I fell in love with D&D after years of lampooning it for one reason or another. I want to help as many people as possible learn to enjoy and love the game that's brought me some of the best memories with my friends and allowed me to explore and stoke my creativity in ways I didn't think possible.

In order: The Bible, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and Bram Stoker's Dracula. The first (among many things) sets the state for human creativity, the second is the birth of modern high fantasy, and the third opened the door for me into gothic horror that I carry with me today.

after playing D&D for a while. I wanted to try my hand at it, and I wrote a one-shot based on a portion of Dracula. My friends had a blast with it, and it's been an itch I couldn't fully scratch since!

I try to use my background as a voice actor to bring different characters to life. I can't promise every single NPC will have a unique voice, and I know my limits! But, I love to have fun with voices and sound effects.

If it's a case where I misread the rule, spell, weapon, etc. - I will happily admit I was wrong and move forward. However, I am a "rule of cool," if there is an especially cool, witty, creative, or inspiring solution or action proposed by a player - even if not totally in line with rules - I'm game.

getting to know my players and their characters' backstories. I review encounter notes, stat blocks, and likely scenarios. However, I learned long ago I don't need to over-prepare. My players tell the story, I just roll with the punches!

thinks outside the box and comes up with a creative solution to a situation! One player (a warlock/bard) was in the middle of a sure TPK - and he asked me if he could invoke his patron for assisstance by a performance check on his "lute." His creative thinking saved the party (and the day!). 

"main characters." This D&D is a COLLABRATIVE story-telling game. I understand that some people take the lead, and that's fine. But, monopolizing the game because you want to live out the movie in your head at everyone's expense is not for my table. 

fun but ready to get serious when the situation demands it. There's a time to adopt a goblin, then there's the time to lock in and defeat the lich. 

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“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire. 

Roleplay Heavy

“Combat Heavy” games emphasize the combat mechanics within their systems over roleplay or puzzle solving. There are frequent and longer battles with enemies and a greater emphasis on tactical game play.

Combat Heavy

A “Dungeon Crawl” is a scenario where players navigate a dungeon or labyrinth-like environment for the entirety of the adventure. It emphasizes battling monsters, collecting loot, and avoiding traps to survive to the end!

Dungeon Crawl

“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions. 

Theater of the Mind

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

Rule of Cool (RoC)

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Dark Fantasy

I'm an attorney and represented voice actor based out of Pittsburgh, PA. With almost a decade of VO experience, a background in theatre and film acting, and two years of DMing D&D 5e, I want to help others enjoy the game I love so much.

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