About me

I’m Rob, a 43-year old family man from Jersey, but living in Music City USA. I was exclusively a player in RPGs (D&D 2.0, 3.5/Pathfinder and 5E) for about 20 years, until I took over GM duties out of necessity for a long-running group in 2020. I unlocked a skillset, leveled it up, and haven’t looked back since! I’m more of a sci-fi nerd than a fantasy nerd, so I was INSTANTLY hooked when I discovered Mothership in 2020. It has become my main system, although I’m down to run ANYTHING that tells a good story. I am also an advocate for RPGs, and will sing the hobby’s praises to anyone who will listen! I love introducing people to the hobby. Teaching them to play and watching as they learn, grow and have fun never fails to bring me joy.

GM Style

Collaborative, interactive story-telling is what drew me to RPGs in the first place, and I use this approach in my games. I love working with my players to tie their characters into the game world, and give them as much personal investment in the story as they want. This collaborative approach leads to great off-the-cuff and improvised moments that enrich the story and world-building. In my experience it's those moments that players tend to remember the most fondly. Tonally, I like to keep my games light with humor, even in the face of the darkest mind-shattering horrors that the players face. I like to encourage my players to come up with creative and innovative solutions, and I definitely lean toward the “Rule-of-Cool.” Tell me what you want to do and how you’re going to try to do it, then roll the dice (where applicable) and see how it plays out! I try to use a “fail-forward” approach as much as possible, where most failures lead to something interesting or funny! Oh...and I love doing voices! I am NOT professionally trained, but I love to try to inhabit my NPCs and make them more interesting and fun to interact with. My games are always a safe place for everyone. I ask that you be kind and respectful of each other, as we're all here in the same spirit of joy and collaboration. I hope that everyone can have fun and get lost in the game! I love running Mothership, but I am also familiar with D&D 5E, Pathfinder 1E/Stafinder, Mork Borg, Free League’s Alien RPG, Zweihander and Dungeon Crawl Classics, and I will likely run them all at some point.

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