
Zach M (he/him)
4.9
(9)
1 year on StartPlaying
34 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
About me
I have been game mastering for a little over four years, starting with Dungeons and Dragons 5e, and then running Blades in the Dark, and then Pathfinder 2e, which is where we I have happily been the forever GM of my group, and have loved expanding my social circles, learning both the mechanics of systems and the soft skills of GMing, and putting them together to give friends old and new a chance to enjoy the combination of epic fantasy, improv comedy, and tactical creativity that only TTRPG's can provide. I am excited for a chance to GM for a new audience and look forward to helping players create stories they will always remember.
GM Style
I am currently focused on GMing Pathfinder 2e, though I am interested in exploring lesser used systems. I am not a huge fan of how PF2e handles chases, but that aside, it's my favorite system. I typically use the Free Archtype optional rule. I am haooy to run either Paizo's official adventure paths or homebrew a campaign taylored to player interests. I welcome players of all backgrounds, and would consider myself to be a completely beginner friendly GM. I have very much enjoyed how Virtual Table Tops like Foundry give me tools to make a more immersive experience for players with stuff like music, sound effects, visual effects, fog of war, and more.
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Game Master Reviews (9)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Inclusive
Teacher
Zach is a great DM, he knows the Pathfinder system well enough to run a campaign for new players, the setting he has us going through is a blast and the horror not WoD levels is great for Pathfinder. He tries his very best to keep everyone happy and having fun. His maps are interesting and easy to go through, although he likes his snow effects which can be a little distracting. The world he built is fleshed out and lived in and he is even very good at improvising stuff when a player throws him a curve Ball. But down to the reason its 4 stars instead of 5, his stories can feel a little linear at times. Also, It feels at sometimes he doesn’t like or doesn’t know things in Pathfinders crunch, which in my DnD life starting with 3.5 and moving to Pathfinder because I am to bored of 5E’s less crunchy system. Although this last negative may only be for those who like the Pathfinder CRUNCH.
I've been playing with Zach as my DM for about 3 years now in our local campaign, having been playing TTRPGs for ~5 years before. He's DMed Pathfinder 2e and D&D 5e for us as well as a couple of other systems like Blades in the Dark in everything from mechanically combat-focused campaigns to freer theater-of-the-mind style campaigns, and excels in both styles. He's a great story teller and his voices are amazing, and he's always respectful of the Rule of Cool. In our current Pathfinder 2e game we've had a couple of people who were new to the system and he was able to help them get up to speed pretty quickly. Overall he's an incredible DM and I'm so glad I'm able to play with him!
The game was and still is (as we didn't finish it yet) a very nice time shared with strangers in good mind and spirit. We took our time as Zach took special care in describing what happened and got opportunities for both interesting interaction and intense battle. Zach always takes into account your roleplay and will reward it in a fair and satisfying way.
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