Francisco (he/him)
4.9
(16)
2 years on StartPlaying
45 games hosted
Highly rated for: World Builder, Knows the Rules, Creativity
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Join me in Buenos Aires by night, a setting fully made by me! Lets play VTM or DnD together! I have multiple years of experience with dming, for both beginners and experts alike.
GM Style
My games are usually about difficult choices of morality. Games of consequences and grim realities. I put focus on interpersonal relationships and finding hope at the bottom of the box :). Conspiracy and plots are a personal favorite. Expect more cinematic and narrative games than crunchy combat and constant die roll. I am very willing to bend the rules but also enjoy players (and playing) by the rules and min maxing (but also goes for my npcs!).
Francisco 's Games
Game Master Reviews (16)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
World Builder
Knows the Rules
Creativity
I truly enjoyed my time playing with Francisco/Ant! He truly took the time to build such an immersive world with unique characters, high stakes, and compelling stories. If you love an in-depth experience, I would highly recommend. He is great with beginners too! He really knows the lore of VTM and also cares for his players/characters.
I played in a shortish VtM campaign that he ran, and had a great time with it. He not only crafted a narrative that was interesting on its own, but he wove each player character into it thoughtfully, making sure that the overall story was enhanced and enhanced by each character and their personal story; everyone got a chance to shine in a natural feeling way, making sure that good character moments didn't ever feel as if they were taking away from the other characters. For me personally, in spite of me showing up a bit later than the other players, he took a part of my character's backstory and ran with it, utilizing it at the perfect times to create some incredibly dramatic and consequential moments. He also created plenty of opportunities for my character to show off their abilities in the present, and chances for them to push towards their future with some character development, and did it all in a way that felt very natural. The only thing I'd caution anyone about is that when it comes to this GM, narrative is king; the cost of maintaining an story that is as well paced as it is interesting and personally engaging is that it's not always possible to stop and work out all the details about everything your character does; if you're as detail oriented as I am, you might not like it either, but it's not anything that's actually problematic, since he prefers consequences to be from larger choices, instead of from little slips or goofs. All said, he's a superb and thoughtful narrative and character focused GM that will not disappoint, even if a wrench gets thrown in the works. I can't recommend him enough, and I would have happily taken part in his next campaign if it weren't for unavoidable scheduling issues on my end.
Great worldbuilding experience, everything laid out in excruciating detail. From character bios to maps and org charts, Ant sure does bring an unique take on DMing like no other. Aside from doing a lengthy homework, ensuring a deep layered world, he always keeps the player's interest as his top priority, oftenly asking for feedback to improve the sessions and keep things both interesting and accesible to any kind of player (seasoned or newly introduced to the world of ttrpgs).
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