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Anna

Anna (she/her)

5.0

(39)

Published Writer
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3 years on StartPlaying

630 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Teacher

Average response time: 6 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

I am a long-time DM/GM/Storyteller and player since the mid-'90s. I have run a variety of games over the years both tabletop and online from Palladium Fantasy, Rifts, Heroes Unlimited, Word of Darkness with Werewolf the Apocalypse and Changeling the Dreaming, new Chronicles of Darkness for Hunter the Vigil and Changeling the Lost, and of course, D&D with 3.5 and 5th edition, mainly for the Eberron and Forgotten Realms settings and homebrew. I strive for role-playing and have run games that lean more combat-heavy or more RP intensive depending on who's at the table. So far, I have completed 4 Lost Mines of Phandelver adventures, 1 Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, 1 Dragon of Icespire Peak. There are currently 2 full campaigns taking parties to 20th level and a few more closing in on that milestone. I have several games a week I run for.

GM Style

I strive for role-playing and action-oriented where a story calls for it. I am working on better character voices and narrative. I totally get that some players are more comfortable and experienced and other players don't have as much experience with little to no role-play. I will do my best to set up level-appropriate challenges & encounters based on what I know characters should be able to handle. As the DM, you will see me set my rolls to public on the platforms I use so everyone can see them. I do expect players to remember that we are playing a game, one that is cooperative, this is not Players vs DM. Nor do I want Player vs Player at the table where it spills over from out-of-character conflicts. Trust that I've got the narrative handled and in hand. I prescribe to the philosophy of "The Monsters Know What They're Doing" in both the book series and blog. If there are goals and plans you want with your character, let me know so that those story hooks can be worked into the adventure.

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Game Master Reviews (39)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Knows the Rules

Teacher

Bastian avatar

Bastian

New review

Played 30 sessions

Ryan avatar

Ryan

New review

Played 6 sessions

Anna is a great fun and entertaining dm. Very knowledgeable, well prepared and able to adapt to any player shenanigans on the fly up to and including using an un-alived kobold as a shield. Highly recommended. Currently having a blast in the eberron campaign. If only we could find the stat block for a skunk 😁 Thanks Anna!

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James J. White

Played 66 sessions

Very prepared. Loves Eberron (our current setting) and does the extra work to convert old 3.5 etc modules to the current rules. Excellent maps. She's not afraid to run large encounters.

Kyle avatar

Kyle

Played 70 sessions

great story building on campaigns, can run a smooth dungeon crawl, overall lots of fun

Derek avatar

Derek

Played 33 sessions

Anna is a fun, creative, mature DM. Her “DM-NPCs” (like Mittens, the Tabaxi Merchant) are fun and very memorable, and the NPCs from the module are individual enough to be interesting and unique. She ran an established WotC module, but supplemented it with a large amount of extra details, having maps, backstories, quests and characters who weren’t in the original material, but she used to bring the world to life. She is fair and consistent with her rulings, and her monsters behave in “realistic” ways that make the world feel logical and immersive.

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Gazebo

Played 10 sessions

Anna runs a perfect blend of crisp action, detailed world-building and simply wonderful voice acting. The atmosphere during play is friendly & professional with plenty of room for character expression. Running high level dnd is considered to be a challenging prospect but Anna made it seem effortless and fun.

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