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Charlie Bastian

Charlie Bastian (he/him)

5.0

(40)

Published Writer

2 years on StartPlaying

178 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

<-- Runs custom Birthday One Shots Gamer, Dad, Forever DM, getting good at voices (according to my very generous players), love storytelling, and the tactical elements of the game! I love everything from serious and dark, to goofy munchkin nonsense! Oh, and there will probably be a higher than usual focus on food in my games. I'm a chef and can't help it. My goal is to deliver an experience you're happy to be a part of, let me know how I can make that happen. Rule #1 Be Kind - we're all here to have fun, playing a game, and telling stories together.

GM Style

Hi! I'm a pretty versatile storyteller, I like to fine tune my games to my groups, sometimes that means a lot of RP and a ton of my very best voice work (I do alright), sometimes that means lots of heavy combat. I plan to work out what kind of game each game I run will be during Session 0, and it'll be what the individual group is excited to play.

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Game Master Reviews (40)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Storytelling

Inclusive

Evan Helams avatar

Evan Helams

Played 54 sessions

Justin is a very organized GM providing complete and updated character sheets in Roll20 for his players. He utilizes Discord effectively for scheduling, notes, loot and private whispers between the DM and player in game. Gameplay is challenging but fair at early levels to allow players to really fall in love with their characters.

Lisa avatar

Lisa

Played 52 sessions

Justin has a depth of knowledge, a wealth of experience, and a passion for games that in turn, excites us, the players. He knows his stuff, but wants to know yours: what are you bringing to the table? The more creativity you bring, the more he works with it. You feel rewarded and appreciated for bringing your novel ideas to the table. And, he truly believes in our choices, our dice telling the story, so you don't feel like you are walking a linear line of predictability. Justin has patience with beginners and explains things without making you feel bad for asking questions. I have played in several of Justin's campaigns, and highly recommend him.

Ian avatar

Ian

Played 47 sessions

Justin really wants to create a fun environment and helps the game move well and makes the game just flow and be super enjoyable. one of the best DM's i've played with

Relleum avatar

Relleum

Played 47 sessions

Justin is incredibly knowledgeable about the rules and knows how to use them to fit in with the story. His descriptions of locations and fights are also second to none, and he can paint a picture of how a battle is occurring really well. I'm thoroughly enjoying my games with Justin as DM so far and would definitely recommend him to anyone.

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Hyaralp

Played 28 sessions

I'll start by saying, I have never played DND, nor another tabletop game before. This was something I decided to try because my friend asked me. We found Charlie and thought he would be someone that we could gel with. As someone who was a beginner, I was extremely nervous but he made everything so easy, that I decided to make this a regular thing. Every other Sunday I dedicate to playing DND because this group is FUN. I have a blast, the group we have is wonderful, and I really cannot express how wonderful Charlie has been. I have NEVER played DND and because of HIM I have been returning. If you're on the fence, have never played, and want a DM who actually cares, you need to try a game with Charlie. You get an opportunity to express your creative side in a way you just don't get a chance to with anything else. 10/10 experience. Awesome guy, awesome group, I'm beyond excited to be apart of it.

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Smedgar

Played 20 sessions

Runs a fun session. Very open to player ideas; encourages role play but also keeps things moving along. Excellent listener.

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