Benjamin
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About Benjamin
I absolutely love being a GM. My first time playing a ttrpg was from behind the GM screen and I was hooked instantly. Since then I have enthusiastically spread my enjoyment to anyone who will listen. I am proud to have introduced quite a few people to the hobby because of it.
At a glance
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Beginner Friendly, Creativity, Storytelling
$20 per session
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I became a GM because
There are two reasons that I became a GM. One is a lifelong love of storytelling that found itself at home amid the collaboration and chaos of ttrpgs. The other reason I became a GM is because creating a game was easier than joining one.
The three words my players would use to describe me are...
I asked them. They said, "Fun, Flexible, Fair".
When I'm not running games I'm...
Working my day job, spending time with my wife and kids, or engaged in one of my many other hobbies.
How Benjamin runs games
I am an improvisational GM. An embracer of the chaotic nature of ttrpgs. An adherent of The Rule of Cool. I love roleplay and enjoy doing NPC voices and often find myself walking differently as I embrace the character. Whether or not it is a quality performance is yours to decide. I also enjoy combat and populate my homebrew settings with dangerous monsters and terrain. If the PCs are not wary and stumble into the area of something beyond their ability to handle, they will find no divine intervention to save them.
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I deal with rules issues by...
That depends on what the issue is. If it is an unfamiliar rule situation, we will pause briefly to look it up. If it is an issue of interpretation, I will adjudicate to the best of my ability and understanding in the moment, and welcome discussion outside of game time.
Rules are...
A great tool for ensuring fairness and balance, but should never be a roadblock to everyone's fun.
When it comes to voices
I love doing voices and I encourage anyone who wants to do them to go for it. However, I do not feel they are necessary to any aspect of playing ttrpgs.
Benjamin's ideal table
My table is a place of respect, collaboration, fellowship, and fun. Where we embrace the peace of a bit of chaos. Where the burden of reality can be handed off to imagination, fantasy, and chance for a while. Where it is okay to relax and be happy. Players who fit best at my table are those who can let themselves become invested in their characters and the game world, while keeping in mind that we are playing a game and that everyone having fun is the most important part of the experience.
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I am for a vibe that's...
A balance between in game immersion and out of game relaxation and fun.
I love it when a player
I love it when a player becomes so immersed in their character and the story that they draw in the table and, for a few moments, I become a spectator to the story.
My table is not the place for...
At my table there is no place for hate over personal differences. There is no place in general for anyone who is not willing to be a respectful member of the party when in character, or the group always.
Benjamin's Preferences
Game Mechanics