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CigarSmoker

CigarSmoker (he/him)

5.0

(5)

1 year on StartPlaying

3 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, World Builder

About me

"You can certainly try!" has been my motto from the moment I started gaming, and I mean it. Your character can try anything, although their success is never guaranteed. I've been GMing and playing for 30 years. I'm here to help bring your character ideas to life in any one of the dozens of game systems I'm familiar with. My homebrew campaign setting is a Stempunk Clockwork Fantasy built over the last 10 years. It is full of autonomous steam and clockwork robots as well as wizards, spellwomen, psychics, swordsmen, princesses, gunmen, airship pilots, professors, and shieldwomen. I can run this in a few systems, but current game is using Pathfinder 1st ed. I am also run a Superheroes game using Heroes Unlimited from Palladium. If there's a superhero you like, I can figure out how to build it with this system. I want to run a full table of 4-5 people 5-6 hour sessions (30 mins setup & recap - 4 hours game - 30 mins debrief).

GM Style

My style is immersing your character in the world. What world? That's sort of up to you. I've got stories and plots to wrap your character up in for years no matter what kind of game you're looking to play. Fantasy, Sci-fi, Horror, Romance, pretty much anything is on the table within the story to be told. Now, "Who are you?" That's a more interesting question. How do you fit into the world? Are you a master or minion... peasant or princess? Anything is possible with their advantages and disadvantages. Which will it be?

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Game Master Reviews (5)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Creativity

World Builder

Chajende avatar

Chajende

They are very knowledgeable about many rpg rule sets and can be flexible with them depending on the circumstances. They also put a lot of time and effort into building a story and is willing to help a player adjust their character to fit a story or world.

Kaelyn Wells avatar

Kaelyn Wells

He is the best GM I’ve ever had. He is a terrific story teller and literally keeps this ADHD brain from wandering too much during the game

Frank Marvin Creighton avatar

Frank Marvin Creighton

With Him live for many years and online since covid . Good story lines , handled other pc's making my side quest the main plot for over a year.

Seldarine “Zelda” Brislin avatar

Seldarine “Zelda” Brislin

The sheer dedication to detail in worldbuilding made me feel like I wasn't just observing the world... it felt like I had lived there my entire life and was spending actual time in the realm.

Chase Chapin avatar

Chase Chapin

Always easy to work with, allows plenty of creative choices with characters, great at setting up the story, and doesn't try to TPK every encounter. 10/10 would recommend.

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