Ravi
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About Ravi
👤 **EngineerDM** Homebrew | Lore-Heavy | Player-Driven | 12 Years DM Experience Welcome adventurer! I'm EngineerDM also known as Ravi in the real world, a Dungeon Master with over 12 years of experience crafting unforgettable, player-driven stories in rich, immersive worlds. As a mechanical engineer by trade and a lifelong worldbuilder at heart, I bring a unique blend of realistic mechanics, deep lore, and tactical design to every session. I specialize in custom homebrew campaigns where your choices shape the world — no rails, no limits. Whether you're outsmarting arcane security systems, navigating ancient political intrigue, or facing off against logic-defying horrors, my goal is to create a space where player creativity drives the narrative. 🧰 What You Can Expect: * Open World, Anything Goes: Your choices matter — and they will ripple across the world. * Rich Lore & Immersive Roleplay: Handcrafted cultures, histories, factions, and legends. * Grounded Fantasy: Realistic systems and physics-inspired puzzles. * Rules Knowledge + Flexibility: I know when to bend the rules to elevate the story. * Discord Server: One of my signatures is running a discord server with where the game never ends. Whether you're a combat tactician, a roleplay devotee, or a chaotic wild card, there's a place for you at my table. 🎲 Current Offerings: * One-shots & Mini-Campaigns * Text/play by post * Custom Adventure Sessions * Private Bookings for Groups or Events Let's tell a story worth remembering.
At a glance
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, World Builder
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I became a GM because
I found I had a knack for storytelling and world-building. Its something I find truly rewarding.
My favorite books are
Sci-Fi apocalypse-based usually but I've really been enjoying the LitRPG genre recently.
When I'm not running games I'm...
Spending time with my girls or designing and building robots!
How Ravi runs games
🧠GM Style My GMing style is deeply player-driven, built around open worlds where your choices genuinely matter. Expect rich lore, meaningful consequences, and a world that evolves around you — politically, culturally, and physically. I love all forms of play, but I have a special place in my heart for text-based and play-by-post formats. These allow players to dive into their characters more thoughtfully and for the story to unfold with depth and nuance that traditional sessions sometimes can’t capture. My games balance: Immersive roleplay and layered worldbuilding Realistic mechanics and logic-based design (yes, even for magic) Cinematic combat with tactical depth and real stakes A sandbox structure where anything can happen — and usually does Whether you’re negotiating with eldritch horrors, building alliances between rival factions, or solving engineering-based puzzles in an arcane forge, you’ll find that every session offers something new and reactive to what you bring to the table. My worlds are living, breathing, and built to be broken — or rebuilt — by your actions.