
DM Deadman (he/him)
5.0
(12)
4 years on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Storytelling
About me
Salutations and roll for Initiative! I have been playing D&D 5e since Curse of Strahd came out and haven't stopped. Four years ago I became a professional DM and started my own online server and have been running my pay to play games ever since. I'm a fan of rule of cool, enjoy spending my freetime finding new battlemaps and writing up side quests for my players, I also enjoy applying music to help set the theme and use Kenku FM for music and sfx. The one thing I don't do is coddle me players, I keep the stakes high and PC death is a real possibility, so if your looking for a challenge and don't want your DM to hand hold you through encounters then I'm your DM. If you want to hear from my players you're more then welcome to speak with them too!
GM Style
I am a very loosey-goosey, improv using & RAI type of DM. I also enjoy doing voices for characters & always accept the rule of cool. I typically will look up a rule but if it takes longer than a minute to decide I will just go with a ruling that I consider fair & after the session take the time to figure it out correctly & inform the players. I do allow homebrew & UA content with the caveat that if I need to change it at the end of a session if it needs to be changed or nerfed. Story will always trump mechanics especially if I need to move the story along. I always prep before sessions but again try to leave it to improv.
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Game Master Reviews (12)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Sets the Mood
Storytelling
I have played multiple campaigns with Deadman, they are consistent (very rarely do we miss sessions), we recently finished a 3 and a half year long campaign and started another. Deadman is very good at tying your individual stories into the main plot and lets every character have their moments to shine. If you are looking for an expansive world which adapts to your parties choices then Deadman's games are the perfect fit
I have played with Deadman as a GM for over 4 years now. He is a fair GM and and puts in quite a bit of time and effort planning encounters and creating his own tweaks to help keep games fresh and new feeling. His ability to work with players to help weave the story around them is by far his best quality. He enjoys making your characters feel powerful and alive. His games are RP heavy and he allows everyone a chance to have their moment in the spotlight.
Sadly can only pick 3 tags for Deadman, but as someone who came to the hobby a year ago after a 30 year (and 3 editions) hiatus, virtually new, especially in the new world of remote, virtual table games, I cannot recommend Deadman enough. He runs fun and wildly entertaining campaigns and is patient and helpful for newbies like myself who had to (and still do) ask a lot of questions and perhaps need some handholding before feeling like you know what you’re doing. Does a plethora of great voices for characters/races and is quick to laugh if the characters want to make some jokes or perhaps veer a slight bit off the plan if the story makes sense. Extremely helpful in-between sessions and willing to work with you on things you may want or are curious about. Also has some really good home-brew rules that make a lot of sense, among a crowd of pleasant individuals who are spread out all over the country for remote games. If you’ve been wanting to sate your curiosity for role playing as a first timer or one who has been away from the hobby for 30+ years like myself, this is a perfect community to learn, grow and more than anything have a blast with. Grizzled veterans will find a reliable, flexible and fun game with some welcome tweaks and willingness to accommodate. I’m just lucky to have landed here a year ago while fumbling around online trying to start playing again and found a new clan of my own once a week. Happy adventuring!
I've been playing with Deadman for about 2 1/2 years. When I found him I was still very new. He was able to make learning the game easy for me. One of the things that I really like is that he makes skills and tools useful. The encounters are well balanced. I really look forward to the next session every week.
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