Avery (he/they)
2 years on StartPlaying
About me
Greetings, adventurer! I'm Avery, a 23 year old K-12 art teacher who plays DND 5e as a hobby. I started playing DND 5e in 2020 as a means of overcoming loneliness during the COVID pandemic. Since then, DND 5e has helped me make friends across America and even internationally. Thanks for stopping by -- I look forward to exploring with you!
GM Style
IMPORTANT NOTE: STARTPLAYING FORCED ME TO SET THE PRICE AT $5 BUT MY PRICE IS ACTUALLY FREE. SAFETY When I run a game, I want players to have fun. I believe that player safety and enjoyment should come before anything else. I use a mixture of RPG consent checklists, group conversations and private conversations to establish triggers, rules and boundaries. These rules are never set in stone and can be added to as needed. I also utilize a discord anon bot that lets players submit their questions and concerns anonymously, so they don't feel like they have to out themselves to solidify boundaries. I also work with players to add additional safety tools as needed such as the stoplight system, safewords, etc. I am always open to suggestions and feedback, especially when it comes to player safety. CONTENT I favor RP and storytelling over combat. Fights are rare and are typically only used to establish a plot point unless otherwise initiated by a player (if you start a tavern brawl that's unlikely to push a plot point). In comparison, ability checks are frequent, with players being required to explore the world around them and solve puzzles to progress the plot. As an artist and cosplayer, I enjoy exploring original worlds and typically run homebrew content. Although my homebrew content usually has a theme such as corrupted rulers, I work with players to add more detail to the world, giving them an active voice in the campaign design process. I find that by giving players more of a voice in the worldbuilding process, RP comes more naturally since they are already experts on the world they created. DND RULES Perhaps it's because I typically play chaotic good tieflings, but I believe when it comes to DND rules, rules are meant to be bent. I heavily favor rule of cool and will allow players to find loopholes if they can explain their reasoning AND if their fellow party members also agree the exception makes sense. As a newish dnd player & DM I am not an expert on anything. I research rules and content, as well as encourage players to share their knowledge with me. I think DND should be a democratic process and I think learning is mutual process. I look forward to learning with you and playing with you! LGBT+, BIPOC, DISABLED AND OTHER UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS ARE GIVEN PRIORITY WHEN ACCEPTING PLAYERS. RACISM, ABLEISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND LGBT+PHOBIA ARE NOT TOLERATED AND MAY RESULT IN YOU GETTING BANNED FROM MY GAMES WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING.
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