
Daniel
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About Daniel
I'm a semi-professional person and all around were-adult who likes to run TTRPG to satisfy both my compulsive need to please people and my aversion to real life problems I can't control. I've been running games long enough to know that if your game doesn't at least partially run off of Air Bud "the rulebook doesn't say that a dog CAN'T play basketball"-style logic then you need a new game. On a more productive note I will say this; I enjoy creating a fun space for players to tackle challenges and tell stories, and that means gamers from across the spectrum. Racists, TERFs, and other various bigots will find my table about as welcoming as a kick to the genitals, and I have no problem turning down or returning money to drive that point home. As for game systems, I currently enjoy running/homebrewing D&D 5e, though I have run other systems before (Start Wars Saga Edition, Mutants & Masterminds, the Dragon Age ttrpg, Pathfinder 1e and VTM) and am willing to be flexible. Rules lawyers and power gamers will find themselves in an esoteric clusterfuck of a campaign from which they will not be able to escape unharmed. If you'd like a taste of my DM-ing style, checkout my D&D podcast/dumpster fire Disasters & Dragons (link below). Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GstzwutNXY3GzzEQdunPW?si=1Uxqd7ZTRQ-SIOqiG1ZhKQ
At a glance
4 years on StartPlaying
391 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Rule of Cool
Average response time: 13 hours
Response rate: 100%
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When I'm not running games I'm...
Probably either working my day job, doing chores, or doing prep for a game I'm about to run.
My favorite shows/movies are
Farscape, MST3K, What We Do in the Shadows, Mighty Boosh, Fallout, and Dimension 20.
My favorite system of all Time is
Green Oaks: The Retirement RPG
How Daniel runs games
My DM-ing style has been described as hilariously traumatizing given how frequently I jump between comedic and tragic elements. I will also say that my campaigns are not super friendly to rules lawyers or power gamers, as I tend to "shoot from the hip" when mechanics get boggy.
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My games focus on...
story and character over numbers
I prep by
doing a lot of research on either the genre of the game or any real-life aspects that the story may contain.
Rules are...
Meant to follow play, not lead it.
Daniel's ideal table
My table is usually pretty dense with theater kids, queer people, and general neurodivergent ne'er-do-wells, so I tend to cater to a more diverse crowd which suites me just fine.
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I love it when a player
Has the moment when the story pulls them in for the first time.
My perfect party mix is
I typically find that having a lot of artists and creatives in a part help to drive the story forward.
My table is not the place for...
crusty old gatekeepers.
Daniel's Preferences
Systems
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Organized Play
Sandbox / Open World