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John

John (he/him)

5.0

(12)

Hispanic/Latinx

3 years on StartPlaying

80 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Knows the Rules

About me

Hey, did you just stumble on my profile? Looking for an interesting game that isn't DnD? While Dungeons and Dragons pioneered roleplaying games and a lot of us have fond memories or even in fun campaigns o at the moment, there are other genres and systems that are just as cool! If you and agree, and if you're looking for story-heavy games with adrenaline fueled, high octane action or a tense creepy atmosphere, you just might have found a GM right up your alley! For fifteen years I've run and played in a variety of games, and I hope to offer you all a fun time playing a variety of games outside of Tolkien-esque adventures. Whether that big as space truckers fending off pirates and braving black holes to make their fortune; as Werewolves patrolling modern day neighborhoods and their turfs, on the look out for strange, terrifying man-eating spirits; or even 1920's New England investigators who are about to stumble upon and learn about Horrors Man Was Not Meant to Know! I also try to run games with the spirit of the genre of the games too, so while usually my games will have plenty of fighting or action, it will Roleplay Heavy and has plenty of fun, motivated NPCs and settings, with mystery or exploration and/or other things that play to those games strengths. My games are friendly, safe spaces. Bigotry of any kind has zero tolerance, and tough/"controversial" subject manner that can make players feel uncomfortable will be vetted heavily before hand before being included or touched upon.

GM Style

I try to tailor the player's experience and my style to the type of game system and setting the game takes place in, tense and interesting mysteries for Delta Green and tactical combat for Fragged Empire or Lancer. In any game though I try to make a reactive, roleplay heavy games with interesting NPCs that respond to player characters choices. I try to balance comedy and seriousness, but will tend to focus on the later for darker games

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Game Master Reviews (12)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Storytelling

Knows the Rules

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Riffe

Played 18 sessions

Friendly, accommodating and patient with players.

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Kurt

Played 17 sessions

I enjoyed all the preparation work that John did as far as the pulp missing person's mystery (Eberron's Kobold Jimmy Hoffa). He did a good job of managing a full group of 6 players. He's very passionate about the setting as much as me (which is appreciated as I <3 Eberron). He's also fair with the rules and plays his enemies as appropriate, plus tries to make them more than just bags of hitpoints by giving them personality.

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Nick

Played 14 sessions

John is a great Dm with both fun story and fun battles. John help new and old players alike with understand the rule and coming up with story beats he also make sure to keep a safe and friendly environment for everyone 10/10 would recommend.

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taikowolf

Played 8 sessions

John is a very creative storyteller, with well thought out characters, great variety in them and a large world to explore. He also makes a point of keeping things fair for the players and is very good with improv. No cheap gotcha moments to be had.

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Justin Hartman

Played 7 sessions

I had a great time playing with John and can't wait for our next session. He is a talented GM and I highly recommend!

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Micky

Played 7 sessions

4e is a bear of system without the right GM and he ran it beautifully. He was also great about allowing on the spot thinking and just general smart/in character play and was very helpful as the party was feeling out their characters in the first session (which included people new to either the system and/or the VTT).

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