HugeGranolaBar
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About HugeGranolaBar
Hi! I'm Teddy, also known as Granola. I love statistics and worldbuilding a lot, I both GM and play as much as I can, and want to make my setting feel as lived in as possible. I've always loved video game RPGs, but the freedom and connection offered by TTRPGs is something special.
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Less than a year on StartPlaying
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I became a GM because
When I first played DnD on a whim, I greatly enjoyed getting to be a character in another world. It was fun, but it never quite felt like what i really wanted. So, I got deep into the math and writing to build a ruleset and world that I would most want to be in.
How HugeGranolaBar runs games
My biggest inspiration is Mother 3, followed by games like Look Outside, Deltarune, and LISA, with some Jujutsu Kaisen and One piece thrown in there as well. A big fan of deep mechanics and tactics, I put a lot of effort into making scenarios and maps that are actually interactive and fun to romp through, but the thing that most makes an RPG is the characters and the story. The encounters are always in service to the characters, first and foremost. I do pixel art as a hobby, and use it for my games. When I'm a player, I enjoy the simple act of being a character within a world and having my actions have a direct effect, so i try to give that same experience when I run. Every action and plan in motion remains consistent, and has its most direct cause and effect within the world, even if the world itself is crazy, people still have to live in it. I don't do power fantasies, you're on the same playing field as everyone else is. I use a large amount of homebrew, including Laserllama's alternate classes and some of my own. The monsters are made to be exceptionally strong, but interactive, to encourage creativity and satisfaction with your character.
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