GM Scott

he/him

5.0

(10)

Timezone

America/chicago

Language

English

About GM Scott

Hail and well met, Travellers! I'm GM Scott. I've been playing (mostly GM'ing) many RPGs since 1978. Have played every edition of D&D and have run campaigns in all of them. I also have GM'd a dozen other game systems, but D&D is my first love.

At a glance

3 years on StartPlaying

127 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Sets the Mood

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My favorite shows/movies are

Star Wars, Lord of The Rings, Firefly, Doctor Who, Star Trek.

The three words my players would use to describe me are...

Storyteller, Characters, & Campaigns.

When I'm not running games I'm...

coaching travel/club soccer (HS girls).

How GM Scott runs games

I think my style is disarming and helps folks ease into the game. I don't believe in "NO" and my main goal is for the Players to have a good time and feel their Characters matter. I believe in the Rules as Guidelines. I enjoy games of high fantasy, not necessarily ridiculous and/or silly, but my games and groups have a lot of humor, much drama, occasional horror, and an emphasis on the PCs being The Heroes and a TEAM. (I coach youth sports, and that background trickles into my GM'ing style, patience toward learning, cooperative play, and being "good" as main priorities). I run a mix of published adventures with our own spin (based around the Characters' actions, their backstories, and the Players' preferences). I like teaching newcomers to play. I also make sure to include Exploration, Social Encounters, Puzzles, and Combat in all my games (unless requested otherwise by the players). My games tend to be very story and character driven.

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I deal with rules issues by...

discussing, but quickly. Then making as quick and "fair" a ruling I can. Then I look into it between sessions.

My games focus on...

the Characters and their Journeys, individual AND together as a team.

When it comes to voices

I like to make NPCs sound unique and I try to give enemies a bit of personality.

GM Scott's ideal table

My groups tend to be relaxed, story-driven role-players, who are comfortable together, share the spotlight, make occasional Princess Bride or Monty Python references, and trust me to give them a fun, interesting story to play around in.