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Patrick

Patrick (he/him)

Neurodivergent
Game Designer

Less than a year on StartPlaying

About me

I've GMed off and on for about a decade. Mostly over Discord and Role 20. I've run systems like Star Trek Adventures, Mothership, Cyber Punk Red, and Patfhinder 1st, and 2nd Edition. I've also been on the other side of the table for D&D 5E and even D&D 3rd edition when I was a tiny little guy. Outside of TTRPG I'm a game developer with a focus on level design. I'm nerdy about spatial relationships, game systems (I compulsively collect TTRPG books, and buy steam games just to analyze their mechanics). In the TTRPG space I like to think about player engagement, choice, and how they come through in a narrative or simulationist game system. Player choice and safety are at the top of my priority list. As such, I view GMing as facilitating the player's story. This is aided by years of customer facing experience. I will admit I'm coming back from a break in GMing so I have some confidence to build and rust to shake off. I also don't currently have a web camera. However, if you're looking for someone who is committed to consistent, quality experiences for your clients then that's me. I have a humble, growth mindset, and I don't let my experience get in the way of communicating or learning. If anything, learning new systems and about people is my drug of choice.

GM Style

I'm a facilitator. You want to play a certain kind of game? I want to hear about your character's short- and long-term goals and design scenarios around them. I am your party's biggest fan in a collaboration piece. I'm flexible, so if it no longer makes sense to ambush your party with a pack of ghouls, well, I'm not married to that pack of ghouls. The conflicts and obstacles I throw your way are there to be fun for you and test your characters in ways the group finds engaging. Again, I'm not married to ghouls. Who keeps saying that? Above all, I want the group to have a consistently good time. That means compassion and understanding player expectations, even as they change through the course of play.

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