Ryan

he/him

5.0

(14)

Timezone

America/chicago

Language

English

Identity

Streamer

Published Writer

Teacher/Educator

About Ryan

My name is Ryan and I am the Co-Founder of DM's Inspiration. Our company hosts DM's from all over the country to teach kids (Ages 10 - 17) and/or their parents, as well as just regular adults, everything to do with Dungeons and Dragons; specifically 5E. My business partner and I also run multiple campaigns with friends, family and others at our local game shop and through discord. We are also players in multiple campaigns, including online live on youtube. My personal favorite built character is a Changeling Monk of the Cobalt Soul, who has accepted the Eye of Vecna and now has begun to feel his influence in her decisions. I am now looking to expand into doing games here, for people to join (whether new or old players), to start a fun new world together. I am all about player choice and the player expierence. To many DM's forget that DND is not about 'Player vs. DM'. It is a story we are all building together and we all want to have fun. I am here to tell the story you all build as a party and give true player cohesion as well as emotional stories that make you want to return every week to see what is coming next. I look forward to all of you who wish to join my table and am more than willing to help you with character building, backstory creation or even DM questions if you wish to become one yourself, one day. Thank you again! -Ryan Brothwell Co-Founder of DM's Inspiration

At a glance

1 year on StartPlaying

13 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Rule of Cool, Storytelling

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My favorite books are

-Harry Potter Series -Jercy Jackson Series -The Starlight Chronicles -Tom Clancy Novels

My favorite shows/movies are

-Game of Thrones -Arcane -Once Upon a Time -That 70's Show -Castle

When I'm not running games I'm...

-Creating new items, creatures, feats or hooks for characters I play or that play in my worlds -Watching Youtube to see what other GM's would do or epic Homebrew ideas

How Ryan runs games

I believe in excellent Role Play between players, the world and myself as the DM. Having epic backstory connections involved in your RP lead to far better combat encounters with highly rewarding gameplay. Tactics and cleverness are always rewarded by me, as the DM. I will have multiple games available; some for ages 18+, as well as some that can have a younger audience or player base. It will be expicitly clear in the description, as well as within the Discord that you join. I will always be available to chat about your characters, the world, backstories or anything else, as that stuff is what truly makes you feel immersed into the world and want to continue on with your story. I will not seek extra compensation for this, as it is just apart of world and character building. I became a DM a long time ago, because I had written multiple short stories and then finished writing 2 books within a 5 book series, and everyone told me how my attention to detail made them deeply invested into my world and wished they could exist in it. So, I decided to try it and it turned out that it worked out extremely well. Now I have a company dedicated to this and teaching people how the game works, as well as giving people a way to not feel trapped in their day to day lives, for a few hours a week (or more). I seek to enjoy every day I wake up, as well as to bring joy to those who need a break from whatever situations life has thrown their way.

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I deal with rules issues by...

making a decision in the moment, so the game can move forward. Once the session is over, I will then research into it and make a final decision, for all future games going forward.

My games focus on...

the players being able to have as much decision making at their fingertips, as possible. This is a game of imagination, so I encourage my players to use it.

Rules are...

important to have a baseline of how a game will work. However, just like it says in the GM's guide and the Players guide, the rules are guidelines, not set in stone. I run my games so that if you have a really cool and unique plan that does make sense, lets roll to see if you can do it.

Ryan's ideal table

My tables are for anyone who wishes to escape the reality of our world for a few hours to just have fun. Real world politics and religious beliefs do not have a place here. We are here to have fun together and tell a story. If you cant break from your reality for a few hours to just have a good time, you dont belong at my table.

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I love it when a player

speaks up about what they really want to do. You want to be a giant Loxodon, whose goal is to be the great rogue in the world? Awesome, gunna be a hard path, lets do it. Be who you want to be.

I think it's a red flag when players...

hold onto the Player vs. DM mentality. We are here to tell the story together. Sure, I play the enemies you face, but I also play the people you make connections with. We are not enemies, we are both here to have fun creating something together.

I think metagaming...

to some degree is acceptable. However, a character knowing about things they havent learned, just cuz the player knows, isnt ok. However, using logic that a demon would likely take more damage from Radiant over fire, yeah that's fine.