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Chris Kelly

Chris Kelly (n/a)

5.0

(203)

Published Writer

4 years on StartPlaying

1240 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Inclusive

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 80%

About me

Hail and well-met adventurer! I'm Chris, a FULL-TIME Game Master (GM) here on Startplaying.games focusing on my lifelong passion: Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). For over 36 years, the fun of leading the heroic good guys through adventure and the endless possibilities therein has drawn me to D&D. Join me! Let's build an epic cooperative story together!

GM Style

Chris Kelly's game style: Combat: ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️ Roleplay: 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ Exploration: 🧭🧭🧭 Puzzles: 🧩🧩 Rule of Cool!: 😎😎😎😎 Players cheer to, "Let's roll for initiative!" ⚔️Combat: D&D is a combat-oriented game. Expect it to be significant that it can change the course of the story, for good or bad. I'm tactically minded and love running minor skirmishes to massive hordes with boss battles. Winning isn't guaranteed, as I set up encounters to be challenging. My favorite prompt for players is, "What is your character thinking?" 🗣️ Roleplay - expect roleplaying at my table in a rich, immersive, and dynamic world. What is your character thinking? Imagine if YOU were in the situation of your character. "Where do we go from here?" Break out the map we are moving on! 🧭Exploration: The great big world is where the adventure happens. Expect a mix of roleplay, skill challenges, to possible side quests to explore the world. 📣I'm your character's biggest fan after you! 🤝🏾Play D&D with a cooperative team-based framework. 🆕 I encourage new players and veterans too. 🎵Curated music, ambiance, and sound effects 💻Owlbear Rodeo is an effortless Virtual Table Top (VTT). 📖Great storytelling. 🧔🏽Interesting NPCs in a vibrant, dynamic world. 🏫Experienced DM with masters-level knowledge of the rules. 🔦Everyone has a chance to shine. 🛃I love supporting 3rd party and independent creators. 🙋🏻‍♀️Choices matter; for your character and the world around them. 🙌🏻Open your imagination and let D&D in. 🦺A safe play environment for all. What my players say: “As always. Chris is great. He loves his players and looks at for their safety. He knows the rules and is happy to listen to ideas as players give them. He enjoys the big plays just as the players do. His story telling is on point. Chris is my go to DM and has been for years.” - Brad "Tonight was the first night of our campaign together, and I must admit that Chris knocked it out of the park." - Roxanne. "Chris gently encourages roleplay but doesn't punish players who aren't comfortable with it." - Jen. "Amazingly character-driven content and wonderfully delivered!" - Charlie. "I am a new player, and Chris helped me get ready for the game and created an enjoyable, safe game environment" - Victoria. "I can't recommend him enough to everyone." - Stephan. Let's get together and play some D&D!

Game Master Reviews (203)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Sets the Mood

Inclusive

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Joe

Played 235 sessions

Phandelver Shattered Obelisk: First Time in this Dungeon. Chris is Fun, Keeps the party go and encourages cooperation in the team play. Maps are excellent with sounds and other aids. I am a long time player. To 20 and Beyond. Come along He's expecting you.

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BradMoOh

Played 203 sessions

Starting a new game and this was already a banger. Somethings didn't want to work via tec stuff but Chris made it work prefectly. The group already clicks. And Chris let us get to have our RP moments to piece our characters together.

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Jamie

Played 179 sessions

Chris has been great trying to make everyone feel comfortable while providing a smooth, streamline, and professional session. Ran with him thru multiple campaigns, and don't regret anything.

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David

Played 172 sessions

I’ve played with Chris for so long now and been thrilled looking forward to each session that I will name a future character after Chris Kelly. Maybe an anagram?!

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DecrepitEntree

Played 169 sessions

Chris continues to be consistent and provide an immersive inclusive experience for everyone at the table. Every sessions feels like you're sitting across the table from him and not cities apart and I continue to look forward to Sundays for the next one! You won't be disappointed signing up for a game with Chris.

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George

Played 137 sessions

This GM loves to play both sides of the game of combat and role-play, if you are just starting he is very considerate and takes time to explain so if you are a new player or even a old one I would recommend him.

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