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Cro

Cro (he/him)

5.0

(5)

3 years on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Visual Aid, World Builder

About me

Hello! I am a newer DM, but I've had good vibes from the games i've been running recently. I am a big nerd in my twenties that has put way too many hours into games and TV shows. What really gets me into GMing D&D is that I can create something fun and tangible that people can enjoy and forget about the outside world for a little bit in. If people are happy then I'm happy.

GM Style

D&D is a double-sided coin. One, you have the tactical tabletop fighter game. Two, you have the theatre and roleplay aspect. While I try to balance the two, I inevitably lean over to the roleplay side more often. I do not hold the rules as holy! Instead, I bend them accordingly when it suits the story of the players, while still recognizing the spirit of the rules and keeping the stakes of the game. The only hard No's I'll ever give you are describing heavily sexual themes or PVP with other players without a prior conversation about it. The rest can be worked with! Session 0 will always be free (And should be, btw). I will offer lifelines for character death. I will make your situational cantrips, like mending, actually useful. I allow all of the WotC Sourcebooks. I allow homebrew, within reason. I focus on character backstory and implement it into the game, but won't pressure you on it if you just want to chill and play. Requirements: I currently use the browser-based application known as Foundry for gameplay, and I use D&D Beyond for character creation. I use Discord for communication. I ask for you to have a PC, decent microphone, and internet connection. No webcam needed. --Foundry, D&D Beyond, and Discord are all free, and I have all the content unlocked on them for you.--

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Game Master Reviews (5)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Visual Aid

World Builder

Tulip avatar

Tulip

If you’re looking for someone that can work with a range of experience in players, Cro is definitely your guy. Currently in our campaign we have 3 people with different types of RP styles, which normally would make it quite difficult for GMs to work around. But with Cro it’s almost seamless. With that, his campaigns will definitely challenge you. While he creates a space for everyone to be themselves, the game will often be full of puzzles and hidden away lore for everyone to try and solve. I swear I’m up most nights after the sesh with the party concocting conspiracy theories. He will definitely keep you on your toes and make sure the session is never boring. He works hard every week to create these beautiful maps for us in Beyond as well as an appropriate curated playlist for the session. This is a GM worth the money.

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Avadur

Open to ideation. Allows for a wide range of creativity. Offers good insight in critiques.

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Muara

Cro has a strong investment into magic and story, excelling especially when it comes to expanding on magic to the point it may be a new system or world altering when it fits within what a character could accomplish given their knowledge and access. Cro is also excellent at evolving a story around player actions while keeping them in the direction of the main story so that things stay on track and things always feel like they're developing.

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Boinp

I was new to D&D, but I felt welcome and free to express my creativity. I had a lot of ideas going in to the campaign, and I was able to not only voice my desires, but to fulfill my creative ideas. My character, Glub, felt like not only an extension of my being, but someone who was better than me in every way. Cro gave an opportunity to have fun, AND to grow as a person. This campaign was the HIGHLIGHT of my week, and the friends I made along the way (dustpan, pog knackle) changed my life forever. I would pay up to $50 a week for this DM, and I refuse to play without him.

Cro avatar

Cro

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