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Bleakseason

Bleakseason (he/him)

5.0

(12)

Streamer
LGBTQ+
Teacher/Educator
Multi-lingual

3 years on StartPlaying

16 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Inclusive

About me

I teach in College, and it always astounds me that I've been playing ttrpgs for longer than my students have been alive - by a lot. That's over thirty years of rolling dice and creating worlds and making funny voices at a table surrounded by friends! I've mostly been a GM or DM for most of those, and creating worlds, writing adventures, and sharing them with a group of people who then get to make them their own and take them in totally unexpected directions has been one of my great joys. I currently stream several games on Twitch with Folk&Myth, the AP Production studio I co-founded. You can find all my work on twitch or YouTube (links on my webpage). I love creating a sense of discovery and wonder in my games, and always strive to surprise players. I prefer RP-heavy games, though I also believe that combat and conflict resolved through tactics or dice-rolls can be a great source of fun, and add a great dynamic to any game. My strengths are imagination, NPC role-play, my sense of humor, and my ability to keep surprising players. As a teacher, I also have a strong sense of conflict resolution, and the ability to help guide along people with less experience. I strive to create meaningful games, rich in atmosphere and engaging themes. I strongly believe in a sense of equality and respect around my table, and provide safety tools to help us all better enjoy our gaming moments. TTRPGs are all about a shared sense of creation and storytelling, where we empower each other around the table to create meaningful and emotional connections. I invite both players new to the hobby, as well as veterans, to come join me on some fun adventures! I specialize in the following games: Vaesen, Blade Runner, Lord of the Rings 5e, Shadowrun 3rd, Kult: Divinity Lost, Dragonbane, D&D 5E, as well as a host of others. I'm always happy to learn a new system for special requests! Find me here: https://linktr.ee/TheBleakseason

GM Style

I'm very imaginative and always create interesting and memorable NPCs. I prefer a "rule of cool" approach, where players are encouraged to do fun things with less of a strict focus on the rules. Role-play is my main focus, though I also enjoy fast and loose combat. I'm usually pretty good at building atmosphere, and providing surprises at the table. I like using a VTT and subscribe to several Patreons that make great, evocative maps, in addition to making several of my own. Overall, I'm more of a "let's have fun in the moment" GM.

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Game Master Reviews (12)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Creativity

Inclusive

Alex Bell avatar

Alex Bell

Played 10 sessions

Having only just started a new game of Dark Ages Vampire 20th Anniversary with Bleakseason, I have nothing but good things to say. First between sessions 0 and 1, bleak went out of his way to communicate with everyone, hear out our ideas, and offered great suggestions in helping us to weave our character stories together to form a tightly cohesive group. Come time for our first actual game - Bleak was professional. Great use of background music to set the mood, excellent and vivid descriptions, engaging NPCs with improv that was very well done. He speaks of himself as an ST that cares about RP and I believe that to be absolutely true. Looking forward to our campaign to come!

Kaidan avatar

Kaidan

I've had the privilege of being a player in several different games with Bleakseason! He has always brought an extremely compelling story, crafted to the players and characters in each game. The world feels alive and there are always fun and interesting characters. Every game has brought me on an emotional journey, and I can't wait to play again. I have always felt safe at Bleakseason's table and find it very easy to become in immersed in whatever world we are playing in.

Jason K avatar

Jason K

Played 1 sessions

I've played a lot of games with a lot of different GMs and I can confidently say that Chris is a great GM. He sets the right tone for fun (in our game with some music, with some quality character voices) and enjoys what he is doing. You will undoubtedly have a good time with him, whether you're a long-time RPG expert or a first-time player just trying it out. I highly recommend Chris as your GM.

Josh avatar

Josh

This was my first time playing Vaesen, Bleakseason took the time to go over the basic rules, each of the classes we played as well as other tips and tricks that helped the session move along smoothly while keeping the suspense of the scenario. Highly recommend.

Dale avatar

Dale

Played 1 sessions

Great one-shot. Would definitely play in a longer campaign. Highly recommend Bleakseason to anuone.

Frichossa avatar

Frichossa

Bleak provides full immersion though his storytelling abilities. The table is a safe, relaxed place for fun and fully engaged ttrpg. He also is highly creative when it comes to homebrewing both narrative AND homebrewing worlds. 12/10 recommend!

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