GM Josh (he/him)
5.0
(6)
4 years on StartPlaying
About me
D&D nerd since age 7, DM since 6th grade. Gaming has had a huge influence on my life, and I love facilitating the fun and friendships that come with roleplaying games. These days I focus on 5E using Foundry Virtual Tabletop, writing supplements on DriveThruRPG and running the Copper Dragon Games YouTube channel. I occasionally take on paid DMing gigs, and I'm available on this fine site!
GM Style
Here's what you can expect from me as a DM: *Friendly, punctual, and laid-back. *Responsive in between sessions for feedback and questions. *I always have material prepared, but I'm also prepared to improvise when players have off-the-wall creative solutions, or wander off the beaten path. *Knowledge of the 5E system, but willing and ready to handwave rules that would slow down the fun. For example, I don't us getting bogged down tracking non-magical ammunition, or how many rations you purchased when you were in town. I'll also never ask you if your character remembered to go potty or tie their shoes. *I do voice my NPCs, but I'm not a voice actor. Sometimes the voices are comically bad, and that's part of the fun. *Even when all my players are adults, my games will stick to a PG-13 rating. I shoot for a balance of humor and grittiness on par with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. *I use Foundry VTT, Discord, and D&D Beyond for all my games. My setup is very new-player-friendly, so if you've never used Foundry VTT before, don't worry. If you can navigate D&D Beyond, you'll be fine in my games. Here's what I expect of my players: *Respect one another. There's no room at my table for discrimination or harassment, and all are welcome no matter their race, sex, gender, orientation, country of origin, etc. (I left out age because it's a little trickier - kids are also welcome at my table, but I handle that through a different platform. Message me for details.) *During the session, keep rules arguments to a minimum. Respect any on-the-spot ruling and take it up with me after the game ends. *Be an edgy anti-hero if you want, but be a hero. I don’t pay much attention to the alignment on your character sheet, but I’m not interested in running “evil” campaigns. *Keep real-world religion and politics out of the game entirely. *If there's something I can do to improve as a DM, let me know. The feedback helps me grow and make the experience better for everyone! *Have fun!
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Game Master Reviews (6)
Tamara Grindstaff
Josh was an extraordinary DM for our mixed aged party. Our youngest player was 10 and the oldest in their 40’s and a great time was had by all. Josh offers a fully immersive experience. He has an extensive knowledge of the game and takes time to cater the campaign to your party. We plan on Josh doing a D&D themed birthday campaign for our son this year.
Jeremiah Blevins
Hands down the best time I ever had playing D&D!! Would not hesitate to play again and again!
Preston Hensley
Josh is an amazing storyteller and narrator. He is fantastic at keeping all the players involved in the story and includes many twists and turns that keep the games exciting! I highly recommend him!
Brandon Boyles
I have played in one of Josh's games now for nearly a year and it has been a great experience. The amount of work and worldbuilding he does is amazing. He has been DMing for a long time and has extensive knowledge of the game. If you play in one of his homebrew worlds we are sorry about the demon :).
Tom (Alvacryz)
The man in question took me and our group up during lockdown time back in 2020, and from the get-go gave us nothing more than his complete devotion to making a fun and exciting campaign for us all. His homebrew setting was interesting and he gave us a lot of free reign to play around with the themes, as he just tailored the story for the players always doing his best to make sure we all had fun. He pretty much brought me up from a newbie to a seasoned player in the whole year we played together. His D&D game gave me a lot of inspiration as a digital artist, and pushed me to become better as a result. Apart from being a professional, he's also a great friend to have and that's a massive bonus to any dungeon master in this biz. If you do pick this man to run your game, I can assure you'll have fun with him, and the group, at your side.
Andrew Kruse
As new player coming into my first session of DND, Josh made it easy, fun, and exciting. He was able to seamlessly incorporate me into an active campaign; all the while, simultaneously crafting a story that not only fit the current narrative but allowed me the flexibility to develop my character’s traits and back story as I imagined. Josh also took our feedback in what we were hoping to achieve out of our time and campaigned. He used this to author plots and challenges that were exciting, challenging and creative. I have enjoyed being sucked into every world he has created for us. DnD sessions with Josh are always a great time.
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