Alex Thomas (he/him)
5.0
(6)
1 year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Storytelling, Creativity
About me
Hello heroes! I am so excited to start running games for this amazing community. I have been a gamemaster since I was 11 years old and that forever DM status has led to a career in the tabletop RPG industry. I have been a freelance game developer since 2012 and the lead developer for Mutants & Masterminds at Green Ronin Publishing since the beginning of January 2023. I've run a LOT of games in my time both on-stream and at conventions like Origins, Gen Con, U-Con, and the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo. I love telling stories about larger than life characters accomplishing epic feats in astonishing settings. My favorite GM phrases are "Yes, and," "You can certainly try," and "Crying is a free action." I am looking to run one shots, campaigns, and anything in between for this platform. My favorite system is obviously Mutants & Masterminds, but I am comfortable running 5e D&D, Star Wars FFG, Fallout 2d20, Old Gods of Appalachia, or Call of Cthulhu. Let's play!
GM Style
I am a GM who loves roleplayers, actors, lore hounds, and players who enjoy tactical combat. I give a ton of energy to the game in the hopes that players get equally invested and give back. The rule of cool is the ultimate rule at my table and I love trying to come up with creative ways to facilitate the interesting maneuver you suggested rather than saying no. I love improv and player agency. My games have a cinematic quality to them and pack drama and comedy in alongside the dashing heroics. I love horror games as well and believe that comedy and horror pull on very similar skill sets: subverting expectation and rewarding player engagement. I've honed my gamemaster abilities during a long career as a game designer, con GM, and freelance writer. I have a large rotation of repeat players and people often seek me out at Origins from year to year.
Games played
Game Master Reviews (6)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Inclusive
Storytelling
Creativity
Lisilsa
Alex is a great GM for any genre, but superheroes especially. He loves when players help him tell the story. Despite currently actually being the person who writes the rules for M&M he is not hemmed in my them.
Isaac Thomas
Alex spent time letting each player dive into their characters and have agency in the storytelling experience.
Paul McNeil
Alex is an amazing storyteller with incredible personalities for his NPCs. I have played in Alex's games for the last 10+ years and they have been some of the most entertaining games I have ever been a player in!
Kat Cardona
Alex taught me how to be play mutants and masterminds and introduced me to the world of tabletop RPGs. He has been patient as I learned the system and makes every single game he runs fun and full of creative events. He is my favorite GM of all time.
AuntPuppy
He makes newbies like me who are full of dumb questions about all sorts of things feel safe to ask. I he makes it easy to enjoy playing which having played with others is a hard balance when you have really experienced players and inexperienced like me
Brandon Keller
Literally everything
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