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Andrew

Andrew (he/him)

5.0

(5)

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Knows the Rules

About me

I've been telling fantasy stories together since I was little. I have a degree in theatre and have yet to go a single day without making a great pun. I want you to feel awesome when we play, I will "yes, and" everything possible. Let's tell great stories and laugh together.

GM Style

My goal it to make you feel awesome. What is the thing you built your character for? I'll give ample opportunity for that to happen. I reward harebrained ideas and will let you roll for anything. In short, "yes you can, and the cost is X." I love making custom magic items based on your character or the events in our games. I want you to try to break the game. Be assured I will be doing the same. I love being goofy in D&D; You only get heroic inspiration for making a joke. The point of my games is to have fun. If that's what you're here for, I'm here for you.

Game Master Reviews (5)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Teacher

Knows the Rules

Sydney avatar

Sydney

A master of the art of Puns, Andrew is a great DM with a plethora of knowledge of the game. I personally love his rule for battle turns where PCs can take their turn with the teammates next to them in initiative (Baldur's Gate 3 style), creating more space for collaboration. He is also great at balancing between the rules as written and allowing for discussion on what makes the most sense. With Andrew, you are sure to have a great time filled with many jokes and fulfilling sessions.

Jeff Lester avatar

Jeff Lester

I've been in 2 campaigns and 3 one shots of Andrew's. His creativity and constant curiosity on how to improve and grow as a DM is what continues to bring me back to his table. One of my favorite moments at his table was when my wizard cast gust of wind at an enemy to keep it pinned and our ranger shot an arrow at the same enemy. Andrew identified an opportunity to make the ranger's attack empowered because he was behind my wizard and combo-ed with the wind. We didn't even bring up that possibility. He has a perfect balance of finding opportunities and hearing out requests without being a total "yes" man. My only recommendation on not going with Andrew is if you need a high range of voices or expect a Matt Mercer level of voice acting. Andrew has interesting NPCs but is limited on the voices he can perform. I personally like fun and interesting voices but it has never discouraged me from coming back to Andrew's stories.

Alyssa Catalano avatar

Alyssa Catalano

I've done multiple long (multi-year) campaigns and countless oneshots DMed by Andrew. He is great with new and experienced players alike. You'll likely never meet someone as enthusiastic and excited to help you have fun with D&D as Andrew is. He truly wants each player to be as creative and powerful as they want to be with their characters-- whether you want to make the most minmax a crazy powerful build or lean into a joke character (ask him about Kill Phollins). He's on board with his players. His background in theater gives him great strength in character work and "yes and"ing with anyone at his table. He knows the rules well, and his home rules only enhance the game. He definitely leans more toward the fun/goofy table, though he is able to insert high stakes and character moments as well. I would definitely recommend Andrew as a DM!

A Jones avatar

A Jones

Great DM!! Well organized and adaptable to whatever we threw out in session. Wants us to do cool ish and be as creative as we want but keeps it grounded to the world. Done multiple campaigns, mini-arcs, and one-shots and highly recommend!!

Briana Fritz avatar

Briana Fritz

My husband and I were invited to do a one shot. We hadn’t played dnd in years and are basically beginners. Andrew created a whole storyline, helped us with our characters, and made the night so much fun. He’s a great DM and we’d play with him any time!!

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