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Daniel

he/him

5.0

(26)

Timezone

America/new York

Identity

Neurodivergent

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

Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Vampire: The Masquerade (2nd Edition)
Mutants & Masterminds
Star Wars: Saga Edition
Roll for Shoes
Fallout: The Roleplaying Game
Crash Pandas
Lasers & Feelings
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
The Mecha Hack

Game style

Roleplay Heavy

Theater of the Mind

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Organized Play

Sandbox / Open World

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