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Noctorious

Noctorious (n/a)

5.0

(8)

1 year on StartPlaying

1 game hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Knows the Rules

About me

I have been playing and Dungeon Mastering, off and on for about 42 years. I first got my love of Dungeons and Dragons with the 1981 version of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (1st Edition). I loved the fantasy, stories, imagination, emersion, and painting miniatures. I continued playing off and on with close friends over the years. Every Saturday, we would meet at a friend’s house and we would take turns with new campaigns every so often. We played Undermountain, Temple of Elemental Evil, Curse of Strahd, you name it, we probably played it. The game changed from 1st Edition to 2nd Edition, but we continued playing for years. After college, family and ‘real life’ took priority and I took a break from D&D for a few years. Later, like many people, Critical Role and 5th Edition rekindled my interest and love of the game. I started playing and running games at a local gaming store. I had a bad habit of spending most of my disposable income on buying Miniatures and so life was quite fun again with Dungeons and Dragons. Eventually, the gaming store shut down due to COVID. It was at this time that I discovered Fantasy Grounds as an amazing Virtual Desktop. I have been running and playing games on Fantasy Grounds ever since then. My favorite game to run, is the Mega-Dungeon … Dungeon of the Mad Mage. If you join my game, please try not to youtube or read about the game, because: (a) you might spoil some surprises for yourself or others and (b) I have my own strange twist on the Mad Mage and his Dungeon. I host the game using: (a) Fantasy Grounds as a Virtual Desktop with a 5e rule set and (b) Discord for our voice chat as well atmospheric soundscapes that I play softly in the background. I hope you will join me in creating our own special version of the ancient Dungeon beneath Water Deep! I like to use the cyber-handle of 'Noctorious', which I have used over the years as a reoccurring favorite character in many game systems. My profile picture is one of Halaster Blackcloak, the Mad Mage himself! I am looking forward to seeing your characters explore the Dungeon of the Mad Mage!

GM Style

I enjoy a balance of: Role Play, Questing, Exploration, and of course Combat!

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Game Master Reviews (8)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Sets the Mood

Knows the Rules

Sweegy Delirium avatar

Sweegy Delirium

Played 1 sessions

Noctorious is a great DM. The world we've been playing in, is pretty crazy, but it's even wackier under this DM. The plot twists are keeping things Uber fresh, and really smoothing out some of the 'inherent flaws' in the material from the... 'Mages of the Beachfront' ... I think anyone looking for a fun DM who also knows their stuff, would enjoy a game under Noctorious.

Andy avatar

Andy

Noctorious does a good job of keeping the story going instead of getting bogged down in the details. If the players come up with a creative way to get out of a bad situation, he applies the rule of cool. He also allows for character flavor to be part of the game play.

Drome avatar

Drome

I haven't played in his games for long and only a year or two longer with him as a fellow player, but I am really enjoying the characters (both player characters and NPCs) as well as his ability to put a spin on tropes and plots or play them straight. By luck or skill, he is really good at understanding a character and working with it, which in turn boosts my immersion into the characters and the world.

Jennifer Herring avatar

Jennifer Herring

Noctorious offers a wonderfully immersive game experience. Sessions are challenging and fun. A perfect escape from the daily blahs. It is awesome when the GM understands that players enjoy getting into their character and will embrace it by incorporating into the campaign in unexpected ways.

Michael Tremblay avatar

Michael Tremblay

I love how our characters interests and backstory continue to be woven into the game.

Jason avatar

Jason

Fun DM. Bringing a new and entertaining twist to an oft-used adventure that breathes new life into it.

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