Dan

About Dan

I have been playing RPG's since the early days of the D&D (basic) red box in the late 70's and have played continuously since that time. Most of my time has been spent as a GM as I love the idea of world building. Each game I run is the result of research (I have an M.A. in Medieval History), careful development of a history of each nation in my worlds. I used Inkarnate to produce detailed maps of cities, countries and regions that I utilize to increase immersivity. My philosophy is that the game isn't 'mine'. It is an exercise is collaborative storytelling where the players have complete autonomy over the outcome (it just may not be the outcome they expected!). I provide the setting, the story, and the adjudication through the rule set. I firmly believe in a strong narrative element, with a less than dogmatic approach to the rules. I can be happy to bend rules for something 'cool'. Also, I try to avoid character death if at all possible, as it is generally not fun for players. However, doing something stupendously stupid OR heroic can result in death. In over 40 years of GM-ing, I have presided over only two TPKs, both of which were caused by parties making monumentally awful choices that I warned them about.