Dafe

he/him

5.0

(20)

Timezone

Australia/melbourne

Language

English

Identity

Neurodivergent

Game Designer

No Gen AI

About Dafe

Hail & well met! I'm Dafe AKA Dale, I'm 34 and I'm from Australia, Melbourne. I've been running games for about 16 years and at this point I would say it's a cornerstone of my life. I live and breathe TTRPGs! D&D and WoD are my go-to game lines, but I've run quite a few others, and I'm always excited to add another system to my repertoire! Currently I'm learning how to run Call of Cthulhu and next on the agenda is Daggerheart. I like to think of myself as pretty well read on lore for many, many games & franchises. I've run games based in the worlds of Avatar the last Airbender, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Starcraft, Sailor Moon, Star Wars & Warhammer 40k and there are so many more worlds I'd love to explore! I mostly run games through Tabletop Simulator on Steam, but I'm also familiar with Roll20. Discord is a must have for voice comms and maybe more importantly, group memes!

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Beginner Friendly, World Builder

$20 per session

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I became a GM because

I have a deep passion for story telling & world building

How Dafe runs games

My GM style is a blend of rich lore with a heavy lean on improvisation for anything I haven't already made notes on. I keep several spreadsheets for each game I'm running to ensure consistency. I enjoy deep role play moments while also keeping in mind that what makes moments like those stand out is the buildup. I really like to pull ideas from character's backstories in ways that the players might not predict, with the aim of creating those deep moments. Usually my approach to combat is fairly tactical and challenging, but it always depends on the kind of game themes we're aiming for. I've run games where combat was more of a skill focused situation, or where the solution to defeating the enemy was a puzzle. I'm very happy to meet my players at their level when it comes to how harsh the fights will be. I really love tinkering with crazy boss fights, I try to make every boss stand out. The safety of my players is something I take very seriously, I always go over safety tools during session 0 and I try to be highly considerate of people as a general life rule. I'm always open to feedback about how I could improve my games, I view being a GM as a lifelong learning experience. I don't use, or encourage the use of, AI at my table. Please write your backstory yourself, I promise it will be more rewarding in the end!