DM Ryan

he/him

5.0

(5)

Timezone

America/new York

About DM Ryan

11 years behind the screen and I still learn new things and find new ways to enjoy the game. I've completed 10 campaigns and many shorter adventures and one-shots, guiding both greenhorns and veteran adventurers alike through a variety of settings and styles of gameplay. I'm looking forward to the next adventure.

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Visual Aid, Teacher, Storytelling

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My favorite books are

I have a soft spot for epic series of my formative years: Wheel of Time Stormlight Archive Kingkiller Chronicle A Song of Ice and Fire Besides that, I'm a big fan of mystery and pulp adventure. Many of my adventures in D&D are pulpy, with big action, focus on the heroes, exotic locales etc.

How DM Ryan runs games

I enjoy a balanced style of utilizing all three pillars of the game: tactical combat when combat is the focus, and an immersive experience when roleplay and exploration are in the forefront. I don't like getting bogged down in minutiae that doesn't help progress the scene or the story in a satisfying way. To put it in plain terms, I would say I'm looking for heroes who want to slay powerful foes, explore the vastness of the world, and be bold in their interactions with the world and those who live in it.

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My games focus on...

Big heroes doing heroic things. If you're not smashing through a plate glass window, rappelling from a skyship, or fighting the dragon from on its own back, why even play?

Rules are...

Guidelines to a fantastic and fulfilling story.

DM Ryan's ideal table

Type A players who actually want to go on adventures. If I set the scene, and you immediately have something you want to do, instead of 50 extraneous questions, you'll do well at my tables. I don't do well with people who try to find loopholes or sterile white-room broken rules interactions.