
Broden Ray (he/him)
5.0
(12)
3 years on StartPlaying
189 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, World Builder
About me
Hello there! I'm Broden, I am a DM who as a kid always dreamed of stumbling my way through a magic wardrobe or fighting off a band of orcs. I grew up loving fantasy and all the wonder and possibility it could bring. When I was introduced to D&D, I immediately fell in love with the game and the freedom and options it brought. D&D for me is that magic wardrobe. What I want to bring is that chance for you to step into a magical world. I as a DM put together a homebrew world that I run all my games in. If you are looking for something a little different but still familiar and easy for your characters fit in I think you might just like what I've got for you.
GM Style
I am a homebrew DM, I have spent 6 years putting together a world where the intent is to allow me to run any theme or style of game in the world. As a DM I want you to feel like you can play in your own style with your own flair of character. I like to reward creative and clever players, but I reward players for free. A well earned reward is better than a easy one. Most of the time I tend to favor roleplay but will bring in combat mostly when it best fits the tone or narrative of the experience I want to bring. As well I try to avoid setting up a railroad experience, I lean more towards letting the players explore the world and feel free to do as their characters wish (within reason). I tend to lean more towards a more real feeling game. What I mean by that is when Interacting with a NPC they will react to the players words and actions as a real person would, and characters will be less superheroes or anime protagonists, and more skilled and talented people who hopefully have what it takes to make it in the career of adventuring. Without sacrificing fun, my goal is to make the games seem believable (once you get past the dragons, undead, magic, samurai high elves and gods in cigar boxes).
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Game Master Reviews (12)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Storytelling
Creativity
World Builder
What has been wonderful about this game and GM has been a fantastic blend of original concepts in his homebrew world while working with the DnD format rules as written to have as a vehicle of exploration for the interesting cosmology and curious characters in his sandbox format.
Red was very open and really let you play your character in a fun way and had a really relaxed atmosphere that he created. I like how he plays on visual and theater of the mind. His maps remind me a lot of how D&D was supposed to be played. Like here’s where you are but then give a beautiful detail for theater of the mind. You can really tell he put a lot of time into making this campaign but it feels like it’s a real open world it’s like the options are endless!
If I could select all the options I would, Broden is such an excellent dm. Very inclusive and open minded. Listens to his players, allows creativity and has world building skills out of this world (pun intended) He's patient with new players and is always willing to explain the rules or how things works. He works with his players to provide an amazingly immersive and breath taking game. I've been a player under several dms in my years and he is by far my favorite! Every game leaves me itching for more. 1000/10 recommend!
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