CJ "Rusty"

he/him

Timezone

America/chicago

About CJ "Rusty"

I've been GMing for awhile, maybe 2-ish decades? I'm not exactly sure on the math but I got my start when I saw the ItsmeJP youtube channel host Swan Song and learned that Roll20 existed. I'd always enjoyed forum play-by-post RPing but gaming in person was beyond my ability due to nobody in the small town in northern Minnesota where I lived being interested. I moved from system to system and slowly learned how much I enjoyed GMing and I've been doing it ever since.

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

5 games hosted

Average response time: 4 hours

Response rate: 100%

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My favorite books are

The Lies of Locke Lamorra The Greenbone Saga The Stormlight Archives

How CJ "Rusty" runs games

I've been described as a "rule-of-cool" style GM I stick to the rules of whatever system I run but I will certainly be flexible if it means everyone is having fun. I enjoy roleplaying so I create a lot of NPCs to roleplay with people, craft handwritten story arcs for players with interesting backstories and have always seen combat as more of something to cap off a climax rather than something mandatory to have in every session.