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Kalbi Ralalbi

Kalbi Ralalbi (he/him)

5.0

(4)

Game Designer

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Sets the Mood

About me

Hey! I'm Kalbi, and I have been playing TTRPGs for over 20 years, and been a GM for around 12 of those. While I do get a bit of an itch to play form time to time, I mainly love to GM people through games. When it comes to my style. While I like to stick to RAW, I am not against it people getting creative with the rules. I prefer fun over strict rule adherence. However, there is a limit.

GM Style

I am very laissez-faire with my GM style, but it's to a degree. I know when to tighten the leash, and when to let it go. I like when myself and a player bounce off each other, both positive and negative criticism is good in my eyes. Roleplay and combat are my jam. I love acting scenes out, letting the players add things to the scene for me to interact with them, and all that like. Even in combat, monsters and NPCs will taunt the PCs as I look for interesting reactions. Even if I don't have a very good vocal range, I still love to give them voices. Combat allows me to think how the NPCs and monsters would react to situations in the game, and act accordingly. If a creature benefits from grouping up on one person, they will do it. If a NPC prefers duelling over group battle, they will do it.

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Game Master Reviews (4)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Teacher

Sets the Mood

Mark Gilyard avatar

Mark Gilyard

New review

He great dm for old and new players and willing to help whenever he can. Also great story teller and willing to incorporate backstory into the story as well. Also really like when the story and player actions blend with story.

Josh Jones avatar

Josh Jones

New review

Kalbi's one of the people that got me into Tabletops almost 10 years ago and we still play to this day. Taught me how to play and always makes sure everyone is included at his table. I remember a time when he was roleplaying someone getting slammed on a desk and he actually hit his desk to make the sound for it. Our group was surprised at first cause none of us were expecting that and (after making sure he was okay and nothing actually happened) I enjoyed the extra detail it brought to the scene.

Maxwell Roberts avatar

Maxwell Roberts

New review

Very chill, knowledgeable on Pathfinder system. His production value on virtual tabletops is especially high. Full of high quality art, thoughtful layouts, design mechanics, and sounds. He's perfect for an all around good time. 10/10

Ryan Osburn avatar

Ryan Osburn

New review

A fantastic DM, knows both pathfinder 1e and 2e inside and out, quick on his feet in regards to reacting to unexpected decisions by players, and is very fun to play with who is very patient and laid back. Perfect for new players just getting into tabletop, or vets alike. -Session pacing is good -Fun encounters -Knows the rules very well

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