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DM Salsa

DM Salsa (she/they)

5.0

(9)

DMs Guild Writer
LGBTQ+
Queer
Neurodivergent
Women/Femme Identifying
Game Designer

2 years on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Teacher

About me

Hello everyone! I am DM Salsa, and I want to run awesome tabletop RPGs for you and a group of friends! My journey into this hobby began in 2003 with the release of Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition, the box set of which was my birthday present that year. Even before then, I was a lover of roleplaying (remember when we used to play pretend outside as kids? yeah...) - dramas and narratives were deeply special things to me, a lens into all of the magic and wonder that is often missing from the real world. D&D was the perfect tool to help immerse myself and my friends into all of those things we loved through the fantasy genre, and soon, other games began to draw our attention as well. Over the years, and much time spent mastering these games, and through the inevitable change that life brings, I fell out of the hobby for a time. And then, I discovered roll20. People were playing D&D, and all those other classic RPGs I had fallen in love with - ONLINE?! It's been all gas and no breaks in the hobby world for me since the day of that discovery, and I see no end to this road!

GM Style

First and foremost, the most important element of any RPG to me is in the first two letters of the acronym; Role Playing. That isn't to say the other aspects of a game are sidelined, though! I love combat, of course. The harder, the more vicious and visceral, the better! Exploration, discovery, and learning of the worlds my players occupy is also a major component of my satisfaction in GMing. I like to leave the impression that the places and people our players see are living, breathing places - each with their own unique histories and stories to tell, and fates to unfold. I love working with creative and ambitious players who can work stories all their own within the narratives presented to them; of course, things don't always go as planned - whether by the players, or by the GM. It's in these moments of uncertainty that we can engage with the most thrilling parts of our hobby; improvisation and drama! There's nothing quite like hurdling off the rails and seeing what boons or consequences it could all sew - that's the most thrilling part of these games for me to GM! The collaborative nature of our hobby is a place of unbridled creativity, and I welcome all types of players who want to flex those creative muscles. I'll do my utmost to get players involved and invested, including the weaving of backstories to the game world, populating NPCs, quests, and items to motivate you and your character to ever greater heights and deeds! Most importantly, I like to make friends with my players, I want them to know that my tables are always a safe place for them to express themselves through characters and RP, and by delivering the highest quality of attention I can muster for our adventures. Oh, also...I do silly voices.

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Game Master Reviews (9)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Knows the Rules

Teacher

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Willow

Terrific storyteller and a fun and inclusive person to be around.

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Anarchy

been playing D&D on/off with them for a long time, they've been amazing every time, helped me make cool chars I really enjoyed, helped me learn stuff I wouldn't have on my own, and is overall really chill and fun to play with. Soldier Cleric with a grenade launcher was very fun, and funny.

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Bales

I've know this Dungeon Master for quite some time and the amount of effort and work she puts into her games is incredible. She is very willing to hear out any and all ideas for actions in and out of character! She will also be very patient to any new comers that are nervous to dip their toes into the roleplaying tabletop scene.

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Pesky

Has created vibrant worlds with lots of lore and freedom to explore. If there's something you want to do they're approachable and willing to hear your ideas and work something out together.

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Strobertson

if youre lookinf for a fun whimsical high fantasy adventure in a homebrew world she's a good dm for it

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Kromer

Very beginner friendly DM, Ran some pretty fun games for me and some friends in her homebrew setting, very open to ideas and suggestions which was nice as it's allowed me to do things that I normally wouldn't be able too and a very nice person to generally be around highly recommend.

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