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Sean Way

Sean Way (he/him)

5.0

(9)

2 years on StartPlaying

95 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, World Builder, Visual Aid

About me

I have had a love of fantasy and sci-fi my whole life and D&D has been my favourite pass time and social activity for over a decade now. I love storied settings, intense and tactical combat encounters and novel solutions to problems. I pride myself on being communicative and accommodating so let me know if there is something you would like run.

GM Style

-I enjoy RP sections in my games but try to avoid dice rolling as I prefer the outcome be determined by what is said. -I love character voices and try to incorporate them where I can but I am no great impressionist. -I usually go for big crunchy and dangerous combat encounters where tactics and cooperation make a huge difference. -I go out of my way to make player choices matter and have consequences but that goes for both successes and failures. -I will choose to use a map over theatre of the mind most times as I find it makes conveying the scenario and allowing tactics much easier.

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Game Master Reviews (9)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

World Builder

Visual Aid

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Alix

Played 66 sessions

Cool, personable guy, who is also an incredibly good game master. Great at honoring player choices while also keeping players on track; combats are difficult, fun & engaging, and always realistic to the story. Maps for every combat & story beat, which are always well-made, simple and functional. Highly recommend grabbing a game with him :-)

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Space Airhead

Played 27 sessions

Story hook, the personalized hand drawn art, voices were great

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Dave Peters

Played 15 sessions

The game was absolutely great! Sean did an amazing job with everything, custom art and stuff, although nothing fancy but it really gives the session a unique feel. Knowledgeable about the rules, able to quickly adapt when something isn't remembered, handled everything really well. The first session was just really amazing. I had a character that had a few solo beats, and that's always a worry, because you don't want to hog the spotlight and I felt like that was handled very well, I didn't feel like I was stealing time at all. The world building felt really good. Just overall a great session. I would strongly recommend Sean for anybody looking for a DM.

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Bluebirds

I enjoyed the game and the GM was smooth in leading the games, he knows the rules and character well.

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Abishek

For a One Shot, it was amazing, story starts simple for everyone to be able to understand and start on the same page, and then comes the reveal of the level of seriousness and depth. Amazing use of combat style and role play! 100percent would go again! I was able to bring my fiance, a completely new brand player in, DM was very accomodating and she had a great time!

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Danlee

A great GM who can create a well-thought-out world with lore to connect your characters to the campaign. Adventures don't require a perfectly rounded party, yet specialized characters are acknowledged and given the chance to shine. He allows players to try out-of-the-box ideas, yet ensures it remains balanced for the adventure to preserve the fun, drama, and intrigue. His world design allows players to learn, explore, and experience things for themselves allowing them to gain a better understanding and creatively resolve the well-designed puzzles and challenges they face. Overall, a fun GM with simple yet interactive puzzles, engaging combat, deep lore for characters to connect to, and openness to letting characters discover things for themselves while giving them the freedom to explore along the path of the adventure. ^w^

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