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DM Rod

DM Rod (he/him)

5.0

(32)

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Teacher/Educator

3 years on StartPlaying

2 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher

About me

Avid gamer since the early 80's that enjoys gaming at night, computer geek by day. Played the original D&D back in the early 80's and returned to the game table in 2008. Became a sanctioned DM for WoTC and ran tables for the local game stores here in Nashville and surrounding areas. I’ve ran tables for Kobold press online and in person at Gen Con. Currently DMing 5th ed virtually every Wednesday & Sunday night online using Discord, Roll20 and Beyond. Roll for initiative!

GM Style

Laid back, easy going with a smudge of flexibility, ok, maybe a lil more than a smudge. I believe in playing with common sense, chewing the fat, spitting out the bones when using written rules and changing on the fly for the group before me, not all tables are created equal. Rules are nothing more than guidelines to make things less complicated, especially with new players learning how to play for the first time. Role playing (RP) is an option and not hard-pressed as I'm open to any type of gaming style as long as everyone is having fun which to me is what it is all about.

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Game Master Reviews (32)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Storytelling

Teacher

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Brett Kemnitz

was just fun to play with and made it fun for all involved

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Trojan

Very fun experience. GM is very easy going and understanding. Can’t wait to do another session.

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Kano52

Pretty sweat, no really issues

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Jessica

Relaxed atmosphere, with much flexibility. The oneshot was small but very entertaining, with a few fun puzzles, and Zman, the GM, even added music to set the mood. I had a lot of fun learning to play Pathfinder. :) Would recommend this GM!

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Jeremy Burrows

He did a great job setting the themes and backgrounds and was very open to players creativity.

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Wyatt Kent

We all had fun playing but one of the players wasn't able to see the screen and it was his second time playing but the DM explained the scene for him so he could know what to do

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