DM David C (he/him)
5.0
(17)
3 years on StartPlaying
90 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
About me
I am an old grognard who first learned D&D from the Greyhawk supplement. I played AD&D with a group from school in a basement from 1978 to 1981 just like those kids in Stranger Things. Later I played 2nd ed, and many other TTRPGs, but came back to D&D for 5e. I love the possibilities of the virtual tabletop.I try to bring my old school DM style to the 5e material and people from all ages and all over the world. I also really love teaching people to play 5e D&D and Roll20. I have run over 600 sessions as a professional Dungeon Master and completed 10 long term campaigns (up to level 20!) in the last 3 years with over 250 players.
GM Style
My goal is to provide a full spectrum D&D experience, with equal parts mystery, exploration, combat, and roleplaying. I will provide a spirit of Original D&D while also adhering by the standard ruleset and official 5e sources. I am a world builder and a referee. I build a unique world for your characters to inhabit, but I do use official WOTC source so as to ensure a "standard" D&D environment against which players can pit themselves with the expectation that 5e rules are followed fairly for all. I do try to measure all rulings against the "rule of cool" and "rule of flow" but I will not knowingly rewrite the standard rules. I care about your character's development. I will build a world which amplifies your character's story arc over time. If you wish to build an elaborate backstory, I will take cues from that to incorporate into our campaign. But it is just fine to begin with no backstory, and allow the gameplay to reveal details that you may not have even considered before. After the stodgy Cleric makes an amazing Acrobatics skill check, he turns to the party and says, "Ahem, yes, didn't I mention? I performed in a circus for a time in my youth." Ultimately we are working together to build a narrative that could not have existed without the player and DM reciprocating in the creative contributions. So don't hesitate to message me about your hopes and goals for your character!
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Game Master Reviews (17)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Storytelling
Teacher
Reggie
Played 68 sessions
I have been playing RPGs for over 40 years and David is one of the best DMs I have seen. He is very good at keeping the players interested and also allowing for them to use creative methods to solve problems. Instead of saying no, he weighs the odds and gives the players an opportunity to do crazy things. I would definitely recommend his games.
GM Obadiah
Played 7 sessions
Back in the day, DM DAVE C. ran a Phandelvin Campaign that was awesome. I played the stock pregen dwarf cleric on the second episode and we made it all the way to 15the level with a very solid core group but with some rotating players. It was awesome. He is my FAV DM.
Francisco
Played 51 sessions
Highly recommend the DM does a great job of immersing you in the story and incorporates character backstory And in my experience it definitely brought the party together to the point where I get nervous for other people in the session but each session has always been A-blast
Aatrick
Played 6 sessions
He really takes the time with each individual player and is able to focus on really building a story with you and your character.
drow109
DM was very well prepred and took some time to introduce the players who did not have a previous experience with Dnd !
Moose
Very approachable and easy to talk to. Helpful with teaching rules and knows them inside and out!
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