About me

Hello! My name is Jared (known online as Jerd) and I've been running and playing tabletop games since 2016. When a group of friends expressed interest in starting to play Dungeons & Dragons, I elected to volunteer to DM a homebrew Fifth Edition game, which set me down a long and incredible journey into gaming! That journey only escalated during the pandemic, when I began to take my hobby online and play almost daily! Though most of my experience is in the fantasy genre (Dungeons and Dragons 5e/the 2024 revision, Pathfinder 2e, Daggerheart, etc.), I have also run World of Darkness settings including a Berlin-based Vampire play-by-post for almost two years, newer and popular systems like Outgunned and Shadowdark, and I particularly enjoy horror games like Mothership, Alien, and Candela Obscura. I have proficiency in Roll20 and Owlbear Rodeo, and I typically use Discord for communication. If preferred by the group, I am also able to pivot to Google, Microsoft Teams, Zoom calls, or Band.

GM Style

In general, I do my best to tailor the table experience to the group of players! I love integrating backstory into the narrative and if you have any gaps or blanks when you're planning in character generation, I'm excited to work with you on building those connections. Narrative takes the point position at my table, but I do prefer to keep combat or initiative-based encounters quick and snappy, and webs of intrigue or puzzles are not uncommon. Though things can become tense, I try and make sure characters have plenty of moments of respite (even if it's just an NPC with a funny accent), and I encourage comedy and jokes so long as they're appropriate!

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