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Reese

Reese (he/they)

LGBTQ+
Queer
Black
Indigenous
Neurodivergent

Less than a year on StartPlaying

About me

Hey guys, I'm Reese! I'm a trans-masc DM of 5 years, and I started out as a player- at least, I attempted to. My very first game was with a group of friends that ultimately fell apart because real life hit our DM hard and fast. I would come to know the Curse of D&D on a personal level over the next few years as I tried to enjoy D&D as a player, but ultimately lost DMs over and over again to the dreaded beast known as Real Life. It was in my final game as a player that something sparked within. We were playing on Mondays and Tuesdays when our DM at the time was given an ultimatum. It's her, or the game, and he (respectably) chose her. Our group was distraught, and it was then that I offered to try to run the game for them. That day 5 years ago began my journey and I have been DMing every game I've played since. For as long as I can remember, I've had a creative imagination that demanded I write fantasy novels of all types since I was in elementary school, which then lead me to RPGs later on. I'm a 90s kid, so I've played several in my time, mostly in video form. I first got into longform RP when I was 12-13 years old and stumbled upon my first MUD; text-based games where I could describe in intricate detail what my character was doing and saying. (It definitely became an 'addiction' later on, both as a creative outlet and as a means of socialization with other people, haha). All of this really gave me the necessary tools I needed to both play and run TTRPGs, and I am still running games for people from some of my original groups when I was trying to just be a player at the table. (I'm even DMing for one of my old DMs now!) I'm funny, I know when to draw the line between wacky and serious, and have an eye for detail. You are 100% guaranteed to have a good time in any number of my games, and I hope to see you at the table (or the group call) soon!

GM Style

My favorite part of D&D is the roleplay itself, so my games are typically 25% combat, 75% RP. I do my best with voices and sound effects, but don't expect Matt Mercer or Brennan Lee Mulligan over here, haha. I enjoy high-fantasy settings, but I'm in the midst of writing a campaign setting that is a mix of modern and magical. I'm not great with sci-fi and cyberpunk settings, but they're something I would like to dip my toes into eventually. Most of my campaigns run on City of Sigils logic, the Great Wheel, etc. I'll let you play just about any race/class so long as you as the player can give me a good story behind why and how they ended up here. For example, a Thri-Kreen in Faerun. I am a sucker for Rule of Cool, and I'll make you Roll with Emphasis more than once. Running the game itself, I am firm but fair when it comes to the rules.

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