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Harper

Harper (he/him)

5.0

(10)

3 years on StartPlaying

1 game hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Voices

About me

Greetings, adventurers! I turned to Start Playing in hopes of finding people who want to play D&D on a consistent basis. I have now been running a game on here for over a year. When not playing D&D, I am a 4th and 5th-grade ELA teacher. I also run social-skill groups for neurodiverse kids, which is how I got back into tabletop gaming. I run D&D summer camps & online groups. I love collaborative storytelling and high adventure, working with other players to create stories involving danger, drama, and excitement. I have been playing D&D since the mid-80s, and I started seriously running 5E about four years ago. The two biggest influences on my DMing style are my love of history and the sword & sorcery fantasy genre. I love players who create strong characters who will make their mark on the Realms.

GM Style

I enjoy role-playing, exploration and combat equally. There will be detailed depictions of violence, but I try not to go over the top. I enjoy humor, but I also appreciate players who monitor their air time, so that everybody has a chance to role-play.

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Game Master Reviews (10)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Sets the Mood

Voices

Drew avatar

Drew

I have played under some good GM's here and Harper is one of my favorites. He is good with experienced players and new players and he can balance the rules with rule of cool well given each player's preferences. Harper is great with theater of mind descriptions for setting the tone and environment for maps and encounters. He is open to unique player character concepts as well as those that play more traditional type characters/classes. I'm very happy with GM Harper's enthusiasm for keeping the game going despite unreliable players here and there. Our core party is having a lot of fun!

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Magon

Really good DM for voices, visual aids, player creativity and likes to set the mood with music. Has other good features too

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dndhistorian

He's a really awesome DM and is really helpful for me since I joined his campaign as the last player of his campaign. :)

Austin avatar

Austin

hes a great dm he really shows you the picture of whats going on and hes all around fun

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Chojichi

As a teacher by profession, JH is especially good at introducing new players to the game and getting them involved and excited. Also, he made it through the dark days of online school successfully, thus has unparalleled experience managing even very challenging groups in an online format! Highly recommended.

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Ali

Josh is a fun and enthusiastic GM who is obsessively into D&D. He listens to player feedback and adapts the game to player needs. He’s good at fostering connection within the party while keeping the story moving.

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