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Carol

Carol (she/they)

5.0

(10)

LGBTQ+
Hispanic/Latinx
Veteran
Neurodivergent
Artist

4 years on StartPlaying

2 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Knows the Rules, World Builder

About me

I have spent the past 20+ years of my life studying folklore, story tropes, and fae mythos out of a love of a game that is hardly ever offered... Changeling the Dreaming. I have been running games for years now, and enjoy the complexity and hidden beauty of this game. I do occasionally run other games, and have fun doing so, so if you're looking for someone to run that weird game you never get to play, drop me a line and I'll see if I can give it my best shot!

GM Style

I love a game that people feel they can explore in depth. I employ theatrics, rule of cool, and sometimes even props and the dumbest names you've ever heard because I forgot to name that super important NPC, and now he's forevermore "Biggleswiff Smashmouth"

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Game Master Reviews (10)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Knows the Rules

World Builder

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Brittany W

Played 1 sessions

This was my first time playing, and the GM made it really fun! She obviously cares so much about her players and the game itself.

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Victor J Kinzer

Played 1 sessions

Carol put together a fascinating mystery for us to unravel. She elegantly pulled in Changeling social dynamics, the Dreaming, a little bit of combat and it all just worked together. Being able to balance so many different elements in a convention game is really impressive. I would recommend Carol's games to anyone who is lucky enough to land one of her sessions.

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Real Actual Tec

I've been playing games with Carol for years now, and there are so many things about her style of game mastery that I love. A quick highlights list of a few of my favorites are: Her stellar improvisational skills. Carol is always willing to work with players to take hard left turns and introduce or explore unexpected themes, relationships, and plot threads. Her ability to weave together narratives from the smallest character details. I'm a fairly joke-y player, and a lot of my character concepts are comedic as a rule. Carol has taken throwaway details I've included in character descriptions for a laugh and cultivated them to blossom into fun, poignant backstories and character conflicts. Her sense of fairness. Player conduct can be an extremely touchy subject, but Carol is excellent at mediating when emotions get high and making sure that players never feel unheard or trivialized. Her world building and collaborative character development. Carol has such a wonderful imagination and she is always willing to share her wealth of ideas. She constructs exciting, intricate settings and populates them with amazing NPCs and is always willing to work with her players to help them figure out how to root their character within the communities they're a part of. In short: if you get a chance to play a game with Carol at the helm, consider yourself lucky and strap in for a wild, delightful ride!

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Undistaya

Carol is a very immersive GM she comes with great stores and experience in dealing with veteran and new gamers alike. During the start of one of our games most of our players being new to pen and paper where distracted by character sheets and all the things to do in a new town, Carol was able to guide the new characters through there questions and NPC conversations to find information on starting the days Journey\Quest. She's also very quick in coming up with responses to strange "Checks and Rolls"

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Shumkakra

With a love of folklore that gives everything she touches added depth and twists most unexpected, Carol is exactly the sort of tricksy you want in a GM to keep you on your toes. From instilling horror into the seemingly mundane, to gleefully hooking bits of backstory even you the player didn't realize could be used as a hook, Carol works hard to make sure characters not only have a chance to grow but that not doing so is every bit as much a driver of plot as meeting the challenges put before them. In short you'll have a blast telling stories with someone that knows the shapes of many tales and is thrilled to have other people spinning a good yarn with her, whether the characters 'win' or not!

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Serus Angel

Carol Grimsley is an amazing GM who focuses heavily on player involvement, character growth, and backstory. She specializes in incorporating backstories into plot lines and ensuring that each player gets a turn in the spotlight. Compassion is her personal best trait being willing to listen to player feedback and making sure each player has a safe space to operate within.

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