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Bo Peterson

Bo Peterson (he/him)

5.0

(5)

3 years on StartPlaying

About me

Hello there! I've been playing TTRPGs for several years now and have been running games for just about as long. I started with The One Ring/Middle Earth system and now also do Dungeons & Dragons 5e. I love running games for new players or experienced players! I have experience using Roll20, Discord, Zoom.

GM Style

I am a huge fan of roleplay but have no problem with dialing it back if players wish. I am not the best at character voices but I am learning to get better. I love a good combat encounter and try to make it very cinematic and engaging for characters who know combat is not their strong suit. Above all, I want players to have fun!

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Game Master Reviews (5)
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Paul

Bo does a great job of playing to the character strengths and well as making sure there are plenty of challenges along the way. Bo worked with me to make sure I got what I wanted out of our games. He does a wonderful job roleplaying NPCs and I think he'd be a great GM for first time or long time players.

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Enderson

Within my previous games hosted by Bo Peterson, I found the story to be clear, the adventure to be inviting. Characters of all types of interaction (recurring NPCs, one of random encounters) all had appropriate layers of flavor and development attached to them. But not only does he make the world more alive he also keeps player (characters) in mind and makes it an effort to show that he is invested in your characters. I enjoy Bo Peterson as a GM because he thinks, he knows how to make moments impactful. As an example of this, my favorite moment in a game with him was during a Star Wars setting campaign. My character was having trouble controlling his emotions and as a force sensitive caused him to demonstrate more sith/dark patterns. The party had come across a unknown object, a large stone obelisk. Feeling power from it, my character went up and touched it. This moment could have had several different outcomes but Bo decided to use my character's emotional struggle as an outcome. Using his hate and anger for events of the past my character was flown into an uncontrollable rage. This GM decision offered his player(s) to make a decision that mattered: "What does your character do in this rage?" Long story short I attacked a specific member of my party, blaming him for the past (that he specifically had nothing to do with). But it was that moment Bo offered me an option that would influence the story of the character, the party's, development.

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Sadie Abood

Bo is a great game master! His skill level and knowledge can’t be beat! He really knows his stuff. He is very inclusive and really focuses on making the game fun for everyone. I was a new player and was very nervous to play. Bo made me feel welcome and comfortable. He taught me a lot!

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A Nerd

Really great guy, very clear with scheduling and excitement for playing. Gives weight to necessary moments is great for fun uses of powers and clever ideas.

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Trey Nielsen

Bo is amazingly descriptive with his gameplay and setting he likes to fully immerse his players into the world and scene. I remember during a starwars campaign he played background music to set the battle scene and it was amazingly intense

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