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BarbosaTheBard

BarbosaTheBard (he/him)

5.0

(24)

LGBTQ+
Disabled
Teacher/Educator
Voice Actor

4 years on StartPlaying

798 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Rule of Cool, Voices

About me

Greetings Adventurers! My name is Shane and I have been a GM for over 15 years. I currently reside in the frozen north of America aka Minnesota (CST). My background is in theater performance, I love nothing more then being in front of people telling stories, which is why I became a GM in the first place. I have experience in a number of systems but my passion is for D&D 5E and SWADE (Savage Worlds Adventure edition) I have run home games in the past and run one from home now, but have been primarily a virtual GM since 2013. My Goal as a GM is to be fun and approachable. I love talking to and helping people, even if it's outside of usual game time. I am up for discussing things while I am online. I love being given feedback and critiqued, so I welcome players to tell me how they think I am doing and offer up suggestions. I want the game to be fun for everyone involved and think it's important that everyone has some creative input on the campaign. I await our meeting to begin weaving wonderous tales of adventure together!

GM Style

I am a jack of all trades GM. I love getting deep into the story, while also hashing out some sweet combat. For me the perfect game balances both of these elements so there's a little bit of everything for everyone. I don't have a ton of experience with puzzles or similarly designed challenges, though I am down to learn and work with anyone who is interested. I love introducing new players into the expansive worlds and find it rewarding too. I also love the grizzled vets who've seen a mind flayer or two and maybe have some battle scars. Overall, I just want to have a fun time with great adventurers and spin together a really cool story.

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Game Master Reviews (24)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Rule of Cool

Voices

J. Patrick avatar

J. Patrick

Played 322 sessions

Great GM. Very open and friendly.

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Remi Maloney

Played 155 sessions

Barbosa allows for interesting player creativity approach to his world so we get to craft out own stories

Wesley avatar

Wesley

Played 87 sessions

Shane is awesome. He's been actively bringing our backstories into the module and its very cool to see that happen.

John Jr King avatar

John Jr King

Played 58 sessions

Really good at running games, cool guy all around

Solknight avatar

Solknight

Played 47 sessions

Amazing GM, rule of cool. But plays fair. Role play is strong, with awesome combat. I've played 2 campaigns with this DM and I am excited to play more in the future. If you are looking for someone to follow through with your crazy backstory. Roleplay with you through out the the game with your crazy ideas turned into reality in the game. Then you found your GM.

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Richie

Played 33 sessions

Bard is just really fun to play with. He loves player creativity and gets into his role as a GM.

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