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DJ

DJ (he/him)

5.0

(12)

2 years on StartPlaying

17 games hosted

Highly rated for: Teacher, Creativity, Inclusive

Average response time: 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

Hi, my name is DJ. I've been playing RPGs and GMing since I was 11 years old, a whole 32 years! AD&D 2e (including Al-Qadim, Darksun, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, Lanhmar, Planescape, Ravenloft, and Spelljammer) 3.5, 5th Age Dragonlance and I own every 5e book that wizards have put out so far including 5.25 Players Handbook, DM Guide and the new Monster Manual but I have enjoying playing other systems, like Fallout 2d20, Star Trek 2d20, The Expanse, Call of Cthulhu, Darwin's World, Exodus, D20 Modern and I just got my hands on Tales from the Loop, Shadow Run 6e, and Marvel's Multiverse RPG. I own hundreds of books, and hundreds of premade adventures many in physical and the others in Pdf formats but my favorite adventure path use the Deck of Many Things to design the adventure around. Games in my Listing Abzu's Bounty, The Expanse RPG Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Bastion of Broken Souls 18th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Call of the Netherdeep, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Candlekeep Mysteries, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Cupbearer, The Expanse RPG Curse of Strahd, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Dark Matter, D20 Modern Deep Horizon 13th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Dragonlance; Shadow of the Dragon Queen, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Dragon of Icespire Peak, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Expedition to Castle Ravenloft 6th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Expedition to the Demonweb Pits 9th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk 8th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Expedition to Undermountain 1st Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Fully Operational, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Ghosts of Saltmarsh, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Heart of Nightfang Spire 10th level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Hunt for the Thessalhydra, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Icewind Dale; Rime of the Frostmaiden, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Keys from the Golden Vault, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Light of Xaryxis, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Lord of the Iron Fortress 15 Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Machine Frequency, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Night Below, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Once Upon a Time in the Wasteland, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Out of the Abyss, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Princes of Apocalypse, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Quests from the Infinite Staircase, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Red Hand of Doom 6th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil 4th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Salvage OP, The Expanse RPG Secrets of Lemuria, The Expanse RPG Storm King's Thunder, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Tales From the Yawning Portal, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Cataclysm of Kang, Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game The Deck of Many Things Homebrewed Adventure, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Forge of Fury 3rd level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e The Lost Dungeon of Rickedness; Big Rick Energy, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Orrery of the Wanderer, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Shattered Obelisk, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Speaker in Dreams 5th level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e The Standing Stone 7th level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e The Sunless Citadel 1st level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Tomb of Annihilation, Dungeons & Dragons 5e To Sleep Perchance to Dream, The Expanse RPG Turn of Fortune's Wheel, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Tyranny of Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Urban Arcana, D20 Modern Vecna; Eve of Ruin, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Vecna Lives!, Dungeons & Dragons 5e War of the Lance 5th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Waterdeep; Dragon Heist, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Waterdeep; Dungeon of the Mad Mage, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Winter of Atom, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game With a Bang, Or a Whimper, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game I try to use official game rules, but rarely do I use homebrew rules during my sessions. I also won't tolerate any derogatory, racist, sexist etc. stuff at my table, and I will not hesitate to ban you if necessary. As long as your chill and willing to have fun, we're good.

GM Style

-By-the-book with rules and character customization but will not jeopardize pacing or action of the game to argue about them. Usually if there's an issue, I will make a ruling that we all agree on as a table and move on until we learn otherwise during or after the session. From thereon is where the new rules we learn apply. -I personally tend to be very flexible with my games to let the players have real freedom to do what they want. -I prefer tactical combat, but I do my best to role play as much as possible. -Like I said earlier, I think pacing is really important in games. I do my best to make sure that combat or certain sections don't overstay their welcome. That being said, helpful and constructive criticism is always appreciated! I think it is necessary for a better experience overall.

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