Nathan Patrick Lane
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About Nathan Patrick Lane
Greetings everybody! Call me Nathan (he/him)! I am a storyteller at heart who loves all forms of fiction. I run games ranging from pulpy sci-fi to gritty fantasy and everything in between. I especially love weird or non-standard settings. Superheroes in a cyberpunk city? Time-traveling fantasy adventure? Teenagers on a supernatural road trip? I'm all here for it. I believe that tabletop RPGs are a unique storytelling experience where everyone at the table becomes both author and audience to the shared story. Facilitating this shared storytelling experience is my primary goal as a GM. My games do not make use of generative AI for writing, music, or images. Storytelling is a fundamentally human experience, and synthesized plagiarism has no place in my games. I look forward to sharing stories with you! Profile picture created by Neo! Check them out: https://x.com/kiyrox?s=21
At a glance
2 years on StartPlaying
385 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
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My favorite shows/movies are
A Chinese Ghost Story, Cyrano de Bergerac, Gravity Falls, Kamen Rider, Kiki's Delivery Service, Pretty Cure
My favorite system of all Time is
City of Mist.
The three words my players would use to describe me are...
Flexible, patient, funny
How Nathan Patrick Lane runs games
I run roleplay-heavy games, putting players first and using mechanics to support the story. When I see proactive players who have big ideas, I want to see those ideas play out to their fullest, whether they lead to glorious spectacle or tragic failure.
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My favorite trope is...
Ragtag Band Of Misfits/The Power of Friendship.
Rules are...
Good rules are intuitive for the setting and encourage players to lean into the tropes and trappings of the genre. Bad rules are needlessly complicated or at odds with the setting or genre they claim to represent.
When it comes to voices
I once spent nine months learning French on Duolingo because I was playing a French character at the time. I'm no Matt Mercer, but I try my best.
Nathan Patrick Lane's ideal table
My games start with banter and tabletalk, but once we lock in we go hard on storytelling.
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I love it when a player
Is excited for the game, plays into the genre, and works to build up other characters and the story they share.
I think it's a red flag when players...
Try to backseat the game or hijack other players.
I think metagaming...
Can be used for good collaborative storytelling as long as your heart is in the right place.
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