Ahnoe B

any/all

4.9

(11)

Timezone

America/los Angeles

Language

English

Identity

LGBTQ+

Queer

Neurodivergent

Game Designer

No Gen AI

About Ahnoe B

I am a Game Designer known as Planetary Penguin Games online! I like running games and campaigns that subvert players' expectations. I do this through hinting at aspects of the future story with symbolism. However, I also include false symbolism: symbols that would lead to one thing but instead don’t lead to anything. I do typically create my own symbolism systems for each campaign or one-shot, meaning these symbols are something for the players to unravel as the story that the players and I create unfolds! I enjoy when players are creative and have fun, leading me to give more freedom to my players than what some previous players have expected.

At a glance

1 year on StartPlaying

93 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Beginner Friendly, Creativity

$15 per session

Average response time: 2 hours

Response rate: 100%

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I ran my first game...

On discord in 2019 as a Play by Post campaign, before I even knew what that term was. I didn't have a microphone and so I gathered some friends who'd be interested in playing into a discord server and we played through text. This game lasted for a year and we went through various storylines.

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

either playing video games or writing my own TTRPG systems.

How Ahnoe B runs games

Most campaigns I GM tend to be primarily roleplay and puzzle solving; however, I do also include combat here and there. If my style were a sandwich, roleplay would be the bread, puzzles would be the meat, riddles and mystery would be the cheese, and combat would be the condiments.

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Rules are...

to be used as the groundwork, however they are also made to be broken if needed for the story.

Ahnoe B's ideal table

My ideal table is made up of people who enjoy having fun and messing around with each other. They make jokes and are silly, sometimes allowing the jokes to seep into the game itself. They laugh with each other both in and out of character.

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I think metagaming...

isn't something that should be punished, but should be avoided in most circumstances. It can help with the game in certain situations, but being able to understand when these circumstances are requires practice and knowledge as a TTRPG player.