William C.

he/him

5.0

(9)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

LGBTQ+

Queer

Published Writer

Educator

Game Designer

About William C.

William C. Tracy has been playing video and tabletop games his whole life and got into RPGs nearly twenty years ago. He has played D&D in fourth and fifth editions and Monster of the Week, and has run games in the Planet Mercenary, Blades in the Dark, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Avatar, and more. William C. Tracy writes and publishes queer science fiction and fantasy through his indie press Space Wizard Science Fantasy. He also does developmental editing on all titles released from it. He has been running TTRPGs since 2017 in many different systems. He's spent the past 4 years designing Spells of the Symphony, an adventure/exploration TTRPG based in his Dissolutionverse: a space opera with music-based magic, including ten books and the TTRPG. He’s also published Fruits of the Gods, an epic fantasy with seasonal fruit magic, How To Operate Your Body, a nonfiction book about body mechanics and correct posture, and The Biomass Conflux, a sci-fi trilogy with colony ships and a planet covered by a sentient fungus. He’s currently working on a progression fantasy series about martial arts and moving islands. William is an NC native and a lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy. He has a master’s in mechanical engineering, and has both designed and operated heavy construction machinery. He has also trained in Wado-Ryu karate since 2003 and runs his own dojo in Raleigh NC. He is an avid video and board gamer, a beekeeper, a reader, and of course, a writer.

At a glance

4 years on StartPlaying

8 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling

$15 per session

Featured Prompts

I became a GM because

Because I'm a writer, and wanted to explore a cooperative medium in storytelling.

People are always surprised when I tell them

I run a publishing company and have released over 70 queer science fiction and fantasy books!

When I'm not running games I'm...

Writing and publishing books, keeping bees, and teaching martial arts

How William C. runs games

William loves playing games with detailed worldbuilding, problem solving, character backstories, and getting into why characters do what they do. If you're tired of rolling dice for hours in turn-based combat, why not spice it up a bit with some other systems like Blades in the Dark or Planet Mercenary? William loves to take failures and turn them on their heads to lead to new edge of your seat play. The real joy of the game is finding what new opportunity is created in a botched dice roll! William also has his own RPG with a push your luck dice mechanic and emphasis on solving problems rather than extensive combat. If you want to be part of the creation, and fun characters, voices, and new places to explore with morally gray characters sounds like a good time, sign up for one of his sessions!

Featured Prompts

I once ran a session...

of Thirsty Sword Lesbians with 9 different players and over 3 hours, all the players managed to have a full arc and resolution.

I prep by

Having a detailed world and backstory, and using branching narratives to make sure I have something ready no matter what my players do.

Rules are...

There to provide a basis of gameplay, but if they get in the way, they can always be adjusted.

William C.'s ideal table

I work best with players who want to explore the world and who treat NPCs as parts of it, not just bodies to hack and slash. I want humor, easy playing style, and good times for all. If you adopt the giant monster I throw at you and make it a pet, I'm happy to help you out!