Chris

he/him

5.0

(12)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

Teacher/Educator

About Chris

Hail and well met! My name is Chris! I've been a lover of fantasy and gaming since I was a kid. I'm currently a high school teacher of English, history, and psychology. I love watching a story come together and watching a party be creative and build synergy and power throughout a narrative. Beyond games and stories, I love travel, music (playing and listening), the outdoors (biking, kayaking, skiing), and reading (history, culture, religion, and philosophy).

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

2 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Storytelling

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

Featured Prompts

My favorite books are

At various points in my life, I've been obsessed with the following books/authors: -Lovecraft -David Foster Wallace -Stephen King -R.A. Salvatore -C.S. Lewis -Christopher Stasheff -Alex Garland's "The Beach" -Hemingway

My favorite shows/movies are

I'm an English major and current English teacher, so I have tons of favorites, but here are some related to my love for DnD adventures: -Willow -Indiana Jones -Lord of the Rings -The Hobbit (animated--not a fan of the newish movies) -Stranger Things -Pet Sematary -The old BBC Narnia movies -Goonies

The three words my players would use to describe me are...

-Prepared -Creative -Flexible (I hope!)

How Chris runs games

I see the GM's most important job as providing a platform and scenario in which players can shine and tell their own story and then facilitating their storytelling through the ruleset of the game they are playing. A good session should include lots of player interaction, fair challenges, surprises, plausibility, and a balance of story, setting, exploration, social interaction, and tactical battle. All players should be included, and scenarios should be created such that all characters can shine and--across a broad time frame--have an opportunity to use all of their toolset to impact the game meaningfully.