voices
Creativity
Teacher
John
Played 1 sessions
GM let us explore and utilize creativity within the rules to get through our objectives.
Dice with Dom
Played 1 sessions
I really enjoyed that the DM engaged with people using a number of playstyles, some less common subclasses, and managed to make it a fun and inclusive game for all.
Bailey
Played 1 sessions
Wow, what an experience my first tabletop RPG in the books! There was a little bit of hiccups technology wise for me since it was my first time but, overall it was amazing. We played the demo of LITM and for everything our DM had available he did really well and was able to help out the players when they were stuck or unsure of what to do.
case
Played 14 sessions
since it was the first session on its third attempt to be started, it was a pretty nice start of the session, got into 2 fights against goblin's and frankly, was quick and fun ^^ since that last comment i made we went on to finish a agood chunk of phandelver story and yeah, he is a good dm AND a good story teller, would recommend him for anyone who want to have a great time dnding !
Conner
Played 122 sessions
Dr Novella has everything a player would want from their GM. His storytelling, the way he balances the rules-as-written and the rule-of-cool, and the support he gives to players and their characters is absolutely wonderful.
Zylo
Played 143 sessions
This was my very first Campaign ever and Dr. Novella was so accommodating and forgiving for my mistakes and in a way that never made me feel dumb or bad. I was always unsure about DnD in general and now I am 100% in love with this game, I've never had so much fun!
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