Bee Sarmiento

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How Bee Sarmiento runs games

Is this table right for you? So in video games, typically it’s “fun” when you win. But when you’re writing a story, if you wanna write an interesting story, you don’t want the protagonist/s to just win all the time. That’s not very “fun”/interesting to write nor listen to/experience with. At least to me. My style of GM-ing and the table culture I’m trying to cultivate is that I definitely prioritize a Good Story we tell Together, over you players just “winning”, that’s my source of fun, which I hope we are compatible with. Problems ARE the fun of DnD, because that’s what makes an interesting story, and we get to discuss and elaborate how these problems and situations challenge our characters. And how these characters go about maneuvering through the world to make an interesting story we all weave together. My table is more akin to us writing an interesting story through the TTRPG medium, and less an Arcade I’m setting up for you that you have to win. As for what I bring to the table, I'd say it's half prepared dialogues, scripts, and quests, and half free roam and improv roleplay shenanigans. I mainly DM through Roll20 and Discord, so I often have prepared maps, tokens/minis, music, and Fun Voices for NPCs! I also occasionally have scripts prepared, either from my own making or from the module. I'm also a very whimsical DM, I like to have fun with my characters and definitely prefer FUN over gritty realism. I have two Polished Campaigns at the ready! My Fantasy Academia - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1evpH-477rqm2LaMGvSqW3vespJ0avXTLncfSooERzXU/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.n7faae3ecytn My Fantasy Urban - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TsLVYNZKtn71s-UVL24mM4oSRHuWFGsA7nYnrx9JyCc/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.n7faae3ecytn

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Bee Sarmiento's ideal table

My Ideal Table is a group of 5 players who are all willing to tell a great story together. Who aren't afraid to learn new things about my very specific flavor of world, flavor of fiction, and flavor of rules tweaks. And I super want players who are proactive and are willing to be work with me. Like if I prompt you and give you suggestions, and you say "Yes Lets!" or "No, But!" And we just keep building the fiction together and don't get too caught up on rules. But please trust that I do have my own internal system of logic as to why my NPCs and world react the way they do. And ultimately I do want my world to react to you heroes. And without you five taking action, people will fight, people will get hurt, and things will go wrong. Please don't be afraid to be proactive and totally make suggestions and improvisations and be bold in your decitions! I always try to make things work within our shared fiction, and if it's truly not working I can tell you can we can find another path. As long as you are willing to put in the effort, be flexible, and be committed to the fiction we tell together, that is telling a good interesting story for our silly little guys. And that you're not afraid for your PCs to lose and experience hardships and crumble before problems, cause that's interesting! Problems ARE the fun of DnD! If you're okay with that, we'll get along Swimingly! <3

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