Tamu aka "DutchesandDragons"

he/him

5.0

(1)

Timezone

America/denver

Language

English

Identity

BIMPOC

Black

Voice Actor

About Tamu aka "DutchesandDragons"

I've been playing D&D since my childhood in the early 80's and try my best to re-engage the board game mixed with improv troupe I associate with the best examples of D&D. I like voice acting, playing in-character and making sessions a mix of gameplay, making friends and giving people a place to let their imaginations run free with safety and advocacy.

At a glance

1 year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Rule of Cool, Sets the Mood

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My favorite shows/movies are

"The Hobbit"/"The Lord of the Rings", "Dragonslayer", "Game of Thrones". Non-Fantasy: "Return of the Jedi", "The Book of Eli"

How Tamu aka "DutchesandDragons" runs games

I invite players of all experience levels. Playing the imaginary personality of your heart's desire is the primary and most important aspect of D&D 5E and the "rule of cool" predominates any other function of the rules. I aim to run games which are 40% role play, 35% combat, 25% exploration/dungeon crawl. My game's focus on interactions between players and NPCs and their relationships as they develop, to create infinite re-playability. Dark Fantasy and High Fantasy are my natural go-to with worlds that involve some limited technology or science fiction aspects. I start campaigns with a long-form session zero which includes character creation and integration, world-weaving, and one-on-one character build/RP coaching, and safety tools and veils/boundaries. Inclusivity, emotional/psychological safety and freedom to speak/act/contribute is key to having fun playing. I provide all assets needed for play and can explain how to download, register and access D&D Beyond, Discord and Owlbear Rodeo. I am very comfortable with improvisational voice acting and developing unique bonds and rivalries for your characters to nurture or exploit. I create unique tokens for all games and curate ambient sound and music to stream. (these may include the use of AI and/or potentially copywritten music or ambient sound which I do not personally own in the interest of immersion.) I can run the following games by request: Essential Kit/Starter Kits: Lost Mines of Phandelver, Dragon of Icespire Peak, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle. 5E Campaign Modules: Curse of Strahd, Storm King's Thunder, Tyranny of Dragons, Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen, Journeys Though the Radiant Citadel, Baldur's Gate - Descent into Avernus, Planescape - Turn of Fortune's Wheel 3rd Party: Champions of Krynn

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I deal with rules issues by...

...remembering it's a game and siding with what makes it fun without breaking the world.

My games focus on...

Collaborative social story building!

Rules are...

...there to engage your adrenal response!

Tamu aka "DutchesandDragons"'s ideal table

My goal as a DM is to bring my players back to 1984, in a partially finished basement. I make the table easy to interact with, the rules easy to remember, and the game cater to your intentions, rather than limiting you to rulespeak and book-based vernacular. If you can't risk crazy ideas on a thread of hope of success, what is the point of the game?