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DM Joe

DM Joe (he/they)

5.0

(40)

Podcaster
LGBTQ+
Queer
Hispanic/Latinx

2 years on StartPlaying

737 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, World Builder

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

♦️ Bilingual friendly giant ♦️ Lucky enough to follow my dreams and DM for a living. Current Full Campaigns: From big adventures to quiet roleplaying moments, I can adapt myself to the need of players while keeping a cohesive story going. The story takes place in my custom setting and intricately weaves the character's backstories. I've been playing roleplaying games since I was a teen and have grown while guiding my players through action-packed and roleplaying-dense adventures. I strive to ensure every player feels safe and seen during our games. A zero-tolerance policy for any bigotry, and safety tools are in place.

GM Style

♦️ Music and maps to fit the scene. ♦️ Stories with a heart and big moral choices. ♦️ Safe environment for absolutely everyone. The main focus of my GMing style is all about you. I want to build your adventure to your needs. I've told countless tales, from grand adventures to political thrillers, always ensuring my players' needs are met. Roleplaying is just, if not more, important than combat, making memorable encounters and touching roleplaying moments. I make my maps to fit our adventure as we explore the vastness of our imagination. A good session for me is when players feel connected to the story and their characters, be it happiness from a job well done or sorrow from a loss during the game. I have experience in acting, drama, and improvisation and have worked in theater on and off in Panama. I bring a certain flair to my games that I hope allows you to fall in love with the rich world we'll play in. Only play safe: safety and content warnings are provided at session zero. We can play in English, Spanish, or Spanglish! Join us on discord https://discord.gg/chimerasden

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Game Master Reviews (40)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Creativity

World Builder

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Josh

Played 39 sessions

Joe is a wonderful DM. They weave an excellent and intricate story and make it a truly rewarding experience for players to engage with the deeper aspects, whilst still keeping a table that can have fun casual and humane moments. You can see a very clear intent in how Joe weaves the characters into the world they're building. They do an excellent job with both new and old players, and use their VTT excellently to aid in illustrating the narrative they are building. For more experienced players, they do an excellent job of negotiating around the rule of cool, whilst making sure to give the same opportunity to newer TTRPG players to explore and flex into the space. I cannot recommend enough spending a session with Joe, and the sort of players he attracts - creative, kind, and collaborative - which I think speaks volumes about the thoughtful and welcoming environment he cultivates at his table

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Kuumies

Played 18 sessions

Great DM and person! Fair and fun.

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some1namedsora

Joe is a great DM that makes a player feel welcome and be able to ask questions that some may deem "silly". Joe makes a fun environment in his games and has a great balance of combat and roleplay. He has also allowed my parties to make some game-breaking, and brain-breaking, choices in our campaigns and we appreciate him greatly for it lol. As a new player I am very thankful that Joe is the first DM I had the pleasure of meeting, I felt very comfortable asking questions and learning the different rules. I hope every player gets to play in one of Joe's campaigns, even if it's just one, so they know why everyone loves his games so much!

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Scott

Played 32 sessions

Joe is a fantastic DM. He's great at imparting that sense of verisimilitude - making you feel like you're really there, as your character. There aren't many DMs on SPG that have the hutzpah to run their own homebrew creations, but Joe pulls it off, running adventures that can go toe to toe with the best the pros print. Also, he's pretty good with Foundry VTT, which is the best VTT in my opinion, and his voice game is highly entertaining. Bottom line: Joe's games get you pumped.

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Cian

Played 53 sessions

Joe is a superb DM who takes his craft very seriously. I've been lucky enough to participate in his games for the last while and you can see the love and attention he puts in to crafting a narrative that engages players. His technical setup is amazing letting players get immersed in the environment through music, voices and amazing art. He is a very jovial and engaging individual and that carry's over into the game with many of our sessions spent laughing about some crazy event. I would recommend Joe to any player who wants an engaging and entertaining campaign!

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Suki

Played 15 sessions

Joe is amazing they are a great dm for beginners or forever dms like me, they know how to build a world for you to enjoy and allow for so much chaos and make the game I love so much feel so much better.

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