About me

I've been DMing and playing for 30+ years. The first game I ever learned to play was a gamed called Bushido, and the first system I learned to run was L5R 1e, followed by AD&D 2e. I continued through with 3e and while I have ran multiple other systems, D&D was always my "home" system. I want to provide as much visual and audio immersion as I can, but I'm not an artistic person. VTT's are perfect for me to provide the kind of visual experience I want and I have found that Foundry has been the best suited to do so for me thus far. I came to enjoy running Pathfinder 2e a lot a few years ago. I stepped away from it and chose to run 5e out of convenience and at the time, my group wasn't enjoying PF2e. I've recently come back to it, and it's been a blast. It is now my primary system, and I am also enjoying working with the Starfinder 2e playtest material.

GM Style

I prefer a balance between ROLEplaying and ROLLplaying. Everyone likes throwing dice and beating the bad guys, but I also enjoy and encourage players to not just play robotic characters as if you were playing a pc/console game or look at it as a board game. When I DM a group/game, I commit to it. With the exception of things that can't be avoided (illness, emergencies, etc), I will be there every session and that is what I ask of the players as well. I fully understand everyone's life is different as well as their priorities. However I find it unfair that if people commit and set aside their time, only to have the session cancel because of someone else not giving the same courtesy. I am what I would call a "traditional" or "old guard" DM. If I'm using an established setting, I will follow the setting and its lore. I don't water down classic tropes. Characters can die, you are inexperienced adventurers and the world is dangerous. That doesn't mean I'm lethal and look to kill characters, it just means if it happens, it happens. Not all monsters are dumb, in fact some are quite smart and adept at taking down foes. The variant or "house" rules I choose to use, I do so with the intention of balance to a game, things that give a little more depth to certain things, or ease of the players. I can't remember a time when I used a house rule that was purposely detrimental to the players (though its possible I have, 25 years is a lot of games I've run lol) The triune of controversial topics (sex, religion, politics) have no place at the table. The point of this hobby is to escape from our daily lives, roll some dive, relax, and have some fun. While I'm open to most kinds of conversation and banter, those 3 are a hard no. I don't expect every player to always agree or even like a ruling. I do, however, expect the respect and courtesy of talking about it afterwards and not disrupt the middle of the session, which I am always open to.

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