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Jordan

Jordan (he/him)

5.0

(32)

LGBTQ+
Published Writer
Teacher/Educator
Game Designer

2 years on StartPlaying

457 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Knows the Rules

Average response time: 24+ hours

Response rate: 67%

About me

I primarily run Pokemon Tabletop United and Pathfinder 2e, but I enjoy a wide variety of systems. I have run many game systems in the past, but have settled on these as my primary systems. For those interested, I have run multiple long campaigns of Dark Heresy, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Vampire: the Masquerade, and Dungeons and Dragons 3.5. I have a deep passion for Wraith: the Oblivion, and a great interest in running a game set during the Great War. I am interested in running a Shadows of Esteren game, and would be interested in being commissioned for a game too. For my day job, I am an English professor. I have a master's degree in Medieval Studies and have done research on the impact of roleplaying games on the cultural imaginary of the Middle Ages. While I prefer medievalist settings, I also love modern and science fiction settings! At the core of every roleplaying game is a human experience, and that translates across time and space. I accept commissioned games at 25 USD per player, and ask for a minimum 3 session commitment. Solo games can be commissioned at 75 USD per session. I am currently running 7 PTU: The Social Ecology of Kanto games and 1 D&D 5e Temple of Elemental Evil game. For information on these games, please see here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CuyfPhV5SBrABq56mr6PV8QJ8bGa86Dw7qgjbDE8Zpk/edit?usp=sharing For those interested, here's my Academia.edu page: https://ceu.academia.edu/JordanVoltz

GM Style

I strive to create a player-centered, balanced RPG experiences. Rules are an important tool for players to express their agency within the game and shouldn't be simply discarded. However, when rules obstruct enjoyable play, they should be ignored. I enjoy a crunchy, rules-heavy game, but it needs to be in service of players realizing their character's goals. My games employ vivid description and deeply human characters. People are often contradictory and passionate, and these types of characters are great for theatre and tabletop. They are essential for creating a dynamic and believable world. I strive to have high quality player aids and player experiences, and this is quite time-consuming. I spend a lot of time workshopping aspects of my game in order to understand them fully. I take the artistic responsibility of the medium seriously, and aim to provide quality art. I also strive to produce accurate and responsible artistry: any sources that I utilize will be duly noted. I prefer lower player counts (max. 5, but 3-4 is the sweet spot) so that more time can be spent with each character and give them room to develop. I believe that it is important to have a diverse set of perspectives at my table, and I encourage freedom of expression and engagement with controversial issues through our characters. Despite their appearances, my games deal with heavy and serious subject material. I require that you be respectful of other player's perspectives, experiences, and thoughts- especially when they don't align with your own. We are all in this world in different ways, and it is only through collaborative engagement that we can build a better one. Dehumanizing bigotry and prejudice will not be tolerated; if you are not interesting in collaborating or learning, you can leave. For a list of guidelines and policies that I use to run my games, please see here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OcZLUMed-FEEBMrhAMItll349NcI3mPFLiHNTGCRD08/edit?usp=sharing

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Game Master Reviews (32)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Creativity

Knows the Rules

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Barbie

Played 100 sessions

Jordan is one of my favorite GM's i have ever had the privilege to play with. He is and has always (for the near year I've been sitting at his tables) been an absolute pleasure. He is a great listener and communicator, always eager and willing to discuss builds and story beats, always open to player creativity and creative problem solving. Of the different incarnations of his campaigns I have played, they have never felt drab or too similar, always with variety and an attention to detailed story that always leads to something new and exciting. Worth every penny, and truly an excellent connection to have found on the platform. Jordan is a credit to the profession of running games for money with the level of effort he puts in to the world building, storytelling, music and asset management, always crediting artists and promoting their work and being himself a humble king of a human. 12/10 guy, he rocks, would want him to run every system i play.

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TJ

Played 91 sessions

Jordan is a rising star when it comes to running PTU games. He's committed to learning the game and bringing out the best parts of the system, while having interesting stories and goals to pursue for the players. He strives to make every player have the spotlight and his mediation skills are getting better with every game. He's one of my favourite GMs to play with, and his "Classic Kanto" games are a hit if you want to relive your childhood. Don't count out this underdog, he's got the juice

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Tilted Cone

Played 85 sessions

Thank you it was a great fight. Brock didn't feel like a pushover, which I'm happy about. I'm just kicking myself that I somehow forgot to use yawn. I just wanted the Corsola off the field and that instinct to attack took over. If I just got one more strike in before Skarmory had to be called out I know I would have had it. It feels so much more like the anime now, so I have to thank you personally for that. It was a great nostalgia trip. Thanks again, Jordan. Can't wait for Chapter 2!

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Azure

Played 59 sessions

Bringing something different such as knights and squires into the game was fun and interesting. Wasnt expecting it as the names with titles started being talked about

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Valgius

New review

Played 55 sessions

Jordan has been a fantastic DM to play under. His creativity and worldbuilding has breathed new life into Pokémon’s Kanto region in our PTU game. He is patient and understanding with new players and receptive to feedback. I’ve never had an issue in one of Jordan’s games and will be happy to play in others in the future.

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Philipp

Played 47 sessions

Jordan is great! I had no experience playing PTU but he expertly guided me through it (and continues to do so), he really really knows the rules but allows and encourages players to get creative and adapt things according to their own creative vision (within the rules). Also, I'm a very shy and introverted person, but my games with Jordan have quickly become a very comfortable space for me, in which my nervousness takes a break for a while. You can also tell how much time and effort he puts into every single little detail in his campaign, which continues to impress me every session, so all in all I can totally recommend Jordan! :)

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