Rodrigo
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About Rodrigo
👦🏽 He/him 🌴 Brazilian Hey there, the name is Rodrigo (pronounced Rawwwrrrrr!) After spending the last 12 years working as a successful IT consultant in Switzerland, I decided to do what any wise person would. I said screw it, packed my bags, my wife and my dog (yes, yes, packed all of them) and moved back to Brazil to start a completely new career as a full-time Game Master. My family and friends were really confused by my decision. Me? I'm having a blast! This is the first time in my life I'm working with what I love: making your day more fun! There is a zero-tolerance policy towards the intolerant. I will kick any bigots faster than you can sing "I like big boots and cannot lie."
At a glance
3 years on StartPlaying
883 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
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I became a GM because
I loved everything about it. The creative output, prep time between sessions, world-building, practicing voices in the shower, witnessing the joy of my players interacting with what I've written for them, and everything else that comes with it.
My favorite shows/movies are
Cowboy Bebop Attack on Titan 7 Samurai Aliens Jaws Back to the Future Jurassic Park Monty Python and the Holy Grail Star Trek (Original and Next Generation) Princess Mononoke Guardians of the Galaxy 1,2,3 Critical Role (cartoon series) X-Men (90s-97 animated series) Batman (90s animated series)
When I'm not running games I'm...
Playing games on the PC, watching anime, cooking, or going to the beach
How Rodrigo runs games
My style is about being an enabler of fun. My games are focused on providing situations for you to shine, but with no fixed ways on how to do it, that part is up to you. I provide situations that can be handled with: ☠️ Combat 🎭 Shenanigans 🛹 Crazy stunts 🥸 Tricks and lies What I offer 😎 Rule of cool, rewarding creativity 📚 Buddha's patience with newbies 🎨 Free token art after 5 sessions 👄 Immersive voice acting 😈 Deadly combat 🗺️ Eye-catching maps and handouts 🎶 Mood setting music
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I deal with rules issues by...
ruling in favor of the player during the session and checking the rule in depth later
Rules are...
a way to set common expectations, but not necessarily limit us from fun moments where they would be a hindrance. That´s why we have the rule of cool moments. Most of the time, we play by following the rules, so players and DM share the same expectations on how things are done
When it comes to voices
I dont focus on accents, but on speech patterns that help showcase something about the NPC. A smart one might talk quickly. Someone a little bit mad might constantly change the volume at which they are speaking. A monstrous humanoid might make some weird sounds with their words.
Rodrigo's ideal table
We typically do 5-15 minutes of chatting about life in general before starting the session. The goal is not to find out who is going to be your next best friend in the world, but to develop some human connection, so that you are no longer playing with randos from the internet, but with internet buddies who make your day more fun. People who love to interact with the NPCs with words instead of swords fit my tables better. There will be plenty of action and fights in most of my games, but I also include scenes that are better suited for roleplay. Sometimes the whole session is filled with roleplay alone The vibe is one usually of people trying to immerse themselves in the story, laughing with each other, fearing for each other´s characters' death, but not taking the game so seriously that you cannot accept that bad things may happen in-game.
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I am for a vibe that's...
similar to a local friends group, when all the friends are super committed to the game They are not just there to hang out, but hanging out is part of it.
I think min/maxing...
is fine. A player can be both a min-maxer and a great roleplayer, which is ideal. Although someone who is well-versed in creating strong characters needs to understand that others in the group might be happy playing with non-optimized ones who shouldn't always be overshadowed by them.
My table is not the place for...
bigots. Those who get irritated by how others play their characters and want to constantly give suggestions. Those who have no patience with moments that develop into roleplay. Those wanting to solve ALL their problems with fights Those who have no interest in interacting with the other PCs
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