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Nick

Nick (he/him)

5.0

(7)

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Game Designer

4 years on StartPlaying

17 games hosted

Highly rated for: World Builder, Creativity, Rule of Cool

About me

Long time D&D player and fan! Ran many B/X, AD&D and 3.x games and have been running 5e since it came out. Been playing Dungeon Crawl Classics for 3 years and these days I tend to focus on that and some heavily modified homebrew b/x sandbox campaigns. I have a 400+ member discord server that I have been running games on for about 3 years now and have honed my Referee (Judge, DM, GM) skills there running up to 4 games a week. Ask me for an invite =) I love RPGs and love to see a party come together and create! I love teaching people who are either new to one of the systems I run, or new to TTRPGs altogether! Come play some DCC or D&D with me!

GM Style

I have a casual and even-handed style at the table. I focus on making sure everyone is involved and having a good time. My players know that I will make measured and fair rulings during both routine and hectic situations. I love a gonzo game where things get super wacky but everyone is able to track the action and take part coherently. As far as roleplay goes, I love it! I love when players invest in their characters and co-create the narrative! I tend away from theatrics and more toward a narrative style. As for combat, I love it also, very much, and you can expect combat with creatures you have never before encountered when you are at my table.

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Game Master Reviews (7)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

World Builder

Creativity

Rule of Cool

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wizcowpoke

Played 9 sessions

Nick is great with giving players the freedom to make their own choices to follow the rule of cool and effortlessly roll with whatever we might throw his way. He works together with players to tell a great story but is also fair and impartial with the rules to keep the game grounded so that player choices matter. He is well informed and enthusiastic about the setting we are playing. Highly recommend jumping into any of his games if there is room!

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MichaelDM

Played 4 sessions

Fun, adventure and good time! Great DM that is great for beginners, knows the rules and actually enjoys running the campaign.

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Vic M

First time running a DCC campaign. Archetype showed great initiative in making sure all new players we're comfortable, well informed, and with the correct mindset for a new game-style. During the campaign, the challenges were appropriately difficult and the action was kept fast paced and exciting, offering several unique opportunities for roleplay between the characters. His tool coordination is also well prepared with a varied Discord channel and handouts for players. Plus what appears to be infinite patience while teaching newcomers how to play the game. Archetype is a great DM and has a true passion for DCC and other online roleplay styles.

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Gavin

Had a lot of fun, chill sessions of DCC and DND with Archetypo. no pressure on the players and great freedom to describe actions in combat and crawl through the dungeon at our own pace.

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Rachel McVeigh

Archetypo is a very fun GM to work with. He rules consistently and leaves space for players to roleplay while still giving the game structure. He is very open to weird ideas and really embodies the ideals of collaborative storytelling.

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Mike Anderson

Archetypo is one of the best GMs I've ever played with. He's friendly and patient with everyone, but at the same time, he tries to keep the pace of his games exciting. He's creative but also allows players to be as creative as they want to be. Archetypo is well-versed in D&D and DCC, and probably a lot of other games that I don't know about. (He's open-minded and enthusiastic about trying new games.) I admire how he refuses to be a "forever-GM". He encourages players to GM and jumps at the chance to be a player. The best thing I can say about Archetypo as a GM--he's always trying to make his sessions exciting for all the players.

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