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Carlos

Carlos (he/him)

5.0

(46)

Black
Hispanic/Latinx
Artist
Teacher/Educator
Multi-lingual

3 years on StartPlaying

421 games hosted

Highly rated for: Visual Aid, Knows the Rules, Sets the Mood

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

Take a sneak peek at my games with this highlight compilation: https://youtu.be/JGthJQk8gVo I have been GMing since I was 14 years old. Me and my friends pooled some money to buy the Player's Handbook for D&D 3.0. Someone had to GM, I seemed to be the most excited about the game so I volunteered. The rest is history. Over the course of this twenty-something-year journey, I have played not only D&D, but other game systems like World of Darkness (Vampire), DCC, Pathfinder and, more recently, Five Torches Deep and Cypher System. Throughout the years, I have gained extensive experience conducting games both face-to-face and online, learning to adapt on the fly to the players’ ideas. I have learned to use a variety of techniques to create a sense of full immersion through storytelling. I have mastered the art of creating challenging tactical combat that will make you sweat. Overall, I believe in delivering all aspects of the game with balance and excellence. My preference lies within dark fantasy genre and roleplay-heavy games, often with faction-based conflicts and mystery plots, as well as Old-School style games. Official modules, third party campaigns or custom games — I can do it all. If you are interested in a game that I don’t currently have listed, please feel free to reach out to me and let me know what you would like to play. I always look forward to meeting new players and creating amazing, epic moments and stories we will never forget. At the end of the day, that’s what Tabletop RPGs are all about!

GM Style

⚖️ Accountability: • I always roll in the open and make sure to be fair and objective • Mistakes happen, and I will always take responsibility for any errors I make. I hope to inspire the same behavior in my players. 🤝 Flexibility: • I am open to players' ideas and encourage creativity • I customize my games to make sure your characters feel like part of the world by incorporating their backgrounds and backstories • I encourage most types of character concepts or builds, combos, races and classes • Restrictions are kept to a minimum and are only there to help us stay faithful to the game’s mood or setting 🤩 Immersion: • I create interesting descriptions and dynamic situations that spark your imagination • A diverse cast of complex NPCs further helps the world come alive • I like having an appropriate atmospheric soundtrack playing in the background to facilitate the mood • For most scenes, I will have a backdrop or a battlemap prepared — and I even make my own maps! ⚔️ Challenge and danger: • Combat is often very tactical and will present a real challenge even to veterans of the game • I will roleplay the enemies, making sure they act as they should in accordance with their personality, attributes, as well as the story and the context • I make sure to remain impartial and detached from NPCs and monsters. If they die, they die.

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Game Master Reviews (46)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Visual Aid

Knows the Rules

Sets the Mood

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Manishtpreet

Played 209 sessions

I've played a few session with Carlos so far, the Shadowvale One-Shot and a Mines of Phandelver Campaign. The settings that I've experienced so far have been very well-thought out and creative especially for Shadowvale, it was truly intriguing and I was left wanting to explore more about that world. There were also carefully planned homebrew elements in the Phandelver Campaign that I can't wait to experiment with. The balance between combat, roleplay and exploration is quite comfortable and the guidance for new and unsure players to try new things is encouraging. Gameplay doesn't get bogged down with irrelevant scenes while still allowing for comfortable exploration of the world. The materials and guidance provided for newbies like myself to the world of Virtual TTRPGs and using FoundryVTT was very easy to understand, thorough and easy to pick up with a little bit of time. As for any questions I had, the DM was very friendly, patient and approachable often responding quickly and helpful. Gameplay with Carlos is very engaging as he lets players have unique and creative interactions with the world, and this allowed me to have a very fun and fulfilling experience for every game. I would definitely recommend him as a good DM to play with!

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Troy

Played 107 sessions

I've been playing in a campaign with Carlos for over a year now and I'm happy to report -- his games are awesome! He's great at story telling, knowing the rules, and setting the stage (FoundryVTT)! His maps are custom, detailed, and provide a unique richness to the games. Never a dull moment, Carlos keeps the action moving; switching between combat, exploration, and role play with ease. Can't wait for next session!!

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Dillon

Played 103 sessions

He’s incredibly dedicated to building and crafting his story sets and maps and guides the players through, into them, in order to immerse everyone. He allows for player creativity but his priority is keeping the pacing of the events and story so everyone can equally enjoy the adventure together.

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Danil and Dragons

Played 90 sessions

Having played two campaigns with Carlos, I have nothing but praise for him. Carlos is a fantastic DM with a great deal of empathy and understanding for his players. He is always prepared and puts a lot of work into the sessions. If you need assistance or have ideas, he will hear you out and help if needed. Experienced, accountable, and reliable DMs like him are few and far between in the online DnD community. I would recommend his games to both experienced and new players.

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Indomitable

Played 68 sessions

Carlos puts a huge amount of work into everything he does. Great maps and characterisations.

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Doug the DM

Played 59 sessions

I'm 14 sessions into Carlos's Descent Into Avernus campaign. He is an excellent DM. He has a great sense of pacing -- every session is lively and interesting. He's also great at keeping all of the players involved in the campaign. He rewards clever play and works with players to weave in individual backstories so that the characters really feel like a part of the setting. When it comes to this particular campaign, Carlos has done a masterful job of adapting the source material to be compelling and to dig into the party's motivations for doing what they're doing. The result has been a really fun table that I can't wait to attend each week. Highly recommend!!

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