Borage
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About Borage
I work as a professional storyteller, mentor and facilitator, and I'm utterly fascinated and enchanted by everything that stories have to offer us. I work with world mythology, fairy stories and folk tales, along with depth psychology (e.g. Carl Jung) to bring their ancestral wisdom to life for us in the present day. As an avid roleplayer I therefore bring a focus on emergent and unfolding story, whether I am GMing or playing a character. On StartPlaying I offer sessions aimed at our growth as GMs (of all systems) and players, to support us to become more confident and to offer richer, more engaging games. I also occasionally offer one-shots and mini-campaign games. You can find out more about my work here: https://www.hearthhold.org/
At a glance
4 years on StartPlaying
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When I'm not running games I'm...
Telling stories and growing vegetables
How Borage runs games
I am passionate about the experience of cooperative storytelling and I encourage players to co-create the world with me. I focus on tending to the atmosphere we create together at the table and the way we adventure together is the vehicle for that - be it exploring dusty ruins, pulling strings at a high-society ball or getting crunchy with spell and blade. My main influences as a GM come from mythology and folk tales, as well as the absurdity of so-called modern civilised living. Weaving the two together into a tale that feels both old and modern at the same time is my guiding north star for TTRPGs. I much prefer engaging with theatre-of-the-mind, as no virtual tabletop can create what we can imagine - but they can limit it. That said, I do appreciate some of what virtual tabletops can bring and have been known to drag one kicking and screaming into my games.
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