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Ben P

Ben P (he/him)

5.0

(3)

1 year on StartPlaying

12 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Knows the Rules, Creativity

About me

Experienced GM for Lancer, the Mech RPG. Love the lore and the mechanics of the game, and I love seeing the strategies that my players come up with to solve the challenges I present them! Looking to have a great time with a fun group, everyone is welcome!

GM Style

Healthy mix of roleplay opportunities and tactical combat with depth. I love to see how creative players can get in social encounters, whether its silly plans to sneak into somewhere, or devising genius strategies. Not the best with character voices but I try :) Combat in Lancer is like a puzzle, and putting together these puzzles is probably the best part of preparing for a session. I love seeing how players will overcome the puzzle, whether they manage to put all the pieces together properly, or they start taking apart the Rubik's cube and piecing it back together.

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Game Master Reviews (3)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Knows the Rules

Creativity

Jarek Sparaco avatar

Jarek Sparaco

Played 12 sessions

Ben’s really cool because I don’t feel like he’s super set in his ways about how we play the game. Sure he follows the rules when we play, but I like that he’s open to us bending those rules a bit when we have a really cool idea.

tlarn avatar

tlarn

Played 12 sessions

Very communicative and easy to reach, willing to work with players on how to interpret rules and niche interactions

Joe avatar

Joe

Played 11 sessions

I've had three sessions with Ben GMing so far. He's done an amazing job of organizing and running the games so far. I was completely new to Lancer and he's provided ample materials to answer any and all questions I have. His games have great pacing, keeping the story moving at a decent clip without glossing over details. Combat has been smooth so far and he is able to juggle multiple enemies without so much as a stutter in his turns. His maps have been dynamic and he reacts to changing and unique situations smoothly while coming up with creative consequences to player actions. The spotlight never seemed to linger over long on one player and he does a good job of player wrangling.

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