About me

I am Donovan Wishon, a DM and educator. I have been playing Dungeons and Dragons for over 30 years and have been a DM regularly for the past two. I love introducing new players to D&D and creating fun, imaginative, and thought-provoking narratives together with players of all experience levels. I especially enjoy guiding players through Planescape adventures where they can explore all the wonder, weirdness, and possibility that the D&D multiverse has to offer. So join me in exploring heavens and hells, realms of chaos and order, fey courts and shadowlands, gate towns and astral seas, homes of gods and the dead, and an impossible city of portals at the heart of it all. In another incarnation, I am a professor of philosophy and teach a college course on “Dungeons, Dragons, and Philosophy”. Beliefs and ideas are at the heart of Planescape, and I am an enthusiastic tour guide for both its fantastical multiverse and the philosophical themes infused within it. In my games, philosophy is not just talk; it is choice and action. So even those new to D&D or philosophy will have a blast exploring ideas and their cosmic consequences. But ultimately players are the main storytellers in my games. I'm there to help them tell an epic tale that is exciting, entertaining, and enjoyable for everyone at the table.

GM Style

I try to give my games a good balance of imaginative storytelling, strategy-based combat, exploration, problem-solving, and interactive role-playing. I will bring the D&D multiverse to life with vivid descriptions, an engaging cast of characters, interesting locales and encounters, maps and artwork, and a good bit of (nonprofessional) voice acting. I also give players space to interact with each other, explore and develop their characters and the world, and do really cool stuff! But I am happy to adapt my GM style in whatever way makes my games the most fun for everyone.

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