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Lloyd

Lloyd (he/him)

5.0

(5)

BIMPOC
Game Designer

2 years on StartPlaying

8 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Inclusive, Teacher

About me

Hello, and well met! I am a long-suffering GM of 20 years with a specialisation in narrative-heavy and quicker game systems. As a POC living in London, it has been an absolute joy breaking into the RPG space, and I wish to give people of all walks of life the same opportunities I have to get into the hobby. Nothing brings me more joy than helping people discover a new game system they may have never seen, allowing them to play a game they have never managed to get to a table. Always available to help whenever you wish!

GM Style

Although my soul has always been to systems that are more 'play to find out', I am an absolute lover of neat mechanics and beautiful visuals. If there is a system out there that brings something new and exciting to the table you can bet your life that I will be first in line to run it no matter what. My favourite genres are games involving a form of investigation and personal stakes. I believe world-ending issues are just as important as ensuring your loved ones are still there for you.

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Game Master Reviews (5)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Inclusive

Teacher

Icky avatar

Icky

Played 3 sessions

I’m very lucky I found Lloyd! Perfect combo of whimsical animal folk characters, comedy antics, serious plot hooks and intrigue. It was my first session in this system and we got through a safety checklist, character creation and a couple of roleplaying encounters to start off the story! Great GM find!

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Torin

Played 2 sessions

Lloyd is a amazing gm. He really helped me create a character that felt emersed in the story and made sure there were always a multitude of different safety devices in place if anything got to much although that hasn't happened. I always look forward to the next session in his games.

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Chloe

Played 5 sessions

Lloyd is a fantastic G.M on so many levels. On a technical side he has such a thorough and detailed session 0 that I felt immediately at ease. He improvises characters and situations fantastically and narrates the world and surroundings so well, you can't help but be captivated. My favourite aspect of him as a G.M is not only did he integrate my character into the fabric of the story in a way that felt so genuine but he's always onboard to work with me to build on ideas. Lloyd been excellent at explaining a whole new system to me and very patient with any questions I have and giving me time to work things out. Altogether he's a very fun, enthusiastic, cool guy and I have a blast in his sessions.

Dominik M. (He/him) avatar

Dominik M. (He/him)

Played 4 sessions

Fun and inclusive GM, good world builder, lots of fun, rolls with the players' input.

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Howard/Badger

Played 4 sessions

It was my first time playing the Masks system, and of using Roll20. Lloyd was brilliant at taking us through getting set up step by step and helping us build our characters. Where he utterly shone was by saying yes (sometimes "Yes - AND!") to our reckless and outlandish ideas. His storytelling is so agile, I'm sure every game he runs leaves his players laughing as much as I laughed.

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