

Ando
5.0
(6)
4 years on StartPlaying
About me
Catering to the most discerning RPers. I pride myself in being able to change the vibe of the session to maximize the potential of the playstyle of everyone involved. No matter how you want to play? I've got your back. Formerly a filmmaker, forever a storyteller. After 10+ years of running games in various systems and settings, I have learned a lot - but I'm always excited to learn more. I enjoy running sessions for novice and experienced players, focusing on the characters that they create in order to weave their personalities into the overall narrative. That's what excites me most about TTRPGs: the idea that a group of people can tell a compelling story as a group.
GM Style
Love roleplay and always looking for a chance to improve my character voices. I really enjoy describing environments in ways that I feel increase immersion: my rule is to try to address the sights, sounds, smells, and temperature of different environments so that you can hopefully feel like you are THERE. Along that same line, I love giving players opportunities to do the same; describing their appearance, combat style, and narrating bits of combat themselves. Happy to help new players learn the ropes!
Games played
Game Master Reviews (6)
Ever wanted to escape to another world after a long day? Ando, is the first person to really let me do this through D&D. He is incredibly detail oriented, prepared and focused on all the aspects of the game. Atmosphere, setting, backstory, lore, character tie ins, consistency. It's all there. Ando, changed my view of D&D. I'm sure he'll do the same for you.
Ando is a wonderful GM. He puts everything into his games. From the highly decorated table, to the physical act outs, to his ability to judge situations where he must be brutal, fair, or toss the party a line. He creates wonderful and loveable characters that will stay with you, and are even sometimes taken from you! One of his recurring characters, a wizard named Vexxus, always makes sure that overconfident PC's are properly humbled with some timeout in the void, whereas another gnome monk named Hiccup will always guide and bring out the best in the party, even if he clumsily breaks some porcelain along the way! I've also found he has a knack for creating great tension in scenes. His musical selection adds to the immersion, and his narrative style allows for the most epic of moments that I have experienced in my roleplaying career. We have fought great battles for the lizardfolk, raided the tomb of annihilation, and even liberated floating ice castles. He has brought myself and our friends many hours of fun, fantasy, camaraderie, dismay, and joy. I have no doubt he will bring the same to many, many others.
I e played many table top games with Ando over the years. He is great at maintaining a fun and welcoming environment for newcomers and veterans alike. His passion for role play and story telling are matched only by his enthusiasm to ensure everyone at the table or virtual table has a great time in a positive environment. Give him a shot, you won’t regret it.
Ran a Very thorough and animated Hoard of the Dragon Queen module. Was completed online pre-pandemic and was very punctual and helped myself as a newcomer get acquainted with 5e rules before and during sessions. Breathed life and great voices into all NPC interactions and juggled all of our characters / party decisions effectively without railroading. Great DM and really great guy, his passion unquestionably shows through tabletop!
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