Ben
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About Ben
Hi There, My name is Ben and I've been a DM of 5e Dungeons and Dragons for seven years. I've run a continous homebrew campaign both online and in person for all seven of those seven years and have been running a second in-person game in the same setting for the last two years. I have run a few official DND modules both as one shots and longer form campaigns of 8-10 sessions. I'm a good all-rounder DM who emphasises storytelling and roleplaying but I love a good crunchy combat session. I have been a lifelong student of history and try to incorporate world cultures and religions into my worlds as respectfully as possible to ensure my games don't just rely on old western fantasy tropes of knights and castles (but i still love these with all my heart). I have a wheelhouse of silly voices that i use far too regularly but I swear they took a lot of practice to get right. I believe strongly in a good session 0 to establish both important boundaries for players and to find out what kind of game/party we want to play with. I have a lot of experience bringing newcomers into 5e as well as playing with veteran rules lawyers and have always found a way to ensure that the party gets to play their unique story in a way that everyone at the table can enjoy. The major take away is that I have played far too much DND in my life and want to share that with as many people as possible!
At a glance
Less than a year on StartPlaying
8 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Teacher, Creativity
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
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I got started GMing...
After an intense game of rock paper scissors. We had been tpk'd for a second time trying to run hoard of the dragon queen. I and another aspiring dm faced off to see who would get to bring their homebrew world to life. I lost. I didn't let that stop me for long and soon had a second group I ran.
How Ben runs games
I describe myself as a jack of all trades DM (which is important when you are every character in the universe) I have a wheelhouse of silly voices, a good mind for tactics and map design and a lover of good storytelling and comedic moments. The start of any good campaign is a session 0 where we decide the tone, the setting/module we'll be running and what the do's and don't of the campaign will be! I try my best to be a communicative and inclusive DM and am always willing to listen to the rule of cool so long as everyone is having a good time! At the end of the day it's a game and the point is to have as much fun as possible.