About me

Ethan Van Akin Dungeon Master For Hire Born in '88 Ethan grew up with rpgs and jrpgs, with his father sharing a love for fantasy and classic stories of heroes overcoming all odds to save the day. However, with time, all fantasy is tempered, and this has developed and honed his Dungeon Mastering Style into one with high fantasy and high magic, combined with realistic combat and futuristic weapons. Deadly and intelligent enemies abound, threats that won't hesitate to use their deadliest weapons to their fullest potential combined with custom monsters sure to make any party quiver at initiative rolls. These things combined with thematic and interesting story elements create shared stories for the ages and build bonds between groups like few other tales can. Playing primarily Pathfinder Second Edition, Ethan has experience running multiple single-page party rpgs but tells the deepest tales using Pathfinder and its supplemental books combined with custom items and creatures. His stories tend to make its heroes feel as though they've earned their place on the pedestal amongst other fabled champions, while not quite the Dark Souls of DMs, be sure to bring a back-up character! https://www.reddit.com/user/PolyhedralDestiny Feel free to reach out to schedule games or discuss story options, Ethan is open to any setting or running pre-written games or a homebrew campaign if you have a setting you've always wanted to explore!

GM Style

I like to run my games with attention to the players and what they are looking for, my goal is a happy table! Want a beer-and-pretzels hangout game where you and your buddies have a bunch of laughs and smash some baddies? I'm your guy! I bring the humor and the fun and know how to bring a table to life. Want an in depth exploration of fantasy and magic where players use their character voices and really dig into their characters and their motivations incorporating backstories and ties to the world around you? I'm your guy! I can use voices and acting skills to build immersion to really buy into the world and live the life of your characters! My style specifically is that I enjoy following RAI and allow flexibility for fun but try to stick to the rules for combat, for players and enemies. I like to build the world around my players and always get feedback so subsequent sessions can be tailored to the wants of my players.

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