Will Mendoza (AKA Mad Willy)
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About Will Mendoza (AKA Mad Willy)
I've been playing and running RPGs for over 30 years. I started with the D&D "Red Box" my mom bought me when I was little and was hooked from the start. I love a wide range of games and styles, including Shadowdark, Kids on Bikes, Legend of the Five Rings, Deadlands, Star Wars, Alien RPG, and many more. I want my players to have a great time. That's why I do this. Sometimes that means an epic victory. Sometimes it means a devastating defeat. Improvisation and brave/foolish plans are encouraged and let the dice fall where they may!
At a glance
1 year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling
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I became a GM because
My mom saw a copy of the D&D B/X box at a garage sale when I was a kid and said "you'll like this!" She was so right. She would run for me, my brother, and my friends when she had time. But I needed more. So I started running, and haven't stopped for over 30 years
My favorite books are
The Lord of the Rings, The Expanse, A Song of Ice & Fire, Mistborn, Saga, Paper Girls, Project Hail Mary, The Anthropocene Reviewed, Perdido Street Station, The Gunslinger, The Fisherman, 1984, The Handmaid's Tale, Circe, The Song of Achilles, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
My favorite shows/movies are
Alien, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Empire Strikes Back, Aliens, L.A. Confidential, Severance, The Expanse, Fallout, The Last of Us, Shogun, Firefly, Andor, Rogue One, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Princess Mononoke, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Battlestar Galactica, Jojo Rabbit, The Witch, The Thing
How Will Mendoza (AKA Mad Willy) runs games
Roleplay heavy. Pulp action. Gritty horror. Political intrigue. Epic showdowns. I do voices whenever I can. I use music to enhance the mood. I give vivid, sometimes visceral descriptions. I sometimes make use of visual aids, where needed. I prefer dark and deadly games, but also believe that humor and hijinks are an important part of the game.
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If my games were Movies they'd be directed by...
Guillermo Del Toro, Akira Kurosawa, or Edgar Wright
I once ran a session...
From morning well into the night, and was so animated and did so many voices that I made myself sick for a week afterwards. Ah, college.
My games focus on...
Roleplay, horror, maximum awesomeness or maximum tragedy
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