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Zesk

he/him

5.0

(2)

Timezone

Europe/london

Language

English

About Zesk

Fueled by ADHD and caffeine and I have been running games since 2016. I like running a variety of different themed games from whimsical and fantasy to dark, gritty and sci-fi. (It honestly depends on what media I've been consuming at the time) I prefer running long-term campaigns in rich, custom worlds where I have a bit more wiggle room to manage the unpredictability of players. I enjoy rewarding players with custom items and feats depending on the trials and challenges they have faced or for unique milestones.

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Voices

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

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My favorite books are

My favourite book is a series I read growing up called 'Skullduggery pleasant', their mix of mystery, fantasy and comedy. I also enjoyed a book called 'Left hand of god'

When I'm not running games I'm...

Procrastinating, thinking about running another game and creating characters I'll never actually use in a game. I also spend a probably unhealthy amount of time gaming, it's where I definitely don't steal most of my inspirations and ideas for games, worlds and plots.

How Zesk runs games

I enjoy running games with a good mix of combat and roleplay, I try and make sure there is some kind of combat at least once a session but happily run roleplay only sessions as well, I try and make all combats challenging but not every combat is going to be a life-or-death situations, sometimes its fun to just show off your characters skills. I enjoy using roll20 for maps and D&D beyond for character sheets with discord for video and camera (But only camera if everyone is comfortable using it) I also use discord for campaign music and sounds through Kenku FM and audio files to avoid those pesky ads breaking our precious immersion. I am more of a rule-of-cool gm than a rules-as-written gm and enjoy giving my players their time in the spotlight but I also enjoy giving my players challenges and and difficult moments for their characters as without challenge there isn't triumph.

Zesk's ideal table

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If you're into ___, you're going to love my table

A good mix of roleplay, combat, music and ambience with the occasional comedic relief when needed.

I think min/maxing...

Min/Maxing is fine, you want to be good at a game, I get it, as long as you are also putting in as much effort into the rest of your chatacter.

Zesk's Preferences

Game style

Roleplay Heavy

Combat Heavy

Rule of Cool (RoC)